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Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) Drama Food habits Literary collections Food Literary collections Good and evil Drama Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Drama Soldiers United States Biography United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United StatesSummary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Lord 2004Summary: Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE STACopies Available at Woodmere
4 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STA RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD St IIISummary: In this extraordinary adventure comes a wonderful tale of friendship, courage, and wisdom as Pooh and his friends set off on a journey through the great unknown to rescue Christopher Robin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Friedman, Henry
Summary: "When the family was liberated by the Russians after eighteen months in hiding, Henry, at age fifteen, was emaciated and too weak to walk. The Friedmans eventually made their way to a displaced persons camp in Austria where Henry quickly learned to wheel and deal, seducing women of various ages and nationalities, and mastering the intricacies of the black market. In I'm No Hero, he faces with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Washington Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 FRITolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Frodo the hobbit and a band of warriors from the different kingdoms set out to destroy the Ring of Power before the evil Sauron grasps control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TOLSummary: It's Valentine's Day with The Cat in the Hat, a great time to make friends with the Cat. Spend the whole day with wonderful friends in a place where adventure and fun never ends. Yes, friendship's the key on this special day, and the Cat is the one who will lead the way. Join The Cat in the Hat as he celebrates friendship with his closest friends, Nick, Sally, Fish, and the Things!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2012
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Juv CaSummary: The fourth season continues the incredible story of 4400 people who were suddenly abducted and are later mysteriously returned to Earth. Though they have no memory of their otherwordly experiences, some now possess special powers, both good and bad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series 4400 2008Summary: During this exciting pivotal season: Clark faces rogue Kryptonians, Lex Luthor launches a vicious political campaign, the Fortress of Solitude rises, Clark's love for Lana Lang deepens and he and Lois Lane remain friendly adversaries, Clark crosses paths with AC (aka Aquaman), Victor Stone (aka Cyborg) and the mysterious Milton Fine (aka Brainiac).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD Series Smallville 2011 Season 5Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SMASummary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 BESPrado, Ric
Summary: "A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.127 PRASisson, Frank
Summary: Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Patton's death, a Third Army soldier's firsthand account of his service beside the history-shaping general relates his participation in key events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SISSON, FRANK SISSummary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FROKeegan, Marina
Summary: An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818.609 KEESummary: "This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America's most well-regarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark times--be it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Balloon Publishing 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An compilation of essays, fiction, and cartoons on the world of food and drink from the pages of The New Yorker features contributions by Susan Orlean, Calvin Trillin, Joan Didion, Anthony Bourdain, John Cheever, and Roald Dahl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.8 SECLevine, Barbara
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.972 LEVMaso, Carole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MASAlexander, Larry
Summary: Through the epic war chronicle Band of Brothers, an entirely new generation of Americans learned of the heroism, sacrifice, and camaraderie of the soldiers who served, fought, and died in Easy Company, 101st Airborne, during World War II. Larry Alexander returns to the very battlefields that made Easy Company a legend. Accompanied by Easy veteran Sergeant Forrest Guth, Alexander crosses an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NAL Caliber 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 ALEGarland, Joseph E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Protean Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 GARMacDonald, Lyn
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.42 MACParker, Ken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1984
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 940.5481 PARBrotherton, Marcus.
Summary: From the co-author of "Call of Duty" comes a new collection of untold stories from the legendary Easy Company, the military unit immortalized in "Band of Brothers."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BROKnappe, Siegfried.
Summary: An uncommonly reflective and illuminating memoir by a German officer who served on virtually all fronts in Europe, Soldat offers a unique inside look at the German side of World War II and a world in ruins.As military history, Soldat is a rich vein of valuable ore, thanks to Siegfried Knappe's eyewitness participation in so many crucial and significant campaigns of the war--including the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orion Books 1992