Summary: First released in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Birth of a nation ignited worldwide controversy with its graphic depictions of racism and white supremacy in the post-Civil War South. Nearly 100 years later, Paul D. Miller also known as conceptual artist/musician/writer DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, creates a daring 'remix' of Griffith's epic to expose the film's true meaning and relates it to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2008
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Summary: What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant’s shoes—and deserve credit for the birth of modern science. Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2017
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Summary: How did the universe begin? Where do galaxies come from? Where do the material particles we are made of come from? Today we have only provisional answers to such questions, but this will improve dramatically over the next ten years, predicts astronomer Gribbin. He focuses on what we think we know about ten issues and explains how cutting-edge research may yield solutions in the very near...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 GRIGriffen, John Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buccaneer Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 GRIGribbin, John R.
Summary: Presents essays covering topics in astronomy such as supernova explosions, neutron stars, white holes, black holes, and wormholes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fromm International 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 GRIGribbin, John R.
Summary: This is a multi-title review. Titles include Curie in 90 Minutes, Darwin in 90 Minutes, Einstein in 90 Minutes, and Faraday in 90 Minutes - Emulating Paul Strathern's series about philosophers that began with Aristotle in 90 Minutes , the Gribbins here sprint through the life and work of four famous scientists. They're pushing simplification to the limit, trying to reach those whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Constable 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 GRIGribbin, John R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Constable 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.09 GRIGribbin, John R.
Summary: This tells the story of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. Gribbin begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and he continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509.22 GRISummary: An eclectic group of artists performed selections from the Bob Dylan songbook on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dylan's debut album.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Records 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BOBGribbin, John R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 003 GRIGribbin, John R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Co. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 GRIGribbin, John R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8875 GRISummary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NIN(Rountree, John Griffin R., Ed.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1972
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1 HERSummary: The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC STAGraffin, Greg.
Summary: Most people know Greg Graffin as the lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion, but few know that he also has a Ph.D. and teaches evolution at UCLA. Here, Graffin argues that art and science have a deep connection. As an adolescent growing up when "drugs, sex, and trouble could be had on any given night," Graffin discovered that the study of evolution provided a framework through which he could...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ItBooks 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 210 GRAGaffin, Dennis/ Bastine, Michael (COL)/ Volpe, John (COL)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2009
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Summary: Swim with sharks! Dive with dolphins! Stroll the beach with penguins! Young readers will joyfully immerse themselves in this awesome adventure at sea, in which stunning National Geographic photos reveal hidden worlds of action and beauty. We meet 30 favorite sea creatures and explore their watery homes: playful dolphins, mysterious sharks, graceful sea turtles, waddling penguins, and dozens of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.77 RIZSummary: "Takes you on an exclusive and rarely seen journey into the process behind creating a duets recording. Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett teams up with the biggest names in contemporary music, all live in the studio recording side by side with Bennett and his superb jazz quartet. This "behind the scenes" musical diary, complete with exclusive "in the moment" interviews, was shot completely in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TONGriffey, Harriet.
Summary: Discusses the Egyptian preservation of dead bodies, stories associated with mummies, and mummies from different cultures, including Incan and Sicilian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Contents: Don't get around much anymore (Michael Bublé) -- Who can I turn to (When nobody needs me) (Queen Latifah) -- Stranger in paradise (Andrea Bocelli) -- Watch what happens (Natalie Cole) -- Body and soul (Amy Winehouse) -- It had to be you (Carrie Underwood) -- Blue velvet (K.D. Lang) -- Don't get around much anymore (Michael Bublé) -- Blue velvet (K.D. Lang) -- Speak low (Norah Jones) -- On the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Music Video 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TONGriffis, Joan A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.A. Griffis 1993