Summary: "The True Cost is a groundbreaking new documentary film that pulls back the curtain on an unseen part of our world and asks us each to consider, who pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums and features interviews with the world's leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth, Vandana Shiva and many...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRUSveinsson, Thorgeir Freyr
Summary: The volcanic island of Iceland has erupted on to the world travel scene in recent years. With striking scenes of steaming turquoise geysers set among rugged snowy peaks, miles of black sand beaches, and the majesty of the northern lights, one can only wonder what took so long. But what of the people who call this remote North Atlantic island home? Behind a stoic veneer lies a proud,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.9 ICESummary: When a dangerous and powerful magic ring falls into his hands, a hobbit named Frodo gets caught up in an adventure. The mighty wizard Gandalf and a daring band of elves, dwarfs and warriors defend their enchanted land from the wicked sorcerer who would see it destroyed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Family LordSigur Rós (Musical group)
Contents: Sigur Rós -- Dögun -- Hún jörð-- -- Leit að lífi -- Myrkur -- 18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás -- Hafssól -- Veröld ný og óð -- Von -- Mistur -- Syndir guðs (opinberun frelsarans) -- Rukrym.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smekkleysa 1997
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SIGSheen, Barbara.
Summary: Discusses the role of food in Icelandic culture and common ingredients found in the country's cuisine, and includes recipes for traditional desserts, main courses, and appetizers
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.594912 SHESummary: Now, seemingly invincible "fixer" Olivia Pope must confront the ultimate challenge: fixing herself. After sifting through her mysterious father's labyrinth of lies, Olivia's search for answers about her mother threatens not just national security, but the entire world. Meanwhile, the lives of her "gladiators", as well as those of the president, his wife and key White House staffers, take...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SCASummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Summary: After their mother is burned at the stake for withchcraft, Margit and her sister, Katla, flee across Iceland. Reaching a remote farm, Katla casts a spell on its young widower, Johann, and soon the two are wed, to the dismay of his suspicious son, Jonas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino Home Video 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JUNSummary: After the shocking events surrounding President Grant's re-election, a newly fragile Olivia has gone off the grid. But her plan to "stand in the sun" with Jake is derailed when Quinn tracks her down with news of Harrison's death. Once back in D.C., Olivia struggles to reconnect with her embittered "gladiators". There, she's finally forced to confront the unspeakable evil her father has wrought....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SCASummary: Reeling from the death of the woman he loves, Jax Teller steers SAMCRO full-throttle down the hell-bound road to revenge, allowing nothing to stand in his way. The streets of Charming run red with blood as shifting alliances and fatal mistakes lead to chaos, betrayal, and all-out murder. The body count soars, and dark secrets give way to darker truths, until the only question remaining is who...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD SONCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SONSummary: Three episodes from the all-new The Batman animated TV series. The Batman meets three formidable foes for the very first time -- The Joker, The Penguin, and Bane.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BATBurns, Loree Griffin
Summary: On November 14, 1963, something exceptional happened in Iceland--and that's saying a lot. In a country where the average summer temperature is 50°F and the sun only appears for a few hours a day during the winter, an event has to be pretty unusual to stand out. The birth of the island of Surtsey, the newest earth on Earth, was just that. On that November day, a volcano fifteen miles offshore...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.5 BURSummary: The darkness grows on Gotham, as super villains more ambitious and depraved are introduced, and a realignment of alliances shakes up the fight for power in Gotham City. With Detectives Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock at the forefront of the fight against crime in this dangerously corrupt city, Season Two witnesses Gordon's moral compass wavering as he confronts Gotham's most notorious criminals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOTSummary: A historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War. Abe Woodhull is a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island who bands together with his friends to from the Culper Ring, an unlikely team of secret agents who not only went on to help George Washington turn the tide of the war, but also gave birth to modern spycraft.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TURSummary: In Season two of Under the Dome, the people of Chester's Mill struggle to break free of their nightmare, as a mysterious stranger and diminishing food supply threaten their very survival. Big Jim, driven by his lust for power, assumes the role of town sheriff. Meanwhile, someone has discovered a way out of the dome; will the rest escape?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNDSummary: An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The shooting of the then fifteen-year-old teenager sparked international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HE RATED PG-13Summary: Pocahontas, the young daughter of Chief Powhatan, wonders what adventures await just around the riverbend. She is joined by her playful pals, raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit. A chance meeting with Captain Smith leads to a friendship that will change history, as the Native Americans and English settlers learn to live together.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Michael Jordan is "recruited" from his baseball team to help the Looney Tunes characters defeat a group of aliens in a basketball game where the stakes are their freedom for all time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SPACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPASummary: Noah and his family along with a zoo full of animals take an adventure aboard an orange slice ark. After 40 days and nights of rain, everyone's faith has been tested, and they're ready to jump ship. Will they chart a new course, or will they remember to trust God's promises?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VEGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juv VSummary: Thirty miles from the Arctic Circle, in the town of Husavik, stands the Icelandic Phallological Museum, the world's only penis museum. Over 40 years, the founder and curator has collected every specimen from every mammal except for one elusive penis needed to complete his collection. The film follows the curator's incredible, sublimely comic, often shocking quest to complete his eccentric...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FINSummary: When the team's most popular and sexy soccer star admits he is gay, he is suspended by the team. He joings a gang of other gay players, and the Eleven Men Out keep winning games on their march to the championship.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products, Inc. 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ELEWillson, Margaret
Summary: "A daring and magnificent account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality-and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies. Many people may have heard the old sailing superstition that having women onboard a ship was bad luck. Thus, the sea remains in popular knowledge a male realm. When we think of examples of daring...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THURIDUR EINARSDOTTIR WILSummary: Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Ragnar Jónasson
Summary: "Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjoerdur, the northernmost town in Iceland, as crowds of tourists arrive to visit the majestic ski slopes. Ari Thor Arason is now a police inspector, but he's separated from his girlfriend, who lives in Sweden with their three-year-old son. A family reunion is planned for the holiday, but a violent blizzard is threatening and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orenda Books 2020