Summary: 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: "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 Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is best known today as a painter, but his reputation was in fact established through his prints, which were central to his creative process. His printmaking was experimental and innovative, and he continually revisited the subjects of his paintings in striking prints, in which he evoked a wide range of emotion and mood through the use of varied techniques. Munch's early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.81 EDVRadzinsky, Edvard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NICHigginbotham, Anastasia
Summary: Explains that although many adults do not care to admit it, color does still matter in the United States; discusses racism and the fight against it; and argues that bias is a problem for whites, but that white people do not have to accept it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dottir Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 HIGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J305.8009 HIGLedward, Daphne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robson/Parkwest Publications 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9671 LEDWagner, Eduard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Books 1967
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.441 WAGVarèse, Edgard
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL VARHigginbotham, Anastasia
Summary: "This exploration of grief and mourning recognizes the anger and confusion that a child feels around death while offering possibilities for celebrating life and love. This is the second book in the series, Ordinary Terrible Things, following the first installation, Divorce is the Worst"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Feminist Press at City University of New York 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.9 HIGHigginbotham, Anastasia
Summary: ""How can you not love a children's author who sees so clearly from her reader's point of view?"-Julie Bowen, actress, Modern Family"This book provides, through honest language and evocative imagery, a uniquely realistic view of how children experience divorce. While neither softening or white-washing this difficult topic, Higginbotham offers an ultimately comforting message to parents and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HIGHigginbotham, Adam
Summary: Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster--and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters. Early in the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor Number Four of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded, triggering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ HigginbothamHigginbotham, Adam
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting-a riveting history that reads like a thriller"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 363.12 HIGHigginbotham, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.33 HIGAlward, 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 ALWRadzinskiĭ, Ėdvard.
Summary: Profiles the Romanov Dynasty tsar as one of Russia's most forward-thinking rulers, documenting his efforts to redefine history by bringing freedom to his country, and describing the series of assassination attempts that eventually ended his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALEXANDER II RADKayihura, Edouard
Summary: In 2004, the Academy Award-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Mille Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees do not endorse...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967 KAYSeward, Homer
Summary: Describes various kinds of fishes which can be frightening because they have dangerous bites, spines, or venom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 597 SEWCoward, Noel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.91 COWGaleano, Eduardo
Summary: "Galeano's new book is his richest and most poetic yet, a joyous calendar of the sacred and the damned, a book of inspiration for those fighting tyranny, greed, and amnesia Unfurling like a medieval book of days, each page of Galeano's new work has an illuminating story that takes inspiration from that day of the calendar year. Each entry resurrects the heroes and heroines who have fallen off...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 902.02 GALMachado, Eduardo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 MACSeward, Desmond
Summary: A vivid and colorful history of the most dominant royal dynasty in English history, from Richard the Lionheart and Edward the Black Prince to Henry IV and Richard III.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941 SEWSeward, Pat
Summary: "The country of Morocco is a unique part of Africa with beautiful architecture, ancient history, and an exotic flair. This book describes Morocco's rich history, examines how the country has evolved, and explores what its people and customs are like today."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 964 SEWGodward, Mary
Summary: "The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a style, a language, and a joie de vivre that are all their own. Embracing much more than gaucho, tango, and soccer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.2 ARGSeward, Linda
Summary: "Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned expert in quilting, this all-in-one encyclopedia of quilting explains every process and answers every technical question you might have about patchwork, quilting and appliquae through more than a thousand step-by-step pictures. A peerless reference book, this new edition brings classic inspiration to a whole new generation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2021