Summary: In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PRE

Daniels, Les

Summary: The complete story of America's favorite heroes and their talented, dedicated creators. The author offers remarkable new anecdotes about the company's history, traces the complex genealogies of the characters, describes behind-the-scenes politics that influence the stories, and interviews dozens of artists and writers--the real stars of his engrossing tales.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 1995

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAN

Summary: All Batman favorites on two discs.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BAT

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Daniels, Les

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1975

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.0872 DAN

Daniels, Les

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Comics Daniels

Summary: A Korean War vet stops a young Hmong teen from stealing his prized car, and reluctantly proceeds to reform the boy, learning about himself along the way.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GRA RATED R

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Grand 2010

Summary: A lovely gesture - a bouquet of roses - from husband to wife becomes the catalyst for a clash of long-repressed emotion. Their son has just come back from war, but is caught in the middle of their conflict.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SUB

Contents: Disc 1: (We're gonna) Rock around the clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) (2:10) -- Sixteen candles (The Crests) (2:50) -- Runaway (Del Shannon) (2:18) -- Why do fools fall in love (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) (2:17) -- That'll be the day (Buddy Holly) (2:15) -- Fanny Mae (Buster Brown) (2:55) -- At the hop (2:26) ; She's so fine (2:21) (Flash Cadilllac & The Continental Kids) -- The stroll...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC AME

Summary: This evocative character study tells the story of a young American fashion assistant and spiritual medium who is living in Paris and searching for signs of an afterlife following the sudden death of her twin brother. A stirring depiction of grief in the form of a psychological thriller, and a chilling meditation on modern modes of communication and the way we mourn those we love.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PER

Summary: Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LOS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LOS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Lost

Summary: An Air Force pilot in charge of a group of young flyboys in 1952 Korea knows where and when to separate his private life from his responsibilities.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HUN

Summary: Adopted by the Newton household's three children, an adorable little St. Bernard puppy grows into 185 pounds of disaster-prone trouble; There's trouble in the heir when Beethoven becomes the proud father of four pups, each one an adorable but mischievous bundle of joy; When two bumbling thieves threaten the safety of his family on vacation, Beethoven sets out to put a bit on the bad guys.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BEE

Summary: Johnny gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, only to find out she's a millionaire's daughter whose father wants to be in control of their lives. Add to that a sister who is falling for Johnny, and he needs to decide who to marry and what to do.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY HOL

Hammond, Lee 1957-

Summary: A collection of detailed instructions for drawing realistic animals from photographs containing information on materials and techniques.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 743.6 Ham

Summary: Anders will soon complete his drug rehabilitation in the countryside. As part of the program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview. But he takes advantage of the leave and stays in the city, drifting around, meeting people he hasn't seen in a long while. Anders is smart, handsome, and from a good family, but he is deeply haunted by all the opportunities he has wasted and all...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Strand Releasing 2012

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OSL

Summary: Selected episodes of the hilarious comedy featuring the dimwitted Home Guard platoon of Walmington-On-Sea, led by Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: [Distributed by] BFS Video 2004

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DAD

Summary: Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE EVE

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE EVE

Summary: Follows two aspiring novelists and lifelong friends journeying down different paths after one's first novel receives wild acclaim and the other a pile of rejection slips.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax 2008

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN REP