Summary: From the rural banana plantation where they play soccer for the village team to the big city stadiums, two brothers have become rivals and battle each other on opposing sides. When a talent scout gets stranded in their tiny town, brothers Beto and Tato are discovered. They are whisked away to Mexico City to play for the big leagues where they quickly achieve fame. Beto is nicknamed 'Rudo' for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RUDSummary: Based on real events that occurred in between 1980 and 1982. Dan Mahowny is a quiet, unassuming assistant manager at a bank in Toronto. He is a compulsive gambler and runs up a massive debt with his bookie. Dan's bank responsibilities include approving loans. Needing to cover his debts, Dan starts approving loans to non-existent clients and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA OWNSummary: Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD GAMLaymon, Kiese
Summary: "Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAYMON, KIESE LAYSummary: Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV OLDSummary: A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY UNCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UNCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UnSandor, Steven
Summary: "A teen grapples with gaming addiction as his online-life and reality collide. A young Ben Cheng used to live the good life -- he had wealthy parents, lots of friends and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separated, he had to move to a small apartment with his mom, his dad was out of the picture, and his new schoolmates started teasing him for his family's fall from grace. All...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Sandor 2019Summary: "A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks."--IMDB web site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler in relentless pursuit of the next big score. When he comes into possession of a rare opal, it seems Howard's ship has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY UNCSummary: Keeping one step ahead of their bookie, two L.A. gamblers embark on a winning streak that takes them to Reno, Nevada, where they enter a high-stakes poker game against the legendary Amarillo Slim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CALOtto, Shawn Lawrence.
Summary: "From the screenwriter of the Oscar-nominated House of Sand and Fog, a fierce, elegant, page-turning novel about race, money, and the American Dream JW is a small-town banker. His specialty: teaching other bankers in towns near Indian reservations how to profit from casino deposits without exposing themselves to risk. His problem: having lost his son in a car accident a year ago, JW is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OTTHernández, Anabel
Summary: "Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández en su incesante búsqeuda por entender el complejo imperio del crimen organizado y los cárteles de la droga en México, los cuales desde hace décadas tienen sumida a la nación en una espiral de violencia en la que todos los días son explotadas, desaparecidas o asesinadas decenas de personas inocentes, muchas de ellas del...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grijalbo 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 HERLevy, Janice.
Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Herrera, Yuri
Summary: Makina, a young girl living in the Mexican-American border region and searching for her missing brother, faces nine legendary quests in a dangerous world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Editorial Periférica 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC HERSayer, Chloë
Summary: Offers a portrait of the Mexican people, their lifestyles, and a representative sampling of their crafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.0972 SAYDe Regil, Tania
Summary: En una primera visita sin sus papás a la casa de su abuela en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, una niña descubre lo que hace que la abuela tan especial.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH DESummary: "One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of San Miguel Canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CANSummary: Set in the future, a young man looks for a better life outside his small rural village in Mexico-- but finds himself facing a technological dystopia when he attempts to cross the border.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Entertainment 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SLEMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILRochfort, Desmond.
Summary: The story of the Mexican mural movement is told in a history of the artists, accompanied by more than one hundred reproductions of the murals that showcase popular as well as lesser-known works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.7 ROCSummary: Well into their 30s, Juan Nunez and Benjamin Wilson still can't seem to finish veterinary school or leave their parents' homes. Instead, they wallow in comfortable limbo a suburb of Mexico City. On a fateful Christmas Eve, however, they decide it's finally time to distinguish themselves by executing the most infamous cultural artifacts heist in all of Mexican history, looting the country's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MUSRaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUSummary: Two down-and-out Americans in Mexico meet a grizzled old prospector who piques their interest with stories of his gold-hunting experiences. The Americans gather a stake and set off with the old prospector in search of fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2003
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE TRENavarro, Elvira
Summary: Is literature a kind of therapy -- or is therapy a type of literature? Eliza tries to overcome her fears arising from the oddities of modern life through these two concepts. She is an editor for a large publishing group who often delays payments, forcing her to share her apartment with a strange woman who appears to have no past, which causes Eliza to obsess about knowing it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literatura Random House 2014