Summary: A documentary examining opposing cultural movements in India (tradition vs. modernism), contrasting the experiences and attitudes of contestants in the Miss India beauty contest with those of participants at a Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WORSummary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAURobison, James
Summary: "A book, geared towards conservative Christians with massappeal, that connects biblical principles with practical politics to have a lasting impact on our culture"--Provided by the publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.7 ROBSmoley, Richard
Summary: Who were the Gnostics? Were they heretics or visionaries who possessed the keys to Christianity's deepest secrets? Where did they come from? Did they leave any descendants? Why were they suppressed? Why do their ideas keep reappearing? Forbidden Faith is a comprehensive popular history of Gnosticism, a secretive tradition that has survived for centuries in many forms under many names.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299 SMOSmoley, Richard
Contents: Kierkegaard's error -- Beyond the equation -- Conjugial love -- The selfish serpent -- Making brothers -- The cosmic human -- The special function -- Transcending the heart.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241.4 SMORobison, Nancy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395.22 ROBRobison, Peter
Summary: "A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cutthroat management--that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation Boeing is a century-old titan of American industry. The largest exporter in the US, it played a central role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. It remains a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 ROBRobison, Nancy.
Summary: Discusses the many types of ponies and how to buy and care for them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crestwood House 1983
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.16 ROBRobins, Sheila
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Books 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RobinRoberson, Blythe
Summary: From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. Blythe Roberson's sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 ROBRoberson, Blythe
Summary: Blythe Roberson quits her day job and sets off to visit America's national parks, all the while pondering the question: Is quitting society for the road about enlightenment and liberty, or is it just selfish escapism?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 917.304 RobersonJoinson, Simon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: David & Charles 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 775 JOIJoinson, Suzanne.
Summary: Years after photographer William Harrington participates in a 1920s project to redesign Jerusalem with British parks against a backdrop of growing nationalist unrest, his revelations about long-buried secrets transform the life of his former employer's daughter. --Publisher
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOIRoberson, Blythe
Summary: Roberson examines Americans' obsession with freedom, travel, and the open road. To fill her own sense of adventure, she quit her day job and set off on a Great American Road Trip to visit America's national parks. Along the way she met new friends on their own quests, learned to cope with abstinence while missing the comforts of home, and came to understand the limits-- and possibilities-- of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBERSON, BLYTHE ROBCarmichael, Stokely.
Summary: The personal story of the civil rights leader's work and life discusses his witness to and experiences with the prison farms and lynch mobs of Mississippi, and the efforts of Black Power and Pan-Africanism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARMICHAEL, STOKELY CARElser, Smoke.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Pub. Co. 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 ELSSmokler, Kevin.
Summary: What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 011.73 SMORobeson, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS ROBRobeson, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS ROBSankey, Andrew
Summary: The instantly recognisable English cottage garden encapsulates that delightful mix of scented climbers, drifts of flowers inter-mingled with herbs and vegetables, fruit trees and traditional features. Much loved and copied throughout the world, it is uniquely individual. With no strict rules to adhere to, it is a garden style that is both informal and functional, celebrating fragrance, flowers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Crowood Press 2021
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Summary: Offers step-by-step instructions on how to create spring crafts, including a fish wind sock, mini greenhouse, and rain painting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 STOWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A biography of American entertainer and political activist Paul Robeson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBRobeson, Teresa
Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DALStokes, Donald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1990