Summary: Local MP and schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Under his influence, Louisa grows cold while Tom turns to a secret life of drinking and gambling. To be nearer her brother, Louisa accepts an offer of marriage from his boss, the self-made, self-important banker Josiah...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HARSummary: 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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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: The battle for the student body begins as Tara and her alters return to college. Her alternate personalities further complicate her life as they turn the school upside down and send her family into a ridiculous tailspin. Will Tara and her alters push through their boundaries in pursuit of academia? Join Tara and the Gregson family as they dramatically navigate the halls of higher education....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNISummary: Andy Sipowicz is experiencing several dramatic developments in his life, including a long-overdue promotion, a surprising new romance with Detective Connie McDowell, and a new partner in the form of John Clark. The 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City are also employed into the series, reflecting both the evolving emotions about our public safety as well as the steadfast strength and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NYPSummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew heads toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin are facing the problems of waning supplies and crushed morale. Along the way they have to deal with the credible threat that Cylons may be aboard the ship.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Season two starts with a bang. As Tara decides to move on from her past, a sudden neighborhood incident opens the door to her family's shocking secrets. Her alters, some returning and some new, help unravel the mysteries while simultaneously infusing their own chaos into the mix. Meanwhile, the rest of Tara's family explore their own identities as Max hits a boiling point, Marshall questions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNISummary: "Contains all 24 gripping episodes from the eleventh season in which the officers track down the most deviant of criminals, including dangerous religious fanatics, serial rapists, and child predators. They also grapple with deeply personal matters, as Stabler helps his troubled son and Benson finds herself the prime suspect in a violent case"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LAWSummary: The complete third season of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone," featuring thirty-seven episodes aired in 1961-62.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking poses enduring scientific questions to teams of non-scientists to test their problem solving skills and summon their inner-genius, covering topics such as time travel, the existence of life on other planets, how the universe came to be, and the origins of life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GENSummary: Tough, restless Jack Malone heads the Missing Persons unit of the FBI. And this season, the dedicated investigators of the MPU have a particularly important person to locate: Jack Malone, who disappears after going solo on a perilous case. The search for Malone is only one of many high-impact cases involving the mysteriously vanished, from a waitress who won 32 million in the lottery to an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WITSummary: Takes on sexual crimes of a more sinister and dynamic nature than ever before, including those involving runaway children, an American sex trade operation, and serial rapists. They also grapple with deeply personal matters, as Stabler helps his troubled son and Benson finds herself the prime suspect in a violent case.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2011