Summary: "Bisbee '17 is a nonfiction feature film by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greene set in Bisbee, Arizona, an eccentric old mining town just miles away from both Tombstone and the Mexican border. Radically combining collaborative documentary, western and musical elements, the film follows several members of the close knit community as they attempt to reckon with their town's darkest hour. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BISNational Audubon Society (COR)
Summary: "Updated for the first time in decades, this unparalleled reference work is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the wildflowers of North America, reflecting the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA studies that have radicallyaltered the classification process-from the creators of the world's most trusted field guides, a go-to source for millions of nature lovers....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.13 NATSummary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: National Geographic follows Pete Souza, the President's photographer inside the Obama White House, aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union, and into the heart of the West Wing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency and a chance to see what it's like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history. Features intimate interviews...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PRESummary: "Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge's Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka's armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MATSummary: An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NOTSummary: By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. The following is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAK(CHILDREN'S CIRCLE)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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Place a hold to request this item.Weatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSReed, Mary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Idaho State Historical Society 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.007 REEJohnson, Rebecca L.
Summary: A resource organized by body system lists the key herbal remedies available, their uses, and cautionary advice, in a book that includes full-color photos, a glossary and several thematic indexes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 JOHSummary: Journey back 15,000 years to trace humankind's incredible journey through time. Beginning with humanity's exodus from the Ice Age and chronicling milestones such as hunter-gatherer, farmer, builder, and city organizer. Reveals how humankind managed to survive and conquer the world. Explores the motivation of early humankind and its epic transformation to reveal the inspiring story of he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this collection tells the formidable, powerful stories of many of the planet₁s species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clar
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc GSummary: The incredible story of how Shaun Ellis spent two years raising three abandoned wolf pups in captivity by immersing himself in their world as an accepted leader and teaching them by example how to survive in the wild. Shaun lived among the pack in order to better understand and ultimately help save one of humankind's most feared predators in the wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Groundbreaking eight-part series reveals ancient Rome's hidden treasures and untold stories as never before. From iconic figures including Caligula, Caesar, and Constantine to epic events such as the eruption of Vesuvius, the invasion of Britain, and fall of Rome, this collection reveals a startling, up-to-date vision of the ancient empire and challenges our perception of what we know about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHECopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WHEFletcher, Doc.
Summary: The Pine River, well-known for its speed and rapids, and located in the northwest section of the Lower Peninsula, is one of Michigan's most loved and fastest rivers. Let Doc Fletcher take you on a 6 day journey down its challenging waters and through the fascinating history of river and its surroundings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AuthorHouse 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 FLEFletcher, Doc.
Summary: The Pere Marquette River is a designated Blue Ribbon Trout Stream & Natural River, and a federally-designated Wild and Scenic River. The river features an faster than average current with steering challenges through and around its fallen trees and hanging branches, gorgeous driftwood. Its abundant wildlife such as a majestic blue herons fly just ahead of you. The 65-mile long Pere Marquette...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 FLEFletcher, Doc
Summary: This book is a fan's love letter to baseball played at the Corner of Michigan and Trumbull, in downtown Detroit, first at wooden Bennett Park (1896-1911) and then at its steel and concrete replacement known by three names: Navin Field (1912-1937), Briggs Stadium (1938-1960), and finally, Tiger Stadium (1961-1999). The Cathedral at The Corner was where-together with our great-grandparents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AuthorHouse 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 FLEFletcher, Doc.
Summary: Adventures on rivers and at baseball stadiums, there is no set time to each experience, no two are alike in dimensions, each river and ballpark visit is excitedly anticipated, and (except for a few enclosed exceptions) weather conditions can impact the adventure. Canoeing and kayaking down a river and an afternoon at the ballpark are both important to our spiritual well-being. Pittsburgh,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AuthorHouse 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 FLESummary: Beginning in 1921, a self-taught home designer named Earl A. Young brought to life whimsical creations using the massive glacial boulders he found around his hometown of Charlevoix, Michigan. During the next fifty years, he produced over thirty iconic manifestations. Though his work evolved to a modern style, Young never lost touch with the beauty of his natural surroundings. The results are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bon Ami Filmworks 2015