Summary: This film presents, in documentary format, a glimpse of contemporary Gypsy life as expressed in a variety of musical settings. Scenes and music from Gypsy cultures in India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Spain. CNN report and interview with Tony Gatlif included.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Madman Films 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LATSummary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHSummary: Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of the time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable awards between them. They are also longtime friends who invite viewers to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TEACopies Available at Woodmere
6 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TEACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TeHay, Roy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ebury P.; Joseph 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 635.903 HAYSummary: Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. With it being pitch black, they are disoriented. The only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember who they are or what their mission is. With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Pandorum 2009Byam, Michèle
Summary: A photo essay examining the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.441 BYAFitoussi, Michèle
Summary: Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. This is her story.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUBINSTEIN, HELENA FITHalberstadt, Michèle.
Summary: Maria-Theresa von Paradis, the only daughter of the secretary of the empress of Austria, was an exceptionally gifted child. By the age of seventeen, she was a full-fledged virtuoso, playing for the royal family, acclaimed for her beauty and talent . . . and because she was blind. Her father, unable to accept her condition despite her soaring musical gifts, enlists the help of Franz Anton...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HALLemieux, Michèle.
Summary: The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he exacts a terrible revenge.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 LEMMendelssohn, Michèle
Summary: Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so. His afterlife has given him the legitimacy that life denied him. 'Making Oscar Wilde' reveals the untold story of young Oscar's career in Victorian England and post-Civil War America. Set on two continents, it tracks a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILDE, OSCAR MENSummary: For 191 years, the Supreme Court of the United States was populated only by men. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. Time Magazine's cover proclaimed, 'Justice at Last,' and she received unanimous Senate approval.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SANOrtner, Nick
Summary: Do YOU have the magic breath? Let's see... Take a deeeeeep breath in... and BLOW it out.... .and like magic, you can feel better just by breathing! Sometimes it's hard to feel happy. But with this interactive picture book, children breathe along as they learn how to make angry or sad thoughts disappear. In a world that is sometimes too busy, with too many things going on, My Magic Breath will...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ORTMichel
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MichaelFeinstein, Paul
Summary: "Fodor's Los Angeles guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. An illustrated ultimate experiences guide to the top things to see and do, multiple itineraries to effectively...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.949 LOSPerkins, Nichole
Summary: "Pop culture is the Pandora's Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume. Examining pop culture's impact on her life, Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of one southern...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERKINS, NICHOLE PERTartaglia, Michela
Summary: "From rising Seattle chef Michela Tartaglia comes a collection of seasonal recipes that showcase the best of Northwest seafood, produce and meat in creative, delicious pasta dishes"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 TARSummary: Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD BLI1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BLI
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Blind 2010Osborne, Michl̈e.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.5 OsborneWeissman, Michaele
Summary: "When the author's Latvia-born husband, John, opens a company marketing rye bread, the author embarks on a European journey in search of John's origins, excavating poignant stories of war, privation, and resilience"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEISSMAN, MICHAELE WEIMichell, Tom.
Summary: "Whether as rugby team mascot or assistant swimming coach, the penguin known as Juan Salvador touches and transforms everyone he encounters, including Tom Michell, the young teacher who finds him and rescues him from an oil spill disaster. After a time, Juan Salvador (meaning "the saved one") receives a new name: Juan Salvado, or "the savior." Set against the turbulent world of political unrest...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MICHELL MICSummary: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, 95 min.): After wading in a puddle of radioactive waste, these radical reptiles are transformed into New York City's greatest crime-fighting quartet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TEEMichell, Marti.
Summary: Includes tips and tricks, detailed instructions for cutting with the large and small Kaleido-Rulers [Item# 7977 & 7976], full-size patterns, and how-to’s for making 14+ quilts in a variety of styles.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michell Marketing, Inc. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 MICFièvre, M. J. (Michèle-Jessica)
Summary: "It's hard to balance protecting your child's innocence with preparing them for the realities of Black life. When--and how--do you approach racism with your children? How do you protect their physical and mental health while also preparing them for a country full of systemic racism? On the heels of 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?' and 'Multiplication Is for White...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 FIEAbramitzky, Ran
Summary: "Through this authoritative account of the historical record and important new findings, Abramitzky and Boustan will help shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala today are as likely to be as successful as the children of immigrants from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022