Summary: 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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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Prevost, Jean Pierre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 224.06 PREVernant, Jean Pierre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 292.13 VernaMoullé, Jean-Pierre.
Summary: Jean-Pierre and Denise Moullé met on a street corner in Berkeley, California, in 1980; six months later they were married. French Roots is the story of their lives told through the food they cook—beginning with the dishes of old-world France, the couple’s birthplace, and focusing on the simple, pared-down preparations of French food common in the postwar period. The story then travels to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 MOUVerdet, Jean-Pierre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 VERHawley, Jonathan Pier
Summary: "An insightful account of lifesaving services by US lightkeepers and surfmen who battled high winds and waves, frigid temperatures and icy shores during their mission to protect lives on Lake Michigan."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 HAWHawley, Jonathan Pier.
Summary: "Perhaps you cruise into the harbor at Betsie Bay, where the Betsie River flows into Lake Michigan, and know its communities of Frankfort and Elberta. Maybe you enjoy drives or walks to either town's spectacular beach for summer's sun, winter's own marvels, or year-around sunsets. You may like to walk the long breakwaters that form the harbor's entrance, or join its fishermen. Whether you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapbook Press, Schuler Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 HAW1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.4635 HAW
Hawley, Jonathan Pier.
Contents: Every night at sunset -- Lightkeeping through the years -- Point Betsie light's first two decades -- Lifesavers join lightkeepers at Point Betsie -- Duty, drama and drudgery at the point -- New leaders, new tools and new challenges -- Accomplishing missions through preparation and courage -- Point Betsie at the dawn of the 20th century -- Lifesaving's transitional years at Point Betsie -- Point...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.855 HAW1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL ROOM 386.855 HAW
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime HawleyAller, Joan E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5975 ALLSummary: Mildred Pierce is a woman who will do anything to satisfy the demands of her spoiled daughter Veda, including divorce, opening her own business, and possibly murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MILYoung, Perry Deane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7 YOUSummary: 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: This 6-part series will be shown on PBS in the Spring of 2006. Includes: Voyage To Kure (Parts I & II), The Gray Whale Obstacle Course, Sharks: At Risk, and America's Underwater Treasures (Parts I & II).
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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Summary: "In this debut collection, Halsey bares her soul. Bringing the same artistry found in her lyrics, Halsey's poems delve into the highs and lows of doomed relationships, family ties, sexuality, and mental illness. More hand grenades than confessions, these autobiographical poems explore and dismantle conventional notions of what it means to be a feminist in search of power." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 HALHillert, Margaret
Summary: "An easy to read fairy tale about Cinderella and her trip to the ball. Spanish only text, includes Spanish word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH HILSummary: 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 NOTAllman, John Robert
Summary: "An alphabetic celebration of the world of ballet"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE ALLSummary: Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2011
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2 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MADSummary: Part 3 explores the period from the Renaissance to the onset of the Enlightenment in the middle to late seventeenth century. This section marks the critical schism that developed between the claims of faith and those of science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: Explores the indelible footprint that humans have left on this planet, and the catastrophic effects of environmental neglect and abuse, and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008