Summary: Democracies should protect their citizens, especially the most vulnerable among them, but the United States is increasingly failing to do so. This investigative documentary shows how corporations and billionaires have taken control of the American political process and in doing so have brought economic hardship and ruin. It combines insights from political thinkers and journalists with the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CORSummary: Easter parade: Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but on the day before Easter she refuses to sign a new contract with him. So he takes the next dancer he meets, Hannah Brown, as a new partner. He vows to make Hannah a success before the next Easter parade. After a while Don and Hannah are so successful that Florence Ziegfeld is interested in them. With Nadine dancing for the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS GRESummary: While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY QUESummary: "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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Summary: "This is a story of being called out of your happy, peaceful life to an extraordinary one. It is about heeding the call to be a helper and taking on the challenge of a lifetime. Fred Guttenberg is one such helper who comes from a family that finds ways, large and small, to change the world for the better. Fred was a successful businessman for whom family was a priority--as father, husband, son,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUTTENBERG, FRED GUTWaring, Fred
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Words & Muisc Inc. 1943
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2 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMFran
Contents: Limousine -- Palm trees -- How did we -- How did I -- Leaving -- Everybody -- Winter -- So long -- God -- The label -- I know you.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL POP/ROCK FRABowen, Fred
Summary: "The story of the National Basketball Association from its origins through the major events and players who made basketball what it is today"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 BOWD'Aguiar, Fred
Summary: Drawing from two cultural perspectives, an acclaimed British-Guyanese writer and award-winning poet combines personal reminiscence and philosophy to reflect on a year of personal and global crisis, as he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 D'AGUIAR, FRED D'AGSmall, Fred.
Contents: The heart of the Appaloosa -- Talking wheelchair blues -- Willie's song -- Face at the window -- Peace is -- Annie -- Death in disguise -- Dig a hole in the ground, or, How to prosper during the coming nuclear war -- No more Vietnams -- Larry the polar bear.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder Records 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK SMAVan Lente, Fred
Summary: "We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he pardoned the first White House turkey, once snuck into Washington in disguise, and grew his famous beard because an eleven-year-old girl said it made him look less ugly?! Rad all about the radical rail-spliter, supreme speaker, and paramount president Abraham Lincoln in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINSteingold, Fred S.
Summary: The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business has helped more than a quarter million entrepreneurs and business owners master the basics, including how to: raise start-up money, decide between an LLC or other business structure, save on business taxes, get licenses and permits, choose the right insurance, negotiate contracts and leases, avoid problems if you're buying a franchise,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.0652 STESummary: A grieving father seeks answers after his fourteen-year-old son dies by suicide. He uncovers painful truths about the lives of teens, the impact of unfettered access to internet and social media, and the shocking rise of depression among America's youth. The journey brings him together with young suicide survivors, prevention experts, and parents trying to understand the 70% increase in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TELSummary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOSummary: Bert Kalmar always wanted to be a magician, but all it takes is a disastrous opening night to make his dream go poof! So, Kalmar moves on and finds songwriting magic with collaborator Harry Ruby.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS THRBerlin, Irving
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: I. Berlin Music Corp. 1938
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: "Hailed as one of the most prolific and influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey has become a cult hero in the outdoor world. Eschewing fame, sponsors and family life so his only obligation would be the next summit, this rebel athlete conquered more unclimbed peaks than anyone in history during his 80-year career, staying myopically focused on the mountains until age 94...."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRFeek, Rory Lee
Summary: "Now raising their four-year-old daughter, Indiana, alone, after Joey's passing, Rory Feek digs deeper into the soil of his life and the unusual choices he and his wife, Joey, made together and the ones he's making now to lead his family into the future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 FEEK, RORY FEECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: LPB FEEK FEESummary: From executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious look into the Trump presidency, animation style. Starring two-dimensional avatars of Donald Trump and his merry band of insiders and family members, this cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump, his confidants and bon vivants. It's a workplace comedy where the office is oval, a character study in search of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OURField, Sally
Summary: One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 FIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B FIELD FIECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio FieldFriend, Cliff
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder 1919
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: Dr. Julia Hoffman promises Barnabas that his secret is safe if he will allow her to conduct experiments to cure him of his vampirism. Jealous of Victoria Winters' engagement to Burke Devlin, Barnabas plans revenge against Burke, who becomes suspicious of Barnabas and begins to investigate him. While trying to hide from Barnabas, David Collins becomes trapped in the secret room of the Collins...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2012