Levin, Phyllis Lee.
Summary: A patriot by birth, John Quincy Adams's destiny was foreordained. He was not only "the greatest traveler of his age," but his country's most gifted linguist and most experienced diplomat. John Quincy's world encompassed the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the early and late Napoleonic Age. As his diplomat father's adolescent clerk and secretary, he met everyone who was anyone in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 ADASummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Billy Bob is a thirteen-year-old boy growing up in a small Alabama town in 1947. Billy Bob's best friend is Preacher Star, who has a pronounced mischievous streak. When Lily Jane moves into town with her mother, a strange woman who never speaks, both Billy Bob and Preacher are entranced. Billy Bob and Preacher become rivals for Lily Jane's affections. As Billy Bob struggles with first love, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Family Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY CHISummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: In this follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Les Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly-regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ECHHollis, Leo.
Contents: The greatest hazard that ever the youth of England saw -- A quiet revolution -- Restoration and renewal -- The two cities -- London was, but is no more -- Measuring the city -- The surveyor-general -- The city of speculation -- Ancient and modern -- Raised in extremes -- Looks like a revolution -- Melting it down and making it anew -- The London revolution -- The phoenix risen -- Endings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.12 HOLHollis, Leo.
Summary: At the beginning of the century, we became 50% urban as a global population, and by 2050 we're going to be up to 70% urban. Cities could either be our coffin or our ark. Hollis presents evidence that cities can deliver a better life, and investigates how cities all over the world are tackling climate change, population growth, poverty, shifting work patterns and the maintenance of the fragile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 HOLSummary: After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell . . . and back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as 'Grimms', charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on remarkable real-life stories, this gripping drama series follows the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend to across some of the most beautiful and inhospitable places in the Australian outback.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follow five carnival workers who are kidnapped and forced to participate in a violent game. The goal of the game is to survive twelve hours against a gang of crazy killer clowns. Rob Zombie's most brutal film to date!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD 31Phillips, Dee
Summary: "Introduces insects, spiders, and other invertebrates from around the world, including information about where they live, what they eat, and how they grow and survive"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two-Can Pub. 2006
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Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about the fox's habitat and home"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.775 PhiPhillips, Dee
Summary: This book introduces badgers, describing their burrows, physical characteristics, eating habits, reproduction, and hunting ability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.767 PhiSummary: Die hard (1988): NYPD police officer John McClane tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DIECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DIEPhillips, Dee
Summary: Looks at groundhog burrows and how groundhogs use them to stay safe, hibernate, and raise young.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2012
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Summary: In this fresh history of one of America's key turning points, author Kevin Phillips charts how this tumultuous year shaped America's commitment to revolution.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3 PHIPhillips, Kevin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.928 PHIPhillips, Kevin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MCKPhillips, Kevin
Summary: An unconventional assessment of the American Revolution examines the events, politics, economic factors, and military preparations of 1775 that ignited the war and established patriot control over American governance and key territories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 PHIContents: New York New York (Ryan Adams) (3:48) -- Nite and fog (Mercury Rev) (3:57) -- October swimmer (JJ72) (3:20) -- Fast lane (Bilal) (4:35) -- Lose the dress (Kevin Tihista) (3:08) -- Endless fall (Chocolate Genius) (3:01) -- Understanding in a car crash (Thursday) (4:24) -- Fome is dape (Little T & One Track Mike) (3:19) -- Captain Easychord (Stereolab) (5:25) -- Hell above high water (Curve)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: CMJ 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CMJContents: Disc 1. Volumes 1-7. Lucy Mae blues ; I woke up crying ; Love blues ; I told you not to do that / Cecil Barfield -- In the evening ; Hey lawdy Mama ; Thousand woman blues ; Blue shadow falling ; Cold rainy day ; Amy / Buddy Moss -- Motherless child ; Hush, somebody is calling my name ; What God can do ; He'll understand and say well done / Leon Pinson -- Big road blues ; Cool water blues ; Big...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Fat Possum Records 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES MITContents: Too late new / Wet Leg -- She still leads me on / Suede -- Hot penny day / Dry Cleaning -- No gold teeth / Danger Mouse and Black Thought -- Diarabi / Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin -- Taken back / Rich Ruth -- The oppsosite / The Smile -- Try Love / Horace Andy -- A lifetime to find / Wilco -- Partition / Bill Callahan -- The weight / Mavis Staples and Levon Helm -- Fever / Aldous Harding --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022