Summary: A documentary film that will tell the bittersweet story of one of the most innovative comedians who ever graced the stage, screen and television, before his untimely death from a drug overdose at the tender age of only 33. Immortalized for his uniquely bold, energetic, and in-your-face comedic style, Chris Farley's off the charts talent cemented his place as a key player in a movement that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISummary: It all ends with a bang! In the final episodes, Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bring the saga of Breaking Bad to a bloody conclusion in their roles as meth kingpin, Walter White and his guilt-ridden partner, Jesse Pinkman. As each tries to get clear of the wreckage they left behind in the meth world, DEA agent Hank Schrader's obsessive pursuit of "Heisenberg" gains steam, leading up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRE RATED RSanders, Rob
Summary: Describes the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969, which sparked the gay liberation movement in the United States, and details the history of LGBTQ rights since the riots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 SANCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 SANHawley, Casey Fitts.
Summary: "Identifies the ten most critical moments in a person's career when the right word can make a life-changing difference and provides communication strategies for navigating them with clarity and conviction"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 HAWFitts, Robert K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 FITSummary: Examines the long career of the Grateful Dead featuring new interviews with the surviving members of the group and never-before-seen footage of the group's performances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Investigates the 2011 Penn State child molestation scandal, in which Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was accused of several accounts of child sexual abuse and head coach Joe Paterno and university administration were implicated in a coverup. Looks at the effects of the scandal on the Penn State student body, Penn State alumni, and residents of State College, Pennsylvania. Covers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HAPSummary: This award winning documentary follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOBSummary: "Enter the world of Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company. A man with an extraordinary vision, Naharin is regarded as one of the most important choreographers in the world today. He is known for developing "Gaga"--a movement language that resists labels, highlights somatic experience, emphasizes improvisation, and pushes dancers to use their body in ways that are ignored or overlooked by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MR.Pitts, Christopher
Summary: Lonely Planet Zion Bryce Canyon National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Cable Mountain trail in Zion, ride a horse or mule through Bryce or go swimming or tubing in Zion's Virgin River; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Zion Bryce Canyon National Parks and begin...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Pitts, Byron.
Summary: "Emmy Award-winning ABC News chief national correspondent and Nightline coanchor, Byron Pitts shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of six young people who overcame impossible circumstances with extraordinary perseverance. Abuse. Bullying. War. Drug Addiction. Mental Illness. Violence. None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some it is the only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.7 PITPitts, Rebecca
Summary: "Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred years ago, yet the ideas she popularized-about cities, about people, about making a better world-remain hugely relevant today. Now, in Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People, we have the first biography for young people of the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker. Debut author Rebecca Pitts draws on archives and Jacobs's own writings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 JACSummary: An intensely intimate look at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, with over 90 million albums sold. Takes you inside the studio, the counseling sessions the band went through together and the difficult process of finding a new band member.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2005
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC METBobb, Christina
Summary: "Stealing Your Vote tells the story of corruption within the Democratic Party--but also reveals the cowardice throughout the Republican Party, as fat and happy politicians from both parties desperately worked to protect the status quo. Bobb also tells the story of a handful of brave patriots who tried, and continue trying, to find out just what happened in 2020."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 BOBWesterveld, Bab.
Summary: Text and photographs give detailed instructions on making a variety of string figures with and without a companion. Also discusses the origins and names of the individual figures and games that can be played with them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.9 WESBoo, Katherine.
Summary: Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees "a fortune beyond counting" in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP 305.5 BOOBoo, Sweeney
Summary: "One day, everything was exactly as it was supposed to be. And the next, the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister, Noreen, was just... gone. Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival, Abby's classmates are quick to put Noreen's disappearance aside. The Coven will find her, Abby's friends say. They have it under control. But Abby can't let it go. Soon a search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BOOBow, James.
Summary: A discussion of the reasons that plants and animals become extinct and what scientists are doing to prevent it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9516 BOWMartin, Bobi
Summary: An introduction to muscles offers information on different types and how they work, exercise, sports, injuries, and maintaining healthy muscles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 611.73 MARBoo, Katherine.
Summary: The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.5 BOOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.56 BOOScaggs, Boz
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SCASummary: The 1967 'Six-Day' war ended with Israel's decisive victory; conquering Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai and the West Bank. It is a war portrayed, to this day, as a righteous undertaking; a radiant emblem of Jewish pride. One week after the war, a group of young kibbutzniks, led by renowned author Amos Oz, recorded intimate conversations with soldiers returning from the battlefield. The recording...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016