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Barrett, Marvin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1959

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 BAR

Barrett, Duncan

Summary: "Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywood glamor. Others, like Rae, who distrusted the Yanks, were eventually won over by their easy charm. So when VE Day finally came, for the 70,000 women who'd become GI brides, it was tinged with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014

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Summary: Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul. The latest 3D imaging technology allows viewers to see the architectural jewels of these cities as they've never been seen before.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018

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Trillin, Calvin

Summary: An anthology of previously uncollected essays, originally published in "The New Yorker," reflects the work of the eminent journalist's early career and traces his witness to the fledgling years of desegregation in Georgia.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 TRI

Walvin, James

Summary: In the three centuries following Columbus's landfall in the Americas, slavery became a critical institution across swathes of both North and South America. It saw twelve million Africans forced onto slave ships, and had seismic consequences for Africa while leading to the transformation of the Americas and to the material enrichment of the Western world. It was also largely unquestioned. Yet...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.362 WAL

Calvin, John

Contents: John Calvin--Institutes of the Christian Religion

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1952

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult, Call number: Great v. 20 Calvin

Galvin, Brendan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 GAL

Calvino, Italo.

Summary: The last of Italo Calvino's works to appear during the author's lifetime, Collection of Sand is a group of essays never before published in English, discussing subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 850 CAL

Bartlett, John

Summary: A completely revised and updated edition provides a sweeping overview of the cultural influence of inspirational language and includes new contributions by such authors as the Dalai Lama, Steve Jobs and Desmond Tutu.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.882 BAR

Bartlett, Kim.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1979

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Bartlett, Anne.

Summary: Describes the traditions, culture, music, food, and family life of the Aborigines; and how they are working to revive their heritage.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner 2002

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Bartlett, Rosamund.

Summary: Traces the lives and legacies of some of Russia's foremost writers, discussing their role in the spiritual, political, and intellectual lives of their readers while touring some of Russia's most significant literary museums and historical sites.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.709 BAR

Baker, Calvin

Summary: "For four centuries, Americans have found ways to live in a system of racial tyranny and apartheid. We tell ourselves that we know better, but with each generation, too many of us have been satisfied with doing just a little, deciding that the rest is a question for the future. But as acclaimed, award-winning writer Calvin Baker argues in this bracing, necessary book, we are now in that future:...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 BAK

Trillin, Calvin

Summary: "Calvin Trillin can write just about anything--and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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Trillin, Calvin.

Summary: In a tribute to his late wife, Alice, and their relationship, the author celebrates the life of a remarkable woman who played a vital role in his life.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 TRILLIN, CALVIN TRI

Trillin, Calvin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1998

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Goodrich, Calvin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 GOO

Hennick, Calvin

Summary: Five years into fatherhood, Calvin Hennick is plagued by self-doubt and full of questions. How can he teach his son to be a man, when his own father figures abandoned him? As a white man, what can he possibly teach his biracial son about how to live as a black man in America? And what does it even mean to be a man today, when society’s expectations of men seem to change from moment to moment? ...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pushcart Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENNICK, CALVIN HEN

Trillin, Calvin.

Summary: In a compilation of eating adventures around the United States and the world, the author chronicles his search for great meals in different locales, from posole in northern New Mexico and boudin in Louisiana to pan bagnat in Nice.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 TRI

Trillin, Calvin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ticknor & Fields 1987

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Trillin, Calvin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ticknor & Fields 1984

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 TRI

Trillin, Calvin.

Summary: The topical essays of Too Soon to Tell reveal Calvin Trillin at his barbed and irrepressible best. Dealing with matters of the family, he tells the tale of a couple who were at first pleased that their twenty-six-year-old son had finally moved out ("If Jeffrey's going to find himself, it would probably help for him to look somewhere other than his own room") and then realized that they had lost...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1995

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Barletta, Marti.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.804 BAR

Calvino, Italo.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 854.91 CAL

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