New Fiction
Artscape by Frederick Ramsay.
The Fall by Michael Allen Dymmoch.
No ordinary matter by Jenny McPhee.
Tying the Knot by Susan Warren. Part of the HeartQuest series.
Artscape by Frederick Ramsay.
The Fall by Michael Allen Dymmoch.
No ordinary matter by Jenny McPhee.
Tying the Knot by Susan Warren. Part of the HeartQuest series.
Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton.
Off the cuff: the essential guide for men and the women who love them by Carson Kressley.
Talkers, watchers, and doers: unlocking your child's unique learning style by Cheri Fuller.
The triumph of love over experience: a memoir of remarriage by Wendy Swallow.
Wings of Gold: the U.S. naval air campaign in World War II by Gerald Astor.
Gifts by Ursula Le Guin.
Synopsis: "When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own."
Tending to Grace by Kimberly Newton Fusco.
Synopsis: "When Cornelia's mother runs off with a boyfriend, leaving her with an eccentric aunt, Cornelia must finally confront the truth about herself and her mother."
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud.
Book Two in the Bartimaeus Trilogy.
Synopsis: "In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London."
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Synopsis: "After their mother dies, two brothers find a huge amount of money which they must spend quickly before England switches to the new European currency, but they disagree on what to do with it."
A fire engine for Ruthie by Leslea Newman.
Synopsis: "Ruthie's Nana suggests playing tea party and fashion show during their visit, but Ruthie is much more interested in the vehicles that a neighbor boy is playing with as they pass his house each day."
Hot day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English.
Synopsis: "After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad."
No laughing, no smiling, no giggling by James Stevenson.
Synopsis: "The reader joins Freddy Fafnaffer the pig as he deals with Mr. Frimdimpny, a crocodile who never laughs and who decides on the rules for reading this book."
Science Verse by Jon Scieszka.
Synopsis: "When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems."
The Firefighters' Thanksgiving by Maribeth Boelts.
Synopsis: "Calls to fires, an injured friend, and cooking disasters threaten to keep a group of fire fighters from enjoying Thanksgiving dinner."
I am the turkey by Michele Spirn.
Synopsis: "Mark does not want to play the turkey in the second grade Thanksgiving play, but then he ends up saving the day."
Beach girls by Luanne Rice.
The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates.
Just Trust Me by Judy Markey.
The Law of Bound Hearts by Anne D. LeClaire.
Political Animal by David Mizner.
Blind Alley by Iris Johansen.
Broken for you by Stephanie Kallos.
DarkTower VII: the dark tower by Stephen King.
Finishing School by Muriel Spark.
Fire point: a novel of suspense by John Smolens
Liberating Paris by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason.
Nights of rain and stars by Maeve Binchy.
MPAA rating: R; for some language and brief drug use.
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Lynch, Rita Moreno, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor.
Director of photography, Mauricio Rubinstein ; original music, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Mayes C. Rubeo ; production designer, Felipe Fernández Del Paso.
Synopsis: "Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will enjoy a better life with adoptive American parents, but still struggling with the anguish of her sacrifice."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Rated R.
Closed-captioned.
Ed Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzman, Donal Logue, Brian Van Holt, Franky G, Robert Forster, Leland Orser, Morris Chestnut, Dustin Hoffman.
Executive producers, Eric Kopeloff, Marco Mehlitz, Eberhard Kayser, Scott Bernstein ; producers, Marc Butan, Michael Paseornek, Michael Burns, Michael Ohoven ; writer, Doug Jung ; director, James Foley.
Synopsis: "Con man Jake and his gang, Gordo, Miles, and Big Al, pull off a swindling job stealing money from a guy who turns out to be a mob accountant for crime boss, King. Then Jake and his crew attempt to pull off an even bigger scam to make up for their mistake. This time the con involves the King's enemy, the mob-connected banker Morgan Price. Two corrupt cops join Jake's team while the King appoints his henchman, Lupus to oversee the operation."
Videodisc release of the 2002 motion picture.
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, language and drug content.
English language, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffrey Roberson, Ron Mathews, Eric Stonestreet, Hamilton Von Watts, Dana Gould, Chad Lindsey.
Director of photography, Nicholas Hutak ; art directors, Gabrielle Nieto, Brandi Hugo ; editor, Chris Conlee ; music composer, Steve Edwards ; production designer, Shannon Schwiebert ; visual effects, Thomas R. Dickens, Rennie Johnson, Harry Walton.
