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Children's songs, English United States Texts Deterrence (Strategy) Military art and science Military weapons Political activists United States History 20th century Reconstruction (US history, 1865-1877) Songs Sports United States United States History 19th century United States History Civil War, 1861-1865Chomsky, Noam.
Summary: Chomsky analyzes the United States' foreign policy during the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. He predicts that America's pursuit of world domination will have catastrophic consequences.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Renaissance 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 327.73 ChoWoodward, Bob
Summary: Washington Post editor Bob Woodward offers a sweeping chronicle of President Obama's clandestine decisions during his first term in office. From the Afghanistan War to secret operations in Pakistan, Obama's war on terror has been much quieter than his predecessor's. Here, Woodward sheds light on some of the closed-door conversations that have characterized Obama and his administration.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.932 WOOCarr, Nicholas G.
Summary: Describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by "tools of the mind", from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, the author makes a convincing case that every information...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.8 CARPreston, Richard
Summary: Famous for immersing himself in his subjects, Preston turns his considerable writing talents to the fascinating study of wild tree canopies. To research this book, Preston learned how to climb giant trees, camped out in them, and interviewed countless forestry experts to offer listeners an in-depth examination of how and why these giant trees should be preserved.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 585.5097 PREAntenori, Frank.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 956.7044 ANTCaffey, Charlotte
Summary: "An exuberant celebration of dance and play in picture book form, based on Charlotte Caffey's joyful classic made famous by the Go-Go's"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Offley, Edward.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 359.938 OFFSummary: Stories of crime and stories of miscommunication. There are funny moments, there are serious moments, there are suprising situations. Unless otherwise noted the stories are one hundred percent true.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CRISummary: Presents a commemoration of the World War II years by combining legendary speeches by President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, President Truman, General MacArthur and others, with musical favorites of those times by recording artists like Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Les Brown, and many more.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Legacy 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN WORKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: Krakauer provides a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. The 1996 expedition he was reporting on and climbing with was engulfed by a storm. Five of his fellow climbers were dead and the sixth horribly frostbitten. By the time all expeditions had quit the mountains, twelve people had perished.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Pub. 1997
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.522 KraRule, Ann.
Summary: In 2004, Jenn Corbin, mother of two and wife of a successful dentist, was found dead in her home with a gunshot wound to her head. Neither her family nor the county sheriff believed she would end her own life, and so began a harrowing search for the truth.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 364.1523 RULThiele, Bob.
Summary: Illustrations and lyrics introduce a song, first recorded in 1967 by Louis Armstrong, which celebrates the wonders of nature, loving friends, and the promise of the future in a baby's cry.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Easy to operate, just like a cassette MRT, with recording preparation achievable in just twosteps after turning the device on. A high-quality microphone is already built-in, so there is noneed for an external mic. Each track has a designated knob so that users can intuitively operateeach track without having to rely on the screen. SD/SDHC cards are used for recording media,allowing data to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TEAC Corporation 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Taylor, James
Contents: Love has brought me around -- You've got a friend -- Places in my past -- Riding on a railroad -- Soldiers -- Mud Slide Slim -- Hey Mister, that's me up on the jukebox -- You can close your eyes -- Machine Gun Kelly -- Long ago and far away -- Let me ride -- Highway song -- Isn't it nice to be home again.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Records 1989
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, a submarine observes extraordinary life forms that thrive without heat or light. Organisms like these have raised expectations about Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. Patterns in Europa's surface ice suggest that, far below, aquatic life is possible. This program also assesses another compelling clue in the search for extraterrestrial biology: if bacteria...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: She's confident, she's bubbly, and she loves fashion. But Amy-Lee also dreams of fighting crime in the courtroom, advocating for victims while pulling down a barrister's salary. In this program a career specialist and a life coach guide Amy-Lee through the process of choosing a priority: does she want a career that engages her academic side or one that lets her indulge her fashion hobby? The...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Contents: Two Men At War (1:38) -- Credits: Anzio (0:23) -- Operation Shingle (3:25) -- 6th Army Core in Anzio (2:10) -- Expansion of Anzio Beach Head (2:57) -- The Anzio Front (2:03) -- Surviving Anzio (2:24) -- Hell's Half Acre (2:07) -- Anzio Pocket (1:26) -- Spring Offensive in Italy (3:20) -- German Retreat in Italy (1:31) -- After Anzio (0:39) -- Credits: Anzio (1:06)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This episode of NOVA scienceNOW visits astronomers on the brink of finding 'another Earth', a habitable planet, with the soon-to-be-operational Kepler telescope; introduces Rudy Tanzi, a pioneer in discovering genes for Alzheimer’s disease, now turning his attention to autism to identify genetic markers for the condition; investigates whether or not computers can identify forged works of art;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: When Anna Bagenholm was brought to the hospital after a skiing accident in which she was trapped under a sheet of ice, her heart had been still for more than three hours and her temperature read a cool 56 degrees Fahrenheit-yet it was those frigid conditions that enabled Bagenholm to eventually make a full recovery. In this program Dr. Kevin Fong talks to Bagenholm about her experience as he...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: During the 1920s, Babe Ruth's phenomenal performance at the plate made him the savior of baseball, rescuing the game from the Black Sox scandal of the previous decade. This program focuses on that miraculous period, in which power hitting became the centerpiece of baseball's allure and the monikers "Bambino" and "Sultan of Swat" conjured a magic understood by an entire nation. Viewers learn...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Baseball survived the 'sixties, but the game's awkward evolution was far from over, and in a sense America's national pastime was now entering its most difficult period. This program looks at baseball during the 1970s and beyond, exploring the creation of the free agent system, a ballooning rise in player salaries, additional expansion of the Major Leagues, and ongoing conflicts between labor...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. During this program viewers face the questions that could win or lose the war from the viewpoint of commanding generals Lee and Meade.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Battle of Atlantic Begins (2:11) -- British Convoys (3:45) -- U-Boat Attacks (3:43) -- Convoy Challenges (5:23) -- U-Boat Surprise (1:55) -- Anti-Submarine Measures (2:15) -- Credits: 'Battle of the Atlantic' (1:05)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: America continues to make tremendous strides through the prosperity of the 1980s, 1990s, and into the new millennium. The nation's mettle is severely tested by the tragedy of September 11, 2001, but the people of the United States rally together. New York City comes to stand as a symbol of American diversity.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002