Summary: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PrCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROSummary: 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
Summary: This is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through the American Civil War, and finally to his death at Little Big Horn. The battle against Chief Crazy Horse is portrayed as a crooked deal between politicians and a corporation which wants the land Custer gave to the Indians.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2005
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA THEDiddley, Bo
Contents: Disc one: 1955 to 1959. -- Bo Diddley 2:43. -- I'm a man 2:55. -- You don't love me 2:50. -- Diddley Daddy 2:26. -- Pretty thing 2:48. -- Bring it to Jerome (alternate take) 2:38. -- Bring it to Jerome (master) 2:27. -- Diddy Wah Diddy 2:30. -- I'm looking for a woman 2:30. -- Who do you love? 2:27. -- Down Home special 3:10. -- Hey Bo Diddley 2:09. -- Mona 2:19. -- Say boss man 2:29. -- Before...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records inc. 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DIDSummary: A robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DARSummary: "In Japanese, tora means "tiger." In December of 1941, "tiger, tiger, tiger" was the code phrase that unleashed one of history's most devastating surprise attacks. But the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor also awakened the "sleeping giant" of American military might, and in the process, sealed Japan's fate"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PEASummary: Fresh from the farm, Claude Bukowski arrives in New York City for a date with the Army Induction Board, only to walk into a hippie "happening" in Central Park and fall in love with the beautiful Sheila. Befriended by the hippies' pacifist leader, Berger, and urged to crash a formal party in order to declare his love for Sheila, Claude begins an adventure that lands him in jail, Central Park...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS HAISummary: "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 PAUAilor, Edgar I.
Summary: "In 1978, William Least Heat-Moon made a 14,000-mile journey on the back roads of America, visiting 38 states along the way. In 1982, the popular Blue Highways, which chronicled his adventures, was published. Three decades later, Edgar Ailor III and his son, Edgar IV, retraced and photographed Heat-Moon's route, culminating in Blue Highways Revisited, released for publication on the thirtieth...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Missouri Press 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Haphazard pirates, wayward ghosts, dashing knights, rampaging kaiju (and down-to-earth regular joes!) are all assembled here to amaze and delight you in a wildly unique anthology celebrating love between men, from an astounding array of comics creators who know exactly how it feels. Featuring stories and art from SINA GRACE, NED BARNETT, ANTHONY OLIVEIRA, CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE, NICK ROBLES,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A Wave Blue World, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 YOUWilliams, Tennessee
Summary: While visiting, Blanche DuBois, a beautiful alcoholic who embodies the virtues of the Old South, clashes with her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, a rising industrialist. As Blanche reveals the true nature of her visit to Stanley's residence, both Blanche and Stanley must face the saddening state of Southern values.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Caedmon 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN WILSummary: The Mule: Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CLISummary: 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 TWIContents: Disc 1. What am I gonna do (with the rest of my life) (Ben Haggard) -- Heaven was a drink of wine (Ben Haggard/Aaron Lewis) -- The farmer's daughter (Tanya Tucker) -- I'm a lonesome fugitive (Bobby Bare) -- That's the way love goes (Connie Smith) -- Big city (John Anderson) -- Caroly/daddy Frank (Toby Keith) -- Don't give up on me (Buddy Miller) -- Footlights (Jake Owen/Chris Janson) -- Going...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY HAGContents: Bouncin' the boogie (1:56) (Royal Kings) -- Got a brand new baby (2:16) ; 4 o'clock blues (2:41) (Little Mr. Midnight with Paul Gayten Band) -- Restless heart (2:33) ; Ain't it a shame (2:40) (Lloyd Price) -- Say baby (2:14) ; That night (2:37) (Willie Johnson) -- Eating and sleeping (Earl King) (2:14) -- Heavy sugar (Lloyd Lambert Band) (2:50 -- Think it over (Guitar Slim) (2:28) -- So glad...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Specialty Records 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES CREHarris, Calvin
Contents: Slide (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) -- Cash out (ft. Schoolboy Q, Partynextdoor & D.R.A.M.) -- Heatstroke (ft. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande) -- Rollin (ft. Future & Khalid) -- Prayers up (ft. Travis Scott & A-Trak) -- Holiday (ft. Snoop Dogg, John Legend & Takeoff) -- Skrt on me (ft. Nicki Minaj) -- Feels (ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean) -- Faking it (ft. Kehlani &...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HARSummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: Five classic films that offer a rare glimpse at a lost era of provocative filmmaking.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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Summary: Oliver Queen, a.k.a. the Green Arrow, comes back to life, unaware that he was dead, and encounters superheroes including Hal Jordan, Aquaman, and Batman as he struggles to adjust to a world vastly different from the one he left.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2002
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SMIContents: Keep that light (Johnny Osbourne & the Prophets) (6:07) -- Natty ten to one (Dillinger) (2:26) -- Natty Dread on the go (Lone Ranger) (2:39) -- Minstral (Prince Jazzbo) (3:33) -- Jah promise (Johnny Osbourne) (3:51) -- Wine of violence (Freddie McGregor) (3:18) -- Compliment to Studio One (Papa Michigan and General Smiley) (5:07) -- Easy (Willie Williams) (4:23) -- Quarter pound of ishen (Lone...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE STUSummary: Discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind today's most compelling artists; features sixteen artists from North America (Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ARTSummary: Through four extraordinary documentaries, we follow some of Queen Elizabeth II's most defining moments, from her unique coronation to her sympathetic and inspiring speeches. With singular access and painstaking detail, we see how her legend was crafted, and take a peek behind the curtain to get a sense of the woman who was Queen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INE Schuster Arr W C Williams
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner C.Williams & Co. 1908