Summary: "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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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Based on P.D. James's global bestsellers, this riveting mystery series stars Bertie Carvel as enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. A recent widower and acclaimed poet, Dalgliesh is a cerebral, reserved man but possessed of exceptional empathy and insight. As he investigates complex crimes in 1970s England, he plumbs the darker depths of the human psyche in his pursuit of justice.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DALSummary: The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLContents: 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 ;...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: JSP Records 2005
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Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Chappell 1934
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMHiggins, George V.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1992
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Summary: Lieutenant Francis Clay must sort through an entire roster of suspects when he sets out to investigate the murder of Alexander Drouhin, the ruthless, self-made owner of the nation's largest and most successful sports agency.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIGHiggins, George V.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIGHiggins, George V.
Summary: Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Brad Pitt Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes card game is heisted by unknown hoodlums, Cogan is called in to “handle” the problem. Moving expertly and ruthlessly among a variety of criminal hacks, hangers-on, and bigger-time crooks—a classic cast of misfits animated by Higgins’s hilarious, cracklingly authentic dialogue—Cogan gets to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012
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Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Burke & Van Heusen 1944
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMHiggins, George V.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIGTelemann, Georg Philipp
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Archiv Produktion 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL TELHiggins, George V.
Summary: A case of wrongful death brought by the estate of Sandra Nichols against Peter Wade on behalf of her three children. Lawyer Jerry Kennedy must prove that Wade, Sandra's latest husband, had a motive, the means and the opportunity to kill her. Indications are Wade hired Sandra's lover to do the job for him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIGHarvey, Derek
Summary: "Using 3-D computer illustrations that present a level of detail you simply can't find elsewhere, this book takes you on a world tour of the waters that cover 70 percent of our planet. You will see the fish, invertebrates, and other animals that call the ocean home and learn how their anatomy and behavior is adapted to deal with a watery habitat. You can discover what survives in the frozen...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 HARSummary: A two-part series that tells the story of the three monarchs who reigned over Europe's greatest powers at the outbreak of the First World War: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England. The emerging divisions and rivalries between the inter-related houses of Europe brought change, tragedy and personal humiliation. Of the three great Imperial dynasties...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ROYMorgan, George D.
Summary: "Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events, this book brings long-overdue attention to a brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio MorganShuman, George D.
Summary: In this insightful audiobook, bestselling author Tim Sanders reveals why companies must go beyond making a profit and start making a difference. Every one of us, regardless of title or position, can inspire our companies to change the way they do business, helping them to become a positive force for enriching people, communities, and the environment. When this happens, not only do we help save...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD M SHUChryssides, George D.
Summary: "What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah's Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home? This book introduces Jehovah's Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower organisation. After outlining the Society's origins and history, the book explains their key beliefs and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Academic 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.9 CHRD George A Wrubel
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorsey Brothers" Music 1946
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMContents: Yankee Doodle Dandy / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; screen play by, Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph ; original story by, Robert Buckner ; lyrics and music by, George M. Cohan ; directed by, Michael Curtiz -- This is the Army / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; screen play by, Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon ; music and lyrics by, Irving Berlin ; produced by, Jack L. Warner and Hal...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2014
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS GREFreier, George D.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fisher Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.631 FRESummary: The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2004
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS NIGSummary: Set in the 15th century, two strangers dressed as minstrels arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities, and it is revealed that they are actually emissaries of the devil himself, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which it was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2012
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VISSummary: "Capped by one of the most famous speeches ever written, Shakespeare's Henry V recalls a truly great English victory. With comic sub-plots to be found among Henry's soldiers, the production boasts some terrific performances - including Sam Cox as the 'splendidly unhinged' Pistol (The Daily Telegraph). In the title role is Jamie Parker, who 'casts such a rapt spell that you feel the entire...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2013