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Summary: Presents three television documentaries that provide an in-depth examination of the presidential campaigns of 1960, 1964, and 1968, based on the books by Theodore H. White, and showing archival footage, behind-the-scenes moments, backroom deals, and scenes from the convention floor that took place during the races between Kennedy and Nixon; Johnson and Goldwater; and Humphrey, Nixon and Wallace.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2011

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAK

Summary: An inner-city detective is investigating the murder of an elderly candy shop owner and finds odd clues along the way, while at the same time trying to find out who he has become.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY HOM

Summary: Woody Allen and Mia Farrow star as a long-married couple whose own relationship starts to crumble when their best friends, announce they're separating. They immediately pair-up with younger, sexier paramours and enjoy again the pleasures of fresh passion. But smoldering resentments and unexpected jealousies soon rise to the surface, erupting in savage humor and hilariously unpredictable reunions.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2002

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY HUS

Summary: An acrobatically inclined free spirit, following a whirlwind engagement, literally tumbles into the lives of his fiancée's aristocratic family, setting up a clash of values with her staid father while firing the rebellious imagination of her brash, black-sheep sister. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, the film is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY HOL

Summary: Between 1970 and 1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch movies: The allegorical freak-out "El topo," the graphic horror of "Night of the living dead," the outrageous filth fest "Pink flamingos," outlaw reggae's "The harder they come," the phenomenal "Rocky horror picture show," and the darkly disturbing "Eraserhead." Discover the stories behind the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MID

Starr, Paul

Summary: "Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.961 STA

Crane, Stephen

Summary: The glory, pride, horror, and cowardice that are associated with war are depicted in a classic account of a young soldier's Civil War experiences.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Easton Press 1980

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRA

Eizenstat, Stuart

Summary: "The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments--drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes. Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter's side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White House, where he served as Chief Domestic Policy Adviser. He was directly involved in all domestic and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARTER, JIMMY EIZ

Woods, Stuart

Summary: "From #1 bestselling author Stuart Woods comes an extraordinary new series starring an old fan favorite: Teddy Fay. When President Kate Lee calls Stone Barrington to Washington on an urgent matter, it's soon clear that a potentially disastrous situation requires the kind of help more delicate than even he can provide. and he knows just the right man for the job. Teddy Fay: ex-CIA, master of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOO

Woods, Stuart

Summary: When Peter Barrington and Ben Bachetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2021

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WOO

Woods, Stuart

Summary: When Teddy Fay receives a freelance assignment from a gentleman he can't refuse, he jets off to Paris on the hunt for a treasonous criminal. But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger--and stranger--than he could imagine. The trail of bread crumbs leads to secrets hidden within secrets, evildoers trading in money and...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2019

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WOO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WOO

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC WOO

Scheller, Stuart

Summary: A combat-decorated Marine officer, Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout. As the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, came to light he stood up for the American service members, demanding accountability for the hasty and ill-planned exit that cost thousands of lives. In...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 SCH

Murray, Stuart

Summary: Presents a visual guide to the people, battles, and events of America's war for independence, and includes explanatory text.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 MUR

Woods, Stuart

Summary: When Peter Barrington and Ben Bachetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem. But the world of posh casinos, luxurious developments, and boundless wealth has a dark underbelly of crime and political intrigue. With international deals and private vendettas at stake, the villains behind the plot aren't...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WOO

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M WOO

Woods, Stuart

Summary: "Teddy Fay is back in Hollywood and caught in two tricky situations. First, a rising star at Centurion becomes the target of malicious gossip, and Teddy must find and neutralize the source before the situation gets out of hand - or becomes violent. At the same time, Teddy finds himself targeted by a criminal thug bearing a grudge. It's a lot of knives to juggle, even for a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOO

Woods, Stuart

Summary: Ever a man of mystery and intrigue, Teddy Fay has donned a new disguise - that of Mark Weldon, a stuntman and actor starring in Centurion Studios' newest film. When the picture's leading lady begins receiving blackmail threats, Teddy is in the perfect position to investigate, and it soon becomes clear that the villains have more in their sights than just money. Money they've got. What they need...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOO

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOO

Summary: In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RAC

Summary: Chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MCC

Summary: Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD WAL

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAL

Parker, Star

Summary: Parker was among the many reeling and confused as Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. But, she argues, a silver lining to this outcome is the debate that has since ruled our media and private conversations. She believes that Trump's presidency provides us with an opportunity like never before to engage and work to preserve the values upon which America was built....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.042 PAR

Summary: In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GRE

Hill, Joe

Summary: "In 1983, a state-of-the-art drilling ship, the Derleth, vanished near the Arctic Circle. Decades later, it has begun sending a distress call... Tracing the signal to a remote atoll in the Bering Strait, the Rococo oil company hires the Carpenter brothers and their salvage crew to investigate the ghost ship. Joined by a marine biologist and an oil executive, the brothers set out on a grim...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2020

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.5 HIL

Summary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YEL

Contents: Voice your choice (The Radiants) (2:32) -- The boy from New York City (The Ad Libs) (2:57) -- Hold what you've got (Joe Tex) (3:05) -- Twine time (Alvin Cash & the Crawlers) (2:22) -- Don't mess up a good thing (Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure with Oliver Sain and Orchestra) (2:59) -- My girl (The Temptations) (3:06) -- Shotgun (Jr. Walker & the All Stars) (2:56) -- People get ready (The...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2008

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES SWE

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