Summary: Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROOWard, Geoffrey C.
Summary: An extraordinarily vivid and personal portrait of America's greatest political family and its enormous impact on our nation--the tie-in volume to the PBS documentary to air in the fall of 2014.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ROOSEVELT FAMILY WARLash, Joseph P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Book Club 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ROOSEVLET FAMILY LASSummary: Follows Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater's tumultuous election year, as well as other years in a career that encompassed numerous political and ideological triumphs. Though he never achieved the ultimate prize, the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 vindicated the conservative agenda Goldwater had long championed. Ironically, in later years, Goldwater's support of issues like abortion and gay...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MR.Summary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUSummary: They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUBranley, Franklyn Mansfield
Summary: Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1999
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Summary: Explains in simple text and illustrations what is known about the force of gravity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.14 BRAFrankie
Summary: When Frank Faunce looks at the Church, he sees a sleeping giant full of men and women who think that they are born again simply because they repeated a simple prayer years ago. What these people have never learned, Faunce submits, is that Jesus wants to be both Lord and Savior, that either He or Ego will occupy first place in any human's heart. As the author cleverly states, there is not room...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Publishing, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 FRACoward, Noel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.91 COWPeterson, Franklynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wings Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.721 PETFrankland, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: I.R. Dee 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.085 FRAFratkin, Leslie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Umbrage Editions 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 949.742 FRASummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUStaebler, Christian
Summary: "Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were talented Native American rock musicians that took the 1960s Sunset Strip by storm. They influenced The Doors and jammed with Jimmy Hendrix before he was "Jimi," and the idea of a band made up of all Native Americans soon followed. Determined to control their creative vision and maintain their cultural identity, they eventually signed a deal with Epic Records...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Idea and Design Works 2020
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Franken, Al
Summary: The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B FRANKIN FRAAlward, Ron
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nat'L Ctr For Appropriate 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 690.89 ALWForward, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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Summary: Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.566 BOGCopies Available at Interlochen
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Summary: "Back pain afflicts more than 3 in 4 adults and costs Americans over $100 billion every year. While most people recover quickly, the disabilities suffered by people who don't generate the vast majority of the costs and heartache. Talking Back offers people disabled by chronic back pain personal strategies for recovering active lives and wellness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.5 HAZHavard, Micki
Summary: No matter your age, race, size, gender, or physical ability, there are 50 exercises that you can practise, even from the comfort of your own home. Every exercise uses the essential elements of Pilates to ensure you can gain all the physical and mental benefits, but each exercise also comes with at least three variations to help you find the right modification. All the talented models in Pilates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 HAVHazard, Leah
Summary: "A groundbreaking investigation of the uterus--from birth to death, in sickness and in health, throughout history and into our possible future--from a midwife and acclaimed writer Leah Hazard." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023