Summary: Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm, LLC 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NANPiffaro
Contents: Adieu mes amours (1:26) ; Se j'ay perdu mon amy (1:56) ; Baisez-moy, ma doulce amye (2:12) / Josquin Desprez -- Musae Jovis / Nicolas Gombert (4:31) -- Bransles de village / anon. ; arr. Piffaro (5:00) -- Prélude ; Languir me fais / anon., Claudin de Sermisy (5:13) -- Allemandes / ed. Claude Gervaise ; arr. Piffaro (3:17) -- Pavane "Dellestarpe" ; Basse dance / ed. C. Gervaise, anon. (2:55) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Archiv Produktion 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL PiffaSummary: Program 1: The End of the Earth: Shows the fierce, remote, and astonishingly beautiful part of the earth. Look into the face of the Katabatic, the downward sloping wind that decimates life and dictates the weather. Then look at icebergs at the edge of the sea, these vast platforms of ice are the source of life for seals, whales, krill, penguins and petrels, but they also have a life of their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2003
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NATRyberg, Roben.
Summary: "This book is a friendly yet authoritative cookbook that simplifies the challenges of a gluten-free diet. It's a common-sense approach to the sensitive immune system of the reader"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5632 RYBRyberg, Roben.
Summary: Being gluten-free doesn't mean that you have to give up dessert. This title features more than 100 gluten-free recipes for cookies. It includes recipes ranging from Chocolate Chip to Oreos, Macaroons to Lemon Bars, Girl Scout Cookies to Animal Crackers, and, Shortbread to Thumbprints.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guardian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: [Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment] 2013
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MULCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MULCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Mulan 2013Mastro, Jim
Summary: Photographs and text describe the varied animal life on the coldest continent, focusing on the Adélie penguin, Weddell seal, and Orca whale.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 591.98 MASSummary: A remake of the story that claims to expose "the truth behind the legend" of the Bounty mutiny. In doing so it provides a stirring and dramatic portrait of the delicately balanced friendship between Christian and Bligh.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BOUSummary: Liu Jin-xi is a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves the shopkeeper's life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu. Convinced that Liu's martial arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region's vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WUHubert
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Comics Lit 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HUBWu Lyf (Musical group)
Contents: LYF -- Cave song -- Such a sad puppy dog -- Summas bliss -- We bros -- Spitting blood -- Dirt -- Concrete gold -- 14 crowns for me & your friends -- Heavy pop.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Lyf Recordings 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK WUSummary: Soul Mate traces the relationship between two best friends (Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun) and the eventual collapse of their friendship when a boy comes between them. Anchored by two of the most promising young actresses of their generation, Soul Mate is an evocative drama that dissects young love with style and verve. --
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SOUSummary: Over the past sixteen years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music's ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures, and inspire hope for...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSSummary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENSummary: For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspring and cautionary. Whether it's a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction inspires the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can view ourselvs and the world around us. With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Four,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Night Shade books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESWu-lu (Musical group)
Contents: Take stage -- Night pill -- Facts -- Scrambled tricks -- South -- Calo past -- Slightly -- Blame -- Ten -- Road trip -- Times -- Broken homes.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK WUEbert, Roger.
Contents: 3 Women -- Ace in the Hole -- Adaptation -- After Dark My Sweet -- After Hours -- The Age of Innocence -- Army of Shadows -- Atlantic City -- Au Revoir les Enfants -- Babel -- The Band Wagon -- Baraka -- The Battle of Algiers -- Bergman's trilogy 1: Through a Glass Darkly -- Bergman's trilogy 2: Winter Light -- Bergman's trilogy 3: The Silence -- The Best Years of Our Lives -- The Big Red One...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4375 EBEEbert, Roger.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4375 EBESummary: 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 historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NINWu, Mike
Summary: When zookeeper Walt announces that the zoo will have to close, all of the animals pitch in to try to save their home but it is Ellie the elephant who reveals a talent that just may keep the zoo open for good.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney * Hyperion Books 2015