Summary: The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EgaGershwin, George
Contents: Disc 1. Swanee (Al Jolson) -- The Yankee doodle blues (Van & Schenck) -- Do it again (Arthur Lange's Orchestra) -- Somebody loves me (Isabelle & Tom Patricola) -- Fascinating rhythm (Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards) -- Oh, lady be good (Buck & Bubbles) -- Tell me more (Alexander Gray) -- Sweet and low-down (Singing Sophomores ; Ed Smalle) -- Song of the flame (Tessa Kosta ; The Russian Art Choir)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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Place a hold to request this item.AfroCubism (Musical group)
Contents: Mali Cuba -- Al vaivén de mi carreta -- Karamo -- Djelimady rumba -- La culebra -- Jarabi -- Eliades tumbao 27 -- Dakan -- Nima diyala -- A la luna yo me voy -- Mariama -- Para los pinares se va Montoro -- Benséma -- Guantanamera.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: World Circuit 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ AFRContents: Hong Kong garden (Siouxsie and the Banshees) -- Aphrodisiac (Bow Wow Wow) -- What ever happened (The Strokes) -- Pulling our weight (The Radio Dept.) -- Ceremony (New Order) -- Natural's not in it (Gang of Four) -- I want candy (Bow Wow Wow) (Kevin Shields remix) -- Kings of the wild frontier (Adam & the Ants) -- Concerto in G / Antonio Vivaldi (strings ; Roger Neill, conductor) -- The melody...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC MARSun Ra
Contents: I am an instrument -- I am strange -- Chicago USA ; Spaceship lullaby (the Nu Sounds with Sun Ra) -- Daddy's gonna tell you no lie (the Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra and Arkestra) -- A foggy day (the Nu Sounds with Sun Ra and Arkestra) -- I'm coming home ; Last call for love (Billie Hawkins with Sun-Ra and his orchestra) -- Soft talk ; Super blonde (Sun-Ra and his Arkistra [sic]) -- Saturn ; Call...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: What starts out as a weekly anonymous tryst between a divorced man and a married woman turns into a searing portrait of loneliness and emotional need.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Koch Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA INTSummary: "Follows the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria."--IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14324296/plotsummary?ref_=ttfc_ql_stry_2, viewed 08/22/22.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CHIPiazzolla, Astor.
Contents: Volume 1 : Astor Piazzolla, 1974-1975. Libertango (2:45) -- Meditango (5:37) -- Undertango (4:06) -- Adiós Nonino (5:35) -- Violentango (3:33) -- Novitango (3:33) -- Amelitango (3:58) -- Tristango (6:58) --Lumière. Solitude (4:06) ; Mort (5:48) ; L'amour (4:10) ; L'évasion (4:50) -- Suite troileana. Bandoneón (4:00) ; Zita (4:25) ; Whisky (4:23) ; Escolaso (4:32).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Just A Memory 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN PIASummary: A group of seemingly "perfect" high-school buddies lead double lives. They fly high in a world of petty crime and material excess - a free-wheeling lifestyle that soon takes a downward spiral, leading to an unexpected, violent end.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BETSummary: Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1995
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN QUESummary: Jean is a successful publisher. He has refined tastes and abundant material possessions, among which he seems to include his wife, Gabrielle. But in a single afternoon, Gabrielle decides to leave him for another man and then abruptly reverses her decision. Now, everything that Jean believed to be true about his life and marriage falls apart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GABHumperdinck, Engelbert
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Chen, Patrizia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 CHESummary: Evicted from their Manhattan apartment, Walter and Anna buy what looks like the home of their dreams, only to find themselves with a bank-account-draining nightmare.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2002
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Money 2002Espé
Summary: "An account in graphic novel format, based on the author's own experiences, of a boy coping with his mother's suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, showing how mental illness can both tear families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Pennsylvania State University Press/Graphic Mundi 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ESPSummary: The first feature-length appreciation of Eva Hesse's life and work, makes superb use of the artist's voluminous journals, her correspondence with close friend and mentor Sol LeWitt, and archival interviews with fellow artists who recall her passionate, ambitious, tenacious personality.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EVASummary: JCVD is an out of luck actor. He's out of money, his agent can't find him a decent production, and a judge is inclined to give his ex-wife custody of his daughter. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels. When he goes into a post office to receive a wire transfer, he finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation. Due to an unfortunate mistake, the police believe JCVD is responsible...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Peace Arch Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JCVMast
Contents: Misterioso (reprise) -- Evidence (featuring Jonah Levine Collective ; Dan Rosenboom, Gavin Templeton) -- Bemsha swing -- Ask me now (featuring Brian Marsella) -- Well you neednt (featuring Chris Speed) -- Epistrophy (featuring Dan Rosenboom, Gavin Templeton) -- 'Round midnight (featuring Brian Marsella) -- Blue Monk (featuring Jason Fraticelli) -- Oska T -- Nutty (featuring Makaya McCraven, Dan...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: World Galaxy 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MASSummary: A hilarious workplace comedy venturing into the world of retail. The giant megastore is staffed by employees ranging from bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans, to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers. Together they tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SUPSummary: Agent 86 is the bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart. He works for CONTROL. They are on a mission to battle the forces of their evil crime nemesis known as KAOS. Smart has along side with him the competent and beautiful Agent 99. The headquarters of the U.S. spy agency CONTROL is attacked and the identities of its agents are compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his analyst Maxwell...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY GETCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MovieSummary: "Superstore" centers around Amy, the store's most stalwart employee as well as the glue holding the place together, and newly hired Jonah, a dreamer determined to prove work doesn't have to be boring.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SUPSummary: A musical biography portrayal concerning the life and music of composer, Jerome Kern. Incorporates excerpts from several of his popular musicals including Showboat.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Diamond Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TILPasricha, Neil
Summary: We are lucky. For most of us, famine, plague, economic depression, and other life-threatening catastrophes are the stuff of history books. We’re living in an era with the highest-ever rates of longevity, education, and wealth. Cars drive us home as our phones entertain us before we arrive to food delivered to the front door. We have it all! But there’s just one side effect. We no longer have...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2019