Downing, Antonio Michael
Summary: "Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant's vibrant personal metamorphosis"-- Growing up as a willful boy in a tiny village in the tropical forests of Trinidad, Downing was steeped in the legacies of his scattered family, the vibrant culture of the island, and the weight of its colonial history. Following his grandmother's death, he was sent to live with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOWNING, ANTONIO MICHAEL DOWDowning, Michael
Summary: Recently widowed, unhappily stuck on a pricey whiplash tour of Italy, Elizabeth Berman comes face to face with the first documented painting of a teardrop in human history, and in the presence of that tearful mother, and the arresting company of the renowned and anonymous women painted by Giotto in the Arena Chapel, she wakes up to the possibility that she is not lost.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWContents: Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals): XIII. The Swan (3:25) -- Cello Concerto in D minor : II Intermezzo (6:39) -- 12 Children's Songs Op.54 : X Lullaby in a Storm (2:19) -- Romance Op.36 (4:01) -- Cello Concerto No.9 in B flat major G482 : III Rondo - Allegro (5:59) -- Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor RV531 : II Largo (3:07) -- Cello Sonata in G minor Op.65 : III Largo (4:09) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Classics International 1990
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Downing, Michael
Summary: The story of the Shakers, a religious sect in New England whose members believed in Christ's second coming. It is presented in the form of stories which a father tells his son, the father having spent years photographing the surviving members.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWD'Antonio, Michael
Summary: "In one way or another, Donald Trump has been a topic of conversation in America for almost forty years. No one in the world of business-not Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Warren Buffett-has been as famous as Trump for as long. First associated with high-profile real estate development in 1970s Manhattan, his name has since become synonymous with success defined by wealth and luxury. What does one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 TRUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMP, DONALD DANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B TRUMP DANDowning, Michael
Summary: "Mark Sternum returns from PERFECT AGREEMENT to his work as a professor of creative writing in Boston. He is someone in love with his work and in love with the classroom. He is devoted to his students, even to those who don't exactly deserve his devotion. His lifelong partner is away for an extended stay in Europe, and Mark finds himself waiting anxiously on his return and somewhat in disarray...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWDowning, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWD'Antonio, Michael
Summary: Recounts the accomplishments of President Obama during his eight years in office, considering his major successes and how he was able to govern while facing both racial hostility and unrealistic expectations. "Barack Obama was once an unlikely candidate, but his successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 DAND'Antonio, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.43 DAND'Antonio, Michael.
Summary: The name means chocolate to America and the world, but as author D'Antonio reveals, it also stands for an inspiring man and a uniquely successful experiment in community and capitalism that produced a business empire devoted to a higher purpose. Milton S. Hershey brought affordable milk chocolate to America, creating and then satisfying the chocoholic urges of millions, and pioneering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HERSHEY, MILTON D'AntonioD'Antonio, Michael
Summary: Once a most unlikely candidate, Barack Obama's successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated. Elected as the Iraq War and Great Recession discouraged millions of Americans, Obama's promise of hope revived the national spirit.Had he only saved the economy, Obama would be considered a truly successful president....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 973.932 D'AND'Antonio, Michael
Summary: "Two award-winning journalists offer the most comprehensive inside story behind our most significant modern political drama: the House impeachment of Donald Trump. Having spent a year essentially embedded inside several House committees, Michael D'Antonioand Peter Eisner draw on many sources, including key House leaders, to expose the politicking, playcalling, and strategies debated backstage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 D'AND'Antonio, Michael
Summary: "The Hunting of Hillary traces how an entire industry of hate, lies, and fear was created to persecute Hillary Clinton for decades and profit from it. In The Hunting of Hillary, presidential biographer Michael D'Antonio details the years of lies and insults heaped upon Hillary Clinton as she pursued a life devoted to politics and policy. The worst took the form of sexism and misogyny, much of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLINTON, HILARY RODHAM D'AND'Antonio, Michael
Summary: "Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence--who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third--has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PENCE, MIKE DANSummary: Janet King, a senior crown prosecutor, returns to work after maternity leave to find her workplace even more demanding than when she left. She quickly becomes involved in a high-profile and controversial case, and makes several enemies in her search for the truth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JANSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANConnelly, Michael Doring
Summary: "In elderhood, the health care system has a narrow view of how to provide care. It focuses on extending a patient's life at all costs, with an over-reliance on machines and procedures, instead of caring holistically for the person. Accordingly, many of us will likely spend our final weeks in long-term care facilities or an ICU. Dying at home, peacefully, and surrounded by family is almost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging ConnellySummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMDvořák, Antonín
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Orfeo 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD O DVOSummary: Potemkin re-creats the 1905 mutiny on the battleship "Prince Potemkin." It focuses a mutiny by the battleship's crew and the subsequent massacre of civilians - that reflects the spirit of the times.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment, Inc. 1998
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BATSummary: The Chelsea murders: A serial murderer is on the loose in the bohemian borough of Chelsea and the police race the press to find the killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009