Summary: "Tough Tony Banks, a retired gangster ... reluctantly comes out of retirement to silence his old friend and squealer. ... Tony's [San Francisco] suburban haven comes crashing down as his daughter ... takes up with a hippie ... and [Tony's] wife ... gives them permission to move into their house with their hippy friends. The all-star cast includes ... Groucho Marx in his final role as the mob...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SKISummary: Nate suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic just weeks before departing for college. As Nate tries to adjust to his new life challenges, his mother helps him bring home an unlikely service animal, Gigi, a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Nate and Gigi form an unbreakable bond, but when it's threatened by a group trying to outlaw capuchins, Nate's family rallies behind...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GIGSummary: "America's mermaid" Esther Williams stars as a teacher at a women's college, a woman accused of being a marriage-breaker, a star shooting a film in the tropics, a woman in love with the captain of the South American polo team, and a woman who swims the English Channel and meets a handsome Frenchman.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ESTBergstrom, Signe
Summary: "Newt, Tina, Queenie, and Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are back! In The Archive of Magic, an exciting full-color companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, readers are transported behind the scenes of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World for an enchanting, close-up look at Newt Scamander and his colorful trove of cohorts--beasts and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 BERWhitson, Signe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.343 WHISummary: Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LadyLangford, Jo
Summary: Jo Langford offers a complete guide to sexual and social development, safety, and health for LGBTQ youth and those who love and support them. Written from a practical perspective, the author explores the realities of teen sexuality, particularly that of trans teens, and provides guidance and understanding for parents and kids alike.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 LANLangford, Jon.
Contents: Last fair deal gone down -- Constanz -- Sputnik 57 -- Country is young -- Hard times -- Fame of lofty deeds -- Nashville radio -- Living a lie -- Homburg -- Over the cliff -- Trouble in mind.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloodshot 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LangfSummary: Easter parade: Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but on the day before Easter she refuses to sign a new contract with him. So he takes the next dancer he meets, Hannah Brown, as a new partner. He vows to make Hannah a success before the next Easter parade. After a while Don and Hannah are so successful that Florence Ziegfeld is interested in them. With Nadine dancing for the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS GRELongford, Elizabeth
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.082 LONDarpinian, Signe
Summary: "In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child's relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents to take proactive actions in promoting a friendship with food, and preventative actions to minimize the risk factors for the development of eating disorders, particularly when early signs of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0433 DARJohansen, Signe
Summary: "Many of us cook for one on a regular basis - isn't it time we became more selfish in the kitchen? Celebrating the joy of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, Signe Johansen shares 80 fabulous recipes for happy solo cooking. Beautifully photographed and designed, the cookbook includes a range of tasty and uncomplicated no-cook fast food and one-pot dishes to transform your daily routine. Signe...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bluebird Books for Life 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5611 JOHPike, Signe
Summary: "The Lost Queen tells the story of Languoreth, Queen of Cadzow, who lived in sixth century Scotland and came of age at a time when invading Anglo-Saxon forces and the rise of Christianity threatened to change her way of life forever. Together with her twin brother Lailoken, destined to be a Wisdom Keeper and eventually known to history as Merlin, she is catapulted into a world of danger and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PIKCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PIKLankford, Andrea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Santa Monica Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 LANSign, Christopher
Summary: The plan was perfect. No cameras, no microphones, no prying eyes and plenty of security. The setting for a clandestine meeting could not have been better. Former President Bill Clinton exited Attorney General Loretta Lynch's private plane 20-minutes after he boarded. Both thought they got away with it. Both were wrong. Amid a heated Presidential race, federal investigations involving emails and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crest Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 SIGFine, Sidney
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Collections, University of Michigan 1968
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 940.483 FINSigner, Michael.
Summary: The former mayor of Charlottesville delivers a vivid, first-person chronicle of the terror and mayhem of the August 2017 "Unite the Right" event, and shows how issues of extremism are affecting not just one city but the nation itself. The deadly invasion of Charlottesville, Virginia, by white nationalist militias in August 2017 is a microcosm of the challenges facing American democracy today....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.5481 SIGSummary: Jacob runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save an orphanage from closing, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen, a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture to attend a wedding sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2007
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3 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AFTFine, Sidney
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1989
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.434 FINSummary: When terrorists and the UN work together to take down the United States' power grid, martial law is declared and a group of Texas patriots band together to fight back.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AMESiegel, Siena Cherson
Summary: "Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIERuditis, Paul.
Summary: Celebrate 50 years of one of the longest running and beloved sci-fi franchises with "The Star Trek Book." This comprehensive guide to the series delves into the myriad worlds and different dimensions visited by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Perfect for fans of the various "Star Trek" TV series, including "The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager," and "Enterprise," "The Star Trek...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 RUDLankford, Andrea
Summary: "As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 LANBlanford, Nicholas.
Summary: "Warriors of God shows how Hezbollah won hearts and minds with exhaustive social welfare programs and sophisticated propaganda skills. Blanford traces the group's secret military buildup since 2000 and reveals the stunning scope of its underground network of tunnels and bunkers, becoming the only journalist to independently discover and explore them."--Jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011