Summary: 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 AALAbernathy, Alta.
Summary: In 1909 5-year-old Temple and 9-year old Bud rode from Guthrie, OK. to Santa Fe, NM alone. In a span of 4 years, the brothers traveled the U.S. (more 12,000 miles) by horseback, car, and motorcycle. Their famous father, U.S. Marshall "catch-'em alive" Jack Abernathy of Oklahoma encouraged them, according to this account related by Temple Abernathy to his wife of 64 years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dove Creek Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ABEMaltz, Alan S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Light Flight Pub. 1995
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.94 MALMaltz, Alan S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Light Flight Publications 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.9 MALMaltz, Alan S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Light Flight Publications 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.93 MALDavis, Miles.
Contents: CDs. Pharaoh's dance -- Bitches brew -- Spanish key -- John McLaughlin -- Miles runs the voodoo down -- Sanctuary -- Spanish key ; John McLaughlin (previously unreleased alternate takes) -- Miles runs the voodoo down ; Spanish key ; Great expectations ; Little blue frog (single edits) --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia/Legacy 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ DAVAalto, Kathryn
Summary: Explores the inspiration for A.A. Milne's fictional Hundred Acre Wood, South-East England's Ashdown Forest, and how it influenced the author's famous works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2015
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Summary: "This edition of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca'a Relacion offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 NUNAalto, Kathryn
Summary: In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women, both historical and current, whose influential writing helps deepen our connection to and understanding of the natural world. These inspiring wordsmiths are scholars, spiritual seekers, conservationists, scientists, novelists, and explorers. They defy easy categorization, yet they all share a bold authenticity that makes their work both...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: African Ways Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 960 CASTOBrainerd, Alvah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.437 BRAAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 ALDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation AldaAlda, Alan
Summary: One of America's most recognizable and acclaimed actors, the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. The son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, he spent his early childhood backstage in the erotic and comic world of burlesque and went on, after early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.028 ALDShecter, Vicky Alvear
Summary: Explores the realms of Norse mythology and the gods, giants, elves, and monsters that can be found there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SHEAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 153 ALDAlda, Alan
Summary: The popular actor looks back to reassess the meaning of his own life and the paths he has taken, from the turbulent 1960s to the tragedy of September 11, and to answer such questions as "What do I value?" and "What, exactly, is the good life?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.02 ALDSummary: John James Audubon's story is dramatic and surprising. He was not born in America, but saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone alive. His growing apprehension about the destruction of nature became his prophecy. As an artist and naturalist his achievements were monumental. John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature creates a meaningful portrait of Art and Science in the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOHSadat, Anwar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SADSaltz, Gail.
Summary: Without delving into the realm of sexual intercourse, a guide answers preschoolers' commonly asked questions about reproduction, birth, and the difference between the sexes through simple text and illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 612.6 SALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Human SaltzShecter, Vicky Alvear
Summary: Hades, god of the dead, welcomes readers on a dangerous tour of his underworld kingdom, filled with monsters, furies, giants, and vampire demons. Along the way, he reveals ancient death rites and sinister curses, tells hair-raising stories, and cracks jokes to die for.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC SHEApgar, Cheryl.
Summary: Easy-to-follow recipes (one for each letter of the alphabet) and numerous activities that include songs, poems and chants, that enhance literacy and math skills while students learn and enjoy hands-on-cooking experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Teaching Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach ApgarAymar, Brandt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.1309 MENBalko, Radley
Summary: Relates the stories of two innocent men who were wrongly accused and convicted of crimes due largely to the legally condoned failures perpetrated by invalid forensic science and institutional racism. --Publisher. "A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614 BALCilauro, Santo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2004