Brook, Timothy
Summary: The world-renowned scholar and author of Vermeer's Hat does for China what Mary Beard did for Rome in SPQR: Timothy Brook analyzes the last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world in this magnificent history that brings together accounts from civil servants, horse traders, spiritual leaders, explorers, pirates, emperors, migrant workers, invaders, visionaries, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BROSummary: 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 LIMBrown, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles)
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.85 BROSummary: Dead bodies speak the shocking truth to London University's team of forensic pathologists. A horrific murder may be more than Nikki can bear. A gruesome case in Sheffield puts a strain on Leo's relationship with Janet. And the death of a pregnant prostitute in Budapest holds dire consequences for Harry and his lover, Anna. How to explain the second bullet in the skull of an apparent suicide...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILSummary: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LADCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Lady 2018Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: A tangled web of blackmail, murder and passion awaits former Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn when he arrives in Nairobi. In three mysteries-Private Lives, Hide in Plain Sight and Sport of Kings-Tyburn battles arson, murder, drug-dealers and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2004
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HEAContents: Going out (extract) Timothy Leary -- Raga jog (extract) Ravi Shankar -- Sibelius Symphony number 7 (extract) Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Unforgettable Nat King Cole -- Later during a flaming riviera sunset AMM -- Daisy Bell Max Mathews -- Time on our hands Delia Derbyshire -- Rejoicing Ornette Coleman -- Animal dance The Modern Jazz Quartet -- Indeterminacy (extract) John...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJSummary: Florence Nightingale is an aristocratic woman who defied Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, she was scorned by her community and was faced with great opposition for her new way of thinking. However, through her selfless acts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family FlorenceBrown, T. Scott (Timothy Scott)
Summary: "A memoir, a coming of age story, an exploration of father-son relationships, a social history, and a how-to-succeed-in-business book in one page-turning tome. Tim Brown writes about a unique time and place in Michigan lore, but his is a quintessential American story. It vividly and touchingly portrays a young man trying to wrest respect from his stern father, make his way in the world and find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, T. SCOTT BROSummary: Even London University₂s dedicated team of forensic pathologists may not always uncover the deadly truth in time to catch sex-traffickers, serial killers, suburban murderers, rogue prison officers, and psychotic manipulators. Harry, Leo, and Nikki use every resource they have, from DNA and computer graphic imaging to criminal profiling and facial reconstruction, often putting their lives at...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILSummary: When two mismatched NYPD detectives stumble into a seemingly dull case that no other detective wants to bother with, it turns out to be New York City's biggest crime. The two seize the opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize. But do these two guys have the right stuff?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY OTHSummary: A somnambulist commits murders at a hypnotist's bidding in this German expressionist horror classic. Also featured on this videodisc is an excerpt of "Genuine: a tale of a vampire", a 1920 release which reunited "Caligari's" creative team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 1996
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CABSummary: A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in 'The French Dispatch.'
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FRECopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FREBrown, Pierce
Summary: Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brough him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society. Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BROBjork
Contents: Human behaviour (4:12) -- Crying (4:49) -- Venus as a boy (4:41) -- There's more to life than this (3:21) -- Like someone in love (4:33) -- Big time sensuality (3:56) -- One day (5:24) -- Aeroplane (3:54) -- Come to me (4:55) -- Violently happy (4:58) -- The anchor song (3:32).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elektra 1993
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An anthology series that showcases the stories, memories and inspirations behind Dolly Parton's most beloved songs. New and classic Dolly music will score every episode. Each story will vary in tone, from love stories and inspirational tales to family dramas, westerns and revenge comedies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HEACopies Available at Kingsley
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DOLBrook, Henry
Summary: "Where can drones fly that no human would dare? Why do engineers turn to nature to design new flying machines? Could a drone space rover reveal the secrets of distant planets? How can a fire rescue drone save lives? Fast, agile and cheap to build, drones offer all the benefits of flight with no risk to any pilot. Already vital tools for the world's armed forces, drones in our towns and cities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Brook, Henry
Summary: "Who were the original Commandos? How do ordinary soldiers become Special Forces? How do troops communicate without speaking? What's the difference between HALO and HAHO? Meet the best of the best, the elite soldiers who have been through the toughest training on earth, ready to take on missions in any climate, against any enemy with no fear"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 356 BROSummary: Storm of the century: When a murder shakes the island of Little Tall, the local constable must stop the evil that is growing as quickly as the snowstorm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Brook, Henry.
Summary: Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 BRONoel, Brook.
Summary: Explores unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 NOEJoy, Kimothy
Summary: "From feminist and artist Kimothy Joy comes a stunning collection of celebratory illustrated watercolor portraits and hand-lettered quotes from various influential women throughout world history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 JOYContents: Canta pe' me / Ernesto de Curtis (3:26) -- Bring him home / Claude-Michel Schönberg (3:36) -- Che non finisca mai / Chris Broom (3:35) -- E lucevan le stelle / Giaccomo Puccini (3:22) -- Dolce vento / Chris Broom (2:21) -- Un giorno per noi / Nina Rota (4:19) -- Che gelida manina / Giaccomo Puccini (5:02) -- La nostra patria / Chris Broom (3:04) -- Hallelujah / Leonard Cohen (3:57) -- Ave Maria...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016