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The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / by Fox, Margalit.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An intellectual detective story follows the quest to unlock one of the great secrets of human history--the decipherment of Linear B, an unknown script from the Aegean Bronze Age.
Subjects: Evans, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1941.; Kober, Alice, 1906-1950.; Ventris, Michael.; Archaeologists; Archaeologists; Civilization, Mycenaean.; Inscriptions, Linear B; Women linguists;
© 2013., HarperCollins,

A bold and dangerous family : the remarkable story of an Italian mother, her sons, and their fight against fascism / by Moorehead, Caroline,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Rosselli, Amelia.; Rosselli, Carlo, 1899-1937.; Rosselli, Nello, 1900-1937.; Rosselli family.; Intellectuals; Fascism; Anti-fascist movements;

Moonage daydream [videorecording] / by Morgan, Brett,film director.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
David Bowie.The first and only documentary about David Bowie authorized by the Bowie Estate, it explores Bowie's artistic journey over the years and illuminates many of his intellectual and artistic philosophies.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bowie, David.; Rock music; Rock musicians;
For private home use only.

These violent delights : a novel / by Nemerever, Micah,author.;
A painfully insecure artist falls in love with a charming, intellectual fellow university student in 1970s Pittsburgh before their relationship spirals into an all-consuming obsession that culminates in a shattering truth.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Gay men;

"And neither have I wings to fly" : labelled and locked up in Canada's oldest institution / by Wheatley, Thelma,1941-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-[413]).Tells the story of "Daisy Lumsden" and thousands like her, declared unfit for society due to intellectual and physical disabilities, then forcibly confined and abused in the Ontario Hospital School, Orillia.LSC
Subjects: Huronia Regional Centre; People with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities; Eugenics; Involuntary sterilization;
© c2013., Inanna Publications and Education,

Hypatia : the life and legend of an ancient philosopher / by Watts, Edward Jay,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hypatia, -415.; Women philosophers;

A Special Olympics Story: Chris Nikic. by Stafford, Jen,film director.; Special Olympics (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Special Olympics in 2023.Through his astounding athletic accomplishments and intellectual disability, Chris Nikic, a Special Olympics Florida athlete, pursues his greatest aspirations including homeownership and falling in love. Follow his journey as all his dreams converge.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Biography.; Disabilities.; Olympics.; Down syndrome.; Athletes.; Running.;

Everyone knows your mother is a witch / by Galchen, Rivka,author.;
"Drawing on real historical documents but infused with the intensity of imagination, sly humor, and intellectual fire for which award-winning author Rivka Galchen's writing is known, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch is a tale for our time-the story of how a community becomes implicated in collective aggression and hysterical fear"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Keplerin, Katharina, 1547-1622; Trials (Witchcraft);

The postcard / by Berest, Anne,1979-author.; Kover, Tina A.,translator.; translation of:Berest, Anne,1979-Carte postale.English.;
At once a gripping investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and an enthralling portrait of 20th century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, 'The Postcard' tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and the power of storytelling. Perfect for readers of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' and Anthony Doerr's 'All the Light We Cannot See'.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Berest, Anne, 1979-; Anonymous letters; Exiles; Jewish families; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;

After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque through revolution and war / by Rappaport, Helen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation such as Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents plotted espionage and assassination from both sides. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. This is their story"--
Subjects: Exiles; Political refugees; Russians; Russians; Russians; Russians;

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