Burnham, Brad.
Summary: Examines the formation of the caves in the ancient village of Qumran in present-day Israel, the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls and other artifacts hidden in the caves, and what the archaeological findings reveal about the lives of the people who lived in ancient Qumran.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.952 BURGrant, Michael
Summary: During the summer of 1943, women soldiers Frangi, Rainy, and Rio accompany the American Army to Sicily to fight on the front lines.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRACooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of World War I the perspective of soldiers fighting in it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.4 COOCooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of the Civil War from the perspective of those fighting in it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 COOCooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of the Vietnam War from the perspective of soldiers fighting in it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.7 COOGrant, Michael
Summary: Courage, sacrifice, and fear have lead Rio, Frangie, and Rainy through front-line battles in North Africa and Sicily, and their missions are not over. These soldiers and thousands of Allies must fight their deadliest battle yet—for their country and their lives—as they descend into the freezing water and onto the treacherous sands of Omaha Beach. It is June 6, 1944. D-Day has arrived. No longer...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRASeeger, Pete
Summary: "In this new book, we hear directly from the artist through the widest array of sources--letters, notes to himself, published articles, rough drafts, stories, and poetry--creating the most detailed picture available of Seeger as a musician, an activist, and a family man, in his own words and from his own perspective... The portrait that emerges is not a saint, not a martyr, but a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Paradigm Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEEGER, PETE SEEEisler, Barry
Summary: Ten years ago, the daughter of Homeland Security Investigations agent B. D. Little vanished into thin air. So did seven other girls--the crimes all bearing the same signature characteristics. Now the disappearances have begun again. And Agent Little's efforts to investigate are being blocked by forces far above his pay grade. Desperate, he turns to Seattle sex-crimes detective Livia Lone, the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EISCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EISSummary: Rich in history, the Rhine feeds Europe's collective identity-as well as its divisions. Flowing from Switzerland through Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, the river intersects a multitude of towns and cities in the process. This program follows the Rhine on its multifaceted journey and examines economic, political, environmental, and historical issues surrounding it....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Cooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of World War II from the perspective of those fighting in it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 COOSummary: As the 1400s dawned and progressed, the last remnants of military resistance to the Christian reconquista faded from Spain-but the legacy of Islamic culture was ensured. This program explores that climactic stage in medieval Spanish history. Navigating what can still be seen of the urban landscape of the time, the program illuminates the lives of Muslim leader Ibn Zamrak, Castilian constable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Of all the historical figures from Spain's Islamic era, who casts the longest shadow? Many scholars point to Almanzor, or Al-Mansur-the general and statesman responsible for the zenith of Muslim power in the country. This program studies the Arab ruler's life and military career, examining sites that exhibit his legacy-such as the city of Al-Medina Al Zahara and the citadel at Almeria. As they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Graves, Sarah.
Summary: When a murder taints her new life in rural Maine, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree is further discouraged to learn that the primary suspect is her annoying, yet unquestionably innocent, ex-husband Victor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRAEisler, Barry
Summary: Seattle PD sex-crimes detective and former human-trafficking victim Livia Lone must relive the horrors of the past when she gets a fresh lead as to the whereabouts of her little sister, Nason.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EISEisler, Barry
Summary: Livia Lone is back with a vengeance. For sex-crimes detective Livia Lone, a position with a government anti-trafficking task force is a chance to go back to Thailand to ferret out Rithisak Sorm, the trafficking kingpin behind her own childhood ordeal. But after a planned takedown in a nightclub goes violently awry, Livia discovers that she's not the only one hunting Sorm. Former Marine sniper...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EISGedacht, Daniel C.
Summary: Surveys the life of George Washington, the son of a Virginia tobacco planter who became the first president of the United States.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerPlus Books 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: I'm your boogie man -- Boogie oogie oogie -- Superstition -- Werewolves of London -- Witchy woman -- I put a spell on you -- Le freak -- Tragedy -- Addams groove -- Love potion #9 -- They're coming to take me away ha ha -- Bad bad Leroy Brown -- Kung Fu fighting -- Thriller -- Devil went down to Georgia.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Turn Up the Music, Inc. 1997
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1 available in Sight and Sound Halloween Display, Call number: CD HOL DREContents: Play that funky music -- Macarena -- That's the way I like it -- Cotton eyed Joe -- Brick house -- I will survive -- Hooked on a feeling -- Good times -- Kung fu fighting -- Low rider -- You should be dancing -- American pie -- Whoomp! (there it is) -- Black Betty -- Le freak.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Turn Up The Music 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DRETolle, Eckhart
Summary: Gateways to now includes a musical reflection CD whish offers quiet contemplation time--a chance to acquire a reflective anchor that intensifies the integration of the listening experience into our lives.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Agog Creative Group 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 158 TOLSummary: What did Europe, especially the multifaceted Iberian peninsula, look like as the forces of Islam yielded to the expanding kingdoms of Christendom? This program provides answers as it explores the politics, culture, and increasingly Gothic landscape of Spain during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Recounting the military exploits of Alfonso X, the program also describes his more erudite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Graves, Sarah.
Summary: Jake finds the corpse of a world-famous corporate trader who used to be a local boy, and when her friend Ellie confesses to the murder, Jake smells a cover-up and investigates as cops and journalists swarm into snowbound Eastport.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRASummary: Incorporating examples of building design and urban planning from the 12th century, this program studies the confrontations that took place between Christian and Muslim cultures as the reconquista of Spain progressed. Viewers will encounter the medieval city of Cordoba-the birthplace not only of King Al-Mutamid but of the Islamic philosopher known as Averroes, whom many scholars believe to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In the eighth century, the fertile and forested Iberian peninsula-also known as Hispania or Al-Andalus-was transformed into a battlefield. This episode illustrates Spain's descent into transcontinental and interreligious warfare with the coming of the Umayyad invaders and the prolonged infighting that erupted among both Christian and Arab forces. Exploring the complex heritage manifested in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Rising from a Himalayan ice cave and emptying into the bay of Bengal, the Ganges River is sacred to Hindus as a purifying spirit-yet it currently suffers from pollution and neglect. This program follows the Ganges through various Indian cities, studying their relationship with the river and assessing its uncertain future. Beginning in Gangotri, the program profiles a photographer who has...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009