Bowden, Alice
Summary: "Are you seeking a lavishly illustrated timeline that showcases a glorious gallery of art from all around the world? Then SI Art Year By Year may be the book for you! Over 500 images of art movements such as the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Pop Art are explored and explained, accompanied by striking visual detail that truly brings the artwork to life. Further featuring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 BOWBustin, Greg
Summary: Whether you're running a small team or an international enterprise, all leaders know the feeling of facing a tough choice. It's impossible to see into the future to predict how our decisions play out, but we can look to the momentous decisions of the past for insights on how profound choices are made. Each decision made by influential figures, from Alfred Nobel and Marie Curie to Martin Luther...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 BUSBlakeney, Justina
Summary: "The New Bohemian Handbook guides readers in beautifully simple techniques for adding good vibes and style to living spaces. Packed with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home, the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms in new ways. With Justina's expert guidance, learn how to rearrange, paint, prop, and plant your way to a home that's fresh and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 670 BLASummary: "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,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: "In the wake of the shootings at Columbine High School, a small town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania elected a charismatic judge who was hell-bent on keeping kids in line. Under his reign, more than 3,000 children were ripped from their families and imprisoned for years over petty crimes. When one parent dared to question his harsh brand of justice, it was revealed the judge had received...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KIDRobson, Justina
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Publisher / Publication Date: Promethius Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROB QG #2Summary: Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is best known today as a painter, but his reputation was in fact established through his prints, which were central to his creative process. His printmaking was experimental and innovative, and he continually revisited the subjects of his paintings in striking prints, in which he evoked a wide range of emotion and mood through the use of varied techniques. Munch's early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.81 EDVSutin, Jack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SUTLedward, Daphne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robson/Parkwest Publications 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9671 LEDGaleano, Eduardo
Summary: "Galeano's new book is his richest and most poetic yet, a joyous calendar of the sacred and the damned, a book of inspiration for those fighting tyranny, greed, and amnesia Unfurling like a medieval book of days, each page of Galeano's new work has an illuminating story that takes inspiration from that day of the calendar year. Each entry resurrects the heroes and heroines who have fallen off...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 902.02 GALMachado, Eduardo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 MACBlakeney, Justina
Summary: Justina Blakeney's new book is her biggest, boldest, and most beautiful volume yet, filled with irresistible style, original patterns, and artwork--lushly photographed by Dabito. In each chapter, Justina shares her distinctive point of view on everything design fans want to know--how to make bold choices with color and pattern, how to take cues from nature, how to authentically glean...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 747 BLARobson, Justina
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROB QG #1Joslin, Sesyle.
Summary: Four brief humorous incidents told in Spanish accompanied by appropriate illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Brace & World 1967
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 468.6 JOSKuskin, Karla.
Summary: Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years of being battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shines peacefully in the moonlight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.944 KUSRadzinsky, Edvard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NICSuskin, Steven.
Contents: Curtain up! -- Music in the air -- High drama and low comedy -- Star quality -- It isn't working -- Pretty little picture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 792.95 SUSFontes, Justine.
Summary: A retelling, in graphic novel form, of the story of the independent girl whose resolve to never marry is tested when her father insists that she choose a husband.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC FONHarrington, Justine
Summary: "Lonely Planet's Texas is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the state has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Delight in live music at an Austin club, get lost in Big Bend National Park and visit NASA's Space Center in Houston; all with your trusted travel companion."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.64 TEXAS HARHusain, Mishal
Summary: Award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills that make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1082 HUSAgustin, Rafael
Summary: "What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AGUSTIN, RAFAEL AGUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B AGUSTIN AGUWagner, Eduard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Books 1967
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.441 WAGBlakeney, Justina
Summary: A Los Angeles-based designer explores neo-urban hippie style and visits 20 different homes across the United States decorated in this mode, interviewing the owners and discussing their aesthetic inspirations and offering ideas to those who want to decorate their own spaces. --Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 BLAMedeiros, Eduardo
Summary: Lenny and Beardo are two childhood friends with a lot of road behind them. When Beardo's deadbeat dad dies and leaves them his old bar, they make a go of it as business partners. Easy enough, right? Maybe not. Running a business in a low-traffic area of town isn't all it's cracked up to be, but luckily for the boys, the one-two punch of viral media attention when their neighbor gets crushed by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2022