Gopnik, Blake
Summary: The definitive biography of a fascinating and paradoxical figure, one of the most influential artists of his--or any--age To this day, mention the name "Andy Warhol" to almost anyone and you'll hear about his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. But though Pop Art became synonymous with Warhol's name and dominated the public's image of him, his life and work are infinitely more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WARHOL, ANDY GOPBlaze.
Contents: Opening (3:31 min) -- Heaven (3:39 min) -- She (3:38 min) -- Places (3:34 min) -- Rise (4:46 min) -- Runaway (4:15 min) -- Breath (3:49 min) -- Queens (3:54 min) -- Faces (3:57 min) -- Mount (3:01 min)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BLAGopnik, Adam.
Summary: "From the author of Paris to the Moon--one man's quest for the meaning of food in a time obsessed with what to eat. Never before have we cared so much about food. It preoccupies our popular culture, our fantasies, even our moralizing--"You still eat meat?" How could the land of Chef Boyardee have come so far overnight? And where can we possibly go from here? Locating our table ancestry in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.12 GOPShake.
Contents: Disc 1. Mood swing -- Live for friction -- Plugged in -- Here, there & nowhere -- Arise -- The floor filler -- Happy to be here -- March into darkness -- Breathe deeper -- Electron rider -- Stereotype -- Detroit state of mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fractional Recordings/Rush Hour Recordings 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC SHAGopnik, Alison
Summary: "Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and thereby a particular kind of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 GOPFlame
Contents: Recaptured -- Surrender (featuring V. Rose) -- Power -- Nonsense -- Alive -- All I need -- Move -- Put on -- Double back -- Captured me -- Daniel 10 -- Tonight (all of me).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Central South Distribution 2010
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Summary: "From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal forNew York, the city then, much like today, was a pilgrimage site for the young, the arty, and the ambitious. But it was also becoming a city of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOPNIK, ADAM GOPGopnik, Adam
Summary: An exploration of liberalism profiles the individuals and movements that formed its tradition of radical change through humane measures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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Summary: Following Gopnik's Paris to the Moon, the adventure continues against the panorama of another storied city. Autumn, 2000: the Gopnik family moves back to a New York that seems, at first, safer and shinier than ever. Here are the triumphs and travails of father, mother, son and daughter; and of the teachers, coaches, therapists, adversaries and friends who round out the extended urban family....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 GOPGopnik, Adam
Summary: "In The Real Work-the term magicians use for the accumulated craft that makes for a great trick-Gopnik becomes a dedicated student of several masters of their craft: a classical painter, a boxer, a dancing instructor, a driving instructor, and others. Rejecting self-help bromides and bullet points, he nevertheless shows that the top people in any field share a set of common qualities and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.9 GOPGopnik, Adam.
Summary: Adam Gopnik compares and contrasts living in Paris in the latter half of the twentieth century while he and his his wife raised their family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 GOPGopnik, Adam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 944 GOPGopnik, Alison.
Summary: A review of research on learning and infancy, drawn from hundreds of case studies, shows how children by the age of three are virtual learning machines and discusses how parents can help this learning process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow & Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.413 GOPSlade
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wea Corp 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SLABeak.
Summary: BEAK, formed by Geoff Barrow (Portishead), Matt Williams and Billy Fuller in 2009 recorded their debut album, created out of 12 days of improvised sessions and then edited into song form. Shortly after releasing it on Invada (UK) and Ipecac (US) the band went on a successful tour including festival dates across Europe and the U.S. Buzzing from the tour Beak then returned to the studio to start...
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Publisher / Publication Date: INVADA 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BeaBrake, Mark
Summary: Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, "Star Wars" is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the "Star Wars" world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the extraordinary inventions materialize in our world? "The Science of Star Wars" addresses fifty topics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500.5 BRAFlake, Sharon
Summary: A cat becomes increasingly frustrated as he tries to convince a meowing, squawking, and otherwise teasing duck that ducks are supposed to quack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLABlame Sally
Contents: Fillmore street -- Jump start -- Trouble -- La Llorona -- All rise -- Pass the Buddha -- Night of 1000 stars -- Hurricane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ninth Street Opus
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Summary: Star Wars has captured the hearts and imaginations of sci-fi fans worldwide. We all marvel at its dazzling variety of aliens, spaceships, and planets. That’s because there’s something revolutionary about the actual science in Star Wars. These painted pictures from the movies make us see the universe in a new light. They inspire us to ask questions such as: How much would it cost to build a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 BRAFlake, Jeff
Summary: Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 FLABlanke, Gail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Springboard Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.5 BLABlade, Adam
Summary: "One boy's journey to help his village becomes a quest to save the kingdom. Strange things are happening in Tom's village. First, the horses were attacked. Then, the river dried up. Now, the last of the crops has mysteriously burned. Everyone is terrified. But Tom isn't afraid. He's always dreamed of a quest -- a real quest! -- and vows to go to the king and bring help for them. But Tom soon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2007
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Summary: Discover the scientific secrets of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, and more in J. K. Rowling's universe. Movie-goers and young readers the world over have been spellbound by the tales of "the boy who lived." J. K. Rowling's stories have conjured ideas of magic and sorcery into our minds like no other book series before. But nature is its own magic. And Muggle scientists have uncovered answers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2020
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Summary: For most people, having a child doesn't go exactly as planned. Not many are willing to admit that not only did they dislike the early days of parenting, they sometimes hated it. MAMA TRIED is a relatable collection of cartoons and essays pertaining to the good, bad, and (very) ugly parenting experiences we all face. Subjects range from "are you ready for children?" to "baby gear class-warfare."...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015