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Canal street [videorecording] / by LaMarr, Rhyan,film director.; Yazz,1993-actor.; Williamson, Mykelti,actor.(CARDINAL)785882; Phifer, Mekhi,1975-actor.; Quinn, Kevin,1986-actor.; Smith Global Media,publisher.; Red Guerrilla Entertainment.; Catch the Vision.; NYC Films.;
DVD, widescreen; region 1.Bryshere Y. Gray, Mykelti Williamson, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Quinn, Woody McClain, Lance Reddick.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements including some bloody images, drug use and teen partying.It is a modern-day thriller telling the story of Kholi Styles who is trying to get by in an unwelcoming new world. After he becomes the suspect of the mysterious death of a classmate, it's up to his father, Jackie Styles, an up-and-coming lawyer from the slums of Chicago, to defend his son in court and battle an outraged public before time runs out. Jackie fights to keep his faith and prove his son is not the monster the world has made him out to be.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Religious films.; Feature films.; Murder; Fathers and sons; Faith;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Monet : itinerant of light / by Rubio, Salva,1978-author.(CARDINAL)403146; Efa,artist.(CARDINAL)676199; Kane, Montana,translator.(CARDINAL)354240;
Includes bibliographical references (page 95)."The life of the great French painter, one of the founders of Impressionism, is narrated in lush comic art reminiscent of his style. From the Salon des Refuses ("Salon of the Rejected") and many struggling years without recognition, money and yet a family to raise, all the way to great success, critically and financially, Monet pursued insistently one vision: catching the light in painting, refusing to compromise on this ethereal pursuit. It cost him dearly but he was a beacon for his contemporaries. We discover in this comics biography how he came to this vision as well as his turbulent life pursuing it."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Biographies.; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Painters; Impressionism (Art);
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Rainy day dreams [large print] : Seattle brides, book 2. by Copeland, Lori.(CARDINAL)352490; Smith, Virginia,1960-(CARDINAL)476831;
When the Burgert family moves to Seattle in 1856, Kathryn is convinced her father has destroyed her life. The backwoods settlement offers none of the comforts and culture she loved in San Francisco. She cares nothing for the new sawmill the townsfolk are so excited about. That is, until she meets Jason, a lumberjack with dreams for a bright future. As she comes to know Jason, Kathryn can't help catching his vision. But the future they hope for is anything but secure.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Romance fiction.; Brides;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 15
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Catch and release : 17 stories / by Block, Lawrence,author.(CARDINAL)505309;
Block's short stories are intelligent and respectful of the reader yet often take an unexpected turn. He plays fair. If you reread the story, you'll find that he left you little clues about the final destination but didn't connect the dots. Block is a master of the long-form mystery, and this collection proves he's got the short form locked down as well.
Subjects: Short stories.; Short stories, American.; Detective and mystery stories, American.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The age of resilience : reimagining existence on a rewilding earth / by Rifkin, Jeremy,author.(CARDINAL)135422;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.Masks, ventilators, and toilet paper: how adaptivity trumps efficiency -- Taylorism and the laws of thermodynamics -- The real world: nature's capital -- The great disruption: the planetary enclosure of time and space -- The ultimate heist: commodifying the earth's spheres, gene pool, and electromagnetic spectrum -- The catch-22 of capitalism: increased efficiency, fewer workers, and more consumer debt -- The ecological self: we are each a dissipative pattern -- A new origin story: the biological clocks and electromagnetic fields that help synchronize and shape life -- Beyond the scientific method: complex adaptive social/ecological systems modeling -- The resilient revolution infrastructure -- The ascendance of bioregional governance -- Representative democracy makes way for distributed peerocracy -- The rise of biophilia consciousness.A sweeping new interpretation of the history of civilization and a transformative vision of how our species will thrive on an unpredictable Earth.
