Summary: A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Broad Green Pictures 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TCFF CITSummary: Explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MONSummary: Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUKolpan, Steven.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.22 KOLKolpan, Steven.
Summary: "Now completely revised and updated, this new edition of the essential consumer guide to wine features all the most current information for today's wine landscape. The authors, longtime wine educators at The Culinary Institute of America, have added all the latest and most relevant information to their award-winning book, including new picks for the best regional producers, off-the-beaten-path...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.23 KOLGarner, Bryan A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.06 GARBreen, T. H.
Summary: "Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging decades of received wisdom, T.H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans--most of them members of farm families living in small communities--were drawn into a successful insurgency against imperial authority. This is the compelling story of our national...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 BREBryan, Mark A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 BRYGarner, Bryan A.
Summary: A guide to proper American English word usage, grammar, pronunciation, and style features examples of good and bad usage from the media.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 423.1 GARSummary: As editor of "Seeing Further," Bryson has rounded up an extraordinary roster of scientists who write and writers who know science in order to celebrate 350 years of the Royal Society, Britain's scientific national academy. The contributors include Margaret Atwood, Steve Jones, Richard Dawkins, James Gleick, Richard Holmes, and Neal Stephenson, among many others, on subjects ranging from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 506.041 BRYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 506.041 SEECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Science BrysonWalsh, Ryan H.
Summary: Documents the story of the creation of Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" album against a backdrop of the political and cultural turmoil of 1968 Boston, examining how other artists raised awareness about key historical events and issues.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 WALBurgan, Michael
Summary: Presents the life of the business mogul who turned a small food packagaing company into a booming business known for its fair treatment of workers and pioneering safe food preparation standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HEISummary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGRey, H. A. (ILT)
Summary: Illustrations introduce young readers to the letters of the alphabet by pairing each letter with something that begins with it, from A for alligator to Z for zebra.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Fiction Rey 1998Wilkinson, Toby A. H
Summary: Traces the history of the famous river to illuminate the civilizations it renewed and sustained, documenting the stories of real and fabled characters whose experiences were intertwined with the Nile.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 962 WIKCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 962 WILWilkinson, Toby A. H.
Summary: "A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.009 WILSharpless, Brian A.
Summary: "Horror movies can reveal much more than we realize about psychological disorders--and clinical psychology has a lot to teach us about horror. Our fears--mortality, failure, loneliness--can be just as motivating as our wishes or desires. Horror movie characters uniquely reveal all of these to a wide audience. If explored in an honest and serious manner, our fears have the potential to teach us...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 SHAWILLIAMS, BRIAN A
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 940.54 WILSummary: Curious George flies a kite: A windy morning provides the perfect opportunity for George to learn about flight. Zeros to donuts: George thinks he has learned all he needs to know about the number zero. Roller monkey: When Mr. and Mrs. Dulson ask George to wear roller skates to attract customers to their toy store, things go downhill fast.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD CHoughton Mifflin Company (COR)/ Rey, H. A. (ILT)
Summary: The curious monkey's antics illustrate a variety of opposites, including forward and backward, wet and dry, and awake and asleep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD CURTierney, Patrick.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981.1 TIESummary: Produced with the purpose of alleviating the stigma associated with dyslexia, The big picture features the testimony of individuals from various backgrounds diagnosed with dyslexia (including investment advisor Charles Schwab and billionaire Richard Branson) describing how they learned to live with and overcome their disability. Medical experts explain the neurological causes of the condition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BIG1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 616.8 BIG