Author: River, Dylan, television director, screenwriter. McGregor, Steven (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Ayshford, Blake, screenwriter. Lee, Timothy (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Bedford, Kodie, screenwriter.
Published: 2022
Call Number: MYSTERY SERIES 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set in 1999, follows young police constable Jay Swan as he investigates crime after moving back to his home town, where both his estranged father and Mary live. It's 1999, and freshly minted detective Jay Swan arrives in a dusty Outback town. Although he's the new copper on the beat, he grew up nearby, and his estranged family still lives here as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary. Before Jay can even report for duty, he finds himself in the middle of an armed holdup, one of a series being perpetrated by a masked gang. The heists seem to be random: a cattle truck is stolen, a popular pub is held up, and a prominent family's home is burgled. Suspicion falls on a local company with petty crime connections, but the motive is murky. Meanwhile, legal aid lawyer Anousha stumbles onto the cold case of Mary's foster brother, murdered seven years earlier. As the investigations converge, Jay faces a tragic death, a burgeoning love, and the brutal reality of being a police officer straddling two worlds.
Author: Paz, Doron, film director. Paz, Yoav, film director. Diehl, August, 1976- actor. Hoeks, Sylvia, 1983- actor. Aloni, Michael, 1984- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: PLAN A
Format: Video disc
Summary: Based on the incredible true story of the "Avengers" a group of Jewish vigilantes, men, and women, who after surviving the Holocaust vow to avenge the death of their people "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Max is a Holocaust survivor who has lost his entire family in the camps. Full of rage and with nothing left to live for other than revenge, he decides to help the Jewish Brigade, soldiers under British command. Off the record, they find and execute Nazis accused of holding leadership positions in the Nazi system. When the brigade is called off, Max follows Anna and a group of former partisans to Nuremberg, where they soon realize that they will not find redemption in the upcoming Nuremberg trials. Led by charismatic leader Abba Kovner, they formulate the biggest revenge operation in history "Plan A." They infiltrate German water companies as undercover engineers with only one goal: to poison the drinking water in Nuremberg, Munich, Cologne, Weimar, and Hamburg and "to kill six million Germans, one for every Jew slaughtered by the Germans."
Author: Ayouch, Nabil, film director. Basbousi, Anas, actor. Adouab, Ismail, actor. Boujemaa, Zineb, actor. Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: CASABLAN ARABIC
Format: Video disc
Summary: Director Nabil Ayouch drew on his own experience opening a youth cultural center in Casablanca for this story of a former rapper named Anas who takes a job teaching hip hop in an underprivileged neighborhood. Despite differences in identity, religion, and politics, Anas encourages his students to bond together and break free from the weight of restrictive traditions in order to follow their passion and express themselves through the arts. Featuring a dynamic ensemble of first-time actors, many of them students of the real-life cultural center where the film was shot, Casablanca Beats is a vibrant and inspiring coming-of-age hip hop musical with a decidedly feminist edge. Mixing intimate yet high stakes drama with infectious musical sequences, the film transports audiences to a lively and contemporary Casablanca, far from the clichš about the Arab world.
Author: Dermer, Brandon, author, film director, film producer. Newacheck, Kyle, film producer. Dolkart, Jonas, film producer. Ketry, Alisha, author, screenwriter. Anderson, Blake, 1984- actor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: I'M
Format: Video disc
Summary: Vanessa embarks on a solo trip after the death of her best friend Jennifer. But her self-care plans change when she finds Jennifer standing in her kitchen, claiming to be an extraterrestrial.
Author: Swears, Tiffany, television producer. Cooper, Charles (Television producer), television producer. Castaneda, Rickie, 1978- screenwriter. Hocking, Megan, screenwriter. Weaver, David, television director.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: PERFECT
Format: Video disc
Summary: The Perfect Pairing: Influential and anonymous food and wine critic Christina slips on ice and falls while visiting a winery, and no one knows who she is. Single parent Michael and his family take her in to help her jog her memory. Raise a Glass to Love: Follows aspiring Master Sommelier Jenna who returns to her family vineyard to study and is fascinated by the natural methods of the new winemaker, Marcelo.
Author: Green, David Gordon, 1975- film director, screenwriter. Logan, Paul Brad, screenwriter. Bernier, Chris, screenwriter. McBride, Danny, 1976- screenwriter. Akkad, Malek, film producer.
Published: 2022
Call Number: HALLOWEE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Four years after her last encounter with masked killer Michael Myers, Laurie Strode is living with her granddaughter and trying to finish her memoir. Myers hasn't been seen since, and Laurie finally decides to liberate herself from rage and fear and embrace life. However, when a young man stands accused of murdering a boy that he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that forces Laurie to confront the evil she can't control.
Author: Smith, Kevin, 1970- screenwriter, film director. Anderson, Jeff, 1970- actor. Ghigliotti, Marilyn, actor. Spoonhauer, Lisa, actor. Mewes, Jason, 1974- actor.
