Boll, Heinrich
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOLSummary: Germany 1967: murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still-fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation, led by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin, are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism. The man who understands them is also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BAASummary: A mysterious German woman named Jasmin comes across a dilapidated motel and diner in the American desert. The diner's owner, Brenda, is initially taken aback by Jasmin's appearance and demeanor; but eventually the women find that there is a chemistry between them. Gradually, by using their unique individual skills, Jasmin and Brenda turn the once-fledgling diner into a thriving desert oasis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BAGHenrichs, Marjoke
Summary: "Happily resisting his mother's reminders to keep to his playtime and bedtime schedule, young Rabbit says "No!" over and over again, before Mom makes a suggestion that he cannot resist"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2021
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Summary: "A "brilliantly done" (Sunday Times, London) comedy of manners that explores the unease behind the manicured lawns of suburban America from the Orange Prize-winning author of A Crime in the Neighborhood. Littlefield, Massachusetts, named one of the Ten Best Places to Live in America, full of psychologists and college professors, is proud of its fine schools, its girls' soccer teams, its leafy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERBerne, Suzanne.
Summary: Strikingly different since childhood and leading dissimilar lives now, sisters Frances and Cynthia have managed to remain "devoted"—as long as they stay on opposite coasts. When Frances arranges to host Thanksgiving at her idyllic New England farmhouse, she envisions a happy family reunion, one that will include the sisters' long-estranged father. Cynthia, however, doesn't understand how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books 2007
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Berto, Juliet
Summary: When a daydreaming librarian meets a mysterious musician in Paris, they find their lives becoming a surreal adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Distribution 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN CELBeres, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Medallion Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERBeres, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Medallion Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERBainbridge, Beryl
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Braziller 1977
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAIBarad, Alexis.
Summary: Baby will love discovering the rainforest by touching realistic textures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2008
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Barad 2008Summary: A continuation of the very popular Very Christmas series conveying a festive spirit from the place where many Christmas traditions were invented. A delightful and unpredictable collection redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus, gingerbread, the Christkindl, roast goose and red cabbage, Gugelhopf and stollen cakes, accompanied by plenty of schnapps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Vessel Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VERSummary: Post office manager Philippe longs for a transfer to the sunny, sophisticated south of France. But when his attempt to cheat his way into a transfer backfires, he is sent instead to Nord-Pas de Calais. This northern province is known for its chilly dampness, its drunken, unemployable population, its terrible food and an impenetrable dialect known as Ch'timi. But Philippe soon learns to love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BIEBernal, Estela
Summary: On the cusp of adulthood, a 17-year-old girl escapes her abusive home and discovers a refuge in a sleepy Arizona town. Two weeks have passed since Nana's funeral. Her absence still feels raw to Lucy Sanchez, a Mexican American girl who has inherited her grandmother's love for and knowledge of cooking. Home offers little solace. Lucy's mother is a ghost of her former self; her father, meanwhile,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books an imprint of Arte Público Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BERBerne, Suzanne
Summary: Secrets abound in Lorna's family. Her mother Marika, who survived the Nazi occupation of Holland, abandoned the family when Lorna and her brother Wade were just seven and twelve years old. The reason she left, and her whereabouts afterward, were shrouded in mystery. As is a darker secret Marika has repressed for nearly seventy years. Now that Lorna, a respected psychotherapist, has a child of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC BERKline, Kevin
Summary: Middle-aged French chambermaid Hélène suddenly finds she has a talent for chess and, much to her family's consternation, seeks out a reclusive American expat to teach her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF QUEBainbridge, Beryl
Summary: "In the tumultuous spring of 1968 a young English woman, Rose, travels from London to the United States to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold. In her suitcase are a polka dot dress and a one-way ticket. In an America recently convulsed by the April assassination of Martin Luther King and subsequent urban riots, they begin a search for the charismatic and elusive Dr. Wheeler - sage,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAIMatthews, Beryl.
Summary: In 1938 England, orphan siblings Hanna and Jack are split up when a family chooses to adopt Jack, but after he is mistreated in his new home, Jack flees to join the navy and faces the possibility of fighting in the impending war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MATMatthews, Beryl.
Summary: After a traumatic past, life finally seems to be looking up for Hanna Foster. But war is on its way... London, 1938 Hanna and Jack Foster had been sent to an orphanage when their parents were killed in a train crash, but were separated when a couple adopted Jack. Bullied and treated like a slave, it soon became clear it was a dreadful mistake. In desperation, Jack takes his future into his own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House Publishers Ltd 2012
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Summary: Investigating the deaths of two monks, a visiting brother discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NAMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie NameBehrend, Carl.
Summary: Based on a true story about the Great Lakes and the famous Christmas Tree Ship circa 1911 Chicago, Illinois. Includes 70 Historic photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Old Country Books & Records] 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEHHader, Berta.
Summary: Winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HADCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HADBerent, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERBerent, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 1993