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Athletes who are changing the world Great courses (DVD) Jacques Pepin Little house PBSSummary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: After a lifetime in the kitchen, Jacques Pepin brings you his final series, with more than 100 recipes and his impeccable technique. It showcases the warmth, wit, and mastery of a culinary icon. Jacques' passion, humor, and culinary skills are at their best as he shares memories and wisdom from more than half a century in the kitchen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 PEPSummary: One of the most important documents of the AIDS epidemic was filmed in 1986 in the very early years of the crisis. The AIDS (Artists Involved with Death and Survival) Show deals with the impact of the epidemic on the community most affected by the disease -- gay men. This unique work, one of the first films to deal with the subject of AIDS, was based on San Francisco's long-running Theatre...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AIDWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the West Coast in 1915.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.52 WILSummary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2016
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSummary: Jacques Pp̌in, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook, shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 FASDolese, George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 DOLSummary: From the first smartphones to social media, eBay to emojis, the ideas that dominate lives were born at a 1989 tech startup never heard of. It is a tale of how a great vision and an epic failure changed the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GENSummary: This 6-part series will be shown on PBS in the Spring of 2006. Includes: Voyage To Kure (Parts I & II), The Gray Whale Obstacle Course, Sharks: At Risk, and America's Underwater Treasures (Parts I & II).
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JEAHoena, B. A.
Summary: "This graphic biography traces Colin Kaepernick's road from young sports standout to athlete and activist. As Kaepernick protested violence against African Americans, he lost his career in football but gained a voice heard worldwide" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KAPSummary: Jacques Pépin, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook, shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes. Adapted from the PBS television series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 FASSummary: A new HD cooking series with Jacques Pepin, featuring whole episodes based on subjects such as poultry, shellfish, soup, fruit desserts, and easy recipes that are practical for the home chef.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 JACSummary: Jacques Pépin is back with just what modern folks want: more fast, easy-to-prepare fabulous-looking, scrumptious food. Jacques proves that healthy, tasty meals can be on the table faster than a trip to the local fast food counter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.555 PEPSummary: In 1968, Peace Corps veteran David Schickele enlisted his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam to star in a light-hearted drama about the adventures of a well-educated Nigerian immigrant in San Francisco. Using a docu-fictional style reminiscent of John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), Bushman observes the foibles of late-1960s African American culture with an outsider's penetrating eye. The film morphs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA BUSTan, Cliff
Summary: "In an increasingly cramped world, a modern guide to opening up your living space-and your life-using the ancient principles of feng shui. The practice of feng shui, centuries old and rooted in ancient principles of harmony between people and their environments, has perhaps never been more necessary than in the modern world. As we pack our homes-and now our workspaces, too-into mere square...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3337 TANSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: "Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Craft in America, Inc. 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CRAPhillips, Sandra S.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 PHIWolf, Sylvia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Art Institute of Chicago 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770.92 WOLSummary: Two disc set contains the film version of actor Charles Nelson Reilly's autobiographical one-man stage show, with recollections on his childhood in the Bronx and Connecticut, studying in New York, making it to Broadway, and finally going to Hollywood. The second disc has a 2001 performance of "Save it for the stage," a longer production on which the film is based.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Civilian Pictures 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIFNickel, Douglas R. (Douglas Robert)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.092 NICPrather, Marla.
Summary: Catalogue of a centenary retrospective exhibition of 265 objects by Alexander Calder, including sculptures, paintings, drawings and jewelry. Text of the catalogue is divided into five chronological sections each of which is accompanied by a detailed chronology. The exhibition emphasizes the artist's early career into the 1940s when he created his first mobiles, stabiles and standing mobiles....
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Gallery of Art 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730.92 PRASummary: A hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of grand opera. Weaving together portions of eight acclaimed operas with personal interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, the film explores the choristers' lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2005