Summary: A gifted athlete from Fall River, Massachusetts, Chris Herren was a basketball legend before he left high school. After a troubled yet outstanding career at Fresno State, he would eventually fulfill his childhood dream of playing for the Boston Celtics, only to lose it all to a devastating addiction that nearly killed him. Award-winning director Jonathan Hock chronicles this powerful story of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNGAnderson, Curtis D. (Curtis Darrel)
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 AndersonWare, Chris
Summary: Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Pantheon). His novel not only won the Manchester Guardian First Novel prize in 2001 but it has sold over 100,000 copies. This book is as much a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oog & Blik 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WARWare, Chris
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WARWare, Chris
Summary: "A flabbergasting experiment in publishing hubris, Monograph charts the art and literary world's increasing tolerance for the language of the empathetic doodle directly through the work of one of its most esthetically constipated practitioners. For thirty years, writer and artist (i.e. cartoonist) Chris Ware (b. 1967) has been testing the patience of readers and fine art fans with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WARSummary: 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 MASFarran, Sam
Summary: This gripping and inspiring memoir of heroic strength, courage, survival and commitment to country follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and 30-year U.S. Marine veteran as he, suffering a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemen, remained loyal to America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FARRAN, SAM FARNelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Authorhouse 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM FIC MATSummary: When Rodney was a teenager his mother just dropped him off at the home of Connie Stevens and left him. Eventually he landed his first show-business job as a double for Davey Jones on "The Monkeys". Rodney ended up using his skills as a consummate hanger-on and his genuine enthusiasm for rock & roll to become a central figure in the L.A. music scene and is lauded for his good taste and good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAYSummary: Kirby Dick's provocative film investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films. Kirby looks at some of the controversial rating decisions of the past four decades, hires a private eye to find out who these anonymous raters are and puts his own film through the rating process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Genius Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF THISummary: Jesus loves you, did you know? Featuring a loving Papa Bear and his family, the beauty and simplicity of God's blessings are captured in this sing-along, inspirational celebration for young readers of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon Inspirations 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WARSummary: Documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Against a background of social stigma, addiction recovery advocates are organizing to end discrimination and move toward recovery-based solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANOWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect; forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 289.3092 WALL, ELISSA WalSummary: A portrait of late actor Anton Yelchin, "Love, Antosha", explores his successes and struggles through his journals, photography, original music, and interviews with his colleagues, including Chris Pine, Kristen Stewart, and Jennifer Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOVBrower, Sam.
Summary: From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a fac̦ade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision.--Bookjacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.33 BROMusser, Rebecca
Summary: A gripping account of Rebecca Musser's struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MUSSER MUSWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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Summary: The full story of Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. The unit, 4500 men strong, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat, yet their battle had just begun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.54 HAYBoroson, Warren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.012 BORWarden, Bob.
Summary: Warden heads back into the kitchen to develop some of his very best pressure cooker recipes ever, including five of his signature recipes that he perfected to even greater heights. Move over slow-cookers, it's time for great food fast!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quail Ridge Press and Great Chefs International 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 WarSummary: Product Description: During the summer of 1967, race riots swept across U.S. cities. Detroit was the scene of one of the worst of these. "The State of Black Michigan" is a landmark volume that investigates how, since 1967, Michigan's black population has changed, how its interactions with the white community have altered, and, most important, how policymakers can act to further narrow the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2007
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 305.896 STASummary: From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LADOku, Hiroya/ Warner, Chris/ Oku, Hiroya (COR)
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