Summary: An extensive biography of the American film producer and director William Castle, with a focus on his classic horror films. Castle was famous for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Includes extensive film clips and commentary by his family, friends and actors, producers, directors and film historians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Automat Pictures 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SPIDalin, David G.
Summary: In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually found his way to the country whose legions he desperately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 DALSummary: When Doreen Green, also known as Squirrel Girl, volunteers to teach a high school computer programming class, she discovers that one of her students is Kamala Khan, who moonlights as the superhero Ms. Marvel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MARPatton, Sharon F.
Summary: Discusses African American folk art, decorative art, photography, and fine arts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 709 PATShmoop
Summary: Take your understanding of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck to a whole new level, anywhere you go: on a plane, on a mountain, in a canoe, under a tree. Or grab a flashlight and read Shmoop under the covers. Shmoop's award-winning learning guides are now available on your favorite eBook reader. Shmoop eBooks are like a trusted, fun, chatty, expert literature-tour-guide always by your side, no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shmoop 2010
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Gladish, David F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiskey [sic] Point Press 1975
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.486 GLALabaree, David F.
Summary: Read the news about America's colleges and universities - rising student debt, affirmative action debates, and conflicts between faculty and administrators - and it's clear that higher education in this country is a total mess. But as David F. Labaree reminds us in this book, it's always been that way. And that's exactly why it has become the most successful and sought-after source of learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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Summary: Summary: A simple introduction to the traditions and festivities of Chinese New Year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JBR GREEN MARTolin, David F.
Contents: Introduction -- What is compulsive hoarding? -- How did this happen? -- Meet the bad guys -- Meet the good guys : strategies for beating hoarding -- Enhancing motivation -- Sorting/discarding : getting ready -- Sorting/discarding : let's go! -- Help with reducing acquiring -- Here come the bad guys : part 1. motivation and working time -- Here come the bad guys : part 2. taking on your brain --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Galahad Books 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 683.426 BUTDAVID, F. N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DOVER 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.2 DAVDufty, David F.
Summary: "In late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was a fully functional head of the android replica of Philip K. Dick, cult science fiction writer and counter-culture guru. It has never been recovered. In a story that echoes some of the most paranoid fantasies of a Philip K. Dick novel,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.892 DUFMarx, David F.
Summary: An introduction to the traditions and foods of Passover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 296.437 MARMarx, David F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: J 296.435 MARPeat, F. David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phanes Press 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASSiamon, Sharon.
Summary: Text and photographs describe paleontologists and their fossil discoveries in Canada's Red Deer River Valley, also known as Dinosaur Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Pub. 2007
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Summary: This handsomely illustrated book includes myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, Benten and Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions and supernatural beings; and much more. 32 full-page illustrations offer compelling images of Buddha and the Dragon, A Kakemono Ghost, The Jellyfish and the Monkey, The Firefly Battle, Tokoyo and the Sea Serpent and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.0952 DAVSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUPeres, Shimon
Summary: A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the United Nations 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nextbook/Schocken 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 BEN-GURION, DAVID PERMcManus, Patrick F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1981
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Summary: Intimate accounts, journal entries and archival footage tell the story of the women involved in the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Groups 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIOOvid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1957