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Disaster management programs for historic sites / by Spennemann, Dirk R.,editor.(CARDINAL)307724; Look, David W.editor.; United States.National Park Service.Western Regional Office.; Association for Preservation Technology.Western Chapter.; Johnstone Centre of Parks, Recreation, and Heritage.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Historic sites; Emergency management; Disasters; Cultural property; Historic preservation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Man-made marvels : civil engineering in North Carolina / by Coonse, Jeffrey W.(Jeffrey Wyatt),editor.(CARDINAL)612178; Perry, Barry T,editor.; Peterson, David B.,editor.(CARDINAL)649956; North Carolina section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.;
"A look at the top 50 ASCE projects in North Carolina featuring a pictorial section of the top ten."
Subjects: Bridges; Building; Buildings; Roads;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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See how they work & look inside diggers / Big Rigs, Fire Trucks, Diggers, Farm Equipment / by Flaherty, Michael (EDT)/ Tegg, Simon (ILT)/ Watton, Ross (ILT); Flaherty, Michael,editor.(CARDINAL)650035; Paiva, Johannah Gilman,editor.(CARDINAL)611267; Rideout, Ashley,editor.(CARDINAL)624390; Tegg, Simon,illustrator.(CARDINAL)643713; Watton, Ross,illustrator.(CARDINAL)749698;
Presents some of the different types of vehicles that are designed for moving the earth, knocking down buildings, building roads and tunnels, mining, and other purposes, and describes their parts and how they are used.IG1050L
Subjects: Construction equipment; Excavating machinery;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The cutting edge [videorecording] / by Baker, Scott Thompson.; Coda, John.; Gilroy, Tony.; McNamara, Sean,1963-(CARDINAL)786120; Romano, Christy Carlson.(CARDINAL)543692; Thomas, Ross.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399;
Director of photography, Mark Deoring-Powell ; editor, Jeff W. Canavan ; music, John Coda ; production designer, Yvette Taylor.Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas, Scott Thompson Baker, Kim Kindrick, Stepfanie Kramer.A spoiled figure skater teams up with a rude ex-hockey star to win the gold in the Olympics. This edition features brand new interviews with stars Moria Kelly and D.B. Sweeny and a look at The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual situations, nudity and language.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Skaters; Teenagers; Winter Olympics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Fear files [videorecording] Zombies! / by David, Keith.; Pavoni, David D.,1963-; Walz, Jon Alon.; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
Executive producer: Jon Alon Walz; written and directed by Jon Alon Walz; producer: David Pavoni. Director of photography, Drew Thomas ; editor, Aaron Putnam.Narrator: Keith David.A documentary on the history and legend of the creatures that have had deep effects on our lives and our civilization, that shape our dreams and nightmares, that frighten us stiff ... zombies! Featuring writers, actors, and historians interviewed on the subject, as well as a look at the effect of zombies on films and pop culture.DVD ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Television programs.; Zombies.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Look homeward, angel [videorecording]
Commercials: Pledge -- Future Floor Wax.Editor, Doug McCormick; music, Arthur B. Rubinstein.Geraldine Page (Eliza); E.G. Marshall (W.O.); Timothy Bottoms (Eugene); James Naughton (Ben); Pamela Payton-Wright (Laura James); Doris Roberts (Mrs. Pert); Kathryn Walker (Helen); Charles Durning (Will Pentland); Barnard Hughes (Dr. McGuire); Barbara Colby (Miss Brown); Helene Stenborg (Florry); Ronny Cox, Nancy Marchand, Arny Freeman, Madge West."Ketti Frings' work, set in North Carolina in 1916, covers a few days--and fateful events--in the lives of the Gants: Eugene, the sensitive, aspiring writer; Ben, his protective older brother yearning for a life of his own; W.O., the alcoholic father; and Eliza, the domineering mother who runs her family as she does her boardinghouse"--TV guide.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Motion pictures.; Video recordings.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Aftershock [videorecording] beyond the Civil War / by Hodge, Mike.; Koed, Matt.; Padrusch, David W.(CARDINAL)848349; Padrusch, Sara.; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; Limulus Productions.; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
Director of photography, Thomas Danielczik ; music, Gerhard Guter.Narrator, Mike Hodge."In 1866, the year immediately following the end of the war, America was supposed to be reuniting, healing its wounds, and moving past years of civil unrest. However, a closer look into this historic time reveals a sinister snapshot of a discordant nation caught in the midst of deadly race riots and angry insurgencies ... Examines the disturbing reality behind the murder, terrorism, and chaos that marked the uncertain period of Reconstruction in America"--Container."Contains depictions of violence and offensive but historically accurate racial epithets; viewer discretion is advised."DVD, region 1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television programs.; African Americans; African Americans; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Television programs.; Victims of terrorism; African Americans; African Americans; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Victims of terrorism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Noah's ark fact or fable? / [videorecording}
Director of photography, Gene Salvatori; production design, Bill Cornford; editor, Kelly Peacock.A dramatized look at the Biblical account of Noah's ark, plus interviews with scientists & Biblical scholars. Focuses on presenting evidence supporting the story's authenticity.DVD.
