Reid, Stuart A.
Summary: "A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller-about the US-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.51031 REISummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: In 1961, Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia while en route to ceasefire negotiations between non-combatant UN forces and troops from the breakaway state of Katanga. What started as conspiracy theories have evolved into a growing consensus that Hammarskjold and fifteen other people were shot down, inciting the UN to reopen the case on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 341.23 SOMHumphreys, Jessica Dee
Summary: Recounts the experiences of Michel Chikwanine, who at age five was abducted during a schoolyard soccer game and forced to become a child soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 HUMButcher, Tim
Summary: The author recounts his audacious and perilous quest through the Congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer H. M. Stanley to map the Congo River, traveling alone with an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and dugout canoe, and aided by characters ranging from U.N. aid workers to a pygmy-rights advocate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISButcher, Tim
Summary: Journalist Tim Butcher offers this mixture of travelogue and history based on his experiences trekking through Africa's dense Congo region.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: W.F. Howes 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 916.751 BUTRubin, Susan Goldman
Summary: Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 RUBSimon, Paul
Contents: At the zoo -- The Big bright green pleasure machine -- Cloudy -- The 59th Street Bridge song (Feeling' groovy) -- For Emily, whenever I may find her -- A Hazy shade of winter -- I wish you could be here -- Patterns -- A Poem on the underground wall -- Scarborough fair/Canticle -- Someday, one day -- Wednesday morning, 3 a.m. -- You don't know where your interest lies.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Charing Cross Music 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.8 SIMHeale, Jay
Summary: Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, languages, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of the third largest country in Africa, a former colony of Belgium.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 967.51 HEAKara, Siddharth
Summary: "An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation-and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: Introduces the Congo rain forest, describing how large it is, the unique plants and animals that live there, and why conserving the Congo is so important.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 916.751 STIAnthony, Lawrence.
Summary: In this inspiring, heartfelt account, Lawrence Anthony, conservationist and coauthor of The Elephant Whisperer, traces his efforts to save the endangered northern white rhino.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 599.66 ANTSummary: Martin Scorsese's pseudo-documentary film, composed of both fictional and non-fictional material, about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, and blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROLJuma, Liliane Leila
Summary: "Liliane Leila Juma was 16 years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. In this gut-wrenching memoir, she gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion. Sincere and revealing, it gives a moving account of a young girl's journey from a protected and secure family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2020
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 JUMBerman, Larry
Summary: Chronicles the life of Pham Xuan An, a Vietnamese journalist who worked in South Vietnam for Reuters and Time magazine during the Vietnam War while simultaneously spying for North Vietnam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books/Collins 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 PHAM, XUAN AN BERContents: All I have to do is dream. -- All shook up. -- Around the world. -- Arrivederci, Roma. -- At the hop. -- The ballad of Davy Crockett. -- Blue suede shoes. -- Blue Tango. -- Blue velvet. -- Bye Bye, Love. -- Canadian sunset. -- Cara mia. -- C'est si bon. -- Cherry pink and apple blossom white. -- Climb ev'ry mountain. -- Cry. -- Cry me a river. -- Crying in the chapel. -- Don't be cruel. --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.5 SONMailer, Norman.
Summary: No writer plunged more wholeheartedly into the chaotic energies of the 1960s than Norman Mailer, as he fearlessly revolutionized literary norms and genres to capture the political, social, and sexual explosions of an unsettled era. Here, for the first time in one volume, are his unforgettable books of the 1960s: two disruptive and visionary novels, and two radically innovative journalistic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAIWoods, Vanessa
Summary: Traces how a Discovery Channel writer and her scientist fianc šettled in a Bonobo sanctuary in war-torn Congo, where their research enabled greater understanding of the characteristics and largely peaceful culture of the rare ape that shares 98.7 percent of human DNA.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 WOODylan, Bob
Summary: Presents the familiar Dylan song, accompanied by illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DYLWonder, Stevie
Contents: Boogie reggae woman -- Hey love -- Higher ground -- I wish -- Isn't she lovely -- Lately -- Living for the city -- Overjoyed -- Ribbon in the sky -- Send one your love -- Superstition -- That girl -- You are the sunshine of my life -- You haven't done nothin'.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023