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: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: This annual bestseller ranks the hottest, must-visit countries, regions, cities and best value destinations for 2020. Drawing on the knowledge and passion of Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into the unforgettable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 LONClark, Roy Peter
Summary: A collection of over a hundred writing tips gleaned from fifty popular writing books. Chapters are devoted to each key strategy. Author expands and contextualizes original authors' suggestions and shares how each tip helped other authors improve their skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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Summary: "In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher Roy Peter Clark offers a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction. By analyzing stellar writing samples from a diverse collection of public writers, Clark highlights and explains the tools journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, even storytellers use to engage, inform, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023
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Summary: Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In THE ART OF X-RAY READING, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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Summary: Short forms of writing have always existed--from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing digital age, short form writing has become an essential skill. Whether the writing is formal or informal, Clark covers how to write effective and powerful titles, headlines, essays, sales pitches, Tweets, letters, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.042 CLASummary: Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD 2004
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LEWSummary: This is the story of an 11-year-old black youngster, "Boy." When his sharecropper father is arrested and sentenced to five years at hard labor after stealing food to feed his family, Boy embarks upon a journey to find out where his father has being imprisoned. Accompanied by his dog Sounder, Boy also makes the arduous crossover from boyhood to manhood, with the help and sometimes hindrance of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SOUGethers, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print in association with Crown Publishers, Inc. 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 818.54 GETGethers, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 GETGethers, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 818.54 GETSummary: Details one of the most elaborately staged theatrical productions in music history as Pink Floyd frontman, Roger Waters, performs one of their most iconic albums.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: A graphic memoir in which Swiss comic artist Frederick Peeters chronicles his relationship with his HIV positive girlfriend and her young son, who also has the disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PeetersYang, Gene Luen
Summary: Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches especially the high school's basketball team, the Dragons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction YangHeether, Luella
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gateway Press 1983
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R-Gen 929.2 EDGERLY HeetherSummary: One of the most prominent names in magic in the latter half of the 20th century, David Copperfield has been amazing audiences with his grand-scale tricks and sleights of hand. Compiles some of David's greatest magical feats, including the disappearing Statue of Liberty, the vanishing airplane, the "imploding building" and walking through the Great Wall of China.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: SRO Entertainment 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAVKennedy, Kerry
Summary: "Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 973.922 KENSummary: The dynamic, fun, and often poignant portrait of the legendary Divine. Learn about his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth, and his rise to fame as an internationally recognized drag superstar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISummary: Through the lens of auteur Peter Jackson, anything can become magical. Although the First World War took place a century ago, Jackson's determination has brought it back to life once again. With brilliant cinematic techniques, as well as an appreciation for those who fought these unbelievably difficult battles, Jackson brings this forgotten world into bold relief. His extraordinary talent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc ThSummary: On 12.12.12 some of the world's leading artists came together for a live, one-night-only fundraising concert at Madison Square Garden to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The concert was broadcast all across North & South America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia. The all-star line-up includes The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Paul...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TWEDeiters, Erika.
Summary: Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and life cycle of tree frogs, amphibians with sticky pads on the ends of their long toes, which live all over the world but in especially large numbers in the rain forests of Central and South America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 597.8 DEIEisner, Peter
Summary: The true story of three intrepid people who successfully eluded the Japanese in Manila for more than two years, sabotaging enemy efforts and preparing the way for MacArthur's return. One was a debonair polo-playing expatriate businessman who was also a U.S. Navy intelligence officer. Another was a defiant enlisted American soldier. And the third was a wily American woman, an intinerant torch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017