Foster, Jeff
Summary: "Now more than ever, it's so important for everyone to understand our government: where it came from, how it works, and how we can bring about change. And, after all, in the words of author and government teacher Jeff Foster, "If you don't participate, you can't complain." This book is a comprehensive and entertaining guide that answers questions like: What is the Constitution? What are the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 320.473 FOSFoster, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204.4 FOSSummary: Told through the eyes and hands of acclaimed artists across the world, the film explores the surprising world of taxidermy, where sculptors must also be scientists. From a studio in Los Angeles that has elevated taxidermy to the forefront of fashion to fine artists in the Netherlands, these passionate experts push creative boundaries while revealing the importance of preserving nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STUMusser, Rebecca
Summary: A gripping account of Rebecca Musser's struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MUSSER MUSBrower, Sam.
Summary: From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a fac̦ade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision.--Bookjacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.33 BROWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTSummary: Discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind today's most compelling artists; features sixteen artists from North America (Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ARTEaster, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Easter and Easter, Inc. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 EASEaster, Gerald
Summary: "On October 1771, a merchant ship out of Amsterdam, Vrouw Maria, crashed off the stormy Finnish coast, taking her historic cargo to the depths of the Baltic Sea. The vessel was delivering a dozen Dutch masterpiece paintings to Europe's most voracious collector: Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Among the lost treasures was The Nursery, an oak-paneled triptych by Leiden fine painter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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Summary: "Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness" -- Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHASummary: Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, this piece documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust and contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NIGEaster, Michael
Summary: "In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? [Author and] journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2021
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Summary: "Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn't you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food, material goods, information, and power were scarce and hard to find. But with our modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 EASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help EasterSummary: "This ... documentary follows nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe ... on their quests to compete at the international Science and Engineering Fair"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SCISummary: "The Ventures have been thrilling music lovers with songs like 'Wipe Out' and 'Hawaii 5-0' since 1959. Now, see the story of the world's most famous instrumental rock and roll band from those who know them the best: movie stars, music legends, and their family. Witness the rise and influence of the electric guitar, the history, and the relevance of the band in pop culture still today." -- Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC VENSemenya, Caster
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Whether your goal is to start your own community food swap, or just make delicious treats to share with family and friends, this is the book you need! Part cookbook, part how-to guide, Food Swap features more than 80 recipes for artisanal items that will be coveted at food swaps and adored as gifts, including preserves, baked goods, granolas, cheeses, pestos, roasted nuts, flavored salts, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 PASPaster, Emily
Summary: A celebration of delicious foods from Jewish cooks. Learn about one of the most vital subtopics in Jewish cooking: preserved foods. Jewish cooks, even casual ones, are proud of the history of preserved foods in Jewish life, from the time of living in a desert two millennia ago to the era in which Jews lived in European ghettoes with no refrigeration during the last century. In a significant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Common Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.4 PASThompson, Jeoff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 796.8153 THOBaur, Joe
Summary: Describes points of interest in each region of the country, providing recommendations on restaurants, hotels, shopping, entertainment, and historic sites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of Internet Brands, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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Summary: "In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it. Born into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rachel Jeffs was raised in a strict patriarchal culture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperluxe 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 JEFFS, RACHEL JEF(Duff, Hilary, perf.)
Summary: Lizzie McGuire sets off to Italy with friends on a graduation trip, where she is mistaken for an Italian pop star and falls for the star's singing partner, Paolo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney 2002