Summary: Sixty-one years ago, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LETSummary: Sword of vengeance: He was Ogami Itto, a man who held himself to the harsh code of Bushido. Their first commission: to save the life of Daimyo and kill the traitors that plot his death. Baby Cart at the River Styx: The Yagyu clan has murdered Ogami Itto's wife, and had him stripped of his position of Official Shogunate Second. Now Ogami and his son Diagoro wander the countryside.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Inspired by the story of a real-life hero, Huo Yuanjia. When an ill-advised fight destroys the reputation of a renowned martial arts champion and his family, his difficult path to redemption will bring him face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FEASummary: In war-torn medieval Japan, a military hero is sent to a small village to dispatch a malevolent spirit that has been ripping out the throats of itinerant samurai. and discovers that he must face his own personal demons as well.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KURSummary: When an aging couple journeys to visit with their adult children and family they find they are an intrusion on the younger generation's life style.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TOKSummary: Two Japanese clans that are ancient enemies have been forbidden to fight. The heirs to these clans have fallen in love, to their families' horror. When tragedy strikes this love-struck couple, will a final battle make them stronger or pull them apart?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SHISummary: Nanami the Land God is back with the handsome fox familiar Tomoe at her side! After a rough start as newly ordained god, she;s finally finding her land legs in the world of gods, demons, and spirits. However, not everything is going magically well; Nanami's feelings for Tomoe are growing stronger, but Tomoe goes from hot to cold faster than a weather God! And he;s not the only moodt demon. The...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2016
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME KAMShins
Contents: Sleeping Lessons (3:58) -- Australia (3:57) -- Pam Berry (0:57) -- Phantom Limb (4:48) -- Sea Legs (5:23) -- Red Rabbits (4:31) -- Turn On Me (3:42) -- Black Wave (3:19) -- Spilt Needles (3:46) -- Girl Sailor (3:44) -- A Comet Appears (3:49).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sub Pop Records 2007
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Miwa, Shirō
Summary: When the people of Remnant aren't fighting monsters, they still find conflict among themselves. Now they are at fierce odds. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are Team RWBY. Together they are learning the deadly craft of hunting the monstrous species known as the Grimm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 RWBShida, Hitomi
Summary: In the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible knitting guru Hitomi Shida shares some of her favorite needlework patterns. Shida's strikingly original designs and variations on every imaginable classic stitch result in intricate patterns that form the basis for beautiful and unique knitted fashions. This is the perfect book for the experienced knitter who is looking for new stitches that yield...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2017
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Summary: Invites readers to find Fuzzy Penguin as she watches the baby chicks hatch, swims with her friends, and goes fishing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2019
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Extreme 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC TAKNakamura, Fuminori
Summary: "On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, besides which is lying a gun. From the moment Nishikawa makes the decision to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the gun brings an intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life. But Nishikawa's personal entanglements are becoming unexpectedly complicated: he...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soho 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NAKNakamura, May
Summary: Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko must rescue PJ Robot and foil Romeo's latest scheme in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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Summary: Finally meeting her mother, Kyoko learns important information about her own birth and background.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKINakamura, Yoshiki
Summary: "Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! Kyoko desperately wants to be cast in a new samurai drama so that she can work opposite her best friend in the entire world, Kanae "Moko" Kotonami. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKINakamura, Yoshiki
Summary: When Kyoko's Momiji audition arrives, the producer kicks her out for her hairstyle without even letting her perform, but Kyoko won't let a little adversity stand in the way of her ninja dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKINakamura, Yoshiki.
Summary: "Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous enough! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!Kyoko needs to make some quick cash to pay for acting school, but an easy job as a seat filler for a variety show soon has her on stage--in a chicken...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKINakamura, Aya
Contents: La dot (Aya Nakamura, Timo) (3:21) -- Djadja (Aya Nakamura, Le Side) (2:50) -- Pompom (Aya Nakamura, Le Side, Ever Mihigo) (3:09) -- Copines (Aya Nakamura, Julio Masidi) (2:50) -- Pookie (Aya Nakamura, Archibald Smith, Le Side, Ever Mihigo) (2:59) -- Ca Fait Mal (Aya Nakamura, Julio Masidi) (2:32) -- Faya (Aya Nakamura, Noxious) (2:45) -- Gangster (Aya Nakamura, Starow) (3:07) -- Sucette...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, besides which is lying a gun. From the moment Nishikawa makes the decision to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the gun bringsan intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life. But Nishikawa's personal entanglements are becoming unexpectedly complicated: he...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC NAKNakamura, Fuminori
Summary: "Yurika is a freelancer in the Tokyo underworld. She poses as a prostitute, carefully targeting potential Johns, selecting powerful and high-profile men. When she is alone with them, she drugs them and takes incriminating photos to sell for blackmail purposes. She knows very little about the organization she's working for, and is perfectly satisfied with the arrangement, as long as it means she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NAKNakamura, May
Summary: The Pteranodon family takes a boat trip. All aboard! Buddy the T. rex goes on a river cruise with his family in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read based on Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train! Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Dinosaur Family Trip was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE NAKNakamura, May
Summary: The Pteranodon family takes a trip on the Dinosaur Train deep inside the Earth, where they explore the rocks and wildlife they find there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE NAKNakamura, Mei
Summary: Celebrate all types of amazing hair in this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader--featuring photos of a diverse cast of Barbie dolls!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022