Synopsis: "Follow the hysterical triumphs and pitfalls of three women on different rungs of the Hollywood ladder as they try to claw their way into the spotlight-- even if it means clawing at each other!"
MPAA rating: R; brief language and sexuality.
German with English subtitles.
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas.
Director of photography, Martin Kukula ; editor, Peter R. Adam ; music Yann Tiersen.
Synopsis: "Alex's proud, socialist mother falls into a coma for eight months. When she wakes, her heart is weak, so Alex has to keep the secret that the Berlin Wall has fallen and capitalism has triumphed. What begins as a little white lie turns into a major scam."
Videodisc release of a 2003 motion picture.
MPAA rating: PG13; coarse language, sexual content.
Closed-captioned.
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey.
Director of photography, Daryn Okada ; editor, Wendy Greene Bricmont ; music, Rolfe Kent ; costume designer, Mary Jane Fort ; production designer, Cary White.
Synopsis: "When a young girl who has lived in Africa and been homeschooled moves to New York, she must enter a public high school. Survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school."
Based on the book Queen bees and wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.
Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Synopsis: "Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher."
Letting go of Bobby James, or, How I found myself of steam by Sally Jo Walker.
Synopsis: "After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a better life for herself."
Nausicaa of the Vally of the Wind, Volume 1 by Hayao Miyazaki (Graphic Novel)
My Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells.
My Little Brother by David McPhail.
Synopsis: "A boy describes all the things that he does not like about having a younger brother--and the things he does like."
Lion boy by Zizou Corder.
Synopsis "In the near future, a boy with the ability to speak the language of cats sets out from London to seek his kidnapped parents and finds himself on a Paris-bound circus ship learning to train lions."
Family first: your step-by-step plan for creating a phenomenal family by Phillip McGraw.
Raising motivated kids: inspiring enthusiasm for a great start in life by Cheri Fuller.
Are you afraid of the dark? by Sidney Sheldon.
Destruction of the books by Mel Odom.
Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips.
Songbird by Walter Zacharius.
A taint in the blood by Dana Stabenow.
Wasp eater by William Lychack.
Are you afraid of the dark? by Sidney Sheldon
Cult of personality: how personality tests ae leading us to mislabel our children, mismanage our companies, and misunderstand ourselves by Annie Murphy Paul.
Cyanide canary by Joseph Hilldorfer.
Gold-plated Porsche: how I sank a small fortune into a used car, and other misadventures by Stephan Wilkinson.
Lawrence Block collection (Unabridged on 4 cassettes)
Includes: Death wish ; Some things a man must do ; Good for the soul -- Like a bug on a windshield ; How would you like it? ; Answers to a soldier -- Like a dog in the street ; Gentle way -- Like a thief in the night ; Bad night for burglars ; Dettweiler solution.
Trace by Patricia Cornwell. (Unabridged on 11 compact discs)
"When Dr. Kay Scarpetta, freelancing from South Florida, returns to Richmond, Virginia, at the request of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a crime, she finds that nothing is as she left it: her former lab is being demolished; the chief isn't really the one who requested her; her former assistant chief has personal problems that he refuses to reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent meddles with the case. Without the assistance of her colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are busy in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta must solve the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. All she has to go by are the smallest pieces of evidence and twisting leads and details that will reveal the sad truth that might be more that she can bear."
How many kisses do you want tonight? by Varsha Bajaj.
Synopsis: "When bedtime comes, the parents of a girl, a boy, and various animals ask their children how many kisses they want."
Synopsis: "Katy Mouse teaches her younger brother, Tiny, the names of some of the things they see, including a boot, a snail, and a pheasant, when they go to the cornfield to play games."
Synopsis: "A sweet, heartwarming, and often funny story of three very different women of three different generations and their experiences in love, family and coming of age. Originally produced for television broadcast in 2002."
Click, clack, moo, cows that type: and more fun on the farm
Synopsis: "Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie needs a cloak: When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and tattered, he spins a new one, showing how cloth is made from wool."
Corduroy...and more stories about friendship
Includes: Corduroy, Here Comes the Cat! and Yo! Yes? DVD also includes Rainbabies.
Harry, the dirty dog...and more terrific tails
Synopsis: "[Harry the dirty dog] Harry runs away before bath time. When he returns home covered in mud, his family doesn't recognize him. [Officer Buckle and Gloria] When Officer Buckle tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens - until he's partnered with a police dog named Gloria. [Angus and the ducks] A curious Scotch terrier decides to investigate the strange noise coming from the other side of the hedge (Live action)."
