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Christmas stories, French FICTION / Literary Florida Keys (Fla.) Fiction Labor Day Hurricane, 1935 Fiction Lessor, James (Fictitious character) Fiction Miffy (Fictitious character) Pictorial works Juvenile fiction Military intelligence Fiction Moore, Skip (Fictitious character) Fiction Murder Investigation Fiction Treasure troves FictionSummary: A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of Belleville (which has a sardonic version of the Statue of Liberty in its harbor), where she tracks him down with the help of a musical trio gone to seed, the Belleville Triplets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2004
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TRISummary: This collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time. Features classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed twentieth-century author Irène Némirovsky and contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel. With a holiday spirit conveyed through sparkling Paris streets, opulent feasts, wandering orphans, kindly monks,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Vessel Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC VERCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VERSummary: Epic story of two families in Italy traces both the rise of fascism and the conflict between the sons of the families, both born on January 1, 1900.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NINSummary: Marguerite Duras had already established herself as one of the major figures of postwar French literature when she launched an equally fascinating and unclassifiable career in cinema, translating her elliptical, experimental style to the screen through the unprecedented fusion of hypnotic, highly stylized imagery and radically disjunctive sound. Boldly reimagining the possibilities of dialogue,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN INDSummary: "Xavier is a strait-laced French college senior who moves to Barcelona as part of a student exchange program, much to the dismay of his beautiful girlfriend. But sharing cramped quarters with students from all over Europe quickly leads to multi-cultural chaos as Xavier gets an eye-opening lesson on how to live, love, laugh-- and party!"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN L'AUSummary: Racial tension runs high in 1971 Durham, North Carolina as residents continue to fight the 1954 Supreme Court decision to desegregate their schools. A series of town meetings are called to discuss the matter. Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the meeting co-chairs, have very different views. Passionately advocating for school integration is a way of life for Atwater, a champion for Civil Rights. C.P....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BESCopies Available at Kingsley
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BESCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BESDemers, Dominique.
Summary: "Il y a 3500 ans vivait Maïna...". Deux tableaux, dans l'un la vie des Amérindiens, dans l'autre, celles des Inuits. Maïna sert de trait d'union, vivant dans l'un et l'autre une histoire d'amour. L'auteure hésite entre son désir d'informer sur la vie des premiers Québécois et celui de raconter les aventures de son impétueuse héroïne en quête de plénitude. Le texte est documenté certes, mais les...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Québec/Amérique 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448 FIC DEMValente, Dominique
Summary: "Willow Moss's small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the Moss family's doorstep looking for help, it's not Willow's talented sisters she seeks, it's Willow. Because Willow is a finder of lost things--and Moreg Vaine says that last Tuesday has gone missing. Willow and Moreg set out on a perilous journey across the wilds of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VALFabre, Dominique
Summary: Pierre, a lifelong Parisian waiter, watches people come and go, sizing them up with great accuracy and empathy. Pierre doesn't look outside too much; he prefers to let the world come to him. When the caf goes under, Pierre finds himself at a loss. As we follow his stream of thought over three days, Pierre's humanity and profound solitude are revealed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archipelago Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FABPinon, Dominique
Summary: In a rickety apartment building, a sweet-natured clown becomes the catalyst in the lives of the unusual tenants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DELBruns, David
Summary: "To effectively combat the rise of global terrorism, the U.S. military must now rely on more than traditional weapons and tactics. Don Riley of the U.S. Cyber Command is given charge of a brand new effort: a new team in the CIA Operations Directorate called Emerging Threats. To establish this team he recruits three talented recent commissioned naval officers - Janet Everett, Michael Goodwin,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BURBruna, Dick.
Summary: In this gentle story, Miffy loses her bear but bravely carries on with her day until she gets a surprise. Miffy Is Crying helps children deal with difficult emotions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRUBrunt, Douglas.
Summary: Thirty-five-year-old bond trader Nick Farmer is burned out on the nightlife of excess and struggles to find the right path in his personal and professional life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBrunt, Douglas.
Summary: "Part Primary Colors, part House of Cards, The Means takes you deep into high-stakes politics where everyone has something to hide. Tom Pauley is a conservative trial attorney in Durham, NC, who is tapped by GOP leaders to campaign for the Governor's mansion. His bold style makes him a favorite for a run at the White House. Mitchell Mason is the president-elect of the United States, pushed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruna, Dick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRUBruns, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBrunt, Douglas
Summary: Tennis prodigy Anton Stratis struggles with stardom and family as he seeks to find balance and wholeness in a life dominated by his athletic talents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruna, Dick.
Summary: Relates Miffy's experiences in the hospital.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dick Bruna Books 1984
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRUBruns, David
Summary: A terrorist breach of the computer systems of the three most powerful navies is about to set them on a collision course for World War III. Rafiq Roshed is one of the most wanted men in the world. A terrorist with a virulent grudge against the West, he's disappeared into North Korea where he quietly launches cyber sneak attacks in service of Kim Jong-un. But now he's about to unleash his virtual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruns, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oceanview Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruns, David
Summary: In 2003, the world watched as coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime, then scoured the country for the WMDs they knew were there. Iraqi weapons of mass destruction were never found…but they exist. On the eve of the invasion, five nuclear devices are smuggled out of Iraq and hidden in the most unlikely of places—neighboring Iran. Now, as the threat of WMDs fades into a late-night...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reef Points Media LLC 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruns, Don.
Summary: Hired to investigate the murder of a sous chef at a famous restaurant when the police are unable to solve the crime quickly, private investigators James Lessor and Skip Moore are shocked to learn that Skip's girlfriend, Emily, shared a dark secret with the victim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oceanview Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUBruns, Don.
Summary: "Combine a 1935 hurricane, a massive train wreck, lost gold, and the Florida Keys with two bumbling private detectives and you have Too much stuff"--Flyleaf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oceanview Pub. 2011