Summary: In 1957, Little Rock Central became a symbol of the struggles and hopes of the Civil Rights Movement. African-American students were not allowed into the building. An eye-opening look at racial equality, education, and class at the high school today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LITBetter Homes.
Summary: Complemented by more than 300 photos, a colourful guide to home design looks at the latest cottage-style decorating trends, from rustic to refined, covering such topics as furnishings, fabrics, floor coverings, window treatments and accessories. Original.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons Australia 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 NEWThompson, Kester.
Summary: From Martinis and Manhattans to sparkling Bellinis and fruity, frozen daiquiris, this user-friendly collection of cocktail recipes will turn anyone into an outstanding bartender! Arranged by spirit type and filled with enticing photographs, it's the perfect introduction to the intimidating world of drink-making. Hundreds of fabulous concoctions are included, from traditional to trendy, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.21 THOGefter, Philip.
Summary: Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography in which Wagstaff's largely overlooked influence on the world of contemporary art and photography, and on the evolution of gay identity in the latter part of the twentieth century, is portrayed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WAGSTAFF, SAMUEL J GEFPester, Sophie
Summary: Get creative with upcycling craft projects from this book and discover materials and techniques you have never used before. Includes 52 projects with DIY ideas for every weekend, ranging from jewellery and accessories to home decoration and furniture. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with starfuit, or make a hanging garden for your bathroom. The projects are easy to accomplish, and you can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 PESDexter, Colin
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M DEXCenter, Katherine
Summary: "Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Literally! One minute she's celebrating the biggest achievement of her life--placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition--the next she's lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a "probably temporary" condition known as face blindness. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CENBETTER HOMES & GARDEN
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Publishing 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641 BETBETTER HOMES AND GARDENS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Corporation 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 BETTEBender, Lionel.
Contents: Polar bears -- Home -- Food -- Hunting -- Daily life -- Senses -- Weapons -- Skin and fur -- Family life -- Growing up -- Becoming an adult -- In danger -- Polar bear care -- Quiz -- New words -- Index.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chrysalis Education 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.781 BENBender, Sue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.4 BENBetter Homes & Gardens
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Homes & Gardens 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.46 GRAGefter, Amanda.
Summary: "Opening with the author's attempt to sneak herself and her father into a conference attended by the planet's great scientific thinkers (including Brian Greene, Max Tegmark, and coiner of the term "black hole" John Wheeler), Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn takes readers on an exhilarating and memorable journey to the mysterious heart of the universe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 GEFGefter, Philip
Summary: An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 GEFPetter, Jean-Jacques
Summary: This stunningly illustrated guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar--among the smallest primates known to exist--to the regal mountain gorillas of Africa. Organized by region and spanning every family of primates on Earth, the book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.8 PETBass, Hester
Summary: "Discover how the black and white citizens of one Alabama city chose peace over violence in the struggle to end segregation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323 BASCotter, Andrew
Summary: "The story of Olive and Mabel, Labrador retrievers who rose to internet fame as the subjects of Andrew Cotter's BBC sports parodies. When sporting events were put on hold in March 2020, commentator Andrew Cotter shifted to working from home. The one-on-one competitors? His two Labrador retrievers, Olive and Mabel. In the hilarious videos that ensued, the dogs engage in various contests, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 COTCotter, John
Summary: "A devastating account of the author's experience with the debilitating condition known as Ménière's Disease that sheds urgent, bracingly honest light on both the taboos surrounding disability and the limits of medical science"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2023
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Contents: Part I -- The ecology of paradise -- How can we know what animals are thinking and feeling? -- Happy anticipation in dogs and cats -- Warnings and premonitions -- The limitations of experiment -- Part II. What animals want us to know -- You are loved -- You are already living in paradise -- You don't have to figure everything out -- Dying isn't bad -- How to communicate telepathically with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 BENFetter-Vorm, Jonathan
Summary: On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: a novel graphic from Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.454 FETCutter, William Richard
Contents: Volume 4 Titled: Genealogical and family history of the State of Connecticut.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1913
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.374 Cutter Vol. 1Call number: R GEN 929.374 Cutter Vol. 2
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Call number: R GEN 929.374 Cutter Vol. 4
Better Homes & Gardens
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Better Homes and Gardens Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 HomeCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 712.6 HOMCutter, Charles (Charles A.)
Summary: Helen Lockwood's boat was found drifting off Sleeping Bear Dunes with no one aboard. A year later her body was found in a shallow grave on South Manitou Island. She had been in court, fighting with the Park Service who had condemned her family's four hundred-acre orchard and intends to make it part of the new national park. Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CUTDexter, Colin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1976