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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 789Milton, Joyce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MILFranklin, Ruth
Summary: "This long-awaited biography establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature and revives the life and work of a neglected master. Still known to millions only as the author of the "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) remainscuriously absent from the American literary canon. A genius of literary suspense, Jackson plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, SHIRLEY FRASummary: An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TONNorth, Sterling
Summary: The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1984
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J Classic NorthHamilton, Ian
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1986
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Includes on-screen appearances by Allen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: In this sensational tale of one of the greatest storytellers in history, George Plimpton's astounding journalism career is captured in heartwarming footage and intimate personal interviews.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PLILisick, Beth
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LISICK, BETH LISWong, Carmen Rita
Summary: Carmen Rita Wong siempre ha anhelado un sentido de pertenencia: primero cuando era una niña pequeña en una habitación cálida llena de mujeres latinas negras y morenas, como su madre, Lupe, animándola bailando durante su infancia en Harlem. Y en Chinatown, donde su padre inmigrante, "Papi" Wong, un estafador, la exhibiría a ella y a su hermano mayor en opulentos restaurantes decorados en rojo y...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Español 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH WONSummary: Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HEMHall, James W. (James Wilson)
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 HALPaulsen, Gary.
Summary: The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Philippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers 1999