Summary: The job of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit is to investigate especially heinous sex-related crimes. SVU also noses around the detectives' private lives, where professional detachment is the modus operandi. Knowing that Det. Olivia Benson was conceived during a rape and that her partner, Det. Elliot Stabler, is a fiercely protective dad enhances our understanding of how they react to sexual...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LAWSummary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PACFinn, William
Contents: Act one, March of the falsettos. Four Jews in a room bitching ; A tight-knit family/Love is blind ; The thrill of first love ; Marvin at the psychiatrist : a three-part mini-opera ; My father's a homo/Everyone tells Jason to see a psychiatrist ; This had better come to a stop ; I'm breaking down ; Please come to our house/Jason's therapy ; A marriage proposal/A tight-knit family (reprise) ;...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC FALSummary: Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as Vincent van Gogh, torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LUSSummary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TV PACSummary: By working through challenges stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is and returns to his home to reconcile with his family and friends.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HOUAngeles, Janella
Summary: After the Spectaculore ends in disaster, Kallia finds herself on the Other Side--a dazzling world where mirrors show memories, illusions shadow every corner, and a powerful Ringmaster demands Kallia perform one final, dangerous trick.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ANGZanelli, Geoff
Contents: Johanna (featuring Miles Kane) (4:24) -- Hong Kong (4:16) -- The farmer's daughter (1:54) -- The painted lady may be in play (:52) -- Spinoza (4:39) -- Los Angeles (:53) -- Georgina (:50) -- Heart's a liar (featuring Rose Elinor Dougall) (3:53) -- Curiously interspersed with erotic dreams (1:27) -- Open your balls (3:15) -- Questionable attack, jock (4:40) -- The duke's funeral (1:09) -- The...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: La-La Land Records 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC MORNelson, Antonya.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC NELRannells, Andrew
Summary: When Rannells left Nebraska for New York City in 1997, he saw the city as a chance to start over. To transform the fiercely ambitious but sexually confused teenager he saw in the mirror into the Broadway leading man of his dreams. Here he shares the drama of failed auditions and behind-the-curtain romances, the heartbreak of losing his father at the height of his struggle, and the exhilaration...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RANNELLS, ANDREW RANRannells, Andrew
Summary: "In deeply personal essays drawn from his life, as well as his career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Rannells argues that we all pretend we are constantly succeeding--for friends, partners, parents, and others--that we are constantly succeeding in the process known as "adulting." But if this acting is leaving us unfulfilled, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RANNELLS, ANDREW RANFanelli, Sara.
Summary: Eager to see the world, a button pulls free of the coat on which he's sewn and goes through many identities before reuniting with his original owner.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FANIanelli, Liz
Summary: "There was a huge public outpouring to the recent articles in The New York Times about Family Foundation School, a last-resort institution for troubled teens in upstate New York. It described the near 50% death rate of alumni-including many by suicide-and how the survivors lived with their trauma in the years after leaving the school. A follow-up piece this January covered the shocking facts...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 IANELLI, LIZ IANNelson, Antonya.
Contents: Dick -- Strike anywhere -- Flesh tone -- Heart shaped rock -- Rear view -- Only a thing -- Eminent domain -- Some fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NELAntony, Steve
Summary: Mr. Panda has a plate of doughnuts to share, but most of the other animals forget to say "Please."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2015
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Summary: Like the never-ending war on terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that won't go down without a fight. Pills, Powder, and Smoke explains why. The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe, and much of the world following suit. It is at best a failed policy, according to bestselling author Antony Loewenstein. Its direct results have...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.13365 LOESpawforth, Antony
Summary: The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 938 SPAAngeles, Janella
Summary: In a magic competition to find the next headliner for the Conquering Circus, tricks become dangerous, rival magicians mysteriously disappear, and ambitious showgirl Kallia, her nightclub manager Jack, and competition judge Daron are forced to face their deepest secrets. In a city of ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ANGAntony, Steve
Summary: Mr. Panda is wearing a t-shirt with the words "free hugs" on it, but it seems that none of his animal friends want his cuddles, they would rather hug each other--but he is in for a surprise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANTDapiran, Antony
Summary: Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People's Liberation Army to the very doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by students and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.4 DAPJohnston, Antony
Summary: After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC ALEAnelli, Melissa.
Contents: Release -- The beginning and the end -- Near misses -- Public assistance -- Spinning the Web -- Rocking at Hogwarts -- Work-life -- Getting a clue -- Banned and burned -- High seas -- Access -- The interview -- Independence -- On the (Internet) radio -- Spoiled -- One day more -- Deathly Hallows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.914 ANEAntona, Rick
Summary: Discover the perfect diamond at the right price for you! It is never easy finding the perfect diamond. Every diamond is a one-of-a-kind treasure. In The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide, you will discover important insights and tips to guarantee you are purchasing the highest quality diamond at the best possible value. The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide is a straightforward book that will walk you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Uptown Diamond 2016