Author: Jackson, Peter, 1961- film director, film producer. Olssen, Clare, film producer. Plan 9 (Musical group : N.Z.), composer (expression) Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter. WingNut Films (Firm), production company.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 940.3
Format: Video disc
Summary: Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
Author: Moland, Hans Petter, film director. Baldwin, Frank (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Shamberg, Michael, film producer. Shukla, Ameet, film producer. Kvae, Stein B., 1969- film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COLD BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Nels Coxman is a family man whose quiet life with his wife is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels's search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking, a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one Viking's associates 'disappear,' Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing, and no one, get in his way.
Author: López-Gallego, Gonzalo, film director. Widen, Gregory, screenwriter. De Laurentis, Raffaella, film producer. Baldwin, William, 1963- actor. Anderson, Joe, 1982- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: BRACKDRAF 2 BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When fire investigator Sean McCaffrey is assigned to investigate a deadly fire, he and partner Maggie soon realize that they are dealing with something much more than a routine fire. The clues they discover lead them down a treacherous path of arson, murder, and international terrorism. Sean must use his intuition, along with the help of infamous jailed arsonist Ronald Bartel, in a race to find out who is behind the fire and stop them from accomplishing their devious plans.
Author: Landon, Christopher, 1975- film director, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Rothe, Jessica, actor. Broussard, Israel, actor. Sharma, Suraj, 1993- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HAPPY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's déjà vu all over again for Tree Gelbman, the snarky sorority sister who solved her own murder by repeatedly reliving her death. When the masked campus killer mysteriously returns to terrorize new targets, Tree cycles through another time loop of clever chills and suspense in the inventive follow-up to Blumhouse's hit thriller.
Author: Merchant, Stephen, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor. Johnson, Dwayne, 1972- film producer, actor. Misher, Kevin, film producer. Headey, Lena, actor. Pugh, Florence, 1996- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FIGHTING BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Paige and her brother Zak are invited to try out for WWE after a lifetime of touring with their tight-knit wrestling family.
Author: Sparkes, John, 1954- voice actor. Banks, Morwenna, voice actor. Ridings, Richard, voice actor. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: J PEPPA STARS
Format: Video disc
Summary: The Stars in the night sky are far away and seem so tiny until Daddy Pig helps Peppa and George spy them through a telescope. Then, bedtime at Cousin Chloé's turns into The noisy night when baby Alexander's crying keeps everyone awake! Peppa's family takes A trip to the moon when they visit the museum's out of this world exhibition. Watch all twelve Peppasodes for lots of giggles with Peppa, her little brother George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and friends!
Author: Capotosto, Caryn. Ma, Nicholas. Neville, Morgan. Rogers, Joanne. Cephas, McColm Jr.
Published: 2018
Call Number: B RODGERS
Format: Video disc
Summary: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers. "A poignant tribute to the mild-mannered father-figure who served as moral compass to generations."--Newsday. "...The lessons taught there were priceless."--Entertainment Weekly. "...Shows why the late Mr. Rogers remains timely and timeless."--Rolling Stone.
Author: Basir, Qasim, film director. Hardwick, Omari, 1974- actor. Good, Meagan, 1981- actor. Ellis, Jay, 1981- actor. Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: BOY
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the night of the 2016 presidential election, Cass, an LA club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.
Author: Brown, Dale, 1956- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F BROWN
Format: Books
Summary: The previous administration's ineffective response to the growing Russian threat has left America vulnerable. Setting a bold course for America's defense, the decisive and strong new president, John Dalton Farrell, intends to challenge Russian aggression head on. Brad and Patrick McLanahan and the formidable Iron Wolf Squadron--including the recently injured Nadia Roz, rested and back to fighting form thanks to a pair of state-of-the-art prosthetic legs--are ready and eager to join the battle. But even with their combined forces, the Russian menace may prove too great for the Americans to overcome. Done with provocative skirmishes and playing for small stakes, the Russian president has set his sights on the ultimate prize: controlling the entire world. Expanding beyond earth's bounds, the Russians have built a new high-tech space station and armed it with weaponry capable of destroying US satellites as well as powerful missiles pointed at strategic targets across earth. Devising a cunning plan of attack, Brad, Nadia, and the Iron Wolf warriors will take to the skies in their advanced space planes to destroy the space station, check the Russians' plan for dominance, and save the world. But is it already too late?
