Summary: "While traveling across [Alabama in the 1930s], Grace discovers the isolated plantation of Manderlay, a place where no one knows that slavery has been long abolished. With a good heart and pure intentions, Grace tries to emancipate the slaves and open the residents' eyes to the truth, with shocking results"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2006

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Summary: In 1972 Mark Moskowitz read a New York Times book review of "The stones of summer" by Dow Mossman, a title which, later in Moskowitz's life would later become an object of obsession. Though he shelved the book for 25 years, Moskowitz finally read it and was amazed at its ingenuity. He was shocked that its one-time author never penned another book. Determined to solve the mystery, Moskowitz...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2004

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Summary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Summary: Part crime thriller, part romantic comedy, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows the dangerous and outlandish lengths two men go to for the women they love. Garrel stars as Abel, an aquarium educator whose mother, Sylvie, marries one of her drama pupils in the local penitentiary, Michel. Once on parole, Michel attempts to start a legitimate life but soon reverts to his old ways, eventually roping...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Summary: In 1975, refugee camps were set up across the deserts of the United States to house an exodus of over 100,000 Vietnamese immigrants before and immediately after the fall of Saigon. When Tai arrives at Camp Pendleton, he is confronted by a camp filled with despair. A Marine is in charge of housing the refugees until sponsors can be found to help them assimilate into American life. Tai, who...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2002

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De Veer, Elizabeth

Summary: Of three sisters, Riley has long been estranged from the family. Alex and Colleen are determined to reconcile with Riley. But the more they try to find their missing sister, the more they fear they may find only secrets.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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De Vries, Maggie.

Summary: Follows the adventures of Big Fish, a 177-year-old sturgeon living in British Columbia's Fraser River, who during her very long life endures and survives such catastrophes as rock slides, lake drainages, and sport fishermen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2006

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Summary: The Paris Opera Ballet performs five pieces choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and two by Marius Petipa.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: View Video 2008

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De Vito, Dominique.

Summary: Includes history of dog breeds, and summarizes their selection, care, and training needs. An encyclopedia of breed profiles includes maps showing their place of origin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 2009

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Summary: Jimmy ventures out to locate a rare film print. The film, once it is shown, has been known to drive its audience into a crazed frenzy before the theatre goes up in flames. Jimmy finds that the film lives up to its reputation and the results are shocking.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2006

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De Visé, Daniel

Summary: "When Andy Griffith went to Hollywood in 1960 to film a TV pilot about a small-town sheriff, his friend Don Knotts called to ask if his sheriff could use a deputy. Together, Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife elevated The Andy Griffith Show from a folksy sitcom into a timeless study of human friendship. The program was fiction, but the friendship was powerful and real."--Book jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015

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De Visé, Daniel

Summary: A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, celebrating the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America's most iconic television programs. Written by Don Knotts's brother-in-law and featuring extensive unpublished interviews with those closest to both men.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2015

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De Vries, Ardeth

Summary: Old Dog Haven is a nonprofit organization helping western Washington's homeless senior dogs by providing a network of loving safe private foster homes. This illustrated collection of true stories explains the organization by introducing you to 36 Old Dog Haven dogs and the people who rescued them. A celebration of hope, transformation and life lessons taught by old dogs and the people who love...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bennett & Hastings Publishing 2014

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De Vries, Clare.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 1999

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Summary: A series of musical dance sketches by Oscar Araiz that highlight the social and anecdotal aspects of tango.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: View Video 2002

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De Vries, Peter

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1982

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Summary: When a quintet of nasty ninjas, hell-bent on world domination, nearly massacres an entire clan, its lone survivor must take the path of revenge. He meets up with an old master well-versed in the ways of the ninja. Now armed with secret knowledge and newfound friends, he must battle the awesome power of the Five Element Ninjas (gold, wood, fire, water, earth).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Celestial Pictures 2009

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Summary: Part 4 covers the period during the 17th and 18th centuries that saw widespread questioning of religious and other traditional authorities, growing faith in science, and early responses to the budding industrial revolution. This period marks the intellectual flowering that led to the American Revolution.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000

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Summary: "Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade -- half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian, and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival." -- Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2001

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Gies, Miep

Summary: An autobiography by the woman who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988

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Gies, Miep

Summary: Hiding Otto Frank and his family in an Amsterdam office building during World War II, Miep Gies shares a remarkable story of courage and devastation along with the special friendship of a young girl whose memory remains in hearts across the world.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Springwater 2008

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