Summary: Examines the roadside murder of a Dallas police officer, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of drifter Randall Adams, who was given a death sentence despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC THIThompson, Jamie
Summary: "On July 7, 2016, hundreds of protesters gathered in Dallas after the shooting of two black men-Philando Castile and Alton Sterling-by white policemen. One hundred Dallas police officers stood guard. At around nine p.m., a gunman opened fire into the lineof officers from behind. Five were killed and a dozen more injured. Senior Cpl. Larry Gordon, a black twenty-one year department veteran,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 THOCharleson, Susannah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.7 CHACharleson, Susannah.
Summary: After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for search-and-rescue work. But the puppy's willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 CHAPattison, Pat
Summary: "Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 PATAbdo, Kenny.
Summary: This title focuses on the Dallas Cowboys and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.332 ABDSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISKeb' Mo'
Summary: This picture book illustrates that life's many beautiful moments should be spent with the people we love, using the words of Keb' Mo's song "Life is beautiful."
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG KEBMinutaglio, Bill
Summary: In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell;...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F MINMinutaglio, Bill
Summary: The authors ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F MINCharnas, Dan
Summary: "Equal parts musicology, biography, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the invention of a new kind of beat by the most underappreciated musical genius of our time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 J DILLA CHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio CharnasAbrams, Dan
Summary: Examines the story behind the bizarre trial of Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, live on national television.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.73 ABRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 345.73 ABRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 ABRSummary: Errol Morris sets out to prove that a convicted hitchhiker did not kill a Dallas policeman in 1976 - and that the lowlife that fingered him did. Based on a true story.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THIPearlman, Jeff.
Summary: They were America's Team, the high-priced, high-glamour, high-flying Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s, who won three Super Bowls and made as many headlines off the field as on it. Led by Emmitt Smith, the charismatic Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, and Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, the Cowboys rank among the greatest of all NFL dynasties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 PEAStowers, Carlton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.1523 STOBell, Cece
Summary: "Cece Bell loves music and collecting old record albums, her introduction explains, especially albums featuring animal artists. The bouncing harmonies of the Barbershop Beagles, the elegant crooning of the elephant Ella Fontaine, the hilarious rhymes of the Hip-Hop Hedgehogs--all are represented in this quirky ABC book that draws on the creator's personal collection of albums, memorabilia, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE BELSmall, Fred
Summary: "Strong and bold, or quiet and kind, every child is unique and their future filled with possibilities. Based on Fred Small's iconic folk song that became an anthem for generations, Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them "--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMASattler, Jennifer Gordon
Summary: A variation of the Easter song, "Here comes Peter Cottontail," featuring Peter Cottontail delivering Easter treats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE SATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SAT BOARD BOOKAylesworth, Jim.
Summary: "Rhythmic verse tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's life, from his childhood in the wilderness of Illinois to his famous achievements as president"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINSummary: "Pete the cat learns the sounds of the different farm animals in this twist on the classic song"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E PetCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETGuns n' Roses (Musical group)
Summary: Celebrates the love between a parent and child through an illustrated retelling of song lyrics from Guns n' Roses.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023