Summary: A portrait of musical iconoclast David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi. From his days leading The New York Dolls to his reinvention as lounge lizard Buster Poindexter, David Johansen is a chameleonic one-of-a-kind performer. Featuring a live performance at Cafe Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PERSummary: Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s, Ronstadt filled huge arenas as no one had ever done and produced an astounding eleven platinum albums. Ronstadt was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LINAlmond, Mark
Summary: This eye-catching album from a reputable British historian should inspire students to investigate further whatever particular revolution transfixes them. Almond sets forth generic qualities of political revolutions, including causes, tensions between radicalization and reaction, leaders, ideological underpinnings, and ramifications for neighboring countries. Powerful propagandistic images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: De Agostini 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 ALMAlmond, Steve
Summary: In the wake of the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, this "is Almond's effort to make sense of our historical moment, to connect certain dots that go unconnected amid the deluge of hot takes and think pieces. Almond looks to literary voices--from Melville to Orwell, from Bradbury to Baldwin--to help explain the roots of [what he sees as] our moral erosion as a people"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Hen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 ALMSummary: Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s, Ronstadt filled huge arenas as no one had ever done and produced an astounding eleven platinum albums. Ronstadt was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LINAlmond, David
Summary: "One hot summer morning, only weeks after his father's death, Davie steps out his front door into the familiar streets of the Tyneside town that has always been his home. But this seemingly ordinary day takes on an air of mystery and tragedy as the residents learn that a boy has been killed. Despite the threat of a murderer on the loose, Davie turns away from the gossip and sets off toward the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ALMAlmond, David
Summary: A dark, powerful and moving short story from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one that is, except for Davey. He's felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms, he's seen random objects fly through the air. And there's something else ... a memory of his beloved sister, and a feeling deep down...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALMHammond, M. O. (Melvin Ormond)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Co. of Canada Ltd. 1926
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.371 HAMSwindoll, Charles R.
Summary: Charles Swindoll, famed evangelical pastor and radio preacher, presents a series of profiles on the most important Biblical figures. Here, listeners will be delighted by the inspiring story of Paul.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Christian Audio Seed 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 225.92 SWISummary: Voyage to the bottom of the sea: Admiral Nelson takes scientists in his futuristic atomic submarine to explode a belt of radiation. Fantastic voyage: Follows the treacherous voyage of five scientists who are reduced to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of an injured Czechoslovak scientist to remove a cerebral blood clot which must be repaired from inside the brain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI VOYAlfond, Kenden
Summary: "Feeding Women of the Bible cookbook features a short compelling narrative of 20 female biblical heroines from the Hebrew bible, paired with two healthy plant-based kosher pareve recipes inspired by the character's experience. You learn about these extraordinary women through: their stories: a concise summary of the female biblical character's narrative; verses: key quotations from the Hebrew...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Publishing Company 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallup Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.409 WAGTidd, Natasha
Summary: "Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl. From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, the Protocols of Zion and the mysterious Testament of Peter the Great, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael O'Mara Books Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 TIDSummary: An unconventional work in every way, the Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern Hemisphere. It shuttles viewers from one vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings' increasing dependence on technology. -- adapted from container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC QATOsmond, Scott
Summary: "Nova Scotia is an established world-class tourist destination--but typical guidebooks miss many of the province's most fascinating, mysterious, and awe-inspiring sites. For those who wish to step off the beaten track, this guide is for you. Join exploration enthusiast Scott Osmond as he leads you to secret waterfalls, peaceful coves, ghostly industrial sites, abandoned armaments, sinkholes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boulder Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.16 NOVA SCOTIA OSMWalrond, Karen
Summary: "Many of us have strong convictions. We want to advocate for causes we care about--but which ones? We want to work for change--but will the emotional toll lead to burn out? Leadership coach, lawyer, photographer, and activist Karen Walrond knows that when you care deeply about the world, light can seem hard to find. But when your activism grows out of your joy--and vice versa--you begin to see...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 263.83 WALOrmond, Richard
Summary: Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargent's close friends. They are posed informally, sometimes in the act of painting or singing, and it is evident from the bold way they confront us that they are personalities of a creative stamp. Brilliant as these pictures are as works of art and penetrating studies of character, they are also records of relationships, allegiances,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The National Portrait Gallery 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 702 SARGENT ORMJonaitis, Aldona
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 704.0397 JONSummary: It is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably, no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. The film vividly brings to life Jacobs' 1960s showdown with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Media Group 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CITBurgan, Michael
Summary: Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FORAlford, Terry
Summary: "The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. In the 1820s, two families, unknown to each other, worked on farms in the American wilderness. It seemed unlikely that the families would ever meet-and yet, they did. The son of one family, the famed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 ALFOsmond, Emma.
Summary: This new title in the Weekend Makes series presents 25 cute and colourful toys to crochet with love for young children and babies. Perfect for using up your remnants of yarn and quick to make, you’ll be delighted with the results and so will your little ones! A variety of toys and games are included, from tactile stacking rings and an adorable giraffe to a practical stroller toy and educational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guild of Master Craftsman Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 OSMTorrey, Clarence Almon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1985