Summary: Jack Parsons is a brilliant and ambitious blue-collar worker of 1930s Los Angeles who started as a janitor at a chemical factory but had fantastical dreams that led him to birth the unknown discipline of American rocketry. Along the way, he fell into a mysterious world that included sex magic rituals at night, and he became a disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley. Parsons used Crowley's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STRSummary: Maggie and Milo are estranged twins who are reunited after ten years of being apart. Follow their unforgettable journey to reconnect, as they realize that the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SKESummary: An insecure New York City ballet dancer wins the lead in Swan Lake, but slowly loses her grip on sanity when she thinks a seductive newcomer is out to steal her role.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2011
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVDCopies Available at East Bay
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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER BLASummary: Still reeling from the heartbreaking death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves hounded by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Studios 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BOOSummary: Poland, World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BOY PG-13Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYSummary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLWegman, Mark
Summary: Over the course of 15 years, author Mark Wegman researched original railroad company drawings, records, and even paint chips to render 180 color profiles, front view, top views, and interior layouts representing the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives and the passenger cars of more than 40 of the most celebrated golden-age "name" trains across the nation. Wegman's drawings are accompanied...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crestline, an imprint of Book Sales, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2014
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 WEGHyman, Mark
Summary: The companion cookbook to Dr. Hyman's New York Times bestselling --Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? features more than 100 delicious and nutritious recipes for weight loss and lifelong health. Over the years Hyman has busted long-held nutritional myths that have sabotaged our health and kept us away from delicious foods that are actually good for us. Here he shares recipes to help you create a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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Summary: Demystifies conflicting dietary advice to explain the crucial role of food in health, examining each food group to reveal what popular opinions have gotten right and wrong so that dieters can make informed choices to lose weight and promote wellness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.2 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: Dr. Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels. Here he describes the seven keys to achieving wellness and explains his revolutionary six-week healthy-living program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2012
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Summary: Outlines a six-week program for detoxifying and fortifying the body in order to maximize brain function, bolster energy levels, and treat a variety of mood disorders.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 616.89 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: Aging has long been considered a normal process. We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they don't have to be. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the maladies of aging--including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Outlines a low-insulin weight-loss program that demonstrates how to activate the body's natural abilities to burn fat, reduce inflammation, and enable other long-term health benefits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.12 HYMSummary: "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 BATHyman, Mark
Summary: Dr. Hyman's The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet offered readers a step-by-step guide for losing weight and reversing disease. Now Dr. Hyman shares more than 150 recipes that support the 10-Day Detox Diet, so you can continue on your path to good health. With easy-to-prepare, delicious recipes for every meal -- including breakfast smoothies, lunches like Waldorf Salad with Smoked Paprika,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: Following Dr. Hyman's scientifically based program for rebalancing insulin and blood sugar levels, this cookbook presents 200 delectable recipes that are free of allergens and harmful inflammatory ingredients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: "A revolutionary new diet program based on the latest science showing the importance of fat in weight loss and overall health. A growing body of research is debunking our fat-phobia, revealing the immense health and weight-loss benefits of a high-fat diet rich in eggs, nuts, oils, avocados, and other delicious super-foods. Hyman offers practical tools, meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: Hyman believes that the key to losing weight and achieving ultimate health is to eat more fat, not less. He shares gluten-free recipes that support this lifestyle, yet will satisfy even the pickiest eaters in your family. You'll also get meal plans, tips and tricks, and helpful guides to stocking your fridge and pantry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5635 HYMHyman, Mark
Summary: From the Three-Time New York Times Bestselling Author of Ultraprevention, Ultrametabolism, and The Ultrasimple Diet. In UltraMetabolism, Dr. Mark Hyman brought the new science of weight loss to the general public. By learning to work with the body instead of against it, you can ignite your natural fat-burning furnace and reprogram your body to burn fat and keep it off for good. Simply put,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007