McLeese, Don.
Summary: A brief biography of the famous Nez Percé leader who led his people against the United States Army and lost, but won the respect of his own people as well as white generals by standing up for his beliefs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 CHIMcLeese, Don.
Summary: A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni Indian woman who played an important role in guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Northwest Territory of the United States in 1805-1806.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. LLC 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 SACSummary: A documentary based on a series of interviews with Paul Bowles shortly before his death and anecdotes provided by his friends and collaborators including Gore Vidal, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Walters, Ruth Fainlight, Edmund White, William Burroughs, Francis Bacon and many others --Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features [distributor] 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAUSummary: A robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DARSummary: In 1862, during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Jake and Jack Bull join the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers after Jack's father is killed by marauding members of the abolitionist Jayhawkers. They are aided by unusual ally, Holt, who's fighting for the South despite being a former slave.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA RIDSummary: Global icon and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dolly Parton, has joined forces with some of rock music's most legendary artists along with today's biggest stars for her first-ever rock album. The ever-evolving Parton teamed up with an all-star roster of musicians for the 30-song collection which includes nine original tracks and 21 covers of iconic rock anthems.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY PARSummary: Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LUSSummary: Includes episodes 1-13 from season 1, 14-26 from season 2, 27-39 from season 3, 40-45 from season 4 of the British television series broadcast from 1969-1974.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E 2000
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COMFowler, Therese Anne.
Summary: "An utterly engrossing portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald and the legendary circles in which she moved. In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, Therese Anne Fowler shines a light on Zelda instead of her more famous husband, providing both justice and the voice she struggled to have heard in her lifetime." —Sara Gruen I wish I could tell everyone who thinks we're ruined, Look closer...and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2013
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Summary: Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpses. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR MARSummary: While on assignment in North Korea, Bond is captured by government agents, where he's imprisoned and tortured for over a year. When Bond is exchanged for another prisoner, not everyone is certain 007 is still capable of doing the job. After an unscrupulous entrepreneur is discovered to be in cohoots with the other prisoner, Bond is back on the case, and he finds the two men have sinister plans...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DIECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie DieSummary: A boy named Kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being, they plunder treasure from Napoleon and Agamemnon; but Evil is watching their every move. A giddy fairy tale, a revisionist history lesson, and a satire on technology gone awry.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior known as Voltron."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Lion Forge, LLC 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Jim proposes to Michelle. Hoping to make the wedding day as special as possible for his bride, Jim enlists the help of his friends to help him convince a dressmaker to create the perfect gown and in turn make a good impression on his future in-laws. Stiffler and Finch battle for the attention of Michelle's younger sister Cadence and Jim's Grandmother objects to the wedding because Michelle is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2004
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY AMECheuse, Alan.
Summary: When his father sends him to his uncle's South Carolina plantation, New York Jew Nathaniel Pereira has his first brush with the realities of slavery and becomes captivated by a beautiful slave.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHESummary: Thunderball : The thrills never let up as James Bond dives into this riveting adventure filled with explosive confrontations and amazing underwater action sequences! Sean Connery brings his characteristic style, humour and magnetism to Agent 007 as he travels to Nassau to track down villainous creminal Emilio Largo, who is threatening to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Danjaq LLC and United Artists 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JAMSummary: Diehard Packers fan, Ben 'Zagger' Zagowski, buys a house in the parking lot of Lambeau Field and is forced to choose between a superfan lifestyle and his fiance, Amy. Based on a true story, set during the 2009 football season.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "When land promoter Rodney Gallant comes to Nebraska and tries to tie up water rights around Silver Lake, Jim Carlin hoped to head off trouble peacefully with a ranchers' meeting until a bushwhacker's bullet tried to keep him from the meeting. Now it's obvious that trouble is already there and Gallant is willing to use violence to get what he wants"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Cheshire, James
Summary: "An unprecedented portrait of the hidden patterns in human society-visualized through the world of data. Award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti transform enormous datasets into rich maps and cutting-edge visualizations. In this triumph of visual storytelling, they uncover truths about our past, reveal who we are today, and highlight what we face in the years...
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 CHECheshire, James
Summary: For thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks, and accelerometers reveal the natural world as never before. Where the Animals Go is the first book to offer a comprehensive, data-driven portrait of how creatures like ants, otters, owls, turtles, and sharks navigate the world. Based on pioneering research by...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 590 CHESummary: Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. The nine-part series reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduces viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity, and illumination across cultures. Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CIVSummary: Best-known for his portrayal of the cantankerous title character in the global phenomenon Doc Martin, fan favorite Martin Clunes shows a softer side in these five documentaries about animals. Filmed all over the globe, these programs are a fascinating peek at some of the world's most beloved (and some of the most endangered) creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2014