Albion, Mark S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.409 ALBSummary: "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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINMarks, Lillian S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Made Simple Books/Doubleday 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004 MARSummary: Writer-turned-comedian Dick Cavett looks back at his relationship with Groucho Marx, sharing footage from his appearances on Cavett's talk show and other rare recordings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GRODubin, Marc S. (Marc Stephen)
Summary: "A captivating combination of European and Middle Eastern cultures, Turkey has been inspiring travellers for generations. As well as its truly remarkable landscapes, which range from sculpted mountains to golden-sand beaches, you'll find spellbinding cities and a unique array of Roman, Ottoman and Byzantine architectural marvels. Packed with insider tips and advice, this fully updated tenth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.61 TURPark, J. S.
Summary: "Veteran hospital chaplain to the sick, dying, and bereaved, J.S. Park offers you both the permission and the process for how to grieve and heal at your own pace. In As Long As You Need, J.S. offers an honest and unrushed engagement with grief, decoding four types of grieving-spiritual, mental, physical, and relational-and offering compassionate self-care and soul-care along the way. If you are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Seidenberg, Mark S.
Summary: A psychology professor specializing in the cognitive and neurological bases of language and reading discusses why children and adults have been incorrectly taught how to read and offers suggestions on how to vastly improve this vital life skill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.4 SEIWalton, Mark S.
Summary: Using case studies, interviews, and revelations from cutting-edge research, a career-reinvention guide offers a blueprint for personal and work reinvention in midlife and a glimpse of the true lifelong potential of the human mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.669 WALBarr, Beth Allison
Summary: Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers--pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a discussion about his life's work, the nation was captivated. The series brought Campbell's theories into popular culture and led to a bestselling companion book. Includes six episodes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2010
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOSSummary: Addressing climate change is the existential question of the time, but climate change and biodiversity loss are two sides to the same coin. The Land of Azaba is the first feature documentary on the subject of ecological restoration, and it is set in one of the world's first hot spots for increasing and maintaining bio-diversity, Campanarios de Azaba Nature Reserve in Western Spain. It immerses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LANSummary: The final section in the series, Part 7 details the skeptical and critical answers reached in the second half of the twentieth century to the questions posed in the previous fifty years. This section covers the work of late twentieth-century philosophers and theorists who focused on two critical features of modernity. One issue focused on modern political theory and practice. The other focused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Includes on-screen appearances by Allen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURAlbiston, Isabel
Summary: Lonely Planet's Chile and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Hike through winding forests to the mountain spires of Las Torres; watch sunset turn the Valle de la Luna intense shades of colour; and see the giant statues of Easter Island; all with your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.3 CHIWagner, Richard
Summary: The four operas of The Ring Cycle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2012
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RINSummary: An unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling Little House series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LAUSummary: A mad God named Stalker has hit upon a surefire way to eliminate the scourge of war--ending life itself! And after fighting the fabled Justice Society of America to a stalemate in his crazed, destructive quest, Stalker has dispatched seven powerful Disciples across the globe to finish his work. The members of the JSA must now divide their already weakened forces into seven teams to pursue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2003
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JSASt. Louis, Regis
Summary: Lonely Planet's Best of South America is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze down on sparkling Rio de Janeiro from Pao de Acucar, spot wildlife in the Galapagos Islands, and hike the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of South America and begin your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918 SOUTH AMERICA ST. LSmith, Carl S.
Summary: "Between October 8-10, 1871, much of the city of Chicago was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago had grown at a breathtaking pace in barely three decades, from just over 4,000 in 1840 to greater than 330,000 at the time of the fire. Built hastily, the city was largely made of wood. Once it began in the barn of Catherine and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 SMICopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 977.3 SMIStevens, Alison Pearce
Summary: "Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and giraffes roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes-eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else's lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed.The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia. Until 1953, when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560.9782 STEMarz, Ron
Summary: The Skylander Trap Team must work together to conquer grueling tests, win outrageous challenges, and defeat the vile villains to receive champion status.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MARCary, Mara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CARLovell, Mary S
Summary: The story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, covering a span of forty years, from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017