Summary: A double portrait of a young boy slowly coming out of the closet and of the lady that was, even more than his mother, the woman in his life, his grandmother. The film takes viewers on an intimate journey where Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother, and her filmmaker grandson Stephane explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment. Stephane...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MADJacquet, Luc.
Summary: Chronicles how emperor penguins endure the coldest place on Earth to mate and hatch their young, with references to the making of the documentary film depicting their ordeal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.47 JACSante, Luc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Girous 1991
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Summary: "A fascinating new journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaning. Heroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 292.13 FERLUC, SYLVAIN
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD PM LucBrisson, Luc.
Summary: The word myth is commonly thought to mean a fictional story, but few know that Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. He also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted description of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 BRIFerry, Luc.
Summary: An introduction to philosophy focuses on the questions of what it means to be human and how to react to the reality of death by exploring ancient Stoic, Christian, early modern, and contemporary approaches as well as the views of Nietzsche.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 100 FERPonty, Jean-Luc
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1982
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ PONLuce, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: S. French 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.54 LUCTurin, Luca.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 644 TURCesari, Luca
Summary: "In this hugely charming and entertaining chronicle of everyone's favorite dish, acclaimed Italian food writer and historian Luca Cesari draws on literature, history, and many classic recipes in order to enlighten pasta lovers everywhere, both the gourmet and the gluten free. What is Italy without pasta? Come to think of it, where would the rest of us be without this staple of global cuisine?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.82209 CESLuu, Uyen
Summary: My Vietnamese Kitchen is a collection of recipes passed down through Uyen Luu's family. Every recipe in this beautiful book is accessible and tells a story - about Uyen's family, about the culture of her heritage, about the rising popularity of this cuisine around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ryland Peters & Small 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 LUULux, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 LUXPonty, Jean-Luc
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1978
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ PONLuce, Edward
Summary: In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy--of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a terrifying symptom. Luce argues that we are on a menacing trajectory brought about by ignorance of what it took to build the West, arrogance towards society's economic losers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 LUCZhang, Lun
Summary: Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident--otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre--from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Idea & Design Works 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.058 ZHALuu, Amanda
Summary: "Ikebana is a Japanese art form that began in the fifteenth century, but a new generation of florists around the world have begun embracing its natural, minimalist ethos and reimagining it for the modern age. Studio Mondine is at the forefront of this movement; with their restrained approach, a few foraged branches and a single flower stem can feel as dramatic and elevated as a whole bouquet of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 LUULui, Emily
Summary: Over 60 recipes, all created with natural coloring and flavoring, made achievable for the home cook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ryland Peters & Small 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 LUIBrabandere, Luc de.
Summary: Outlines a new model of practical creativity that challenges business professionals to evaluate customers, goals, and companies in engaging alternative ways, explaining how to develop strategies for effective and adaptive business environments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BRASt-Amour, Luc
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Chapel Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 St-AmourCrippa, Luca
Summary: "Wilhelm Brasse: "I looked death in the eyes. I did it fifty thousand times..." When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, photographer Wilhelm Brasse was sent to Auschwitz. His inability to condone the Third Reich and swear allegiance to Hitler landed him at one of the deadliest concentration camps of WWII. There, he was forced to record the camp's atrocities. From 1940-1945, Brasse took more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRASSE, WILHELM CRILui, Bonnie
Summary: "The perfect way for kids to explore the wide range of emotions they feel every day--complete from A to Z"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE LUILui, Richard
Summary: "When his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, award-winning journalist Richard Lui left his national news anchor job to care for Dad--no small decision. But decisions to be selfless are rarely so dramatic. Enough About Me equips you with the practical tools to find meaning and compassion in even the smallest of everyday choices"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152 LUIHub
Summary: "Okko the Ronin heads a small group of demon hunters romaing the empire of Pajan. In his company are Noburo, the enigmatic giant who hides his face behind a red mask; Noshin, the whimsical monk and lover of saké with the power to summon and commune with the spirits of nature; and last but not least, the young fisherman Tikku, who has become a member of the group in his own right, and whom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2014