Summary: 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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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWI

Summary: Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Worlds 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STA

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC STA

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Contents: Back to nature (Fad Gadget) -- Hamburger lady (Throbbing Gristle) -- Oh yeah (Can) -- Spastik (Plastikman) -- Honey (Moby) -- Let your body learn (Nitzer Ebb) -- No escape (Cabaret Voltaire) -- Metal fingers in my body (Add N to (X)) -- Probably a robbery (Renegade Soundwave) -- Losing my edge (LCD Soundsystem) -- Smoke rings (Photek) -- Urania (Pan Sonic) -- Rollin' & scratchin' (Daft Punk) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 2012

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MOJ

Summary: After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend Doc Holliday. A band of outlaws that call themselves The Cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random violence, and inevitably come into confrontation with Holliday and the Earps, which leads to a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Hollywood Pictures Home Video 1993

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TOM

Summary: Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: WGBS Boston Video 2000

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAM

Summary: In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat. Duchess has three little kittens. A greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it's up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O'Malley, and his band of swingin' jazz cats to save the day.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ARI

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4 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ARI

Summary: Bourne, is pulled from the sea suffering from amnesia with a pair of bullet wounds in his back. His only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and several passports with different names await. He quickly realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria ten thousand dollars for a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2004

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BOU

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BOU

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Bourne 2002

Summary: The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIG

Summary: From Rachel's crush on her new, younger assistant to her pregnancy; from Monica's wedding plans to her wedding ceremony; from Phoebe's secret cookies recipe to her secret kiss with Rachel; from Joey's laugh finding Rachel's dirty book to his movie collaboration with Oldman; from Chandler's strained smile in pictures to his runaway marriage plan; from Ross's nap with Joey to his crush on a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD FRI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Fr 7

Summary: Curated by award-winning and best-selling poets, this wide-ranging poetry anthology represents twenty years of poetry from the students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 RES

Summary: A farmer moves his family to South Africa and suffers a series of seemingly insurmountable losses. Through unlikely friendships and much needed divine intervention, he discovers his life's true purpose and it sustains his unwavering belief in the power of faith.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FAI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD F

Fan, Eric

Summary: "A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of food trucks and diners. A delectable picture book inspired by forerunners of food truck, for fans of The Night Gardener. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FAN

Summary: An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyn family. This story of love, sex, betrayal and obsession is told from the unique perspective of the Boleyn family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BOL

France, Tan

Summary: In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's smash-hit QUEER EYE tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional Muslim family, as one of the few people of color in Doncaster, England. He illuminates his winding journey of coming of age, finding his voice...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANCE, TAN FRA

Summary: Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo, three apes from the future, escape from their planet as it is being destroyed and land on 20th century Earth where they are taken to the Los Angeles Zoo for examination. When Zira reveals their ability to speak to a psychologist, the apes are treated as curiosities. However, when the U.S. government begins to believe their story that the Earth will eventually be...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI ESC

Contents: Discs 1 & 2: Blu-ray 3D, extended edition, parts 1 & 2 -- Disc 3: Blu-ray, extended edition, plus the filmmakers commentary (includes New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth: Part 3) -- Disc 4: Blu-ray, the appendices part II: The gathering storm/chronicles of the Hobbit; part 3 -- Disc 5: Blu-ray, the appendices part 12: Here at journey's end.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: Blu3D DVD Movie Hobbit

Summary: Play Misty for me: A radio disc jockey becomes the victim of psychotic obsession when he tries to end a torrid love affair with a fan.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2009

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CLI

Summary: Based on Michael Dobbs' best-selling novel about a man who schemes and backstabs his way to the top until he is standing on a pile of broken promises, betrayals, and the bodies of those who oppose him.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HOU