Bateson, John
Summary: "In the vein of Dr. Judy Melinek's Working Stiff, an account of the hair-raising and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job--from high-profile deaths to serial killers, to Golden Gate Bridge suicides. Marin County, California is a study in contradictions. Its natural beauty attracts thousands of visitors every year, yet the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BATESON, JOHN BATMatteson, John
Summary: "Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Matteson illuminates three harrowing months of the Civil War and their ineradicable legacy for America. In December 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and threatened to break apart Abraham Lincoln's government. Five extraordinary individuals experienced Fredericksburg's cataclysmic repercussions - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Walt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 MATMatteson, John.
Summary: Traces the life of the nineteenth-century feminist who was a leading figure in the transcendentalist movement, a columnist for Horace Greeley's newspaper, and served as the first foreign correspondent for an American newspaper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FULLER, MARGARET MATSummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWIBates, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pfeifer-Hamilton 1995
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. He is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, some of them of his own making.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA INSSummary: Tales of terror: three stories adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. In "Morella," a dying young woman tries to reconcile with her father, who has always blamed her for her mother's death during childbirth. In "The black cat," a man discovers his wife's affair and takes steps to remove his rival, only to have his wife's black cat reveal his evil deed. And In "The facts in the case of M....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 2007
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR VINContents: Disc one : Do you believe / Melanie -- Blessed are /Joan Baez -- Light flight / Pentangle -- Foolish season / Dana Gillespie - Someone to talk my troubles to -- Auntie aviator / John & Beverley Martyn -- Flying away / Serpent Power -- It could have been better / Joan Armatrading -- Morning Morgantown / Jude -- If not by fire / Mandy More -- Upstairs by a Chinese lamp / Laura Nyro -- I thought I...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grapefruit Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK MILSummary: Brides of Dracula: "Marianne is traveling to Eastern Europe from Paris for a teaching post. She gets stranded at an inn after her stagecoach mysteriously leaves her. She is persuaded to stay at Baroness Meinster's chateau. During her stay Marianne meets the Baroness's son who is chained to a wall. Feeling bad for the son, Marianne frees him, only to discover that he is a vampire. Luckily for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR HAMHering, Marianne.
Summary: Its 1852 and cousins Patrick and Beth sail to Fiji on the HMS Calliope under the command of Captain James E. Home. They arrive at the islands to find that the Christian Fijians are at war with the non-Christian Fijians. Missionary James Calvert is trying to make peace and suggests that the captain allow peace negotiations on board the British vessel. Patrick and Beth learn about sacrificial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction HerSummary: Brian Cox is Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island for San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory's life will be unexpectedly transformed through a newly found love for his baby grandson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ETRSummary: A young Peter Parker, who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark. Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, distracted by thoughts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SPICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SPICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Spider-Man 2017Copies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SpSummary: Frank and April Wheeler live a life that appears to be perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job that he hates. One he places little effort at, but he has yet to figure out what his passion in life is. April is a housewife who forgoes her dream of being an actress. They are not happy. One day, April...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA REVSummary: Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY VALCopies Available at East Bay
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Summary: "Hunting hat, smoking pipe, coat collar turned up-- that's how we know Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective of all time. He usually investigates from London's Baker Street. But Holmes' most spectacular case leads him in a fast-paced chase from the metropolis of London across the continent to the Swiss Alps. At the roaring Reichenbach Falls there is a showdown between Holmes and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books, Inc. 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ELESummary: Contains one episode from the television series in which Scooby-Doo teams up with Batman and Robin to solve The caped crusader caper. The Joker and the Penguin are out to steal Professor Flakey's new flying suit until Scooby-Doo and the gang prove that with a little help they have what it takes to bring the sky-high scoundrels back to Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOSummary: When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries. The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the French and British police into an uneasy partnership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TUNBlasco, Serena
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BLACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series BlascoCarlson, Laurie M.
Summary: The story of John Stetson and how he came to create the most popular hat west of the Mississippi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Ink/DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 STEPaterson, Katherine.
Summary: In the summer of 1942, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands lives down the road from his family's house in Massachusetts, young William decides to take her some of the blueberries he has picked. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004