Subjects: Noah (Biblical figure); Noah (Biblical figure); Bible; Noah's ark.; Noah's ark.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Books of passage : 27 North Carolina writers on the books that changed their lives / by Bledsoe, Jerry.(CARDINAL)153460; Crowther, Hal.(CARDINAL)276067; Edgerton, Clyde,1944-(CARDINAL)178570; Manning, Phillip,1936-(CARDINAL)206844; Price, Reynolds,1933-2011.(CARDINAL)147727; Smith, Lee,1944-(CARDINAL)153433; Perkins, David,1954-editor.(CARDINAL)209063; Terry, David,illustrator.(CARDINAL)193851;
James Applewhite on William Wordsworth and William Carlos Williams -- Daphne Athas on Leo Tolstoy's Confessions -- Doris Betts on Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for young and old -- Jerry Bledsoe on Reynolds Price's A long and happy life -- Fred Chappell on Julia Child's Mastering the art of French cooking -- Hal Crowther on Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country -- Clyde Edgerton on Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Linda Flowers on James Agee's Let us now praise famous men -- Philip Gerard on William Styron's Sophie's choice -- David Guy on Ernest Hemingway -- William McCranor Henderson on John Dos Passos' The big money -- Fred Hobson on W.J. Cash's The mind of the South -- Janet Lembke on Thomas Bulfinch's The age of fable -- William E. Leuchtenburg on Jonathan Daniels' A Southerner discovers the South -- Phillip Manning on Aldo Leopold's A Sand County almanac -- Tim McLaurin on The autobiography of Malcolm X -- Toril Moi on Simone de Beauvoir's The second sex -- Robert Morgan on Leo Tolstoy's War and peace -- Howard Owen on The Chip Hilton books -- Reynolds Price on Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary -- John Shelton Reed on The Agrarian's I'll take my stand -- Louis D. Rubin Jr. on Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel -- James Seay on William Faulkner's That evening sun go down -- Lee Smith on James Still's River of Earth -- Elizabeth Spencer on Willa Cather's Death comes for the archbishop -- Jane Tompkins on Robert Pirsig's Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance -- Tom Wicker on The Saturday evening post.
Subjects: Authors, American; Authors, North Carolina.; Books and reading.; Books and reading; Intellectuals; Literature;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 25
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The Horizon history of the British Empire. / by Sears, Stephen W.(CARDINAL)121983; Time-Life Books.(CARDINAL)137698;
Prologue: Jubilee day / James Morris -- 1. Birth of empire -- A bold band of explorers / Lacey Baldwin Smith -- Showdown with Spain / Lacey Baldwin Smith -- Footholds in a new world / Jim Hicks, Oliver Warner -- The wealth of the Indies / Michael Edwardes -- 2. The French challenge -- Warfare in the wilderness / Jim Hicks -- The contest for India / Michael Edwardes -- Rebellion and global war / Jim Hicks -- Mistress of the seas / Jim Hicks. David Howarth -- 3. Beyond the rim of Asia -- The gentle navigator / Stuart Legg -- Early days down under / Barry Pree -- The Maori challenge / Keith Sinclair -- 4. British India -- A clash of cultures / Michael Edwardes, Barry Pree -- Warfare on India's borders / Jim Hicks, Michael Edwardes -- The opium war / Robert Hughes -- The great mutiny / Michael Edwardes -- 5. The dark continent -- Black ivory / Charlotte and Denis Plimmer -- Cape colony / David Lytton -- Exploring West Africa / Basil Davidson -- The vision of David Livingstone / Roy Lewis -- The mystery of the Nile / Roy Lewis -- 6. African take-over -- Buckets of diamonds / Timothy S. Green -- Struggle for South Africa / Donald Morris, Brian Gardner -- From Suez to Khartoum / Stuart Legg -- The imperial scramble / Jim Hicks, David Holden -- 7. Imperial high noon -- Canada makes good / Jim Hicks -- Australia and New Zealand come of age / Timothy S. Green, Keith Sinclair -- A remote elite / Michael Edwardes, David Dilkes -- The mystique of empire / John Gross, J.O. Springhall -- 8. Wellsprings of power -- The missionary impulse / David Mitchell -- The imperial machine / James Morris, Trevor Reese -- Guardians of the Pax Britannica / Correlli Barnett, David Howarth -- 9. The business of empire -- Trade and capital: the other empire / Stuart Legg -- The imperial engineers / Jim Hicks -- The indefatigable tourist / Simon Rigge -- 10. The cracked facade -- Behind the pomp and circumstance / James Morris -- Bitter victory: the Boer War / John Man, Brian Gardner -- Rising in the celestial empire / Christopher Hibbert -- The other island / Simon Rigge -- 11. War and commonwealth -- The empire at war / Brian Gardner -- Birthpangs of commonwealth / A.J.P. Taylor -- The threatened Raj / Michael Edwardes -- Middle East tinderbox / Peter Mansfield, Christopher Sykes -- 12. Sunset of empire -- Global war / Allan Clark -- The lost jewel / Michael Edwardes -- Exit from the Middle East / Peter Mansfield, Christopher Sykes, David Holden -- The wind of change / Roy Lewis -- Lasting presence / Stuart Legg, D.G. Boyce -- Epilogue: A look backward / A.J.P. Taylor.
Subjects: Illustrated works.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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