Wacks, Peter J.
Summary: "When Halley's Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular-and disastrous-than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas. What's more, The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WACSummary: "The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series! In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series presenting fresh new takes on the Man of Steel. Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it's not a bird...it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SUPSummary: The incredible true story of eight cartoons from all walks of life who have to deal with each other's quirks, differences and insane necrophilia fantasies. From Clara, the racist fairy tale princess; to Foxxy Love, the sassy, sexy musician; to Wooldoor Sockbat the, well, whatever he is, these housemates quickly learn the art of loving, punching and coming dangerously close to copyright...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DRAContents: Universal fanfare (Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins) (0:33) -- Kennedy Center performance (The Barden Bellas) (2:27). We got the world ; Timber ; America the beautiful ; Wrecking ball -- Lollipop (The Treblemakers) (2:43) -- Car show (Das Sound Machine) (1:48). Uprising ; Tsunami -- Winter wonderland ; Here comes Santa Claus (Snoop Dogg, Anna Kendrick) (3:04) -- Riff off (Das Sound...
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Publisher / Publication Date: UMe 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC PITSummary: Actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OSummary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOContents: Gossip (Cyril Neville) (2:35) -- If it's good to you (it's good for you) (Eddie Bo) (2:29) -- Right place, wrong time (Ray J.) (2:55) -- Chicken strut (The Meters) (2:45) -- Tequila (Allen Toussaint) (3:11) -- Hot Tamales (The Prime Mates) (2:37) -- Show it (Betty Harris) (2:55) -- Four corners (Lee Dorsey) (2:51) -- You keep me hangin on (Bonnie and Sheila) (2:42) -- Yeah you're right, you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES NEWSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: When a dangerous and powerful magic ring falls into his hands, a hobbit named Frodo gets caught up in an adventure. The mighty wizard Gandalf and a daring band of elves, dwarfs and warriors defend their enchanted land from the wicked sorcerer who would see it destroyed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Family LordSummary: Fresh from the farm, Claude Bukowski arrives in New York City for a date with the Army Induction Board, only to walk into a hippie "happening" in Central Park and fall in love with the beautiful Sheila. Befriended by the hippies' pacifist leader, Berger, and urged to crash a formal party in order to declare his love for Sheila, Claude begins an adventure that lands him in jail, Central Park...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS HAIWicks, Robert J.
Summary: With over 200,000 books sold, Robert J. Wicks, the bestselling author of "Riding the Dragon,"applies lessons learned as a city boy spending summers on his family's farm to the complex and hectic reality of contemporary life. For the first time, author, speaker, psychologist, and spiritual guide Robert J. Wicks opens a window into his personal life, relating stories of the people and places that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sorin Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 WICWatts, Peter.
Summary: Physically modified convicts are used in the Pacific for the exploitation of ocean-floor resources without diving equipment. But in the process they have become carriers of a microorganism that could wipe out humanity if they return to the surface.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATSummary: "Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call are now young men dealing with the ever increasing tensions of adult life-- Gus with his great love, Clara, and Call with Maggie, the young prostitute who is in love with him. McCrae and Call join a Ranger troop in pursuit of three outlaws: Comanche Chief Buffalo Hump, Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf and Ahumado, the deadly Mexican bandit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Universal Fanfare (0:33) -- Kennedy Center Performance (2:27) -- Lollipop (2:43) -- Car Show (1:47) -- Winter Wonderland / Here Comes Santa Claus (3:04) -- Riff Off (4:24) -- Jump (1:17) -- Convention Performance (1:41) -- Back To Basics (1:31) -- Cups ("When I'm Gone") (0:46) -- We Belong (3:35) -- Any Way You Want It (World Championship Medley) (1:56) -- World Championship Finale 1 (2:02) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: UMe / Republic 2015
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Peffer, J.
Contents: Dragon anatomy and equipment -- Dragon demonstrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IMPACT Books 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Slott, Dan/ Dematteis, J. M./ Van Meter, Jen/ Elson, Richard (ILT)/ Ramos, Humberto (ILT)
Summary: When Otto Octavius takes over Peter Parker's body, he dons Parker's famous mask in order to prove he can be a better Spider-Man than ever before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Enterprises 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SPIHicks, Peter
Summary: Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 978.02 HicksSummary: Two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with an "angel expert", are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her motel with a real, live archangel named Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: Promontory Press 1977
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 427.978 WATSummary: A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about the 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli. They can only get financing if he can cast a well-known action star. However, production is halted when the lead actor is kidnapped from the European film set. The producer hatches a scheme with a struggling creative executive to save the star and the movie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peace Arch Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Deal 2007Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DEAOtter, Jack.
Contents: Introduction: how dare we have fun with the dismal science -- Section 1: Getting started -- My own personal hot tub time machine -- Credit vs. debit -- Student loan vs. skipping college -- See the world vs. get a job -- Spend it vs. save it -- Credit union vs. bank -- The rule of 72 -- Date the cutie in the next cubicle vs. anyone else -- Live with mom and dad vs. go solo in squalor -- YMCA vs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Business Plus 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 OTTSummary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000