Summary: A multitude of family snapshots, Super-8 home movies, old answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, snippets of '80s pop culture, and dramatic reenactments are used to create an epic portrait of an American family travesty. Begins in 2003 when Jonathan learns that his schizophrenic mother, Renee, overdoses on her lithium medication. He is shot back into his real and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2005
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TARKrull, Kathleen
Summary: A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Company 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 468 KRUAdolph, Jonathan
Summary: "Heatproof, transparent, and durable, the mason jar is a science lab just waiting to be discovered. Unlock its potential with 40 dynamic experiments for budding scientists ages 8 and up. Using just a jar and a few ordinary household items, children learnto create miniature clouds, tiny tornadoes, small stalactites, and, of course, great goo and super slime! With a little ingenuity, the jar can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2018
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Summary: Presents an analysis of the recent increase of poverty in the United States, even among the middle class, describing twelve steps that can be undertaken to give the poor more equitable access to housing, education, and health care.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SmileyBooks 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.22 SMIAdolph, Anthony.
Summary: "A book that demonstrates how the reader may trace his or her Irish family history using family trees, the internet, contact information and other resources"--Publisher supplied.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 ADOAdolph, Jonathan
Summary: "Working with simple household tools, kids can follow the step-by-step photographic instructions to exercise their design smarts, expand their 3-D thinking, and learn the basics of physics and engineering with activities that have real-life applications"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.54 ADOSmiley, Tavis
Summary: A notable PBS and Public Radio International host recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou, who took on the role of teacher and maternal figure to him after their initial meeting in 1986, when he was a recent college graduate.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SMIDais, Dawn.
Contents: The preparation -- The decision -- The reason -- The accessories -- The training -- The limit -- The moment -- The lifestyle -- The pain -- The fundraising -- The payoff -- The mentality -- The marathon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 DAISmiley, Tavis
Summary: "A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death. Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost--ultimately--unable to live,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, MICHAEL SMITanis, David.
Contents: Bread Makes the Meal : A Loaf's Longevity -- My Kind of Snack : Nibbles for Any Time of the Day -- A Dab of This and That : Superior Homemade Condiments -- Eating with a Spoon : Pleasure in a Bowl -- Vegetables to Savor : Steaming, Braising, and Wilting -- Strike While the Iron Is Hot : Scorched, Seared, and Griddled -- A Little Something Sweet : Pleasure in Small Bites -- A Few Remarkable...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.82 TANMeyer, David
Summary: New for 2020, this paperback edition of The Total Cat Manual brings over 200 invaluable tips from David Meyer, Abbie Moore and Dr Pia Stalk, operators of Adopt-A-Pet.com, the world's largest non-profit pet adoption website. Whether a long time or first time cat owner, this 224 page guide will walk you through how to prepare your home, yourself and your family for your new best friend. Get ready...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen International 2020
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Summary: Rich, vivid illustrations by Ojibwe Woodland artist Pawis-Steckley are delivered in a graphic style that honors Indigenous people. The bold artwork adds impact to the compelling text. (Kirkus starred review) The prose is reminiscent of an inspirational speech ("Everyone's path looks different"), with a message of service that includes fun biographical facts, such as her love of Bruce Lee....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: The famed nineteenth-century lyric poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (1836-1870) is best known for the two works in this collection. Usually published together, they include his celebrated "Rhymes--a suite of poems characterized by melancholy and bitterness. The romantic tales comprising "Legends have varied themes: some depict supernatural and semi-religious events; others describe common...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 BECSummary: "A mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HARDavids, Kenneth
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2001
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Summary: This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAVFaris, David.
Summary: This book is intended to provide summary information about the legitimate descent from an Angevin (i.e., Plantagenet) King of England of about one hundred individuals who emigrated from England and Wales to the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 1996
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.342 FarisTanis, David
Summary: A masterwork of recipes, technique, approach, and philosophy, David Tanis Market Cooking is inspiring and essential. This is how to become a more intuitive cook. This is how to be more discerning at the market and in the kitchen. This is how to make one perfectly delicious dish after another, guided by the core beliefs that have shaped David Tanis's incomparable career: Food doesn't have to be...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Company, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 TANROBERTS, W. ADOLPHE
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1940
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Publisher / Publication Date: Madison Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.5 HOEJagendorf, M. A. (Moritz Adolph)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard Press 1972
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.92 JAGDalin, David G.
Summary: In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually found his way to the country whose legions he desperately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008