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Appreciating dance : a guide to the world's liveliest art / by Lihs, Harriet R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Dance;
© c2009., Princeton Book Co.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires / by Klobuchar, Lisa.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [62]), Internet addresses and index."A discussion of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai people of Africa, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.LSC
© c2009., World Book,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Art of memoir / by Karr, Mary.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226).Karr breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, opening our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminating the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate.
Subjects: Autobiography; Biography as a literary form.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Children of ash and elm : a history of the Vikings / by Price, Neil S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Viking Age--between 750 and 1050--saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology, their art and culture. From Björn Ironside, who led an expedition to sack Rome, to Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world, Price shows us the real Vikings, not the caricatures they've become in popular culture and history"--
Subjects: Vikings.; Northmen.; Civilization, Viking.; Viking antiquities.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Art year by year / by Bowden, Alice.; Chrisp, Peter.; Devine, Kate.; Smithsonian Institution.;
Are you seeking a lavishly illustrated timeline that showcases a glorious gallery of art from all around the world? Then SI Art Year By Year may be the book for you! Over 500 images of art movements such as the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Pop Art are explored and explained, accompanied by striking visual detail that truly brings the artwork to life. Further featuring biographies of the key figures behind some of the world's best-known artworks, from Botticelli and Hiroshige to Goncharova and Morisot, SI Art Year By Year has something for everyone to admire.LSC
Subjects: Art;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Volcano / by Van Rose, Susanna.; Stevenson, James,1952-; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.;
Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurrences throughout history.8.7.
Subjects: Earthquakes; Volcanoes; Earthquakes.; Volcanoes.;
© 2008., DK Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The invisible life of Addie LaRue / by Schwab, Victoria,author.;
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Memory; Immortalism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The story of painting : how art was made / by King, Ross,writer of foreword.; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
"Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and frescos to linear perspective in Renaissance paintings, the influence of photography, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art, The Story of Painting follows each step in the evolution of painting over the last 25,000 years, from the first cave paintings to the abstract works of the last 150 years. Packed with lavish color reproductions of paintings and photographs of artists at work and the materials they used, it also focuses on key paintings from each period to analyze the techniques and secrets of the great masters in detail."--
Subjects: Art; Art movements.; Painting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties / [writer, Alan Wachtel]. -- by Wachtel, Alan,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [62]), Internet addresses and index."A discussion of early Chinese peoples of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites"--Provided by publisher.LSC
© c2009., World Book,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trivial Pursuit [game] : Classic Edition. by Please return all components in the container. ;
"Gather your friends to play the trivia game that started it all! The Classic Edition of this Trivial Pursuit Game is the same gameplay you know and love, only with a 1980's retro appearance. Featuring classic gameplay and gameboard, this game contains 2,400 questions in 6 categories: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art and Literature, Science and Nature, and Sports and Leisure. Players move around the board answering questions. When a player lands on a category space, they'll earn the corresponding colored wedge if they answer the question correctly. The first player to collect 6 different colored wedges and answer a final question correctly wins" - from Amazon.Ages 16+.
Subjects: Board games.; Library of things.; Toys and instruments.;
© [2016]., Hasbro, Inc.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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