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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste de

Summary: "A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet to the present day, covering major geological periods and the evolution of life on Earth"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 PAN

King, Billie Jean

Summary: "In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, andher watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B KING KIN

Summary: It's true, Joan Jett became mega-famous from the number-one hit "I Love Rock n Roll," but that's only part of the story. This documentary gives a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning's 70s punk scene and the rocky road to rock stardom decades on. Their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BAD

King, Billie Jean

Summary: Journeying from a blue-collar childhood to shatter tennis's exclusive country-club culture, Billie Jean King paved the way for a more open, inclusive, and equal sports environment. In her memoir, she takes us behind the scenes of the pro tennis tour, through her five years as the top-ranked woman in the world, her twenty Wimbledon championships, her thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2021

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KING, BILLIE JEAN KIN

Summary: An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Nick Broomfield's most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAR

Summary: "A reflection on art, life, and the movies. ... [A] richly cinematic self portrait that touches on everything from the feminist movement and the Black Panthers to the films of husband Jacques Demy and the birth of the French New Wave."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEA

Summary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUS
Call number: DVD 708.4 MUS

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 Museum

Wise, Beau

Summary: "From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WIS

Sully, Susan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.0964 SUL

Summary: Explores filmmaker Rithy Panh's quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The film uses wood figures, archival footage, and narration to recreate his firsthand experiences and those of his family and friends' suffering during the communist regime.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MIS

Marion, Catherine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.78 MAR

Bijasson, Coralie

Summary: Contains 30 sewing projects including bags, keyrings, cushions, and pencil cases, all easy to customize and can be made independently or with an adult.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 646.2 BIJ

Summary: World-famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972) comes to life through history, psychology, and psychedelia, diary musings, excerpts from lectures, and correspondence. Escher's woodcuts, lithographs, and other printing techniques appear in both original and playfully altered form, and two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC M.C.

Kohl, MaryAnn F.

Summary: Presents science concepts through the use of art.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Ring Pub. 1993

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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 507 KOH

Saddington, Marianne.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.54 Saddington

Corbeil, Jean Claude.

Summary: The first visual dictionary to incorporate dictionary-scale definitions. More than 20,000 clear and concise terms and 6,000 full-color, highly detailed illustrations are grouped into 17 chapters outlining subjects from astronomy to sports. Ideal for teachers, parents, translators, and students.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.17 COR

Corbeil, Jean Claude.

Summary: Presents an illustrated general reference dictionary that covers subjects and themes ranging from astronomy to sports.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 413.1 COR

Corbeil, Jean Claude.

Summary: A comprehensive general reference visual dictionary featuring terms in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. Includes sections on astronomy, geography, the animal and vegetable kingdoms, human biology, the home, clothing and accessories, art and architecture, communication, transportation, energy, science, and society and sports.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2004

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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 413.21 COR

Corbeil, Jean Claude

Summary: A comprehensive general reference dictionary including sections on astronomy, geography, the animal and vegetable kingdoms, human biology, food and kitchen, art and architecture, clothing and accessories, communication, energy, science, sports, society, transportation and handling.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 COR