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Summary: Probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran of the Baltimore Fire Department under the watchful eye of his mentor Chief Mike Kennedy. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. As Jack reflects on his life - seeing his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, the impact his job has had on his wife and kids - Chief...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2005

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

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

Summary: An urban epic set in Baltimore, where police detectives investigate cases involving the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and its bureaucracy, the school system, and the print news media.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2010

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: A look at the drug scene in Baltimore through the eyes of the dealers, cops, and users.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2008

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: Follows a single sprawling drug investigation in Baltimore, against the backdrop of the mayor's reelection campaign. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2007

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: The men and women of the Baltimore Police Homicide Division keep pace with the killers who ensure thier skills will always be needed. Includes all 22 episodes from season four.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOM

Summary: Originally produced as episodes of the television program Homicide, life on the street in 1993 & 1994.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E 2003

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Summary: With dark humor and edgy determination, the men and women of the Baltimore Homicide Division battle one of the nation's top murder rates.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOM

Summary: On Christmas Eve, psychologist Marcia Fieldstone asks her radio audience to share their dreams for the holiday season. Eight-year-old Jonah calls in from Seattle, with a wish for his dad to find a new wife. Mom died a year-and-a-half ago. Baltimore Sun reporter Annie Reed also hears the broadcast, when Jonah's architect father Sam gets on the air. Sam talks about the magical moment he met his...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tri-Star Pictures 2003

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

González, Echo Elise

Summary: A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 005.74 GON

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Summary: Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2004

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WIR

Summary: Chronicles a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2005

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WIR

Summary: The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2006

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: Hard-nosed and hard-headed NYFD firefighter Tommy Gavin returns along with the rest of the 62 Truck crew. In this season, Tommy is trying to hold his life and team together while dealing with the devastating loss of his son; Franco studies for the lieutenant's exam while "Probie" contemplates the end of his probationary period and now both ponder leaving the house; Lou and Jerry each grapple...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV RES

Summary: The Complete Season 7 brings an explosive end to the series with 22 consistently riveting episodes.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2005

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOM

Summary: Considered the most realistic cop drama ever aired, Homicide: life on the street gives viewers a unique cops'-eye view of one of the most challenging jobs imaginable.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2009

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOM

Summary: In this stirring coming-of-age drama, 14-year-old Mouse and his best friends Lamont and Sweartagawd desperately want to join The Midnight Clique, an infamous group of dirt bikers who rule West Baltimore's summertime streets. Following the tragic death of his older brother Stro, a legendary Midnight rider, Mouse is determined to win the respect of the neighborhood, help provide for his family,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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

Summary: Tyler is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore£s tracks. The only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending an elite school of dance in Baltimore. The only thing standing in the way of her brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2006

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

Summary: Based on a true story, an inner-city Baltimore family copes with ever-present drug traffic and violence in their lives.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV COR

Summary: NYFD fire fighter Tommy Gavin and company face new challenges and old demons. As the season begins, Tommy is in the fight of his life, defending himself against arson and insurance fraud. He struggles to raise his new baby while facing paternity questions and fighting to keep his family together. Franco seems ready to settle into a steady relationship, but is shaken when he loses custody of his...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV RES

Summary: Follows the lives of New York City firefighters of Engine 62 in a post-9/11 world.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV RES

Watkins, D. (Dwight)

Summary: "At nine-years-old, D. Watkins has three concerns in life: picking his dad's lotto numbers, keeping his Nikes free of creases, and being a man. Directly in his periphery is east Baltimore, a poverty-stricken city battling the height of a crack epidemic just hours from the nation's capital. Watkins, like many boys around him, is thrust out of childhood and into a world where manhood means...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy Lit 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WATKINS, D. (DWIGHT) WAT

Summary: The story of the 'Fighting 99th' - the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. It is 1943 and the U.S. is suffering huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers were not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, the "Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2010

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

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

Summary: Reap the wild wind: Two sailors battle pirates and compete for the affections of a Southern belle in 1840s Key West.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD Movie John 2007

Wise, Leo J.

Summary: "In 2015 and 2016, Baltimore was reeling after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody and the protests that followed. In the midst of this unrest, a violent, highly trained, and heavily armed criminal gang roamed the city. They robbed people, sold drugs and guns, and divided the loot and profit among themselves. They had been doing it for years. But these were not ordinary career...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 WIS

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