Summary: Delhi 1795: John Beecham, a former soldier in the East India Company, is determined to leave the past behind and start a new life. At the grand house, the staff is shocked that their new master has arrived with his infant son, a baby of mixed parentage. John is determined to reunite his family in Delhi and keep the identity of his child secret, but at what cost to himself and those he loves?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BEESingh, Rina
Summary: The true story of a boy who grew up to bring extraordinary change to his village with regards to sex discrimination
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.42 SINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 305.4209 SINSingh, Rina
Summary: A collection of Turkish folktales featuring Nasrudin Hoja and lessons taken from his experiences with his family, at the market, and with animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SINSingh, Rina
Summary: "In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SINBerger, Jonah
Summary: "The Catalyst identifies the key barriers to change and how to mitigate them. You'll learn how catalysts change minds in the toughest of situations: how hostage negotiators get people to come out with their hands up and how marketers get new products to catch on, how leaders transform organizational culture and how activists ignite social movements, how substance abuse counselors get addicts to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 BERBerger, Jonah.
Summary: Explains why some products and ideas go "viral," citing the roles of word-of-mouth promotion and the Internet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE THRSummary: A young girl is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BENCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BENCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BENSummary: Set in contemporary Moscow where 12 men must decide the fate of a young man accused of murdering his step-father. Consigned to a makeshift jury room, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TWESin Ropas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SINSummary: Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BLICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BLICopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BLICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BLISummary: "A close-knit team of six young men sailed away from Ireland in 1977 with dreams of a better life. Thirty years later, they reunite at the wake after one of them suddenly dies. Hardened by years of disappointment and drink, they quickly realize that their bonds of friendship have weakened, provoking regret, jealousy and tension. As they reveal their guilty feelings about their dead friend and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KINSummary: On the verge of turning 15, Georgia sets her sights on Robbie, the gorgeous new guy at school who plays bass for the Stiff Dylans. Sadly, he is already dating her evil archrival: blonde, perfect Lindsay. With her flamboyantly dressed cat Angus and her girl posse, the Ace Gang, by her side, Georgia sets her plan in motion to nab the boyfriend of her dreams, and have the best birthday party ever.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ANGSummary: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICSingh, Komal
Summary: Ara loves big numbers - BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee <Beep!> to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers - inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: courage,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two Books 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MAGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MAGContents: Hey Pachuco! / Royal Crown Revue -- Go daddy-o / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy -- Mr. Zoot Suit / The Flying Neutrinos -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) / Big Time Operator -- Hit that jive Jack / Diana Krall -- The boogie man / Red & the Red Hots -- Swing lover / Indigo Swing -- Good morning judge / Blues Jumpers -- Oo poppa do / Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers -- Enough...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hip-o Records 1998
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ HIPFiasco, Lupe
Contents: Dopamine lit (intro) -- NGL (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) -- Promise -- Made in the USA (featuring Bianca Sings) -- Jump (featuring Gizzle) -- City of the year (featuring Rondo) -- High (interlude) (featuring Simon Sayz) -- Tranquillo (featuring Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T.) -- Kill (featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Victoria Monet) -- Law (featuring Simon Sayz) -- Pick up the phone -- It's not design (featuring...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Red Distribution, Inc 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP FIAContents: Bottoms up (Dan Hicks) -- Your mind's on vacation (Mose Allison) -- Anytime, anyplace, anywhere (Hadda Brooks) -- Lover man (Bob Thompson) -- Lonely at the top (The Bobs) -- Rock candy (The Winston Walls Trio) -- Nature boy (Jane Siberry) -- Where were you last night (Dave Van Ronk) -- (Theme from) The girl in the affair (Jill Sobule) -- Yes, yes, yes (NRBQ) -- Jersey girl (Holly Cole) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Plate Music 1998
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LIVContents: Do the 45 / Ryan Shaw -- Am I wasting my time? / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves -- 100 yard dash / Raphael Saadiq -- Disrespectful / Chaka Khan with Mary J. Blige -- 100 days, 100 nights / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -- No smoke without fire / James Hunter -- Love and happiness / Thelma Houston -- Tonight I'll be staying here with you / Ann Peebles -- Love comes and goes / Lee Fields &...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory/NPR 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES SOUContents: CD 1. Independent Jamaica (Lord Creator) -- Blow Roland blow (Joanne Gordon & Roland Alphonso) -- Malcolm X (The Skatalites) -- Mouth a massy (Alton Ellis) -- Take it easy (Hopeton Lewis) -- Ba ba boom (The Jamaicans) -- Such is life (Lord Creator) -- I love the reggay (The Gaylads) -- Love of the common people (Nicky Thomas) -- Cherry oh baby (Eric Donaldson) -- Java (Augustus Pablo) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: VP Music Group Inc. 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE OUTSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: In a story inspired by the events surrounding the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi, a suicide bomber examines her emotions and finds herself in a psychological divide as she contemplates her future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Winstar TV & Video 2000