Author: Walmsley, Ann, author.
Published: 2016 2015
Call Number: B WALMSLEY
Format: Books
Summary: A heart-warming story about the redemptive qualities of reading. After Ann Walmsley was mugged near her house in Hampstead, she found she was unable to walk alone down the street and it shook her belief in the fundamental goodness of people. In Canada a few years later, when her friend Carol asked her to participate in a bold new venture in a men's medium security prison, Ann had to weigh her curiosity and desire to be of service with her anxiety and fear. But she signed up and for eighteen months went to a remote building a few hours outside of Toronto, meeting a group of heavily tattooed book club members without the presence of guards or security cameras. There was no wine and cheese, plush furnishings, or superficial chat about jobs or recent vacations. But a book club on the inside proved to be a place to share ideas, learn about each other, and regain humanity. For the men, the books were rare prized possessions, and the meetings were an oasis of safety and a respite from isolation in an otherwise hostile environment. Having been judged themselves, they were quick to make judgments about the books they read. As they discussed the obstacles the characters faced, they revealed glimpses of their own struggles that were devastating and comic. From The Grapes of Wrath to The Cellist of Sarajevo, and Outliers to Infidel, the book discussions became a springboard for frank conversations about loss, anger, redemption, heroism and loneliness.
Author: Judd, Bettina, author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 811.6
Format: Books
Summary: "Poetry. African American Studies. Women's Studies. "Bettina Judd's phenomenal debut poetry collection [Patient] is about recovery in many senses: recovery of the subjectivity of several historical figures, through the recovery, reconstitution, and telling of their stories--among them Anarcha Westcott, Betsey Harris, Lucy Zimmerman, Joice Heth, Saartjie Baartman, and Henrietta Lacks, who were infamously 'patients' or subjects of inspection and 'plunder' by, among others, J. Marion Sims, the controversial gynecologist, and P.T. Barnum, showman and circus founder. Sims (and the speculum) and Barnum are the featured antagonists in many of these flawlessly empathetic poems, but an unnamed speaker who adds a contemporary voice to the lyric chorus implicates those in charge of her care during a present-day hospital stay at Johns Hopkins--suggesting the linkage of modern medical treatment to the traumas vulnerable Black women, enslaved and not, suffered at the hands of unethical scientists and physicians in earlier eras. In the collection's opening poem, the speaker reckons, '...verdicts come in a bloodline' and she determines 'to recover' from 'an ordeal with medicine' by 'learn[ing] why ghosts come to me.' She ends her testimony by asking, 'Why am I patient?' (Read that line in however many nuanced ways you want.) In this profoundly layered witnessing, the subject might be 'in the dark ghetto of my body,' or 'an idea of metaphors that live where bodies cannot.' Yet even as Judd vividly evokes the precise brutalities visited upon the Black female body and psyche--letting us see and hear women who 'quieted / broke into many pieces'--these poems also speak of 'shedding something,' 'another kind of sloughing.' Ultimately, Patient enacts a healing and move toward wholeness, recovery of, as one speaker puts it, 'spirit [that] flees the body and / its treacherous / tearing.'"--Sharan Strange." --Amazon.com.
Author: Winters, Cat author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: Y WINTERS
Format: Books
Summary: In Portland, Oregon, in 1900, seventeen-year-old Olivia Mead, a suffragist, is hypnotized by the intriguing young Henri Reverie, who's paid by her father to make her more docile and womanly but who, instead, gives her the ability to see people's true natures, while she secretly continues fighting for women's rights.
Author: Connelly, Michael, 1956-
Published: 2013
Call Number: LP F CONNELLY
Format: Large print
Summary: " Defense attorney Mickey Haller returns with a haunting case in the gripping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder cases have the highest stakes and the biggest paydays, and they always mean Haller has to be at the top of his game. When Mickey learns that the victim was his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow path, he knows he is on the hook for this one. He soon finds out that she was back in LA and back in the life. Far from saving her, Mickey may have been the one who put her in danger. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, Mickey must work tirelessly and bring all his skill to bear on a case that could mean his ultimate redemption or proof of his ultimate guilt. The Gods of Guilt shows once again why "Michael Connelly excels, easily surpassing John Grisham in the building of courtroom suspense" (Los Angeles Times)"--
Author: Anderson, Jodi Lynn, author.
Published: 2005
Call Number: Y ANDERSON
Format: Books
Summary: Three teenaged girls from very different backgrounds, thrown together to pick peaches in a Georgia orchard, spend a summer in pursuit of the right boy, the truest of friends, and the perfect peach.
Author: Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941, author. Tagore, Surendranath, 1872-1940, translator.
Published: 2005 1936
Call Number: CL TAGORE
Format: Books
Summary: "Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconcilable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947"--
Author: Regan, Timothy E., author.
Published: 1995
Call Number: NJC 974.9 REGAN
Format: Books
Summary: "This fascinating new book, by local historian Timothy Regan, brings to life the story of Keyport from 1714 to 1950 through a compelling combination of words and images"--Back cover.
