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Contents: Walking with the spirit -- Pit bull -- Spiritland -- Broken string -- We will fly away -- Working man -- I knew without asking -- Saturday night before Christmas -- Cryin' inside -- St. John's eve.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Orleans Records 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES ROBContents: Jazz Fest: the first 50 years / by Keith Spera -- Heritage, craft, and culture / by Rachel Lyons -- Quint Davis and Jazz Fest / by Karen Celestan -- Food fête / by Rachel Lyons -- The music and musicians of the New Orleans Jazz Festival / by Robert H. Cataliotti -- Off the stage, around the grounds / by Rachel Lyons.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JAZBroken Records
Contents: A leaving song -- Modern worksong -- Dia dos namarados! -- The motorcycle boy reigns -- A darkness rises up -- Ailene -- I used to dream -- You know you're not dead -- The cracks in the wall -- Home.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 4AD 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BRODorleans, Marie
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2018
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 ORLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 ORLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 ORLCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 027 ORLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 027.4794 ORLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word OrleanDorleans, Marie
Summary: "Mama opened our bedroom door. 'Wake up, you two,' she whispered. 'Let's go, so we get there on time.' Excited, the sleepy family step outside into a beautiful summer night. The world is quiet and shadowy, filled with fresh smells and amazing sights. Is this what they miss when they're asleep? Together, they walk out of their sleeping village. What will they find in the dark landscape? This...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOROrlean, Susan
Summary: Susan Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to the beloved institution of libraries.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks, imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLOrlean, Susan
Summary: 'How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages,' writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the Near-Sighted Pigeon, she's been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. Now, in On Animals, she examines animal-human relationships through the compelling tales she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 ORLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 ORLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 ORLOrlean, Susan.
Summary: Fascinating, witty, and bizarre, this true story of beauty and obsession in Florida weaves a seductive tale of plant smugglers, swamp explorers, and the strange effects orchids have on the eccentric collectors who must possess them.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge Co. 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 635.9344 ORLOrlean, Susan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 910.4 ORLOrlean, Susan.
Summary: Fascinating, witty, and bizarre, this true story of beauty and obsession in Florida weaves a seductive tale of plant smugglers, swamp explorers, and the strange effects orchids have on the eccentric collectors who must possess them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9344 ORLRecord Company
Contents: Life to fix -- I'm getting better (and I'm feeling it right now) -- Goodbye to the hard life -- Make it happen -- You and me now -- Coming home -- The movie song -- Night games -- Roll bones -- I'm changing.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RECOrlean, Susan
Summary: "On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm. As one fireman recounted later, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 027 ORLOrlean, Susan.
Summary: Chronicles the rise of the iconic German shepherd character while sharing the stories of the real WWI dog and the canine performer in the 1950s television show, and explores Rin Tin Tin's relevance in the military and popular culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.737 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RIN TIN TIN ORLOrlean, Susan
Summary: On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, patrons and staff outside of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous, reaching 2000 degrees and burning for more than seven hours. It consumed four hundred...
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 027 ORLOrlean, Susan.
Summary: Chronicles the 1994 crime story of John Laroche, a plant dealer who teamed up with three Seminole Indians to steal rare orchids from a southern Florida swamp with the intention of having the orchids cloned to sell to collectors; examines the ramifications of the case, which concerned a wide variety of groups, including environmentalists, Native Americans, and orchid enthusiasts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9344 ORLNew Orleans Suspects (Musical group)
Contents: Get back what you given -- Cigarette smile -- Magdalena -- Pocketful of grits -- Soothe me -- Things (In your mind) -- Hoodoos and cunyans -- Carnivale -- Walk of shame -- Yo flambeaux!
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana Red Hot Records 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES NEWSummary: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, aka "Jazz Fest," is the signature annual music and cultural event of the city and has been called America's greatest festival. Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region, and hundreds of thousands attend the event each year....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF JAZCollectables Records Corp.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 780 COLGuinness World Records Limited
Summary: "The world's most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting greats via Instagram, fidget spinners and all manner of human marvels. Inside you'll find hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and countless facts, figures, stats and trivia waiting for you on every action-packed page. Guinness World...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guinness World Records Limited 2019
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Contents: The curtains part -- Two rings -- Steady waves -- High rise -- Something unseen touches a flower to my forehead -- The depths -- Basket -- Wasp in a jar -- Lemon.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CROSummary: The lady, Grace Elliot, was once the mistress of the Prince of Wales. She left him for Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, a cousin of Louis XVI. The film opens a year after the fall of the Bastille, and while their affair is over, Grace and the Duc have stayed close friends. But just because they're friends doesn't mean they can't (and don't) have powerful political arguments. Organized around five...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LADWhite, Adam.
Summary: "Motown: The Sound of Young America is the definitive, visual history of the Detroit-based independent record company which became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy and sophisticated music through the sixties, seventies and eighties. Featuring extensive, specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this landmark...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 WHIGuinness World Records (COR)
Summary: The ultimate and complete guide to videogames. The brand-new 2018 edition is packed full of the most up-to-date news, achievements and developments in the gaming world, illustrated with the best and most exciting imagery from this year's top titles. It also includes gameplay tips and hints, retro facts from classic games, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Guinness World Records Limited 2017