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Gifted children United States Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris) 1909-1998 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 Romance fiction United States Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998Summary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDSummary: Presents three television documentaries that provide an in-depth examination of the presidential campaigns of 1960, 1964, and 1968, based on the books by Theodore H. White, and showing archival footage, behind-the-scenes moments, backroom deals, and scenes from the convention floor that took place during the races between Kennedy and Nixon; Johnson and Goldwater; and Humphrey, Nixon and Wallace.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAKSummary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUHerbert, Janis
Summary: Discusses the events of the American Revolution, from the hated Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party to the British surrender at Yorktown and the writing of the Constitution. Activities include making a tricorn hat and discovering local history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 HERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.3 HERCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 HERHerbert, Janis
Summary: Teaches about the Civil War from the secession debates to Appomattox, by means of activities like making butternut dye, decoding wigwag, and baking hardtack. Includes a resource section with a glossary and pertinent web sites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 HERCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 HERHerbert, Janis
Summary: An account of the Lewis and Clark expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Includes related activities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 HERHubert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Comics Lit 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HUBGandt, Robert L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.94 GANWhitman, Robert S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Protective Specialties Development Group 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 WHIWhitman, James Q.
Summary: Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American impact on the notorious Nuremberg Laws, the centerpiece anti-Jewish legislation of the Nazi regime. Contrary to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 WHIZim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer)
Summary: Sections on turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles, frogs and toads, and salamanders give information on description, habits and range for each species common in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Press 1956
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ANGWhite, Stephen A.
Contents: v. 1. A-G -- v. 2. H-Z.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton 1999
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.371 WHI VOL 1Call number: R-GEN 929.371 WHI VOL 2
Hicks, James Whitney.
Contents: Anger -- Antisocial behavior -- Anxiety -- Appetite disturbances -- Avoidance -- Body image problems -- Compulsions -- Confusion -- Cravings -- Deceitfulness -- Delusions -- Denial -- Depression -- Dissociation -- Euphoria -- Fatigue -- Fears -- Flashbacks -- Grandiosity -- Grief -- Hallucinations -- Histrionics -- Hyperactivity -- Identity confusion -- Impulsiveness -- Intoxication -- Jealousy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.89 HICSummary: Presents the story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia in an effort to save the world from nuclear annihilation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC COMSummary: Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, many of whom were interred in concentration camps during World War II because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175, which states: An unnatural sex act committed between persons of the male sex or by humans with animals is punishable by imprisonment; the loss of civil rights may also be imposed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2002
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PARBrallier, Max
Summary: An anthology of six original Last Kids short stories, designed to bridge the gap between books 6 and 7, features contributions by prominent graphic artists and finds Jack and his friends spinning yarns about their over-the-top post-apocalyptic adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in JT Science Fiction, Call number: JT SF Brallier 2021Perkins, Christopher
Summary: The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen the light of day. It is here that the dark elf Gromph Baenre, Archmage of Menzoberranzan, casts a foul spell meant to ignite a magical energy that suffuses the Underdark and tears open portals to the demonic Abyss. What steps through surprises even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards Of The Coast 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Acclaimed director Steve James tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves, and their bank's legacy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Reeves, Hubert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 REEWHITE, JAMES
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Publisher / Publication Date: TORBH 0000