Summary: A team of archaeologists excavating the site of an early American colony discovers something surprising: the remains of a young woman, dating back to 1609, buried in the trash layer of a cellar. Now, 400 years later, a cellar excavation has uncovered numerous bone fragments, all belonging to this adolescent female. With the help of forensic anthropologists, the extraordinary and frightening...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JAMBorges, Jorge Luis
Summary: The works of an Argentinian writer who took the detective story and turned it into metaphysics. They range from the 1935 A Universal History of Iniquity, a series of biographies of reprehensible evildoers, to the surrealistic August 25, 1983 in which Borges meets himself as an old man.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORSummary: Based on a true story of the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the two DEA agents that brought the famed Medellin Cartel to its knees.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NARSummary: With a radical take on narrative, disturbing yet beautiful cinematography, and a highly sophisticated use of on- and offscreen sound, Martel turns her tale of a decaying bourgeois family, whiling away the hours of one sweaty, sticky summer, into a cinematic marvel. This visceral take on class, nature, sexuality, and the ways political turmoil and social stagnation can manifest in human...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN CIETorres, J.
Summary: Beast Boy's teammates think that his sense of humor is not always such a good thing since they tend to be victims of his jokes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth, from the HIVE Academy, have hacked into the Titans Tower game system, and the Titans get caught in a virtual reality gone mad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: Bored beyond measure during a visit to his grammy's house in the country, Rufus follows a girl into the woods, where inside a hollowed-out tree he discovers a totem bearing an etching that reads, "Sasquatch."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: After returning to the forest to search for the magic totem that enables him to transform into a sasquatch, Rufus and Penny have a plan to stop the developers who are cutting down the trees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: "When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him another way to approach life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: Another weekend at Grammy's, another weekend of Rufus using his magic totem to transform himself into Bigfoot Boy! But when you're big, hairy and loud, it's hard to keep your powers a secret, especially when there are trickster ravens that want the magic for themselves. You won't want to miss this second rrrawesome adventure of Bigfoot Boy and his friends!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: "They're BROTHERS. They're ROBOTS. They're BROBOTS! When BIG problems come to Brotown, Joukei, Kouro, and Panchi team up to save the day! From a kaiju kerfuffle, some mecha malarkey, and lots of shoujo shenanigans, these bro-fessionals can take on any challenge."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC TORTorres, J.
Summary: On a camping trip with the Junior Rangers, Jay feels like the odd one out. He's determined to get a photo of Bigfoot--but none of his friends believe Bigfoot exists. But if there's no such thing as Bigfoot, why is there a giant footprint? And who is stealing all the snacks? Meanwhile, Sass the Sasquatch and her curious forest friends are playing practical jokes on the campers. On the last day...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORTorres, J.
Summary: Cyborg learns the difference between being cool and lame as Cinderblock attempts to destroy Jump City!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TORSummary: As the dust settles from the explosive finale of the first series, Aksel has the answer he so desperately sought. Finally, his search for justice appears to be over and his reconciliation within the local community can begin. But Aksel's hopes are short-lived. As Eva and William close ranks and deny the truth, a new struggle begins for Aksel.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ACQMartin, Andrew (Andrew J.)
Summary: "For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work-and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the processes in such how-to detail. It's overflowing with hundreds of photos, key techniques, projects, master artist profiles, and troubleshooting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.142 MARPettie, Andrew (Andrew J.)
Summary: "Be astounded, amused, and inspired by Britannica's ultimate collection of lists. Powerful rockets, tiny dinosaurs, lost treasures, smart dogs, spy gadgets, invincible sports teams, unusual jobs: you'll discover them all in this gloriously geeky guide to the universe."--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 032.02 PETSummary: Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew, death row inmates led by a doctor with sinister motives, has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HIGCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI HIGSummary: Examines the work of two biologists, Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Grey, who have dedicated their lives to the reversal of biological aging.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Structure Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IMMColmenares, Andrés J.
Summary: "Nine-year-old Iggie is the new kid in the town of Peculiar Woods, and nothing about his new home is familiar. So how is he supposed to make friends when he's not allowed to talk to strangers? On his first night in the strange new town, Iggie gets lost in the woods, where he discovers he can speak to inanimate objects. He soon teams up with his blanket, Faye, a talking chair and yoga enthusiast...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2023
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Summary: Jack Nolan is a gentleman, a journalist, and a would-be investigative reporter. Due to a combination of good looks and lucky (or unlucky?) breaks, he's become the how-to guy for a buzzy, internet media company instead of covering hard-hitting politics. Fed up with his fluffy job and the app-based dating scene as well, he reluctantly agrees to write an article on how to lose a girl in two weeks....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHRN Moret J O'Dea
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitney-Warner 1903