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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Summary: "In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Sterling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: In the 1920's a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling city offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith brings good fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1973
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWSummary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATForman, Steven M.
Summary: Armed with his unfailing wit and his Boston-bred fighting skills, retired Boston cop Eddie Perlmutter walks straight into the most dangerous game of his life when he tries to shut down a string of illegal pill mills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORLewis, Elizabeth Foreman
Summary: In the 1920's, a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling city offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith brings good fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION LEWSummary: Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2021Copies Available at Fife Lake
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CROSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: "Join Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this graphic novel that features a comic adaptation of the classic story Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, classic Schulz strips, previously published stories, and an all-new original story about Linus and his trusty blanket! From rainy days to learning new things and working as a team, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang have plenty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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Summary: Five women meet regularly to discuss books and they are changed as they bond together while facing crises in their lives, such as a wedding, a mother with dementia, an unmarried pregnant daughter, and philandering husbands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOBNoble, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.)
Summary: Having received letters and a journal from their mother written at the end of her life, four sisters struggle through their first year without her, a time marked by their bereavement and efforts to achieve joy and passion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOBNoble, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.)
Summary: The friendship of Natalie and Tom is put to an ultimate test when Tom, believing they are perfect for each other, proposes that he and a relationship-wary Natalie engage in a series of alphabetically themed weekend getaways for the express purpose of falling in love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOBSummary: In this semi-biographical film, a famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States. Rising from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How he used Christianity to turn his life around, met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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Summary: Spending Christmas in Florida with his grandparents, David is surprised that there is no snow and that his winter clothes are too warm for him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION JOSTran, E. M. (Elizabeth M.)
Summary: What does the future hold for those born in the years of the Dragon, Tiger, and Goat? In present day New Orleans, Xuan Trung, former beauty queen turned refugee after the Fall of Saigon, is obsessed with divining her daughters' fates through their Vietnamese zodiac signs. But Trac, Nhi and Trieu diverge completely from their immigrant parents' expectations. Successful lawyer Trac hides her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TRASummary: A darkly luminous new anthology collecting the most terrifying horror stories by renowned female authors, presenting anew these forgotten classics to the modern reader.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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Summary: "To Lissa Thomas, majoring in business administration seemed like a practical and stable life path...until she tried to find a job after graduation. Desperate, Lissa finds herself working as the office/business manager for M Street Apothecary, a metaphysical store selling cards, crystals, potions, candles, and hope. When Lissa falls head over heels in love with the owner's very married trust...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARHarbison, Elizabeth M.
Summary: In the wake of a marriage proposal, Erin finds herself coming unraveled over the past and the love she never forgot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARHarbison, Elizabeth M.
Summary: Running away with her fiancé's brother after he convinces her that her future husband has been unfaithful, Ashley Barton takes a job at a bridal shop when the ensuing relationship also fails, a situation that leads to an explosive confrontation seventeen years later.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARHarbison, Elizabeth M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HARSteinkamp, Elizabeth M.
Summary: Baby Goofy and Baby Pluto spend a day at the zoo and see animals of many different sizes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Books by Mail 1987
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Steinkamp 1987Summary: Frank Underwood is a cunning career politician. Zoe Barnes is an ambitious young journalist. Together they forge a partnership that trades powerful secrets for political access, and so much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOUHarbison, Elizabeth M.
Summary: Ten years ago, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. Rather, someone derailed her ---the best Man, who at the last minute begged her to reconsider the marriage. He told her that Burke had been cheating on her. For a long time. Quinn, stunned, hurt, and confused, struggled with the obligation of fulfilling her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Willa has never fully recovered from the sudden death of her husband, Ben. She became an absent mother to her young son, Jamie, unable to comfort him while reeling from her own grief. Now, years after Ben's death, Willa finally decides to return to the beach house where he passed. It's time to move on and put the Ocean City, Maryland house on the market. When Willa arrives, the house is in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018