Summary: A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ALISummary: On October 13, 1972, a young rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, boarded a plane for a match in Chile, then vanished into thin air. Sixteen of the 45 passenger resurfaced, 72 days after their plane crashed. Thirty-five years later, the survivors returned to tell their story in their own words.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STRParrado, Nando
Summary: A survivor of the horrific 1972 plane crash that stranded his rugby team in the Andes for seventy-two days provides his account of the ordeal and of his desperate expedition across seventy miles of frozen wilderness to find help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 982 PARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival ParradoRead, Piers Paul
Summary: On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a teamof rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 982.6 ReaMacQuarrie, Kim.
Summary: "Kim MacQuarrie tells great stories of South America's history, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to the last survivor of an Indian tribe, all of these stories set in the Andes Mountains"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980 MACCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980 MACAnta, Julio
Summary: "As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 ANTSummary: An adventure set in South America's rugged Andes Mountains. The Duke has been assigned by a powerful U.S. mining magnate to build a railroad to his newest mines. His romance with the boss's daughter only complicates matters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TYCSukay (Musical group)
Contents: Huayrasan (3:08) -- Khuyaylla (2:46) -- Mandolinita (3:20) -- Añoranzas (2:52) -- Tu eres mentirosa (3:19) -- San Bartolomito (2:28) -- Yayakarwi (3:22) -- Mil promesas (3:20) -- Tarkas, choquellas, toyos (3:38) -- Carrito pasajerito (3:06) -- San Juan (2:04).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Fish 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN SUKGailey, Sarah
Summary: "With law school and her whole life ahead of her, Joey plans to spend the summer with her boyfriend Astor at his seemingly perfect family home. But beneath all the affluent perfection lies a dark, deadly rot... As summer lingers, Joey uncovers the macabre history of Crestfall Bluffs, and the ruthlessness and secrecy lying in wait behind the idyllic lives of the one percent. Who can Joey save?...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GAIMalkuri (Musical group)
Contents: Forestero (3:05) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Aeroplano (3:29) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Condor pasa (4:21) / traditional-Andino -- Tabacundeña (3:26) / traditional Ecuador -- Picaflor (3:13) / Bomba-Ecuador -- Carnaval de oruro (3:03) / traditional Bolivia -- Huaycupungo (3:00) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Buenaventura (4:09) / San Juanero-Colombia -- Yurac sisa (3:55) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Esta...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soundings World Music 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN MALAlfano, Jorge.
Contents: Collca (Pleiades) (3:06) -- Apu Inti (Lord Sun) (4:18) -- Churi Inti (Sun guardian) (4:03) -- Inti Guauqui (Sun guardian) (4:31) -- Illa (Thunder) (5:23) -- Inti Illa (Sun thunder) (3:16) -- Chuqui Illa (Radiance of gold) (3:14) -- Mamacocha (Sea) (4:03) -- Killa (Moon) (4:27) -- Chaska (Venus) (5:25) -- Cuycha (Rainbow) (2:42) -- Wamantantac (Spirit in charge of gathering sea birds) (4:11) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Lyrichord 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN ALFSummary: History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GREWilkes, Ally
Summary: Victorian explorer William Day, 13 years after a failed expedition resulted in abandonment, betrayal and cannibalism, embarks on an uncanny journey into his past to find his missing second-in-command during which he must face up to the things he's done as the restless dead follow closely behind.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Emily Bestler Books/Atria 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILSummary: Set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the film tells the story of director Mario Suarez's quest to make the ultimate tango film. Lonely after his wife (one of the film's stars) has left him, Mario must find the themes that will hold the film together, while simultaneously permitting his musicians and dancers the freedom of expression that is necessary to satisfy the tango-hungry Argentine audience....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Tristar Home Video 1999
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TANMarkovics, Joyce L.
Summary: "Inca mummies hold fascinating secrets. They teach us hidden facts about the past. This narrative nonfiction book examines Inca mummies and the mummification process. Look inside to uncover these ancient treasures!"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science MarkovicsSummary: Frank Taylor and people like him have a vision for America. It is a vision shaped by terror and fueled by fear, ignorance and hate - a nation of 'free, white, 100-percent Americans!'
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BLARobeson, Teresa
Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DALYuyariwai (Musical group)
Contents: Cóndor pasa (De los Andes) -- Yuyarina (Sanjuanito) -- Soy pobre (Sanjuanito) -- Sicuri (Bolivia) -- Tahuantinsuyo (Tinku) -- Sumac sultira (Sanjuanito) -- Ilusion (Sanjuanito) -- Traicionera (Huayano) -- A mi pueblo (tinku) -- Sueños (Sanjuanita) -- Carpuela (Cumbia) -- Malakun (Huahuapa).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Yuyariwai] 1997
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN YUYSummary: Join Aang, an extraordinary boy with incredible 'bending' powers, as he journeys through an exotic land filled with magical creatures and powerful friends. As the Avatar, he is the only one who can end the age-old conflict between the four nations, Air, Water, Earth, and Fire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE LASIntiraymi (Musical group)
Contents: Side one : De la Pampa (4:53) -- Llaqtaymanta (3:37) -- Sorpresivamente (5:33) -- Nanamanda (3:44) -- Payagu (3:36) -- T'anthast'asxapxanani (5:17) -- Side two : Kullaqhita jilata (3:56) -- Entre mis suenos (4:17) -- Huauquigu (4:58) -- Saya de amor (3:36) -- Lucila (4:54) -- Intiraymi (4:02).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Intiraymi 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN INTContents: "Paloma blanca" (2:17) -- Song of marriage (2:55) -- Catholic Mass sung in Quechua (2:40) -- Huayno from Ayacucho (2:17) -- Yaravi and fugue "Garsila" (5:31) -- Band from Huaras (1:32) -- Flute and guitar (1:29) -- "La tragedia del estadio" (Tragedy in the stadium), huayno (2:41) -- "Senor Comandante," huayno (2:51) -- "Andina," huayno (2:18) -- "Bella Andajina" (2:20) -- Q'eros : music and...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian/Folkways 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN MOUCygelman, Adèle.
Summary: Examines the impact architects and designers have had on Palm Springs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set in 1985. Revolves around two very different men with AIDS, one fictional, one fictionalized. Roy Cohn personifies all the hypocrisy, delusion and callousness of the official response to the plague. Nothing shakes Roy's lack of empathy: even on his death bed, he's fighting with his gay nurse and taunting the woman he helped put to death, Ethel Rosenberg. The other patient is Prior Walter,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANGSivertson, Howard
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1999