Summary: An alien crashes deep into the oilfields of New Mexico with a mission: he must find the brilliant scientist Justin Falls, the one woman on earth who can help save his species. An unlikely duo, together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours. An inspired continuation of the novel by Walter Tevis and the iconic 1976 film starring David Bowie. This three-disc...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MANSummary: An ordinary married couple gets caught up in international intrigue and discovers that they have a knack for crime solving in this charming detective series.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AgChabon, Michael.
Summary: When ex-NFL quarterback Gibson Goode, the fifth richest black man in America, decides to open his newest Dogpile megastore on Telegraph Avenue, Nat and Archy, the owners of Brokeland Records, fear for their business until Gibson's endeavor exposes a decades-old secret history.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC CHASummary: Malcolm Gray is a decorated anti-terrorist black-ops soldier. When a military effort to tackle an arms dealer ends in Gray's capture and torture, he later finds himself back in his Brooklyn apartment, struggling to overcome the effects of severe paranoia and anxiety.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CodeBlack Entertainment 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LEGSummary: New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TRESummary: Alex Ventura, a young and inexperienced diplomat, leads a team of explorers and experts to recover the undersea treasure stolen by Frank Wild, an adventurer who crosses the world looting common heritage from the depths of the sea.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FORSummary: Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HaCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HARSummary: Jessica Raine stars as Annie Quaintain, a widowed mother of two who is forced to start a new life in the remote town of Jericho in rugged 1870s Yorkshire. To make ends meet, she takes in lodgers who work on the local railroad. When handsome worker Johnny Jackson shows up at her door, he brings with him a load of trouble that could threaten Annie's new life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JERSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010