Brisson, Pat.

Summary: A father tells his son the story of how he damaged a neighbor's tomato garden when he was a boy and what he did to make amends.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 1998

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Bisson, Terry.

Summary: Presents the life and times of the African American preacher who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2005

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Poor, Nigel

Summary: "From the co-creators and co-hosts of the Peabody- and Pulitzer-nominated podcast comes this illuminating view of prison life, as told by presently and formerly incarcerated people. The United States locks up more people per capita than any other nation in the world--600,000 each year and 2.3 million in total. The acclaimed podcast Ear Hustle, named after the prison term for eavesdropping,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2021

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Summary: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces a new fashion exhibition with a gala event every year on the first Monday of May. A grand fashion and cultural exhibit fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, the event is attended by A-list celebrities. The film gives a behind-the-scenes look at the the exhibition "China: Behind the Look Glass," conceived and organized by Met curator...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Brisson, Luc.

Summary: The word myth is commonly thought to mean a fictional story, but few know that Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. He also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted description of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1999

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Bresson, Robert.

Contents: Mouchette / Robert Bresson -- Aquarelle / Dominique Delouche -- Shakespeare Wallah / James Ivory.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: L'Avant scene 1968

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Ericson, Penny.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Metro 2013

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Branson, Richard.

Summary: " While building the Virgin Group over forty years, Richard Branson has never shied away from seemingly outlandish challenges that others (including his own colleagues on several occasions) considered sheer lunacy. He has taken on giants like British Airways and won, and monsters like Coca-Cola and lost. Now Branson gives an inside look at his strikingly different swashbuckling style of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014

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Branson, Richard

Summary: In the two decades since Richard Branson wrote Losing My Virginity, his life and company have changed significantly. Now he brings his life story up to date, including all the successes and failures of ventures such as Virgin Galactic. He also shares his personal, intimate thoughts on five decades as the world's ultimate entrepreneur, and his shift to focusing more and more on public service....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2017

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Demery, Monique Brinson

Summary: "When Monique Demery set out to find the infamous Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the former First Lady of South Vietnam had been in exile for over forty years, and had lived in near seclusion for the last thirty of them. Entire books have been written about the consequences of that November coup: sorting out America's role and what effect it had on the coming war, but for the most part, historians were...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Zechlin, Carol Brisson.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Guest Cottage 2004

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Branson, Jack.

Summary: Documents the painstaking efforts of some of the nation's most prolific cold case detectives, highlighting their most interesting--and baffling--cases.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2011

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Briscoe, Susan.

Summary: "Learn how to: rotary cut with safety and accuracy ; use speed-piercing techniques ; work a theme into your quilt design ; cut "freehand" curves ; quilt-as-you-go and save time with big-stitch quilting ; print your own fabrics and photographic dedications ; achieve a potential prize-winning finish to your quilt."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2009

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Brunson, Doyle

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cardoza Pub. 2003

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Grissom, James.

Summary: "An extraordinary book that masterfully illuminates the dream-like writing world of Tennessee Williams; the actresses he worked with and those who inspired him to create his Amanda Wingfield, his Blanche DuBois, Stella Kowalski, Alma Winemiller, Lady Torrance, and the other now iconic characters of his plays that revolutionized the American theater of the mid-20th century"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015

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Pant, Pushpesh

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Silverdale 2000

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Wood, Tat.

Summary: Written by Lawrence Miles ("Faction Paradox") and long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, "About Time" focuses on the continuity of "Doctor Who" (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social commentary. In particular, Miles and Wood dissect the politics and social issues that shaped the show during its unprecedented 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989),...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Norwegian Press 2006

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Brisson, Steven C. (Steven Charles)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mackinac State Historical Parks 2002

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Summary: It's Valentine's Day with The Cat in the Hat, a great time to make friends with the Cat. Spend the whole day with wonderful friends in a place where adventure and fun never ends. Yes, friendship's the key on this special day, and the Cat is the one who will lead the way. Join The Cat in the Hat as he celebrates friendship with his closest friends, Nick, Sally, Fish, and the Things!

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2012

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Action Bronson

Summary: This is an exploration of every corner of the pot galaxy, from highly scientific botanical analyses and the study of pot’s medicinal benefits to a guide to the wild world of weed paraphernalia. It's also a very personal tribute to a substance Bronson refers to as life changing, horizon-expanding, a conduit for happiness, a connector. Weed is to Action Bronson what the madeleine was to Proust:...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2019

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Visson, Lynn.

Contents: Zakuski -- Soups -- Pirogs and pancakes -- Fish -- Meat and poultry -- Vegetable, grain, egg, and cheese dishes -- Desserts -- Sauces, jams, and drinks -- "My father's vishnevka."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2009

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