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Antislavery movements United States History 19th century Jr Buckley, William F 1925-2008 Parapsychology Drama Slaves United States Social conditions 19th century Speeches, addresses, etc., American Spiritual life Supernatural Drama Surrealism Drama United States Women Religious lifeSummary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLJohnson, J. J.
Contents: El camino real (6:10) -- Enigma (6:25) -- Gingerbread boy (5:20) -- Canonn for Bela (3:20) -- Comfort zone (7:48) -- Wild is the wind (5:02) -- If I hit the lottery (4:08) -- Cross currents (6:52) -- Ballad for Joe (4:26) -- Cadenza (1:41) -- Why Indianapolis, why not Indianapolis? (5:51) -- Horn of plenty (3:33) -- Ballade (6:30) -- Swing spring (3:21).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Verve 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JOHSherman, Casey
Summary: "From the authors of the bestselling The Finest Hours comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's terrifying peak, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U-2 aerial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 SHESummary: An affair to remember: Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Laura: A beautiful young...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ANSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANHendershot, Heather
Summary: "Heather Hendershot argues that a moment long understood as sitting at the crux of American political history-the chaos of the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago-is also crucial to understanding the country's media history. By scrutinizing those events and broadcasts in precise detail, Hendershot documents the emergence of the idea that the media are inherently liberal. As she shows, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 HENPederson, Rena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 204.4 PEDDouglass, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 DOUMendelson, Charlotte
Summary: "Charlotte Mendelson's The Exhibitionist is a "furiously funny" novel (Sunday Express, UK) about a marriage between two artists, Lucia and Ray, which begins to unravel over the course of one weekend. Meet the Hanrahan family, gathering for a momentous weekend as famous artist and notorious egoist Ray Hanrahan prepares for a new exhibition of his art--the first in many decades--and one he is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: FIC MENDouglass, Frederick
Summary: Edited by Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer David W. Blight, this Library of America edition is the largest single-volume selection of Frederick Douglass’s writings ever published, presenting the full texts of thirty-four speeches and sixty-seven pieces of journalism. (A companion Library of America volume, Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies, gathers his three memoirs.) With startling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 DOUDouglass, Ryan
Summary: "When a murderous ghost begins to haunt sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston, high school soon becomes a different kind of survival game"-- Jake Livingston is one of the few Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. To make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. In fact he sees the dead around him all the time....
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DOUDouglass, Sara.
Summary: Serpent cult devotee Ishbel Labarde prepares to become Archpriestess while contriving to marry the king of Escator in order to prevent the return of a deadly enemy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DOU DM #1Douglass, Sara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOUHelgerson, Joseph
Summary: "When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost galumpus came from . . . and how to get him home again. While Gilly and the Mayor don't agree on much, they can agree on one thing: with a huge...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HELHendershot, Heather
Summary: "Few conservatives are as revered and admired as William F. Buckley. Buckley is best known for founding National Review, the flagship journal of the right. But his long-running talk show Firing Line was equally important, because it allowed him to reach beyond the conservative enclave and engage millions of mainstream Americans. When Firing Line premiered in 1966, only two years after Barry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070 HENHendershot, Ray
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.422 HENSummary: Follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as their investigation of a young Nigerian man's murder leads them to human trafficking network spanning Scotland's rural communities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ShPatterson, James
Summary: This collection features three pulse-pounding stories from James Patterson: "The Lawyer Lifeguard" with Doug Allyn, "The Shut-In" with Duane Swierczynski, and "The Doctor's Plot" with Connor Hyde.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PATCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA Fiction PatTougias, Mike
Summary: In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. While the storm raged on the freezing Atlantic, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same predicament. Not built to withstand those seas, both tankers split in two. This is the gripping, true story of the Coast Guard's valiant attempt to rescue the dozens of men left...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 910.9163 TOUSummary: During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA PATContents: Winnie the Pooh (2:32) -- The Tummy Song (1:07) -- A Very Important Thing To Do (0:47) -- The Backson Song (2:55) -- It's Gonna Be Great (2:05) -- Everything is Honey (2:01) -- Pooh's Finale (1:05) -- So Long (3:28) -- Main Title Sequence / Winnie The Pooh (2:24) -- Pooh Greets the Day (2:46) -- Get You Tiggerized! (2:08) -- Woods and Words / Backson Tracks (3:41) -- Eeyore Needs His Tail /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Records 2011
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Symon, Michael
Summary: "Award-winning chef Michael Symon delivers more than 120 simple, beyond-tasty dishes for anyone sensitive to inflammation or suffering from autoimmune issues... Start with a 10-day, 30-recipe reset to help you assess what your triggers are (flour, meat, sugar, or dairy). Then, turn the page to discover a whole new collection of creative, healthy, super flavorful dishes, from nutrient-packed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.512 SYMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.512 SYMSummary: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017