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Animals in art Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da 1573-1610 David, Jacques Louis 1748-1825 Drawing Technique Drawing Technique Juvenile literature Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Rome Antiquities Juvenile literature Rome Civilization Juvenile literature Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851Filter By Subjects
Animals in art Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da 1573-1610 David, Jacques Louis 1748-1825 Drawing Technique Drawing Technique Juvenile literature Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Rome Antiquities Juvenile literature Rome Civilization Juvenile literature Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851Summary: 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 2010Simon, Rita J. (Rita James)
Contents: Introduction, by R. J. Simon.--Radicalism in the thirties: the Trotskyist view, by M. Shachtman.--The Huey Long movement, by G. L. K. Smith.--Writers in the thirties, by G. Hicks.--The thirties in America as a Socialist recalls them, by N. Thomas.--My experience in the labor and radical struggles of the thirties, by A. J. Muste.--The student movement of the thirties: a political history, by H....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 SIMSummary: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek through a personal, intimate look at the life and career of Leonard Nimoy and the enduring appeal of his alter ego, Mr. Spock, as told by his son, Adam Nimoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FORSummary: 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: "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.James, Simon
Summary: Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 JAMSummary: From land, boat, and sky. Above and below the water. From the point of view of the animals and people who are found there, we will show these rivers as they have never been seen before, highlighting each river's very own unique atmosphere and character so that each episode will have its own mood. This series will find new perspectives to cover these amazing waterways. Using the latest in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RIVJames, Simon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0491 JAMJames, Simon.
Summary: A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 937 JAMJames, Simon
Summary: Documents ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 JAM1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 JAM
James, Simon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAMJames, Simon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941 JAMJames, Simon
Summary: "Discover one of history's greatest civilizations, from its vast empire to the bloody gladiator fights"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 JAMShomon, Mary J.
Summary: " ... If you're one of the millions Americans suffering from Graves' disease and other forms of hyperthyroidism ... Shomon has the answers and knowledge you need to effectively manage your condition ..."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.4 SHOShomon, Mary J.
Summary: For millions of Americans, hypothyroidism often goes untreated ... or is treated improperly. This book, thoroughly researched by the nation's top thyroid patient advocate—a hypothyroidism patient herself—provides you with answers to all your questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperResource 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.4 SHOAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Presents step-by-step instructions on how to draw a variety of cats, including domestic breeds, wild cats, kittens, and celebrity cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMSimons, Daniel J.
Summary: "From phishing scams to pyramid schemes, our world is filled with people who want to fool us. In Nobody's Fool, expert psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris break down the science behind deception to pull back the curtain on how we can all avoid being scammed--or even scam the scammers in return. Simons and Chabris identify ten specific features of our psychology that make us...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177 SIMCroke, Vicki.
Summary: The story of James Howard "Billy" Williams, whose uncanny rapport with elephants in 1920's Burma transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic World War II hero known as Elephant Bill.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 CROAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fifty different breeds of dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.69772 AMEAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Gives step-by-step illustrations for drawing fifty endangered animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.6537 AMAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions for drawing different breeds of horses in a variety of poses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1984
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 743 AMEGomes, Peter J.
Summary: The Good Book is a brilliant and inspiring look at the Bible today from the preacher to Harvard University, a man Time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in America. "The theme of this book," writes Peter Gomes in his introduction, "is the risk and the joy of the Bible: risk in that we might get it wrong, and joy in the discovery of the living Word becoming flesh. It is around this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1996