Summary: In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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3 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SUMRoth, Hal
Contents: The pleasure and the freedom -- The corpus itself -- The magic plastic -- To find a yacht -- The search continues -- Three sailing yachts -- The rig -- How to make big sails small -- Spinnakers, light weather sails, and more on sail handling -- One man's sail inventory -- Planning the trip -- The anchor game -- The practice of anchoring -- Self-steering -- Can you be seen at night? -- Storm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.1 ROTSummary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGUniversal Studios.
Summary: Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. Neither one is willing to move out of the condo they once shared. Taking the advice of their repsective friends and confidants, including a few complete strangers, they both engage in mental warfare designed to force the other person to flee the premises. But they might just realize that they might be fighting to keep their relationship alive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2006
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD DVD MOVIECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Break-up 2006Kao Studios
Summary: Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil! For decades, Devoid and his minions have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Howard Hall, one of the world's foremost underwater filmmakers, brings a lifetime of insights into how life in the ocean really works - in surprisingly cooperative communities built on age-old partnerships.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SOURosch, Leah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 ROSEdwards, Nick
Summary: Find your perfect island getaway with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to island-hop around the Cyclades, explore Crete's classical sightsor find peace and quiet on Alónissos, The Rough Guide to the Greek Islands will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2018
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Summary: In the summer of 1960, a disparate group of Paris residents are interviewed, beginning with the question, "Are you happy?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CHRHerzog, Hal.
Summary: "A maverick scientist who co-founded the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial, thought-provoking, and unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent and often paradoxical ways we think, feel, and behave towards animals"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 HERMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MARMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Scientists have been warning about the catastrophes that could be caused by climate change for several decades, governmental leaders have done relatively little to address the problem. Many governmental leaders fear that reigning in the industries and lifestyles responsible for warming the planet's atmosphere would severely impact the economies of their nations, leading to job loss, poverty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 THUMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: Crimes committed against people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion have become common in the United States and other countriesin 2016, the FBI said more than six thousand such crimes were committed in America. Hate crimes can range from small acts of vandalism to horrific mass shootings, such as the 2015 murders of nine African Americans attending church services in Charleston, South...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: Shares information on the history of torture and its current use today, including whether it is an effective way to root out information about terrorism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CORONADO MARMarcovitz, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SMITH MARClifford, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.93 CLIHellman, Hal
Contents: Tartaglia versus Cardano. Solving cubic equations -- Descartes versus Fermat. Analytic geometry and optics -- Newton versus Leibniz. Credit for the calculus -- Bernoulli versus Bernoulli. Sibling rivalry of the highest order -- Sylvester versus Huxley. Ivory tower or real world? -- Kronecker versus Cantor. Mathematical humbug -- Borel versus Zermelo. The "notorious axiom" -- Poincaré versus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HELJohnson, Hal
Summary: Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.944 JOHKetchum, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY KETRubenstein, Hal.
Summary: "100 Unforgettable Dresses is filled with the stories, secrets, intrigue, and insights behind the most indelible dresses in our collective memories. Featuring looks from the runway, film, television, the red carpet, and the worlds of royalty and politics, this book celebrates the staying power of these gorgeous, sleek, sultry, and outrageous creations as well as the lasting impact they've had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.2 RUBRoach, Mary
Summary: Roach takes a magnifying glass to everyday life, exposing moments of hilarity in the mundane and revealing amusing musings about marriage, automated customer service, and mazelike bargain stories
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 ROABosch Roca, Núria.
Summary: Text and pictures show young readers how the human body works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2000