Essay: When Science Fiction Comes True
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'The Volunteer' Is A War Story Unlike Any Other
Salvatore Scibona's new novel is a generational saga, an epic of Vietnam and other places rendered in language that makes even simple things sound mythic. But first, a boy is abandoned at an airport.
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Nonfiction: A New York Times Lawyer Looks Back at His Most Memorable Cases
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Fiction: A Writer Who Finds Grace Beneath the Violence in His Stories
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'The Altruists' Asks: How Do You Live A Good Life?
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Nonfiction: A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots
In “The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges,” Aatish Taseer mourns the politicization of traditional Hindu values and the rise of religious bigotry.
'Gingerbread' Is A Delightfully Spicy Family Fable
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Oops! Famously Scathing Reviews of Classic Books From The Times’s Archive
We called “Sister Carrie” a book “one can get along very well without reading,” dismissed “Lolita” as “dull, dull, dull,” and had nothing nice to say about “Howards End.”
Fantastic beasts [DVD]. The crimes of Grindelwald
Author: Yates, David, 1963- film director. Rowling, J. K., screenwriter, film producer. Wigram, Lionel, film producer. Heyman, David, 1961- film producer. Kloves, Steven, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FANTASTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FANTASTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead.
Slice [DVD]
Author: Vesely, Austin, film director, screenwriter. Riley, Brandon, film producer. McGrail, Kevin, film producer. Beetz, Zazie, actor. Chance the Rapper, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: SLICE
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job in a spooky small town, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Published: 2019
Call Number: SLICE
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job in a spooky small town, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Ralph breaks the internet [DVD]
Author: Johnston, Phil, film director, screenwriter. Moore, Rich (Richard), film director, screenwriter. Ribon, Pamela, screenwriter. Reardon, Jim, screenwriter. Trinidad, Josie, 1975- screenwriter.
Published: 2019
Call Number: RALPH
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare part to fix a beloved videogame: how to navigate the internet. When trying to fix Sugar Rush the pair become engrossed in the World Wide Web after a router is plugged into the local arcade space, forcing them to find a wheel to replace the router with and get the arcade up and running again. Traversing through this new, technological landscape won't be easy, with the duo coming across new worlds, cultures, and characters that present difficulties along the way.
Published: 2019
Call Number: RALPH
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare part to fix a beloved videogame: how to navigate the internet. When trying to fix Sugar Rush the pair become engrossed in the World Wide Web after a router is plugged into the local arcade space, forcing them to find a wheel to replace the router with and get the arcade up and running again. Traversing through this new, technological landscape won't be easy, with the duo coming across new worlds, cultures, and characters that present difficulties along the way.
Speed kills / DVD
Author: Travolta, John Scurfield, Jodi, director. Winnick, Katheryn, actor. Travolta, John, 1954- actor. Esposito, Jennifer, 1972- actor. Motion picture adaptation of (work):
Published: 2019
Call Number: SPEED
Format: Video disc
Summary: A millionaire speedboat racing champion leading a double life discovers that he is now in trouble with law enforcement and drug lords.
Published: 2019
Call Number: SPEED
Format: Video disc
Summary: A millionaire speedboat racing champion leading a double life discovers that he is now in trouble with law enforcement and drug lords.
Green book [Blu-ray]
Author: Farrelly, Peter, film director. Vallelonga, Nick, screenwriter, film producer. Currie, Brian, screenwriter, film producer. Burke, Jim (Producer), film producer. Wessler, Charles B., film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GREEN BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GREEN BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
Mortal engines [Blu-ray]
Author: Rivers, Christian, film director. Jackson, Peter, 1961- screenwriter, film producer. Walsh, Fran, 1959- screenwriter, film producer. Boyens, Philippa, screenwriter, film producer. Hilmar, Hera, actor.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: MORTAL BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Hundreds of years after our civilization was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London, now a giant predator city on wheels, from devouring everything its path.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: MORTAL BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Hundreds of years after our civilization was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London, now a giant predator city on wheels, from devouring everything its path.
Speed kills [Blu-ray]
Author: Scurfield, Jodi, film director. Cohen, David Aaron, screenwriter. Castro, Paul, 1975- screenwriter. Luessenhop, John, screenwriter. Del Castro, Richard Rionda, 1967- film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: SPEED BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Multimillionaire speedboat racing champion Ben Aronoff leads a double life that gets him in trouble with drug lords and the law.
Published: 2019
Call Number: SPEED BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Multimillionaire speedboat racing champion Ben Aronoff leads a double life that gets him in trouble with drug lords and the law.
Mortal engines [DVD]
Author: Rivers, Christian, film director. Walsh, Fran, 1959- film producer, screenwriter. Jackson, Peter, 1961- film producer, screenwriter. Boyens, Philippa, screenwriter. Weiner, Zane, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MORTAL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Hundreds of years after our civilization was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London, now a giant predator city on wheels, from devouring everything in its path.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MORTAL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Hundreds of years after our civilization was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London, now a giant predator city on wheels, from devouring everything in its path.
The Brokenwood mysteries [DVD]. Series 5.
Author: Rea, Neill, 1971- actor. Sutherland, Fern, actor. Sampson, Nic, actor. Acorn Media (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: BROKENWO SERIES 5 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Detective Kristin Sims and DC Sam Breen continue to work on solving crimes in the New Zealand town of Brokenwood.
Published: 2019
Call Number: BROKENWO SERIES 5 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Detective Kristin Sims and DC Sam Breen continue to work on solving crimes in the New Zealand town of Brokenwood.
Green book [DVD]
Author: Farrelly, Peter, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Vallelonga, Nick, screenwriter, film producer. Currie, Brian, screenwriter, film producer. Burke, Jim (Producer), film producer. Wessler, Charles B., film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GREEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. Inspired by a true friendship.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GREEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. Inspired by a true friendship.
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