Summary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRERigge, Simon.
Summary: Profusely illustrated text describes the attempt made by the Allies in World War II to defend and support strategic outposts around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1980
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.53 WORHaymon, S. T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.914 HAYParkins, A. E. (Almon Ernest)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Commission 1918
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 977.434 PARSummary: Employing a mix of documentary, performance, poetry, and music in his work, the transformative filmmaker Marlon Riggs was an unapologetic gay Black man who defied a culture of silence and shame to speak his truth with resounding joy and conviction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC SIGSalaman, R. A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 1975
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 684.082 SALSummary: An extensive biography of the American film producer and director William Castle, with a focus on his classic horror films. Castle was famous for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Includes extensive film clips and commentary by his family, friends and actors, producers, directors and film historians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Automat Pictures 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SPINieuwenhuizen, A. van den.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.34 NIESummary: Coppelia, a mechanical doll made by the toy-maker Dr. Coppelius, is so life-like that some believe she is his daughter. The mistake leads to intrigue and jealousy in love. This 19th century classic, in an enchanting production by Royal Ballet choreographer Dame Ninette de Valoise, with original designs by Sir Osbert Lancaster. Revival of a production first presented by the Royal Ballet (then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2000
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA COPDalton, David A.
Summary: "Dalton reexamines many of Lewis and Clark's discoveries, and their identification of new plants and animals, in the light of modern science to show their lasting biological significance. In clear, readily accessible terms, he relates the Expedition's observations to principles of ecology, genetics, physiology, and animal behavior"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Missouri Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.78 DALSummary: Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his ideas were realized long before he sketched them out in his notebooks, some even 1700 years before him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LEOChany, Kalman A.
Summary: "Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. With line-by-line instructions for filling out the FAFSA and consumer-friendly advice to minimize college costs, Paying for College helps you take control of your experience and: Maximize your financial aid eligibility ; Learn how COVID-19 and the latest tax laws affect the financing of your college education ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Review 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.38 CHAChany, Kalman A.
Summary: A guide to controlling college costs offers advice on financial aid packages, educational loans, tax regulations, and additional sources of revenue, and includes the latest financial aid forms and updates on tax laws.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 KALSummary: Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EUGMort, T. A. (Terry A.)
Summary: "Evoking the spirit and danger of the early American West, this is the story of the Battle of Beecher Island, pitting an outnumbered United States Army patrol against six hundred Native warriors, where heroism on both sides of the conflict captures the vital themes at play on the American frontier"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.81 MORMort, T. A. (Terry A.)
Summary: In the summer of 1874, Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer led an expedition of some 1000 troops and more than one hundred wagons into the Black Hills of South Dakota. This fascinating work of narrative history tells the little-known story of this exploratory mission and reveals how it set the stage for the climactic Battle of the Little Bighorn two years later. What is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 MORHillert, Margaret
Summary: "An easy to read fairy tale about Cinderella and her trip to the ball. Spanish only text, includes Spanish word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH HILHillert, Margaret
Summary: "An easy to read fairy tale about Little Red Riding Hood and the encounters she has on her way to visit grandmother's house. Spanish only text, includes Spanish word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH HILRiggs, Ben
Summary: "Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR- the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven into ruin by disastrous management decisions, and then saved by their bitterest rival. Co-created by wargame enthusiasts Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game released by TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.93 RIGMcKenna, A. T.
Summary: Surveys the history of the Lamborghini and its designs, engines, and performance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo 2002