Summary: Don't know who Tom Shadyac is? As a writer and a director, Shadyac first unleashed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor remake on the world, and then a string of film fiascoes, but that's all behind him now. A bike accident left him with a host of debilitating maladies and brought him to the verge of suicide, so he took stock of his life and set out on a quest to answer some of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Shady Acres, Inc. 2011

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc I

Summary: In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several strong-willed women and a young musician intersect. Their stories reveal the hypocrisies of modern Iranian society, where sex, drugs, and corruption coexist with strict religious law. In the bustling metropolis of Tehran, avoiding prohibitions has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber, Inc. 2018

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

Contents: Disc 1. Side A. Her alibi (90 min.) -- Side B. Forget Paris (87 min.) -- Disc 2. Side A. Goodbye girl (103 min.) -- Best friends (109 min.).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 4

Summary: A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2015

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

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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO
1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO

Barasch, Marc.

Summary: The author discusses his dream experiences that led him to the knowledge that he had thyroid cancer, and outlines an in-depth method of dream interpretation designed to help people discover the life-altering messages encoded in their nightly dreams.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.632 BAR

Barasch, Lynne.

Summary: In 1923, after learning Morse code and setting up his own amateur radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. Based on experiences of the author's father.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Foster Books 2000

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAR

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BAR

Barasch, Lynne.

Summary: Afraid of losing her best friend, a little girl does everything she can to stop her big sister's wedding.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAR

Carman

Contents: I got the joy (4:29) -- Sunday's on the way (6:17) -- Revive us, oh Lord (3:46) -- Lazarus come forth (6:24) -- Soap song (1:52) -- Lord of all (4:05) -- Revival in the land (6:29) -- God's got an army (4:27) -- No way, we are not ashamed (4:16) -- Radically saved (2:30) -- This blood -- Fear not my child (5:29) -- Celebrating Jesus (4:17) -- The champion (6:53) -- Serve the Lord (5:13).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sparrow 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS CAR

Barasch, Lynne.

Summary: Afraid of losing her best friend, a little girl does everything she can to stop her big sister's wedding.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Barasch 2001

Barasch, Marc.

Contents: The circle of compassion -- Roots, branches, and the clear blue sky -- Empathy: you in me, me in you -- Street retreat: the debt of love -- The good eye -- Heart science, heart's mystery -- The giveaway -- The altruist -- The elixir of forgiveness -- Loving the monster -- Another little peace of the heart -- The beloved community -- All my relations.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177.7 BAR

Carman

Contents: Disc 1. Heart of a champion -- Jesus period -- Prayer -- Great God -- A witch's invitation -- Who's in the house -- The river -- Holdin' on -- My story -- Jericho, the shout of victory -- I feel Jesus -- Now's the time -- Legendary mission -- Mission 3:16 -- America again.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sparrow Records 2000

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS CAR

Borman, Frank

Summary: An autobiography by the former astronaut who flew Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 missions, and later served as a diplomat and then president of Eastern Airlines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 BOR

Borman, Tracy.

Summary: Chronicles the achievements of Matilda of Flanders, the ruthless wife of William the Conqueror, who eschewed the traditional views of women in medieval society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATILDA, QUEEN BOR

Corman, Leela.

Summary: "A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths. For six-year-old Esther and Fanya, the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side circa 1910 are both a fascinating playground and a place where life's lessons are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2012

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

Nordman, Doug.

Summary: "Filled with examples, checklists, websites, and a rich collection of appendices that deal with inflation, multiple income streams, and the value of a military pension, this book is essential reading for anyone contemplating retiring from the military"--From publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Impact Publications 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 NOR

Talk Normal

Contents: Lone general -- XO -- Bad date -- Sunshine -- Hot water burns -- Shot this time -- Cover -- Baby, your heart's too big -- Hurricane.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Joyful Noise 2012

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TAL

Borman, Tracy

Summary: "Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the path-breaking reign of her daughter, Elizabeth. Much of the fascination with Britain's legendary Tudors centers around the dramas surrounding Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I's rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BOR

Corman, Avery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COR

Orman, Suze

Summary: "Why is it that women have such a complicated, dysfunctional relationship with money? Straight-talking money guru Suze Orman equips us with the knowledge and confidence needed to overcome the mental and emotional blocks and take control of our financial destinies. At the heart of the book is the all-new Save Yourself Plan, a super-clear, pragmatic, streamlined path to durable financial...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 ORM

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 ORM

Dorman, Brandon.

Summary: Cap'n Bones and his crew face sharks, a sea serpent, and more as they follow a map toward a real treasure.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dorman 2011

Mecca Normal

Contents: Is this you? (5:19) -- What about the boy? (5:32) -- Revolution#Pine (5:41) -- In January (6:21) -- Every wrong word (3:52) -- I hear you (1:09) -- Family swan (8:21) -- No mind's eye (3:54) -- Ice floes aweigh (4:09) -- Convince yourself (2:18).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Kill Rock Stars 2002

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MEC