Subjects: Nonfiction novels.; Resilience (Personality trait); Industrial efficiency.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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What the #@&% is that? : the saga anthology of the monstrous and the macabre / by Adams, John Joseph,1976-editor.(CARDINAL)341839; Cohen, Douglas,1977-editor.(CARDINAL)608503;
"Fear of the unknown--it is the essence of the best horror stories, the need to know what monstrous vision you're beholding and the underlying terror that you just might find out. Now, twenty authors have gathered to ask--and maybe answer--a question worthy of almost any horror tale: 'What the #@&% is that?' Join these masters of suspense as they take you to where the shadows grow long, and that which lurks at the corner of your vision is all too real. Includes stories by Laird Barron, Amanda Downum, Scott Sigler, Simon R. Green, Desirina Boskovich, Isabel Yap, Maria Dahvana Headley, Christopher Golden, John Langan, D. Thomas Minton, Seanan McGuire, Grady Hendrix, Jonathan Maberry, Gemma Files, Nancy Holder, Adam-Troy Castro, Terence Taylor, Tim Pratt, An Owomoyela & Rachel Swirsky, and Alan Dean Foster" --
Subjects: Short stories.; Horror fiction.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The old man and the sea [videorecording] / by Clarkson, Patricia.(CARDINAL)348469; Cole, Gary,1956-(CARDINAL)815086; Cruz, Alexis.; Fuisz, Robert E.,1934-; Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961.Old man and the sea.(CARDINAL)602746; Hirson, Roger O.; Quinn, Anthony,1915-2001.(CARDINAL)277838; Quinn, Francesco,1963-2011.; Quinn, Valentina.; Santos, Joe.; Taylor, Jud,1940-; KOCH Vision (Firm)(CARDINAL)834878; Yorkshire Television.;
Director of photography, Tony Imi ; edited by Fredric Steinkamp ; music by Bruce Boughton.Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Santos, Valentina Quinn, Francesco Quinn, Alexis Cruz.Santiago, an aging fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without a catch, battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he hooked.Young AdultDVD; Dolby digital.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Television adaptations.; Television movies.; Fishers; Friendship; Older men; Videodiscs.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Joseph : the final journey / by Tolbert, Richard E,author.; Bradshaw, E. S.,illustrator.;
"The king's vision comes into focus onto the dancer, his stepdaughter, who is bending over him. She is pulling a strap of her dress up over her shoulder. Her hair covers her face. She looks at the king sternly. "I want the head of the Baptist," she says, pushing back her hair. The king looks at his guests. They are all avoiding eye contact. He looks back to his stepdaughter. "My dear, you could have up to half of my kingdom!" he says. Cocking her head to one side she adds, "On a silver platter." She stands up and walks off with a slight smile on her face. The King catches his guard's eye. He signals with a nod. The guard walks over to a servant, takes a silver platter, and walks out"--
Subjects: Bible fiction.; Novellas.; Joseph, Saint;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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How Life gets the story; behind the scenes in photo journalism / by Rayfield, Stanley.(CARDINAL)218038;
How to get where the story is -- The girl behind the glamor -- Catching fish with color camera -- Luck or judgment? -- When the news comes looking for a camera -- Mission completed -- Camera in the courtroom -- When good photographs come high -- Romance rediscovered -- Men against the elements -- A danger spot explodes -- How a woman covered a war -- Triumph against the clock -- Behind enemy lines with camera and copter -- 20,000 headaches under the sea -- Shooting from a whirlibird -- Tussle with the troops -- To see the world -- When the camera takes you there -- Working in the middle of nowhere -- Building a museum without walls -- Where no man stood before -- New eyes to see nature's marvels -- Behind the Iron Curtain -- To increase man's knowledge -- In the terrible tecolote tunnel -- Of life, death and the camera -- What's in a picture -- Ulcers and thhe old school tie -- When the answer is "no" -- You are the enemy -- The king is dead : long live the king -- To be there before it happens -- Make way for the amateur -- The story of an award-winning photograph -- One May Day in Japan -- How a record was set in color printing -- Beyond the frontiers of photography -- Good fish story -- Vision unlimited.This book provides a glimpse at some of the extraordinary qualities and techniques which produce Life's week-to-week surprises and underlie its character. This book is mostly about photographers and reporters, the front-line troops. -- Foreword.
Subjects: Life (Chicago, Ill.); Photojournalism.; Photojournalists.; Reporters and reporting.; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Catch and release [sound recording] / by Block, Lawrence,author,narrator.; Block, Lynne,narrator.; Block, Lawrence.Burglar's-eye view of greed.; Block, Lawrence.Catch and release.; Block, Lawrence.Chance to get even.; Block, Lawrence.Clean slate.; Block, Lawrence.Dolly's trash and treasures.; Block, Lawrence.How far.; Block, Lawrence.Mick Ballou looks at the blank screen.; Block, Lawrence.One last night at Grogan's.; Block, Lawrence.Part of the job.; Block, Lawrence.Vision in white.;
Read by the author and Lynne Block.Brings together seventeen never-before-collected tales of murder and desire, including stories featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr and Matthew Scudder.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Mystery fiction.; Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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