Kaufman, Burton Ira
Summary: "This biography of President Barack Obama argues that while the forty-fourth president has often been regarded by journalists and other political observers as a progressive and pragmatist, he was also an economic and social conservative. He believed in free enterprise, self-help, and a vibrant middle class. He sought to open up avenues of opportunity to enter the middle class for those who, for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, BARACK KAUBartok, Mira.
Summary: A gorgeous memoir about the 17 year estrangement of the author and her homeless schizophrenic mother, and their reunion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio BartokSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGBuxton, Kira Jane
Summary: "Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T., which was, of course, short for Sh*t Turd . . . When the world last checked-in with its beloved Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by flesh-hungry, zombie-like beasts, and all things natural had started staking claim to territory that had previously been inhabited by humans. And S.T., alongside his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUXBuxton, Kira Jane
Summary: S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®.Then Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to feel like something isn't quite right. His most tried-and-true remedies--from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUXCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUXWagner, Richard
Summary: The four operas of The Ring Cycle.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2012
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RINMorton, Aya
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Stage production of Wilder's play; a study of life, love, and death in a New England town at the turn of the 20th century.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Broadcasting Service 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Our Town 2003Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OURParsons, Gram
Contents: GP. Still feeling blue / Gram Parsons (2:38) -- We'll sweep out the ashes in the morning / Joyce Allsup (3:13) -- A song for you / Gram Parsons (4:57) -- Streets of Baltimore / Tompall Glaser, Harlan Howard (2:50) -- She / Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge (4:55) -- That's all it took / Darrell Edwards, Carlos Grier, George Jones (2:57) -- The new soft shoe / Gram Parsons (3:52) -- Kiss the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PARContents: Introduction -- Season in New York -- Season in Chicago -- Little theater tournament -- Show-off / by George Kelly -- Hell-bent fer heaven / by Hatcher Hughes -- Swan / by Ferencz Molnar ; tr. by M.P. Baker -- Outward bound / by Sutton Vane -- Goose hangs high / by Lewis Beach -- Beggar on horseback / by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly -- Changelings / by Lee Wilson Dodd -- Sun-up / by Lula...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Small, Maynard & Co. 1924
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BESSummary: Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle works in the English town of Hastings. As World War II tears at the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Gershwin, George
Contents: That certain feeling (1:12) -- Soon (4:03) -- Fascinating rhythm (5:01) -- Prelude II (5:39) -- How long has this been going on? (5:13) -- There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York (5:40) -- My man's gone now (6:52) -- Maybe (3:51) -- Our love is here to stay (3:14) -- 'S wonderful (3:47) -- I've got plenty o' nuthin' (6:06) -- Nice work if you can get it (3:30) -- Medley. Bess you is my...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: GRP Records 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ GRUSummary: Secret agent John Drake relies on brains and his high moral standards as he travels the globe to stop criminals and corrupt politicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SECSummary: In this unrelenting action masterpiece from director John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York), a police station under siege from a vicious street gang becomes a cataclysmic battleground where only the strongest survive! Inspired by Howard Hawks' immortal western, Rio Bravo, this explosive gem from one of cinema's great frightmasters has been newly remastered with a host of high-powered...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ASSWilen, Barney.
Contents: No problem '94 -- Cry me a river -- Blues walk -- You've changed -- You'd be so nice to come home [to] -- Mack the knife -- Don't fence me in -- Old devil moon -- I will say goodbye.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Venus/Sunnyside Communications, Inc. 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ WilSummary: Secret agent John Drake relies on brains and his high moral standards as he travels the globe to stop criminals and corrupt politicians.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SECSummary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC CALSummary: In one of their best loved, most charming song and dance comedies, Fred and Ginger demonstrate just how they became known as America's greatest dance team. Includes the Academy Award-winning hit The Continental.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2010
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Contents: Zydeco -- Gator Man -- C'est moi -- Love is the answer -- La bas 2 step -- I-10 express -- Dancing on the bayou -- The rangers waltz -- Hard headed woman -- Lady be mine.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: GNP Crescendo 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/NORTH AMERICAN QUEKira Kira
Contents: Call it music -- Warmer than the sun -- Blue my mind -- Laniakea -- Beautiful time -- Suikinkutsu -- Puretone -- Magic acid -- Space elevator
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arabesque
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC IRRContents: The time machine (Jean-Michel Jarre & Boys Noize) (3:54) -- Glory (Jean-Michel Jarre & M83) (4:12) -- Close your eyes (Jean-Michel Jarre & Air) (6:15) -- Automatic, Pt. 1 (Jean-Michel Jarre & Vince Clarke) (3:06) -- Automatic, Pt. 2 (Jean-Michel Jarre & Vince Clarke) (3:03) -- If..! (Jean-Michel Jarre & Little Boots) (3:13) -- Immortals (Jean-Michel Jarre & Fuck Buttons) (4:24) -- Suns have...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015