Is your mama a llama?...and more stories about growing up
Includes: Is Your Mama a Llama?, Leo the Late Bloomer, Elizabeti's Doll, and Goose. DVD also includes: Five Creatures, and spanish versions of Is Your Mama a Llama and Leo the Late Bloomer, along with more extras.
Snowy day...and more Ezra Jack Keats stories
Synopsis: "[Snowy day] describes the silent wonder of a city snow and little Peter's delight as he slides down snowy mountains. [Whistle for Willie] An animated cartoon about a boy who tries very hard to learn how to whistle so that he can call his dog like a big boy. [Peter's chair] When Peter finds out that his blue furniture is being painted pink for his new baby sister, he takes the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away. [Pet show] When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize."
Curious George rides a bike & more tales
Contains: Curious George Rides A Bike, The Great White Man-Eating Shark, Flossie & The Fox, The Happy Lion, and Cat And Canary.
Elaine Stritch at Liberty: from the Old Vic Theatre, London
Synopsis: "A career spanning more than 50 years, Elaine Stritch is one of Broadway's Grand Dames. Now, at age 77, she is as dynamic as ever, giving an astonishing one-woman performance. In a series of vignettes, punctuated by songs from the shows in which she starred, she tells stories of her career, ranging from the hilarious to the deeply moving."
Nip/Tuck: First Season (5 videodiscs)
Synopsis: "The show goes deep into the minds of the patients who seek out cosmetic alterations. The stories are told from the viewpoint of two Miami plastic surgeons -- family man Sean McNamara and ladies man Christian Troy."
Synopsis: "God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985 and the Reagans are in the White House. Death is swinging the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior tells Lou, his lover, he's ill and Lou decides to bolt. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Lou. Joe is an attorney, who is Mormon and Republican, is pushed by right-winger Roy toward a job at the Justice Dept. Both Joe and Roy are in the closet: Joe out of shame and religious turmoil; Roy to preserve his power and access. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death. Joe's mother and Belize, a close friend, help Prior choose. Originally released as a television mini-series in 2003."
Synopsis: "Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure women's voting rights in 1920. In a country dominated by chauvinism, this is no easy fight. Along the way, sacrifices are made: Alice gives up a chance for love, and collegue Inez Mulholland gives up her life."
Synopsis: "Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible."
Synopsis: "Sarah is a famous British murder mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher to stay at his home in the south of France. Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her - until late one night, when John's sexy and provocative daughter, Julie, unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's English reserve is jarred by Julie's lifestyle. An increasingly unsettling series of events occur that blend a creative process with a possible real-life murder."
Synopsis: "In 1985, two young British friends travelled to a remote corner of Peru. Ambitious mountaineers, their aim was to conquer the unclimbed west face of a notorious 21,000 ft. peak "Siula Grande". Their story has become part of mountaineering legend. Based on Touching the void by Joe Simpson."
Knafayim shvurot: Broken Wings in Hebrew with subtitles.
Synopsis: "An Israeli mother wrestles with her own grief and that of her four children while working two jobs to keep their family together, after the death of her husband. Winner of 9 Israeli Film Academy awards."
Bus 174 in Portuguese with subtitles.
City of God in Portuguese with subtitles.
Synopsis: "The world's most notorious slum is Rio de Janeiro's City of God, where combat photographers and police rarely go. Presents the true story of a young man who grew up on those streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and his only way out. Based on the book by Paulo Lins."
Crimson Gold in Farsi with subtitles.
Man without a past in Finnish with subtitles.
Synopsis: "When a laborer arrives in Helsinki in search of a job, he gets a brutal surprise beating in a local park by a group of thugs instead. He miraculously survives, but amnesia prevents him from remembering anything, including his name. Soon, a Salvation Army work develops a shy interest in him, and a sweet, natural romance begins between the two. but just as the man's life begins to make sense again, his past suddenly returns to haunt him."
Monsieur Ibrahim in French and Turkish with subtitles.
Synopsis "A Shaolin Kung Fu expert unites with a washed up soccer star to build the ultimate team, combining sportsmanship with martial arts."
Hippie by Barry Miles.
More Perfect than the Moon by Patricia MacLachlan.
Synopsis: "Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that belonged to her brother Caleb helps her sort out her feelings and understand that Sarah will always love her."
Paradise City by Lorenzo Carcaterra.
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Splitting Storm by Rene Gutteridge.