Libert, Steve

Summary: "In 1679, the French ship Le Griffon mysteriously vanished. Was it lost in a violent storm or robbed of its valuable cargo of furs and set ablaze? No one knows, but historians are quite certain the ship found its final resting place on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Now after centuries of mystery and misinformation, Steve and Kathie Libert reveal that Le Griffon likely met her final fate among...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2021

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Summary: "Total housing is a selection of 61 exemplary multi-family residential projects built in Europe, North And South America, and Asia during the real-estate boom of the last decade. Total housing provides evidence of the desirability of dense, urban living. It is an antidote to sprawl. Total housing projects are accessible, compact, connective, diverse, economical, flexible, responsive, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Actar 2010

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Summary: The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2005

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Summary: A powerful true story of one small group of workers overcoming corporate greed to end slavery and abuse in America's fields.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Hubert

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Publisher / Publication Date: Comics Lit 2009

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Summary: "Sunset Story is a funny and intimate documentary that will make you think differently about growing old. It tells the story of Irja (81) and Lucille (95), two friends at a rest home for retired radicals. As they attend demonstrations, register their fellow residents to vote and debate everything under the sun, Irja and Lucille's verve and humor delight us. Sunset Story doesn't shy away from...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capital Entertainment 2005

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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho

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Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lion Publications 1999

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Summary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Summary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014

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Summary: Director Robert J. Flaherty journeyed with his wife, Frances, and their children to the South Seas island of Savai'i to capture on film the exotic lifestyles of the Samoan people. In doing so, they resurrected and dramatized the recently vanished customs and struggles of the people just before modernization permanently altered the cultural landscape of the island. In 1975, nearly 50 years after...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Halbert, Frederic

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1978

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Albers, Susan

Summary: Albers has discovered that the key to successful weight loss is not physical exercise, calorie counting, or willpower-- it's emotional intelligence (EI). Learn how to use EI to strengthen your relationship with food, and get out of the vicious cycle of dieting failure.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2013

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Alberti, Rafael

Summary: A bilingual anthology by a Spanish poet, illustrated with paintings that inspired it. In the poem, Botticelli, accompanied by the painting, The Birth of Venus, he writes: "Upon the sea / all is curling witchery, / twirling curl / & rippling wave, / a geometric order / carried to the border / by uncooling winds that shower bird & flower."

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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 1997

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Summary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000

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Halbert, Sam.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1997

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Stayton, Robert

Summary: A detailed blueprint for a clean sustainable energy future based on solar photovoltaics. Power Shift explains to a general audience how energy works and why it determines the future of humankind. Power Shift provides historical background on how the human relationship with energy developed, and how that relationship was gradually taken over by fossil fuels, converting us all into energy...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandstone Publishing 2015

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Abdelnour, Salma.

Summary: The author chronicles her return to Lebanon after leaving the war-torn country at the age of nine and living in the United States for thirty years.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Paperbacks 2012

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Alburt, Lev.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 1997

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Aubert, Dany

Summary: Martin and his mother talk about Martin's worries about starting school, while his little sister wishes that she was old enough to go, too.

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Publisher / Publication Date: minedition 2020

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Little, Elbert L. (Elbert Luther)

Summary: An identification guide to trees of western North America, with 855 color photographs, three identification keys, and detailed descriptive information.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1980

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Albers, Susan

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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger 2009

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Katz, Sammi

Summary: "A guide to the elements, tastes, and techniques of drinkmaking. Featured are recipes for classic and original cocktails, as well as a Bartending Index, including additional recipes, tools and techniques, glassware and garnishes, and ice. Each page is illustrated with gouache paintings"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2022

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Hage, Salma

Summary: "Whether you start your day with something sweet, finish it with something sweet, or make sure sweets are within reach all day long, you'll find serious inspiration in the pages of Salma Hage's latest cookbook for home cooks. The Middle East's wide rangeof cultures, ingredients, and influences informs the array of dishes she includes -- spiced cookies, cream-filled pancakes, aromatic pastries,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Limited 2021

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