Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam
Summary: "When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate seminar on the Odyssey that his son Daniel teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MENHuler, Scott.
Summary: Details the author's efforts to retrace the footsteps of Odysseus from Troy to Ithaca as recorded in "The Odyssey," following the Greek hero on his journey around the Mediterranean to discover why this tale continues to resonate with Western readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 883.01 HULCarlsen, Spike
Summary: "Carpenter Spike Carlsen, his wife, and their recently blended family of five kids set out to build a cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior. Part building guide and part memoir, Cabin Lessons tells the funny, wry, and heartwarming story of their eventful journey--from buying land on an eroding cliff to (finally) enjoying the hideaway of their dreams. Learning as they go, and learning about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.80 CARHollander, Stuart J.
Summary: "Whether you're a parent planning to pass on a cottage to your children, someone who has inherited a cabin with your siblings or other relatives, or someone who is thinking about buying a vacation home, you want to know how to keep the property in the family--and avoid squabbles over it. This book tells you how. You'll find out how to:. Prevent a family member from forcing a sale of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business HollanderAbulafia, David.
Summary: "Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of empires; and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.098 ABUSummary: The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners offers a complete guide to the Mediterranean lifestyle, which emphasizes healthful living through delicious, fresh foods prepared with total well-being in mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 MEDSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: "The editors of Cabin Living magazine share their considerable knowledge of American cabins in thirty detailed stories from across the country." -- From back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.7 CABCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.7 CABPerrottet, Tony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0982 PERHaig, Catherine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 HAIKilmeade, Brian
Summary: This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 KILCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US KilmeadeKilmeade, Brian
Summary: This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.47 KILO'Shea, Stephen.
Summary: The shared history of Christianity and Islam began, shortly after Islam emerged in the seventh century A.D., with a question: Who would inherit the world of the Mediterranean? Sprung from the same Abrahamic source, the two faiths played out what historian O'Shea calls "sibling rivalry writ very large." Their clashes on the battlefield were balanced by long periods of coexistence and mutual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 OSHBlais, Madeleine
Summary: "In the 1970s, Madeleine Blais' in-laws purchased a vacation house on Martha's Vineyard for the exorbitant sum of $80,000. 2.2 miles down a poorly marked, one lane dirt road, the house was better termed a shack--it had no electricity, no modern plumbing, the roof leaked, and mice had invaded the walls. It was perfect. Sitting on Tisbury Great Pond--well-stocked with oysters and crab for foraged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLAIS, MADELEINE BLAPorch, Douglas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.542 PORSilverthorn, Suzanne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Pub. Ltd. 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978.88 SILFrancis, Emily A.
Summary: "The Taste of Joy shows you the value of living simply, mindfully, seasonally, and naturally, while feeding the body and soul more richly. Explore your own path to happiness as Emily recounts her eye-opening experiences getting to know a new region, its inhabitants, and their culture. With Emily's thought-provoking pearls of wisdom and a handful of recipes, you can get a taste of blissful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Worldwide 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.591822 FRAOttolenghi, Yotam
Summary: "Yotam Ottolenghi is beloved in the food world for his ... cookbooks, as well as his Ottolenghi delis and his fine-dining restaurant, NOPI. In [this cookbook], head chef Ramael Scully's Asian-inspired pantry meets Ottolenghi's Middle Eastern influences and brings the restaurant's favorite dishes within reach of the home cook"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.57 OTTWaterfield, Robin
Summary: "Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable for such an enormous realm, and huge untamed areas both bordering and within his 'empire'. The Successors consolidated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938.07 WATMinaki, Peter
Summary: Make following the Mediterranean diet even easier with The Everything One Pot Mediterranean Cookbook. Combining the diet's myriad health benefits with the ease of one pot preparation (and clean-up!), this cookbook provides 200 healthy recipes that readers will love to make time and time again-in no time!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.591822 MINSummary: Nestled in thriving woodlands, overlooking bodies of water, or even exposed to the elements on a mountain?s peak, architects are contending to create high-impact spaces on a small scale. Cabin Fever takes a broad look at remote retreats designed to make the most of their natural surroundings and illustrates why the call of the wild is louder than ever.00A desire to escape the commotion of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gestalten 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 724.6 CABArnoux, Alexandra d'.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. Potter 2000