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Criminal behavior Internet Social aspects Motion picture music Excerpts Online chat groups Online social networks Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) Description and travel Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) In literature Project Apollo (U.S.) History Revolutionaries Space flight to the moon HistoryChafkin, Max
Summary: "A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s,no industry has made a greater impact on the world than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THIEL, PETER CHASummary: An intimate glimpse into the harsh world of urban motherhood. Zelda is one of five "disreputable" women who meet in the late afternoon to throw back half-priced drink specials and complain uninhibitedly about life, libidos and lactation. When her best friend moves in after a near-fatal overdose, Zelda is forced to decide whether to change her lifestyle or remain trapped by the illusions of youth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MARSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDSummary: In the first film of the collaboration between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, Don Lope de Aguirre dreams about conquering South America and leads his army on a doomed mission into oblivion. Jonathan Harker embarks on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman, little realizing that he is about to become involved with a dangerous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HERSummary: The rebuilding Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. The struggle to develop these 16 acres of 'sacred' land has encompassed 12 years, 19 government agencies, and over $20 billion. Aside from the engineering challenges, various constituencies - politicians, developers, architects, insurers, local residents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2014
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Summary: Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie's Angels take flight. In Banks's bold vision, the Angels are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world's smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE CHACopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHARichter, Max
Contents: Europe, after the rain (6:13) -- Maria, the poet (1913) (4:49) -- Laika's journey (1:29) -- The twins (Prague) (1:58) -- Sarajevo (4:03) -- Andras (2:42) -- Untitled (figures) (3:27) -- Sketchbook (1:56) -- November (6:23) -- Jan's notebook (2:39) -- Arbenita (11 years) (7:07) -- Garden (1973)/interior (3:25) -- Landscape with figure (1922) (5:14) -- Fragment (1:27) -- Lines on a page (one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fatcat Records 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL RICSummary: Follow four Scrabble game fanatics as they advance to the North American Championship. The film is a entertaining and humorous look at a board game that's an occasional amusement for some - and a serious obsession (or disturbing addiction) for others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Camera Planet 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WORSummary: Set 5: With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FOYChaikin, Andrew
Summary: The first volume of a 3-part series "commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, July 20, 1969" (volume 1, t.p. verso).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.454 ChaikChaikin, Miriam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION ChaikinChaffin, Tom
Summary: "Charles Darwin--alongside Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein--ranks among the world's most famous scientists. In popular imagination, he peers at us from behind a bushy white Old Testament beard. This image of Darwin the Sage, however, crowds out the vital younger man whose curiosities, risk-taking, and travels aboard HMS Beagle would shape his later theories and served as the foundation of his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.09 CHAChaikin, Andrew
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.454 CHAChafin, Suzie.
Contents: The ABC's -- Numbers 1-20 -- More numbers & colors -- Building blocks -- Introductions -- Getting to know you -- Making a date -- Baby talk -- Beyond baby basics -- Classroom signs -- Special needs kids -- Sports I -- Sports II -- Safety & first aid -- Staying healthy -- A day at the office -- Water cooler chatter -- Signs of worship -- Phrases in worship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knack 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 419.7 CHAChaffin, Tom
Summary: Thomas Jefferson first met the Marquis de Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state's governor, in fighting off the British. The two could not have seemed more different. When Jefferson moved to Paris three years later as a diplomat, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 CHAChaikin, Miriam
Summary: A narrative version of the Old Testament passages describing how the Jewish Sabbath came to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1980
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: What a whirl, what a world! High schooler Richard Samuels lucks into a role in a daring Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Cues, staging, rehearsals, romance, rivalries; he has a lot to learn. And the first thing to learn is never upstage Mercury Theatre's genius director, 22-year-old Orson Welles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ME1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ME
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MAXSummary: Examines economics professor and Clinton Administration cabinet member Robert Reich's crusade to expose the problem of income inequality in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INE1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF INE
Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine
Summary: Presents the history of the Internet forum Reddit, whose intensely-engaged users have changed the culture of the Internet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 302.302 LAGSteiner, Max
Contents: Now, voyager. Fanfare and main title ; Love scene and finale (5:51) -- King Kong. The forgotten island ; Natives ; Sacrificial dance ; The gate of Kong ; Kong in New York (7:16) -- Saratoga trunk. As long as I live (2:30) -- The charge of the light brigade. Forward the light brigade (2:37) -- Four wives. Symphonie moderne (Earl Wild, piano) (8:06) -- The big sleep. Main title ; Marlowe ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Victor 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC NOWSummary: Lose weight and dance off the pounds with three different cardio dance routines. Pro dancers Kym, Lacey, and Dmitry lead viewers through the Swing, Jive, and the Quickstep. Each routine gets the body warmed-up with the signature moves of the featured dances before progressively adding on to create complete, calorie-blasting workouts, so viewers can learn with ease and get dancer-fit all at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.715 DANClaflin, Stacy
Summary: "He gave up his daughter years ago, but now he'll risk his life to save hers. Alex Mercer is no stranger to kidnappings. The emotional scars still run deep from his sister's disappearance years earlier. His daughter Ariana remains safe long after her adoption, and he cherishes the few times a year he gets to see her. The joy is palpable when he takes her on their first one-on-one outing. At...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAShatkin, Laurence.
Summary: Identifies one hundred top careers for people without a four-year college degree, each with information on the nature of the work, training and/or qualifications and advancement, employment, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources for additional information. Includes tips on conducting a job search, and a self-assessment for matching skills to jobs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jist Works 2012