Summary: Splendor in the grass: Two 1920s Kansas teenagers find their intense sexual feelings for each other are putting them at odds with their families and the rigid respectability of the town they live in.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE GRESummary: A disillusioned young man and his drug dealing friend, under the code names "Falcon" and 'Snowman" commit a brazen act of espionage, by selling some of America's most sensitive secrets to the KGB.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment 2005
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY FALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie FalconAndros, Camille
Summary: The author presents a picture book biography of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, co-founder and director of the first private orphanage in New York City and wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton.--adapted from publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HAMILTON ANDAndreas, Joel.
Summary: Cultural Writing. Political Science. Government. Education. ADDICTED TO WAR takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read ADDICTED TO WAR to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0213 ANDSummary: Based on a true story of the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the two DEA agents that brought the famed Medellin Cartel to its knees.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NARAciman, André
Summary: In this follow-up to Call Me By Your Name, Elio has become a classical pianist in Paris, while Oliver, now a college professor, finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ACIDeAngelis, Audrey
Summary: This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Cardi B. Readers learn about Cardi's early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. With striking photographs and sidebars, the book also explores Cardi's social media success, her iconic fashion, and her social and political activism. Features include a timeline, glossary, references, websites, source notes,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B CARDI BSummary: In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ARMKane, Andrea
Summary: Lauren Pennington is celebrating her junior year abroad when life comes to a screeching halt. At Munich's Hofbrühaus, she engages in an innocent flirtation with a charming stranger for the length of a drink. Drink finished, Lauren leaves--only to be snatched from the streets and thrown into an unmarked van. In a globe-spanning chase, from the beer halls of Germany, to the tech gardens of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bonnie Meadow Publishing LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KANBalis, Andrea
Summary: "A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the U.S., citizens grew terrified of being accused, so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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Summary: A hilarious, entertaining, and often moving memoir, from the multiple Tony and Emmy-awarding winning actress and comedienne, and SCTV alum, Andrea Martin. Whether lighting up the small screen in her new TV series, Working the Engels, on NBC, or stealing scenes on the big screen in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, or starring on the stage in her recent Tony award winning...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARTIN, ANDREA MARSummary: Due to his groundbreaking contouring techniques, his infectious personality and mission to make everyone feel beautiful, Kevyn Aucoin quickly shot to fame doing makeup for every supermodel and celebrity throughout the 80's and 90's. At the height of his fame in 2002, Kevyn died mysteriously. The film explores every corner of Kevyn's rich, beautiful and complicated life through the story of his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LARGonzalez, Audrey Taylor
Summary: Set in 1940s Germantown, Tennessee, "South of Everything" is a magical coming of age story about the daughter of a plantation-owning family, who, despite her privileged background, finds more in common with the help than her own family. She develops a special kinship with her parents servant Old Thomas, who introduces her to the mysterious Lolololo Tree a magical, mystical tree with healing...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GONBelasco, Andrew
Summary: The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 378 BELKirtzman, Andrew
Summary: In this revealing biography, Andrew Kirtzman pieces together Giuliani's rise and fall from hundreds of interviews with friends, family members, White House officials, business partners, and close confidants, some of whom have never gone on the record before. He reveals new information about Giuliani's role in the 2020 election debacle, his relationship with Trump, his troubled personal life,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GIULIANI, RUDY KIRAndrews, Elizabeth
Summary: "This book explores the story of Brazilian Americans. Readers will learn about what prompted Brazilians to move to the US. Entertaining text will illustrate what life is like for Brazilian Americans families and how they celebrate their culture."--Amazon.com
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pop! a division of ABDO 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.004 ANDFanning, Jim
Summary: Spotlighting 100 characters from the 1920s to the 2020s, this book features vintage and modern illustrations from The Walt Disney Company and Andreas Deja's personal archives, as well as essays exploring the history of Disney animation. You can re-create and draw the best of Disney's characters while celebrating the Disney design process, character evolutions, and artist interpretations.-- From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.58 FANStone, Robert
Summary: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Stone and Andres reveal for the first time the unknown stories of the individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America's momentous achievement. They show that the moon landing-- now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary-- grew...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 629.45 STOSummary: "Actress, humanitarian, film and fashion icon, Audrey Hepburn was undoubtedly one of the greatest legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. But who was the real Audrey Hepburn? Malnourished as a child, abandoned by her father, and growing up under Nazi occupation in Holland, Hepburn faced a life-long battle with the traumas of her past, which thwarted her dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: This book explores the story of Somali Americans. Readers will learn about the movement of Somali refugees to the United States. Entertaining text will show what life is like for Somali Americans and how they celebrate their culture. Features include a map, timeline, glossary, Making Connection questions and sidebars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pop! a division of ABDO 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.004 ANDSummary: At 88-years-old, Audrey Flack holds a unique place in the history of contemporary art in America. Feminist, rebel, mother, painter, sculptor, and teacher, Audrey's often controversial 40-year career evolved from abstract expressionism in the '50s to photorealism in the '70s. One of the first women ever included in the famed Janson's History of Art, Audrey continues to create, explore, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC QUEDornenburg, Andrew.
Summary: Over sixty of America's leading chefs provide insights into their profession along with practical advice on what it takes to survive in this demanding field. Includes recipes, interviews, biographies, and a listing of leading cooking schools, culinary organizations, and publications.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: J. Wiley 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 DORLeland, Andrew
Summary: "A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn all he can about blindness as a distinct and rich culture all its own. We meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the strange liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: He's midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LELAND, ANDREW LELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B LELAND LELMcCarthy, Andrew
Summary: "When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own life-altering journey decades before, McCarthy decided the two of them should set out on a trek like few others: 500 miles across Spain's Camino de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2023