Smith Rakoff, Joanna
Summary: "At twenty-three, after leaving graduate school to pursue her dreams of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff moves to New York City and takes a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J. D. Salinger. She spends her days in a plush, wood-paneled office, where Dictaphones and typewriters still reign and old-time agents doze at their desks after martini lunches. At night she goes home to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RAKOFF, JOANNA RAKCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem RakoffSummary: A look at what the life of a high school senior is really like through the eyes of five very different teenagers living in Indiana. Features the Prom Queen, the Jock, the Rebel, the Geek, and the Heartthrob.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMESummary: Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIVHoena, B. A.
Summary: "Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OWEReichl, Ruth.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 641.5 ReiReichl, Ruth.
Summary: "Ruth Reichl knows that to be a good restaurant critic you have to be anonymous, but when she signs up to be the most important restaurant critic in the country, her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star, and no-star kitchen in town. What's a critic in search of the truth to do?"--container.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 641.5 ReichRoth, Rita.
Summary: Presents a collection of thirteen Sephardic folk tales based on tales collected by the Israel Folktales Archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Publication Society 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ROTDondi
Summary: "The Five Elements brings the wisdom of an ancient healing system to the modern reader. Many people today are interested in knowing themselves better, as evidenced by the popularity of personality tests online and in magazines. They want to know the reason behind their responses to situations. In this book, Dondi Dahlin shows us that we are all born with individual rhythms that go beyond the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 DAHLatham, Donna.
Summary: Introduces waste and recycling, examines the effectiveness of recycling, and uses projects to investigate the world of trash.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.728 LATSummary: "This holy grail for both documentary and theater aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Price, the show's stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ORIMarkoff, John
Summary: "From one of our greatest chroniclers of technology and society, the definitive biography of iconic serial visionary Stewart Brand, from the Merry Pranksters and the generation-defining Whole Earth Catalog to the marriage of environmental consciousness and hacker capitalism and the rise of a new planetary culture-the story behind so many other stories. Stewart Brand has long been famous if you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRAND, STEWART MARMarkoff, John.
Summary: An analysis of the political and cultural forces that gave rise to the personal computer chronicles its development through the people, politics, and social upheavals that defined its time, from a teenage anti-war protester who laid the groundwork for the PC revolution to the imprisoned creator of the first word processing software for the IBM PC.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Penguin 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.16 MARBijan, Donia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 641.5092 BIJGeer, Donne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 704 GEEBannister, Nonna
Contents: Boarding the train -- Baby Sarah -- Before the Holocaust -- Move to Taganrog -- Move to Rostov-on-Don -- A day in the park -- The depression in Russia: Stalin's power -- Winter vacation with babushka at the dacha -- Our journey by train -- Homecoming welcome -- Our fun time begins -- Christmas church service -- Christmas Day 1932 -- Reflections on childhood -- Back to reality: 1933 -- Troubled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 BANNISTER, NONNA BANDemetre, Danna
Summary: "Eat, Live, Thrive Diet shows women how they can not only lose excess body fat permanently but also improve their overall health in critical areas such as brain function, resistance to disease, slowing down external aging, and increasing energy. This highly effective eating plan is presented in a compassionate voice by two experienced health coaches who share personal experiences of battling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 DEMDonne, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.M. Dent 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.3 DONMogelon, Ronna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. Evans 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6 MOGSonna, Linda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media Corp. 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 649.6 SonBannister, Nonna
Summary: Nonna Bannister carried a secret almost to her Tennessee grave: the diaries she kept as a young girl experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust while learning compassion and love for her fellow human beings. Nonna's writings tell the remarkable tale of how a Russian girl, born into a family that had known wealth and privileges, was exposed to the concentration camps and learned the value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2011
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Routh, Sarah.
Summary: The machines that help our military troops battle wars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J355.8 ROUMatthews, Dona J. (Dona Joyce)
Summary: An essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical suggestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MAT1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 MAT
Roch, Edmon
Summary: Tells the story of WWII double agent Juan Pujol, aka Garbo, who ultimately sided with the Allies and helped defeat the Nazis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012