Summary: "Whether you want to follow in the footsteps of legendary figures at the Minoan palace, swim in the turquoise waters of idyllic Zakynthos bay, or watch the sun set over Corfu from Kaiser's throne, this travel guide makes sure you experience all that the Greek Islands have to offer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2023
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Summary: "Americans love to love Paris. We buy books about how the French parent, why French women don't get fat, and how to be Parisian wherever you are. While our work hours increase every year, we think longingly of the six weeks of vacation the French enjoy, imagining them at the seaside in stripes with plates of fruits de mer. John von Sothen fell in love with Paris through the stories his mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SOTHEN, JOHN VON SOTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit SothenVon Bremzen, Anya.
Summary: Born in a surreal Moscow communal apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen, the author grew up singing odes to Lenin, black-marketeering Juicy Fruit gum at school, and longing for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, drab, naively joyous, melancholy and, finally, intolerable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 VONHagens, Gunther von.
Summary: Catalog of Gunther von Hagen's exhibition of human bodies preserved by "plastination"and presented as "natural art" (p. 13). Work also includes a short history of anatomy and essays on ethical perspectives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute für Plastination 2003
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Summary: Charting the culinary history and traditions of the lands that once belonged to the Venetian Republic; part culinary journey, part cookbook, this gorgeous book is informed by the cultural heritage of Italian chef Nino Zoccali and his Greek wife. These are recipes steeped in history; dishes from the days when Venice was a world power. How did this small city state rule the waters of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 ZOCSummary: This program studies cultural transformations that began in the fifth century BC as Greek art discarded religious functions and moved toward human-centered concerns. Views of Cycladic sculpture and Koiros statues demonstrate an evolving realism, leading to stunning examples of the idealized human figure: the Kritios boy, the Temple of Zeus pediments, Praxiteles' Hermes, and others. With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Mueffling, Clémence von
Summary: "Raised by two beauty editors for French Vogue (her mother and grandmother), Clémence von Mueffling proudly continues their legacy in [this book], a luxurious, entertaining, unparalleled guide to every French beauty secret for all women. In these pages, you'll learn the most effective ways to let your beauty shine through, including the ultimate secret to a glowing, glamorous, natural face....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Far from disappearing after the Hellenistic age, Greek art flourished with the rise of Christianity and the Orthodox church. This program explores the development of icon painting, the influence of Greek artists on later European movements, and the advent of neoclassical architecture as a manifestation of an age-old cultural legacy. With historical context from the conversion of Constantine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Green, Peter
Contents: Disc 1.; Man of the world /; Fleetwood Mac --; Long grey mare /; Fleetwood Mac --; Cryin' won't bring you back --; A fool no more --; Trying to hit my head against the wall --; Last train to San Antone --; Walkin' the road --; Uranus /; Brunning Sunflower Blues Band --; Watcha gonna do? --; Born on the wild side --; Lost my love --; Fast talking woman blues /; Fleetwood Mac --; Long way from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sanctuary Records Group 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GRESummary: After introducing early Athens, this classic program examines the rule of Pisistratus and the growth of Athens, the slide into chaos that followed Pisistratus' death, the alliance between the Athenians and Sparta to overthrow Hippias, and the subsequent Athenian revolution that saw the birth of democracy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1999
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Von Schmidt, Eric.
Contents: Crow Jane -- Gulf Coast blues -- Brave wolfe -- Junco partner -- De Kalb blues -- Lolita -- Champagne don't hurt me baby -- Buffalo skinners -- Jack o' diamonds -- He was a friend of mine -- Cocoa Beach blues -- Down on me -- Titanic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greyscale 1970
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK VONVon Bondies
Contents: Lack of communication -- It came from Japan -- Shallow grave -- Going down -- Cass & Henry -- Nite train -- No sugar mama -- Cryin' -- In the act -- Please please man -- Sound of terror.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sympathy for the Record Industry 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK VonSummary: Beginning with a spotlight on Socrates, this program addresses the Plague of Athens, which struck like an omen during the second year of the Second Peloponnesian War, and the resounding defeat of the Greek invasion of Syracuse. Socrates' trial and execution complete the program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1999
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Freely, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: I.B. Tauris 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.9585 CYCSummary: Beginning about 500 BC, Greek artists and architects began working at an unprecedented level of sophistication, paralleling the rise of Athens as a Mediterranean power. This program illustrates the awakening of that classical Greek vision, from which emerged the most influential sculptures and buildings of Western culture. With detailed visual analysis of the Parthenon, its frieze in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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R.E.M. (Musical group)
Summary: In Time, The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 is the first collection to chronicle the band's most successful years. The collection also has two new songs, one of which is the single Bad Day. Other hits include Losing My Religion; Man on the Moon; and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK REMSummary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopædia Britannica 1952
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GOEStine, Megan
Summary: Introduces the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Revolution in Berlin at end of World War I. Brandenburg Gate, mass demonstration; group of Americans pose victoriously; defeated German solders on parade; a young boy goosesteps alongside the column (a great foreshadowing of how Germany's defeat will give
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1918
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Blakey, Art
Contents: In The Basement --Try A Little Tenderness --Little Girl Blue --On The Roof --Minority --Salute to Birdland --Eleanor --Futurity --Simplicity --Strictly Romantic --Hello --Mayreh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verve Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ BLASummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISArt Ensemble of Chicago
Contents: Coming soon (1:31) -- African woman = Umafazi w ese Afriki (13:54) -- Fundamental destiny (9:13) -- Fresh start (6:41) -- Khauleza = Hurry up (2:43) -- The bottom line (5:31) -- Black man = Indoda emnyama (9:18)
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Publisher / Publication Date: DIW 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ ARTSummary: This classic program presents the Battle of Marathon, Persia's ill-fated campaign against Greece in the aftermath of the Ionian revolt; the Battle of Salamis, where the Greeks decisively defeated the Persian navy; Pericles, "the first citizen of Athens"; and the building of the incomparable Parthenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1999