Published: 2021 1994
Call Number: COMEDY CLERKS
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of one really bad day in the life of convenience store employee Dante Hicks.
Author: Holt, Sarah, 1956- screenwriter, television director, television producer. Savol, Jaro, 1983- television producer. Haqq, Devin E., narrator. Holt Productions, production company. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 615.323 CANNIBIS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Looks at the health benefits and risks of cannabis. Examines the history of cannabis in the United States, including the stigma that continues to promote challenges to its legalization.
Author: Taihuttu, Jim, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Duygulu, Mustafa, 1986- screenwriter. Verdonk, Sander, film producer. Roland, Benoit, 1981- film producer. Harmayn, Shanty, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: EAST DUTCH
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young Dutch soldier stationed in post-World War II Indonesia during the colony's struggle for independence becomes increasingly conflicted about his duty when his commander resorts to brutality to stop the resistance. During the post-WW2 Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch soldier joins an elite unit led by a mysterious captain known only as "The Turk." When the fighting intensifies, the young soldier finds himself questioning, and ultimately challenging, his commander's brutal strategy to stop the resistance.
Author: Williams, Nigel, 1948- screenwriter, television producer. Martin, Philip (Television director), television director, television producer. Hussey, Jules (Television producer), television producer. Mirren, Helen, television producer, actor. Clarke, Jason, 1969- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: CATHERIN SERIES
Format: Video disc
Summary: "[This program] charts Catherine's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russian's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea. Beyond its tale of a political success story against all odds, the series chronicles the passionate love affair between Catherine and Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin."--
Author: Clement, Jemaine, creator, television producer. Waititi, Taika, television producer. Simms, Paul, television producer. Novak, Kayvan, 1978- actor. Berry, Matt, 1974- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TV SERIES WHAT SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The continuing adventures of vampire roommates Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo and Colin Robinson and their human familiar Guillermo as they further explore the human world of Staten Island, New York.
Author: Hurowitz, Richard, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 940.53
Format: Books
Summary: "In the Garden of the Righteous chronicles extraordinary acts at a time when the moral choices were stark, the threat immense, and the passive apathy of millions predominated. Deeply researched, it focuses on ten remarkable stories. These heroes provided hiding places, participated in underground networks, refused to betray their neighbors, and secured safe passage to save the persecuted. They repeatedly defied authorities and risked their lives, their livelihoods, and their families. In the Garden of the Righteous is a profound testament to their kindness and courage"--
Author: Jealous, Benjamin Todd, 1973- author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: B JEALOUS
Format: Books
Summary: "'One of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders' (Washington Post), a New York Times bestselling author, community organizer, investigative journalist, Ivy League professor, and former head of the NAACP, Ben Jealous draws from a life lived on America's racial fault line to deliver a series of gripping and lively parables that call on each of us to reconcile, heal, and work fearlessly to make America one nation. Never Forget Our People Were Always Free illuminates for each of us how the path to healing America's broken heart starts with each of us having the courage to heal our own. The son of parents who had to leave Maryland because their cross-racial marriage was illegal, Ben Jealous' lively, courageous and empathetic storytelling calls on every American to look past deeply-cut divisions and recognize we are all in the same boat now. Along the way Jealous grapples with hidden American mysteries, including: Why do white men die from suicide more often than black men die from murder? How did racial profiling kill an American president? What happens when a Ku Klux Klansman wrestles with what Jesus actually said? How did Dave Chappelle know the DC Snipers were Black? Why shouldn't the civil rights movement give up on rednecks? When is what we have collectively forgotten about race more important than what we actually know? What do the most indecipherable things our elders say tell us about ourselves? Told as a series of parables, Never Forget Our People Were Always Free features intimate glimpses of political, and faith leaders as different as Jack Kemp, Stacey Abrams, and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and heroes as unlikely as a retired constable, a female pirate from Madagascar, a long lost Irishman, a death row inmate, and a man with a confederate flag over his heart. More than anything, Never Forget Our People Were Always Free offers readers hope America's oldest wounds can heal and her oldest divisions be overcome"--
Author: Pylväinen, Hanna, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F PYLVAINE
Format: Books
Summary: "In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse's daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses borders-of cultures, of beliefs, and of political divides-as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea. Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time"--
Author: Taylor, Brad, 1965- author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: F TAYLOR
Format: Books
Summary: "Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there's a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides headlong into a broader mystery: His covert company, along with every other entity in the Taskforce, has been hit with a ransomware attack, and there's some connection between the Taliban and the hack. Given the order to track down the perpetrators, he has no idea that the problem set is much, much larger and more dangerous than a simple attack on his organization. That hack was just a test-run, and the real one is coming soon, engendered by a former NSA specialist in the U.S. government. A man who wants to return to the bipolar world of the Cold War, the turncoat has cloaked his attack behind hackers from Serbia and Russia, and if successful, his target will alter the balance of power on the global stage. So far, the specialist has remained one step ahead of the Taskforce, but he has just made one massive mistake: hitting Pike Logan"--
Author: Moore, Maya, author. Thrasher, Travis, 1971- author. Irons, Jonathan, author. Stevenson, Bryan, writer of foreward.
