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1) Icons
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The second in series charts the story of exploration in the 20th century. 20th-century exploration began with flag planting in the name of empire, and over the decades, improvements in technology saw explorers take on greater and greater challenges - pursuing prizes from the poles, to the highest points on earth - and beyond. The incredible individuals who took humankind to the limits of what was thought possible also oversaw an evolution - as time...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a slump in the ‘80s, Carlin comes back with a vengeance, reaching new heights – and new audiences – with another reinvention that highlights his prescient political commentary and sharply honed observations about the state of America and the world. Following his death in 2008, fellow comics reflect on his enduring legacy.
4) Zaha Hadid
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a young woman studying at University in Beirut, she was described as the most outstanding pupil the teacher had ever met. With her spectacular vision and belief in the power of architecture, she founded her own firm and designed some of the most outstanding buildings in the world-including the...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What is it like to be a landscape architect? In this Career Q&A video interview, Sara Pevaroff Schuh talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success in landscape architecure. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry's biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
Members of The National Theater of the Deaf perform two theater pieces conceived by the company: a music-dance version of the round Three Blind Mice (here titled Curtain Raiser) directed for the stage by Joe Layton; and a montage of dreams and memories, Promenade, directed by J. Ranelli. David Hays, Artistic Director of the Company, explains the group's method and aesthetic. Hand and body gestures and finger-spelling are accompanied by voice-over...
9) Bed of roses
Author
Series
Bride quartet (Nora Roberts) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The four founders of Vows, Connecticut's premier wedding planning company, were childhood friends. Join in this colorful tangle of family ties, old friends, and newfound passion.
10) I'll walk alone
Author
Language
English
Description
Thirty-two year old Alexandra Moreland is a rising star in the architectural world and lives in Manhattan. But when she is plagued by identity theft, her successful life is turned upside down. Someone has gained access to her bank accounts, credit cards, personal background, and is now impersonating her. Then, with overwhelming circumstantial evidence stacked against her, Alexandra is arrested for the murder of a woman she claims she's never met....
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The work of Bernard Maybeck has influenced generations of architects. His landmark buildings include the Palace of Fine Arts and First Church of Christ, Scientist. His emphasis on an open use of natural materials marks him as a pioneer in sustainable architecture, or “green design.” Maybeck's work achieves that delicate balance between historicism and modernism, and his buildings are still in use throughout several states on the West Coast and...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Chesley Bonestell was an architect and painter who worked on the Golden Gate Bridge and the Chrysler Building. He worked on famous movies like Citizen Kane as a matte artist, and his mesmerizing paintings of planets and star systems helped inspire America's space program.
14) Norman Lear
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Largely responsible for bold American television in the 1970s, Norman Lear's name is synonymous with the sitcom. From his childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude) and social activism, Lear proved social change was possible through an unlikely prism - laughter - and created some of the greatest moments in television history.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on the book by Dan Wakefield, the film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews of the icons of the day, including Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Robert Redford, Joan Didion, and more. Offering modern day perspectives and reminiscences are the writers, actors, and artists who were all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time.
16) Architects
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Describes what architects do, where they work, the tools they use, and how to get into the profession.
18) Builder mouse
Author
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Description
Edgar the mouse is frustrated when his architectural and artistic creations, made from tasty leftovers, are gobbled up by other mice, until he finds the perfect solution.
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