Herkert, Barbara

Summary: A biography of the author known for such beloved classics as "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little," explores how his lifelong fascination with the outdoors inspired his most popular work.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017

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Summary: Inspiring tale about Rocky Graziano's rise from poverty and rage to the middleweight title.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2006

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Summary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006

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Summary: Twelve years afte the events in Frank Herbert's Dune, Maud'Dib--Arrakis emperor Paul Atreides--has become the unintended figurehead of a violent dictatorship, and his enemies are multiplying. Vanishing into the desert, he waits as destiny shapes his twin heirs Leto II and Ghanima, who must contend with their scheming aunt Alia while Princess Wensicia, of the enemy House Corrino, plots her own...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Entertainment 2003

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Summary: A sprawling BBC saga of wealth, passion, and power, set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England. Chronicles twenty years in the life of an aristocratic dynasty moving through high society in the heyday of Queen Victoria's reign. Based on Anthony Trollope's six political novels about British Parliamentary life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by RLJ Entertainment 2013

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Contents: Out of the past (fullscreen presentation, 97 min.) -- Angel face (fullscreen presentation, 92 min.) -- Home from the hill (widescreen presentation, 150 min.) -- The sundowners (widescreen presentation, 133 min.).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013

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Summary: Detective Virgil Tibbs has been assigned to solve the murder of a prostitute. His pal, a political-minded minister who is spearheading a referendum on community control, is suspected of the homicide and Tibbs is faced with the decision of whether or not to invesigate.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2001

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Contents: Piano sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minorm, op. 27, no. 2. Adagio sostenuto / Beethoven -- Estampes, L. 100. Pagodes / Debussy -- Suite for cello solo no. 1 in G, BWV 1007. Prélude / J.S. Bach -- Piano sonata no. 12 in F, K. 332. Adagio / Mozart -- The planets, op. 32. Venus, the bringer of peace / Holst -- Consolation no. 3, S. 172. Lento placido / Liszt -- Adagio for strings, op. 11 / Barber --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2015

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Schul, Christina Herkert

Summary: "Make engineering for kids fun and inspiring. From toothpick towers and marble runs to egg drops and water rockets, Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids is filled with exciting projects that will challenge and delight kids ages 5-10. Kids learn how and why things work as they explore amazing projects all by themselves. These engineering for kids activities also help them discover important...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2019

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Summary: Inspector Spud: Spud pretends to be the building inspector, causing confusion all around town. Travis' trailer: When Travis takes a heavy delivery to Farmer Pickles, Spud hitches a ride on the trailer. Wendy's moving company: Bob's hammer and saw come in handy while renovating the Bentley's new house. Wendy saves the day by building machines that help. Speedy Skip: Skip is always up to speed...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2003

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Summary: A Christmas carol: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and future.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009

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Willson, Meredith

Summary: "Professor" Harold Hill is a con man who comes to River City, IA, in the weeks just prior to the 1912 Fourth of July celebration. Persuading the town that the youth of River City is in great danger of being corrupted, Hill convinces them that their need to organization a boy's band, with himself as a leader. Hill promises to teach the kids how to make music by utilizing his revolutionary "Think...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Capitol 1987

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Herbert

Contents: Two doors -- Hypnotised -- Chain reaction -- Fantasy -- Might as well be magical -- Let me sleep -- The slip -- The impossible -- The horror -- The way -- Tell me a secret -- Be young -- Unrestorable -- Gold dust.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Accidental ltd 2021

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Herrera, Juan Felipe

Summary: "When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Library Ideas, LLC] 2019

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Barbera, Paul

Summary: This is not a book about cats. Nor is it a book on interiors. It is somewhere in-between: a look at how cats and interiors interact, and how cats become a fundamental part of one's home. Really, it is about how a cat completely takes over their home. House Cat is a celebration of fifty-seven charismatic cats and the incredible spaces that they nonchalantly wander. From Grace Coddington's famous...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson, Inc. 2024

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Barbash, Tom

Summary: This collection of stories explores the many ways people try to connect to each other and the world around them, from a newly single mother who interferes with her son's love life to a young man guiltily conning an elderly couple out of their home in the Adirondacks.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 0000

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Barbassa, Juliana

Summary: Rio de Janeiro is a city of extremes: from Carnaval's hedonistic delights, to the poverty of the favelas, to the softly seductive samba beat. But there's a dark side to this beautiful city: for years, Rio was ravaged by inflation, drug wars, and crooked leaders, and the legacy of decades of corruption can be seen in the very real struggles the city faces today. Now, Rio is ready to remake...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2015

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Barbery, Muriel

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard 2006

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Beckert, Sven.

Summary: "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Streisand, Barbra

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music 2021

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