Summary: After a two year stint in a state home, the shy and neurotic Elling and his sex-obsessed best friend, Kjell, are released and forced to enter the real world. They find themselves in a state funded apartment in the center of Oslo, told to behave responsibly and act like normal members of society. In time, the two adjust and find oddball ways of coping with society.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ELLSummary: As the dust settles from the explosive finale of the first series, Aksel has the answer he so desperately sought. Finally, his search for justice appears to be over and his reconciliation within the local community can begin. But Aksel's hopes are short-lived. As Eva and William close ranks and deny the truth, a new struggle begins for Aksel.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ACQMarch, Mia.
Summary: "Two sisters and the cousin they grew up with after a tragedy are summoned home to their family matriarch's inn on the coast of Maine for a shocking announcement. Suddenly, Isabel, June, and Kat are sharing the attic bedroom-and barely speaking. But when innkeeper Lolly asks them to join her and the guests in the parlor for weekly Movie Night-it's Meryl Streep month-they find themselves sharing...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAREatwell, Piu Marie
Summary: Los Angeles, 1947. A housewife out for a walk with her baby notices a cloud of black flies buzzing ominously in Leimert Park. An "unsightly object" is identified as the mutilated body of Elizabeth Short, an aspiring starlet from Massachusetts who had been lured west by the siren call of Hollywood. Her killer would never be found, but Short’s death would bring her the fame she had always sought....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 EATEatwell, Piu Marie.
Summary: Examines the accuracy and falsehood of beliefs English-speakers hold about France and the French in such areas as food, women, sex, sanitation, manners, history, culture, the city of Paris, vacations, and foreign relations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 EATSummary: The story of a three day pass: An African-American soldier stationed in France is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman--but what happens to their love when his furlough is over?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE MELReeves, Dianne.
Contents: I Want You (4:57) -- Feels So Good (Lifted) (4:26) -- Dreams (5:20) -- Satiated (Been Waiting) (5:39) -- Waiting In Vain (6:35) -- 32 Flavors (5:27) -- Cold (6:14) -- Wild Rose (5:51) -- Stormy Weather (8:03) -- Tango (6:36) -- Unconditional Love (For You) (5:43) -- Long Road Ahead (3:59).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Concord Records 2014
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Summary: Based on the tragic life of America's first supermodel. It is the late 70's in New York City - the home of Studio 54, designer jeans, drugs and disco. One girl is living life in the fast lane. She can have any man - or woman - she wants. Sex, money, glamour, fame - it was all within her reach. She walks toward you across the dance floor, struts toward you down the runway, stares at you from the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GIAUGK (Musical group)
Summary: The rap duo UGK, featuring Pimp C and Bun B, includes a large array of guest artists and producers, from Rick Ross and Slim Thug to Lil' Jon and Swizz Beatz.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Jive 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP UNDSummary: 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2012
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TURSummary: Gomorrah: The Series is the worldwide gangster show phenomenon from Stefano Sollima (Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, Romanzo Criminale), which is based on Roberto Saviano's best-selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. Season One tells the inside story of the fierce Neapolitan crime organization the Camorra. It is shown through the eyes of Ciro, the obedient and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN UMBDina, Karin.
Summary: Rick and Karin Dina are both healthcare practitioners and long-time followers of a raw food diet. They have provided scientific information on how to construct nutritious raw diets through their Science of Raw Food Nutrition classes to hundreds of students. This book is a compendium of the latest information from peer-reviewed research and their own clinical experience on why raw diets are so...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Healthy Living Publications 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.26 DINSummary: An inspiring true story of courage and friendship the whole family will love. When 15-year-old Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythical Mavericks surf break is real, he reaches out to local surfing legend Frosty Hesson to train him to ride it. What begins as a mentorship turns into an extraordinary bond that transforms both their lives, as Jay and Frosty learn valuable lessons about conquering...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHASummary: Five years have passed since the Ofunehiki, and Shioshishio's hibernation. Itaru and Akari now have a son, Akira. Sayu and Miuna, now 14, attend Mihama Middle School. And all the while, Chisaki continues to worry about the whereabouts of Hikari and the others while living with Tsumugu and his grandfather. One day, an unexpected discovery leads everyone to revisit the events of the Ofunehiki and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME LULSummary: Due to the closure of their middle school, four students from the sea must attend middle school on land, despite the growing tensions between the Sea Village and their neighbors on land. While getting used to their new lives, these four, along with their new friend from school, plan to put on an Ofunehiki, a festival traditionally organized by the leaders of the two villages, in an attempt to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The worldwide gangster show phenomenon from Stefano Sollima, which is based on Roberto Saviano's best selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. At the start of season two, it appears that the era of the Savastano clan, which once reigned supreme over Naples, seems to be definitively over. A power vacuum, the biggest ever in Camorra history, now yawns like a chasm.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: After a decade abroad, Jean learns of his father's failing health and returns to run the family vineyard with his strong-willed sister, Juliette, and his responsible younger brother, Jeremie. As four seasons and two harvests go by in picturesque Burgundy, the siblings have to reinvent their relationship and learn to trust each in this tender and finely-textured saga.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2018
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2 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BACSummary: The Baby Carriage: Infused with a jazzy, nouvelle vague-inspired energy, Bo Widerberg's feature debut has the freshness of youth. Building on his film criticism's call for a socially relevant Swedish cinema, the writer turned director offers a vivid portrait of a young factory worker finding her way toward independence as she weathers unexpected pregnancy, learns hard lessons from relationships...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Lola managers her personal life the same ruthless efficiency she uses to succeed in the business world. But when she receives the news that her older sister Conny has attempted suicide, Lola's secrets begin to unravel into the workplace. As she tries to do what's best for her sister without jeopardizing all she's worked hard for, Lola slowly finds her own grip on reality slipping away.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GROSummary: Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 Spanish vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV SPANISH LITSummary: Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 mealtime-related Japanese vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV JAPANESE LITSummary: Designed specifically for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, this video presents Pim the Panda as your child's teacher, who introduces the viewer to Japanese words with the help of live-action segments in which relevant vocabulary appears on the screen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV JAPANESE LITRodriguez, Ana Maria
Summary: Information about the symptoms, treatment, and research on Autism spectrum disorders including Autism and Asperger syndrome.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2011