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At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in northern California. "How much is on hand, would you say?" he asked the teller. "I'll want it all." "You're robbing me?" "Not you," Boyd replied, revealing a Temptation .38 Special. Angie Bing, the teller, scraped together $81,000. Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery bag. "I'm sorry about this," he said, "but I'll have to ask you to take a ride...
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2006.
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English
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J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War.
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Dotdash Meredith
Edition
Apr 01 2024
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English
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American Patchwork and Quilting delivers inspiration, education, and motivation to passionate quilting enthusiasts of all skill levels. In each issue, you'll get the highest quality patterns and how-to instructions, along with compelling feature stories about designers and destinations.Every digital issue includes the pattern pieces found in the corresponding print version. To access pattern pieces, simply click on the underlined text in Cut
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
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v, 294 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we've been telling ourselves for centuries. With iconic American catchphrases as chapter titles, these twenty-one visual stories illuminate the astonishing, unexpected, sometimes darker sides of history that reverberate in our society to this very day--from the role of celebrity in immigration policy to the influence of one small group of...
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
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329 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Penelope Schleeman, a consistently broke Connecticut high school teacher, is as surprised as anyone when her sensitive debut novel, 'American Mermaid' -- the story of a wheelchair-bound scientist named Sylvia who discovers that her withered legs are the vestiges of a powerful tail -- becomes a bestseller. Penelope soon finds herself lured to LA by promises of easy money to co-write the 'American Mermaid' screenplay for a major studio with a pair...
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Cross Cult
Pub. Date
2023
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Deutsch
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Die Graphic-Novel-Vorlage zur großen Disney+-Actionkomödie AMERICAN BORN CHINESE ist ein teils autobiografisches Werk aus der meisterlichen Feder des New-York-Times-Bestsellerautors Gene Yang (AVATAR – HERR DER ELEMENTE) und erzählt die Geschichte dreier Figuren, die zunächst nichts zu verbinden scheint: Jin Wang, der mit seiner Familie in eine neue Nachbarschaft zieht, nur um feststellen zu müssen, dass er der einzige Schüler mit chinesisch-amerikanischen...
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Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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256 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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In 2008, Barack Obama's historic victory was heralded as a turning point for the country. And so it would be--just not in the way that most Americans hoped. The election of the nation's first Black president fanned long-burning embers of white supremacy, igniting a new and frightening phase in a historical American cycle of racial progress and white backlash. In American Whitelash, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Wesley Lowery...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Use classic children's music (everything from jump rope rhymes to lullabies) as a fascinating window into America's musical traditions and how they open up a plethora of musical doors and memories. Also, get an introduction to some of the many incredible treasures contained in the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series.
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PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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How 9/11 ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America. The compromises and consequences for American democracy--from the terror attacks, through four presidencies, wars abroad, and ultimately insurrection at home.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Examine the main strands of religious music in the United States. Among the many you'll look at are spirituals (both European and African variations); religious chants from Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim traditions; and ring shouts and shape-note singing. Also, spend time with popular compositions like "Northfield" and "Amazing Grace."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Visit the Appalachian region of the Southeast and unearth the roots of "country music" (a term that wasn't used until the 1950s) in mountain "hillbilly" music. Along the way, consider some of the many tropes of this genre of music, exemplified by a song from 1947 called "Goodbye, Old Paint."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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The United States is built on a foundation of pre-existing musical heritages from people who were already in North America before the nation was born. Survey the musical traditions of the British, French, and Spanish empires, as well as influence from Indigenous groups (some of which still endure to this day).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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American music has shaped the meaning of war, making it a more shared experience. Take a closer listen to music from the Revolutionary War ("The President's March") and the Civil War ("I'm Going Home to Dixie"), as well as anti-war songs including "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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In this episode, Professor Seeger wrestles with the development of American minstrel shows in the 1830s, with their roots in slavery and racial stereotypes. Then, he reveals how these problematic shows laid the groundwork for other musical traditions, including circuses, medicine shows, and the popular entertainment known as vaudeville.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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What makes the city of New Orleans more musically extraordinary than other American cities? The answer: a rare combination of distinct musical and cultural influences coming together in one place. Professor Seeger closes out this series with an appreciation of the importance of place in American music.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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How does music bring like-minded people together? In this episode, turn to three traditions of voluntary, public music in America: brass bands, powwows, and folk music festivals. Learn how each tradition, despite their unique sounds and histories, offers fellowship, reinforces bonds, and helps foster a sense of communal history.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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From concert pianos to player pianos, explore the inner workings of one of music's most iconic instruments and its many variations. Then, witness the power of the piano in ragtime music (including Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag") and its role in the emergence of jazz, one of America's most thrilling musical forms.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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From square dances (the official state dance in over 20 states) to the waltz (one of America's earliest dance crazes), investigate the relationship between movement and music in the United States. Discover how the human body can synchronize itself to an external rhythm (a response known as rhythmic entrainment).
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