Summary: Asa is a young Russian naval service dreamer who returns to his sister's nomadic brood on the desloate Hunger Steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles, his alluringly mysterious neighbor Tulpan. Accompanied by his girlie magazine-reading sidekick, Asa will stop at nothing to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2009
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TULItō, Junji
Summary: "Soichi, the unhinged second son of the Tsujii family, chews nails and makes them clatter and clack as he spouts horrific curses to bring about the most bizarre happenings. Whether it's summer holidays or a birthday party, Soichi can turn any occasion into a nightmare in a heartbeat. What is the terrible secret of his origin?' Meanwhile, tormented by his little brother's never-ending pranks,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Tokyo has just been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious teens who shouldn't even exist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME TERSummary: The Commonwealth is restored, and the crew of Andromeda Ascendant is freed up to embark upon random goodwill and rescue missions, as Andromeda launches its third season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Alliance Films 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANDSummary: Frozen for three centuries in their star ship the Andromeda Ascendant, captain Dylan Hunt and his All-Systems Commonwealth crew are revived by a passing salvage ship. They awake to the news that the Commonwealth, in place to maintain peace amidst the galaxies, has crumbled and barbarism has spread chaos amongst the stars, Captain Hunt and his crew must now travel the universe on a mission to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANDSummary: A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead. Where a woman's soul inhabits the body of a fly, where Vengeance is only a voice and where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest. Not Since 'FRANKENSTEIN' Have You Seen Such Horror!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BLASummary: The TARDIS arrives near Paris during the French Revolution, a time of great upheaval, bloodshed and terror. Soon, with the Doctor trapped inside a burning farmhouse, Ian imprisoned and Susan and Barbara on their way to the guillotine, it's clear this will be one of their most dangerous and exciting adventures yet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2013
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCSummary: In the first series, Ben Coulter wakes up with a hangover and blood on his hands after a one-night stand. Lying beside him, fatally stabbed, is the body of a woman. A nightmare begins that changes Ben's life forever, as damning evidence emerges to incriminate him in a murder that he has no recollection of committing. While in prison awaiting his trial, Ben must endure terrifying forms of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CRISummary: Tharlo is a Tibetan shepherd, used to living with little human contact. Visiting a Tibetan town in Qinghai province to obtain a proper ID card from the local police station, Tharlo surprises Police Chief Dorje by reciting from memory a lengthy excerpt from one of Chairman Mao's essays. But things develop in a romantic rather than a political direction. To prepare for his ID photo, Tharlo needs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THAHlad, Alan
Summary: "By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war's outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Hlad 2022Scott, A.D.
Summary: "John McAllister has come to a crossroads, torn between the stability of his life in the Highlands and the thrill of working as a renowned journalist in Glasgow at a national daily newspaper. Can he accept that this exciting new phase is over? That it is time to settle down? Before he knows it, McAllister is in the midst of a fast-paced hunt for his good friend Jimmy McPhee, who is involved in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCOThomas, Lex.
Summary: "In this final installment of the Quarantine trilogy, David and Will are alive, but on the outside of McKinley High, while Lucy is the last of the trinity left inside to deal with Hilary, who will exact revenge before taking over McKinley High"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont USA 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC THOSummary: The dark crystal: The Mystics fight to overthrow the evil Skeksis and take back control of their planet. When Jen, a member of the Gelfling tribe, sets out to find the crystal's missing shard, his dangerous journey brings him face to face with monsters at every turn. Determined to restore peace to their planet, Jen will not back down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Rubenfeld, Jed.
Summary: A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller The Interpretation of Murder. Under a clear blue September sky, America's financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of the largest, deadliest terrorist attack in the nation's history. It was September 16, 1920. Four hundred people were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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Summary: Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME YOUEtō, Miyuki.
Summary: Revenge is sweet...and easy: just visit the Hell Girl's website, and this goddess of damnation will drag your enemy into the inferno. And some people will do anything for revenge. There's the girl whose best friend is scheming to steal her boyfriend...and the innocent student trapped by her unsavory employer in a haunted house. But they had better think twice: Revenge may be sweet, but it isn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HELShoham, Liad
Summary: "Joseph Finder hailed Liad Shoham's previous book, Lineup, as "a marvel of tight plotting, sparse prose, and relentless pacing." A young police officer's search for the truth about the murder of a young woman drives this new thriller from the #1 international bestseller"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHOSummary: Witness the most hair-raising stories from the Masterpiece Collection and Fragments of Horror like you've never seen them before. For any fans who seek the thrill of shocking imagery and ill-fated characters, this whole show is made for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME JUNMoore, L.S.
Summary: "On a night when the veil between the living and the dead is as thin as a soap bubble, Will McCurty discovers a chilling family legacy. Each generation's firstborn becomes a medium, a Bridge between the living world and the In Between. It shouldn't affect Will, but his older brother needs a Keeper, someone who can make sure the anguished spirits move on. Becoming a Keeper means Will must harbor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Big Fig Books, an imprint division of The Little Fig 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MOOAdamson, Ged
Summary: Brian loves dinosaurs. When he discovers that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, he decides that makes him a dinosaur―a Brianosaurus, in fact. At first, it’s fun. But his woodland friends think he should roar all the time, not use trampolines or read books. And the frogs think he’s making the pond look bad. So Brianosaurus decides to act exactly the way they want. The trouble is, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Cao, Lan
Summary: "An epic tale of love, loyalty, and war from the acclaimed author of Monkey Bridge Half a century after it began, the Vietnam War still has a hold on our national psyche. Lan Cao's now-classic debut, Monkey Bridge, won her wide renown for "connecting . .. the opposite realities of Vietnam and America" (Isabel Allende). In her triumphant new novel, Cao transports readers back to the war,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Cao 2014Cao, Lan.
Summary: A memoir of a Vietnamese refugee. The narrator, Mai Nguyen, was 13 when a helicopter lifted her from Saigon. Scenes of war written in lyrical Oriental style alternate with reflections on America, such as the obsession with winning and the usurping of parental authority by teachers. By the author of Everything You Need to Know about Asian Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAOIto, Akira.
Summary: When the follower of an old enemy returns to take revenge, Yugi Mutou must duel to save a friend's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010