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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xi, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Long Weekend, acclaimed historian Adrian Tinniswood tells the story of the rise and fall of the English aristocracy through the rise and fall of the great country house. Historically, these massive houses had served as the administrative and social hubs of their communities, but the fallout from World War I had wrought seismic changes on the demographics of the English countryside. In addition to the vast loss of life among the landed class,...
1422) Imagining Ichabod: my journey into 18th-century America through history, food, and a Georgian house
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
1423) Sentimental reflections: Series sixteen, Spring edition :America's heritage in story, scenery & song
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stories about various aspects of American life. Features unique places, people, and music, all selected to foster a feeling of nostalgia toward the parts of life often forgotten. This edition: cover story: Mammoth Cave, scenic America" Redwood Forest Parks, on a musical note: Crossroads Acoustic Fest, off the beaten path: French Lick Resort, time capsule: Girls Baseball & More, seasonal feature: Vintage Campers.
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
177 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
1426) Dancing in Jaffa
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Fueled by his belief in dancing's power to build self-esteem and social awareness, Dulaine brings his popular Dancing Classrooms program to three diverse, Jaffa-based schools where he teaches ballroom basics to the ethnically...
1427) Africville
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she's heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like-- the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires"--
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 lined journal; 1 game- Category Snap card game; 1 cloth activity center, 1 Pure 60's CD, 1 1,960'S memory lane (paperback, large print), 1 The caregiver's guide to dementia: practical advice for caring for yourself and your loved ones (paperback) : Transparent clear backpack plastic bookbag ; 12 in. x 16 in. x 6 in.
Language
English
Description
Description for 1960's Memory Lane: "This book is aimed at patients with early stage dementia who like reading but find it hard to follow 'normal' books. With 18pt large print, short easy to follow paragraphs and plenty of full colour illustrations, the book looks at everyday life in the 1960s in Britain and the USA. It is intended to help stimulate long-term memories of those who lived through the 1960s, with sections on music, films, fashion, sport,...
1429) Sentimental reflections: Series sixteen, Summer edition,America's heritage in story, scenery & song
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stories about various aspects of American life. Features unique places, people, and music, all selected to foster a feeling of nostalgia toward the parts of life often forgotten. This edition cover story is a celebration of Appalachian music. Followed by travels to Frozen head State Park. Then, on a musical note, the tunes of Tin Pan Alley. The time capsule features the Hoover Dam, the massive construction project that tamed the Colorado River. Finally,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
viii, 260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Christine O'Brien remembers growing up in NYC's famous Dakota apartment with her powerful father, her beautiful mother, and a food obsessesion that consumed her. Hunger comes in many forms. A person can crave a steak in the same way that she can crave a perfect family life. In her memoir, Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing, Christine O'Brien tells the story of her own cravings. It's a story of growing up in a family with a successful, but explosive...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
292 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The classic story of a boy who makes his own rules and the small Missouri town where he and his friends experience the adventures of a lifetime. Filled with schoolyard pranks, buried treasures, spooky caves, secret gangs, and grave robbers, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is entertainment of the highest order. The clever schemes of its eponymous hero--from tricking his friends into completing his chores to sneaking into his own funeral--are the stuff...
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (727 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
High school is over but events conspire to reunite Ryan, Seth and Summer in posh, seaside Newport. There may even be a new Core Four, because after Taylor Townsend says a quick if not passionate au revoir to her education in France, she just might pursue Ryan until he catches her.
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