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Class : a memoir / by Land, Stephanie,1978-author.;
"Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Land, Stephanie, 1978-; Poverty; Single mothers; Women college graduates; Women household employees; Working class; Working poor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sex, lies & serious money / by Woods, Stuart,author.;
"Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature--and value--of his recent turn of fortune. From luxury New York high-rises to the sprawling New Mexico desert, his client is pursued from all angles. and Stone quickly learns that easy money isn't always so easy"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Lost gold of the dark ages [videorecording] / by Morpeth, Mel.; Fulcrum TV (Firm); National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.); National Geographic Society (U.S.); Vivendi Entertainment (Firm);
Lost gold of the dark ages -- Secrets of the lost gold.With exclusive access to one of the most important discoveries of modern times, National Geographic uncovers the secrets of the largest hoard of Saxon Gold ever found. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages chronicles the story of an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast who discovered a gold hoard dating back a millennium and valued at over $5 million. Also includes 'Secrets of the Lost Gold': a fascinating quest to reveal the hidden secrets of the 3,500 piece treasure hoard.E.DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Coinage; Coins, Anglo-Saxon.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Treasure troves; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Vivendi Entertainment,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Sex, lies & serious money [sound recording] / by Woods, Stuart,author.; Roberts, Tony,1939-narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Tony Roberts."Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature--and value--of his recent turn of fortune. From luxury New York high-rises to the sprawling New Mexico desert, his client is pursued from all angles. and Stone quickly learns that easy money isn't always so easy"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Berenstain Bears. [videorecording] / by Nelvana (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
Join the Bear Family for fun-filled adventures in volume 3 of Tree House Tales! When Sister must write about a bear she admires the most for a school project, she learns just how many awards Grizzly Gran won in her younger years. Then, the cubs are excited for a family trip! This value-packed DVD collection covers important topics including compromising, helping those in need, and much more!G.DVD; full screen presentation; region 1 NTSC, Stereo.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bears; Berenstain Bears (Fictitious characters); Brothers and sisters;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Miss representation [videorecording] / by Cho, Margaret.; Congdon, Jessica,1972-; Couric, Katie,1957-; Cvetko, Svetlana.; Davis, Geena.; Dawson, Rosario.; Durham, Meenakshi Gigi.; Feinstein, Dianne,1933-; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Heldman, Caroline,1972-; Holland, Eric.; Huerta, Dolores,1930-; Katz, Jackson.; Kilbourne, Jean.; Lauzen, Martha M.; Ling, Lisa.; Maddow, Rachel.; Mitchell, Pat,1943-; Newsom, Jennifer Siebel,1974-; Pelosi, Nancy,1940-; Pozner, Jennifer L.; Rice, Condoleezza,1954-; Scully, Regina Kulik.; Steinem, Gloria.; Girls Club Entertainment.; Roco Films Educational (Firm); Virgil Films (Firm);
Director of photography, Svetlana Cvetko ; editor, Jessica Congdon ; composer, Eric Holland.Featured in the film: Caroline Heldman, Condoleezza Rice, Dianne Feinstein, Dolores Huerta, Geena Davis, Gloria Steinem, Jackson Katz, Jane Fonda, Jean Kilbourne, Jennifer Pozner, Katie Couric, Lisa Ling, M. Gigi Durham, Margaret Cho, Martha Lauzen, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson.As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.E.DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation (16:9) aspect ratio; Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Gender identity in mass media.; Leadership in women.; Women in mass media.; Women in popular culture; Women; Women;
© c2012., Virgil Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Battle for the elephants [videorecording] / by National Geographic Society (U.S.); National Geographic Television.; Vivendi Entertainment (Firm);
The elephant, perhaps Earth's most charismatic and majestic land animal, faces market forces driving the value of its tusks to levels once reserved for gold. As National Geographic goes undercover to expose the criminal networks behind ivory's supply and demand, scientists reveal how the elephant, with its highly evolved society, keen intelligence, ability to communicate across vast distances and to love, remember and even to mourn, is far more complex than ever imagined.E.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: African elephant.; Elephants; Wildlife conservation.;
© c2013., National Geographic Society ; Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Umbrella House / by Nelson, Colleen.;
Includes bibliographical references."Middle-schooler Ruby and her friend Scout join together to stop a real-estate mogul from tearing down their historied New York City apartment building, called Umbrella House. In a contest for a news network, Ruby and Scout use their creativity and video-editing skills to show the value of both their building and their East Village neighborhood. Once they discover the identity of the anonymous Midnight Muralist, Ruby convinces the famed East Village artist to paint the front of Umbrella House to make it too valuable to tear down."--
Subjects: Video journalism; Historic preservation; Middle school students; Community arts projects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Blood diamond [videorecording] / by Coleman, Antony.; Connelly, Jennifer.; Connelly, Jennifer.; DiCaprio, Leonardo.; Gorfil, Gillian.; Harewood, David.; Herskovitz, Marshall.; Hounsou, Djimon,1964-; Howard, James Newton.; King, Graham.; Kuypers, Kagiso.; Leavitt, Charles.; Lukola, Anointing.; Mbhena, Benu.; Mistry, Jimi,1973-; Mitchell, C. Gaby.; Roodt, Darrell.; Vosloo, Arnold.; Wallace, Basil.; Weinstein, Paula.; Zwick, Edward.; Bedford Falls Productions (Firm); Initial Entertainment Group.; Spring Creek Productions.; Virtual Studios.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Dan Weil ; special effects supervisor, Neil Corbould ; visual effects supervisor, Jeffrey A. Okun.Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Anoiting Lukola, David Harewood, Basil Wallace, Jimi Mistry.Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary turned smuggler. Solomon Vandy is a local Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join together for two dangerous missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son. The son was conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Diamonds; Draft; Feature films.; Fishers; Smugglers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2007., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Christmas at Grand Valley [videorecording] / by Elliott, Brennan,actor.; McKellar, Danica,actor.; McCutcheon, Don,television director.; Cinedigm (Firm),distributor.; Hallmark Channel (Television network),production company.;
Danica Mckellar, Brennan Elliott.Burned out from the hubbub of the Chicago gallery world, artist Kelly returns home to the picturesque town just in time for Christmas. Maybe her favorite town's shining season will reinvigorate her love of art and guide her down her next path. Leo, the businessman and all-star dad to his children, struggles to balance his time this holiday season. When he is assigned to review a hotel in the town for its value, he sees this as the perfect opportunity for a Christmas family vacation.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Christmas television programs.; Romance television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Man-woman relationships; Artists;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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