Prince
Summary: "Prince is among the most respected and influential entertainers of the twentieth century, breaking sexual, racial, and creative barriers throughout his almost forty years in the spotlight. He was a multitalented studio artist, a master songwriter who produced and performed almost all of his own music on yearly LPs and countless singles and videos. He was one of the most dynamic live performers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PRINCE PRISummary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLIUnthanks (Musical group)
Contents: Mount the air (10:34) -- Madam (4:54) -- Died for love (3:48) -- Flutter (3:38) -- Magpie (5:03) -- Foundling (10:48) -- Last lullaby (5:55) -- Hawthorn (4:22) -- For Dad (4:40) -- The poor stranger (4:01) -- Waiting (3:00).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rabble Rouser Music 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK UNTUnthanks (Musical group)
Contents: The great solkie of sule skerry -- The sandgate dandling song -- The old news -- The royal blackbird -- The isabella colliery coke ovens -- The bay of fundy -- The month of January (uncle rat) -- My singing bird -- Waters of tyne -- Sorrows away (love is kind)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rabble Rouser Music 2022
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL POP/ROCK UNTLimke, Jeff.
Summary: "A retelling, in graphic novel form, of the story of the boy fated to be the "Once and Future King.""--From source other than the Library of Congress
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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Summary: Fashion model and UN ambassador Waris Dirie recounts her life, from her roots as a desert nomad in Somalia, her escape from an arranged marriage, her modeling career, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virago 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.152 DIRIE, WARIS DIRSummary: Authur Mitchell introduces this studio recording of Agnes de Mille's "Fall River legend'" based on the story of Lizzie Borden. Accused in 1892 of the brutal killing of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. Borden experienced aa dramatic life of love, sadness, and ultimately murder, rendered here in a dance performance.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS DANSummary: Man of La Mancha: This musical version is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of the author of the book, Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is the mad, aging nobleman who embarrasses his respectable family by his adventures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1972
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS MANSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
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Summary: Algeria-born French intellectual Hélène Cixous is a feminist legend, a May 68 activist, and a major postmodern author. With friends like the philosopher Jacques Derrida, the artist Adel Abdessemed, and stage director Ariane Mnouchkine, Cixous examines the wounds of our time while allowing us to hear the cry of literature. In his "road movie" documentary EVER, RÊVE, HÉLÈNE CIXOUS, director...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC EVELizzo
Summary: Channeling boundless self-confidence through a downright earth-quaking voice, colorful persona, and undeniable star power, Lizzo struts into the spotlight and steps up with a whole lot of sass, spirit, and soul. Embracing her vocal range like never before and celebrating herself to the fullest, she speaks her mind, censors nothing, and delivers an enviable level of honesty, pure passion, and...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LizCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES LIZLissie
Contents: Unravel -- Sad -- Chasing the sun -- Lonesome wine -- Night moves -- Flowers -- Carving canyons -- I hate this -- Unlock the chains -- Hearts on fire -- Yellow roses -- Midnight.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK LISLizzo
Summary: Channeling boundless self-confidence through a downright earth-quaking voice, colorful persona, and undeniable star power, Lizzo struts into the spotlight and steps up with a whole lot of sass, spirit, and soul. Embracing her vocal range like never before and celebrating herself to the fullest, she speaks her mind, censors nothing, and delivers an enviable level of honesty, pure passion, and...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL R&B LIZLizzo
Contents: The sign (2:45) -- About damn time (3:11) -- Grrrls (2:01) -- 2 be loved (3:07) -- I love you bitch (2:28) -- Special (2:54) -- Break up twice (2:56) -- Everybody's gay (3:35) -- Naked (3:00) -- Birthday girl (3:07) -- If you love me (3:11) -- Coldplay (2:55).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Records 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LIZLille, Mari-Liis.
Summary: Enter the magical world of Lilleliis. With this book in one hand and your crochet hook in the other, you will be able to create these 15 wonderful amigurumi designs. Lilleliis' handmade toys have a wide array of details you will love: the cutest color combinations, the sweetest expressions and little fabric details, this book offers the opportunity to surprise your family and friends with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meteoor Books 2016
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Summary: Presents a collection of stories set in Jamaica, New York City, and a Midwestern university, where multicultural main characters and their families navigate evolving senses of race, racism, family, and tradition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ARTOstrom, Lizzie
Summary: Join Lizzie Ostrom on an olfactory adventure as she explores the trends and crazes that have shaped the way we’ve spritzed. One hundred perfumes and scents in all their fragrant glory reveal a fascinating social history of the past century. From the belle epoque through the swinging sixties, to the naughty nineties and beyond, Ostrom brings intelligence and wit to this most ravishing of subjects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 644 OSTRubinstein, Artur
Contents: Op. 9 (17:00) -- Op. 15 (14:00) -- Op. 27 (12:00) -- Op. 32 (11:00) -- Op. 37 (14:00) -- Op. 48 (14:00) -- Op. 55 (12:00) -- Op. 62 (13:00) -- Op. 72 (4:40).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Red Seal 1984
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL CHOLapid, Lihie
Summary: Watching her Russian immigrant mother, Irina, struggle to put food on the table, Nina, a beautiful and restless teenager, vows her life will be different. When a strapping older man in a fancy car appears at school one day offering her luxuries her single mother cannot afford, Nina believes he's her ticket out of her dumpy little town. Ignoring the danger signs and her mother's constant pleas,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Collins Publishers 2024
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Summary: The Unschooled Life combines personal storytelling with advice and guidance for any parent on a home education journey. In this book, Lizi Gambell tells how her eldest son became deeply unhappy at school, and how things transformed when they left the system and started to build their own learning life. Lizi shares the ups and downs of this decision, including the process of confronting her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shore Line 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.042 GAMFrith, Alex
Summary: "Many people will disagree when discussing politics in polite conversation. But understanding it is essential if you're going to understand the world around you. Politics help people decide how to run cities and countries, and how even the simplest decisions in society get made. There are politics involved in almost every aspect of your daily life."
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. FBI agents and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of bodies, leading them closer to Alex. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD MEMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MEMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie MemoryLunge-Larsen, Lise.
Summary: In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance in the world of the delicate and tender flower called the lady's slipper.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1999