Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TV PACSummary: As a compassionate American Ambassador to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation of Sarkhan, Brando tries to keep Communists in the North from overrunning the weakened democracy in the South by making sure a vital road into the country's inaccessible interior goes through.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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Summary: "From the internationally renowned author of The Impostor, a courageous journey into his own family history and that of a country collapsing from a fratricidal war--his most moving, most personal book, one he has spent his entire life preparing to write. Javier Cercas grew up hearing the legend of his adored great-uncle Manuel Mena, who died at nineteen in the bloodiest battle of the Spanish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CERJames, Matt
Summary: On a rainy morning, a father and son bond over a walk through a field full of freshly formed ponds teeming with tadpoles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAMSummary: Conan the barbarian: Cimmerian Conan is captured as a child after his parents are murdered by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom. After years of enslavement, Conan is freed to learn the "riddle of steel" and to kill the arch-villain Thulsa Doom
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2006
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Summary: Having used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to nab some of France's most notorious criminals, early nineteenth-century detective Vidocq teams up with obscure medical student Hector to track down the most challenging adversary of his career, a case with ties to the missing son of Marie Antoinette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAYSummary: Chug along with Thomas for a wonderfully wobbly and wheel-spinning good time! Your favorite friend has bridges to cross and tracks to uncover in these exciting adventures. When Victor gets overloaded with too many tasks, can Thomas help him let out the steam? While trying to get Scruff as clean as a whistle, will Thomas have to get his own wheels dirty? Just when things seem to be rolling...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD WobblySummary: Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BUT RATED PG-13Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BUTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BUTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Butler 2013Summary: Thomas is given an important job of delivering a load of beehives. When he goes past a field of flowers, the bees leave their hives! He goes back to get a new load of flowers to try to lure them back onto his train. Can Thomas get the buzzy bees back into their hives and deliver them on time or will the swarm be too much?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN ALLSummary: A hard hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY INCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD INHarris, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. K. Hall 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HARPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich
Summary: Annotation 'Blest who betimes has left life's revel, whose wine-filled glass he has not drained'Tired of the glitter and glamour of St Petersberg society, aristocratic dandy Eugene Onegin retreats to the country estate he has recently inherited. With the arrival of the idealistic young poet Vladimir Lendsky he begins an unlikely friendship, while the poet welcomes this urbane addition to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PUSStandish, Ali
Summary: "What if young Arthur Conan Doyle really went to a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children called Baskerville Hall? When a mysterious man with a pipe notices young Arthur's incredible deductive skills, Arthur's offered a spot at the esteemed Baskerville Hall and a chance to lift his family out of poverty. There Arthur makes quick friends with Irene Eagle, a girl who boldly strides...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STASummary: In 1940, the merchant ship Glencairn rolls and shivers in the black North Atlantic. On board, her anxious crewmen search the sky for German planes and hope they'll survive "The long voyage home."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LONAwdry, W.
Summary: Thomas found a lost pirate ship! Is there treasure on board?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN AWDSummary: A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER FAISummary: While researching his book "In cold blood", writer Truman Capote develops a relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and, in particular Perry Smith, while both men waited for their date of execution on death row.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA INFSummary: Kana and Thomas will discover that it takes teamwork to become the best racers they can be, but is it enough to defeat the international champions and win the Sodor Cup?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD JUV RACSummary: Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on the hunt for Sodor's lost treasure. When Thomas rocks the boat with some new friends, trouble soon rushes in. Will Thomas track down the treasure in time or will Sailor John set sail with it?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juv TSummary: Fun adventures and big challenges await Thomas and Percy, and all of their friends! Musical Fun! features Thomas and his friends singing and enjoying music while they roll down the tracks!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD JUV THOJohnson, Nicole
Summary: Train-loving children who are ready to read will enjoy this new Step Into Reading Step 2 leveled reader based on the all-new Thomas & Friends animated series on Netflix.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: "In the summer of 1850, Herman Melville finds himself hounded by creditors and afraid his writing career might be coming to an end. In despair, Melville takes his family for a vacation to his cousin's farm in the Berkshires, where he meets Nathaniel Hawthorne at a picnic--and his life turns upside down"--
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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 BEASchaap, Annet
Summary: Every night Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter lights the lantern which warns the ships away from the rocks, but when the light goes out one night, a ship is wrecked and Lampie is sent to the Admiral's Black House in disgrace--there she finds and befriends the Admiral's son, who was born with a tail, and together they are pulled into an adventure of mermen and pirates, and secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020