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Animal rescue Human-animal relationships Hunting stories Mexican Americans Social conditions Mexicans Pennsylvania Philadelphia Social conditions Mexicans United States Social conditions Murder Investigation Murder Investigation Fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) Emigration and immigration Social aspects Quiñones-Hinojosa, AlfredoSummary: Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he's going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2021
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE FNICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD F9Summary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY LODSummary: Young & innocent: Robert is the estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation. When he discovers her lifeless body on the beach, he is mistaken for the murderer and soon finds himself on the run, learning that the murder makes for very strange bedfellows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BCI Eclipse 2007
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER ALFSummary: Murder!: Based on the novel and play called Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. It was Hitchcock's third all-talkie film. When a woman (Norah Baring) is convicted of murder, one of the men selected to serve on the murder trial jury (Herbert Marshall) believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Madacy Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Alfred 2010Soderguit, Alfredo
Summary: A beautiful, simple, and deep book about how accepting others can enrich us all. Hens and their chicks are living safe and secure in their coop, or at least it seems that way. They are happy with life as it is. Each one knows what she should be doing. They don't even seem to notice when every now and then one of them is carried off. Until one day some capybara appear. It's hunting season and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids/Greystone Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Taylor Lautner explodes on-screen as a young man whose secret past is set to collide with a dangerous reality. After uncovering a deadly lie, Nathan (Lautner) is propelled on a lethal, no-holds barred mission to learn the truth. Aided by a devoted family friend, Nathan's hunt for the facts pits him against ruthless assassins and questionable allies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Films 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ABDCorchado, Alfredo
Summary: When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas, he connected with two other Mexican men and one Mexican American, all feeling similarly isolated. Over the next three decades, the four friends continued to meet, coming together over their shared Mexican roots and their love of tequila. One was a radical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CORSummary: Gunner's mother is very ill, but he believes a local legend about "the Water Man" who knows how to live forever, so he and a mysterious girl named Jo set off into the Wild Horse forest in order to hunt down the legend. The deeper the go into the woods, it becomes more strange and more dangerous, but Gunner's father is coming after them and will stop at nothing to rescue his son.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE WATCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WATCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WATBonello, Deborah
Summary: "Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists. VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 BONQuiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo.
Contents: Starry Nights -- Faraway -- The Kaliman Maneuver -- Lessons from the fields -- Where the road doesn't lead -- Green eyes -- From harvest to Harvard -- In the land of giants -- Question the rules, when possible make your own -- Brainstorm -- Hopkins -- Gray matter -- Seeing the light -- Finding the steel in your soul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUIANONES-HINOJOSA, ALFREDO QUIEstrada, Alfredo José.
Summary: Takes readers from the Plaza de Armas, the tree-lined square where Havana was founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1519, to the Malecon, the elegant boulevard along the shore where Fidel Castro rode a Soviet tank in triumph. Estrada reveals the essence of his native city through the events that shaped its fascinating history and the people who left their stamp on its cobblestoned streets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.91 ESTFest, Manfredo.
Contents: Brazilian Dorian Dream -- Facing East -- Jungle Cat -- That's What She Says -- Slaughter On Tenth Avenue -- Who Needs It -- Brazilian No. 1. Originally released in 1976.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Far Out Recordings 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN FESMorello, Tom
Contents: Battle sirens -- Rabbit revenge -- Every step that I take -- We don't need you -- Find another way -- How long -- Lucky one -- One nation -- Vigilante nocturno -- Where it's at ain't what it is -- Roadrunner -- Lead poisoning.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MORBonelli, Charlotte
Summary: "This remarkable collection of letters between German Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and their relatives in the United States offers rare insights into the challenges of an average American family responding to desperate requests for refuge and aid"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BONManfredo, Lou.
Summary: When NYPD veteran Joe Rizzo and his ambitious new partner Mike McQueen are given the delicate task of finding and returning the runaway daughter of a city councilman, they learn that the councilman may or may not be more interested in something his daughter has taken with her than in her safety--something that may or may not be evidence of his wrongdoing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANRotella, Sebastian
Summary: Valentine Pescatore returns from Buenos Aires to American soil, investigating the merciless killing of a group of women in a motel room. At first, the crime seems to be a straightforward case of gangsters battling for territory. Soon, however, the motive is revealed to be much deeper and more sinister: a single witness who knows too much is being hunted, at any cost. His case converges with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROTLorello, Elisa.
Summary: "Katie and Luca's tension in Italy mounts into a fierce public rivalry that finally erupts back in the States with a nationally televised cooking competition. As Katie tries to channel her inner Mario Batali to win the competition, she must choose between the floavorless prepackaged life that she worked so hard to maintain and the mouthwatering uncertainty of a life chock full of carbohydrates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adaptive Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LORBorrello, Joe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raptor Press 1995
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 663.2 BORNovello, Carol
Summary: MUTUAL RESCUE profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide. It explores through anecdote, observation, and scientific research, the complexity and depth of the role that pets play in our lives. Every story in the book brings an unrecognized benefit of adopting homeless animals to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636 NOVBotero, Fernando
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement Llc 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOTBoniello, Alex
Summary: A kid robot named Pi from planet Robot-Earth is invited on a field trip to Olde Silicon Valley, but they are overcome with a scary feeling called the Zaps, so Pi must find the courage to learn how to deal with their anxiety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BONCoello, Dennis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nick Lyons Books 1988
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Place a hold to request this item.Laredo, Ruth.
Contents: Three dances from the Three-cornered hat / Manuel de Falla (10:00) -- Songs of Spain : op. 232 / Isaac Albeniz (22:00) -- El amor brujo : suite / Manuel De Falla (16:00) -- Suite espanola / Isaac Albeniz (17:00).
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Classics 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL LARBeartrack-Algeo, Alfreda
Summary: It’s 1929 and times are hard for Alfred’s Lakota family on the Dakota prairie. Alfred knows his grandfather could use a new tractor, so with the help of his friends and the roan stallion, he makes plans to win the prize money at the annual White River Relay Race. But time is short, as the race is just weeks away.Unaware of the dangers that lie ahead, Alfred prepares to train the horse. Even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation 2023