Summary: A comprehensive documentary about the mingling of cultural and social influences that have made basketball what it is today. Appropriate credit goes to the game's official inventor, Dr. James Naismith. Also explores the YMCA's early role as a "pipeline for spreading basketball over the world". Pays tribute to the old Knickerbockers and Philadelphia Warriors legends, among others, who comprise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONEBryant, Kobe
Summary: In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant shares his vast knowledge and understanding of the game. Citing an obligation to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it "the right way," The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most analytical and creative basketball players ever. Bryant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team BryantO'Ryan, Ellie
Summary: "The science involved in making candy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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Summary: Over 300 side-splitting jokes based on the New York Times best-selling series. If you want to know exactly why Milton Hershey's wife married him, look no further. (Because she wanted lots of Hershey's Kisses!) This hilarious and original collection of jokes featuring all the subjects of the ever-popular Who Was? series will keep kids laughing right through history class!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Putnam, Inc. 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.81 BRYBerman, Allen G.
Summary: A helpful, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow guide with detailed listings and historical references that assist both the beginning and advanced collector alike.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Krause; Newton Abbot 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 737 BERBraun, Bev
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.593 BRABraun, Bev
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 BRABryant, Jennifer
Summary: "Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAYBrown, Ellen
Summary: In recent years, the pressure cooker has been reinvented, making it safer and easier to use than ever before. This is the most up-to-date book on cooking with today’s fantastic new models. Ellen Brown, author of the popular New Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, explains how these devices work, and how they make beef reach an ethereal state of “fork tender” in 30 minutes and cook a whole head of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Epicure 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 BROBrown, Ellen.
Summary: Presents information on the basics of vegan baking, and offers recipes for such holiday treats as gingerbread people, almond biscotti, snickerdoodles, bourbon fruitcake cups, and brownies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cider Mill Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 BROSummary: Lonely Planet's New Zealand is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Hit the slopes in Queenstown, experience Maori culture, and explore the Bay of Islands; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2023
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Summary: A helpful, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow guide with detailed listings and historical references that assist both the beginning and advanced collector alike.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Krause; Newton Abbot 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 737 BermanBrown, Ellen.
Summary: Presents holiday recipes, including apple and gingerbread upside-down cake, pannetone, and beer bread.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 BROSummary: What goes into making a legend? In the world of sports, few names are as synonymous with the game that they played as Kobe Bryant and basketball. Simply put, he was one of the greatest of all time, and his life and his legacy will be celebrated for lifetimes to come. This new documentary examines basketball champion Kobe Bryant and the life of a legend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KOBCopies Available at Fife Lake
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Summary: The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-and collided-to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.323 PEASummary: Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC VANBurman, Ben Lucien
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taplinger Pub. Co. 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.01 BURLawrence, Ellen
Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior, and swamp habitat of the roseate spoonbill."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 598.3 LAWLawrence, Ellen
Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior, and swamp habitat of American alligators."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 597.98 LAWSummary: Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of the time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable awards between them. They are also longtime friends who invite viewers to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TEACopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TeBarnard, Edward Emerson
Summary: "Edward Emerson Barnard's Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way was originally published in two volumes in 1927. Together these volumes contained a wealth of information, including photographic plates of the most interesting portions of the Milky Way, descriptive text, charts, and data. Only 700 copies were printed, making the original edition a collector's item. Reproduced in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2011
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 523.1 BARSummary: "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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Summary: The memoirs of the legendary co-founder of the Beach Boys offer insights into his difficult relationship with his father, the women in his life, his parenting experiences, and the events that inspired his music.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016