Bryant, Jennifer
Summary: "Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAYTaylor, Melvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES TAYSummary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATTaylor, Melvin.
Contents: Too sorry -- Dirty pool -- I ain't superstitious -- Kansas City -- Floodin' in California -- Born under a bad sign -- Right place, wrong time -- Telephone song -- Merry Christmas baby.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Evidence Music 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES TAYTaylor, Melvin.
Contents: Texas flood / Larry Davis, Joseh Scott -- Depression blues ; Grooving in New Orleans ; Talking to Anna Mae / Melvin Taylor -- Tin Pin Alley / Robert Geddins -- All your love (I miss loving) / Otis Rush -- Don't throw your love on me so strong / Albert King -- T-bone shuffle / Aaron Walker -- Voodoo chile (slight return) / Jimi Hendrix -- Tequila / Chuck Rio.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Evidence Music 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES TAYContents: Disc one. Give me back my wig / Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers (3:31) -- I'm a woman / Koko Taylor (4:36) -- Have mercy / Big Walter Horton ; with Carey Bell (3:45) -- Somebody loan me a dime / Fenton Robinson (2:54) -- It's my fault, darling / Professor Longhair (4:54) -- Telephone angel / Son Seals (5:25) -- Lights out / Johnny Winter (2:35) -- Blue Monday hangover / Albert Collins...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES ALLWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Takes you on an exclusive and rarely seen journey into the process behind creating a duets recording. Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett teams up with the biggest names in contemporary music, all live in the studio recording side by side with Bennett and his superb jazz quartet. This "behind the scenes" musical diary, complete with exclusive "in the moment" interviews, was shot completely in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TONSummary: The story of one young hippie's quest in the 1970s for belonging and liberation that leads not only to peace, love, and rock and roll but that sets into motion a new counterculture crusade a Jesus Movement changing the course of history. Inspired by a true movement, it tells the story of a young Greg Laurie being raised by his struggling mother, Charlene in the 1970s. Laurie and a sea of young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JESSummary: "We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love--and a lot of what they fear--through a twisted blend of horror...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amberjack Publishing 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ALLSummary: Profiles Junior Alcantara, a 34-year-old man recovering from heroin addiction and dealing with the effects of chronic hepatitis C. Also looks at two other recovering addicts with hepatitis C. Medical doctors discuss the realities of heroin addiction and ways of treating it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIXTaylor, Mary Ellen
Summary: "Adrift in the wake of her father's death, a failed marriage and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone. Though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose, it's also a distraction from her profound pain. When asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets the owner, Elaine Grant. Hoping to open Woodmont to the public,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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Summary: Still grieving the loss of her wandering, free-spirited mother, Lucy Kincaid leaves Nashville for the faded town of Cape Hudson, Virginia. She goes to see the house she's inherited--one she never knew existed, bequeathed to her by a woman she's never even met. At the heart of this mystery is the hope that maybe--just maybe--this "Winter Cottage" will answer the endless questions about her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Montlake Romance 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TAYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TAYElgin, Kathy.
Summary: Find out how the clothes and fabrics found in Italy are coveted worldwide and how the Roman Catholic Church has influenced clothing and culture in Italy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Clubhouse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 391.009 ELGElgin, Kathy.
Summary: France's rich cultural heritage has often expressed itself through fashions for any occasion. Find out what men and women in France wear for work and relaxation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Clubhouse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.009 ELGSummary: In their own words, coupled with hand-painted collage illustrations, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 325.73 IJohn, Elton.
Contents: Circle of life -- Grasslands chant -- The morning report -- The lioness hunt -- I just can't wait to be king -- Chow down -- They live in you -- Be prepared -- The stampede -- Rafiki mourns -- Hakuna matata -- One by one -- The madness of King Scar -- Shadowland -- The lion sleeps tonight -- Endless night -- Can you feel the love tonight -- He lives in you (reprise) -- Simba confronts Scar --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Records 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LIO JUVSummary: Edith Piaf was raised in a brothel, wrested from the only life she knew by her father so they could join the circus, Edith spent her teen years on the streets. She is finally "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, and, ultimately, her international success and final illness. She was always frail, sickly, malnourished, and wildly temperamental. She was often on drugs or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2007
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VIE RATED PG-13Summary: For four years, the residents and students of Dillon, Texas, have faced difficult choices on and off the field with courage, passion and perseverance. Now the time has come to find closure for problems of the past, while pursuing new possibilities that will lead many beyond Dillon city limits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD FRIElgin, Duane.
Contents: Cool lifestyle for a hot planet -- Pioneers of green living -- Living voluntarily -- Living simply -- The world at the tipping point -- Deep simplicity and the human journey -- Living in a green world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.9 ELGElgin, Kathy.
Summary: In the subcontinent of India, the varied climates and colorful culture have affected the types of clothing people wear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Clubhouse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.009 ELGContents: disc 1: Killer diller blues / written by Minnie Lawlers (Alabama Shakes) (2:12) -- On the road again / written by J.B. Jones and Will Shade (Nas, vocals) (2:00) -- Candy man / written by Rev. Gary Davis (Blind Boy Paxton, vocals and guitar) (2:53) -- 2 fingers of whiskey / written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin (Elton John, vocals and piano ; Jack White, vocals and guitar) (2:52) -- The coo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lo-Max/Columbia 2017