Summary: An examination of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her children", and the political philosophies the play represents. Preparing for The Public Theater's 2006 production of Brecht's anti-war play, Meryl Streep allows a camera crew to document her rehearsal process and interest in the work. Moreover, the life and times of Brecht himself are followed, most notably the playwrites' escape from...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF THESummary: Dina's getting married in a few weeks and there's still so much to do. She has to move her boyfriend, Scott, from his parents' house to her apartment, and settle him in to only the second home he's ever had, all while juggling his schedule as an early morning Walmart door greeter. She has to get her dress, confirm arrangements with the venue, and make peace with her family, who remain nervous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Orchard 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DINKina.
Contents: Girl from the gutter -- I love you -- Have a cry -- Stop -- Give and take -- Me -- U don't know -- Loser -- Hurt so bad -- Insanity -- Still here.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamworks 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES KINANiia
Contents: Prelude -- Hurt you first -- Sideline -- Nobody -- last night in Los Feliz -- Girl like me -- Day & night -- Constantly dissatisfied -- California -- All I need -- Mulholland -- Sideline Ft. Jazmine Sullivan
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NIISummary: Actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ORissi, Anica Mrose
Summary: While preparing for a party, excitable little piggies have some close calls with Wolf.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RISSummary: Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas' life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MONContents: Pinta manta (António Sanches) -- Dia ja manche (Dionisio Maio) -- Morti Sta Bidjàcu (José Casimiro) -- Pontin pontin (Bana) -- That day (Fany Havest) -- Odio sem valor (Pedrinho) -- Mino di mama (Quirino do Canto) -- Mundo d'Margura (Tchiss Lopes) -- Po d'terra (João Cirilo) -- Corre riba, corre baxo (Abel Lima) -- Ilyne (Os Apolos) -- Sintado na pracinha (Americo Brito) -- Capchona (Elisio...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN SPASummary: A look at life and everyday struggles in Havana through three main stories -- when a woman dies in childbirth, the new father runs away; a lonely woman is courted by an older man, but can't forget her first love; a couple's relationship crumbles when they can't conceive a child.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cine Cubano a Precios Muy Bajos 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BARTina
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TINDiva
Summary: L.A.'s sci-fi priestess is a unique talent. Los Angeles is a trip. And currently the music emanating from this West Coast dreamland are spinning heads like no others. Diva Dompe is central to this L.A. renaissance, having founded the fabulously costumed trio BlackBlack with her sister Lola; thrown down sinewy bass grooves as a member of the sadly missed Pocahaunted and grown into a key member...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Critical Heights 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC DIVGrace, Sina
Summary: As teenager Clark Kent and his friends grieve the death of a classmate, Smallville's latest threat pushes Clark to grapple with life's biggest questions in order to become the hero his town needs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 SUPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SUPKramer, Nika.
Summary: Presents a pictorial look at women break dancers known as the B*Girlz.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.3 KRAGiles, Nyna
Summary: Gile's childhood had been spent in doctor's offices; she spent nearly every waking moment at her mother's side. As Nyna grew up, her mother became more and more distant. Carolyn Scott Reybold had been a model in 1947, a friend of Grace Kelly, and even a bridesmaid at her wedding. How had that confident, glamorous woman become the mother Giles knew growing up-- the mother who was now living in a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILES, NYNA GILMaslo, Lina
Summary: When Malala Yousafzai was born, people shook their heads because girls were considered bad luck. But her father looked into her eyes and knew she could do anything. In Pakistan, people said girls should not be educated. But Malala and her father were not afraid. She secretly went to school and spoke up for education in her country. And even though an enemy tried to silence her powerful voice,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YOUBaker, Nena
Summary: Links everyday products to illness-causing chemical buildups in the body, exploring the roles of manufacturing breakthroughs, political policies, and popular culture in exposing people to chemical hazards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.9 BAKPappas, Dina
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Martingale 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 PAPJack Fina
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Maestro Music 1945
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMJina, Devika,.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People JohnsonSawabatake, Iina
Summary: "A cookbook filled with over 50 recipes with clear step-by-step instructions for assembling elegant plates of amazing, all-vegan re-creations of classic rolls that mimic the flavor and texture of fish"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 SAWSingh, Rina
Summary: A collection of Turkish folktales featuring Nasrudin Hoja and lessons taken from his experiences with his family, at the market, and with animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SINRissi, Anica Mrose
Summary: "A contemporary collection of original short stories by Anica Mrose Rissi that is sure to elicit chills, laughs, and screams, even from the most devoted fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RISSummary: Female journalist Arezoon Rahimmi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the 'Spider Killer' Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023