Summary: American horses are icons. Each breed has a unique story to tell, and each story is a deep part of the American experience. Grounded in historical moments, charismatic people, and singular places, the program takes viewers on a journey tracing the emergence of these remarkable horses.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AMECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: "Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A look at five extraordinary homes and the people who inhabit them. The movie interweaves their stories in a way that makes a person think about the meaning of home and the place of individuality in society.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOMBiale, David
Summary: This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 BIASummary: The film features David Byrne, and blends riveting onstage performances with intimate details of the creative collaborations that make the music and performance happen. Includes behind-the-scenes auditions, rehearsals, and interviews. Tracks: Once in a Lifetime; Life is Long; I Zimbra; Road to Nowhere; One Fine Day; The Great Curve; My Big Nurse; Burning Down the House; Houses in Motion; Air;...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Vision 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC DAVSummary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Mu 4MacGregor, Greg.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center for Documentary Studies 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978 MACHuberman, Bronislaw
Summary: Tells the story of violinst Bronislaw Huberman and his attempts during Hitler's rise to power to relocate Jewish musicians to Palestine to form what would later become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ORCUllman, Ellen
Summary: "The never-more-necessary return of one of our most vital and eloquent voices on technology and culture, the author of the seminal Close to the Machine. The last twenty years have brought us the rise of the internet, the development of artificial intelligence, the ubiquity of once unimaginably powerful computers, and the thorough transformation of our economy and society. Through it all, Ellen...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ULLMAN, ELLEN ULLUllman, Tracey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 ULLFullman, Joe.
Summary: Introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating ancient civilizations in the world's history and the legacies they left behind, from the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of the Mayans.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 FULPullman, Philip
Summary: Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 PULCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 PULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Legend PullmanPullman, Philip
Summary: A clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fairy PullmanJoy, Angela
Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TILDill, Khodi
Summary: An inspiring, life-affirming debut activist book in rhyming couplets and triplets about Black heroes for little ones, their families, and anyone who loves A is for Activist and Antiracist Baby.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DILPullman, Philip
Summary: Re-imagines the life of Jesus based on considerations of his dual nature, key Gospel stories, and the formulation of Church tenets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PULBial, Raymond.
Summary: Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life it supports.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J577.5 BiaBiel, Steven
Summary: Presents a comprehensive examination of the classic 1930 painting "American Gothic" by artist Grant Wood, describes how it came to represent traditional American values, and how it was later used in television, politics, advertising, and popular culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BIEBoll, Heinrich
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 833.914 BOLL, HEINRICH BOLFullman, Joe.
Summary: Includes step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirteen coin and rope tricks, plus performance tips and stories of famous magicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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Summary: Continent by continent, learn about every country that exists today with a map, flag, statistics, key facts, and a little bit of history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Welbeck Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 912 FULFullman, Joe.
Summary: Includes step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirteen card tricks, plus performance tips and stories of famous magicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.85 FULFullman, Joe.
Summary: Presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirteen magic tricks that rely on sleight of hand, along with performance tips and stories of famous magicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 FULPullman, Philip
Summary: The author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy shares insights into the art of writing while exploring how education, religion, and science, as well as his favorite classics, helped shaped his literary life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018