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African American motion picture producers and directors African Americans in motion pictures Human-computer interaction Internet Social aspects Life on other planets Fiction Nanotechnology Fiction Science fiction Shared virtual environments Soldiers of fortune Fiction United StatesSummary: 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 DARButterfield Var by L A Drumheller
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Eclipse Pub. 1911
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: No longer the new girl in town, Mary has come to think of the newsroom staff as family. But along with the good times and close friendships come the often trying and ultimately hilarious situations every family faces. From Mary explaining the facts of life to Phyllis' daughter to going on a blind date to attending her disastrous high school reunion, Mary has to cope with every situation...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MARSummary: Splendor in the grass: Two 1920s Kansas teenagers find their intense sexual feelings for each other are putting them at odds with their families and the rigid respectability of the town they live in.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE GREVan Name, Mark L.
Summary: After they hear of a group of children pressed into service by rebels on another planet, Jon Moore and his hyper-intelligent assault vehicle, Lobo, spring into action, confronting not only the horrors the children are facing, but also a dark chapter fromJon's past.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANSummary: Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice--from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Tommy Orange and Celeste Ng. One...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Van Name, Mark L.
Summary: Collects the first two novels in the Jon & Lobo series, the short story that inspired the series, and a Christmas themed solo Lobo story, with new introductions and afterwords.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANVan Name, Mark L.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Pub. Enterprises 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANVan Name, Mark L.
Summary: Jon Moore, a nanotech-enhanced soldier of fortune, takes on a ruthless gang boss, a heavily armed group of religious fanatics, and a powerful interstellar government when he agrees to help an old friend protect a very special young boy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANVan, R. L.
Summary: Welcome to France--home of the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and the Palace of Versailles! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about France's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J944 VANVan, R. L.
Summary: "Welcome to Mexico--home of the Sierra Madre mountains, Teotihuacan, the Riviera Maya, and Chichen Itza! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Mexico's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J972.5 VANVan Name, Mark L.
Summary: Jon Moore grew up on an island of outcasts and in a prison laboratory. When he escaped with nothing but his body's nanotech enhancements and more anger than even a long lifetime could wash away, an entire planet died behind him. Memories of the things he'd done still haunted him; because of them, he often ended up helping those in need. His kindnesses frequently didn't work out well.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Pub. Enterprises 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANVan Rooy, David L.
Summary: Career success doesn't happen overnight. From building relationships with mentors, to positioning (and repositioning) yourself for promotion--this essential guide provides the tools you need for a lifetime of advancement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 VANVan, R. L.
Summary: "Welcome to Ukraine--home of the Lemurian Lake, the National Chernobyl Museum, and vast fields of grain! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Ukraine's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J947.7 VANVan, R. L.
Summary: "Welcome to Australia--home of the vast Outback, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Sydney Opera House! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Australia's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J994 VANSummary: "Son is Cuba's principal dance and song form and the root of salsa. Fusing African and Spanish elements, it ranges in style from simple, rustic bands to the brassy arrangements of New York salsa. This rough guide, literally a 'who's who' in Cuban music, explores this rich tradition, from its conception in the early 1900s to the present day big-band revival"--Container verso.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: World Music Network 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN ROUSummary: To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2000
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SHASummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice--from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Tommy Orange and Celeste Ng. One...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ATWCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLESummary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball predicts how the metaverse, the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades, will bring trillions in value and radically reshape society.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 303.48 BALSummary: Contains the entire third season of the television program "House" in which the controversial Dr. Gregory House and his team diagnose and treat mysterious illnesses. Includes special features.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007