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Summary: Castellamare is an island far enough away from the mainland to be forgotten, but not far enough to escape from the world’s troubles. At the center of the island’s life is a café draped with bougainvillea called the House at the Edge of Night, where over generations the community gathers to gossip and talk. Amedeo Esposito, a foundling from Florence, finds his destiny on the island with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANSummary: "Two luminaries of French cinema, Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche, unite for the first time in this piercing look at the elusive nature of true love, and the extent to which we are willing to betray ourselves in its pursuit. Binoche plays Isabelle, a successful painter in Paris whose apparent independence belies what she desires most: real romantic fulfillment. Isabelle reveals deep wells of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LETSummary: To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount DVD 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TENSummary: Six beloved stories about adventure and science.. Stories include I'm Dirty, find out just how dirty a backhoe can get while doing its' job. Other stories include Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man, The Paper Boy, Stars! Stars! Stars!, Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, and Johnny Appleseed. Also included are author interviews from Kate & Jim McMullan and celebrity narration from Steve Buscemi and Forest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV I'MSummary: Marianne is the wife of a famous diamond jeweler. When he suddenly commits suicide, she learns that the business is in shambles and she is drawn back into the jewel dealing world. Forced to sell a cache of stolen gems her husband hid in their home, she finds herself confronted by plenty of would-be suitors, including the Russian mafia and the De Beers diamond cartel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Films 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the Court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICCopies Available at Interlochen
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Victioria 2017Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Vi 1Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD VIC NOT RATEDSummary: 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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2 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: Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY WHERundell, Katherine.
Summary: When authorities threaten to take Sophie, twelve, from Charles who has been her guardian since she was one and both survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to try to find Sophie's mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his band of "rooftoppers."
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD RUNSummary: Lavish Biblical epic that tells the life story of Moses, who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom outside Egypt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TENSummary: Jane has the kind of selflessness that everyone looks for in a friend. Lately the perennial bridesmaid has begun to feel as if something is missing in her life. Kevin is a local newspaper reporter who spots Jane racing between two receptions - one in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn. He quickly surmises that her quirky tale may be just the story to get him into the big leagues. Jane butts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TWESummary: Set in England in the years leading up to the First World War, Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been home to the Crawley family for many generations, but it is also where their servants live, and plan, and dream, and they are as fiercely jealous of their rank as anyone. Some of them are loyal to the family and committed to Downton as a way of life, others...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DOWSummary: This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham, the first female newspaper publisher in the country (specifically of the Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee. The two become involved in an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA POSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE POSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Post 2018Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POSBarton, Fiona
Summary: "When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared? Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth--and this time is no exception. But she can't help...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BARCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BARSummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BIGSummary: Months after saying goodbye to sentient synth Mia and her family, the Hawkinses search for some semblance of normalcy. But when Niska arrives at their home unannounced, the family is pulled back into the dangerous lives of the synths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HUMSummary: Everyone deserves a great love story, but for seventeen year old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life changing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LOVCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOVSummary: 1922. Six months after Matthew's tragic death, his loss is still felt throughout Downton Abbey. Mary struggles to face a new future with her fatherless child, and is encouraged by the family to pick up the pieces. Accepting a new role on the estate, the now-eligible Mary also finds herself the reluctant object of attention from a number of eager suitors. With the twenties in full swing and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOWCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DOWCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Downton 2013Summary: As Season Five begins in 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes through the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOWCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DOWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DOW NOT RATEDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Downton 2015Barton, Fiona
Summary: "The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BARKenah, Katharine
Summary: On the first day of first grade Sam has news to share with the class--over the summer, his elephant had a baby! His classmates find out the truth when they go to a school field trip to the local zoo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KENKenah, Katharine
Summary: On Sam's first day of kindergarten, Ms. Tate, the teacher, takes the class on a nature walk, and at the end, everyone shows off what they have found.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KENSummary: An acrobatically inclined free spirit, following a whirlwind engagement, literally tumbles into the lives of his fiancée's aristocratic family, setting up a clash of values with her staid father while firing the rebellious imagination of her brash, black-sheep sister. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, the film is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020