Soufan, Ali H.
Summary: A former FBI special agent offers an insider's account of how the September 11th attacks could have been prevented, as well as his role in the war on terror, including his highly effective interrogation efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 SOUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 SOUAl, Stefan
Summary: "The global boom in skyscrapers-why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people. We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al-himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 ALSummary: This deeply affecting film tells the inspiring story of Susan Tom, a single mother caring for 11 adopted special-needs children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOUSummary: A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SHECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SHE NOT RATEDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Sherlock 2010Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV ShThomke, Stefan H
Summary: "When it comes to innovation, relying on intuition won't cut it anymore. Whether it's improving customer experiences, trying out new business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced managers often get it wrong. This is especially true in the online world, where predicting customer behavior is virtually impossible. Managers can, however, discover whether a new product,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 THOSummary: Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FaSummary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD FRIA., H./ Yarwood, Ari (EDT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Germany 1967: murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still-fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation, led by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin, are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism. The man who understands them is also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BAASummary: In the Interest of the Nation - Masked soldiers attack a vehicle loaded with high-tech missiles in an attempted smuggling operation in Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, a Swedish engineer is kidnapped in Ethiopia. But Not if It Concerns Your Daughter - Carl Hamilton's family was wiped out in a revenge attack years ago. Now, those painful memories resurface as Hamilton's seven-year-old goddaughter is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When shy, beautiful Sissi is the victim of a horrible car accident, a handsome small-time criminal comes to the rescue and saves her life. Once she recovers, she sets out to find him and discovers that he is a violent man with a conflicted past and dangerous future. It doesn't take long for the two to meet again - during a deadly bank robbery. Now it is her turn to save his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Colubia TriStar Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PRIAlai
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALASummary: The true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau and a celebration of friendship and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true. Based on the best-selling tell-all about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DISCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DIS RATED RH Harris,T Bell J Solman
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Forster Music 1921
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: The Ultra City Smiths story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City's most famous magnate. Two intrepid detectives follow the case, rallying to fight against their city's dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ULTSummary: A charismatic yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers following his every command.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FOLSummary: A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives, which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith, abruptly disturbed when they are forced to follow the new laws of their foreign occupants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cohen Media Group 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TIMEsnaashari-Charmatz, Farnaz
Summary: While spending time with her Babajoon and Mamanjoon, Miriam begins to notice details about her Babajoon that make her think he could be a pirate, which leads him to share memories with her about his childhood in Iran.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ESNSingh, Sita
Summary: "Every summer, the branches of a little girl's favorite tree droops heavy with mangoes. And this year, she is finally old enough to help her family harvest them. Her brother shares a memory about his first time mango picking: his father holding him steady as he reached high above for the fruit. But when the girl climbs the tree, she becomes too dizzy. Then her grandma shares a mango memory:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SINYang, Kelly
Summary: "A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 YANAliu, Akim
Summary: "Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALIAnand, Shelly
Summary: After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2021