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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Saint Thomas, Sophie
Summary: "Many people have already been implementing CBD into their self-care routines and are loving all the many soothing benefits it brings. But with so many products and supplements now available in the marketplace, it can be difficult to figure out what willwork best for you. In The Little Book of CBD for Self-Care you'll find 200 CBD-powered activities that can boost your self-care experience....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7 SAISummary: Part 2 examines the biblical answers to the fundamental human questions and then traces their influence on the Western mind. This second section witnesses the transformation of philosophy from a monothetic search for explanations to a spiritual quest for meaning and understanding informed by a profound fideism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: Part 3 explores the period from the Renaissance to the onset of the Enlightenment in the middle to late seventeenth century. This section marks the critical schism that developed between the claims of faith and those of science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREThomas, Dana
Summary: What should I wear? It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labor, the environment, and intellectual property--and in the last three decades, with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 THODent, Thomas C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.043 DENBowen, Dana Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freshwater Press 9710
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freshwater Press 9690
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1940
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Summary: Enter the mythical world of the Gargoyles and get to know the ancient creatures that once guarded a medieval Scottish fortress, and who now have come alive at night to protect the city of Manhattan from evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GARTranströmer, Tomas
Summary: "Tomas Tranströmer--the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature--can be clearly recognized not just as Sweden's most important poet, but as a writer of international stature whose work speaks to us now with undiminished clarity and resonance. Long celebrated as a master of the arresting, suggestive image, Tranströmer is a poet of the liminal: his verse is drawn again and again to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloodaxe Books 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 335.02 MORCilauro, Santo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.92 CILGant, Lee.
Summary: "Master knitter, teacher, and widely published knitwear designer Lee Gant shares real-life stories about the power of knitting to comfort and calm, heal and renew"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 746.432 GANSaunt, Claudio
Summary: "A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the MississippiRiver. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 SAUMore, Thomas
Summary: Presents the English statesman's classic denunciations of sixteenth-century tyranny and corruption and vision of an ideal society, along with historical and biographical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1993
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadview Press 2010
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Summary: Teens have a unique fashion outlook, prizing both comfort and style, and the 16 pieces in this knitwear collection meet those high standards. The sweaters, jackets, dresses, tops, and skirts are all easy to wear, versatile pieces that will become instant favorites. A size range from Juniors 3 to 15 ensure a great fit for most teens. With lots of photos, the book looks like a magazine fashion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 GANGoldberg, Sana
Summary: "From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Let's face it: nobody likes going to the doctor. It can be uncomfortable, nerve wracking, expensive--and that's just for routine care! When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.69 GOLSaunt, Claudio
Summary: Details the other revolutions during 1776, including the reaction of the native residents of San Francisco in the wake of the first European settlement there and the devastation of the Aleutian Islands by the Russians' hunt for sea otters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.313 SAUYant, Martin
Summary: "... to show how the Bush administration had deliberately deceived Americans into supporting the pursuit of power disguised as a pursuit of principle"--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus 1991