Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACPoole, Eric.
Summary: There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the incredible and harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. It is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades: Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 959.7 POOSchmidt, Eric
Summary: "Jack Welch's Straight from the Gut was once the essential primer for managers, but today's leaders need a new playbook. In HOW GOOGLE WORKS, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg distill their decades of working in the high-tech industry into a practical and fun-to-read guide for those who want to succeed in an ever-changing business landscape. The book offers how-to advice on strategy,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crand Central Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 SCHSummary: Portrait of the relationship between two eccentric recluses, Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter, Little Edie. The aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis feed their cats and raccoons and talk about their past behind the walls of their East Hampton mansion.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC GRESummary: "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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Using unseen photos and footage, ... director Martin Scorsese traces the life of George Harrison in a personal film, weaving together performance footage, home movies, rare archival materials and interviews with his family and friends"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Enterprises 2011
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEOSummary: Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg distill their decades of working in the high-tech industry into a practical and fun-to-read guide for those who want to succeed in an ever-changing business landscape. The book offers how-to advice on strategy, corporate culture, talent, decision-making, innovation, communication and dealing with disruption.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 658 SCHGoode, Diane.
Summary: Come dine with the Abbotts! When: now. Where: their house. But watch out for the Abbotts: they speak with their mouths full, they spit, they fall out of their chairs... their manners are simply atrocious! Thank goodness their guests know how to behave, but this is one invitation they will wish they had refused.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 395.122 GOOLevine, Caryl
Summary: "Rice is more than just a pantry staple, it's a food that sustains half the world's people. This cookbook is a love letter to this humble grain. And with these recipes that prioritize flavor and transform simple, gluten-free pantry staples into flavorful and nourishing dishes, you can cook rice with confidence and explore its glorious possibilities. Rice is central to dishes from all around the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6318 LEVFoote, Kristen
Summary: How to Survive as a Firefly provides a unique take on insect science that will entertain and educate in and out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story - and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of fireflies. If you've ever wondered how these fascinating beetles grow and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOODaily, Frederick W.
Summary: Contains strategies and insider tips to help readers deal with the IRS, whether for an outstanding tax bill or audit.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 343 DAIContents: disc 1. Broke (79:00) / director, Billy Corben ; 9.79 (79:00) / director, Daniel Gordon -- disc 2. There's no place like home (59:00) / directors, Maura Mandt and Josh Swade ; Benji (77:00) / directors, Coodie and Chike ; Ghosts of Ole Miss (51:00) / director, Fritz Mitchell -- disc 3. You don't know Bo (76:00) / director, Michael Bonfiglio ; Survive and advance (101:00) / director, Jonathan...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ESPBrin, Geri
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sixth&Spring Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.34 BRISummary: Contains: Down on the Farm - discover what life on the farm is all about; Barnyard Friends - find out where barnyard animals come from and how they became our helpers; and The Horse of Course - discover what makes a horse a horse!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ANIGoode, Diane.
Summary: In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, an attractive mutt wins the heart of a prince with the help of her canine grandmother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDErickson, Erick
Summary: Offers ten open letters directed to the author's children, penned after he learned that both he and his wife faced grave medical issue, addressing life's enduring values and offering practical, inspirational, and spiritual advice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 ERIErlic, Lily.
Summary: This book describes the locations, climates, plants and animals, and conservation studies of grassland ecosystems.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: AV2 by Weigl 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.4 ERLFromm, Erich
Contents: The crisis of psychoanalysis.--Freud's model of man and its social determinants.--Marx's contribution to the knowledge of man.--Humanistic planning.--The Oedipus complex: comments on the case of little Hans.--The significance of the theory of Mother right for today.--The theory of Mother right and its relevance for social psychology.--The method and function of an analytic social...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1932
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.891 FROVeillé, Éric
Summary: Offers humorous drawings comparing things before and after storms, meetings with elephants, and trips to the hairdresser.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VEIEdic, Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.3 EDISala, Enric
Summary: In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020