Author: DiFranco, Ani author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B DIFRANCO
Format: Books
Summary: "A memoir by the celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist Ani DiFranco. In her new memoir, Ani DiFranco recounts her early life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring whole. In these frank, honest, passionate, and often funny pages is the tale of one woman's eventful and radical journey to the age of thirty. Ani's coming of age story is defined by her ethos of fierce independence -- from being an emancipated minor sleeping in a Buffalo bus station, to unwaveringly building a career through appearances at small clubs and festivals, to releasing her first album at the age of 18, to consciously rejecting the mainstream recording industry and creating her own label, Righteous Babe Records. In these pages, as in life, she never hesitates to challenge established rules and expectations, maintaining a level of artistic integrity that has impressed many and antagonized more than a few. Ani continues to be a major touring and recording artist as well as a celebrated activist and feminist, standing as living proof that you can overcome all personal and societal obstacles to be who you are and to follow your dreams." --
Author: Biden, Jill, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B BIDEN
Format: Books
Summary: This is the story of how Jill built a family of her own: from seeking small moments of joy, to balancing the family's needs with her personal and professional goals, to forming traditions that helped carry them through tragedy - all with the support of an extended family circle. That circle would morph over the years, but the one constant was love. And whether finding her own voice as Second Lady or changing lives as a teacher, whether nurturing the Biden clan or surviving devastating loss, Jill discovered her own strength and came to understand what it truly means to make a family. "An intimate look at the love that built the Biden family and the delicate balancing act of the woman at its center. 'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and professional life? And was she ready to become a mother to Joe's two young sons? She soon found herself falling in love with her three 'boys,' learning to balance life as a mother, wife, educator, and political spouse. Through the challenges of public scrutiny, complicated family dynamics, and personal losses, she grew alongside her family, and she extended the family circle at every turn: with her students, military families, friends and staff at the White House, and more. This is the story of how Jill built a family--and a life--of her own. From the pranks she played to keep everyone laughing to the traditions she formed that would carry them through tragedy, hers is the spirited journey of a woman embracing many roles. [This] is a candid, heartwarming glimpse into the creation of a beloved American family, and the life of a woman at its center."--Dust jacket.
Author: Kranish, Michael, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B TAYLOR
Format: Books
Summary: "In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure--the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era. In the 1890s, the nation's promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites, and the excesses of the Gilded Age created an elite upper class. Amidst this world arrived Major Taylor, a young black man who wanted to compete in the nation's most popular and mostly white man's sport, cycling. Birdie Munger, a white cyclist who once was the world's fastest man, declared that he could help turn the young black athlete into a champion. Twelve years before boxer Jack Johnson and fifty years before baseball player Jackie Robinson, Taylor faced racism at nearly every turn--especially by whites who feared he would disprove their stereotypes of blacks. In The World's Fastest Man, years in the writing, investigative journalist Michael Kranish reveals new information about Major Taylor based on a rare interview with his daughter and other never-before-uncovered details from Taylor's life. Kranish shows how Taylor indeed became a world champion, traveled the world, was the toast of Paris, and was one of the most chronicled black men of his day. From a moment in time just before the arrival of the automobile when bicycles were king, the populace was booming with immigrants, and enormous societal changes were about to take place, The World's Fastest Man shines a light on a dramatic moment in American history--the gateway to the twentieth century"--
Author: Page, Susan, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP B BUSH
Format: Large print
Summary: "A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told. The Matriarch tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era. Written by USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, this biography is informed by more than one hundred interviews with Bush friends and family members, hours of conversation with Mrs. Bush herself in the final six months of her life, and access to her diaries that spanned decades. The Matriarch examines not only her public persona but also less well-known aspects of her remarkable life. As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, she made history as the only woman to see -- and advise -- both her husband and son in the Oval Office. As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. With her cooperation, this book offers Barbara Bush's last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her family's legacy. Barbara Bush's accomplishments, struggles, and contributions are many. Now, Susan Page explores them all in The Matriarch, a groundbreaking book certain to cement Barbara Bush as one of the most unique and influential women in American history." -- From book jacket.
