Brewer, Stephen (CON)/ Brissenden, Constance (CON)/ Carmin, Anita (CON)
Summary: Presents some of the best attractions the Pacific Northwest region has to offer. Whether you're kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in Downtown Seattle's Columbia Centre, this guide provides the insider tips every visitor needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USAJunker, Patricia/ Lewis, Audrey/ Adams, Henry (CON)/ Baumgartner, Karen (CON)/ Crosman, Christopher B. (CON)
Summary: "Andrew Wyeth painted the landscapes and people in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where he grew up, and in mid-coast Maine, where he spent each summer--places that would inspire him for over seven decades. This centennial exhibition is a fitting moment to trace the threads that weave through the art of Andrew Wyeth, which never failed to engage viewers and confound critics through the long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 702 WYETH ANDSummary: 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 GREAlpert, Jonathan/ Bowman, Alisa (CON)
Summary: Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert presents his five step program to face your fears and reach your goals in twenty-eight days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.46 ALPCernan, Eugene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 CERJalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
Summary: "Rumi's "Divani Shamsi Tabriz" ("The Works of Shams of Tabriz"--Named in honor of Rumi's spiritual teacher and friend) is a collection of lyric poems that contain more than 40,000 verses by America's bestselling poet, and is a classic of Persian literature. Its most familiar form is as a big red book, hence the name. Coleman Barks is famous for his renderings of Rumi's poetry and his work on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.5511 BARBerman, Bob.
Summary: Following the natural order of the seasons, Berman reveals the cosmic mysteries embodied in the sun, moon, stars, and planets, while maintaining an exuberant sense of humor and a poetic sense of wonder. Unburdened by technical jargon, he tells why the moon seems brightest in the winter, how to tell a military from a weather satellite, and what causes the dreamy magic of the northern lights....
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 BEREbert, Lily
Summary: A ninety-eight-year-old Holocaust survivor--and TikTok sensation thanks to her great-grandson--relays the details of her harrowing experiences at Auschwitz and how, after losing so much, she was able to build a new life for her family and herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EBERT, LILY EBEBurman, Ben Lucien
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taplinger Pub. Co. 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.01 BURSummary: "In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Games, capturing the joy and pain of competition and the kinetic thrill of bodies in motion for an aesthetically adventurous sports film unlike any other. Made to document the Olympic Summer Games--an event that was ultimately overshadowed by the tragedy of a terrorist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC VISCurran, Bob.
Contents: Somewhere beyond the horizon -- Mythological places -- The otherworld -- The Garden of Eden -- Avalon -- Yggdrasil -- Hy-Brasil -- Sunken Lands -- Atlantis -- Lemuria and Mu -- Lyonesse -- Davy Jones's locker -- Vanished realms and cities -- Shangri-La -- The kingdom of Prester John -- El Dorado -- The Kingdom of Prince Madoc -- Hyperborea -- Irem : city of pillars -- Bimini and the fountain of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Page Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 CURJalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.5511 JALBerman, Bob
Summary: "'Zapped' tells the story of all the light we cannot see, tracing microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, and other forms of radiation from their historic, world-altering discoveries in the nineteenth century to their central role in modern life. Along the way, Berman sets the record straight on the health costs (and benefits) of radiation and explores the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 535 BERSummary: Presents the history, development, and decline of drive-in movie theaters. Features interviews and commentaries with actors, producers, critics, and others involved in the drive-in movie industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DRISummary: The Yes Men again pull off one bold prank after another in an effort to raise political consciousness. Posing as top executives of giant corporations, they lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. When they engineer an announcement that Dow will clean up the site of the largest industrial accident in history, the Bhopal catastrophe, Dow's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC YESMorgan, Dan
Summary: The official Minecraft Joke Book is packed with over 200 jokes inspired by the best-selling video game in the world!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: Explores period frontier life and contradictory accounts in an effort to discern the true story of a 19th-century bear-mauling victim who pursued vengeance against the companions who left him for dead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GLASS, HUGH COLColeman, Jon T.
Contents: Howls, snarls, and musket shots : saying "this is mine" in colonial New England -- Beasts of lore : how stories turned fearsome monsters into skulking criminals -- Wolf bullets with adders' tongues : how to kill a wolf in colonial New England -- Predator to prey : wolves' journey through the northeastern woodlands -- Surrounded : fear and retribution in the northeastern forests -- Metaphors of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.773 COLSummary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDContents: disc 1. Broke (79:00) / director, Billy Corben ; 9.79 (79:00) / director, Daniel Gordon -- disc 2. There's no place like home (59:00) / directors, Maura Mandt and Josh Swade ; Benji (77:00) / directors, Coodie and Chike ; Ghosts of Ole Miss (51:00) / director, Fritz Mitchell -- disc 3. You don't know Bo (76:00) / director, Michael Bonfiglio ; Survive and advance (101:00) / director, Jonathan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ESPSummary: "In Japanese, tora means "tiger." In December of 1941, "tiger, tiger, tiger" was the code phrase that unleashed one of history's most devastating surprise attacks. But the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor also awakened the "sleeping giant" of American military might, and in the process, sealed Japan's fate"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PEACorwin, Norman
Summary: Academy Award nominees Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn star in Norman Corwin's electrifying dramatization of the history-making Lincoln-Douglas debates. This fierce rivalry between rising legislator Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Senator Stephen A. Douglas tackled some of the day's most passionate and controversial issues -- above all, those of slavery and the American concept of freedom. As...
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Publisher / Publication Date: L.A. Theatre Works 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 808.5 CORSummary: Everyone reads her scandalous Internet commentary on the lives of Manhattan's most privileged teenagers. But exactly who is Gossip Girl? No one knows, but she certainly adds spice to the lives of these fashionable prep schoolers, divulging some of their most closely guarded secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOSSummary: En este diccionario ilustrado para ni©łos Clifford, el gran perro colorado, y sus amigos describen cada palabra por medio de oraciones sencillas. Incluye una secci©đn especial sobre los n©ðmeros, los opuestos y mucho m©Łs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011