Summary: With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into a friend who although being in a relationship, embarks on an affair.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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

Davis, David Brion.

Summary: Davis begins with the dramatic Amistad case, which vividly highlights the international character of the Atlantic slave trade and the roles of the American judiciary, the presidency, the media, and of both black and white abolitionists. The heart of the book looks at slavery in the American South, describing black slaveholding planters, the rise of the Cotton Kingdom, the daily life of ordinary...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 DAV

Davis, David Brion.

Summary: "From the revered historian--winner of nearly every award given in his field--the long-awaited conclusion of his magisterial three-volume history of slavery in Western culture that has been more than fifty years in the making. David Brion Davis is one of the foremost historians of our time, and in this final volume in his monumental trilogy on slavery in Western culture he offers highly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 DAV

Than, Gavin Aung

Summary: "Feeling unappreciated by their superheroes, J.J. and his fellow sidekicks make their own crime-fighting team, and quickly learn they must defend the world from the evil Dr. Enok"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THA

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THA

Than, Gavin Aung

Summary: "The Super Sidekicks are back! JJ, Flygirl, Dinomite, and Goo are settling into their fancy new headquarters and living the sweet life of superheroes. The Mother of the Seas, on the other hand, is NOT happy. She's sick of land dwellers using the ocean as a dumping ground ... and she's seeking revenge! Can the Sidekicks step up and save humanity from the ocean's rage?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THA

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THA

Maxwell, Gavin

Contents: Ring of bright water -- The rocks remain -- Raven seek thy brother.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: David R. Godine 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.4 MAX

Summary: "Focusing on the loves, careers, ambitions and relationships of a group of gay men and women" in Pittsburgh, PA--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2001

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV QUE

Snyder, Scott

Summary: "Batman's city is burning. In the months since Commissioner Jim Gordon fell from grace, criminal empires have risen. Martial law has been declared. Arkham Asylum has been emptied. Bruce Wayne has been bankrupted. And Gotham City has been torn apart. Batman and his allies have fought their way up the food chain and put down a slew of madmen and masterminds. Yet each hard-earned victory and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2015

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BAT

Summary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA VAL

Summary: Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011

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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TOP

Summary: Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett is failing miserably at fitting in at his new public high school. The school is run by the world-weary Principal Gardner. As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability gives him the position as the resident 'psychiatrist.' Along with his partner and fellow student, Murphy Bivens, Charlie dishes out advice and the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor 2008

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CHA

Summary: Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett is failing miserably at fitting in at his new public high school. The school is run by the world-weary Principal Gardner. As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability gives him the position as the resident 'psychiatrist.' Along with his partner and fellow student, Murphy Bivens, Charlie dishes out advice and the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor 2008

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Charlie 2008

Summary: "It is 1932 when loyal, devoted Nurse Eunice Evers is invited to work with Dr. Brodus and Dr. Douglas on a federally funded program to treat syphilis patients in Alabama. Free treatment is offered to those who test positive for the disease, including Caleb Humphries and Willie Johnson. But when the government withdraws its support, money is offered for what will become known as 'The Tuskegee...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2001

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MIS

Summary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA VAL

Summary: "Contains strong language, violence, sexual situations, drug use, and disturbing images"--Container

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HID

Summary: The two faces of Dr. Jekyll: Absorbed in research directed towards freeing the two natures of man, Dr. Jekyll degenerated into Mr. Hyde, a vengeful maniac. While Hyde wants revenge against a gambler whom his wife is in love with, Dr. Jekyll takes steps to do away with his evil self.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2015

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR HAM

Summary: The youngest of King Triton's daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LIT

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

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

Contents: The boys are back in town / Everclear (4:07) -- Shout it out loud / Kiss (2:47) -- Runnin' with the devil / Van Halen (3:34) -- Cat scratch fever / Pantera (3:48) -- Iron man / Black Sabbath (5:54) -- Highway to hell / Marilyn Manson (3:46) -- 20th century boy / Drain sth (4:28) -- Detroit Rock City / Kiss (3:35) -- Jailbreak / Thin Lizzy (4:00) -- Surrender (Live) / Cheap Trick (4:22) -- Rebel...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Mercury 1999

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC DET

Summary: Prentice is searching for his long lost uncle who disappeared without a trace. When he discovers clues on a computer disc containing some of his uncle's notes to a novel, he embarks on a complex journey through his family's secretive past. No matter how shocking or dangerous his quest becomes, he is determined to find the answers and solve what turns out to be a ghastly mystery.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Video 2007

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CRO

Summary: Based on a true story, Nitram is an isolated young man living with his parents in Australia until he meets an eccentric heiress. What follows is a gripping portrait of nihilism and violence.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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

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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER NIT

Tyson, Cicely

Summary: The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 TYSON, CICELY TYS

Summary: An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering layabout. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LIF