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Action and adventure films India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Drama Isle Royale National Park (Mich.) Description and travel Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships Drama Murder Investigation Police Racism Drama Video recordings for the hearing impaired Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941Summary: From out of the shadows comes this final collection of hard-to-find noir classics: The Crimson Kimono (1959); The Lineup (1958); The Shadow in the Window (1956); The Long Haul (1957); Pickup Alley (1957); The Tijuana Story (1957); She Played with Fire (1957); The Case Against Brooklyn (1958); and Man on a String (1960).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY NOISummary: While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, is appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PASSummary: A woman lies dead in an Antwerp apartment; nearby, a suicide bomber detonates his device at a fashion show. In Ireland, Detective Emer Berry of the Criminal Assets Bureau finds rough diamonds in a raid on a small-time drug dealer, along with the deed to that luxury Antwerp flat. When she heads to Belgium to investigate, Emer is confronted by Chief Inspector Christian de Jong of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HIDForrester, Philippa
Summary: "Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 FORForrester, Viviane.
Summary: Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Forrester's biography draws on revelations about the author that often remain buried and carefully applies them to a narrative of her development and influence. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOOLF, VIRGINIA WOORouse, Victorya
Summary: "English teacher Victorya Rouse has assembled a collection of real-world experiences of teen refugees from around the world. Learn where these young people came from, why they left, and how they arrived in the United States. Read about their struggles to adapt to a new language, culture, and high school experiences, along with updates about how they are doing now and what they hope their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 ROUForrester, James
Summary: "At one time, heart disease was a death sentence. In The Heart Healers, world renowned cardiologist Dr. James Forrester tells the story of the mavericks and rebels who defied the accumulated medical wisdom of the day to begin conquering heart disease. Bythe middle of the 20th century, heart disease was killing millions and, as with the Black Death centuries before, physicians stood helpless. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 FORSummary: The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2004
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS NIGMiroshnichenko, Viktoria
Summary: Two young women struggle to rebuild their lives amidst a devastated Leningrad in 1945.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BEAForester Sisters
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY FORForrester, T. J.
Summary: In the vast wilderness of the Appalachian Trail, three hikers are searching for answers. Taz Chavis, just released from prison, sees the thru-hike as his path to salvation and a way to distance himself from a toxic relationship. Simone Decker, a young scientist with a dark secret, is desperate to quell her demons. Richard Nelson, a Blackfoot Indian, seeks a final adventure before taking over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORMUNDAY, MARIANNE FORRESTER
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aperture 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 SUMChurch, F. Forrester.
Contents: A life that did know death -- The death of a friend -- Father and son -- My teachers -- Lifelines and lifecraft -- Trapdoors -- Attending our own funerals -- Bringing God home -- September 11 and the sacrament of grief -- Love, death, and Easter -- The diagnosis -- Bedside manners -- Unfinished business -- Beating the odds -- Words to live by -- The death sentence -- Where is God? -- Life after...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.1092 CHUFoerster, Vic
Summary: "Essays regarding natural features of Isle Royale National Park and other locations pertaining to trees and nature."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 FOECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Word FoersterSereni, Vittorio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guernica 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 851.912 SERForester, Amanda.
Summary: A quiet, flame-haired beauty with secrets of her own...She's nothing he expected and everything he really needs Lady Aila Graham is destined for the convent, until her brother's death leaves her an heiress. Soon she is caught between hastily arranged marriage with a Highland warrior, the Abbot's insistence that she take her vows, the Scottish Laird who kidnaps her, and the traitor from within...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2003
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 DTPSummary: At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's clergyman was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE AFRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD AFRViloria, Hida
Summary: "From Hida Viloria, writer and intersex activist, a candid, provocative, and eye-opening memoir of life, love, and gender identity as an intact intersex person, as well as a call to action for justice for intersex people. Hida Viloria was raised as a girl but discovered early on that he/r body was different. Unlike most people who are born intersex in the first world--meaning they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VILORIA, HIDA VILTodorovska, Viktorija
Summary: "Recipes from the Italian island of Sardinia, with information about Sardinian culture, history, geography, and cuisine. Includes photographs"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 TODFoerster, Vic.
Summary: A wilderness island in Lake Superior calls Vic Foerster to cross the world's largest Great Lake, land on the island's rocky shore, hike its bony spine, fish its shoal embedded coves, and fall in love with it all. Bug included. After thirty years worth of visits to Isle Royale National Park, Foerster records his experiences in this narrative. Funny and poignant, riveting and heart thumping,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2010