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Summary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHE

Summary: 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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Collins, David R.

Summary: Describes the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of Middle Earth and author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 1992

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB TOLKIEN COL

Chisholm, Jane

Summary: "Timelines of World History outlines the most significant landmarks and turning points in the history of the world: wars and revolutions, ground-breaking inventions and discoveries, artistic movements, and the rise and fall of great empires--from the earliest settlements over 10,000 years ago, right up to the end of the 20th century."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2016

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Collins, David R.

Summary: A brief biography of Clarence Thomas and his rise to the position of Supreme Court justice.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican Pub. Co. 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THO

Collins, David R.

Summary: A biography of one of America's earliest great literary figures who also served as a diplomat in Spain.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds 2000

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB IRVING COL

Summary: An eclectic group of artists performed selections from the Bob Dylan songbook on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dylan's debut album.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Records 2014

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BOB

Dakin

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 0000

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Summary: Contemporary art reflects the ideas of our time, and artists are the creative role models grappling with today's most timely questions. What is the nature of reality? How do we respond to a world in flux? Why do some historical events shape the way we think today, and why have some been forgotten? Explore these ideas and many more in Season Six of Art in the Twenty-First Century. Spotlights...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ART

Katz, David L.

Summary: Offers advice on lasting behavioral changes to increase health and well-being and reduce the risk of chronic diseases through weight management, boosting the immune system, and reprogramming genes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.96 KAT

Lewis, C. D. (Colin David)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1993

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Gardens In Lewis

Summary: Don't know who Tom Shadyac is? As a writer and a director, Shadyac first unleashed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor remake on the world, and then a string of film fiascoes, but that's all behind him now. A bike accident left him with a host of debilitating maladies and brought him to the verge of suicide, so he took stock of his life and set out on a quest to answer some of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Shady Acres, Inc. 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC I

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc I

Bowman, Manoah.

Summary: "Fellini: The Sixties is a stunning photographic journey through the director's most iconic classics: La Dolce Vita, 81/2, Juliet of the Spirits, and Fellini Satyricon. Carefully selected imagery from the Independent Visions photographic archive, many published here for the first time, illuminate these films as they have never been seen before, and reveal fascinating details of the director's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2015

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Summary: In 1957, Rogosin travelled to South Africa and created a powerfully, moving drama exposing the harsh reality of life under the system apartheid. Filmed secretly under the noses of the feared South African police, Rogosin, his crew, and cast risked arrest and deportation. Miriam Makeba was banned from her country after travelling to Venice for the movie's premiere. The scenes shot in the vibrant...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA COM

Sierakowiak, Dawid.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1996

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SIE

Davids, Sharice

Summary: Rich, vivid illustrations by Ojibwe Woodland artist Pawis-Steckley are delivered in a graphic style that honors Indigenous people. The bold artwork adds impact to the compelling text. (Kirkus starred review) The prose is reminiscent of an inspirational speech ("Everyone's path looks different"), with a message of service that includes fun biographical facts, such as her love of Bruce Lee....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DAV

Ovid

Summary: Ovid's poem brings together an array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best known myths and legends of...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2008

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 871.01 OVI

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1957

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 871.2 OVI

Davidi, Guy

Summary: Bil'in villager Emad Burnat documents the Palestinian struggle when he buys a camera to record the birth of his youngest son and he then films the turmoil and destruction happening around him as his village is threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIV
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FIV

Davids, Sharice

Summary: This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAV

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAV

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 1994

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVI

Holling, Holling Clancy

Summary: Follows the adventures of Minn, a three-legged snapping turtle, as she slowly makes her way from her birthplace at the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the mouth of river on the Gulf of Mexico.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1951

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.92 HOL

Collins, Terry (Terry Lee)

Summary: "The popular Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang teach kids all about sea monsters"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone Imprint 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 COL

Hartman, Davida

Summary: The Growing Up Book for Boys explains the facts behind the growth spurts, body changes and mood swings of adolescence for boys aged 9-14 on the autism spectrum. The pre-teen and teenage years are a confusing time when bodies start acting with a will of their own, friendships change and crushes start to develop. Using direct literal language and cool colour illustrations, this book tells boys...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.042 HAR

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