Summary: What enables a simple arch bridge to support such great weight? What holds up a suspension bridge? Bridge the world with award-winning author-illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay, and meet the brilliant designers who dared to extend roads and railways with ingenious but sometimes flawed designs. From the Golden Gate Bridge to some of the world's groundbreaking spans, you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BRISummary: Hordes of winged monkey-bats, a shape-shifting dog, and a cyber-punk sorceress can all be found in the vast hidden underworld known as The O.Z. Zooey Deschanel stars in this science fiction update of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. When small-town waitress D.G. (Deschanel) unexpectedly lands in the dangerous wasteland known as The O.Z., she'll need the help of three unlikely friends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream. The Wheelers venture west from Virginia in 1825, while the Lakota tribe grapples with the arrival of white settlers; the story continues over the next 65 years,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INTSummary: A PBS miniseries in which a black jazz band becomes a huge success and ends up entangled in the aristocratic world of 1930s London as they seek fame and fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DANSummary: This contemporary, darkly-edged mini-series follows the exploits of the Organized and Serial Crime Unit, or OSC, a rapid-response, elite - and wholly fictional - crime squad modeled largely on the FBI.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anglia Television Entertainment 2004
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TOUSummary: In this animated adventure, our heroes head to Sinnoh to learn about the region's past. After receiving a mysterious message from the Mythical Pokémon Arceus, they meet up with Brock, and the group heads to Mount Coronet to investigate. There, they find a rampaging Heatran and the commanders of Team Galactic, who are determined to find their missing leader by opening a gate between dimensions....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Inspired by a true story, The Staircase follows writer and war veteran Michael Peterson after the suspicious death of his wife Kathleen. On December 9, 2001, Michael makes a frantic 911 call reporting Kathleen has fallen down the stairs of their Durham, NC home. But when the district attorney brings murder charges, members of Michael's blended family must choose whose side they're on and which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STASummary: The castle of Gormenghast is home to the ancient family of Groan, where nothing has changed in thousands of years. The dynasty is threatened by the charming and evil kitchen-boy, Steerpike. With the birth of a new heir, Titus Groan, Steerpike begins his ruthless ascent to power. As he charms, outwits and terrorizes the castle's inhabitants, only Titus, the young timid Earl of Groan, stands in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GORKingsley, Ben
Summary: Examines the life of Anne Frank and her family from 1939-1945.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANNSummary: A look at the creation of the American team for the Olympics in 1896, and of their journey to get to Athens, where the games were being held.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIRSummary: "Before the Menendez brothers, O.J. and Ted Bundy, Charles Manson's name loomed large in modern stories of murder and crime. Over 50 years have passed since Manson and his devoted followers committed their horrific acts, yet the public remains in the dark about the Manson family and their journey into the abyss. How has this legendary story, the stuff of sensational headlines, criminal culture,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HELFlood, Georgia
Summary: Tells the story of the nurses that served with the Australian Army Nursing Service on the Western Front during World War I.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rlj Entertainment 2015