Summary: Don Rumata is one of a group of Earth scientists who have been sent to the planet Arkanar with the proviso that they must not interfere in the planet's political or historical development. Treated by the planet's natives as a kind of divinity, Don is both godlike and impotent in the face of its chaos and brutality.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HARAleksievich, Svetlana
Summary: "Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them--a trauma that would forever change the course of the Russian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 ALEQuindt, Svetlana
Summary: "Packed with more than 30 step-by-step demonstrations that teach the skills you need to bring all your favorite characters to life no matter the genre, Kamui Cosplay deconstructs the work that goes into making a complete costume, from the first thought to the final photo. Tutorials cover design planning, fabricating body armor, 3D painting techniques and more. Best of all, you can adapt every...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Impact 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 643.9 QUIAleksievich, Svetlana
Summary: "Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style of oral history, Secondhand Time is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decline of Soviet culture and speculating on what will rise from the ashes of Communism. As in all her books, Alexievich gives voice to women and men whose stories are lost in the official narratives of nation-states, creating a powerful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: On April 25, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Until now, all of the books published in English focused on the facts, names, and data. Voices from Chernobyl presents first-hand accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they lived through. In order to give a voice to their experiences, Svetlana...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dalkey Archive 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.1799 ALEChmakova, Svetlana
Summary: "In his daydreams, Jensen is the biggest hero that ever was, saving the world and his friends on a daily basis. But his middle school reality is VERY different -- math is hard, getting along with friends is hard... Even finding a partner for the class project is a big problem when you always get picked last. And the pressure's on even more once the school newspaper's dynamic duo, Jenny and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: JY, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC 2017
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Summary: After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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Summary: "Felicity is sure she's going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she'll figure it out. Her sister, Letty, teases Felicity that she never finishes stuff, but that's just because Letty is so perfect. Still, life is good with plenty of friends--drawing with the art club and playing games with her buddies keep her busy. But when she decides to join a contest to show Letty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: JY is an imprint of Yen Press, LLC. 2022
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Summary: "Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, War's Unwomanly Face is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories of women's experiences in World War II, both on the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories. This is a new, distinct version of the war we're so familiar with. Alexievich gives voice to women whose stories are lost in the official narratives,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 ALECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.53 ALEChmakova, Svetlana
Summary: When the group dynamic among Jorge's friends starts to shift, he must learn to balance what his friends expect of him and what he really wants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: JY 2018
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Summary: In the Night Realm, vampires, shifters, weirns, and other night things passing for human prowl the streets... but they still have to go to school! Ailis and Na'ya are pretty average students (NOT losers), but when a shadow starts looming and a classmate gets all weird, they are the first to notice. It gets personal, though, when Na'ya's little brother D'esh disappears-It's time to confront the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: JY, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC. 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement Llc 2022
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Orfeo 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL SMESmetana, Bedřich
Contents: The Moldau = Vltava (11:55) ; From Bohemia's meadows and forests (12:29) / Bedřich Smetana -- Slavonic dances : op. 46. No. 1 in C major : presto ; No. 2 in E minor : allegretto scherzando ; No. 3 in A-flat major : poco allegro ; No. 4 in F major : tempo di minuetto ; No. 6 in D major : allegretto scherzando ; No. 7 in C minor : allegro assai (27:48) ; Slavonic dances : op. 72. No. 2 in E minor...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MOLContents: Má vlast. Vyšehrad (14:14) ; From Bohemia's woods and fields (11:14) ; Vltava (11:25) / Bedřich Smetana -- The wood dove (20:40) ; The noonday witch (13:28) / Antonín Dvořák.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL SMESummary: Examines economics professor and Clinton Administration cabinet member Robert Reich's crusade to expose the problem of income inequality in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Werner Herzog and Andre Singer's riveting documentary, filled with unforgettable archive materials and based on three never before seen interviews, provides incredible access to, arguably, the world's greatest living politician. Now 88 and battling illness, the visionary Gorbachev, the former General Secretary of the U.S.S.R, is still gently but resolutely pushing towards his goals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Although Whit and Wisty's magic and their control over it have matured, they still find themselves helpless to prevent the one who is the one from destroying everyone and everything they hold dear. But there's a reckoning on the horizon, and the siblings have no choice but to devise a strategy to topple with one decisive blow the tyrant who has devastated their world before he becomes truly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WHICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie WhitePatterson, James
Summary: Whit and Wisty are willing to sacrifice anything to save kids from the New Order and earn roles of leadership within the resistance, but Wisty has been selected by The One as "The One Who Has the Gift," and she and Whit seek out what that means as they travel through Overworld and Shadowland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. The film tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early '90s to the present day through the story of Franco's founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, in the wake of a disabling injury, Franco learns that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AHESummary: Svetla, a strong-willed widow, lives alone in a small Bulgarian village close to the Turkish border. She has recently lost her job as a teacher due to the lack of families with young children. One day, while hunting in a forest, she encounters an African refugee, Bamba, who is trying to reach Germany, and will bring about a dramatic turn in her life. Reluctantly, she offers him hospitality, but...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FEASummary: Chronicles the birth of the modern women's liberation movement in the 1960s and early 1970s, covering the emergence of the National Organization (NOW), as well as more radical factions such as WITCH (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell!). Includes new and archival interviews with feminists of that era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016