Summary: 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
Larson, Theresa
Summary: In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought—on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul—revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what “perfect” really is.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LARSON, THERESA LARSchlachter, Terese
Summary: "The biography of Colonel Greg Gadson (Ret.) co-written with writer and video producer Terese Schlachter, details Gadson's remarkable and inspirational journey from his grievous wounding as a battlefield commander in Iraq to becoming the spiritual coach of the New York Giants, a major film and television actor, and motivational life coach and outdoor-adventure enthusiast"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schaffner Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GADSON, GREGORY DIMITRI, SCHLawson, Theresa M. (Theresa Marie)
Summary: "Learn how to hand stitch and capture the magic of your own happy place with five projects, more than thirty step-by-step techniques, and a pattern library to help you create an embroidered oasis that is uniquely yours"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing, Inc. 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Strut Miss Lizzie (2:32) -- Old King Tut (2:57) -- It Had To Be You (3:17) -- Everybody Loves My Baby (3:08) -- You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All) (2:51) -- Baby Won't You Please Come Home (3:47) -- Make Believe (2:47) -- Lovesick Blues (2:53) -- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (2:53) -- Who's Sorry Now (3:16) -- You'd Be Surprised (3:04) -- I'm Going...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2013
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Summary: As big business takes hold of the rail industry, a local depot gang is forced to either adapt to the new managerial double-talk or take chances with receiving severance pay. Agreements set long ago are suddenly undermined by a new managing director who wipes the slate clean. Tensions mount when the men show up the the depot only to find there is no work for them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY NAVTeresa
Contents: God is love -- Jesus -- What prevents me from loving -- Faith inaction is love -- Be a cause of joy to one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The O. Henry Prize winners contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LUITyrese
Contents: Addict (3:44) -- Dumb S**t (5:06) -- Picture Perfect (3:58) -- Waiting On You (4:07) -- Shame (5:12) -- Don't Wanna Look Back (4:38) -- Prior To You (4:05) -- Leave (5:22) -- Without My Heart (3:52) -- When We Make Love (4:22) -- Gonna Give You What You Need (4:08) -- Body Language (4:59) -- The Rest Of Our Lives (4:08) -- I Still Do (4:07).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: VOLTRON RECORDZ (VLR) 2015
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Weintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Teresa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 TERTeresa
Summary: During her lifelong service to the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of thousands whom nobody else was prepared to look after have been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world. Little was known, however, about her own spiritual heights, or her struggles. This collection of her writing and reflections,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TERESA, MOTHER TERSummary: "Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Craft in America, Inc. 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CRATeresa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christian Classics 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Christ TeresaTeresa
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Seeds Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TERESA, SAINT TERSummary: The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger's fellow soldiers and father seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman and other surviving veterans...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LASCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FULLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LaSummary: Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything and everyone that Dom loves, forever.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE FAS1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD FASAlikhani, Nasim
Summary: "Growing up in Isfahan, a province in central Iran, Nasim Alikhani was a passionate cook almost from birth, spending the first decades of her life in the kitchen alongside her mother. And so, when she departed after the revolution--with two suitcases, both filled with Iranian pantry staples--it was by recreating the dishes of her childhood that she was able to feel connected to her home. After...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5955 ALISummary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: After skirting the horrors of an unidentified war being waged in an anonymous countryside, a beautiful young woman takes refuge in a remote farmhouse where she becomes embroiled in the surreal domestic odyssey of a mysterious family. Evocatively shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, 'Black Moon' is a Freudian tale of adolescent sexuality set in a post-apocalyptic world of shifting identities...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BLASummary: Rudy Baylor (Damon) is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RAIIasos
Contents: I passion you a leap of love-flame -- Rainbow canyon -- The angels of comfort -- Blue fire realms -- Siren shallows -- Crystal petals -- Procession on the horizon -- The royal court of Goddess Vesta -- The winds of Olympus -- The descent of spring -- Cloud prayer -- Spring temple forest -- Crystal*White*Fire*Light.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Numero Group 2013