Stearns, Peter N.
Summary: Thirty-six lectures that provide a survey of the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe, beginning with the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era and ending with the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2007
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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 STE PART 1Call number: CD 909 STE PART 2
Call number: CD 909 STE PART 3
Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Peters, Gregory N.
Summary: "Describes the history of the Negro Leagues, the only option for African-American baseball players until the color barrier was broken in the late 1940s"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J 796.357 PETSummary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSears, William
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SEAStevens, Thomas N. (Thomas Nichols)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 973.7475 STEMoogk, Peter N.
Summary: An exploration of the character of French colonists in the New World, and of the cultural values that shaped Quebec history and nationalism.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971 MOOStern, N. H. (Nicholas Herbert)
Summary: The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a new wave of economic and technological transformation and investment, a new era of global and sustainable prosperity. Why, then, are we...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7 STEStevens, Peter F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow and Co., Inc. 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 STEStevens, Peter F.
Summary: Discusses how the family of Commander Jim Abele found the long lost USS Grunion, a Naval submarine that disappeared in 1942.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery History 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5451 STEMeyer, David N.
Summary: Family saga of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, riddled with astonishing highs--especially as the Bee Gees became the definitive band of the disco era, fueled by Saturday Night Fever--and crashing lows, including the tragic drug-fueled downfall of youngest brother, Andy. A whole new generation of fans has rediscovered the undeniable grooves and harmonies that made the Bee Gees--and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 MEYStevens, Cat
Summary: The iconic song is now an incredible picture book! Celebrate fifty years of Cat Stevens' timeless anthem with this joyfully illustrated picture book filled with hope, love, and the celebration of all cultures and identities. Fifty years ago Peace Train changed the world and defined a generation with its universal message of peace, hope and love between all people and cultures, and the heartfelt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Introduction -- How to use the National Directory of Corporate giving -- Guidelines for grantseekers -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Corporate philanthropy bibliography -- Resources of the Foundation Center -- Foundation Center cooperating collections -- Descriptive directory -- Appendix -- Indexes -- Index of Officers, Donors, Trustees, and Administrators - Geographic Index - International...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Foundation Center 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361.765 NATKater, Peter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE KATSummary: Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROOCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ROOCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROOSterns, George
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.13 STEDexter, Pete
Summary: In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, he cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. His columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 DEXLester, Larry.
Summary: Chronicles the history of the various teams and players that spent time in the "Motor city." From the aftermath of the First World War, through the Jazz Age and Prohibition, the Great Depression, and through the 1950s, the history of the Negro Leagues parallels the history of Black America, from segregation to full inclusion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 LESStearns, Precious
Summary: Introduces sea lions and describes their physical characteristics, habitats, life cycle, eating habits, and behavior.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. LLC 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.7975 STEPester, Sophie
Summary: Get creative with upcycling craft projects from this book and discover materials and techniques you have never used before. Includes 52 projects with DIY ideas for every weekend, ranging from jewellery and accessories to home decoration and furniture. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with starfuit, or make a hanging garden for your bathroom. The projects are easy to accomplish, and you can...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 PESStearns, Ezra S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3742 StearnsGreenleaf, Robert K
Summary: With the publication of Servant Leadership in 1977, a new paradigm of management entered the boardrooms and corporate offices of America. Robert K. Greenleaf, a retired AT&T executive, proposed that service ought to be the distinguishing characteristic of leadership. Not only would it create better, stronger companies, he said, but business leaders themselves "would find greater joy in their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paulist Press 2002
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 GREStevens, Cat
Summary: "Readers are invited to hop on the Peace train and join its growing group of passengers who are all ready to unite the world in peace and harmony. Featuring the timeless lyrics of Cat Stevens's legendary song and illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Peter H. Reynolds, this hopeful picture book inspires tolerance and love for people of all cultures and identities"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021