Summary: To reflect on the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hernan Cortes' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City. As...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FOUKamen, Henry.
Summary: "Since the sixteenth century, the Spanish inquisition has been synonymous with terror, bigotry, and persecution. In this book, a renowned historian sweeps away old misconceptions and presents a new view of this notorious and fascinating period." "Henry Kamen reassesses the significance and consequences of the expulsion of the Jews and also argues that there is little evidence for the alleged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 272.2 KAMNeruda, Pablo
Summary: Presents the impassioned poems that the future Nobel prize-winner wrote while serving as Chilean consul in the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 NEROlstein, Lisa
Summary: "Pain Studies is a book-length lyric essay at the intersection of pain, perception, and language. Through the prism of migraine, Pain Studies episodically and idiosyncratically explores personal, cultural, medical, and literary histories of pain--how we experience, express, treat, and mistreat it--and undertakes extended engagements with a range of sources including the trial testimony of Joan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ORNPomada, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.37 POMPomada, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.37 POMAlbert, Lee (Lee Michael)
Summary: Proven, practical, easy-to-follow program to reduce and even eliminate chronic muscular pain through simple movements and home care. Demonstrates how Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT) effectively treats pain patterns caused by injury, stress, repetitive strain, postural distortion and chronic neuromuscular conditions. Includes specific wellness plans for: headache, neck and shoulder pain, low...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dudley Court Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 ALBGigliotti, Jim
Summary: Describes the life of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901, and the social and political conditions in Great Britain during her lifetime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectual stagnation, Menocal brings us a portrait of a medieval culture where literature, science, and tolerance flourished for 500 years. The story begins as a young prince in exile--the last heir to an Islamic dynasty--founds a new kingdom on the Iberian peninsula: al-Andalus. Combining the best of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946.02 MENCroze, Harvey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 599.6 CROKemper, Benjamin
Summary: Whether you want to explore the treasures of El Prado, dance the flamenco, take a tapas tour, or experience the incredible Alhambra, the local Fodor's travel experts in Madrid, Seville and Granada are here to help! Fodor's Madrid with Seville and Granada guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Check out a sampling of San Francisco's flavors, explore Seattle's downtown and waterfront areas, as well as it's natural wonders, and explore the charm and character of sister cities Vancouver and Victoria.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.9504 BESHyman, Clarissa.
Contents: Andalucia: Málaga raisins -- Aragon: olives and olive oil -- Asturias: beans -- Basque Country: bonito del norte -- Cantabria: anchovies -- Castile-La Mancha: Manchego lamb and cheese -- Castile-Leon: Morucha beef -- Castile-Madrid: Chinchón garlic -- Catalonia: Reus hazelnuts -- Extramadura: pimentón de la Vera -- Galicia: mussels -- La Rioja: pears -- Mallorca: black pigs and sobrassada --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5946 HYMSancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander)
Summary: "A riveting on-the-edge-of-your-seat story about the famous 1970s Patty Hearst-style kidnapping of Baron Edouard "Wado" Empain, juxtaposed with the story of his famous grandfather, the first Baron, who built the Paris Metro, all with the fascinating alternating backgrounds of both Belle Epoque and 1970s high-fashion Paris. What does it take to create a dynasty? What does it take to keep one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.82 SANPeachman, Rachel Rabkin
Summary: "Childhood pain is a widespread problem, yet it often goes untreated. The result can be long-term ill health. Drawing on the latest research, two leading voices on pediatric pain show parents, teachers, and medical practitioners how to help when they are needed most, attuning adults to practical strategies that make real difference in kids' lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 PEASummary: "Provides basic consumer health information about spinal pain, injuries, and related disorders, facts about preventing back and neck pain, maintaining spinal health, self-care, pain management, rehabilitative care, chiropractic care, spinal surgeries, along with preventative suggestions, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "Christine Papin, an overworked live-in maid, is reunited with her younger sister, Lea, who has also been hired by the wealthy Lancelin family. They make the estate's beds, scrub the floors, and spy on the domestic strife that routinely occurs within its walls. What starts as petty theft by the maids -- who are flashing back to their tumultuous time in a convent -- shortly turns into something...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SKEKuper, Simon
Summary: "With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world-and how that era is now ending"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 KUPHochschild, Adam
Summary: For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world, as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco and aided by Hitler and Mussolini. Today we're accustomed to remembering the war through Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Robert Capa's photographs. But Adam...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946.081 HOCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 946.081 HOCGazzaniga, Michael S.
Summary: Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Lucy Worsley re-stages the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, including the most important elements of the ceremony and the celebrations, scouring archival materials and Queen Victoria's diaries for the details. Lucy also tells the story of Victoria and Albert's courtship and engagement as she reveals how this one extraordinary event helped to invent modern marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICChandler, David Leon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1978