Newton, Isaac
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 531 NEWSummary: "Meet the Sweathogs. They're the rowdiest, goofiest bunch of students to ever step foot inside a high school. But if they think they're too unruly for a good teacher to handle, they're in for a rude awakening when they meet Mr. Kotter -- a former Sweathog who's returned to his alma mater to shape the minds of these remedial students as their new teacher! With the hilarious talents of comedian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WELSummary: When an illness brings comedian Emily Martin back to her college town of Austin, Texas, she must endure an awkward weekend with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MR.Holler, Anne.
Summary: Discusses the life of Pocahontas and her role as peacemaker between the Powhatan tribes and the settlers of Jamestown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1993
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 975 HOLMillard, Anne
Summary: Discusses how and why the ancient Egyptians built pyramids, what happened to these structures, and what kinds of pyramids were built in other parts of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Company 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 MillaWeltman, Anna
Summary: "Are there any cube-shaped planets in the galaxy? What's the ham sandwich theorem? And how can math help you win at games? Discover the answers to these questions and so much more in the book of math." --Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Millard, Anne
Summary: "From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived. From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you on a trip around the world and through history to visit ancient cities and empires, showing who lived where and explaining the unique features of each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 MILMillard, Anne.
Summary: Describes the pyramids of Egypt and the Americas and their significance in the social, political, and religious life of long-vanished civilizations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 MILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 MILPaperny, Anna Mehler
Summary: "A personal story of depression, as well as a journalistic account of its role and ramifications in society today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAPERNY, ANNA MEHLER PAPSummary: Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR LOVSummary: The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary coming to terms with working for unspeakable evil after remaining silent for nearly 60 years. Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 until the end of the war. He dictated his last will and testament to her. She refused to speak publicly about her memories, keeping silent about her life, her trials and tribulations, until now,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLISummary: A captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto: the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Theirs was a profoundly humanist vision that put people at the centre of design, and ranged from work in furniture design through to huge architectural projects. They mixed with, and influenced, major...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AALMiller, Andy
Summary: "An editor and writer's vivaciously entertaining, and often moving, chronicle of his year-long adventure with fifty great books (and two not-so-great ones)-- a true story about reading that reminds us why we should all make time in our lives for books. Nearing his fortieth birthday, author and critic Andy Miller realized he's not nearly as well read as he'd like to be. A devout book lover who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2014
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Summary: A comprehensive and eye-opening portrait of one of the most significant and improbable figures of the twentieth century--from her childhood in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution to her years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, the publication of her blockbuster novels, and the rise and fall of the cult that formed around her in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RAND, AYN HELHeller, Anne Conover.
Summary: Hannah Arendt, one of the most gifted and provocative voices of her era, was a polarizing cultural theorist--extolled by her peers as a visionary and berated by her critics as a poseur and a fraud. Born in Prussia to assimilated Jewish parents, she escaped from Hitler's Germany in 1933 and is now best remembered for the storm of controversy that arose after the publication of her 1963 New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ARENDT, HANNAH HELContents: Disc one : Do you believe / Melanie -- Blessed are /Joan Baez -- Light flight / Pentangle -- Foolish season / Dana Gillespie - Someone to talk my troubles to -- Auntie aviator / John & Beverley Martyn -- Flying away / Serpent Power -- It could have been better / Joan Armatrading -- Morning Morgantown / Jude -- If not by fire / Mandy More -- Upstairs by a Chinese lamp / Laura Nyro -- I thought I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Grapefruit Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK MILMahler, Gustav
Contents: Part I: Veni, creator spiritus -- Part II: Schlussszene aus Goethes Faust II.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MahleSummary: A robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DARSummary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFTGilder, Joshua.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 GILKingsley, Ben
Summary: Examines the life of Anne Frank and her family from 1939-1945.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANNSummary: A dramatization of the story about the struggle of a Boston teacher, Annie Sullivan, to communicate with and teach the deaf, blind, and mute child, Helen Keller.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MIRSummary: Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2001