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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, Giorgio Armani portrays the duality of woman for his Spring 2014 runway collection. Fiona Cibani is inspired by the 1970’s Antonioni film “Zabriskie Point” for Ports 1961, seen through the lens of minimal silhouettes and crisp poplin separates in a thoroughly modern show. Designer Alessandra Facchinetti makes her debut at Tod’s in the brand’s first-ever runway show. Silky leathers in an array of...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
"In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. Yet in the last few moments of daylight, swashbuckling Spaniard Rafael Nadal prevailed in what was, according to the author, 'essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis.'...
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Publisher
Zero Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Popular culture mirrors the human soul and it can't lie about the state it is in-which is what makes it an essential guide on the quest for self-knowledge. Seen and Not Seen: Confessions of a Movie Autist is a series of autobiographical explorations which slowly uncover the author's secret life to himself. Revisiting his former writings on film and deconstructing old texts, he engages in a literary dialogue with his past as he struggles to bust open...
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Language
English
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Description
An alternative, uniquely Christian response to the growing global challenges of deep religious difference In the last fifty years, millions of Muslims have migrated to Europe and North America. Their arrival has ignited a series of fierce public debates on both sides of the Atlantic about religious freedom and tolerance, terrorism and security, gender and race, and much more. How can Christians best respond to this situation? In this book theologian...
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Language
English
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"The life of Hannah Arendt spans a crucial chapter in the history of the Western world, a period that witnessed the rise of the Nazi regime and the crises of the Cold War, a time when our ideas about humanity and its value, its guilt and responsibility, were formulated. Arendt's thinking is intimately entwined with her life and the concrete experiences she drew from her encounters with evil, but also from love, exile, statelessness, and longing. This...
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Language
English
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Description
Replicate a chemical reaction similar to one Marie Curie used to purify radioactive elements! Distill perfume using a method created in ancient Mesopotamia by a woman named Tapputi! Aspiring chemists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Chemistry for Kids. This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 chemists, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a scientist along with some...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. This is a fresh look at the world of dogs from the dog's point of view. As a dog owner Horowitz is curious to learn what her dog thinks about. As a cognitive scientist she's intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot speak for themselves. (Bestseller)...
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Outlines a deconstruction of the framework for understanding the world of classroom economics, clarifying assumptions and misleading teachings while sharing historical insights into how economism became a prevalent influence in the U.S.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
163 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"I Would Die 4 U" relies on in-depth interviews with Prince's band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, and even Bible scholars to deconstruct the artist's life and work."--from publisher's description.
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xxviii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the involvement of evangelical Christianity in modern-day American partisan politics, criticizing the new generation of religious leaders who have corrupted the Christian faith on behalf of the Republican Party.
13) Pearl Harbor
Series
Language
English
Description
Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...
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Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Few mental disorders have been met with more controversy in recent years than Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. An estimated 4.7% of adults, and up to 16% of children are living with ADHD in the US. However, some allege that doctors are handing out prescriptions indiscriminately. Thousands of patients respond poorly to stimulant medication, which is at times prescribed to individuals without the condition. There have been countless reports...
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Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xv, 282 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label-without a clue as to what most of it means. So when his young daughter asked, 'Daddy, what's polysorbate 60?' he was at a loss-and determined to find out. From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the corn fields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to the vanilla harvest in Madagascar, Twinkie, Deconstructed is a fascinating,...
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Publisher
Bedford Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
x, 268 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This edition of Conrad's classic 1912 short story reprints the authoritative text of the 1924 Doubleday Edition together with five critical essays - all newly commissioned - that read "The Secret Sharer" from five contemporary critical perspectives: Psychoanalytic Criticism by Daniel R. Schwarz, Reader-Response Criticism by James Phelan, New Historicist Criticism by Michael Levenson, Feminist and Gender Criticism by Bonnie Kime Scott, and Deconstruction...
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Since women earned the right to vote a little under one hundred years ago, our progress hasn't been the Olympic sprint toward gender equality first wave feminists hoped for, but more of a slow, elderly mall walk (with frequent stops to Cinnabon) over the four hundred million hurdles we still face. Some of these obstacles are obvious-unequal pay, under-representation in government, reproductive restrictions, lack of floor-length mirrors in hotel rooms....
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
14 DVDs (42 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 7 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Presents lectures by Darren Staloff. These lectures are based on the seminar course at Columbia University on Western intellectual history augmented by additional lectures by selected "guest" lecturers. Gives a guided tour through 3,000 years of Western thought.
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Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a leading voice on recovering from toxic relationships, a deeply insightful guide to getting back to your "old self" again--in order to truly heal and move on. Jackson MacKenzie has helped millions of people in their struggle to understand the experience of toxic relationships. His first book,Psychopath Free, explained how to identify and survive the immediate situation. In this highly anticipated new book, he guides readers on what to do next--how...
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