Summary: A complex exploration of the physical and emotional effects of trauma. A college student attempts suicide after a brutal sexual assault but is stopped by a mechanic whose kindness, however, soon takes an unsettling turn. Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of the purest on-screen expressions of the sensibility of the intimate community of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SOMSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANSummary: A robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DARSummary: By 1876, most of the nation's American Indians had been forcibly relocated to reservation land. In the Dakota Territory, Red Cloud had settled his people on the great Sioux Reservation, becoming wards of the government. Other Sioux leaders saw this as defeat and continued to live in the traditional way, with legendary resistance. Then an economic depression struck, and gold was discovered in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BURCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BURSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
Summary: "Journey to Oz, a faraway land of magic, mayhem, and danger in this fantastical trilogy by L. Frank Baum. The Library Congress calls this "Americas greatest and best-beloved homegrown fairytale," and the stories will spark the imagination and wonder as you enter the wondrous Land of Oz."--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Controversy has always been part of the history and legend of the Alamo. Whether they hold traditional or revisionist views, people are passionate about their opinions. See the true story of the Alamo in this fascinating documentary.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cobra Entertainment 2004
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Thompson, Hank.
Contents: Wild side of life.--Yesterday's girl.--Humpty dumpty heart.--A six pack to go.--Whoa sailor.--Wake up Irene.--The older the violin the sweeter the music.--Who left the door to heaven open.--Smokey the bar.--Honky tonk girl.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Highland Music 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY THOFranks, Norman L. R.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grub Street 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.4494 RICHTHOFEN, MANFRED, FREIHERR VON FRAThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: A brief biography of the sixteenth president.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINFranks, Norman L. R.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Galahad Books 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 940.542 FRASummary: Atomic Submarine: A series of mysterious sinkings plagues the northern seas. Great trans-arctic submarine liners are vanishing without a trace! The nuclear powered U.S.S. Tiger Shark, the most advanced sub in the fleet, has been undergoing around-the-clock modifications to prepare for an urgent top-secret mission: to discover the cause of the Arctic disasters, and put an end to it!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI FIRFranks, Norman L. R.
Summary: Outlines the history of aerial combat, describes the characteristics of famous fighters from biplanes to jets, and shares the experiences of fighter pilots.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 358.4009 FRAThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: This easy reader title features high-quality photographs and information about dolphins.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE THOThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: During the fire season in Australia, a wombat allows its underground shelter to become a place of refuge for other vulnerable animals in need. Discusses Australia's devastating 2019-2020 fire season, in which many animals lost their lives or their habitats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOSummary: "With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era's most iconic leading lady--thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY PHIThomson, Sarah L
Summary: This introduction to pandemics and their history shows readers how to stay safe, and also includes a glossary, an infographic on how the coronavirus spreads, a handwashing diagram and a timeline showing the pandemics of the past.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.4 THOThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: Illustrations and text celebrate the colors brown and black, demonstrating the many positive assocations with these two colors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Bourne continues to have nightmares from his former life. Hoping to unravel the truth behind his memories and his own past that he cannot remember, the former CIA agent Bourne tries to discover the truth while trying to avert an international incident.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE BOUThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: Straight-laced fifth grader Emily's world is turned upside down when new neighbor and free spirit Rani moves in with her dog Otto.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC THOI Grant L Rand
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Shapiro,Bernstein & Co. 1940
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: Whimsical thoughts, bringing colorful and happy images to the reader.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2005