Summary: Italian visual artist Yuir Ancarani's exquisite documentary enters the surreal world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry. The opulence of this Middle Easterm gas state is on full display as the men race SUVs up and down sand dunes, fly their prized falcons around on private jets, and take their pet cheetahs out for desert spins in their souped-up Ferraris.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CHAGougeon, Meade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Winchester Press 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8203 GOUAndré, Christophe
Summary: Introduces a technique for practicing mindfulness and achieving increased mental clarity through observing works of art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 ANDPourny, Christophe
Summary: Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2014
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Summary: What can you do with a word? Read it, spell it, say it, picture it, understand it, make a sentence with it, tell a story with it, share it with a friend. Everything starts with a love of words! More than 300 words inspired by Dr. Edward Fry’s list of sight words are paired with striking and playful illustrations by internationally renowned designer and artist Christoph Niemann to deepen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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Contents: Preparing for pregnancy -- Your prenatal care -- Your developing baby -- Your changing body -- Staying fit and healthy -- Issues in pregnancy -- Labor and birth -- The first six weeks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 LEEWolff, Christoph
Summary: "A comprehensive and fascinating study of the overall creative output of Johann Sebastian Bach, capturing the essence of his art. In this companion volume to his Pulitzer Prize-finalist biography, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, leading Bachscholar Christoph Wolff contextualizes his famous subject by delving deeply into the composer's rich collection of music. Emerging from this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 WOLWolff, Christoph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN WOLGoulson, Dave
Summary: An award-winning entomologist and conservationist, drawing on thirty years of research, examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world, which could cause an ecological disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.717 GOUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.717 GOUGoulson, Dave.
Summary: Tales of a child's fascination with nature are interspersed with the author's lifelong research into the habits, history, and importance of bumblebees.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOULSON, DAVE GOUBalouet, Jean Christophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1990
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 560 BALGrimal, Nicolas-Christophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackwell 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.01 GRIGunderson, Jessica
Summary: "Life isn't easy when you're cursed with a headful of snakes for hair. Medusa knows that better than anyone. But she didn't start out in such a state. What happened? Who's to blame? And who's the real hero? Find out in this modern, action-packed graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GUNRobbins, Christopher (Christopher C.)
Summary: Row, row, row your boat . . . in Michigan! The sights and scenery of Michigan spring to life in this adorable twist on the favorite children’s song. Each die-cut page of the layered board book reveals an imaginary boat sailing past Lake Michigan, Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Windmill Island, and more! A delightful children’s introduction to the iconic places of Michigan. And when you’re...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2022
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Summary: "A few months after Myriam Steinberg turned forty, she decided she couldn't wait any longer to become a mother. She made the difficult decision to begin the process of conceiving a child without a partner. With her family and friends to support her, she picked a sperm donor and was on her way. But Myriam's journey was far from straightforward. She experienced the soaring highs and devastating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.178 STESummary: Bonus features include fear of loud noises, finding the right canine professional and vet tips to help your dog's exercise routine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cesar Millan, Inc. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 COMBonanos, Christopher
Summary: Arthur Fellig-- Weegee-- documented crime scenes better than any other photographer. While documenting the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City, he lived a life just as worthy as the scenes he captured. Bonanos provides a view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEEGEE BONBonanos, Christopher
Summary: A big whopping celebration of New York magazine’s first fifty years—stocked with new material, along with groundbreaking writing from the magazine’s archives by legends like Tom Wolfe, Gloria Steinem, Nora Ephron, and Stephen Sondheim—this oversized full-color book will serve as the centerpiece for a year of fiftieth-anniversary events and other festivities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 050 BONBrady, Christopher
Contents: Leadership discussion--historical example : Winston Churchill -- Foundational qualities--historical example : William Wilberforce -- The cycle of achievement--historical example : Mel Fisher -- The trilateral leadership ledger--historical example : Benjamin Franklin -- The five levels of influence--historical example : Queen Elizabeth I -- The first level of influence : learning--historical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Business Plus 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 658.4 BradyBram, Christopher.
Summary: Describes how the trailblazing, post-war gay literary figures, including Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and Allen Ginsberg, paved the way for newer generations, including Armistead Maupin, Edmund White, and Edward Albee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.9 BRABuckley, Christopher
Summary: Inciting a culture war when she suggests that baby boomers should be given government incentives to commit suicide by age seventy-five, a twenty-nine-year-old blogger and political malcontent catches the attention of an ambitious senator seeking the presidency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner 12 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUCChant, Christopher
Summary: The Vietnam War constitutes a defining moment in modern history. Starting from a time soon after the Japanese surrender in 1945, at the end of the Second World War, and lasting to the North Vietnamese conquest of South Vietnam in 1975 to re-create a unified Vietnamese state, the war pitted the Communists of Vietnam, against a number of opponents. Those included first the French and second the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 959.7 CHAChristopher, Catherine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1971
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Summary: A fact-filled reference highlights memorable moments in Summer Olympics history, noting the achievements of such famous athletes as Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, and Mary Lou Retton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2012