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Cookbooks. Documentaires télévisés. Documentary television programs. Guidebooks. Nature television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecording Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles.Summary: Explores filmmaker Rithy Panh's quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The film uses wood figures, archival footage, and narration to recreate his firsthand experiences and those of his family and friends' suffering during the communist regime.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MISGrandreams Limited.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grandreams Limited 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GrandGrandreams Limited.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grandreams 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE FIC GrandSummary: Popular presenter Sir Trevor McDonald explores the beautiful islands of the Caribbean. From the coffee plantations to the crystal blue seas, there are stunning landscapes, exotic creatures, and outlandish cultural events aplenty. Meeting the rich and powerful, eccentric locals, and even royalty as he goes; Sir Trevor provides a unique insight into Caribbean life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 SECSummary: Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOWGrandreams Limited.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clark Fulfillment Systems 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GrandSummary: In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BOYPlath, Sylvia.
Summary: Contains in sequence all the poetry written by the author from 1956 until her suicide in 1963, together with fifty selections from her pre-1956 work.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1981
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 PLAUsitalo, Kath
Summary: Touring Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is like taking a two-week trip by station wagon. Not in terms of time---you can sample plenty if four days is all you have. It's about stepping back and appreciating a place of raw scenic beauty dotted with roadside attractions, blinker-light towns, rustic cabins and hand-painted signs advertising smoked fish and homemade jam.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reedy Press 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 MICHIGAN UPPJinich, Pati.
Summary: Presents a collection of recipes which use simple methods and everyday ingredients to make Mexican dishes suitable for family meals and holiday celebrations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5972 JINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 JINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 JINUsitalo, Kath
Summary: To the Anishinaabe-Ojibwa people it was a gathering place, a sacred burial ground, and the home of the Great Spirit Gitchie Manitou. Throughout the 1600s French voyageurs, explorers, missionaries, and fur traders arrived at Mackinac Island. Its strategic location in the straits between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas made it a military outpost the British and Americans found worth...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reedy Press, LLC 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 MICHIGAN MACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 917.3 USIPlath, Sylvia.
Summary: Seeking to restore the selection and arrangement originally intended by Plath at the time of her death, this edition of her final works features a facsimile of her complete working drafts of the title poem provided to offer insight into her creative process.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 PLAMapping Unlimited
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mapping Unlimited 1973
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1 available in Reference Office Reference, Call number: MIR 623.892 NAV2 available in Nelson Room Oversize, Call number: NELO 623.892 NAV
Summary: "In distant realms far beyond the familiar solar system, an epic drama is playing out, with a cast list featuring rogue planets, colliding galaxies, and black holes more massive than a billion suns, and each character has its own extraordinary story to tell."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV UNISummary: Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and animal behaviorists join forces to explore stories of animal lives 'told' by the animals themselves. The series explores the secret side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can't go, and camera-wearing animals film their own stories. Meerkats, penguins, a chimp, cheetahs, seals, baboons, devil rays, brown bears, and sheepdogs are the subjects of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANISummary: Animals become wildlife cinematographers when they are fitted with lightweight, specially designed cameras in a two-part series that features turtles, sharks, koalas, bats, kangaroos, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANISummary: From land, boat, and sky. Above and below the water. From the point of view of the animals and people who are found there, we will show these rivers as they have never been seen before, highlighting each river's very own unique atmosphere and character so that each episode will have its own mood. This series will find new perspectives to cover these amazing waterways. Using the latest in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RIVSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINJinich, Pati
Summary: A collection of recipes from the host of PBS series Pati's Mexican Table for traditional Mexican dishes and modified recipes that show the evolution of Mexican food, including such options as guacamoles, salsa, tacos, enchiladas, and guisados.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 JINRath, Tom.
Summary: When Felix wakes up one morning, he finds an invisible bucket floating overhead. A rotten morning threatens his mood--and his bucket--drop by drop. Can Felix discover how to refill his bucket before it's completely empty?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gallup Press 2009
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E RatCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RATPathe, Alex
Summary: "Whether you want to explore the evocative ruins of the Roman empire, traverse Tuscany's vineyard-cloaked hills, or simply sip espresso and watch the world go by, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Italy has to offer. From erupting volcanoes to magnificent coastal scenery, this breathtaking country is rich in natural beauty. And with more UNESCO World Heritage...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.50 PATUsitalo, Kath
Summary: How did a sparsely populated landmass surrounded by Great Lakes and completely separated from the rest of the state become the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? At the end of each winter what do Yoopers -those hardy souls who call the UP home -measure with a 30-foot tall thermometer? And should you put ketchup or gravy on a pasty? You ll find the answers to these questions and many more in Secret...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reedy Press 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 USICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 USIPlath, Sylvia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1992
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem PlathSummary: Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021