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Bank robberies West (U.S.) Drama Friendship Pennsylvania Philadelphia Drama Gangs United States Drama James, Frank 1844-1915 Drama James, Jesse 1847-1882 Drama Philadelphia (Pa.) Drama Railroads West (U.S.) Design and construction Drama Train robberies West (U.S.) Drama United States West (U.S.) DramaSummary: The first collection of its kind, The Oberon Book of Queer Monologues chronicles over one hundred years of queer and trans performance. Combining stage plays with spoken word and performance art, this anthology features over forty extracts from some of the most exciting stage works in the English-speaking world. It will be an essential tool for LGBTQIA+ artists seeking monologues for auditions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oberon Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822 OBEShapiro, James
Summary: "Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro shows how the tumultuous events in England in 1606 affected Shakespeare and shaped the three great tragedies he wrote that year--King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. In the years leading up to 1606,since the death of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival in England of her successor, King James of Scotland, Shakespeare's great productivity had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHAPoe, Edgar Allan
Summary: Presents a selection of critical writings, short fiction, and poetry by American author Edgar Allan Poe, including the title story in which a visitor to a gloomy mansion finds a childhood friend dying under the spell of a family curse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Ray, Gordon Norton
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 RAYSummary: In this introduction to George Orwell's life and work from the Famous Authors series, viewers follow Orwell through his privileged education, during which he nurtured his writing talents from an early age. He joined the Burmese military police but grew disillusioned with his role as an oppressor, returned to depression-era England, and committed himself to writing, notwithstanding stints in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program from the Famous Authors series traces James Joyce's life from his childhood and university days in Ireland, during which he was strongly religious, through his time in Paris where he denounced Catholicism, studied medicine, and began writing poetry, articles, and book reviews. The film introduces viewers to the city of Dublin, the background of Ulysses, Dubliners, and his other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program from the Famous Authors series begins by contextualizing W.B. Yeats' early life in 19th century Ireland and introducing the Yeats' artistic family and the Irish legends that were so influential in his life and work. Yeats eventually became a ring leader of a group of artists in London called the Tragic Generation. Yeats became known as a political and literary voice of Ireland and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Dewdney, Anna
Summary: "Join Llama Llama as he makes his way from A to Z in this colorful ABC board book illustrated in the classic Anna Dewdney style. From crayons to ice cream to kisses, Llama Llama introduces you to all of his favorite things"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DEWAllison, Amy
Summary: "A member of the generation that grew up in the digital age, Billie Eilish has achieved pop stardom with home studio-produced, sonically and emotionally layered music. She connects powerfully with fans living, like her, in the glare of social media. Delving into Eilish's personal and artistic development, this book explores the forces shaping her as a 21st century phenomenon"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 EILSummary: "Max's Chocolate Chicken": Max and Ruby are looking for Easter Eggs, and whoever finds the most gets the Chocolate Chicken. "Ruby's beauty shop": Louise is coming over to play Beauty Shop with Ruby. "Max drives away": When Max drives away in his little red car, Ruby needs to play detective. "Camp out": Ruby wants to camp outside, but Max wants to sleep outside the tent. "Ruby's clubhouse": Ruby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: DVD JUV MAXSummary: When Death comes to take Everyman to his final judgment, Everyman attempts to bribe Death-and when that fails, Everyman instead tries to find a companion to accompany him on the fearful journey. In this adaptation of The Summoning of Everyman by Douglas Morse, a cast of classically trained actors, period music, opulent costumes, and captivating cinematography breathe new life into an enduring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This production is part of the historic 1998 staging of the Corpus Christi Cycle in York, England, and captures the majesty and color of the original 14th- to 16th-century plays. Sponsored by the Company of Butchers, performed on a story wagon on the streets of York amidst an enraptured crowd, and using medieval materials and techniques, the performance strives for authenticity. The affecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Stevenson, Robert Louis
Summary: A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A corrupted police officer is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. While solving a brutal murder, he makes sure to turn his colleagues against one another to ruin their ambitions. By stealing their wives and exposing their secrets the cop starts to lose himself in the web of deceit he created.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Step up to the bar at Paddy's Pub and get into the crazy world of Dee, Charlie, Frank and Mac as they pursue even more outrageous subjects like cannibalism, glory-hole fixations, or Dennis's over-the-top sexual memoirs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV IT'SShehadeh, Raja
Summary: "In a dazzling mix of reportage, analysis, and memoir, the leading Palestinian writer of our time reflects on aging, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 SHESummary: A historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War. Abe Woodhull is a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island who bands together with his friends to from the Culper Ring, an unlikely team of secret agents who not only went on to help George Washington turn the tide of the war, but also gave birth to modern spycraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TUREilish, Billie
Summary: The legendary recording artist shares an inside look at her life--both on and off the stage--through hundreds of never-before-seen photos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EILISH, BILLIE EILSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANMorton, Samantha
Summary: Prince Max and Queen Grandma use marbles to figure out if Ruby is a true princess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MAXGopal, Jyoti Rajan
Summary: "This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Harish, known as the Whirling Desert Queen of Rajasthan. Lit by an inner fire and propelled by a family tragedy, Harish defied the gender conventions of middle class Indian life, battled discrimination and intimidation, and eventually grew up to dance with Bollywood movie stars and on stages across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The legend of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James is the bold bandit whose name became synonymous with train hold-ups, daylight bank heists and every other daredevil crime associated with the lawless West of the 1800s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007