Summary: "What is the profession that has enabled Mrs. Warren to give her daughter all the benefits of 'good society'? Vivie Warren discovers her mother's secrets and embraces her own power as a 'modern' woman"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2006
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MRSSummary: A New York writer with a passion for literature writes to a London bookstore in search of rare classics. A good-natured, reserved Englishman answers her request, beginning a relationship that spans two continents and two decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE EIGSummary: Fierce, funny, and cathartic, John Osborne's classic 'kitchen sink' drama as directed by Academy Award winner Judi Dench is a masterpiece of ensemble acting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Home Video 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LOOSummary: Don't panic! The British TV adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult science fiction book series follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, sole survivor of the demolished planet Earth. Join Dent and interplanetary researcher Ford Prefect as they encounter bad alien poetry, a depressed robot, a two-headed spaceship thief, and the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HITJones, Miranda
Summary: Ali uses one of her magical wishes so that she and Little Genie can trade places and Ali can stay home from school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J FIC JONSummary: Martin Hunter is a high profile laywer who has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BEYSummary: A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in this terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel 'Zeke' Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPISummary: Welcome to Bedlam Heights, a hip newly converted apartment building in the heart of Leeds. The high quality rental apartments offer stylish 21st century living, but behind the facade lie unimaginable horrors, for this former pre-Victorian asylum is haunted by the ghosts of its dark and violent past. Kate, who lives and works at Bedlam Heights, thinks anyone who believes in ghosts is a fool.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BEDGruen, Sara.
Summary: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2006
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GRULloyd-Jones, Sally
Summary: Puzzled and even frightened by seasonal changes, a little rabbit discovers the joy of the return of spring.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Fiction Lloyd- Jones 2015Summary: The classic comedy caper is about two cunning conmen on the French Riviera. The caddish Freddy Benson enjoys setting up elaborate ruses to seduce women. The suave Lawrence Jameson likes to pose as a prince to swindle the wealthy. When the two men meet, each perceives the other as an interloper and a threat. Upon the arrival of vacationing soap heiress Janet Walker, the two sweet -talking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BEDSummary: "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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2 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FRISummary: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London on board the luxurious Orient Express. The thrill of riding the famous train ends abruptly when a wealthy man is discovered dead.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2017
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3 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY MURSummary: In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. This gripping 5-part HBO miniseries tells the powerful and visceral story of this event and its aftermath.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CHECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHEMercado, Yehudi
Summary: "Hip-hop, sci-fi and kung fu all hit the turntables for the mash-up mix of the year! Cartoonist/force of nature Yehudi Mercado (Pantalones, TX, Rocket Salvage) sets his sights on 1980s Brooklyn and Wax, a young mix-master who scratches the perfect beat and accidentally summons a UFO that transports his family, best friend, and current crush to the robot-dominated planet of Discopia. Now Wax and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MERSummary: "In 1993 two unsuspecting astronauts unleashed the greatest evil Earth had ever known - the heinous witch Rita Repulsa. In the 20 years since, with each new villain more sinister than the last, the citizens of Earth have relied on the Power Rangers to protect them. As a superhero team comprising 'teenagers with attitude,' the Power Rangers must use their individual strengths combined with the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MIGSummary: Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SEACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SEALloyd-Jones, Sally
Summary: When disaster strikes, Mr. Pockles, a reclusive little dog with a big hat collection, comes to the aid of renowned panda, Lady Satsuma, and begins collecting friends.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the "kindly killer", Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DeSummary: The Carol Burnett Show ran for 11 straight years, between 1967-1978. It was the ultimate variety show with music, acting, larger-than-life guest stars, and of course, comedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Distributed by] Time Life 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CARSummary: Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2003
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE POSSummary: An Emmy-winning anthology series that dramatizes the fascinating stories of the world's most brilliant innovators, exploring their extraordinary achievements along with their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships. The third season will explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021