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- Dish The Inside Story On The World Of Gossip Became the News and How the News Became Just Another Show [electronic resource] : by Walls, Jeannette.aut; CloudLibrary;
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, now a major motion picture, comes an incisive study of our obsession with gossip. "A fascinating, dishy story." -Booklist Gossip. It's more than just hearsay, society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Lady Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is definitely here to stay.- Subjects: Electronic books.; 19th Century; Media Studies; 20th Century; Sociology; 21st Century; United States; World; 21st Century; West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Popular Culture;
- © 2010., HarperCollins,
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- Exploring the life, myth, and art of India / by Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137) and index.Explores the culture of Indian civilization by studying their myths, their beliefs and practices, and their history.- Subjects: Mythology, Indic.; India; Art;
- © 2010., Rosen,
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- Vikings in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Turn west, focusing on Viking exploits in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Study the history of Viking settlement in Iceland, from Náttfari the slave's arrival to the rise of proto-democratic government. And evaluate why Northmen—famous for their global reach—could not stick it out for long in North America.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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- The weight of command : voices of Canada's Second World War generals and those who knew them / by Granatstein, J. L.,1939-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The weight of command is a collection of interviews which highlight the wartime experiences of Canadian generals from the Second World War.LSC- Subjects: Generals; Generals; Command of troops; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Hana's suitcase [sound recording (CD)] : a true story / by Levine, Karen,1955-; Wolfe, Stephanie.;
Read by Stephanie Wolfe.A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.- Subjects: Brady, Hana; Ishioka, Fumiko; Horokōsuto Kyōiku Shiryō Sentā; Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Children's audiobooks.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust;
- © p2009., Brilliance Audio,
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- Celebrating Kwanzaa / by Linde, Barbara M.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Levels: GR: J; DRA: 18.LSC- Subjects: Kwanzaa; African Americans;
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- The Vikings in Ireland and France. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.The Vikings raided the Irish and French coastlines ferociously, but their involvement with the polities of both nations was complicated. Explore how the Vikings successfully integrated themselves in Ireland through political alliances, wealth, warfare, and marriage. And study the history of the French province of Normandy, from its Viking roots to its dominance in the region.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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- Silk : a world history / by Prasad, Aarathi,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years"--- Subjects: Bombyx mori.; Lepidopterology; Sericulture; Silk; Silkworms.; Silkworms;
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- The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains / by Laqueur, Thomas Walter.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC- Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Death;
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- Arctic wolf : the high Arctic / by DeLallo, Laura.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31), Internet addresses, and index.Provides an overview of the natural history, physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of Arctic wolves, and recounts the adventures of two scientists who track and study them.LSC- Subjects: Gray wolf;
- © c2011., Bearport Pub.,
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