Summary: The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which for the first time it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PHAHarrison, Ben.
Summary: In 1930's Key West, Florida, a German immigrant, who insisted his name was Count Carl von Cosel, fell madly in love with a beautiful young tuberculosis patient at Key West Marine Hospital, where he worked. Von Cosel claimed to have seen visions of Elena, his soul mate, long before he had ever met her. He tried to save her to no avail. Beyond grief, he refused to accept her death, vowing she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Horizon Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VON COSEL, CARL, COUNT HARFrías, Carlos.
Summary: Carlos Frías, award-winning journalist and the US-born son of Cuban exiles, grew up hearing stories about the homeland of his parents. Sent to Cuba by his newspaper when the country began to close to the foreign press in August 2006, Frías embarked on the journey of his life -- a secret twelve day trip to the land of his parents. That experience led to this evocative, dramatic and unforgettable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C.A. Press, Penguin Group 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH FRIDaly-Weir, Catherine
Summary: "An early chapter book designed to help kids decipher finance facts and fallacies. Lucy and her best friend, Julian, find out about the pros and cons of gift cards versus credit cards"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Press, an imprint of ASTRA Books for young readers 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE DALOlson, Lynne.
Summary: Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry into World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 OLSSummary: 17th century Britain was a hotbed of revolution, treachery and court intrigue. Oliver Cromwell, the fiery ambitious commoner took on the monarchy and changed the course of Western civilization. He and King Charles I fought for absolute rule.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CROMahin, Michael
Summary: Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. Carlos tried el clarinete and el violín, but there were no angels. Then he picked up la guitarra. He took the soul of the Blues, the brains of Jazz, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MAHBerthon, Simon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5322 BERHengel, Katherine.
Summary: Examines growing carrots at home, including the growth process, their uses once ripe, and recipes for homegrown carrot dishes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO 2012
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Summary: Extrait : ""Nous osons croire, à l'honneur du siècle où nous vivons, qu'il n'y a point dans toute l'Europe un seul homme éclairé qui ne regarde la tolérance comme un droit de justice, un devoir proscrit par l'humanité, la conscience, la religion ; une loi nécessaire à la paix et à la prospérité des États.""À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 VOL FRENCHMoorhouse, Roger
Summary: "In The Forgers, Roger Moorhouse unfolds this never-before-told history Holocaust resistance, illuminating the remarkable story of Polish diplomats, Jewish activists, Japanese bureaucrats, and ordinary people the world over who systematically forged as many as 10,000 passports and saved hundreds, potentially thousands, of Jewish lives. Drawing upon first-hand accounts and survivor testimony...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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Summary: "This title looks at the Pokémon Trading Card Game and gives information related to its release, its rise in popularity, and the way it has changed tabletop games forever"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ABDMaddox, Robert (Robert Phillip)
Contents: General Motors -- Buick Regal -- Chevrolet Lumina -- Chevrolet Monte Carlo -- Pontiac Grand Prix -- Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes Pub. Group 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 GENERAL MOTORS 1988-1995Summary: Bob is an aging American thief is living in the French city of Nice. Addicted to both heroin and gambling, Bob is in the midst of an extended personal losing streak when he rescues a new girl in town named Anne from her pimp. When the opportunity to steal a fortune in rare paintings from a Monte Carlo casino comes along, Bob hopes for a score big enough to let him retire from his life of crime....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GOOSummary: An extraordinary look into the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos. As the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos is best known for her opulent lifestyle, but it was her behind-the-scenes influence of her husband's presidency that rocketed her to the global political forefront. A journey through the Marcos family's long history of corruption, extravagance and brutality,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINAlexander, Neely Tubati
Summary: "A delightful Caribbean-set novel about an ambitious designer of apocalyptic video games with a strategy for (almost) everything who discovers what happens when her best-laid plans go off course"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ALEChurnin, Nancy
Summary: "When Esther Howland first saw the fancy valentine her father brought home from England, most Americans thought Valentine's Day was a waste of time. But through the card, Esther felt how much her father loved her. Could she help others express themselves in the same way?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHUSummary: "1969. Marighella, Brazil's number one enemy, has no time for fear. On the one hand, a violent military dictatorship, with its fear. On the one hand, a violent military dictatorship, with its heinous crimes of torture and infamous censorship. On the other, an intimidated people. Alongside guerrilleros 30 years younger than him and willing to fight, the revolutionary leader opts for action - all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAREire, Carlos M. N.
Summary: A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge, and describes the conflict's violent and irrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2003
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Summary: Covering everything from recognising symptoms and obtaining initial diagnosis to living with the condition on a daily basis, this complete guide to living with and managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type - formerly known as Type III) has been revised and fully-updated in this accessible new edition. The author, who has the condition, looks at how it affects children and adolescents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Singing Dragon 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.7 KNIBlackburn, Julia.
Summary: An account of Napoleon's six years on the island of St. Helena describes the island's strange history and recounts the stories, myths, and absurdities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.05 BLAChipmunks (Musical group)
Summary: The Chipmunks offer up a second round of 9 holiday favorites.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: EMI America Records 1987
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: CD HOLIDAY CHRSummary: A family that hasn't celebrated Christmas since their son was killed in the Gulf War is visited by a soldier who bears a striking resemblance to their son.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Home Bridge Entertainment 2007