Abrahams, Roger D.
Contents: Tales of wonder from the great ocean of story -- Stories to discuss and even argue about -- Tales of trickster and other ridiculous creatures: tales to entertain -- Tales in praise of great doings -- Making a way through life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2096 ABRD Furber P Braham
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harms 1922
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.J.Stasny Music 1920
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.4 LAULaunius, Roger D.
Summary: Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by space. From the Babylonian astronomers of 700 BCE who charted the paths of planets, to the ancient Inca and Aztec builders of early astronomical observatories, to the launch of Sputnik 1 and the Moon landing, through today's private and public space exploration endeavors, we have always looked to the skies to learn about our place in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.4 LAUHodge, Roger D.
Summary: "An intoxicating, singularly illuminating history of the Texas borderlands from their settlement through seven generations of Roger D. Hodge's ranching family. What brought the author's family to Texas? What is it about Texas that for centuries has exerted a powerful allure for adventurers and scoundrels, dreamers and desperate souls, outlaws and outliers? In search of answers, Hodge travels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 HODAbrams, Jonathan P. D.
Summary: "The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture--from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire. The music that we would later know as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 ABRD Rogers E Hagen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shapiro,Bernstein 1940
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Summary: "Centuries ago, Europeans desperate for gold and a route to the East found a lush, green paradise populated by native tribes in the New World. Despite a clash of cultures, cooperation created the fur trade that dominated early Michigan history. Subsequent violence and disease all but wiped out the native population. Later, intrepid residents crossed the frozen Straits of Mackinac on foot and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 ROGLaunius, Roger D.
Summary: In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory. Many have detailed the exciting events of the Apollo program, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 LAUAbrams, Jonathan P. D.
Summary: "The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors, and others involved in its creation Since its final episode aired in 2008, HBO's acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled, from the failures of the drug war and criminal justice system to systemic bias in law enforcement...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 ABRSummary: Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DEAAbrams, Jonathan P. D.
Summary: "When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college--as young basketball prodigies were expected to do--but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 ABRRogers, D. Laurence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Historical Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.98 ROG1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 634.93 ROG
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1 available in Michigan Room, Call number: MI 634.98 Rogers 1993Summary: The nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualties, a child soldier, in this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala and starring Idris Elba.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BEAD Rogers W Osborne
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Leeds Music 1939
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Contents: Sunrise State (Of Mind)(4:27 min) -- Mañana (3:38 min) -- Sultan (3:25 min) -- Monte Carlo (3:44 min) -- La Estampida (2:33 min) -- Hourglass (2:20 min) -- Prismatic (4:05 min) -- Yes (3:59 min) -- Golden (3:10 min) -- Fuji (3:11 min) -- Shapeshifter (3:34 min) -- Göbekli Tepe (4:15 min)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Suicide Squeeze 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ABRSummary: To prove that one bad day can make any man as insane as he is, the Joker wages a psychological war on Batman that catches Commissioner Gordon and his daughter in the crippling crossfire and leaves scars on the Dark Knight that even time won't heal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MATSummary: Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Detective Inspector Jack Frost tracks down criminals in the fictional town of Denton, England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013