Greengrass, Mark
Summary: "This latest addition to the landmark Penguin History of Europe series is a fascinating study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. From peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of this era. Martin...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.2 GREL'Amour, Louis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1966
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAMMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOSummary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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Lucas, Edward
Summary: A senior Economist writer argues that the Kremlin's spymasters have excelled in their field beyond the capabilities of their Western-world adversaries, tracing the story behind the 2010 deportation of Anna Chapman while analyzing triumphs and disasters in Western intelligence throughout the Cold War as revealed by a leading Russian NATO spy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 LUCWard, W. Peter
Summary: "How often did our ancestors bathe? How often did they wash their clothes and change them? What did they understand cleanliness to be? Why have our hygienic habits changed so dramatically over time? In short, how have we come to be so clean? The Clean Body explores one of the most fundamental and pervasive cultural changes in Western history since the seventeenth century: the personal hygiene...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGill-Queen's University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.4 WARSummary: This expert-curated guide book to the Isle of Skye & the Western Isles shines a spotlight on a more unusual British break, with a wealth of practical information on what to see and do. Each area or neighbourhood featured in this Isle of Skye & the Western Isles travel guide is explored in-depth with detailed coverage of the points of interest, shops, restaurants, cafes and bars on offer....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.114 ISLSummary: "Presented by an anonymous North Korean professor, this anti-Western propaganda film attacks the moral attenuation, political manipulation and hyper-consumerism that characterize the Western world. ... Toward the end of this propaganda piece, the role of North Korea in all of this becomes clear: the country would like to offer itself as headquarters for the mounting fight against consumer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROL'Amour, Louis Dearborn
Summary: The popular Western author tells stories about sea adventures, episodes from WW II, and his acquaintances as a young man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1986
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAMSexton, Jared Yates
Summary: "In his 2020 book American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton took a hard look at our nation's history: namely, the abuses committed by those in power, and the comforting myths that provided them cover and shaped the way we view ourselves up to the present. His approach and the narrative he uncovered proved worryingly relevant, as Americans have struggled with an identity crisis in an increasingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 SEXSummary: Inside Wildsam Western Montana you'll find Montana stories and legend from prize-winning writers, past and present: detailed road trip plans and profiles of idyllic towns; interviews with poets and journalists, fishermen and innkeepers; delightful ephemera from the archives, selective recommendations about authentic Western Montana experiences, and a robust guide to fly-fishing tradition and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.86 WESTERN MONTANA WILL'Amour, Louis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1973
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LAMSummary: Think of WWII Europe, and black-and-white newsreel images likely come to mind. But the war unfolded in color. And that's how Academy Award-winning director George Stevens captured it in this acclaimed compilation of the personal wartime diary he filmed while on the frontlines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEOSummary: In the old West, seven gun men come together to help a poor village defend themselves against thieves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: Discusses the legal and illegal ways that millions of Jews managed to leave Germany, the challenges they faced, and the diversity of the refugee experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 DWOGroup Doueh
Contents: Zayna jumma -- Ishadlak ya khey -- Zaya koum -- Met-ha -- Jagwar doueh -- Aziza -- Ana lakweri -- Wazan doueh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sublime Frequencies 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN GROKelton, Elmer
Summary: Bandits, outlaws, romance, and adventure abound in Hard Ride, the second-ever collection of tales of the American West from renowned, seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton Each of Elmer Kelton's superb stories of the West showcase the strength and power western spirit. They are filled with marvelous characters--from a rodeo clown who seeks redemption via romance, to an outlaw who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2018
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Summary: Tap Duvarney lost his innocence in the War Between the States, and then put his skills to the test as a soldier in the frontier army. Now he has settled on the Texas coast, working a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery - and finding himself in the middle of a feud between Kittery and the neighboring Munson family. Around Matagorda Island, most people are either backing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LAMWhiteman, Medina Tenour
Summary: "Medina Tenour Whiteman stands at the margins of whiteness and Islam. An Anglo-American born to Sufi converts, she feels perennially out of place--not fully at home in Western or Muslim cultures. In this searingly honest memoir, Whiteman contemplates what it means to be an invisible Muslim, examining the pernicious effects of white Muslim privilege and exploring what Muslim identity can mean...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hurst and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITEMAN, MEDINA TENOUR WHISummary: First in a series of beginner to novice birding books based on the #1 birding website (16MM unique users), AllAboutBirds.org from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the leading authority and voice for birders. "All About Backyard Birds" builds on the huge success of the Cornell Lab's renowned website to translate and deliver best-in-class content and proven user-friendly formats into print....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 ALLKhodorkovskiĭ, Mikhail
Summary: "An urgent analysis of the battle between Russia and the West and an exposé of Putin's Russia, by a former Kremlin insider. "I'm a fairly calm fellow; I don't usually get wound up about things. But I was, let's say, concerned when I tuned into the Moscow Echo radio station and heard that the Kremlin had put a price on my head. The announcement didn't quite say 'dead or alive'. But it came...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.086 KHOMacias, Patrick
Summary: With entries by experts in the field of Japanese animation, this guide provides a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the history and impact of these unforgettable anime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MACMurdoch, Wendy.
Summary: Instructions for improving riding skills that apply equally to Eastern, or English, and Western riding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carriage House Pub. 2004