Wise, Beau
Summary: "From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WISLarimore, Walt
Summary: What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore's story special is what happened in World War II's closing days and the people, and horses, he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Permuted Press, LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LARIMORE, PHILIP B. LARPeacock, Amy Rupertus
Summary: "This book is the biography of Marine General William Rupertus, who led his troops in a series of blistering battles in the Pacific that paved the way for the ultimate American victory there. This is an American story of love, loss, shock, horror, tragedy, and triumph that focuses on Rupertus and the 1st Marine Division in World War II"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUPERTUS, W. H. PEASummary: "The music presented on the CD was selected from hundreds of hours of Florida Folk Festival performances and field recordings spanning 25 years, from 1977-2002."--container insert.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Library and Information Services 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES WHEEpstein, Bette Marie
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Jersey Dept. of State, Division of Archives and Records Management 1987
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 016.929 GUIGallego, Ruben
Summary: "Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GALLEGO, RUBEN GALVision & Revision
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK VISPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Publisher / Publication Date: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1976
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3748 SimPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Publisher / Publication Date: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1980
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1Summary: Set in Liverpool in 1955, the adolescent years of John Lennon are chronicled. Raised by his Aunt Mimi, his world is turned inside-out when his free spirited mother re-enters his life, opening up old wounds that release pain, anger, frustration, and his artistry.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NOWGershwin, George
Contents: Disc 1. Swanee (Al Jolson) -- The Yankee doodle blues (Van & Schenck) -- Do it again (Arthur Lange's Orchestra) -- Somebody loves me (Isabelle & Tom Patricola) -- Fascinating rhythm (Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards) -- Oh, lady be good (Buck & Bubbles) -- Tell me more (Alexander Gray) -- Sweet and low-down (Singing Sophomores ; Ed Smalle) -- Song of the flame (Tessa Kosta ; The Russian Art Choir)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL GERSummary: After an injury and losing her college basketball scholarship, a young woman returning home struggles to rebuild her life as she and her family in Flint, Michigan face internal turmoil and the aftermath of a deadly water crisis. The bonds of family are all they have left as they rebuild their lives, their town, and their hope for their future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FLIPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Publisher / Publication Date: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1980
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1Drury, Bob.
Summary: During the Korean War, 234 heroic marines from Fox Company, First Division, held off a force of 10,000 Chinese soldiers in subzero weather to secure the Toktong Pass. This is their story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9042 DRUSummary: Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. Towards zero: Eyebrows arch when the dashing Wimbledon tennis star Nevile Strange arrives with his attractive new wife, even though the first wife is also attending. Miss Marple observes the tightly wound group as they holiday by the sea, sensing the sexual tensions and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2007
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Summary: In 1074 B.C., vast treasures disappear from the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. In 1927, a daredevil American aviator vanished on an attempted transcontinental flight. And in the present day, a fishing trawler with a mysterious cargo sinks off the coast of Scotland. As the NUMA team searches for the trawler, they are joined by agents of the British MI5 to take on a wide-reaching international...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CUSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA Fiction CusBrown, Graham
Summary: "A freighter carrying top-secret computers disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous Chinese pirate queen, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BROSummary: Gomer Pyle gets himself in and out of one sidesplitting fix after another, much to the exasperation of his bullheaded drill instructor, the thunderous Sgt. Carter. In spite of it all, it's Gomer's kind heart and cockeyed innocence that never fail to win over his cantankerous superior and beloved platoon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GomerSummary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSSummary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PACMarina
Contents: Ancient dreams in a modern land -- Venus fly trap -- Man's world -- Purge the poison -- Highly emotional people -- New America -- Pandora's box -- I love you but I love me more -- Flowers -- Goodbye.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MAR3rd Coast
Contents: Charley and the two-track -- Old yeller dog song -- Soft landing -- Pickers lament -- Midnight lullaby -- China wind -- Young man -- The eyes of an African girl -- Amazing -- Timbersong -- Waitin' for a train -- Love in the heartland -- Roll away
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Full Circle 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL THISummary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000