Published: 2023
Call Number: B IRONS
Format: Books
Summary: "A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the WNBA's brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison, Jonathan Irons. Jonathan was only sixteen when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. Maya Moore's family met Jonathan through a prison ministry program in 1999 and over time developed a close bond with him. Maya met Jonathan in 2007, shortly before her freshman year at the University of Connecticut, where she became one of the most heralded women's basketball players in collegiate history. She visited him often throughout the years, as well as sending him letters and books as he fought for his freedom; ultimately, she became a strong voice for prosecutorial changes. She stunned the sports world when she announced in February 2019 that she would step away from her career in women's basketball, in part so she could help Jonathan in what they hoped would be his final appeal. In March 2020, his conviction was overturned by a state judge in Jefferson City, Mo. In this inspiring memoir, the couple will explore their unwavering faith, their deep connection, and how Maya stepped away from basketball to pursue justice both to prove Jonathan's innocence and inspire activism in others"--
Author: Blake, Kendare, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: Y BLAKE
Format: Books
Summary: Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first slayer-witch, has hordes of demons--both of the real and the metaphorical variety--to contend with when a rebooted Hellmouth begins luring evil back to Sunnydale. Into every generation, a slayer is born. One girl in all the world...sort of. Frankie Rosenberg is the world's first slayer-witch, but she doesn't have that slay-life balance figured out just yet. She's still reeling from the deadly explosion at the annual slayer retreat--and new evidence that some slayers may have survived. And while she's defeated her first Big Bad, Frankie soon realizes it was just a warm-up act. Bigger, badder forces of evil are just getting started. The Hellmouth has been reawakened and it's calling old friends home. Portals are opening between Sunnydale and other dimensions. And the Scooby Gang has too many demons to contend with--real, metaphorical, and sometimes absurdly hot. Then an oracle warns of a new foe on its way: the Darkness. Could this be what attacked the slayers? And is it coming for Frankie? New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes readers back to the demon capital of the world in this sequel to In Every Generation.
Author: Bstan-?dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- author. McDonnell, Patrick, 1956- illustrator.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 179.1
Format: Books
Summary: The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and the cartoonist and award-winning author of MUTTS join forces to call for a Compassionate Revolution that encourages everyone to work together to heal our relationships with each other and with the planet. At the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, India, an unusual visitor has arrived. His Holiness interrupts his morning meditation to greet a troubled Giant Panda who has traveled many miles to see him. Welcoming him as a friend, His Holiness invites the Panda on a walk through a cedar forest. There in the shadow of the Himalayas, surrounded by beauty, they discuss matters great and small...With a galvanizing message about the future of our planet--text by His Holiness accompanied by McDonnell's masterful illustrations--Heart to Heart calls for a Compassionate Revolution, reminding us that "we are indeed all members of a single family, sharing one little house." Told with whimsy, wisdom, and warmth, this beautiful book is deceptively simple in its approach and all the more powerful for it, as it elegantly and decisively conveys a message of joy, hope and change.
Author: Armstrong, Ross (Actor), author.
Published: 2023 2018
Call Number: F ARMSTRON
Format: Books
Summary: "Tom Mondrian is watching his life ebb away directing traffic as a police constable--until a bullet to the brain changes everything. With a new unusual perspective, including an inability to recognize faces and absolutely no filter between what he thinks and what he says, Tom finds his career is suddenly shifting gear. Tom's new condition gives him an advantage over other police officers, allowing him to notice details that they can't see. Now, with his new insight and unwavering determination, Tom is intent on saving three missing girls, before more start to disappear"--
Author: Saab, Gabriella, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: LP F SAAB
Format: Large print
Summary: Russia 1917: Beautiful, educated Svetlana Petrova defied her stifling aristocratic family to join a revolution promising freedom. Now, released after years of imprisonment, she discovers her socialist party vying for power against the dictatorial Bolsheviks and her beloved uncle, a champion of her cause, was murdered by a mysterious assassin named Orlova. Her signature? Blinding her victims before she kills them. Svetlana resolves to avenge his death by destroying this vicious opponent, even as she longs to reunite with the daughter she has not seen in years. USSR 1941: Now living in obscurity in a remote village, Svetlana opens her home to Mila Rozovskaya, the eighteen-year-old granddaughter from Leningrad she has never met. She hopes to protect Mila from the oncoming Nazi invasion, but when the enemy occupies the village, Svetlana sees the young woman fall under the spell of the resistance, echoing her once-passionate idealism. As Mila takes up her fight, dangerous secrets and old enemies soon threaten all Svetlana holds dear. To protect her family, she must confront her long-buried past, yet if the truth emerges victorious, it holds the power to save or shatter them. A risk Svetlana has no choice but to take.
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