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- Koyaanisqatsi. by Reggio, Godfrey,film director.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by MGM in 1982.A motion picture essay which takes a revealing and shocking look at modern life and its imbalances. The first film in a trilogy which was followed by Powaqatsi.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Music.; Documentary films.; Arts.;
- What does Israel fear from Palestine? / by Shehadeh, Raja,1951-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."Since the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, the Nakba, or disaster as the Palestinians call it, there have been many opportunities to move towards peace and equality between Palestine and Israel. After the 1967 War, the Oslo Agreement and even the 7 October 2023 war. All of them have been rejected by Israel which is why life is unbearable in the West Bank now and there is genocide in Gaza. This book explores what went wrong again and again, and why. And how it could still be different. It is human nature to feel prejudice. But in this haunting meditation on Palestine and Israel, Shehadeh suggests that this does not mean the two nations cannot live together to their mutual benefit and co-existence. In graceful, devastatingly observed prose, this is a fresh reflection on the conflict in a time of great need"--
- Subjects: Essays.; Arab-Israeli conflict; Jewish-Arab relations.; Palestinian Nakba, 1947-1948.; Terrorism; Terrorism; Zionism;
- The complete Peanuts, 1971 to 1972 / by Schulz, Charles M.(Charles Monroe),1922-2000.;
- Collects the comic strip Peanuts, featuring the misadventures of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang, from 1971 to 1972. Includes an essay on Charles Schulz' life.
- Subjects: Brown, Charlie (Fictitious character); Children; Snoopy (Fictitious character);
- © c2009., Fantagraphics Books,
- Football's greatest stars / by Maki, Allan.; Johnson, George,1957-;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243) and index.Includes profiles of the top 50 NFL players of all-time, the 21 best current players, and the 32 franchises, as well as essays about the legacy of the NFL.LSC
- Subjects: National Football League; National Football League; Football players; Football;
- © 2013., Firefly Books,
- Superfoods, silkworms, and spandex : science and pseudoscience in everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
- "From bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a new collection of bite-size pop science essays that allow curious readers to understand the science behind everything from plastic-wrapped cucumbers to head transplants"--
- Subjects: Essays.; Pseudoscience.; Science.;
- In the margins : on the pleasures of reading and writing / by Ferrante, Elena,author.; Goldstein, Ann,1949-translator.; translation of:Ferrante, Elena.Margini e il dettato.English.;
- A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing. "In the Margins" contains Elena Ferrante's latest reflections on literature, and the works and authors that have influenced her throughout her career.
- Subjects: Essays.; Authorship.; Women authors.;
- Dark matter : a novel / by Crouch, Blake,author.;
- "One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is kidnapped at gunpoint by a masked man, driven to an abandoned industrial site and injected with a powerful drug. As he wakes, a man Jason's never met smiles down at him and says, "Welcome back, my friend." But this life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife; his son was never born; and he's not an ordinary college professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something impossible. Is it this world or the other that's the dream? How can he possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could have imagined--one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reality; Kidnapping victims; Physics teachers;
- The Irishman [videorecording] / by Brandt, Charles,actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; De Niro, Robert,actor.; Graham, Stephen,1973-actor.; Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Keitel, Harvey,actor.; Narducci, Katherine,1965-actor.; Pacino, Al,1940-actor.; Paquin, Anna,actor.; Pesci, Joe,actor.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Romano, Ray,actor.; Scorsese, Martin,film director.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
- Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Kathrine Narducci, Jesse Plemons.Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa to the rift that forced him to choose between the two.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Gangster films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Bufalino, Russell, 1903-1994; Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-; Sheeran, Frank; Assassins; Mafia; Mafiosi; Older men; Organized crime;
- For private home use only.
- The Irishman [videorecording] / by Brandt, Charles,actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; De Niro, Robert,actor.; Graham, Stephen,1973-actor.; Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Keitel, Harvey,actor.; Narducci, Katherine,1965-actor.; Pacino, Al,1940-actor.; Paquin, Anna,actor.; Pesci, Joe,actor.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Romano, Ray,actor.; Scorsese, Martin,film director.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
- Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Kathrine Narducci, Jesse Plemons.Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa to the rift that forced him to choose between the two.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Gangster films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Bufalino, Russell, 1903-1994; Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-; Sheeran, Frank; Assassins; Mafia; Mafiosi; Older men; Organized crime;
- For private home use only.
- Macbeth / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616;
- Includes bibliographical references.
- © c1998., Penguin Group Canada,
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