Summary: Based on a true story of the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the two DEA agents that brought the famed Medellin Cartel to its knees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NARFo, Dario
Summary: "Lucrezia Borgia is one of the most vilified figures in modern history. The daughter of a notorious pope, she was twice betrothed before the age of eleven and thrice married--one husband was forced to declare himself impotent and thereby unfit and another was murdered by Lucrezia's own brother, Cesar Borgia. She is cast in the role of murderess, temptress, incestuous lover, loose woman, femme...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FOAzaad, Dezh/ Cao, Nan (ILT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Tharlo is a Tibetan shepherd, used to living with little human contact. Visiting a Tibetan town in Qinghai province to obtain a proper ID card from the local police station, Tharlo surprises Police Chief Dorje by reciting from memory a lengthy excerpt from one of Chairman Mao's essays. But things develop in a romantic rather than a political direction. To prepare for his ID photo, Tharlo needs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THACao, Lan
Summary: "An epic tale of love, loyalty, and war from the acclaimed author of Monkey Bridge Half a century after it began, the Vietnam War still has a hold on our national psyche. Lan Cao's now-classic debut, Monkey Bridge, won her wide renown for "connecting . .. the opposite realities of Vietnam and America" (Isabel Allende). In her triumphant new novel, Cao transports readers back to the war,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Cao 2014Cao, Lan.
Summary: A memoir of a Vietnamese refugee. The narrator, Mai Nguyen, was 13 when a helicopter lifted her from Saigon. Scenes of war written in lyrical Oriental style alternate with reflections on America, such as the obsession with winning and the usurping of parental authority by teachers. By the author of Everything You Need to Know about Asian Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAOSummary: The legend of the invincible fleet begins! Set five years before the epic battle depicted in The Admiral: Roaring Currents, Hansan: Rising Dragon is based on the true historical naval engagement, Battle of Hansan Island. In July 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his Korean naval fleet face off against invading Japanese naval warships. Falling into crisis, the admiral must use his secret weapon to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HANSummary: In Pei, a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander faces peril both inside and outside the palace walls. But he has a secret weapon: a look-alike who can fool both Pei's enemies and the King himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FOREIGN SHACalin, Cassandra/ Calin, Cassandra (ILT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Beloved by generations of Chinese readers, The Dream of the Red Chamber is China's touching equivalent of the Romeo & Juliet story. In addition to being a tale of star-crossed lovers, this epic novel also follows the story of five generations of one Chinese family giving modern readers a multi-layered dramatic plot to get lost in at the same time as it offers up key insights into Chinese culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAOSummary: A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD DENCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DeCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DENSummary: Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ADACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ADACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie AdaptationCao, Wenxuan
Summary: Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over a bit of shade until they learn a better way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Surly Squirrel and the gang are back. They are once again in Oakton where the evil mayor has decided to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Surly and his ragtag group of animal friends band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY NUTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NUTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NuSummary: Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The hilarious, semi-autobiographical tale of Martin Moone, the youngest boy in a loud, large Irish family, and his imaginary friend Sean Murphy. Between Martin's unique view on life and Sean's not always helpful advice, the pair find themselves thrown into one ridiculous scheme after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MOOSummary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VAISummary: Once upon a time in China: The legendary martial arts teacher Wong Fei-hung, with a band of disciples, battles a host of nefarious forces--foreign and local--who are threatening Chinese sovereignty as British and American imperialists encroach upon the Mainland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ONC1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD FOREIGN ONC
Summary: A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead. Where a woman's soul inhabits the body of a fly, where Vengeance is only a voice and where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest. Not Since 'FRANKENSTEIN' Have You Seen Such Horror!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BLASummary: A family epic spanning four decades from the 1960s to the 1990s. Focusing on two brothers, Nicola and Matteo, the film incorporates defining events in Italy's history, including the hippy movement, the flood of Florence, the Red Brigades, Mafia scandals, kidnapping and political assassinations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BESFavino, Pierfrancesco
Summary: Dramatized portrayal of the life of Tommaso Buscetta, a member of the Sicilian Mafia who became an informer in the 1980s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Enter 2020
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TRASummary: Frozen for three centuries in their star ship the Andromeda Ascendant, captain Dylan Hunt and his All-Systems Commonwealth crew are revived by a passing salvage ship. They awake to the news that the Commonwealth, in place to maintain peace amidst the galaxies, has crumbled and barbarism has spread chaos amongst the stars, Captain Hunt and his crew must now travel the universe on a mission to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANDSummary: "This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs' early days as a college dropout to his rise as the co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. and forced retirement from the company. More than a decade later, Jobs returns and single-handedly sets a course that will turn the once-tiny startup into one of the world's most valuable companies. His epic journey blazes a trail that changes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013