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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WSummary: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witness first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2007
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY PIE1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PIE
Summary: A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggles to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD THAMcMann, Lisa
Summary: "The Forgotten Five work to stop President Fuerte from using his supernatural army to sabotage Magdalia Palacio's campaign"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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Summary: When thirteen-year-old Erin discovers she is the daughter of the love god Cupid, she uses her newfound ability to sabotage her rival Trevor by making him fall in love with her, but she soon realizes love has a funny way of complicating things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JONBorba, Adam
Summary: Seventh grader Noah tries to avoid the worst day ever and help his future self win his eighth grade class election using time travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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Summary: Seven years after sending Ben Shaw to the gallows for the brutal murders of elderly women, Inspector Ian Rutledge is approached by Shaw's widow, who claims that her husband had been innocent, and sets out to uncover the truth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TODDiMartino, Michael Dante
Summary: On the eve of its first elections, the Earth Kingdom finds its future endangered by its past. Even as Kuvira stands trial for her crimes, vestiges of her imperial ambitions threaten to undermine the nation's democratic hopes. But when Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin don't all see eye-to-eye as to the solution, drastic measures will be taken to halt a new march to war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Shideh and her young daughter, Dorsa, are left alone in a war-torn city when her husband is drafted and sent to the front lines. After a dud missile strikes their apartment building, a neighbor mysteriously dies and Dorsa's behavior becomes erratic. Shideh scoffs at her superstitious neighbor's warning that the missile carries an ancient curse, Shideh now realizes that the malevolent force in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR UNDElliott, Rebecca
Summary: It's a special week at Treetop Elementary because it's time to choose a class president! Eva is excited because she loves to make choices and vote for things! But when Sue announces she's running for president, no one else steps up to run against her. So Eva makes a quick game-time decision to run for president herself! Who will win the big vote to become president of the class?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ELLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ELLDiMartino, Michael Dante
Summary: "Kuvira's true nature is revealed, and the Earth Kingdom will feel the consequences! Thanks to Commander Guan and Doctor Sheng's brainwashing technology, all hope for a fair election in the Earth Kingdom is lost. Korra works with Toph, Su, and Kuvira to plan a means to rescue not just the brainwashed Mako, Bolin, and Asami, but everyone else caught up in Guan's plan! With the Earth Empire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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Summary: What will it take to stop a war? King Wu's dreams of peacefully transitioning the Earth Kingdom into a democracy are in danger when Commander Guan throws his political hat in the ring, hoping to subvert the new system from the inside out. But playing fair was never part of his plan; Guan and Dr. Sheng are using terrifying new technology to cement Guan's win! In a desperate attempt to save the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2019
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Summary: Election day is right around the corner, and guess who's running for class president? A.J. and Andrea! Mayor Hubble is going to teach the kids all the ins and outs of politics, and every vote counts. Who's going to win? Who's going to lose? And who's going to kiss a baby? Ew, gross!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublisher 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GUTSummary: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped and a mid level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ARGCopies Available at Peninsula
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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER ARGChadda, Sarwat
Summary: "Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHACopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy Chadda 2021Seuss
Summary: What pet should I get? This new book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment--choosing a pet--and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SEUSaadawi, Aḥmad
Summary: After he constructs a corpse from body parts found on the street, Hadi wants the government to prepare a proper burial, but when the corpse goes missing, a series of strange murders occur and Hadi realizes he has created a monster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2018
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Summary: As the Electoral College battle for the White House lands in a Florida courtroom, Miami attorney Jack Swyteck has never felt farther from the truth, fighting for a faithless elector, caught between a corrupt president and his manipulative opponent--with each revelation more explosive than the next. The country is reeling. For the sixth time in American history, the winner of the popular vote...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIHerbert, Brian
Summary: Duncan Idaho follows a beacon to escape the hunt; Baron Harkonnen and the Reverend Mother make an agreement; Padot Kynes helps some Fremen and visits one of their sietches; Leto explores Ix and overhears a dangerous secret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC AND/HERSummary: During the Iran-Iraq war, an aging Iranian-Kurd musician hears that his wife, a singer with a magical voice, who deserted him for his best friend and fled to Iraq, is in trouble. He cons his two sons into accompanying him on the search and they embark on an adventure filled with music, romance and danger.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARKerouac, Jack
Summary: The novella, set in Galloway, a fictionalized version of Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin-a character based on the author's recently departed friend Sebastian Sampas-tackles the pressing issues of the day. At home in the working-class town the summer before his sophomore year at Boston College, Peter finds himself conflicted. Like many...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC KERMaddox, Jake
Summary: Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADWise, Rachel
Summary: Samantha Martone gets a reminder to stay objective in making her choice for class president at Cherry Valley Middle School.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013