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 2010Claude, Jean
Summary: I love to give, special gifts to you. When I see you smile, It makes me happy too! Each rhyme is accompanied by related photographs and illustrations for children to look at and ask questions about, encouraging speaking skills and knowledge of the world around them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Simone Bitton, a Jewish woman born in Morocco who identifies with both Arab and Jewish cultures, examines the personal, cultural, and monetary costs of the Israeli West Bank Barrier, a wall being built to separate Israelis and Palestinians.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Life Size Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WALCorbeil, Jean Claude.
Summary: Presents an illustrated general reference dictionary that covers subjects and themes ranging from astronomy to sports.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 413.1 CORCorbeil, Jean Claude.
Summary: The first visual dictionary to incorporate dictionary-scale definitions. More than 20,000 clear and concise terms and 6,000 full-color, highly detailed illustrations are grouped into 17 chapters outlining subjects from astronomy to sports. Ideal for teachers, parents, translators, and students.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.17 CORCorbeil, Jean Claude.
Summary: A comprehensive general reference visual dictionary featuring terms in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. Includes sections on astronomy, geography, the animal and vegetable kingdoms, human biology, the home, clothing and accessories, art and architecture, communication, transportation, energy, science, and society and sports.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 413.21 CORCorbeil, Jean Claude
Summary: A comprehensive general reference dictionary including sections on astronomy, geography, the animal and vegetable kingdoms, human biology, food and kitchen, art and architecture, clothing and accessories, communication, energy, science, sports, society, transportation and handling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 CORKnutson, Lawrence L. (Lawrence Lauder)
Summary: Long years have passed since an American president, taking his cue from the customs of the diplomatic community, abandoned the White House for most of the summer to go home and take care of his personal business--then nearly always a farm, such as Jefferson's Monticello or Adams's Peacefield. Today the presidency is year-around. Time away from the White House must be fitted into the great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: White House Historical Association 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KNUMeyer, Claus
Summary: In this book, Claus Meyer brings the ethos that built Noma into the world's best restaurant into the home with easy-going, accessible dishes that will fit seamlessly into family life. The book is divided into four seasonal chapters so that you can get the most from the food and flavors in season. There are also features on food from the wild, including chanterelles, dandelions and blackberries....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitchell Beazley 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 MEYLoude, Jean-Yves
Summary: Dans un petit village au pied du Mont Cameroun, deux jumeaux, Ramsès et Ménès, grandissent ensemble. Mais la maladie emporte le premier. Ménès est seul dorénavant et n’oublie pas sa promesse : réaliser le rêve de son frère en granvissnt la montagne, terrible volcan chaché dans les brumes. Pour l'aider à relever ce défi, Elie, le jardinier albinos, et sa fille, Angelina, vont l'initier aux...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard-Jeunesse 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LOU FRENCHJoyes, Claire.
Summary: One of the most influential painters of modern times, Claude Monet lived for half his life in the famous house at Giverny. It was after moving here in 1883 with his future second wife, Alice Hoschede, and their eight children that Monet's work finally achieved recognition. His growing success meant that he was able to indulge his passion for comfort and good living. Family meals, special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 JOYChan, Claudia
Summary: From an inspiring voice in the movement for gender equality, a practical guide to achieving success through a new kind of leadership--rooted in purpose and activism for social change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Life Long 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 CHALerner, Claire
Summary: "Through stories of her work with families, the author shows parents how making critical mindshifts-seeing their children's behaviors through a "new lens"-empowers them to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Claire Lerner offers a roadmap for implementing practical and proven solutions that are based in science and work in real life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 LERSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Explore the long, fascinating life and complicated career of architect and designer Eileen Gray, whose uncompromising vision defined and defied the practice of modernism in decoration, design, and architecture. Making a reputation with her traditional lacquer work in the first decade of the twentieth century, she became a critically acclaimed and sought-after designer and decorator before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRAClarke, Jean Illsley.
Contents: 1. Families come in different sizes, and any one of them is the place to build positive self-esteem -- 2. Happiness is having a baby, and other cherished notions -- 3. I love you no matter what you do, but do you have to do so much of it? -- 4. I'm glad you're growing up, but do you have to say no so often? -- 5. Who do we catch them being? : who do we tell them they are? -- 6. Rules and tools...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 CLAClarke, Jean Illsley
Summary: A guide to raising well-balanced children explores the role of over-indulgence in ruining a child's life while providing insights into the parents' proper role in caring for their children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.64 CLALomax, Dean R.
Summary: "Get to know more than 100 of the world's favorite dinosaurs and other prehistoric life forms with this essential illustrated introduction. This must-have first book on dinosaurs and other ancient creatures is filled with beautiful illustrations and storybook text on every page, perfect for early readers who want to know more about the life that once roamed our planet"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUSCall number: DVD 708.4 MUS
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 MuseumSummary: Collects three stories featuring Disney characters, including "Minnie-rella," in which Minnie falls asleep after doing a lot of hard work and is transformed into Minnie-rella.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2019
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE LOTSummary: Arriving in 1924, Pesachʹke Burstein, the dancing-singing comedian, quickly became a leading figure in the Golden Era of Yiddish theater. On stage, he would meet, fall in love with and eventually marry raising star Lillian Lux. Embarking together on triumphant overseas tours as a couple, they soon became the parents of twins. Before long the children, Mike and Susan, were given stage names and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KOMLerner, Alan Jay
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 LERFarnworth, Cordelia
Summary: A struggling shoe factory owner and a drag queen form an unlikely partnership to create sturdy stiletto shoes for performers, helping to bring the shoe factory back from the brink of collapse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2021