Uriarte, Maximilian

Summary: "Lapis Lazuli is a rich blue semiprecious gemstone found deep in the Sar-i-sang mountains of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. For thousands of years it has sustained the nearby mining villages, whose inhabitants lived peacefully in the mountainous landscape--until the Taliban, known in the region as the Horsemen, came to seek the riches stored deep beneath the earth. Taliban rule has turned...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 URI

Smith, Maximilian

Summary: The Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a Mexican holiday, also celebrated in the United States, that celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French on May 5, 1862 at the Battle of Puebla.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 SMI

Wied, Maximilian

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Publisher / Publication Date: Taschen 2001

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978.02 WIE

Potter, Maximillian

Summary: "When Maximilian Potter went to Burgundy to report for Vanity Fair on a crime that could have destroyed the Domaine de la Romanée Conti-the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world-he soon found a story that was much larger, and more thrilling, than he had originally imagined. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the DRC,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.23 POT

Yorck von Wartenburg, Maximilian

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Publisher / Publication Date: s.n. 1942

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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 944.04 Yorck

Grube, G. M. A. (George Maximilian Anthony)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1980

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 GRU

Summary: Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is suffering from a terminal illness. She decides not to tell him and convinces him to visit their family in Berlin. When Trudi dies suddenly, Rudi vows to make up for her lost life and takes his last journey to Tokyo in the midst of the cherry blossom festival.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Strand Releasing Home Entertainment 2009

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CHE

Summary: Centers on Corporal Steiner, an accomplished but war-weary combat veteran, leading a group of German soldiers on the Russian front. Steiner gets replaced by Stransky who's only goal is to get the iron cross, Germany's highest medal.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hen's Tooth Video 2006

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

Summary: Secrets can be deadly in this suspenseful thriller about undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings seem to be a typical suburban couple, but they're actually lethal KGB agents plotting to bring down America. As the Cold War escalates, Philip and Elizabeth must take extreme measures to continue their mission to keep their true identities hidden. But when an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AME

Summary: In the first film of the collaboration between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, Don Lope de Aguirre dreams about conquering South America and leads his army on a doomed mission into oblivion. Jonathan Harker embarks on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman, little realizing that he is about to become involved with a dangerous...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HER

Summary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAS

Summary: A naive student freshly arrived in New York City accepts a delivery job involving a shady businessman and a large lizard, eventually running afoul of an eccentric chef and the FBI.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Tristar Home Video 1998

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FRE

Summary: Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-nineteenth century German village in Hunsruck, it captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who immigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Edgar Reitz's film is a heart-wrenching drama and love story set against the backdrop of this forgotten tragedy. Jakob, our protagonist, tries to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HOM

Summary: The time is World War II. De Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome, then is sent by the Vatican to the sprawling Australian sheep ranch he thought he had left behind forever.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA THO

Summary: Sophisticated thieves attempt to steal a jewel-encrusted dagger from a museum with an impregnable security system.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2001

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY TOP

Summary: The troubled mayor of a small German town faces pressure from all sides. A village so deep in the Bavarian backwoods, its nightlife is dominated by a truck stop and a beer hall, its soccer team aspires to qualify for the ninth division next season, and its biggest employer is a faux-organic slaughterhouse. Mayor Alfons Zischl Jr. has his problems; he's neck-deep in debt, his Mercedes has been...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WEL

Summary: Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2009

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BRO

Summary: American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JUD

Summary: American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUD

Summary: Torn between the sinister yet seductive world of crime and the bonds of family loyalty, two brothers must risk their lives to make a stand in their brutal struggle for survival in the streets of New York.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2002

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY LIT

Summary: Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 1950's. Pretty Mei Li has stowed away on a Chinese steamer with her professor father to become a mail-order bride for nightclub owner Sammy Fong. Sammy, however, is completely infatuated with saucy showgirl Linda Low, who is intent on making him jealous enough to propose to her. As Sammy sets out to assign his marriage contract (and Mei Li) to Wang...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2006

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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS FLO

Summary: Kwabena quits his dead-end recruitment job to chase his dream of becoming a filmmaker and is thrown into a world of uncertainty. Having recently met the tantalizing Vanessa, he struggles to keep up with her taste for fancy restaurants and cocktail bars by secretly taking shifts as a fast-food delivery driver. Meanwhile, his cousin has a baby on the way, meaning he needs to find a new place to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV DRE
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD