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This text examines the collection of feminist art in the Museum of Modern Art. It features essays presenting a range of generational and cultural perspectives.
Dale Carnegie was raised on a poverty-stricken farm in back woods Missouri, twelve miles from the nearest railroad. Yet this farm boy became one of the best-known men of our time -- a success in business, teacher of millions, famous author. How did he do it? Though beset by feeli...
In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a European summer vacation before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses. He goes to work at the decrep...
The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs t...
When James is forced to cancel his dream vacation and spend the summer earning money for grad school instead, he takes a job at a tacky amusement park called Adventureland. But when he meets Em, it could turn out to be the summer of his life.
Swados' legacy album are songs from ten of her works for the stage sung by some of the most influential performers and composers in theater today. The works featured range from her Broadway hit Runaways (1978), to her little-known masterpiece The Beautiful Lady (1984). A visionar...
Global superstar Ayra Starr is one of the most prominent African female artists in the world. The 21-year-old Nigerian musician and songwriter has amassed over two billion streams globally, with popular track "Rush" surpassing one billion streams and over 300k views on YouTube. S...
"Collaboration and the Academic Library: Internal and External, Local and Regional, National and International explores the considerable change that has affected universities and academic libraries in recent years. Given this complex and important context, it is clear that the ac...
"For more than 100 years, L.M. Montgomery's Anne Shirley, Emily Byrd Starr, Rilla Blythe, and a host of other fictional characters have captured generations of readers. The ways their fictional lives and cultures include or exclude the First World War provide insight into Canadia...
Suggests activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of Jacob have I loved by Katherine Paterson.
"Assessment as Information Practice provides information about a range of collection and service-based assessment approaches that can be applied in different contexts to benefit institutions and the users they serve by enhancing quality, efficiency and effectiveness. With contrib...
After her father's death, Emily discovers she has Cousin Jimmy and Aunt Elizabeth at New Moon Farm and other new friends. From the author of Anne of Green Gables.
A delightful new heroine is introduced in this charming story by the author of Anne of Green Gables . Emily Starr had never known what it was to be lonely-until her beloved father died. In this, the first of the Emily novels, young Emily is orphaned and goes to live with her mot...