Fairley, Kim
Summary: "Kim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern -- his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile -- made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she'd imagined as she settled into married life and planned for their family, their love was soon tested by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FAIRLEY, KIM FAISummary: An adaptation of Walter Farley's classic children's novel, in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse. After surviving together, they develop a bond and begin training to race once they are rescued.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BLATurbow, Jason
Summary: "How the Oakland A's of the 1970s--a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers--won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age"--Dust jacket flap
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team Turbow 2017Rooney, Mickey
Summary: When young Alec Ramsay and a wild stallion are cast adrift after a ship-wreck, they help each other survive on a desolate island.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM/UA Home Video 1998
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4 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BLACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family BlackSummary: "Red Without Blue is the groundbreaking documentary about the indestructible ties of family. This visually arresting film chronicles the close, yet sometimes strained relationship between identical twins Mark and Alex as Alex undergoes a transformation into a woman named Clair. Captured over a period of three years, RWB documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farleys' struggle to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiepix 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC REDSummary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD 300Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE THRSummary: In the third installment of this new adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's novels, Anne Shirley, now a young adult, leaves Green Gables to attend Queen's College, preparing to be a teacher. Facing an difficult choice and being overwhelmed by loneliness, Anne finds a silver lining.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AnCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ANNSummary: Jamie, an orphan who must leave his upper-class boarding school to live with an uncle in the wilderness of Manitoba, Canada, has no idea of the incredible adventure that awaits him. During a hunting trip, he and Awasis, a Native American Indian boy, become separated from the group. Finding themselves lost and alone in the icy and dreaded wilderness called The Barrens, their struggle to survive...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Feature Films For Families 2004
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LOSBenard, Lacey
Summary: "Counting in two languages is so much fun with our dim sum friends!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bitty Bao, LLC 2022
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Summary: "The story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power, and the brave North Korean fighter pilot who escaped the prison state and delivered the first MiG-15 into American hands"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 951.9 HARSummary: "It happens with startling swiftness and violence. An armed cadre seizes state control. Fortunately, a coup d'etat can't happen here. Or can it? ... At odds are a popular general and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and an unpopular President with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SEVWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: "Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus. Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus kings--James Bailey, P.T. Barnum, and John Ringling-all vying for control of the vastly profitable and widely influential American Circus. New York...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.3092 STACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Entertain StandifordSummary: Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey's own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AILPerelman, Helen.
Summary: When Melli discovers a crack in the side of Butterscotch Volcano, it is up to her and the other fairies to save the caramella birds from being trapped by gooey syrup.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PERSummary: Director Oliver Stone seamlessly blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK's death.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER JFKDefoe, Gideon
Summary: "Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either "got too greedy" or "Napoleon turned up." Now and then they just hold a referendum and vote themselves out of existence. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 911 DEFSummary: Anastasia: Based on a true story and brought to life with stunning animation, this story is an epic tale of breathtaking action and intrigue certain to captivate the entire family. A spellbinding mix of adventure, romance, comedy, and music, this acclaimed animated spectacular tells the thrilling story of the lost Russian princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ANAMowat, Farley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roberts Rinehart 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 MOWLoesser, Frank
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Frank Music Corp. 1951
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMHolub, Joan
Summary: "Little dreamers make our big world better"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2020
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Summary: "A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un, from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump--from a former CIA analyst considered one of the leading American experts on the North Korean leader inside and outside the U.S. government. When Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011, predictions about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIM, JUNG UN PAKSeely, Kim Brown
Summary: "A narrative memoir about the particular midlife crisis that comes when children leave home. Author Kim Brown Seely and her husband (Seattle residents who did time in NYC) decide somewhat spontaneously to acquire a 54-foot sailboat, learn how to sail, then set off to find a spirit bear (the rare white Kermode bear) in the forest that on the BC mainland north of the tip of Vancouver Island. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2019