Summary: A sweeping overview that explores how tattoos were used in early Christian practices, how they were discovered halfway around the world during the voyages of Captain James Cook, and how they exploded in popularity in America beginning with artists like Ed Hardy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TAT

Cuhaj, George S. (EDT)/ Michael, Thomas (CON)/ Miller, Harry (CON)/ McCue, Deborah (CON)/ Sanders, Kay (CON)

Summary: Identifies and lists current prices for nineteenth-century world coins.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 737.4 Standard

Bardy, Ed.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Latch String 1975

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 621.93 BAR

Nardo, Don

Summary: "The Norse, also frequently called the Vikings, were the hardy, often warlike inhabitants of Scandinavia, Denmark, and some nearby European regions during the mid-to-late medieval era. The first of those two crucial aspects of Norse people's beliefs was the way they envisioned their world. On the one hand, it was thought that the events of people's lives were directed or influenced by either an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 NAR

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 NAR

Nardo, Don

Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the Mongol ruler, from his childhood in a nomadic tribe to his rise as a fierce warrior and leader, his implementation of military and legal reforms, and his achievments as a conquerer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950.2 NAR

Nardo, Don

Summary: "Greek mythology has long been one of the major literary underpinnings of Western (European-based) culture. What many Westerners do not realize, however, is that very similar tales exist in the mythologies of cultures and peoples around the globe. Looking at the many similarities among the gods and myths of past peoples around the globe, it is only natural to wonder how those parallels came...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398 NAR

Nardo, Don

Summary: Discusses the events surrounding the discovery and escavation of King Tutankhamen's tomb and the myth of the curse that seemed to afflict those involved in the tomb's exploration.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale 2005

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 NAR

Nardo, Don

Summary: "Southeast Asian Cultures in Perspective is an in-depth look at the different regional cultures of Southeast Asia with an emphasis on current culture. The young reader is presented with an overview of a variety of regional cultures that developed historically and analyzes how the cultural history shapes the Southeast Asian region's current culture. The book is written in a lively and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Cult Nardo

Nardo, Don

Summary: In the 600s CE, a new religious faith swept out the vast deserts of southern Arabia. A merchant named Muhammad built a following of true believers who steadily grew in numbers and eventually became the worlds second largest faith. The religions beginnings are discussed, along with core beliefs, common practices, and challenges for the future.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297 NAR

Summary: "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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Craft in America, Inc. 2007

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CRA

Ehrlich, Paul R./ Tobias, Michael Charles/ Harte, John (CON)

Summary: "Hope on Earth is the thought-provoking result of a lively and wide-ranging conversation between two of the world's leading interdisciplinary environmental scientists: Paul R. Ehrlich, whose book The Population Bomb shook the world in 1968 (and continues to shake it), and Michael Charles Tobias, whose over 40 books and 150 films have been read and/or viewed throughout the world. Hope on Earth...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Univ of Chicago Pr 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 EHR

Summary: The Yes Men again pull off one bold prank after another in an effort to raise political consciousness. Posing as top executives of giant corporations, they lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. When they engineer an announcement that Dow will clean up the site of the largest industrial accident in history, the Bhopal catastrophe, Dow's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC YES

Summary: Follows the lives and careers of a group of artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEA

Summary: Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil, five spirited puppies who, from the moment they're born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It's a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human companion.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2018

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIC

Harig, Bob

Summary: "Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win. In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, the Masters, by a record of 12 strokes. Woods became the youngest golfer ever to win the Masters and the first African or...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B WOODS HAR

Harig, Bob

Summary: "Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. For two decades now there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused, inspired, frustrated, fascinated, and entertained us, and in doing so have demanded our attention - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Even with all the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 HAR

Howard, Lee

Summary: Jeepers! Scooby and his pals arrive in a town where a scary snowman is terrorizing the residents, so the amateur sleuths set out to solve the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JBR PURPLE HOW

( Diamond, Dan, Ed.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1996

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.962 SPI

Summary: "This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America. Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World shows how these pioneering...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber Edu 2017

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RUM

Summary: From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster. Through the news, we...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SQU

Barry, Dan

Summary: A full-length account of the author's prize-winning New York Times story chronicles the exploitation and abuse case of a group of developmentally disabled workers, who for 25 years, were forced to work under harrowing conditions for virtually no wages until tenacious advocates helped them achieve their freedom.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.3 BAR