Vargas Llosa, Mario
Summary: "From its origins, the liberal doctrine has represented the most advanced forms of democratic culture, and it is what has most defended us from the inextinguishable "call of the tribe." This book hopes to make a modest contribution to that indispensable task. In The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa surveys the readings that have shaped the way he thinks and has viewed the world over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.51 VARSummary: Based on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of 1958, in which a fifteen-year-old girl and her twenty-five-year-old boyfriend slaughtered her entire family and several others in the Dakota badlands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY BADKeating, H. R. F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter)
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Publisher / Publication Date: O. Penzler Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KEASarlot, Raymond R.
Summary: Presents a history of the well-known Los Angeles hotel, along with stories and anecdotes of the famous actors and celebrities who have stayed there from its opening in 1929 up to the present day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 647.95794 SARSummary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATMollenhoff, Clark R. (Clark Raymond)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Press 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 921 ROMNEY, GEORGE MolDarmstaedter, Ludwig
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Springer 1908
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 DarmsSummary: The up-and-down and then up-again story of musician Dewey Cox. Dewey's songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Dewey sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp. He becomes addicted to and then kicks about every drug known to man. Despite it all, Cox grows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WALKeating, H. R. F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KEAKeating, H. R. F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KEAMiller, Kenneth R. (Kenneth Raymond)
Summary: A leading scientist examines the battle between evolution and Intelligent Design in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8071 MILSummary: It's all 'elementary, my dear' in two classic Sherlock Holmes tales, starring Christopher Lee. In 'Sherlock Holmes & the Leading Lady', Holmes and Watson foil a bombing plot directed at killing the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. In 'Sherlock Holmes and the Incident at Victoria Falls', someone is killed on Africa's Orient Express while Holmes is on his way to save a famous diamond. A passenger is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Pak, Greg
Summary: The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel uncover a plot by the Toymaster to use a secret, potentially deadly element in his new video game, the characters created by players manifest in real life. The ultimate fighting game results--and a world-wide network of players must team up to create the most powerful, skilled Super Heroes imaginable with one goal: To kill Batman. When Batman and Superman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2014
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BATRhodes, Frank Harold Trevor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 RHOSummary: 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...
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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
Feist, Raymond E. (Raymond Elias)
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FEISummary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINSummary: A satire on the ups and downs of being a black actor in Hollywood. Bobby Taylor, a young black actor whose attempts to find work are dashed when told that he's not "black enough" for the roles being offered. With jobs limited to stereotypes (gang-bangers, pimps and Uncle Toms'), Bobby's struggles are told through a series of comic fantasies and dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY HOLDarlington, Henry T. (Henry Townsend)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State College, Agricultural Experiment Station 1940
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 581.652 DARSwindoll, Charles R.
Summary: Charles Swindoll, famed evangelical pastor and radio preacher, presents a series of profiles on the most important Biblical figures. Here, listeners will be delighted by the inspiring story of Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christian Audio Seed 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 225.92 SWISummary: The former NFL star turned social activist presents 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers and scholars such as Angela Davis and Dereck Purnell that focus on the police and incarceration abolition movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaepernick Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.6 ABOSummary: Eddie Murphy entertains with celebrity impersonations and his observations on '80s love, sex, marriage, his remembrance of Mom's hamburgers, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Kayser, Éric.
Summary: Originally published in France, Maison Kayser's French Pastry Workshop provides step-by-step instruction for making dozens of classic desserts. From festive creations to simple but sophisticated fare, Kayser provides clearly written recipes and his expert insight so you can replicate his delectable creations. More than 70 recipes include his bakery bestsellers, such as raspberry macaroons,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017