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Author
Publisher
Laurence King
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
With its tutorial-based approach, this is a practical guide to both hand-and computer-drawn design. Readers will learn to think three-dimensionally and build complex design ideas that are structurally sound and visually clear.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
280 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic...
Author
Publisher
Propriometrics Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This book explains how movement works right down to the cellular level; examines the differences between the movements in a typical hunter-gatherer's life and the movements in a convenience-riddled lifestyle; discusses the issues with using exercise like movement vitamins instead of addressing the deeper issue of a poor movement diet; contains a three-level movement program to help those of all strengths and fitness levels transition to a movement-rich...
4625) A modern Mephistopheles
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
xx, 212 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There are slippery, slimy snot otters, gulls that projectile-vomit on command, fish that communicate via flatulence, and chipmunks that cultivate healthy forests by pooping a trail of seeds wherever they go. But there's more to these skin-crawling creatures than meets the eye, and as zoologist Jess Keating explains, sometimes it's the very things that make us gag that allow these animals to survive in the wild." -- ONIX annotation.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 691 pages : illustrations, chart ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later, she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meanings of "surveillance...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
vi, 146 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Differentiate between hoarding and collecting; recognize what type of hoarder you are; overcome the fear that makes you hoard; stop the clutter from taking over your life." -- Cover, p. [1]
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (811 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
American gangster: A New York City cop seeks to bring down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
Carlito's way: A Puerto Rican former convict tires to go straight despite the pressure of drugs and violence around him.
Casino: Two best friends, a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire and a fast living socialite.
Public enemies: FBI agent Melvin Purvis tries to take down John Dillinger, Baby Face nelson...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©1995
Physical Desc
xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Delinquent Daughters explores the gender, class, and racial tensions that fueled campaigns to control female sexuality in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Mary Odem looks at these moral reform movements from a national perspective, but she also undertakes a detailed analysis of court records to explore the local enforcement of regulatory legislation in Alameda and Los Angeles Counties in California. From these legal proceedings...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 1,031 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit; begins with a scandal that erupts at the heart of the squad, and the resulting investigation unearths past secrets. After the case surrounding Captain Cragen is closed, the workload gets more explosive as a hasty new assistant DA comes onto the scene. Challenging mysteries involve a sniper that targets cops, escort services in murderous competition, high-tech kidnappings, and a wily predator who games the justice...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (518 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The 15-chapter Superman (1948) spans our hero's first arrival on Earth to his alter-ego role as reporter Clark Kent of the Daily Planet through his battle with sinister Spider Lady and her relativity reducer ray. Then in the 15-part Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), our hero faces the dawn of nuclear age. Lex Luthor seems to be behind the UFO and A-bomb that imperils Metropolis.
4636) Paprika
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray + 1 4K Blu-ray (ca. 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A revolutionary machine has been built that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After the machine is stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a "dream terrorist."
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Featuring stunning illustrations and immersive text and focusing on the individual characteristics of different regions across the country, this is the definitive nonfiction picture book about the wildlife of the United States, geared especially for young readers"--
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This indispensable reference--the first of its kind written for adults with ADD by adult with ADD--focuses on the experiences of adults, offering updated information, practical how-tos and moral support to help readers deal with ADD. It also explains the diagnostic process that distinguishes ADD symptoms from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentration or impulsive behavior"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (73 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Janine: (Experimental documentary, 1990) The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl.
She don't fade: (Experimental narrative, 1991) A self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian.
The potluck and the passion: (Experimental narrative, 1993) Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.
Vanilla sex: (Experimental documentary, 1992) Dunye's contribution...
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