Summary: Actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OSummary: The Valachi papers: Former mob "button man" Joe Valachi turns informant when he learns top Mafia capo Vito Genovese has put a contract out on his life. From thievery add extortion to vengeance and murder, Valachi spills the innermost workings of the Cosa Nostra, culminating in his riveting testimony before a Senate subcommittee.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Bob is an aging American thief is living in the French city of Nice. Addicted to both heroin and gambling, Bob is in the midst of an extended personal losing streak when he rescues a new girl in town named Anne from her pimp. When the opportunity to steal a fortune in rare paintings from a Monte Carlo casino comes along, Bob hopes for a score big enough to let him retire from his life of crime....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GOOSummary: An anthology series that showcases the stories, memories and inspirations behind Dolly Parton's most beloved songs. New and classic Dolly music will score every episode. Each story will vary in tone, from love stories and inspirational tales to family dramas, westerns and revenge comedies.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HEACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV DOLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DOLValerio, Geraldo
Summary: A little girl falls asleep, her book in hand, and as she dreams an astonishing adventure unfolds. This wordless picture book celebrates the joy and freedom that can be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALSummary: Based on the true story of "Boston Strangler" Albert De Salvo, the man who terrorized the city for a year and a half when he murdered 13 women.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BOSAckerman, Elliot
Summary: "Haris Abadi is a man in search of a cause. An Arab American with a conflicted past, he is now in Turkey, attempting to cross into Syria and join the fight against Bashar al-Assad's regime. But he is robbed before he can make it, and is taken in by Amir, a charismatic Syrian refugee and former revolutionary, and Amir's wife, Daphne, a sophisticated beauty haunted by grief. As it becomes clear...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred E. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ACKPerlman, Elliot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PERValério, Geraldo
Summary: "On a dull gray day, a boy puts his dog on a leash and they walk to a shimmering pond where snowy white swans swim freely. One of the swans invites the boy and dog for a ride. They climb on its back and sail into a stunningly beautiful landscape, dotted with wildflowers, spoonbills and ibises. Foxes, rabbits and deer appear in this paradise, then butterflies and even bigger, more beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALAckerman, Elliot
Summary: "From the best-selling author and National Book Award finalist, a chilling new novel that reimagines the United States emerging from a different outcome in a pivotal presidential election. Virginia, 2004. Gore is entering his second term as president. Our narrator, recently divorced, is living at Halcyon, the estate of renowned lawyer and World War II hero Robert Ableson. Ableson died a few...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ACKAckerman, Elliot
Summary: "From the widely acclaimed author of Waiting for Eden: a stirring, timely new novel which unfolds over the course of a single day in Istanbul: the story of an American woman attempting to leave behind her life in Turkey--to leave without her husband. Catherine has been married for many years to Murat, an influential Turkish real estate developer, and they have a young son together, William. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ACKCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ACKElliot, Amanda
Summary: "A chef's journey to success leads to discovering the perfect recipe for love in this delicious romantic comedy. Sadie is a rising star in the trendy Seattle restaurant scene. Her dream is to create unique, modern, and mouthwatering takes on traditional Jewish recipes. But after a public breakup with her boss, a famous chef, she is sure her career is over-until she lands a coveted spot on the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELLElliot, David
Summary: Henry, a very organized pig, frowns at the untidy farm where he lives, but after making a map to show where everything belongs, he and the other farm animals discover a big problem.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ELLKreloff, Elliot
Summary: A young girl splits her time between Mommy's house and Daddy's apartment, which he shares with his partner Harry, but when Mommy picks her up on Daddy's day the girl becomes sullen, not realizing Daddy has a wonderful surprise waiting for her at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRERiley, Elliot
Summary: Mine! Mine! Mine! LaLa Llama wants everything to be hers. Even things that belong to others. But once she has everything, she learns there is something she wants more: friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Dawson, Geralyn.
Summary: Ex-military intelligence officer Mark Callahan must join forces with his estranged wife and ex-team member, Annabelle Monroe, when members of his former unit are murdered--a tentative alliance that leads to danger, betrayal, and desire.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAWAckerman, Elliot
Summary: "From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic, geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034 -- and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration. On March 12, 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is on the bridge of her flagship, the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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Summary: A pig enjoys bath time alone, until his friends sheep, cow, and donkey try to join in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ELLReed, Elliot
Summary: William Tyce, who wishes to create a reference volume specific to his existence, takes a river journey to discover how his mother died and find reasons for his father's disappearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REEAckerman, Elliot.
Summary: An Afghani orphan loses everything when his village is attacked by militants and must join a U.S.-funded militia to try to save his injured brother, who fell victim to a marketplace bomb.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ACKElliot, David
Summary: Henry the pig is excited to spot the Great Pig in the sky one starry night, but when he shows the other farm animals, he gets frustrated because they each see something different.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELLElliot, Jason
Summary: Under the expert guidance of an old-school hero and veteran of the elite British Special Air Service, MI6 agent Taverner prepares to enter Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to destroy a cache of the CIA's precious Stinger missiles before they can fall into the hands of al-Qaeda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELLKreloff, Elliot
Summary: Join Rabbit and Fox on an informative, hilarious, and celebratory journey into the who, what, why, and where of poop. Yes, we all poop—animals and humans, young and old, those who walk and fly and swim. Ooo…Poo! is a joyful investigation into the who, what, why and where of poop on our planet Earth. The upbeat, rhythmic text encourages young readers to celebrate both their time spent on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Collective Book Studio 2024