Summary: A ballet based loosely on Anton Chekhov's play Three sisters. Second program is a documentary portrait of the influential British choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan, with extracts from many of his ballets including The burrow, Romeo and Juliet, Gloria, Manon and The prince of the pagodas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Kultur 2009
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS WINSummary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder & Stoughton 2019
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Summary: By weaving together her personal story with philosophy, science, art, and literature, the author provides an exploration into aspects of menopause that have rarely been written about, including the changing gender landscape that reduced levels of hormones brings, the actualities of transforming desires, and the realities of prejudice against older women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.3 STEDarcey, Sheila
Summary: "Transform your life, process your emotions, and find joy in Sheila Darcey's Sketch by Sketch During a difficult time in her life, author Sheila Darcey found that the act of sketching and freestyle drawing-of giving a physical form to her thoughts, emotions and ideas-was an impactful way to process what she was feeling. One simple sketch became a daily practice and developed into a meditative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2021
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Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 791.43 BisFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5488 FUSBussel, Norman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 BUSSEL, NORMAN BUSBissell, Tom
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Publisher / Publication Date: PANTH 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.7 BISBissell, Tom
Summary: In April 1975, as Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, former Marine officer John Bissell was glued to his television, racked with anguish and horror as his country abandoned a cause for which so many of his friends had died. This book is his son Tom's reckoning with the Vietnam War and its impact on his father, his country, and Vietnam itself. Bissell also explores the many debates about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 BISBuswell, Dianne
Summary: n this enriching 21-day programme, Dianne Buswell shows you how to make joyful movement a habit. Forget gruelling exercise regimes or punishing diets – Dianne’s unique approach nourishes your body and mind using her four pillars of rest, movement, nutrition and positivity. Move Yourself Happy offers step-by-step explanations of core moves from yoga, Pilates and dance, including jive, tap and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 2023
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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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY NELBissell, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 BISFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5421 FUSSummary: "Red Without Blue is the groundbreaking documentary about the indestructible ties of family. This visually arresting film chronicles the close, yet sometimes strained relationship between identical twins Mark and Alex as Alex undergoes a transformation into a woman named Clair. Captured over a period of three years, RWB documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farleys' struggle to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Indiepix 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC REDLassell, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Filipacchi 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 LASFussell, Chris
Summary: When retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell co-wrote Team of Teams, they drew on their experience transforming the U.S. military s Special Forces into a flexible and nimble force that could defeat Al-Qaeda s decentralized network in Iraq. They proved that the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of small teams could be scaled up to large organizations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 FUSFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 FUSFussell, Paul
Summary: Looks at World War II in Europe, from D-Day to the fall of Berlin, from the perspective of the American infantry soldiers who fought, capturing the horrors and hardships of battle while dealing with issues of leadership, strategy, and tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 FUSLever, Darcy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.862 LEVWassell, Cathy
Summary: As the parent of a child recognised as autistic as a pre-teen or teen, it can often feel difficult to find the answers you need. Children who make it to late primary/early secondary age before being picked up by the system tend to present with traits that are harder to spot, meaning it can be harder to engage professionals in the diagnostic process and gather the necessary support. Cathy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.154 WASBussen, Karen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2006