Stine, Megan
Summary: "Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CURCassiau-Haurie, Christophe
Summary: "Madame Livingstone is a historical fiction story of adventure and friendship against the backdrop of World War I. Based on the true story of two vastly different men -- one Belgian, one African -- who take on one impossible mission: sinking of a German battleship in the Congo. Aviator Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives at Lake Tanganyika, Congo in 1915 on orders to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catalyst Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CASNDiaye, Marie
Summary: Maître Susane, a quiet middle-aged lawyer living a modest existence in Bordeaux, known to all as a consummate and unflappable professional. But when Gilles Principaux shows up at her office asking her to defend his wife, who is accused of a horrific crime, Maître Susane begins to crack. She seems to remember having been alone with him in her youth for a significant event, one her mind obsesses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC NDISummary: Based on the memoirs of an imprisoned French resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and carrying out of his escape with gripping precision.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MANSummary: In 1943 a French Resistance fighter is sent to an infamous Lyon prison, where 7,000 of the 12,000 prisoners died either by natural means or by execution. Lt. Fontaine, certain that execution awaits him, meticulously plans his escape.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MANSummary: Prepare for more pulse-pounding thrills, more breathtaking action and more high-stakes heroism. The gallivanting royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan, are back for love, honor and adventure. Together, the inseparable Musketeers employ their bravery and skill to track down a missing Musketeer; become embroiled in a full-scale riot orchestrated by a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUSMilani, Alice
Summary: "A graphic account of a pioneering scientist who conducted innovative research on radioactivity. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences, and first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 CURSummary: 1947. A fashion empire rises from the ashes of war-torn Paris, run by the breathtakingly charming and thoroughly ruthless Paul Sabine. But behind the glamour and elegance lies a devastating secret that threatens to destroy the company's delicately built success. Sophisticated and contemporary in tone, this is a story about the price of success, set during a pivotal moment in France's history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD COLFréchet, Marie-Laure
Summary: "An introduction to the French art of baking bread--including ingredient selection, starter cultivation, and bread-making techniques--with more than 100 recipes. The quintessential staple of French cuisine is the humble baguette, but the country's bread baking tradition-along with variations assimilated from other world cultures-offers a vast repertoire. With an introduction to the history of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.815 FRESummary: During the Spanish civil war, Republican fighters fleeing Franco's dictatorship are imprisoned in concentration camps once they arrive in France. Forced to live in appalling conditions, these refugees barely have access to hygiene, water, and food. Josep tells the story of how Josep Bartoli, an artist born in Barcelona, and Serge, a sympathetic French camp guard, become friends after Serge...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JOSSummary: Eve is one of France's greatest artisanal horticulturalists. Honoring her father's legacy, she continues the family business, breeding and growing unique roses. When Eve's rose business is on the brink of bankruptcy, her secretary makes a last-ditch effort to turn things around and hires three inexperienced ex-convicts. Together they must team up to rescue the business in this verdant comedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ROSSummary: The true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church; Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope Jean Paul II- and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JEWSummary: Agatha Christie's world-famous mysteries are delightfully adapted in a new series of highly stylized French TV movies. Set in the 1950s, these iconic stories introduce new investigators in classic Christie style: Chief Inspector Laurence, a man of class and refined taste, and the ambitious young journalist Alice Avril along with Laurence s ever-loyal secretary, Marlene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AGASummary: After losing her virginity, seventeen-year-old budding beauty Isabelle takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her older gentlemen clients for erotic hotel room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Media Group 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN YOUSummary: Krzysztof Kieślowski's trilogy of the human condition in contemporary French society, with each film drawing its theme from a color in the French flag: liberty (Bleu), equality (Blanc) and fraternity (Rouge).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THRSummary: Season 7: Laure and Gilou are brought back together by a double homicide in a Chinese restaurant, and the tragic loss of one of their own. Meanwhile, Josp̌hine struggles with life in prison as she awaits trial and Judge Roban faces forced retirement. All of them will have to deal with unexpected hurdles and the ultimate dilemma: give up the truth or betray the institution they have each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPISummary: The German occupation changes the life of the village of Villeneuve forever, and as its residents come under the pressures of war, they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: "Set in 1964, Final Portrait is the story of the touching and offbeat friendship between American writer and art-lover James Lord and world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti. Lord's perspective reveals a unique insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and sometimes chaos of the artistic process. While on a short trip to Paris, Lord is asked by his friend Giacometti to sit for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FINSummary: Cardinal Mazarin dies in 1661. The young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, who wants to be prime minister and is looting the treasury. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand. Louis' mistress reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TAKSummary: "Charles is a renowned author whose alcoholism drove his family away years back. New he spends his days drowning his sorrow in copious amounts of wine. To make matters even worse, he receives a surprising visit from a man claiming to be his brain cancer! Annoying, talkative and wickedly sarcastic, the cancer lingers and taunts while Charles begins to reexamine his life. With time running...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Métropole 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BRUSummary: Beginning with the Germans arrival in June 1940, they endure five years of rationing, fighting and betrayals, and strain to keep some semblance of their existence intact. The war shatters all their lives, but a few of them, even in the shadow of destruction, reach out to find fleeting moments of connection and love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: The blockbuster French television series sweeps you along to the great sites and regions of France. Cops chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops: lush forests, remote islands, rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water, and grand ranches. Sure, there's a murder or two, but along the way, you'll get to know French cuisine, unique characters, and centuries-old history and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MURGalway, James.
Contents: Sonata for flute and piano, op. 13 : originally Sonata for violin and piano, op. 13 / Gabriel Fauré ; arr. Galway (27:00) -- Suite for flute and piano, op. 34 / Charles-Marie Widor (18:00) -- Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (9:31) ; La plus que lente : valse (4:10) ; La fille aux cheveux de lin : from Preludes, Book I (2:12) ; En bateau : from Petite suite (3:55) / Claude Debussy ; arr. Galway.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Victor Red Seal 2000