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 2010Rider, Bhanu Kapil
Summary: Bhanu Kapil's Ban en Banlieue follows a brown (black) girl as she walks home from school in the first moments of a riot. An April night in London, in 1979, is the axis of this startling work of overlapping arcs and varying approaches. By the end of the night, Ban moves into an incarnate and untethered presence, becoming all matter-- soot, meat, diesel oil and force--as she loops the city with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nightboat Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 RIDNhat Hanh, Thich/ Laity, Sister Annabel (TRN)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After returning from Auschwitz, Otto Frank, the only survivor of the family, is confronted with Anne's diary. He renews ties with his daughter by reading it. The film tells the story of what he went through, how the loss of his family scarred his life, how he dealt with the dilemmas that the publication of the diary brought upon him, and how he made a memorial of his daughter's legacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Living Color Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OTTSummary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FROSummary: "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 NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUKitter, Walter
Summary: "Mackinac Island is located in Lake Huron. It is one of three crown jewels that are within the borders of Michigan. Upon arrival, you will notice a lot of bicycles, horse-drawn carriages-some for hauling freight, others for shuttling people to and from their hotel-the maroon Grand Hotel bus, taxis, and public tour carriages. People are walking on the streets and sidewalks as well. If you arrive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Straits KitterHanc, John.
Contents: The boy who walked to the zoo and ran to the ends of the earth -- The last race on earth -- Baby, we were born to run...but in Antarctica? -- All feet on deck -- Going south -- English lessons, Russian rules -- The Drake Lake effect -- The madness of King George Island -- At a glacial pace -- Bicycle-riding grandmas of the Antarctic -- Southern discomfort, northern exposure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 HANJans, Nick
Summary: "The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636 JANRitter, Kathy A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry Pub. 1986
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3746 RitteRutter, Michael
Summary: Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, this guide shows you the Beehive State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Enjoy Mormon architecture and pioneer craftsmanship in Salt Lake City's cathedrals. Discover ancient pictographs and petroglyphs on a hike through any of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.9204 RUTRitter, Rhoda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: printed by the Leelanau Enterprise 1996
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 917.74 RITConn, Jordan Ritter
Summary: "The Alkasem brothers, Riyad and Bashar, spend their childhood in Raqqa, the Syrian city that would later become the capital of ISIS. As a teenager in the 1980s, Riyad witnesses the devastating aftermath of the Hama massacre--an atrocity that the Hafez al-Assad regime commits upon its people. Wanting to expand his notion of government and justice, Riyad moves to the United States to study law,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CONGans, David.
Summary: A collection of interviews--some vintage, some recent--Conversations with the Dead is the first comprehensive book made up of the Grateful Dead's own words. This book will fascinate any "Dead Head" and even those unfamiliar with the band will be intrigued by the Dead and its loyal following of fans. Photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Underground 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GANHanes, Stephanie.
Summary: "The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 HANJans, Nick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.86 JANMans, Jasmine
Summary: "A literary coming-of-age poetry collection, an ode to the places we call home, and a piercingly intimate deconstruction of daughterhood, Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing. As a competitive spoken-word poet who draws large crowds of people, Jasmine Mans's collection is divided...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MANNhat Hanh
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 1996
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 294.337 NHAGans, Roma
Summary: Explores the mysteries of bird migration, including theories on how birds find their way and how scientists learn about migration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1995
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETHass, Robert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 HASCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 HASBarns, Cass G. (Cass Grove)
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1970
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 978.226 BarnsHass, Robert
Summary: The first collection of new materials in ten years from the previous U.S. Poet Laureate. Hass's trademark careful attention to the natural world, his subtle humor, and the delicate but wide-ranging eye he casts on the human experience are on display in this collection, touching on topics of loss, beauty, and the mutability of desire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 HASGans, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 1996