Summary: Recounts the triumph and travails of the eighteen African American athletes representing the United States in the 1936 Olympics, who endured racism in Hitler's Berlin as well as back home in the United States.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OLY

Bustin, Greg

Summary: Whether you're running a small team or an international enterprise, all leaders know the feeling of facing a tough choice. It's impossible to see into the future to predict how our decisions play out, but we can look to the momentous decisions of the past for insights on how profound choices are made. Each decision made by influential figures, from Alfred Nobel and Marie Curie to Martin Luther...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 BUS

Summary: Tells the rags-to-riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. A filmed performance of the staged musical.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2000

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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS JOS

Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002

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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOU
Call 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: "[F]ilmmaker Arnon Goldfinger travels to Tel Aviv to clean out the apartment of his recently-deceased German-born Jewish grandmother. ... Goldfinger begins an unsettling journey into his family's history ... and discovers that knowing the truth can be a terrible burden. ... The Flat is a real-life suspense story about how the past can return to haunt the present."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2013

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FLA

Harder, Dustin

Summary: "Epic Vegan Quick and Easy is a cookbook of simple plant-based (vegan) recipes that require only one pot or one pan, perfect for those new to plant-based meals and for weeknight cooking"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 HAR

Summary: A searing indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion and passage of California's Proposition 8, and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against gay rights.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Wolfe Video 2010

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EIG

Bowling, Dusti

Summary: Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere's biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue--but in return she has to give Bo...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BOW

Reich, Steve

Summary: "Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger musicians, choreographers and visual artists. He has explored non-Western music and American vernacular music from jazz to rock, as well as groundbreaking music and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 REI

Roberts, Dustyn.

Summary: "In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2010

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 621.8 ROB

Smith, Thomasina.

Summary: Instructions for making finger puppets, glove puppets, puppets painted on your hands, puppet theaters, and a foot puppet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 1999

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.59224 SMI

Dustin, Matt

Summary: "Learn about the basics of macronutrients--carbohydrates, fats, and protein--how to count them, and how to successfully lose weight in this new guide! Are you trying to diet but still get tempted by a slice of pizza or a juicy burger, knowing you won't be able to say no? By following a macronutrients plan, you can have your favorite foods without ruining your diet. Carbohydrates, proteins, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56383 DUS

Sutin, Jack.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SUT

Thomason, John W.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Konecky & Konecky 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STUART, J THO

Thomson, Hayli

Summary: Wicked funny and hella gay, it's time for Taylor Parker to come out about a lot of things. Taylor Parker has always been a funny girl--but when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers' internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC THO

Thomson, Mike

Summary: "Daraya lies on the fringe of Damascus, just southwest of the Syrian capital. Yet for four years it lived in another world. Besieged by government forces early in the Syrian Civil War, its people were deprived of food, bombarded by heavy artillery, and under the constant fire of snipers. But deep beneath this scene of frightening devastation lay a hidden library. While the streets above echoed...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 956.9104 THO

Summary: Discover the thrilling story of how people are made, from the moment of conception to the moment of birth 280 days later. Follow the gestation process, the most exquisite biological choreography found in nature. Using the latest research and advances in medicine, we can reveal this hidden world in forensic detail. Zeroing in on milestones along the road to creation; where critical events can...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NIN

Thomsen, Amanda

Summary: "The backyard has long been a space associated with recreation and relaxation, a private patch of earth to escape to, and a springboard for the imagination. In her signature style and drawing on her personal experience as a mother, gardener, and author, Amanda Thomsen encourages kids to create kingdoms of their own making, right in their own backyards. With whimsical projects for every season...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2019

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.5 THO

Agustin, Rafael

Summary: "What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AGUSTIN, RAFAEL AGU

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B AGUSTIN AGU

Curtin, Jeremiah

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CUR

Daston, Lorraine

Summary: "We are, all of us, everywhere, always, enmeshed in a web of rules and constraints. Rules fix the beginning and end of the working day and the school year, direct the ebb and flow of traffic on the roads, dictate who can be married to whom and how, place the fork to the right or the left of the plate, lay down the meter and rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet, and order the rites of birth and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 DAS