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- Africa's great civilizations [videorecording] / by Bates, Mark(Director),producer,film director.; Gates, Henry Louis,Jr,host,narrator,on-screen presenter.; Quinn, Virginia,producer,film director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host, narrator.Originally broadcast on television in 2017.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.- Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- For private home use only.
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- The darkest hour / by Erskine, Barbara,author.;
In the summer of 1940, most eyes are focused on the skies above the South of England. The battle for Britain has just begun. But young Evie Lucas has eyes for no-one but a dashing young pilot called Tony. Evie has a glittering career as an artist, and she wants his parents to have something to remember him by in case it all goes wrong in the war. Seventy years later, and art historian Lucy uncovers the mystery surrounding a painting in her home - and accidentally ends up stirring up a hornet's nest of history ...- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.;
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- I survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 / by Tarshis, Lauren; Tarshis, Lauren.; Churilla, Brian.; Graphic novelization of (work):Tarshis, Lauren.I survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944.;
This graphic novel adaptation "shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II"--Provided by publisher of original novel.- Subjects: Historical comics.; Graphic novels.; Graphic novel adaptations.; Comics (Graphic works); Ball, George.; Survival; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Survival; Cartoons and comics.;
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- Maus : a survivor's tale / by Spiegelman, Art.;
My father bleeds history -- And here my troubles began.This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.LSC- Subjects: Graphic books.; Spiegelman, Vladek; Spiegelman, Art; Banned book sanctuary.; Graphic novels.; Holocaust survivors; Children of Holocaust survivors;
- © 2011., Pantheon Books,
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- A nation's paper : the Globe and mail in the life of Canada / by Ibbitson, John,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Canada's newspaper of record for 180 years, here are thirty-one brilliant and provocative essays by a diverse selection of their current writers on how the Globe and Mail covered and influenced major events and issues from the paper's founding in 1844 to the latest file. Since 1844, the Globe and Mail and its predecessor, George Brown's Globe, have chronicled Canada: as a colony, a dominion, and a nation. To mark the paper's 180th anniversary, Globe writers explored thirty issues and events in which the national newspaper has influenced the course of the country: Confederation, settler migrations, regional tensions, tussles over language, religion, and race. The essays reveal a tapestry of progress, conflict, and still-incomplete reconciliation: Catholic-Protestant hostilities that are now mostly the stuff of memory; the betrayal of Indigenous peoples with which we still grapple; the frustrations and triumphs of women journalists; pandemics old and new; environmental challenges; the joys of covering sports and the arts; chronicling the nation's business, international coverage, the impossibility of Canada and of this newspaper, which both somehow flourish nonetheless. Riveting, insightful, disturbing, witty, and always a joy to read, A Nation's Paper chronicles a country and a newspaper that have grown and struggled together -- essential reading for anyone who wants to understand where we came from and where we are going."--- Subjects: Essays.; Globe and mail; Canadian newspapers;
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- The goldfinch [sound recording] / by Tartt, Donna.; Pittu, David.;
Read by David Pittu."The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art" -- Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Suspense fiction.; Artists; Audiobooks.; Loss (Psychology); Self-realization; Young men;
- © p2013., Hachette Audio,
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- The Mother Tongue English and How it Got that Way [electronic resource] : by Bryson, Bill.aut; CloudLibrary;
“Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles Times With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.  From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world’s largest growth industries.General adult.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Dictionaries; Reference; Social History; Composition & Creative Writing; Etymology; Essays; Sociology; Historical & Comparative; World; Psycholinguistics; Reference; Sociolinguistics; Rhetoric; Sign Language; Trivia;
- © 2015., HarperCollins,
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- The Dark Emu Story. by Clarke, Allan,film director.; Pascoe, Bruce,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bruce PascoeOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022.A thought provoking, revelatory and inspiring documentary telling the story of Bruce Pascoe’s "Dark Emu" – the publishing phenomenon that challenged Australia to rethink its history and ignited a raging debate.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Aboriginal Australians.; Agriculture.;
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- Apex predators : the world's deadliest hunters, past and present / by Jenkins, Steve,1952-author.; Vondell, Cody,narrator.; Container of (expression):Jenkins, Steve,1952-Apex predators.Spoken word (Vondell);
Includes bibliographical references.Read by Cody Vondell."In his latest illustrated exploration of the animal kingdom, Steve Jenkins introduces readers to some of the most powerful predators in history, from the Tyrannosaurus rex to the African Siberian tiger. What does it take to be the "top dog"? In his latest book, the award-winning author and illustrator Steve Jenkins introduces readers to apex predators--the animals that are at the top of their food chains and have no natural enemies. Using his signature art style, Jenkins illustrates how these animals dominate their different ecosystems using speed, strength, and even cooperation and cunning. Take a trip through history and discover apex predators both past and present, from the earliest sea creatures to the modern African lion and giant freshwater ray, which can grow to over fifteen feet."Ages 4-8.P-3.- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Predatory animals; Predation (Biology); VOX books.;
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- The judgment of Paris : the revolutionary decade that gave the world impressionism / by King, Ross W. A.,1962-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Manet, Edouard, 1832-1883; Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, 1815-1891.; Salon des refusš.; Impressionism (Art); Painters; Painting, French;
- © c2006., Bond Street Books/Doubleday Canada,
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