Summary: "In 1915, African American newspaper editor and civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith's notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement features commentary from Spike Lee, Reginald...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIRWaterman, Dick.
Summary: "Between Midnight and Day is the groundbreaking record of Dick Waterman's most important photographs from his unparalleled vintage blues archive. Beginning in 1964 with the rediscovery of legendary Delta blues singer Son House, Dick Waterman established Avalon Productions, the first agency devoted exclusively to managing and promoting blues musicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 781.643 WATDe Semlyen, Nick
Summary: "The behind-the-scenes story of the larger-than-life action stars who ruled '80s and '90s Hollywood--Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and Jean-Claude Van Damme--and the beloved films that made them stars, including Die Hard, Rambo, and The Terminator. The Last Action Heroes opens in 1990, at the Cannes film...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 DE SBeck, Glenn.
Summary: Radio host, television personality, and author Glenn Beck revisits famous patriot Thomas Paine's Common Sense to reexamine today's political arena and present a case against big government.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mercury Radio Arts/Simon & Schuster Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3 BECGross, Edward (Edward A.)
Summary: "There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years, but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic, balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films. In They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Summary: "The Bible Book of Revelation, also known as the Book of the Apocalypse explains the true science of enlightenment: body, mind and soul in a dramatic, fantastical and epic parable only 22 chapters long. The often misinterpreted mysteries of this enigmatic book are the keys to freedom, liberation and abundance--ELEVATION! The book of Revelation is a testimony about transformation. The ascension...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Seek Vision 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 KERMiles, Jack
Summary: Who is Allah? What makes Him unique? And what does He ask of those who submit to His teachings? The God of the Qur'an revises and perfects: His purpose is to make whole what had been corrupted or lost from the practices and scriptures of the earlier Abrahamic religions. Setting passages from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an side by side, Miles illuminates what is unique about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Doc's story is brought to life through interviews with a colorful array of celebrated musicians, family members, writers, and fans; a vast collection of never-before-seen archival photos and footage, including captivating filmed and audio-taped interviews with Doc; and above all the brilliant, jubilant, and evocative music Doc performed, wrote, and inspired.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013