Olfson, Lewy.
Contents: Plays for acting: Rip van Winkle, by W. Irving. Jane Eyre, by C. Brontë. The importance of being earnest, by O. Wilde. The transferred ghost, by F. R. Stockton. The rivals, by R. B. Sheridan. The flying Dutchman, by H. Heine. The bishop's candlesticks, by V. Hugo (from Les miserables). Wuthering Heights, by E. Brontë.--Plays for reading: Around the world in eighty days, by J. Verne. The Count...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plays, inc. 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 OLFLevy, Dana Alison
Summary: "Scientists who collect microbes from surfers' skin, who use radar sensors to gather data miles away, who combat inequality by pushing for cleaner air policies. Each with their own story, all working to make life better for future generations. Celebrated author Dana Alison Levy profiles 16 people, all studying different elements of the earth's landscape, animals, and climate, who defy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 LEVSummary: Professor Gates' journey continues as a weekly series that will look at an ever-widening spectrum of our nation's fascinating ethnic mixture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINFrench, Lew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 721.0441 FRESummary: Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rain forest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INTWolfson, Richard.
Summary: 12 lectures delivered by Richard Wolfson, Professor, Middlebury College.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2004
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Summary: 12 lectures delivered by Richard Wolfson, Professor, Middlebury College.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 PHYSummary: As an ally, you use your power-- no matter how big or small-- to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, critically acclaimed YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers. From raw stories of racism and invisible disability to powerful moments of passing the mic, these authors...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305 ALLWolfson, Ron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Pub. 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.41 WOLSummary: Viewers will see the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story that traces the marriage equality movement's historic progress and reveals the masterminds who fought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FREOlsson, Helen
Summary: If you're like most kids who love the outdoors, you want to do more than go on a picnic or play in your neighborhood park. This book will teach you to hike like a pro and have lots of fun while doing it. You'll learn all the skills needed, everything from choosing a trail to basic first-aid. This book includes tips for spotting wildlife, creating a nature journal, deciding what clothes to wear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.51 OLSLewi, Grant
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.542 LEWSummary: Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen₂s dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KAROhlson, Kristin
Summary: Thousands of years of poor farming, ranching, and land practices, especially modern industrial agriculture, have led to the loss of 80 billion tons of carbon from the worlds soils. That carbon is now floating in the atmosphere, and even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it would continue warming the planet. In The Soil Will Save Us, journalist Kristin Ohlson makes a case for "our great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 OHLWolfson, Richard.
Summary: Twelve lectures on climate change and global warming presented by Professor Wolfson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 551.6 WOLWolfson, Richard.
Summary: 12 lectures delivered by Richard Wolfson, Professor, Middlebury College.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 PHYWolfson, Ron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Publishing 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.437 WOLFOhlson, Kristin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Theia 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 255.9 OHLPolson, Shannon.
Summary: When Shannon Huffman Polson's parents are killed by a wild grizzly bear in Alaska's Arctic, her quest for healing is recounted with heartbreaking candor in North of Hope, as she retraces her parents' final days along an Arctic river searching for her own sense of peace and meaning in the journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2013
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Woolfson, Esther
Summary: Beginning with the very origins of life on Earth, Woolfson considers prehistoric human-animal interaction and traces the millennia-long evolution of conceptions of the soul and conscience in relation to the animal kingdom, and the consequences of our belief in human superiority. She explores our representation of animals in art, our consumption of them for food, our experiments on them for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.93 WOOWoolfson, Esther.
Summary: Explores the many similarities between humans and corvids through the relationships that the author's family share with a rook, talking magpie, baby crow, and other feathered friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.864 WOOHasak-Lowy, Todd
Summary: "We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 303.6 HASGolson, Barry.
Summary: In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn't afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia joined in the growing trend: they sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, moved to the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita ( population 1,500) on Mexico's Pacific coast, and spent a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006