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Contents: Pt. 1. The way of meditation. Zen and Hesychasm -- Transmission : the Samaritan woman -- The practice of Hesychast meditation : posture, orientation, breathing, invocation, centered in the heart -- Pt. 2. The way of compassion. What is a bodhisattva? -- The Dhammapada and the Gospels -- The vow of compassion -- The practice of compassion -- Impurities of the mind -- The five motivations : the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inner Traditions 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.2 LELLoude, Jean-Yves
Summary: Dans un petit village au pied du Mont Cameroun, deux jumeaux, Ramsès et Ménès, grandissent ensemble. Mais la maladie emporte le premier. Ménès est seul dorénavant et n’oublie pas sa promesse : réaliser le rêve de son frère en granvissnt la montagne, terrible volcan chaché dans les brumes. Pour l'aider à relever ce défi, Elie, le jardinier albinos, et sa fille, Angelina, vont l'initier aux...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard-Jeunesse 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LOU FRENCHYates, Jean
Summary: "With Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners you will soon be talking in English as if it were your first language. Inside you will find more than 1,500 commonly used words you hear at work, at school, and on the street, with topics that range from clothing to cooking, and from doctors to digital devices. This new edition also covers numbers, and the many ways...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill Education 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 YATYates, Jean
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Publisher / Publication Date: F+W Publications 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 YatesYates, Jean.
Summary: Nervous that you're not ready to strike up a conversation with a native Spanish speaker? This book helps you overcome that obstacle and before you know it, you'll be speaking comfortably in your new native language. Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation is organized around twelve units that present realistic conversational situations, from making introductions to giving opinions and from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill Education 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Betty is a best selling novelist who has invented her name to escape a troubled past made worse by her emotionally unstable and violent mother. When her young son is killed in an accident, her mother brings her a "replacement", a boy she kidnapped off the street.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ALISummary: When a trio of witches prophesy Macbeth's ascension to the throne, Lady Macbeth pushes her husband into a murderous spree. But once crowned king of Scotland, Macbeth sees ghastly visions, fueled by guilt and a new prophecy, that ensure his ultimate downfall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS MACCousteau, Jean-Michel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 919.53 COUSummary: Presents more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent. This collection opens the window on Julia's deepest thoughts and feelings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pub. Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 CHIFritz, Jean.
Summary: Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB LAFAYETTE FRINaud, Yves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Editions Ferni : distributed by Friends of History 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932 NAU VOL 2Reynolds, Emma
Summary: Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials-and many more-these inspiring true stories highlight the importance of taking charge and creating change. Beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDCousteau, Jacques Yves.
Summary: Relates the projects in undersea research to which the former minesweeper Calypso has contributed since 1951 under the captaincy of Jacques Cousteau.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 551.46 COUThibault, Simon
Summary: "What is Acadian food? It is humble, homey, and comforting. It is made with love and devotion from a larder that is small but mighty, and holds history within itself. And it is made to be eaten. In Pantry and Palate, journalist Simon Thibault explores his Acadian roots by scouring old family recipes, ladies' auxiliary cookbooks, and folk wisdom for 50 of the best-loved recipes of Acadians past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nimbus Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 THIKimball, Jeana
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Publisher / Publication Date: That Patchwork Place 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 KIMRobbins, Dean
Summary: "Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BEAJeans, Deborah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ferrets 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9766 JEAAves, Edward
Summary: Explains in simple terms how science really works and offers stories of ingenuity and endeavor that convey the sense of wonder that inspired great scientists past and present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 509 AVEJehn, George.
Summary: Final Destination: Disaster informs the public, for the very first time, of what actually precipitated the controversial sale of Eastern Air Lines--at one time the second largest airline in the free world--to Frank Lorenzo's Texas Air Corporation, which led to its certain demise. This unbelievable story is written by an eighteen-year veteran Eastern pilot who was intimately involved in many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 629 JENMa, Jian
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1045 MAEgan, Sean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: a cappella 2002