Karpinski, Janis L.
Summary: The inside story of the first female general ever to command troops in a combat zone, and of how the scandal of Abu Ghraib destroyed her career. It traces the rise of a groundbreaking woman from the Republican suburbs of New Jersey to a commanding position in a man's army. She earned her insignia as a master parachutist, received the Bronze Star in the first Gulf War, and as the leader chosen...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 KARSummary: Viktor is a simple man with a mission who finds himself entrapped in JKF airport after the accidental loss of his country to villainous coup. He becomes a man without a country and is stuck at the airport's international terminal with no visa, and is instructed that he is not allowed to leave. Slowly he encounters airport workers who come to his aid by mutual coercion : Gupta the hilarious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TERCopies Available at Interlochen
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TER RATED PG-13Summary: Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AMISummary: Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Artificial 2002Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI AISummary: The classic story of the flight of Huck Finn and the slave Jim down the Mississippi, and their encounters with the world at large.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2002
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ADVSummary: This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham, the first female newspaper publisher in the country (specifically of the Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee. The two become involved in an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA POSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE POSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Post 2018Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POSSummary: James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertaiment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Bridge 2016Camera.
Contents: Gizmo -- Patrouille -- Ciao Cacao -- Himmelhilf -- Cosm -- Pacific One -- Nicenstein -- Super 8 -- Feuerwerk.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bureau B Records 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC CAMSummary: "A custodian. A housewife. A pediatrician. A grandmother. Seemingly ordinary individuals. Yet these individuals have a story to tell. It is the story of suffering and death. It is the story of refugees. It is the story of terrified villagers running for cover. Yet, at the same time, it is a story of strength, courage and hope. It is the story of Sudan. Over the last 20 years, millions have died...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bell, Book and Camera Productions 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FACSummary: It started as photographs taken by soldiers of the abuse and torture prisoners were suffering in Abu Ghraib prison, and turned into a media frenzy full of scandal and cover-ups. One of the most notorious moments in recent U.S. military history is examined, through interviews with participants and dramatic reenactments of events.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STASummary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLISummary: Sarah Jarosz continues to avoid a creative rut with her second album, which showcases her expansive and vital approach to acoustic music. Along with original songs, the album features a cover of the Radiohead track The Tourist as well as Bob Dylan's Ring Them Bells.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK JARKavinsky
Contents: Pulsar -- Reborn -- Renegade -- Trigger -- Goodbye -- Plasma -- Cameo -- Zenith -- Vigilante -- Zombie -- Outsider -- Horizon.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC KAVContents: Disc one : Do you believe / Melanie -- Blessed are /Joan Baez -- Light flight / Pentangle -- Foolish season / Dana Gillespie - Someone to talk my troubles to -- Auntie aviator / John & Beverley Martyn -- Flying away / Serpent Power -- It could have been better / Joan Armatrading -- Morning Morgantown / Jude -- If not by fire / Mandy More -- Upstairs by a Chinese lamp / Laura Nyro -- I thought I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Grapefruit Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK MILSummary: An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TESSummary: Walter Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo is the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house in the Amazon jungle. Filmmaker Les Blank captured the production, made perilous by Herzog's determination not to use models or special effects.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: Three grown sisters, Maribel, Leticia and Carmen try to cope and live with the fact that their father Martin, a veteran chef is losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman sets her sights on Martin's affections.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC 2001
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Kaminski, Leah
Summary: With a mix of South Asian influences, Pakistan is a country known for its Islamic art and architecture, popular religious celebrations, and rich foods. Learn about Pakistan's people, government, and fascinating history, from life under British rule to Pakistan's independence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiPiekalkiewicz, Janusz
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Historical Times 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.541 PIEKaminski, Leah
Summary: "Learn about Mexico, a country famous for its colorful fiestas and celebrations, and its rich history blending Aztec, Mayan, and European influences ... Explore Mexico's traditions in arts and music, including its world-famous mariachi bands."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiCamera Obscura
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Four decades ago, legions of young people trekked to San Francisco and its famed Haight Asbury district, the epicenter for the youth-driven counterculture revolution that was transforming American culture. They came for peace, politics, community, love...and they came for the music, the most enduring legacy of that very special place and time. It has proven to be the element that really tells...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2007
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LOVCamera Obscura.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CamerKaminski, Leah
Summary: "A mesmerizing blend of old and new traditions, Japan is a country of diverse land, climate, and people ... Explore Japan's history and its creation of art forms including origami, calligraphy, and ikebana, the art of flower arranging."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020