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 2010Summary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: A biography of the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference details his struggles against racism, persistence of will, and role as a civil rights trailblazer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALSummary: In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. The night before Christmas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve. Seven candles for Kwanzaa: For each new day of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit and children and adults share their thoughts, songs, stories from the past and dreams about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WINLaws, Hubert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ LAWLaws, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An overcrowded maximum-security prison is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. A dramatic tale of human potential and transformation that closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freedom Behind Bars Productions 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DHALaws, Bill.
Summary: "Filled with unusual and unexpected stories and facts, this illustrated survey of the most important historical and contemporary railway lines around the world will captivate a wide audience, from the curious browser to researching students. The book organizes the railroads chronologically, considering each according to its greatest impact on social, commercial, political, engineering, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 LAWAndry, Andrew C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 ANDGass, Anna Francese
Summary: "In Heirloom Kitchen, Anna brings together the stories and dishes of forty strong, exceptional women, all immigrants to the United States, whose heirloom recipes have helped shape the landscape of American food."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 GASCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Addison-Wesley 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 CODCodrescu, Andrei
Summary: "So Recently Rent a World gathers new poems and selections from the 16 books of verse that Codrescu has published since arriving in the U.S. as a teen refuge from communist Romania...'So Recently Rent a World let me to put a period on four decades writing and the old culture that the writing reflected."--The Times-Picayune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 CODDais, Dawn.
Contents: The preparation -- The decision -- The reason -- The accessories -- The training -- The limit -- The moment -- The lifestyle -- The pain -- The fundraising -- The payoff -- The mentality -- The marathon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 DAICodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 CODCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 CODSummary: The legendary vampire Dracula was not modeled on a medieval count from Transylvania, but on the fate of a real 18th century bohemian princess named Eleonore von Schwarzenberg. Archaeologists open her bizarre grave and examine it for the first time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Networks 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VAMCalley, William Laws
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 SACCherny, Andrei.
Summary: Cherny tells the gripping saga of a rag-tag band of Americans--with limited resources and little hope for success--keeping West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny, winning the hearts and minds of former enemies, and giving the world a shining example of fundamental goodness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.155 CHECodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA/St. Martin's Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 CODDaws, Gavan.
Summary: Annotation "Daws tells Hawaii's sparkling story well." --New York Times Book Review "[This] history is singularly satisfying... told with style and a nice wit." --Publishers Weekly Gavan Daws' remarkable achievement is to free Hawaiian history from the dust of antiquity. Based on years of work in the documentary sources, Shoal of Time emerges as the most readable of all Hawaiian histories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Hawaii 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 996.9 DAWDais, Dawn
Summary: "Dawn Dais knows all about life's rollercoasters. In fact, she's made a career of writing books about them. Whether she was going from couch potato to marathoner, navigating pregnancy, or tackling parenting, her books have become go to guides for honest, been there done that wisdom delivered with wicked humor. But what do you do when life blindsides you with a challenge that is decidedly less...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: HMS Pinafore: Ralph Rackstraw, a humble sailor, is smitten with the captain's daughter, Josephine, a woman far above his social rank. When Josephine declares her love for Ralph, the couple decide to elope. Their plans are thwarted, but the lovers are reunited when Ralph's true social position is revealed. Trial by jury: Jurors and reporters gather in a courtroom for a much-publicized case...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Laws, John Muir.
Summary: In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more. Laws provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday 2016
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Summary: Surveys all forms of dance throughout the world, discussing its cultural and social significance, its costume, its history, and noted dancers and choreographers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc. 2000