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 2010Summary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 MuseumPLATTERS
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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Summary: "A man whose wife was killed in the November 13, 2015 Bataclan Theater attack in Paris, and whose open letter to the killers went viral on Facebook, provides a memoir of how he and his baby son endured after losing the most important woman in their lives,"--Atlas Publishing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LEIRIS LEICompagnon, Antoine
Summary: "In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne's key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness....
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Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 SCAEntine, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.089 ENTAntona, Rick
Summary: Discover the perfect diamond at the right price for you! It is never easy finding the perfect diamond. Every diamond is a one-of-a-kind treasure. In The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide, you will discover important insights and tips to guarantee you are purchasing the highest quality diamond at the best possible value. The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide is a straightforward book that will walk you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Uptown Diamond 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.73 ANTPorowski, Antoni
Summary: "In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Antoni in the Kitchen, Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski shares exuberantly easy dinners for every night of the week"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.512 PORCrawford, Elisabeth Antoine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Equilibrio 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 CRAScalia, Antonin
Summary: On Faith is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia's reflections on his own faith, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America, and on the religious freedoms protected by the Constitution. Featuring a personal introduction by Justice Scalia's son Father Paul Scalia, this volume will enrich every reader's understanding of the legendary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 SCAD'Avila-Latourrette, Victor-Antoine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 DAVD'Avila-Latourrette, Victor-Antoine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Cook d'Avila-LatourretteRevoy, Antoine J. D
Summary: "The residents of a quiet Japanese neighborhood have slowly come to realize that inauspicious, paranormal forces are at play in the most unlikely of places: the local playground. Two friends, a young boy and girl, resolve to exorcise the evil that inhabit it, including a snaggle-toothed monster. In Animus, a beautiful but spooky young adult graphic novel of everyday hauntings, Antoine Revoy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2018
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Summary: "From the streets of Baltimore to the halls of the New Mexico Philharmonic, a musician shares his remarkable story in I'm Possible, an inspiring memoir of perseverance and possibility. Growing up, Richard Antoine White and his mother didn't have a key toa room or a house. Sometimes they had shelter, but they never had a place to call home. Still, they always had each other, and from a young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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Summary: The food guru and member of the Netflix show "Queer Eye" unveils the stylishly accessible, healthy recipes fans have been waiting for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 PORPorowski, Antoni
Summary: Feeling your best is about far more than deciding what color to paint your accent wall or how to apply nightly moisturizer. It's also about creating a life that's well-rounded, filled with humor and understanding--and most importantly, that suits you. At a cultural moment when we are all craving people to admire, Queer Eye offers hope and acceptance. After you get to know the Fab Five, together...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 PORAntin, Evan
Summary: "Star of Animal Planet's Evan Goes Wild and People magazine's "Pet Vet" Dr. Evan Antin takes readers beyond his viral Instagram posts right into the wild world with him. World Wild Vet is an up close and personal look at planet earth, in all its wild glory. But beyond the laugh-out-loud stories and dangerous encounters with some of our planet's most exotic creatures, it is a clarion call to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANTIN, EVAN ANTDvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
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Publisher / Publication Date: BMG Direct 1998
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Summary: Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People's Liberation Army to the very doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by students and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.4 DAPJohnston, Antony
Summary: After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC ALELoewenstein, Antony
Summary: Like the never-ending war on terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that won't go down without a fight. Pills, Powder, and Smoke explains why. The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe, and much of the world following suit. It is at best a failed policy, according to bestselling author Antony Loewenstein. Its direct results have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.13365 LOESpawforth, Antony
Summary: The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 938 SPABeevor, Antony
Summary: "On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane engines. He went out on to his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders carrying the British 1st Airborne and the American 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions. He gazed up in envy at this massive demonstration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books 2018