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Beths Betts, Alexander Betts, Bruce Betts, Kate Dylan, Bob Fergus, Maureen Getts Tan, Dun Tesori, JeanineBetts, Alexander
Summary: We live in an age of displacement. Refugee numbers are increasing due to a proliferation of fragile states, and this problem will be exacerbated by climate change and the impact of COVID-19. And yet, rising populist nationalism has undermined the political willingness of rich countries to accept migrants and asylum seekers. Given these contradictory trends, how can we create sustainable refugee...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.875 BETSummary: Nineteenth century poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, started out as unlikely lovers who were totally at odds with each other. However, when Brawne offers to help Keats nurse his seriously ill brother, the two soon became involved in an unstoppable romance that only his untimely death at age 25 could bring to a shattering end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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2 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE BRISummary: The story of the love affair between a beautiful retired courtesan Lea, and Chéri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux. After six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Chéri and Edmee, the daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Lea and Chéri begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHESummary: Casanova has to begin searching for a wife. He is a womanizer with many conquests and If he cannot show he is living a more respectable life, the Church will throw him out of Venice. He is quickly engaged to Victoria, a woman with a pure reputation. As soon as that is arranged, he meets Francesca, a feminist who hates all he stands for. He pretends to be someone else to get into her good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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Contents: Caution -- Pick up the phone -- Halloween -- London -- Purple sky -- Hand on the bible -- Preach -- Spiritual warfare -- Houdini -- Next of kin -- No love -- King -- Slumdog millionaire -- Jess song
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP GHETesori, Jeanine
Summary: Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster heads a cast of Broadway stars in the debut Broadway production of Violet. The show's melody-rich score is infused with elements of American roots music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC VIOBeths
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wea Corp 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Never-before-seen footage and journal entries form the narrative spine of the documentary, allowing Gilda Radner to tell her own story; through the laughter and sometimes the tears. Incredibly, she was able to find humor in even the darkest of times. Her spirit lives on in comedy as a female trailblazer who continues to inspire many present day comedic performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2019
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOVSummary: With the aid of a friendly widower, brother and sister orphans with psychic powers flee an evil millionaire determined to use their powers for his benefit; Tia and Tony use their psychic ability to prevent a ruthless scientist from taking over the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ESCDylan, Bob
Contents: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Malcolm Middleton) -- Pledging my time (My Darling Clementine) -- Visions of Johanna (Steve Gunn) -- One of us must know (sooner or later) (Chip Taylor) -- I want you (Phosphorescent) -- Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again (Promised Land Sound) -- Leopard-skin pill-box hat (Michael Chapman) -- Just like a woman (Peter Bruntnell) -- Most likely you go...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJFergus, Maureen
Summary: "Meet Weenie, a pancake-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys. Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend Beans and his cat friend Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except brussels sprouts). And Weenie SUPER LOVES...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Adolfo Rollo is in over his head. Before he met Joe, his excitement focused on spying on his neighbor Angelica. Joe helped Adolfo with his "spying" and now he wants Adolfo to help -- with stealing cars, burglary and romancing women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantoma Films 2004
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY INSummary: Nervous spinster Charlotte Vale is stunted from growing up under the heel of her puritanical Boston Brahmin mother and remains convinced of her own unworthiness until a kindly psychiatrist gives her the confidence to venture out into the world on a South American cruise. Onboard, she finds her footing with the help of an unhappily married man. Their thwarted love affair may help Charlotte break...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NOWSummary: "This revelatory, award-winning debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm film and infused with the spirit of neorealism, Eyimofe (This Is My Dream) traces the journeys of two distantly connected strangers--Mofe (Jude Akuwudike), an electrician...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN EYISummary: Documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, sold his home, the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as "The Bank." Through the intimate lens of noted artist and photographer Stephen Wilkes, the viewer is taken on a remarkable journey through Maisel's life as an artist,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JAYSummary: "MOJO presents a collection of contemporary independent music. The breadth of the artists represented here is intentional. From established artists such as The Fall, Explosions in the Sky, Beach House and Lush through to emerging acts like Let's Eat Grandma, Ian William Craig, Throws and onDeadWaves, each act possesses a distinct voice. Moreover, this compilation reveals that modern day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJSummary: Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LITCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LITCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LiSummary: Story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 19th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility. Attracted to a man already promised to another, Elinor suffers silently to keep scandal away from her family. Marianne enjoys a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Series Sense 2004Betts, Kate
Summary: As a young woman, Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own in a faraway place and becoming a glamorous foreign correspondent. After college--and not without trepidation--she took off for Paris, renting a room in the apartment of a young BCBG (bon chic, bon genre) family and throwing herself into the local culture. She was determined to master French slang, style, and savoir faire,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BETTS, KATE BETSummary: The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2005
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Summary: "The year 2024 is set to have multiple solar and lunar eclipses. But what do you know about eclipses? With engaging diagrams and photos, readers will learn all about eclipses in an approachable way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.9 BETSummary: As a Latin American nation nears collapse, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas faces his greatest challenge: to catch the mysterious terrorist leader Ezequiel. Mass panic sets in as the terrorist attacks become more ferocious, and Rejas finds himself drawn to Yolanda, his daughter's beautiful ballet teacher. As the search for Ezequil comes nearer, he and Yolanda must choose between love, country...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2003