Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PACSummary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TV PACCOOK, DOROTHY E., COMP.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1953
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 808.83 COOCOOK, DOROTHY E., COMP.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1956
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 808.83 COOSummary: The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2004
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS NIGSummary: Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BIGCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BIGSummary: When mother Marlo gives birth to her third baby, she wasn't expecting to hire a nanny to help with the newborn. Her brother contracts the services of young Tully as a nanny on Marlo's behalf, however. At first Marlo thinks of having a nanny as an unnecessary indulgence, but as the two women get to know each other better, they begin to form an unexpected bond, although their relationship is not...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TULCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TUL(BROWN, A. E., COMP.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1970
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1948
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.88 STESTEVENSON, BURTON E., COMP.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1948
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.88 STE(POND, SEYMOUR E., COMP.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room Oversize, Call number: MIR 912.774 OFFContents: Disc one. Rumble (Link Wray) -- Peter Gunn (Duane Eddy) -- Buckeye (Johnny & the Hurricanes) -- Tequila (the Champs) -- Wild weekend (the Rockin' Rebels) -- Big shot (Johnny Cannon) -- Bongo rock (Preston Epps) -- Teen beat (Sandy Nelson) -- Walk don't run (the Ventures) -- Apache (the Shadows) -- Rebel rouser (Duane Eddy) -- Red river rock (Johnny & the Hurricanes) -- Moon dawg! (the Gamblers)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Famous Flames Recording 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BACContents: Born this way (Lady Gaga) -- Tonight (I'm lovin' you) (Enrique Iglesias, featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) -- S&M (Rihanna) -- Hold it against me (Britney Spears) -- Blow (Ke$ha) -- Grenade (Bruno Mars) -- E.T. (Katy Perry, featuring Kanye West) -- F**kin' perfect (P!nk) -- Coming home (Diddy, Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey) -- Look at me now (Chris Brown, featuring Lil Wayne & Busta...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: EMI 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWSummary: Patrick Jane is a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis to help the California Bureau of Investigation. These talents make him appear psychically gifted and help him bring killers to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MENContents: Saboteur.--Under the pitons.--Bob Darling.--Chez Lambert.-- Transactions.--Nobody in Hollywood.--Save my child!--Eternal love.--Girl with a monkey.--St. Martin.--Fiesta, 1980.--From Willow Temple.--Killing babies.--Send me to the electric chair.--Missing women.--Air mail.--Soon.-- Shipmates down under.--Powder.--Search Bay.--Little frogs in a ditch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESSummary: It's a chilling tale of love, trust, betrayal and revenge. Dr. Gemma Foster's charmed life explodes when she suspects her husband of an affair. As dark, deceitful secrets come to light, will she live a lie for the sake of her family and career? Or take revenge and reap the consequences? Brace yourself for the truth in this gripping psychological drama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCMaloney, Beth Alison.
Summary: The summer before entering sixth grade, Sammy, a bright and charming boy, suddenly began to exhibit disturbing behaviors. His mother, Beth, already overwhelmed by the responsibility of raising three sons alone, watched helplessly as her middle child descended into madness. Sammy was soon diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and later with Tourette syndrome. Unwilling to accept the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MALONEY, BETH ALISON MALCrump, Martha L.
Summary: "A Year with Nature is an almanac like none you've ever seen: combining science and aesthetics, it is a daily affirmation of the extraordinary richness of biodiversity and our enduring beguilement by its beauty. With text by herpetologist and natural history writer Marty Crump and a cornucopia of original illustrations by Bronwyn McIvor, this quirky quotidian reverie gazes across the globe,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 Crump 2018Hendrickson, G. E. (Gerth Edison)
Summary: This completely revised and updated edition of the indispensable original offers more information on why Michigan is such a great place for all fly fishers. Twelve Classic Trout Streams also features new material---for example, information on hatches, including a hatch schedule chart; a list of ten flies that every Michigan angler should have; and equipment (line weight, rod length, etc.) for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 HENSummary: Intent on escaping the clutches of his indomitable Aunt Agatha and the perpetual threat of wedlock, Bertie once again flees his native England for New York accompanied, as ever, by the unflappable Jeeves. Yet even the waters of the Atlantic cannot keep the witless Wooster safe, and he is soon up to his ears in a frightful tangle of wayward cousins, stolen babies, unwanted engagements and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2002