McWilliams, Jerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Association for State and Local History 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.389 MCWSummary: "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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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, and continued to farm the land until the late 1920s when he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BILLewis, Percy Williams
Summary: Ebenezer Williams was born June 6, 1769. He died October 9, 1844 in Painesville, Ohio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis 1974
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 WILLIAMS LEWMays, Willie
Summary: "In Willie's own words and those of others whose lives he has touched -- including Hall of Famers, Negro Leaguers, teammates, opponents, managers, commissioners, childhood friends, celebrities, and three U.S. presidents -- this revealing book emphasizes his unique and lasting place in American history, culture, and public life. Willie Mays is an American icon, treasure, and hero. For the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 814.54 WILWilliams, Terry Tempest.
Summary: The naturalist author of Refuge and An Unspoken Hunger reflects on what it means to be human, the interconnection between the natural and human worlds, and how they combine to produce both tumult and peace, ugliness and beauty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 WILWilliams, Terry Tempest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.784 WILWilliams, Terry Tempest
Summary: America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams presents The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our national parks, an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them. From the Grand Tetons in Wyoming to Acadia in Maine to Big...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 WILWilliams, Terry Tempest
Summary: In these new essays, Williams explores the concept of erosion: of the land, of the self, of belief, of fear. She wrangles with the paradox of desert lands and the truth of erosion: What is weathered, worn, and whittled away through wind, water, and time is as powerful as what remains. We know of the elements of erosion: wind, water, and time. In these essays Williams explores the erosion we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 WILWilliams, Terry Tempest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 081 WILWilliams, T. Harry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 WILMcWilliams, Laurie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sewing Information Resources 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.435 MCWDeary, Terry
Summary: "Want to know: Why the vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Which Viking god dressed up as a woman? A genuine jester's joke? Why medieval chickens had their bottoms shaved? Discover all the facts about the Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages--double the gore and more"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 DEASummary: The film will feature one of Williams' last full-length interviews for the series, including never-before-seen comments on his life and comedic and dramatic work, as well as tributes to Williams by those who knew and worked with him, along with clips from moments throughout his career.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD ROBNielsen, Jerri.
Summary: A physician stranded at the South Pole describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard, and reflects on her experiences and her colleagues. The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes or boats and the only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NIELSEN, JERRI NIEBarker, Henry
Summary: Recounts the religious beliefs of ancient Egypt, discussing various gods and goddesses and their attributes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STEBeery, Barbara
Summary: Planning tips, decorating ideas, and recipes for 6 different princess-themed children's parties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2011
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Summary: "An expert on American authoritarianism offers a searing rebuke to the "exceptional" narrative that dominates our understanding of US history. In 12 lessons, On Fascism exposes the divisive rhetoric, strongman tactics, violent othering, and mainstream attitudes that continue to course through American history--from the birth of the nation to Donald Trump"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.53 MACPhelps,M.William
Summary: Details the case of Lisa Montgomery, who murdered eight-months-pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and kidnapped her unborn baby, revealing a woman with a history of sexual abuse, abandonment, and desperation that molded her into a sociopath.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.1 PhelpWilliams, Nicola
Summary: Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Switzerland. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from climbing Mt Rigi's panorama hiking trail for epic views to puffing up snow-dusted peaks aboard the Brienz Rothorn Bahn, and exploring the medieval Schloss Habsburg, the ancestral home to the Habsburg dynasty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2024
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Summary: "Just Food author James McWilliams's exploration of the "compassionate carnivore" movement and the paradox of humanity's relationship with animals. In the last four decades, food reformers have revealed the ecological and ethical problems of eating animals raised in industrial settings, turning what was once the boutique concern of radical eco-freaks into a mainstream movement. Although animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2015