Author: Carter, T. E. (Young adult author), author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y CARTER
Format: Books
Summary: Five years ago, Lexie walked home from school and found her brother sitting calmly, waiting for the police to come arrest him for the heinous crime he had just committed. Treated like a criminal herself, Lexie now moves from school to school hiding who she is, who she's related to. She struggles with loving her brother, the PTSD she now suffers from, and wanting to just live a normal life. Will she ever be able to separate her brother's horrific act from herself? -- adapted from Goodreads.com info
Author: Olson, Justin, 1986- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y OLSON
Format: Books
Summary: Convinced his mother has been abducted by aliens, Charlie Dickens spends his nights watching for UFOs, hoping to join her. He doesn't have many reasons to stick around; he doesn't get along well with his father, he's constantly bullied at school and at work, and the only friend he has is his 600-pound neighbor Geoffrey, and Geoffrey's three-legged dog, Tickles. When Charlie meets easy-going Seth, he learns what real friendship is all about. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Hinds, Gareth, 1971- author. Homer. Iliad.
Published: 2019
Call Number: YGN HINDS
Format: Books
Summary: Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
Author: Mather, Adriana, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y MATHER
Format: Books
Summary: "November is trapped. At the mysterious Academy Absconditi, a school that's completely off the grid, there's no electricity, no internet, and a brutal eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes include everything from knife-throwing and poisons to the art of deception. And the other students? All children of the world's most elite strategists, in training to become assassins, spies, and master manipulators. November Adley doesn't know why she's been sent to this place, or the secrets that make up its legacy, but she'll quickly discover that allies are few in a school where competition is everything. When another student is murdered, all eyes turn to November, who must figure out exactly how she fits in before she is found guilty of the crime...or becomes the killer's next victim." --
Author: Elliott, David, 1947- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y ELLIOTT
Format: Books
Summary: "David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death in a fiery, evocative novel-in-verse."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Goldsmith, Connie, 1945- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y 355.0092
Format: Books
Summary: "In 2015 the Pentagon changed a historical ruling, allowing American women to serve in front-line ground combat troops. Women have served in the military throughout history. Yet no matter their title, they face discrimination and even sexual assault. Meet the women who serve their country and stand up for fairness."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Evanovich, Janet, author. Evanovich, Peter, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F EVANOVIC
Format: Large print
Summary: Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate O'Hare always plays by the rules. Charming con man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. She thinks he's nothing but a scoundrel. He thinks she just needs to lighten up. They're working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can't touch. And, their relationship? Well, there hasn't been so much explosive chemistry since Nitro was introduced to Glycerin. Next on the docket: The mysterious disappearance of the Silicon Valley billionaire, known as the Big Kahuna. Kate's been assigned to find him but no one seems particularly keen on helping. His twenty-six year old adult actress wife-turned Instagram model wife and his shady Czech business partner are more interested in gaining control of his company. For that they need a dead body not a living Kahuna. The only lead they have is the Kahuna's drop-out son, who's living the dream in Hawaii - if your dream is starting your day with the perfect wave and ending it with a big bowl of weed. To get close to the Kahuna's son, Kate and Nick go undercover as a married couple in the big wave, bohemian, surfer community of Paia, Maui. Living a laid back, hippy-dippy lifestyle isn't exactly in Kate's wheelhouse, but the only thing more horrifying is setting up house with Nick Fox, even if he does look pretty gnarly on a longboard. If they don't catch a break soon, waves aren't the only thing she's going to be shredding (or bedding).
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