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Author: McCarthy, Nicholas, film director. Buhler, Jeff, 1967- screenwriter. Schilling, Taylor, 1984- actor. Allen, Brittany, 1986- actor. Scott, Jackson Robert, 2008- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PRODIGY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sarah believes that her son Miles's disturbing behavior is a sign that an evil supernatural force has taken over him. She has to choose between the need to investigate who or what is causing the darkness in him and her maternal instinct to protect him.
Author: Miller, Todd Douglas, film director. Petersen, Thomas Baxley, film producer. Krauss, Evan, film producer. Aldrin, Buzz, on-screen participant. Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012, on-screen participant.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 629.45
Format: Video disc
Summary: From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
Author: Strauss-Schulson, Todd, 1980- film director. Cardillo, Erin, 1977- screenwriter. Fox, Dana, screenwriter. Silberman, Katie (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Matthews, Gina, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Author: Strauss-Schulson, Todd, 1980- film director. Cardillo, Erin, 1977- screenwriter. Fox, Dana, screenwriter. Silberman, Katie, screenwriter. Matthews, Gina, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Author: Burger, Neil, film director. Hartmere, Jon, screenwriter. Black, Todd, film producer. Blumenthal, Jason, film producer. Tisch, Steve, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: UPSIDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Author: Deblois, Dean, film director, screenwriter. Lewis, Brad (Bradford), film producer. Arnold, Bonnie, film producer. Baruchel, Jay, 1982- voice actor. Ferrera, America, 1984- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together-to the very ends of the Earth-to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
Author: Deblois, Dean, film director, screenwriter. Lewis, Brad (Bradford), film producer. Arnold, Bonnie, film producer. Baruchel, Jay, 1982- voice actor. Ferrera, America, 1984- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
Author: Burger, Neil, film director. Hartmere, Jon, screenwriter. Black, Todd, film producer. Blumenthal, Jason, film producer. Tisch, Steve, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COMEDY UPSIDE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this ₁funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.₂ From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Author: Agutter, Jenny, actor. Bassett, Linda, actor. George, Helen, 1984- actor. Parfitt, Judy, 1935- actor. Television adaptation of (work) : Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. Call the midwife.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CALL SEASON 8 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
Author: Jordan, Neil, 1950- film director, screenwriter. Wright, Ray (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Kimmel, Sidney, film producer. Penotti, Joh, film producer. Alynn, James, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GRETA
Format: Video disc
Summary: A sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. The two become fast friends, but the older woman's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing is what it seems in this suspense thriller.
Author: Roberts, Matthew B., director, screenwriter, television producer. Moore, Ronald D., screenwriter, television producer, creator. Brown, David (Producer), television producer. Balfe, Caitriona, actor. Heughan, Sam, 1980- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OUTLANDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer in the twentieth century but make a shocking discovery that has them following in Claire's footsteps.
Author: Landon, Michael, 1964- television producer. Loughlin, Lori, actor. Lissing, Daniel, 1981- actor. Wagner, Jack, 1959- actor. Krakow, Erin, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WHEN YEAR 5 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: It is a very eventful time in Hope Valley. Starting with a hopeful Christmas, Elizabeth is finally reunited with Jack to celebrate a very special Christmas. Eventually, they plan and have the wedding of their dreams, much to the delight of the town. However, life is not a fairy tale, and soon Jack is called away on Mounties duties. Elizabeth continues to work with her students as Abigail rallies the town to assistance as the town bank fails.
Author: William, Anthony, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 613.2
Format: Books
Summary: Introduces celery juice's ability to create improvements on every level of our health. Includes instructions on how to make the juice, how much to drink, and when to drink it, and what to expect as your body begins to detox, plus answers to FAQs.
Author: Bullough, Oliver, 1977- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 364.1323
Format: Books
Summary: From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland--the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's most stable countries. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back.
Author: Fremantle, Elizabeth, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F FREMANTL
Format: Books
Summary: Autumn, 1615. Scandal rocks the Jacobean court when Robert and Frances Carr are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. Frances-- young, captivating, and from a notorious family-- was rescued from an abusive marriage by Robert, and is determined to make a new life for herself. Robert-- one of the richest and most famous men in the kingdom-- has risen from nothing to become one of the country' most powerful men, and has made enemies along the way. The king suspects them both, though it is his secret at stake. Now a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Alcott, Kathleen, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F ALCOTT
Format: Books
Summary: "A family fractures along the political fault lines of the 1960s, setting off a sequence of events ricocheting from anti-Vietnam activism to the Apollo program, in this sprawling multigenerational novel"--
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