Janicki, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1990
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.2222 JANSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
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 2010Janicki, Peggy
Summary: "This illustrated nonfiction picture book tells the true story of how a group of girls at a residential school sewed secret pockets into their clothes to hide food."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 371.829 JANSummary: "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 EDVMorrison, Grant.
Summary: "With Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman as members, the JLA was made up of the greatest heroes in the universe. But as old foes create unholy alliances and new enemies attack out of nowhere, Batman realizes that the team must increase its numbers. Joined by such new allies as Plastic Man, Steel, Zauriel, the Huntress, and Oracle, a truly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 1998
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JLAWagner, Eduard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Books 1967
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.441 WAGRadzinsky, Edvard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NICLedward, 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 LEDVarèse, Edgard
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL VARJarecki, Eugene.
Summary: In the sobering aftermath of America's invasion of Iraq, documentarian Jarecki launches a penetrating inquiry into how forces within the American political, economic, and military systems have come to undermine the carefully crafted structure of our republic--upsetting its balance of powers, vastly strengthening the hand of the president in taking the nation to war, and imperiling the workings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 JARLalicki, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB HOUDINI LALLanicci, Rachael.
Summary: Learn to choose the right combination of plants, shrubs, and trees for your favorite birds. Lanicci also shows you how to select the seed mixes and treats each species finds irresistible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9 LANKayihura, 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 KAYAlward, 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 ALWJadick, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NAL Caliber 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 JADRadzinskiĭ, 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 RADSeward, 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 SEWSeward, 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 SEWDarby, Seyward
Summary: Presents a revelatory portrait of white nationalism that traces the lives of three women supporters whose respective experiences with the far right shaped their radicalization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 DARManick, Cynthia
Summary: "Cynthia Manick's latest is a playlist of everyday life, introverted thoughts, familial bonds, and social commentary. In piercing language, she traces the circle of life for a narrator who dares to exist between youthful remembrances and adulthood realities. Each poem in No Sweet Without Brine is a reminder that a hint of sorrow makes the celebration and recognition of the glory of Blackness in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MANCoward, 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