McWhorter, John H.
Summary: "With more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world, it's no wonder that linguistics, the study of language, has a reputation for being complex and inaccessible. But here's a secret: There's a lot that's quirky and intriguing about how human language works--and much of it is downright fun to learn about. Every day, linguists ponder and try to solve some of the most intriguing scientific,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 410 MCWHarl, Kenneth W.
Summary: As explorers and traders, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of Western Europe. In this course the Vikings will be studied not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they are equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 948.022 HAR PART 1Call number: CD 948.022 HAR PART 2
Call number: CD 948.022 HAR PART 3
Zelensky, Volodymyr
Summary: "Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky and his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine's story through the words of its president."--Dust jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 ZELContents: Gerald Ford (1:19) -- Opening (:36) -- Monologue (2:20) -- Segue -- Speed (1:01) -- Bedtime story (2:36) -- Segue -- Shimmer (1:27) -- Gun control (4:42) -- Segue -- Fondue (1:29) -- Dueling Brandos (1:49) -- Anna Freud (2:15) -- Bees on parade (:44) -- Promo -- Weekend update 1 (3:20) -- Spud (1:01) -- Weekend update 2 (1:06) -- Weatherman (1:54) -- Emily Litella (1:20) -- News for the hard of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arista 1976
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL COMEDY/SPOKEN SATSummary: Memorable moments from Chris Farley's appearances on Saturday Night Live as he portrays the Chippendales dancer, Matt Foley (motivational speaker), Bennet Brauer (news correspondent) and other characters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SATBell, Janet Dewart
Summary: "An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 SCASummary: Recorded live at London's Shaftesbury Theater when Eddie was in the middle of a sold-out 12-week run, superstar British comic Eddie Izzard brings his remarkable stage act to the small screen for the benefit of those unable to attend the performance in person. A darling of critics and audiences alike, the multi-faceted actor/performer is unlike any other standup act on the circuit, making him...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ANTI 2004
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDSummary: Their only enemy is the status quo. Their only friend is chaos. Trace the origins of the deadly drug Supercool; see Jesus in strange places; deal with an infestation of Friars; and use way too many ninja throwing stars.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UPRSummary: "Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts of the Rhythm Boys...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS KINSummary: Another season's worth of award-winning frenetic fried fowl from deep in the heart of Adult Swim's late-night animation plantation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROBSummary: Presents 20 episodes of the Saturday Night Live's third season on NBC (1977-1978).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SATUpright Citizens Brigade (Comedy troupe)
Summary: An unparalleled improv comedy juggernaut. Beginning with a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist tells a story that kicks off a series of high-octane improvised sketches.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2008
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ASSSummary: With a nod to absurd yet intelligent legacy sketch shows Monty Python, Mr. Show, and Kids in the Hall, the series features sketches that poke fun at real-life moments and cultural touchstones. From Steve Jobs and the rise of the personal computer, Lance Armstrong and the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs, to the hardships of trying to keep up with too many shows on the DVR, the series...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BIRSummary: All new ten episodes from the popular comedy troupe. The series features both stand-alone and multi-act sketches that poke fun at real-life moments and cultural touchstones.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Ifc Films 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BIRPirsig, Robert M.
Summary: For the first time, readers are granted access to fifty years of the author's personal writings in this posthumous collection that includes previously unpublished texts, speeches, letters, interviews and private notes, as well as key excerpts from the multi-million-copy-selling classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179 PIRVarious
Contents: Invitation to black power : parts 1 & 2 (Shahid Quintet) -- Free Huey (Stokely Carmichael) -- Silent majority (live at Newport) (Gene McDaniels) -- Until we're free (Elaine Brown) -- George Jackson (acoustic version) (Bob Dylan) -- Dem niggers ain't playing (the Watts Prophets) -- Woman of the ghetto (live at Montreux) (Marlena Shaw) -- Black power (Dick Gregory) -- I ain't black (Kain) -- I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Light in the Attic 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES LISSummary: Americans are all, to a greater or lesser extent, inhabitants of a land shaped by the last five centuries of Western history and culture. Explores the ideas, events, and characters that molded Western political, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, scientific, technological, and economic history during the tumultuous period between the 16th and 20th centuries.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 3
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 4
Summary: Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the brief, brilliant cultural phenomenon we call the Renaissance lay the Middle Ages - fully 1,000 years of artistic, philosophical, political, and religious turmoil and treasures. This course offers an interdisciplinary look at medieval society and culture, with an emphasis on literature, the arts, and the tumultuous historical forces at work from A.D....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 MEDMorrison, Toni
Summary: Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019