Levitt, Paul M.
Summary: "Wherever stories are told, in whatever language, life and death hold center stage, along with pain and glee, mystery and magic, fools and foes, deceit and decency. This book has them all. Here, in embellishments upon the folklore of Native American tribes from the Pacific Northwest, are tales that seek to explain the world, dispel its darkness, and celebrate its light. So, meet a sorcerer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 LEVSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: Batman begins: After his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred, detective Jim Gordon and his ally Lucius Fox, Bruce returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and high-tech weaponry to fight evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE DARLevitz, Paul
Summary: "In Brooklyn, a serial killer is on the loose--and when strange clues lead down a paranormal path, a detective confronts his inner demons to solve the case. After returning from a tour in Afghanistan, detective Billy O'Connor returns home to a Brooklyn he doesn't recognize. As he tries to return to his normal routines, his PTSD is easily triggered and he suffers severe hallucinations. Once he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEVLevitz, Paul
Summary: Who is the Visitor? Why are the leaders of the world terrified of him? And will they live long enough to find out?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Valliant Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEVPak, Greg
Summary: The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel uncover a plot by the Toymaster to use a secret, potentially deadly element in his new video game, the characters created by players manifest in real life. The ultimate fighting game results--and a world-wide network of players must team up to create the most powerful, skilled Super Heroes imaginable with one goal: To kill Batman. When Batman and Superman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2014
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BATGaul, Gilbert M
Summary: Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With more property than ever in harm’s way, and the planet and oceans warming dangerously, it won’t be long before we see a $250 billion hurricane. Why? Because Americans have built $3...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.34 GAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.34 GAUSummary: Nineteenth century poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, started out as unlikely lovers who were totally at odds with each other. However, when Brawne offers to help Keats nurse his seriously ill brother, the two soon became involved in an unstoppable romance that only his untimely death at age 25 could bring to a shattering end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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2 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE BRIGaul, Gilbert M.
Summary: Examines the economics and culture surrounding college football, discussing how in the last decade football programs have overtaken universities, creating entertainment factories where sports are more important than education.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 GAUSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLHubbs, Carl L. (Carl Leavitt)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1958
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 597.977 HUBSummary: Weapons expert James McCullen has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke and Ripcord are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness. The two are rescued by Scarlett, Snake Eyes and Heavy Duty. They take the warheads to the G.I....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RISHubbs, Carl L. (Carl Leavitt)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 9580
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 597.9 HUBHubbs, Carl L. (Carl Leavitt)
Summary: "Organized by fish family, with sections on waters of the Great Lakes region, zoogeography, field study and collection, preservation of fishes for study, fish identification, anatomy, terminology, and more, Fishes of the Great Lakes Region is comprehensive in its scope and breadth of information--truly the classic book on Great Lakes fishes. The book also documents a half century of changes in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 597.176 HUBSummary: This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA SCOLevin, Carl
Summary: "Representing Michigan for thirty-six years in the U.S. Senate, Carl Levin, the longest-serving senator in Michigan history, was known for his dogged pursuit of the truth, his commitment to holding government accountable, and his basic decency. Getting to the Heart of the Matter: My 36 Years in the Senate is his story - from his early days in Detroit as the son of a respected lawyer to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEVIN, CARL LEVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B LEVIN LEVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI History LevinSummary: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WARCoelho, Paulo
Summary: Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, best-selling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. In Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who wants to become a writer and sets off on a journey in search of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COECopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Coelho 2018Saul, Jamie M.
Summary: Light of Day is a powerful and illuminating novel about love, loss, and the unforeseeable darkness that lurks around the corners of everyday life. Respected professor Jack Owens brought his son, Danny, to Gilbert, Indiana, to escape a betrayal too painful to endure anywhere but in this quiet midwestern college town. After ten years, Jack believed they were safe. But on a seemingly ordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Summary: Inspired by personal experiences, an original story about friendship, love, survival, and finding humor in unlikely places. Two best friends' lives change when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FIFSummary: Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ADVSummary: After moving with her husband and children to the well-manicured community of Stepford, Connecticut, former New York television executive Joanna Eberhart is beginning to realize that Stepford is more than just the "perfect" place to live ... it's a little too perfect. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. What is going on behind the closed doors of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004