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Summary: A moving portrayal of an American family coping with one of the most intimate of transformations. When director Sharon Shattuck's father came out as transgender and changed her name to Trisha, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. Her father's transition to female was difficult for her straight-identified mother, Marcia, to accept, but her parents stayed together. As the Shattucks...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FRO

Summary: Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2020

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Re

Herman-Giddens, Marcia Edwina

Summary: "A deeply personal memoir that unearths a family history of racism, slaveholding, and trauma as well as love and sparks of delight. Marcia Herman's family moved to Birmingham in 1946, when she was five years old, and settled in the steel-making city dense with smog and a rigid apartheid system. Marcia, a shy only child, struggled to fit in and understand this world, shadowed as it was by her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Alabama Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HERMAN-GIDDENS, MARCIA EDWINA HER

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon

Summary: Chronicles the sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa--one of the most renowned women rulers in history--and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GOL

Summary: Within a few minutes of the news that Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia had passed away, tributes to him began appearing on the Internet. Highly personal, sincere, and moving, these fan's voices form the heart of Not Fade Away. Some tell stories of meetings with Jerry or recall a favorite concert, others explain how his music changed their lives. The effect is of a communal oral history--told,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 NOT

Troy, Sandy.

Summary: "Captain Trips depicts the life, work, and philosophy of this nonconformist rock legend, counterculture hero, and symbol of the Sixties. It contains exclusive interviews with Phil Lesh, David Nelson, Rock Scully, Jorma Kaukonen, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia (Jerry's second wife and perhaps closest friend), Jerry himself, and many others. As lead guitarist of the Dead, Garcia has played before...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARCIA, JERRY TRO

Freeman, Anna Harber

Summary: "The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Poveka Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her Ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them-and Maria-famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria's belief in sharing her love of clay brought success...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MAR

Carbone, Courtney

Summary: An activity book based on the Super Mario video games includes puzzles, mazes, word scrambles, and hidden codes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018

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Summary: When Lucy and Edmund Pensive, along with their cousin Eustace, are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia, they join King Caspian and a noble mouse named Reepicheep aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader. The courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, and reunite with the Great Lion Aslan on a mission that will determine the fate of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CHR RATED PG

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Ch

Summary: An extraordinary look into the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos. As the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos is best known for her opulent lifestyle, but it was her behind-the-scenes influence of her husband's presidency that rocketed her to the global political forefront. A journey through the Marcos family's long history of corruption, extravagance and brutality,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KIN

Swaby, Rachel

Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWA

Moccio, Michael

Summary: "When Mario and his brother, Luigi, find their way into the strange and wonderful Mushroom Kingdom, they discover a world in need of unlikely heroes. Soon enough, they are teamed up with a brave, can-do princess, a friendly toad, and an angry ape--against a very big bad named Bowser and his forces. Luckily for the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser may have just met his match!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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Foxe, Steve

Summary: "Nintendo and Mario Kart fans ages 5-8 will love to meet Mario, Luigi, and all their friends and foes in this Step 3 Step into Reading level reader as they compete and race to win!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOX

Ottaviani, Jim

Summary: Introduces the lives and work of three eminent primatologists, sharing insights into their educations under mentor Louis Leakey while exploring their pivotal contributions to twentieth-century natural science.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish, First Second 2015

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Summary: A provocative tale of romance, lust, desire, and intrigue based on the lives of 17th century French composer Sainte Colombe and his protege, Marin Marais.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Lorber Films 2006

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TOU

Paternostro, Silvana

Summary: Irrevent and hopeful, Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel García Márquez, and of how Gabriel García Márquez survived his own self-creation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARCIA MARQUEZ, GABRIEL PAT

Garcia, Mayte

Summary: A candid assessment of the iconic musician's personal and professional life by his first wife traces their long-distance courtship, marriage, and creative partnership as well as the challenges that compromised their romance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARCIA, MAYTE GAR

Garcia, Jerry

Summary: Brief quotations from interviews share the late guitarist's outlook on life and music.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wolf Valley Books 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 GAR

Foxe, Steve

Summary: "It's game on for even the youngest gamers who love Super Mario when they meet Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and all their friends from the Mushroom Kingdom! Featuring stunning illustrations and beloved characters, this Little Golden Book is perfect for Nintendo, Super Mario--and Little Golden Book--fans of all ages."--Amazon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOX

Garcia, Jerry

Summary: A collection of artwork by the lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead rock group.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Celestial Arts 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 GAR

Rowe, Kaz

Summary: "This graphic biography chronicles the life of Surrealist artist Claude Cahun, from their childhood and experiences of antisemitism in France, through the development of their artistic practice in Paris, to their resistance against the Nazis in Jersey, and includes photographs by Cahun and artistic and romantic partner Marcel Moore"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Getty Publications 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 CAH

Kalb, Marvin L.

Summary: "In the book Kalb captures the excitement of being present at the creation of a whole new way of bringing news immediately to the public. And what news. Cold War tensions were high between Eisenhower's America and Khrushchev's Soviet Union. Kalb is at the center, occupying a unique spot as a student of Russia tasked with explaining Moscow to Washington and the American public. He joins a cast...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Brookings Institution Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALB, MARVIN KAL

Vargas Llosa, Mario

Summary: "Publicado a comienzos de la década de los setenta y desaparecido de las librerías desde hace muchos años, este ensayo, que en su origen fue la tesis que le valió a Vargas Llosa en 1971 el título de doctor por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, muestra la admiración del Nobel peruano por García Márquez y por su novela Cien años de soledad. En él se analiza en profundidad la obra del autor...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfaguara 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH LLO

Summary: Celebrate the nation's sixteenth president. Presents a complex portrait of a man who many consider to be our greatest commander-in-chief, but who considered himself a lonely man. Brings to life the tumultuous time in which he led the country, some of his finest Civil War moments, and his final hours.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIN

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