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Films for the hearing impaired Florida Florida Humor Florida Politics and government 21st century Anecdotes Florida Social conditions 21st century Anecdotes Florida Social life and customs 21st century Anecdotes Roommates Florida Drama Television comedies Television programs Widows Florida DramaMeade, Desmond
Summary: "Desmond Meade tells the story of his fight to pass Amendment 4 in Florida, which would restore voting rights to felons who have served their terms"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.759 MEAPopple, Ian
Summary: A travel guide for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.593 FORT LAUDERDALE POPPopple, Ian
Summary: A travel guide for the Palm Beach, Florida area.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.593 PALM BEACH POPNovak, Brenda
Summary: After the death of her US senator father, Marlow Madsen travels to the small island off the coast of Florida where she spent summers growing up to help her mother settle the family estate. For Marlow, the trip is a chance to reconnect after too long apart. It's also the perfect escape to help her feel grounded again, one she's happy to share with friends Aida and Claire, who are hoping to hit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVSummary: After suddenly being kicked out of his job as a government contract spy, Michael Weston returns to his home town of Miami to figure out who is behind the firing while offering his services to those in need.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BURKay, Edward
Summary: This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating --- and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses). Then come some specifics such as how and why smells are closely linked to memories, descriptions of some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.86 KAYSummary: "The seemingly sleepy intersection of Delaware Ave. and 12th St. in Fort Pierce, Fla. is ground zero for the ferocious abortion rights battle raging in America. On one corner stands the abortion clinic A Woman's World; across the street is the Pregnancy Care Center, an ambiguously named pro-life outpost dedicated to heading off abortion seekers at the pass."--Producers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TWEMoran, Terrie Farley
Summary: The national bestselling author of "Caught Read-Handed "revisits Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where the proprietors of a local bookstore cafe occasionally take a stab at solving murder... At their seaside Read Em and Eat bookstore cafe, Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield offer fresh scones, great books, and excellent detective work With their book club season wrapping up with "The Florida Life of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MORParrish, P. J.
Summary: Florida's Gulf Coast community of Sereno Key has been shaken to the core by a grisly ritualistic murder. Though an arrest is quickly made, Detective Louis Kincaid feels strangely unsettled. His uncertainty is confirmed as a second body is discovered, and then a third--each branded with the bizarre trademarks of a serial killer whose blood lust is growing. Now in a race against time, Kincaid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Our Noir Publishing 2018
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: FIC PARSummary: Join Dorothy, the smart one, Sophia, the glib one, Rose, the naive one, and Blanche. Season 2 garnered its second straight Emmy award for "Outstanding Comedy Series" and a Golden Globe for "Best TV Series Comedy/Musical." It's a star-filled season with special guests, including Burt Reynolds in a surprise cameo and a young George Clooney playing a Miami policeman who saves the day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Go 2Summary: This complete third season includes all 25 episodes of the smart, sassy, Emmy Award-winning classic comedy, plus bonus features: Golden Moments and The Golden Girls Scrapbook.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV GCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLSummary: Four not-so-old seniors have moved in together in a Florida home. They share the house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Dorothy's main goal is to find a companion she can relate to, while her mother, Sophia loves to tell "Picture this" type of stories. Rose is a little corny, but lovable never-the-less, and Blanche spends her time courting every man she can lay her hands on. All...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Television 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Go 1Barry, Dave
Summary: Sure, there was the 2000 election and flying insects the size of LeBron James. But Barry is going to show you why Florida is a great state. And whatever else you think about Florida-- you can never say it's boring.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818 BARMacDonald, John D. (John Dann)
Summary: The first mystery featuring detective Travis McGee. He comes to the aid of a young lady whose father had hidden some stolen jewels before dying in prison.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ImPress Mystery 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACDeMille, Nelson
Summary: US Army combat veteran Daniel "Mac" MacCormick is living in Key West, the owner of a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat. Short on cash, Mac agrees to listen when a hotshot Miami lawyer offers him 2 million dollars for a trip to Cuba to recover sixty million American dollars hidden by a man who fled Castro's revolution.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DEMSummary: Horatio Caine heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, the investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves, the victims.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2005
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Summary: "Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 28 out of 3,140 counties in America. The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.5 ROSSummary: The ultimate guide for visitors and locals looking to spend time in Northwest Florida’s Gulf of Mexico. This guidebook provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, shipwrecks, shore-accessible dive and snorkel reefs, and the top surfing sites in the area. Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.59 FLORIDA REEGriffith, Evan
Summary: "Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they've found something special--and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GRICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction GriffithHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of thirteen novels, including the bestsellers Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and four bestselling children's books, Chomp, Hoot, Flush, and Scat. He joined The Miami Herald in 1976 and worked on the newspaper's magazine and investigations team before starting his column in 1985. In 2010,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 975.9 HIATurner, Richard
Summary: Richly detailed and realistic illustrations of various animals in their natural habitat invite children to guess which animal each nose belongs to, then to learn a variety of facts about each animal. An enjoyable, educational resource for children, caregivers, and classrooms alike.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starfish Bay Children's Books 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TURSummary: After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trimark Home Video 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BULHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: "A collection of Carl Hiaasen's best columns from the past twelve years, covering topics, like hurricanes, off-shore drilling, voting rights, and political corruption, that have become national issues. A VINTAGE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. Dance of the Reptiles is Carl Hiaasen's third collection of the very best of his columns for the Miami Herald. Covering topics large and small, from local issues...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.9 HIASharmat, Marjorie Weinman
Summary: "Nate the Great helps his friend Esmeralda find the word she wrote down that was going to be the name of the upcoming pet concert, before it's too late"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2018