Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Harris, Duchess
Summary: "The discovery of a vaccine for polio in the 1950s has prevented millions of cases of this severe paralyzing disease. The Discovery of the Polio Vaccine examines this historic advance from multiple perspectives, including those of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and modern organizations working to wipe out polio once and for all. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J614.549 HARCameron, Sharon
Summary: "In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CAMSummary: The legend of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James is the bold bandit whose name became synonymous with train hold-ups, daylight bank heists and every other daredevil crime associated with the lawless West of the 1800s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN JESLeamer, Laurence
Summary: Offering an intimate journey into the lives of eight legendary actresses whose stories help chart the course of the enigmatic director's career, this mesmerizing account takes a modern look at both the enduring art created by a man obsessed-and the private toll that fixation took on the women in his orbit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Leo Feist 1919
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare, the soldiers of the Special Forces-- and the focus of Hollywood's first feature film about the Vietnam War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GRERuiz, Gabriel.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Promotora Hispano Americana de Musica 1943
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMVilloro, Juan
Summary: Collection of two decades' writing about Mexico City, combining personal stories with vivid evocations and chronicles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2021
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Summary: "Follow the daily life of one queer artist from Texas as they introduce us to the lives of ten extraordinary people. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance and how they were inspired by these historical LGBTQIA+ people to live their own truth. Featuring biographies of Mary Jones, We'wha, Magnus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 CRIBruning, John R.
Summary: "This little-known WWII story introduces a renegade pilot whose personal mission to rescue his family from a POW camp changed modern air warfare forever. December 1941: Manila is invaded, and US citizen and Philippine Airlines manager, Pappy Gunn, is ordered to fly key military command out of the country, leaving his family at home. So Gunn was miles away when the Japanese captured his wife and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 BRUMafi, Tahereh
Summary: "Determined to escape Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, Alizeh, heir to the Jinn throne, realizes Cyrus may be the key to fulfilling her own destiny, while in Ardunia, Kamran finds a magical way to finally get to Tulan and rescue Alizeh"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREOda, Eiichirō
Summary: As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber ... at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world ... Luffy and team must figure out a way to get their ship, the Merry Go, to sail up - the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHEBuckley, James
Summary: "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 VERRonn, Ernie
Summary: The story of Ernie Ronn, an iron miner in Negaunee, Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center for Upper Peninsula Studies, Northern Michigan University 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RONN, ERNIE RONGarrett, Leah
Summary: "The incredible World War II saga of the Jewish refugees who fought in Britain's most secretive special-forces unit-but whose story has gone untold until now"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 GARJackson, Tyrone Allan
Summary: "This easy-to-read blueprint for financial success for kids provides creative and practical tips for earning money by starting a business, and even covers how to write a business plan, raise start-up money, and understand profit and loss"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 650.1 JACClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLISheinkin, Steve
Summary: "A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THOSummary: A documentary that explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes "Aggie" Gund's life. Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund focuses on her mother's journey to give viewers an understanding of the power of art to transform consciousness and inspire social change. Aggie is internationally recognized for her robust and prescient support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AGGWeir, Alison
Summary: "Spanning the years from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the dawn of a new era in 1154, when Henry II succeeded to the throne and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the first Plantagenet queen, was crowned, this ... book brings to ... life five women: Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king; Matilda of Scotland, revered as 'the common mother of all England'; Adeliza of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballentine Books 2017