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Summary: "A transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the first time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSSummary: Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Zeitgeist Films 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EXASummary: 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...
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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
Flor, Martina
Summary: The Golden Secrets of Lettering is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to hand lettering. With easy-to-understand instructions and guidelines, plenty of inspirational examples, and hundreds of hand sketches and illustrations, Martina Flor shows readers how to transform their initial lettering concepts and handdrawn sketches into a well-shaped, exquisite piece of digital lettering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Lord Mantis
Contents: Body choke -- Death mask -- Possession prayer -- You will gag for the fix -- Negative birth -- Coil -- Three crosses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revolver USA 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LORContents: CD 1. Independent Jamaica (Lord Creator) -- Blow Roland blow (Joanne Gordon & Roland Alphonso) -- Malcolm X (The Skatalites) -- Mouth a massy (Alton Ellis) -- Take it easy (Hopeton Lewis) -- Ba ba boom (The Jamaicans) -- Such is life (Lord Creator) -- I love the reggay (The Gaylads) -- Love of the common people (Nicky Thomas) -- Cherry oh baby (Eric Donaldson) -- Java (Augustus Pablo) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VP Music Group Inc. 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE OUTKimball, Christopher
Summary: "In Milk Street Noodles, the Milk Street team shines a spotlight on the world's most beloved noodle dishes, from spaghetti to pad see ew, from ramen to spaetzle. This collection of 125 weeknight-ready dishes offer up world of flavor in a bowl--with recipes perfectly adapted to American home kitchens"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voracious, Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Gibble gobble (Willie Wright & his Sparklers) -- Broadway (Hank Ballard) -- What makes you so cold (Lulu Reed) -- My nerves (Little Willie John) -- I don't know about you (Lloyd Nolan) -- The slummer the slum (the "5" Royales) -- Where you at Jack (Little Mummy) -- That's it man (the Valentines) -- Mind your own business (Eugene Church) -- Regardless (Charles Brown) -- Here it 'tis right here...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vampi Soul 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES R&BContents: Match box blues (Larry Hensley) -- Black snake moan (Cobb & Underwood) -- Johnson City blues (Clarence Green) -- Franklin County blues (Dixie Ramblers) -- Blue grass twist ; Bibb County grind (South Georgia Highballers) -- Barber's blues ; Dust pan blues (Frankie Marvin) -- I'm blue and lonesome (Gene Autry & Frankie Marvin) -- Do right daddy blues ; Black bottom blues ; The rheumatism blues ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: JSP Records 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY MOUSummary: The fifth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie's fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which is unwittingly marching towards Revolution, and Jamie must now defend the home they have built together at Fraser's Ridge while Claire seeks to put her own skills...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE OUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OUTCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Outlander 2020Flora, Carlin
Summary: Illuminates the critical role of friendship in happiness, combining scientific findings with relatable anecdotes to explore how relationships, long-time friends, and social networking groups shape an individual's mental, emotional, and physical health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 FLOSummary: Set over a tumultuous ten-year period in the early 20th century, this five-hour miniseries tells the story of an honorable Englishman coping with his growing disillusion at the end of a privileged era and the beginning of a new, egalitarian society. As the comfortable certainties of Edwardian England begin to give way to the chaos and destruction of WWI, nobleman Christopher Tietjens puts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PARFogg, Marnie
Summary: From the Victorian crinoline to Vivienne Westwood’s mini-crini, from Hervé Léger’s 1985 bandage dress to Christopher Kane’s 2006 neon revamp, these 100 glorious, groundbreaking dresses made fashion history. Through beautiful images, anecdotes, and analysis, The Dress looks at past styles and present-day reinterpretations, showing how design ideas have been reborn and referenced through time....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Goodman 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A group of brave Polish pilots known as Squadron 303 fought in the skies over England in World War II, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to keep alive the very idea of their own country, which had existed in its modem form for barely 20 years before it was crushed between the opposing jaws of Germany and Russia. Equipped with the almost-obsolete Hurricane airplane and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MISSummary: Crime abounded in late Victorian and Edwardian times--from the streets of London to the country houses of nobility; from the royal apartments of Vienna to the hotel rooms of quiet Copenhagen. Sherlock Holmes took on many of the era's crooks, killers, blackmailers, and schemers, but so did the fictional sleuths of other celebrated writers of the time. (from container.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV RIVSummary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This version of Frederick Ashton's Sylvia has restored the splendour of its elegant and opulent three-act form for the 75th anniversary celebrations of The Royal Ballet. Taken from Greek mythology, it tells the story of Sylvia, loved by Aminta, abducted by Orion and eventually rescued by Eros.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2007
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA SYLFord, Martin (Martin R.)
Summary: Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331 FORFord, Martin (Martin R.)
Summary: "If you have a smartphone, you have AI in your pocket. It's everywhere online. And it has already changed how doctors diagnose disease as well as how you interact with friends or read the news. But In Rule of the Robots, Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Martin Ford argues that true disruption is yet to come, as AI ceases to be a tool applied to specific problems, and becomes a utility: the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 006.301 FORMankin, Donald A.
Contents: Rediscover adventure -- Get ready! -- NORTH AMERICA: Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean (Alaska) -- Touring the islands of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) -- Sea kayaking Baffin Island (Canada) -- Packing into the High Sierra backcountry the easy way (California) -- Floating thru time in Dinosaur National Monument (Utah) -- Sea kayaking Swaii Haanas in the Queen Charlotte Islands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.45 MANSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The two faces of Dr. Jekyll: Absorbed in research directed towards freeing the two natures of man, Dr. Jekyll degenerated into Mr. Hyde, a vengeful maniac. While Hyde wants revenge against a gambler whom his wife is in love with, Dr. Jekyll takes steps to do away with his evil self.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR HAMSummary: "Ernest Hemingway's simple but gripping short tale "The Killers" is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak, in a 1946 film that helped define the noir style; and Don Siegel, in a brutal 1964 version that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015