Summary: In the world's most dangerous war zone, 400 American soldiers carry out their mission from a bombed-out pleasure palace once owned by Saddam Hussein. Welcome to a place called "Gunner Palace" and experience what life is like for the soldiers who live there. For these war hardened soldiers "minor combat" involves everything from executing raids on suspected terrorists, enduring roadside bombs...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GUN1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GUN
Summary: Working for change: Explores the birth of the social documentary in the U.S. and U.K. during the years of the Great Depression and the New Deal, featuring interviews with several of the people who helped define and shape the form.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TODevine, Bob
Summary: National Geographic Traveler: Alaska is the travel partner you need to organize a visit to the boundless uncontaminated spaces of "the Great Land" of Alaska, the largest American state, where nature dominates with the highest number of mountains, glaciers, and pristine wildlife in the world. You can travel around Alaska in many ways, but more than half of visitors choose cruises to begin their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.98 ALADevine, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Foulsham 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8 DEVDevine, Jack
Summary: A CIA veteran with extensive experience in covert operations presents a guide to the art of spycraft while illuminating the CIA's essential role, sharing a cautionary message about its recent transition toward paramilitary activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEVINE, JACK DEVDevine, Miranda.
Summary: "The inside story of the laptop that exposed the president's dirtiest secret. When a drug-addled Hunter Biden abandoned his waterlogged computer at a Mac repair shop in Delaware in the spring of 2019, just six days before his father announced his candidacy for the United States presidency, it became the ticking time bomb in the shadows of Joe Biden's campaign. The dirty secrets contained in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.934 DEVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Pol DevineMoretta, John
Summary: "Among the most significant subcultures in modern U.S. history, the hippies had a far-reaching impact on American society. The entrenched institutions within the political and cultural establishments that the hippies challenged, or abandoned, mainly prevailed. Yet the nonviolent, egalitarian principles of the movement, underpinned an era of civic protest that brought an end to the Vietnam War"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 MORDevine, Alexis
Summary: "Alexis Devine, creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @WhatAboutBunny with over 8.3 million followers, delivers a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dog"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEVINE, ALEXIS DEVDevine, Megan
Summary: "Having experienced grief from both sides-- as a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-- Devine writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, 'happy' life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2017
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Summary: This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 921 KINLynn, Loretta.
Summary: "Loretta Lynn's classic memoir tells the story of her early life in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Here we see the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 LYNN, LORETTA LynDivine, Mark.
Summary: Ex-Navy Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train the mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 658.5 DIVLynn, Loretta
Summary: "Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust shares the 'important and inspiring' (Miranda Lambert) never-before-told complete story of the remarkable relationship between country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn and the late Patsy Cline are legends--country icons and sisters of the heart. For the first time ever Loretta tells their story: a celebration of their music and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LYNN, LORETTA LYNSummary: Free Cinema consisted of a group of young film-makers who decided to rebel against the stifling conformity of British cinema in the late fifties and to make their own films outside the confines of 'the system'. This 50th-anniversary compilation of short films about British working class life shows directors expressing personal viewpoints without obligation to subscribe to the technical or...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Facets Multimedia 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FREFowler, Loretta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.4 FOWLynn, Loretta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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Summary: An economist and life-long knitter reveals the hidden power of the purl and stitch mantra - a powerful metaphor for life that empowers, heals and reconnects us to each other and ourselves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A TarcherPerigee Book 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 NAPDePino, Catherine.
Summary: "Covers 101 topics helpful to women about to retire or in the midst of retirement such as financial planning, second careers, hobbies, health issues, emotional and physical challenges, nourishing friendships, and living a meaningful life"--Provided by publisher".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paragon House 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 DEPIovine, Vicki.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Pub. Group 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 IOVNevins, Sheila
Summary: In You Don’t Look Your Age, Sheila Nevins has put together an incredibly surprising, funny and poignant collection of short stories, essays, and poetry that, taken together, tell not only her life story—but the life stories of a generation of women. Nevins has seen it all. A famed documentary producer (many credit her with creating the modern documentary) Nevins has always been behind the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NEVINS, SHEILA NEVDeVito, Dominique.
Contents: Color -- Wall and floors -- Storage -- Appliances -- Sinks -- Work surfaces -- Windows and lighting -- Accessories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.797 DEVDeVore, Janna.
Summary: Presents recipes for kabobs and skewers made especially for children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.76 DEVLavine, Joe
Summary: Lighting is one of the most important creative components of any image. Joe Lavine and Brad Bartholomew, commercial photographers and instructors, offer a unique approach to learning about studio lighting. They start with their philosophy of lighting, tackling the characteristics of light and how to approach building your shots. Then they discuss some basic photographic concepts and equipment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachpit Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 LAVMillner, Denene
Summary: The best site for thoughtful, fierce advice about parenting from a Black perspective" -Ebony For almost a decade, national parenting expert and bestselling author Denene Millner has published thought-provoking, insightful, sometimes wickedly funny commentary about motherhood on her critically acclaimed website MyBrownBaby,com. The site, hailed as a "must-read" by the New York Times, speaks to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bolden, an Agate imprint 2017