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Summary: "Recent university graduate David 'Kubu' Bengu joins the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department directly rather than via the normal route of a constable on the beat. This does not sit well with existing detectives. Shortly after he joins the CID, the richest diamond mine in the world is robbed of 100,000 carats of diamonds in transit. The robbery is well-executed and brutal. Police...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Stanley 2020Stanley, Michael
Summary: A Bushman is discovered dead near the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Although the man looks old enough to have died of natural causes, the police suspect foul play, and the body is sent to Gaborone for an autopsy. Pathologist Ian MacGregor confirms the cause of death as a broken neck, but is greatly puzzled by the man's physiology. Although he's obviously very old, his internal organs look...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction StanleyStanley, Michael.
Summary: Faced with the violent death of his own father, Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu, the smartest detective in the Botswana police, is baffled. Who would kill such a frail old man? Kubu's frustration grows as his boss, Director Mabaku, bans him from being involved in the investigation. The picture becomes even murkier with the apparent suicide of a government official. Are Chinese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAStanley, Michael.
Summary: Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they're being harvested for muti, a witch doctor's potion traditionally derived from plants and animals--and which, some believe, can be made more potent by adding human remains. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu joins the investigation with the police force's newest detective--and only woman--Samantha Khama, for whom the case is personal.Soon one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Stanley, Michael
Summary: Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they're being harvested for muti - a witch doctor's potion. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu joins the investigation with the polices force's newest detective - and only woman - Samantha Khama, for whom the case is personal. Soon one girl's father, convinced that his daughter's death is linked to the recent popularity of a political candidate, takes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPaperbacks 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAStanley, Michael.
Summary: In the aftermath of the murder of an anonymous victim, assistant superintendent David Bengu begins his career in Botswana, where his convivial passions and determined methods earn him a local nickname that likens him to a hippopotamus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD M STAStanley, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STASummary: During World War II, onboard a ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A ship's captain is removed from his command by his executive officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it comes to light that Captain Queeg was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CAISummary: Vietnam war drama which begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2001
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FULSummary: Vietnam war drama which begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA FULSummary: The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD IROLivingston, Stanley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.63 LIVSummary: "In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, the endlessly-mysterious moon is explored in this reprint short science fiction anthology from award-winning editor and anthologist Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld, The Best Science Fiction of the Year). On July 20, 1969, mankind made what had only years earlier seemed like an impossible leap forward: when Apollo 11 became the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EAGStanley, Andy.
Summary: Surely there's more than one way to get to heaven? Best selling author Andy Stanley addresses this popular belief held even among Christians. Stanley leads believers and skeptics alike to a grateful awareness of God's enormous grace and mercy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: christianaudio.com 2006
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Contents: [Disc 1]. Chapter 1. [Live at the Boarding House, May 1, 1974]. Salty dog blues -- Doc's talking blues -- Blue yodel no. 1 (T for Texas) -- Miss the Mississippi and you -- Wabash cannonball -- Nancy Rowland -- Solid gone -- Tennessee stud -- Frosty morn -- Matchbox blues -- Mama don't allow no music -- Deep elem blues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK WATSummary: Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIFSummary: Aurelio Zen is a formidable detective, but he's always put honesty before advancement. The arrival of clever and ambitious Tania to the team sees Zen's vigor reawakened. Driven by romance, re-energized, and armed with a new confidence, Zen's investigations take him from crowded Rome to the spectacular Italian countryside as he negotiates a complex string of murder cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ZENSummary: Pillow talk: Two single professionals find themselves sharing a party line - and a whole lot more - when they get their lines crossed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An uncompromising portrayal of swinging London's criminal underworld. Quintessentially British and with a documentary-style commitment towards accuracy, it mixes meticulously constructed, high-octane action sequences with taut suspense and gritty realism, making it the groundbreaking template for future crime dramas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROBBernstein, Leonard
Contents: The star-spangled banner -- I feel like I'm not out of bed yet -- New York, New York -- Gabey's comin' -- Presentation of Miss Turnstiles -- Come up to my place -- Carried away -- Carried away (encore) -- Chase music -- Lonely town -- High school girls -- Lonely town pas de deux -- Lonely town choral -- Carnegie Hall pavane -- I understand -- I can cook too -- I can cook too (encore) -- Lucky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC ONSummary: Citizens living in Fortitude, an Arctic town hailed as the safest place on Earth, are rocked to the core by the murder of one of their own. A detective is quickly flown in from out-of-town to assist the local Chief of Police with the investigation of the town's first-ever violent crime and the two men must work together despite the deep mistrust each has for the other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Tired of the view from his one-bedroom apartment, Bud Fox dreams of the luxury and power at the pinnacle of Wall Street investment banking. Charming his way into the tutelage of Gordon Gekko, the best of the best, Fox is soon rubbing shoulders with friends in the highest places. But in a world that values high-risk greed over low-yied ethics, Fox will soon find himself in a most precarious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007