Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: "This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man (matinee idol Ivor Novello) who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse just as a killer known as the Avenger descends upon the city, preying on blonde women. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director's formal and thematic obsessions."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY LODSummary: World-famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' acclaimed novel follows the separate but intersecting lives of two very different men: a half-Indian son of a vicar who is framed for a crime he may or may not have committed, and Doyle, who investigates the case.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ARTSummary: The world famous thief, Carmen Sandiego, plays an intricate game of cat and mouse with teen ACME detectives, Zack and Ivy. Based on the award-winning line of educational computer games, the energizing series is rich in both excitement and education as Carmen Sandiego attempts to steal the most valuable objects in the world. It's up to the detectives and the audience to figure out where in the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cookie Jar 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WHESummary: Bend of the river: When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.--www.imdb.com (Aug. 28, 2012).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN JAMClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1994
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP SF CLAClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
Summary: In 1973, Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama won the Hugo, Nebula and Campbell awards. This new novel is the second in a trilogy about the mystifying world-ships and their flybys of our solar system. The 12 specialists chosen to explore a second Raman craft passing through human space 70 years after the first are more involved with adultery, religion and media contracts than they are with scientific...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
Summary: A woman stumbles upon a mysterious portal that links back to the Firstborn, omnipotent beings responsible for the upheaval of history and the creators of the notorious black monolith of "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
Summary: For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind until they act. In an instant, Earth's timeline is carved up and reassembled into a patchwork of different eras, from prehistory to the year 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. The only clue to the origin of this astonishing transformation...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2010
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles)
Contents: Introduction: Of sand and stars -- Rescue party -- Guardian Angel -- Breaking strain -- The sentinel -- Jupiter V -- Refugee -- The wind from the sun -- A meeting with Medusa -- The songs of distant earth -- Contributors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLASummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Sequel to: Rama II. During the 23rd century, three human cosmonauts learn of their destination and their challenge in a rendezvous with a Raman base.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. 1917-
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAClarke, Arthur C. 1917-
Summary: The paradise of Thalassa is threatened by an evolutionary event brewing beneath the calm seas and by a spacecraft of refugees hovering in orbit above the planet. The arrival of a spaceship from Earth--destroyed when its sun went nova--carrying five million Earthlings in suspended animation, as well as an uncensored cultural record of Earth, threatens to destroy the paradisiacal plkanet of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLALevine, Arthur A.
Summary: Introducing Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to all those in need. He is a generous spirit whose magic can make things last exactly as long an they're needed. When the Glaser family immigrates to the United States, their first Hanukkah looks like it will be a meager one. And their neighbors are struggling too, with money scarce and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVLevine, Arthur A.
Summary: A rhyming countdown of the days of the week as a father and child find ways to spend time together while waiting for the weekend.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVLevine, Arthur A.
Summary: When his grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things that they love, Noah's grandma steps in, while Noah tries to find something he can share with his grandpa.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVMurphy, C. E. (Catie E.)
Summary: When her fellow cops succumb to the blue flu, a mysterious sickness that keeps spreading, shaman Joanna Walker must find a way to save her friends while protecting the others, including her boss whom she has fallen in love with.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Luna Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MurphClarke, Arthur C. 1917-
Summary: "Allegory about humanity's exploration of the universe, and the universe's reaction to humanity."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLASummary: In an unnamed Eastern European capital, an iron-willed cardinal is arrested by state police on charges of treason. Tasked with securing a confession from him by any means necessary is a former comrade-in-arms from the anti-Nazi resistance. Knowing the cardinal will never fold under physical torture, the interrogator instead sets out to destroy him mentally, breaking his spirit rather than his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA PRIArcher, C. J.
Summary: "A curated collection of magic…and murder. When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away. After all, the library collects books about magic, not containing it. But the murder of the bookbinder who bound them sees the books returned to the library, along with Gabe in his role as consultant for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: C.J. Archer 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ARCGreen, Roger Lancelyn
Summary: A legend is born when young Arthur meets Merlin and draws the mighty sword from its stone. Join King Arthur and the adventures of his Knights, from the quest for the Holy Grail to the final tragedy of the last battle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008