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Government investigators Government investigators United States Drama Human-alien encounters Mufleh, Luma Mulder, Fox (Fictitious character) Drama Parapsychology Parapsychology Drama Scully, Dana (Fictitious character) Drama United States United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation DramaSummary: Based on the inspiring true story of salesman turned pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ALLPhan, Zoya.
Summary: Zoya Phan escaped the Burmese army in her native jungle and a Thai refugee camp to become the spokesperson of the Free Burma movement.--Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.105 PHAN, ZOYA PHASummary: Fox Mulder and Dana Scully track suspicious cases that may be attributed to the supernatural or involve interplanetary activity. Memorable moments from this season include Mulder's appearance on Jerry Springer's talk show and Scully working with her partner to fake Mulder's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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Summary: Shares the inspirational story of a youth soccer team comprised of refugees from around the world who, under the guidance of a formidable female coach, helped to transform their Georgia community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 ST JMufleh, Luma
Summary: "Refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MUFSummary: After his wife is killed during the Blitz, neurotic and suicidal Squadron Leader Bill Forrester (Gregory Peck) is bent on achieving one thing in the war: his own death. Fellow airmen see him as hostile, incommunicative and prone to nightmares and anxiety attacks. But when Forrester's plane crash-lands in enemy territory, he realizes that he must save himself in order to guide his two injured...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2005
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Summary: The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GOLSummary: Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2008
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE RAMSummary: The Karen make up about seven percent of the population of Myanmar, formally known as Burma, and for decades, they've been fighting what's called the Forgotten War with the Burmese military. Patrick Brown introduces us to a Karen woman and her family as they leave behind a refugee camp, ethnic persecution, and an ongoing war, and embark on a journey from Burma to Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "A young F.B.I. agent is assigned watchdog duty over a fellow agent, but finds herself drawn into his investigations of paranormal and unexplained phenomena."
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV XSummary: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICGolabek, Mona
Summary: "In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city--particularly the Jewish people that lived there--Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They chose to send Lisa to London for safety through the Kindertransport--a rescue effort that relocated Jewish children. As Lisa yearned to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 GOLSummary: "Leaving the devastation of World War II behind them, a little girl and her brother travel from Europe to Israel in search of family, hope, and future. Placed in a refugee camp on their arrival they are confronted by a world of colorful characters whose intrigues both terrify and tantalize them and are forced to face the difficult realities of a new land. Powerfully reflecting the complexities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sisu Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NEWSummary: Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, join forces to solve cases the FBI has labeled X-files. Both are determined to uncover the hidden truths--one searching for otherwordly answers, the other for more earthbound scientific explanations. Together they will make discoveries neither could have ever imagined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In First blood, an ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam is searching for peace, but finds instead an overzealous, small town sheriff who's spoiling for a fight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE RAMSummary: A man travels the Mississippi on a steamboat, making money to hire a lawyer to clear his nephew's name; upholding the law in a small southern town, Judge Billy Priest also plays matchmaker for his nephew; a country doctor upsets his small town when he has an affair with a widow; a young man's efforts to become a hero are thwarted when he joins the Armed Forces but is posted in his home town;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JOHJuma, Liliane Leila
Summary: "Liliane Leila Juma was 16 years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. In this gut-wrenching memoir, she gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion. Sincere and revealing, it gives a moving account of a young girl's journey from a protected and secure family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2020
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 JUMSt. John, Warren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 STJSummary: British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF BrSummary: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, and the entire crew from the popular MTV show return with the most insane tricks and pranks to date.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2006
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JACMendelson, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 MENSummary: As the second season begins, the X-files have been shut down and Mulder and Scully are separated. Scully finds herself teaching classes at the FBI Academy, while Mulder is assigned to surveillance duty. With Agent Alex Krycek as his new partner, and the mysterious X as his new source of information, Mulder struggles to keep his search for the truth alive. But ironically it is Scully who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006