Summary: Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, a soft-spoken woman struggling with a profound legacy left bya father she never really knew. Monika's father was Amon Goeth. Often described as a "monster" and "inhuman", Goeth was a prominent Nazi leader and commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp. He murdered thousands of Jews and other prisoners during the war. Sixty years after Amon Goeth's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INHSummary: Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DEAHaza, Ofra.
Contents: Im nin'alu (5:16) -- Yachilvi veyachali (3:24) -- A'salk (4:42) -- Medley. Tzur menati ; Se'i yona ; Sapri tama (5:44) -- Galbi (4:14) -- Ode le'eli (3:29) -- Lefelach harimon (5:06) -- Ayelet chen (6:29).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Style 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST HAZBorth, Teddy
Summary: "A.J. Styles has wrestled all over the world for over 20 years. Discover the journey that led Styles from the beginning to ultimately holding the WWE Championship, professional wrestling's top prize. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful and colorful photographs showing some of Styles' best moments in the ring."--Publisher's website.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BORGrant, Libbie
Summary: In 1827, in rural Pennsylvania, Emma Hale marries an itinerant treasure-digger who claims he can speak directly to God. In a few short years, Joseph Smith will found his own religion, gain tens of thousands of zealous followers and fracture Emma's life and faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GRAWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: The Jonas Brothers are not just a nostalgic phenomenon -- they are one of the most exciting bands in the world right now. When the New Jersey trio returned to save pop in 2019, they didn't mess around. Comeback single "Sucker" went straight to member on in America and became their biggest hit ever. Now we are living in a Jonas world, and it's beyond "Cool." Discover everything there is to know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MACBox, C. J.
Summary: Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. Sober for fourteen years, Hank took pride in his hard-won sobriety and never hesitated to drop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOXCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M BOXSummary: The true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. He recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWAWagner, Eric Loudon
Summary: "How life bounces back from epic destruction On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington. Fifty-seven people were killed, and hundreds of square miles of what had been lush forests and wild rivers were to all appearances destroyed. While most people thought of the eruption as a catastrophe, a small, ragtag team of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Washington Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 WAGSummary: Murder!: Based on the novel and play called Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. It was Hitchcock's third all-talkie film. When a woman (Norah Baring) is convicted of murder, one of the men selected to serve on the murder trial jury (Herbert Marshall) believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Madacy Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Alfred 2010Nelson, Sharlene P.
Summary: Describes the destruction caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the slow return of plant and animal life, and the special area set aside to study this renewal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.784 NELScheele, Kyle
Summary: When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, his father helps him add sauce, a house, penguins, and more, until they accidentally create a pizza black hole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The discovery of a vaccine for polio in the 1950s has prevented millions of cases of this severe paralyzing disease. The Discovery of the Polio Vaccine examines this historic advance from multiple perspectives, including those of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and modern organizations working to wipe out polio once and for all. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J614.549 HARWaller, Douglas C.
Summary: "The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had-- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WALWarren, Harry
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Leo. Feist Inc. 1942
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMZlozower, Neil.
Summary: Candid, live, and backstage photographs of the band "Van Halen" tracing the group's rise to fame from 1978 through 1984 are paired with quotations from other rock stars commenting on the band's influence and talent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 VAN HALEN ZLOSummary: Conan the barbarian: Cimmerian Conan is captured as a child after his parents are murdered by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom. After years of enslavement, Conan is freed to learn the "riddle of steel" and to kill the arch-villain Thulsa Doom
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CONSnider, Sarah Kirkland.
Contents: The stranger with the face of a man I loved -- This is what you're like -- The honeyed fruit -- The lotus eaters -- Nausicaa -- Circe and the hanged man -- I died of waiting -- Home -- Dead friend -- Calypso -- Ad then you shall be lost indeed -- Open hands -- Baby teeth, bones, and bullets -- As he looks out to sea.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: New Amsterdam Records 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD AVANT-GARDE SNIKeneally, Thomas
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Schindler's List and The Daughters of Mars, a new historical novel set on the remote island of Saint Helena about the remarkable friendship between a young woman and one of history's most intriguing figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, during the final years of his life in exile. In October 1815, after losing the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KENSummary: Season Five kicks into high gear in the premiere episode. Jake's family doesn't know where he is or whether he's alive or dead. How long will the Republic hold without him? And will Jake be able to get out of the mess he's in without the help of his family and, more importantly, without getting killed? Some new friends - and some new enemies - will come to the Republic this year as the beloved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV REPSummary: Jake Doyle is a new breed of private investigator, cracking cases in contemporary St. John's, N.L. His hometown is changing in a big way, transforming from a small seaport to a booming oil town. Along with his father/partner-in-crime-solving, Malachy Doyle, the two are ready to take on whatever mystery turns up on their doorstep.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBC Home Video 2010