Author: King, Stephen, 1947- author.
Published: 1985
Call Number: F KING
Format: Regular print
Summary: Age-old images of fear fuse with the iconography of contemporary American life in this collection of tales from the modern master of horror.
Author: Novak, Ari, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Slater, Todd, film producer. Hillis, Rib, actor, film producer, screenwriter. Cook, Rachel, actor. Maximus, Bobby, actor.
Published: 2023
Call Number: KILL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ex-Navy SEAL Jackson Hardison works in rural Montana as a hunting guide. While accompanying a mysterious new client into the mountains, the duo stumbles upon a gruesome plane crash and $100 million in stolen drug money. They quickly must fight their way out when hunted down by a group of terrorists sent to recover the cash.
Author: Stupnitsky, Gene, film director, screenwriter. Phillips, John M. (John Masterson), screenwriter. Saks, Alex, 1987- film producer. Odenkirk, Naomi, film producer. Provissiero, Marc, 1966- film producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: NO
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted nineteen-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
Author: Santos, Joaquim dos, film director. Powers, Kemp, film director. Thompson, Justin K., 1974- film director. Lord, Phil, 1977- screenwriter, film producer. Miller, Chris, 1975- screenwriter, film producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: SPIDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
Author: Bicks, Michael, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Strachan, Anna Lee, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Alvarado, David (David Anthony), film director, film producer. Sussberg, Jason, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Berlin, Heather, host.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 612.8
Format: Video disc
Summary: How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.
Author: McCabe, Daniel, screenwriter, television director, television producer. Savol, Jaro, 1983- television director. Gahagan, Kendra, television producer. Williams, Talithia, on-screen presenter. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 510.9
Format: Video disc
Summary: Tells the story of a mathematician's quest to understand numbers. In her day job, professor of statistics Talithia Williams ponders the power of data looking for answers and spotting patterns in huge collections of numbers. But as the anticipated host, she takes a step back and turns her attention to the digits themselves exploring their origins and discovering the wonder that arises from simple, yet profound concepts like nothingness, infinity, and the mysteries embedded in special numbers like primes.
Author: Muschietti, Andrés, film director. Hodson, Christina, screenwriter. Daley, John Francis, 1985- screenwriter. Goldstein, Jonathan (Jonathan M.), 1969- screenwriter. Harold, Joby, screenwriter.
Published: 2023
Call Number: FLASH
Format: Video disc
Summary: Worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Superheroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian, albeit not the one he's looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?
Author: Whitehouse, Ray, film director. Collective Eye Films, publisher.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: DOC 976.4064
Format: Video disc
Summary: Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter, but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of trans legal attacks, this film immerses viewers on Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship to community, and tries to win an election. Shot over four years, it shows the viewers Frankie's unique campaign and the impact it has on her, the city, and the LGBTQ+ community in San Antonio.
Author: Shorr, Ian, screenwriter. Stein, Todd, screenwriter. Vahradian, Mark, film producer. Huffam, Mark, film producer. Zaozirny, John, film producer.
Published: 2021
Call Number: INFINITE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg) is haunted by memories of places he has never been and manifests skills he's never learned. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves "Infinites" come to his rescue, revealing to him that his memories are real - but they are from multiple past lives. Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock answers in his memories that are the key to stopping a madman from destroying humanity.
Author: Kaye, Danny, actor. Johns, Glynis, actor. Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, actor. Parker, Cecil, 1897-1971, actor. Frank, Melvin, 1913-1988, film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Published: 2019 1956
Call Number: COURT
Format: Video disc
Summary: A carnival performer masquerades as a court jester to infiltrate the court of an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful king. Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins, who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when a sorceress hypnotizes him, royal chaos ensues. Giacomo now believes he is also an infamous assassin and alternates between his identities at the snap of a finger.
Author: Novak, Ari, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Slater, Todd, film producer. Hillis, Rib, actor, film producer, screenwriter. Cook, Rachel, actor. Maximus, Bobby, actor.
Published: 2023
Call Number: KILL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ex-Navy SEAL Jackson Hardison works in rural Montana as a hunting guide. While accompanying a mysterious new client into the mountains, the duo stumbles upon a gruesome plane crash and $100 million in stolen drug money. They quickly must fight their way out when hunted down by a group of terrorists sent to recover the cash.
Author: Stupnitsky, Gene, film director, screenwriter. Phillips, John M. (John Masterson), screenwriter. Saks, Alex, 1987- film producer. Odenkirk, Naomi, film producer. Provissiero, Marc, 1966- film producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: NO
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted nineteen-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
Author: Santos, Joaquim dos, film director. Powers, Kemp, film director. Thompson, Justin K., 1974- film director. Lord, Phil, 1977- screenwriter, film producer. Miller, Chris, 1975- screenwriter, film producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: SPIDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
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