Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Beeby, Betty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pearl Press 1968
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Hist BeebySummary: A forest dweller is chosen to save a beautiful princess and defeat the Lord of Darkness in this visually stunning fantasy-adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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Summary: Elementary school music teacher Callie Stevens thinks she’s finally figured out God ’s plan for her life—she even made a list to keep her on track. Moving in with her brother and reconnecting with her ex-boyfriend are at the top of the list. What ’s not on the list is running into her childhood crush, Ryan. God wanted her to connect with Kyle, right? Trying to figure out God ’s plan is hard...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Ashley Johnson moved to northern Michigan to finally meet her fiancé face-to-face, but she arrived in time to attend his funeral. With no home back in Ohio, she decides to stay in what would have been their house, except his cousin Russ lives there too, and Russ has never heard of Ashley. To complicate matters, her fiancé accidentally willed her the family farm house. Eager to please everyone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guiding Light Women's Fiction 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEEWhiteford, Merry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHISummary: Ten years after the tragic events of Jean de Florette, Manon (Jean's daughter) seeks revenge against those she holds responsible for her father's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Renn Productions/Films 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MANBoyle, Gerry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYRenert, Gerry.
Summary: Nathan the hippopotamus wants to be a lifeguard, but his animal friends think that his size is an insurmountable problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raven Tree Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Renert 2010Jones, Merry Bloch.
Summary: Iraqi war veteran Harper Jennings, struggling with post traumatic stress disorder, is working as a teaching assistant at Cornell when her husband Hank falls off the roof and suffers brain damage, triggering flashbacks for Harper that intensify when one of her students jumps out a window, and Harper sets out to discover the source of the violence that seems to follow her after learning the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JONSummary: Fact-based film about Gerry Conlon, a young Irish punk who is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and forced to confess to a terrorist bombing. He and his father, along with friends of Gerry, are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. There, his father shows his true strength, and Gerry works to prove their innocence and clear his father's name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Video 1998
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Summary: "Join Crab and Snail in the surf zone, where they think deep thoughts and have unforgettable seaside adventures, in this graphic early reader series debut by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and beloved illustrator Jared Chapman. The never-ending rain is putting a damper on Crab and Snail's plans for a sunny, funny day. So when the BBFs (Best Beach Friends) realize that it's only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FERFerry, Peter
Summary: "Tom Johnson has just turned eighty-five. When faced with a nursing home, he escapes to the Netherlands to find the woman he fell in love with during World War II. His children want him back, but Tom fights to stay in the Netherlands for love, family and all the remaining rights of an old man"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FERSummary: "Follow Jason Voorhees as he cuts and hacks a swath of fear from Crystal Lake to the mean streets of Manhattan." Friday the 13th: Camp Crystal Lake has been closed for over twenty years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. New owners reopen the camp, only to have each counselor stalked by a violent killer. This 24-hour nightmare of blood unfolds into a film which is widely acclaimed for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FRIDeBerry, Virginia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEBSummary: Wendy and Rip Porter are a working-class couple fighting to regain custody of Joey, the young son Wendy gave up for adoption when Rip went to prison seven years earlier. But Joey's adoptive parents will stop at nothing to ensure that the small boy stays in the only home he's ever known.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LIKBainbridge, Beryl
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Braziller 1977
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAIBorri, Joe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Momentum Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORDocherty, Kerry
Summary: "When Alma is scared during a storm, her mother teaches her that when she's scared, it helps her to imagine that somewhere out in the world, something beautiful is happening in nature. Alma then spreads this message to her brother, who spreads it to theirfather"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOCGreenwood, Kerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREGreenwood, Kerry.
Summary: Someone has been tampering with the chocolates at Heavenly Pleasures. Corinna needs to find out who wants her friend's business to fail, even though she's sworn off investigative work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREWinfrey, Kerry
Summary: "Romantic-comedy-obsessed Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing internet content, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks--a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat--her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Winfrey 2019Summary: A thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice - taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Lone 2013Berto, Juliet
Summary: When a daydreaming librarian meets a mysterious musician in Paris, they find their lives becoming a surreal adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Distribution 2021