Rovira, Michel de
Summary: How do croissants get their flaky layers? What is the difference between pastry cream and Bavarian cream? What is genoise cake? Can millefeuilles really be made in a home kitchen? For anyone who has asked themselves about the secrets of French pastry, Bake Like a French Pastry Chef holds these answers and many more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton & Company Independent Publishers Since, 1923 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.865 DERSummary: "The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series! In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series presenting fresh new takes on the Man of Steel. Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it's not a bird...it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SUPEicher, Lovina
Summary: Bestselling cookbook author and food columnist Lovina Eicher brings together the best of Amish cooking in The Essential Amish Cookbook: Everyday Recipes from Farm and Pantry. Join Eicher as she shares traditional Amish recipes along with her own kitchen tips and secrets. Growing up, Eicher learned to cook and bake at an early age alongside her mother, longtime columnist and Amish cookbook...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Herald Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EICCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EICSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANSummary: Freaks: A tale of love, deception, and retribution set among troupe of carnival sideshow performers, shunned by society because of their physical deformities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA TODSummary: Brides of Dracula: "Marianne is traveling to Eastern Europe from Paris for a teaching post. She gets stranded at an inn after her stagecoach mysteriously leaves her. She is persuaded to stay at Baroness Meinster's chateau. During her stay Marianne meets the Baroness's son who is chained to a wall. Feeling bad for the son, Marianne frees him, only to discover that he is a vampire. Luckily for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR HAMMontaigne, Michel de
Summary: "One of the great French Renaissance thinkers, sixteenth-century philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was remarkably modern in his views. His writings-brilliant forerunners of the modern essay-reflect his thoughts and opinions on poetry, philosophy, theology, law, literature, education, and world exploration. Highly readable works written in a lively, conversational style, Montaigne's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications, Inc. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 MONCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 840 MONMontaigne, Michel de
Contents: On friendship -- That it is madness to judge the true and the false from our own capacities -- On the art of conversation -- On idleness -- On the affection of fathers for their children -- On moderation -- That we should not be deemed happy till after our death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177.62 MONMontaigne, Michel de.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1947
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 844.3 MONSummary: Based on a true story about revenge, fear and redemption. In 19th century St. Pierre, a convict sentenced to death strives to better himself in the eyes of the police chief's beautiful wife and that of the town that she has him working in. Since there is no guillotine or executioner, one of each has to be sent for from France.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WIDSummary: A six-part BBC mini-series, filmed in Austria, New York and London. This series examines Freud's complex life, his groundbreaking work and his relationship with his patients. Special features include a newly filmed interview with David Suchet and a gallery of Suchet's personal Freud archive including production photos, press clippings, etc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2 Entertain Video 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FRESummary: Tells an epic story of military strategy, politics, romance, and family conflict set against the backdrop of world events from 1938 through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Follows naval officer Victor "Pug" Henry as he is sent to Berlin as the U.S. Naval attaché. Shows how "Pug" and his family are drawn into the center of the conflicts that lead to America's involvement in World...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WINSummary: Rachel, a young Jewish girl hiding from the Nazi's during World War II in The Netherlands, sees her hiding place blown up. She escapes with her rescuer, a young sailor, but the boat sails into a trap set by the Germans. She escapes and joins the resistance, and under the false name Ellis de Vries she meets SS-hauptsturmf┬⌐╞´hrer Ludwig Muntze on a train smuggling weapons. She goes to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BLASummary: John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI TERPoulenc, Francis
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD O POUCompagnon, Antoine
Summary: "In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne's key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 844.3 COMUnamuno, Miguel de
Summary: The novel’s central character, Augusto, is a pampered, aimless young man who falls in love with Eugenia, a woman he randomly spots on the street. Augusto’s absurd infatuation offers an irresistible target for the philosophical ruminations of Unamuno’s characters, including Eugenia’s guardian-aunt and “theoretical anarchist” uncle, Augusto’s comical servants, and his best friend, Victor, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC UNASummary: A young slave in ancient Egypt must choose between joining the Christianity movement, which will give him freedom, and the woman he loves, who is his master and an atheist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Films 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Borders Classics by special arrangement with Ann Arbor Media Group 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CERCervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1949
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CERSummary: In a north German village prior to the outbreak of World War I, strange events, accidents, and deaths are occurring. The village people are beside themselves with worry and can't figure out what to do. After the school teacher starts to unravel the mystery, he discovers that the children of the town may be guilty of the crimes and have formed a secret society that the local pastor's daughter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WHISummary: The debut performance from Jonas Kaufmann as Goethe's love-lorn hero in Massenet's romantic opera. Kaufmann is supported by a cast including Sophie Koch and Ludovic Tézier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2010
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA WERSummary: "Son is Cuba's principal dance and song form and the root of salsa. Fusing African and Spanish elements, it ranges in style from simple, rustic bands to the brassy arrangements of New York salsa. This rough guide, literally a 'who's who' in Cuban music, explores this rich tradition, from its conception in the early 1900s to the present day big-band revival"--Container verso.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: World Music Network 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN ROUHumphreys, Jessica Dee
Summary: Recounts the experiences of Michel Chikwanine, who at age five was abducted during a schoolyard soccer game and forced to become a child soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2015