Dwyer, Johnny.
Summary: Tells the story of "Chucky" Taylor, a young American who lost his soul in Liberia, the country where his African father was a ruthless warlord and dictator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 966.8 DWYBower, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Healthy House Institute 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 693.8 BOWBower, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Healthy House Institute 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.5 BOWSummary: The rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pel.̌ The Cosmos kicked off America's first love affair with the world's most popular sport in the 1970s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONCCohen, Roger.
Summary: An expansive yet intimate memoir of modern Jewish identity, following the diaspora of the author's own family to assay the impact of memory, displacement, and disquiet. The award-winning New York Times columnist and former foreign correspondent turns a compassionate yet discerning eye on the legacy of his own family--most notably his mother's--in order to understand more profoundly the nature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.7024 COHCohen, Roger.
Summary: Describes how 350 American POWs captured during the Battle of the Bulge were singled out by the Nazis because they were Jews or looked like Jews, and transported to a concentration camp in Germany, where they were put to work as slave labor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist War CohenDower, John W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton/The New Press 1999
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Summary: A profound look at American and Japanese perceptions - past and present - of key moments in their shared history. An incisive investigation of the problems of public history and its role in a modern democracy, these essays are essential reading for anyone interested in postwar U.S.-Japan relations, as well as the broader discipline of history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Independent Pub Group 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468 JOHSummary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Power, Jean
Summary: From the beginner to the consummate professional, 350+ Beading Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets is a beader’s on-call, 24-hour-a-day resource for every beading need. Starting with the basics and working up to expert tips for a great finish, 350+ Beading Tips is an indispensable reference book that can be used over and over by crafters of all levels. Featuring step-by-step color photographs,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2017
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Summary: "You've heard people say 'Who you are matters more than what you do'. Does the Bible really teach that? In Garden City, popular pastor and speaker John Mark Comer gives a fresh take on our calling and our purpose, with a surprisingly counter-culture take. Through his creative and conversational style, Comer takes a good look at Genesis and the story of a man, a woman, and a garden. He unpacks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of South Carolina 1999
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Summary: At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him on through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life - but what would the world make of his expressive and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The documentary explores the intersection between Colin Kaepernick's anthem protests and the reactions they spurred in the United States, revealing unique insights into America's ongoing racial turmoil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KAPRoyer, France
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Alberta Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.652 ROYLuxenberg, Steve
Summary: Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling and dramatic stories of the nineteenth century, whose outcome embraced and protected segregation, and whose reverberations are still felt into the twenty-first. Separate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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Summary: Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargent's close friends. They are posed informally, sometimes in the act of painting or singing, and it is evident from the bold way they confront us that they are personalities of a creative stamp. Brilliant as these pictures are as works of art and penetrating studies of character, they are also records of relationships, allegiances,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The National Portrait Gallery 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 702 SARGENT ORMSummary: An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyn family. This story of love, sex, betrayal and obsession is told from the unique perspective of the Boleyn family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BOLSummary: Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of the time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable awards between them. They are also longtime friends who invite viewers to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heart of the Lakes Pub. 1980
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 917.47 FreMayer, John D.
Summary: "The groundbreaking psychologist argues that understanding personality is the key to our well-being We are all curious about what people are thinking and what makes them tick. This urge to understand others helps us to adapt successfully to the world around us. Now, in Personal Intelligence, the renowned psychologist John D. Mayer reveals that we all possess a type of intelligence--a master...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2014