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The Forgotten Diaspora : Jewish Communities in West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World / by Mark, Peter,1948-; Horta, Jos©♭ da Silva;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index1. Two Sephardic Communities on Senegal's Petite C©þte -- 2. Jewish Identity in Senegambia -- 3. Religious Interaction: Catholics, Jews, and Muslims in Early Seventeenth-Century Upper Guinea -- 4. The Blade Weapons Trade in Seventeenth-Century West Africa -- 5. The Luso-African Ivories as Historical Source for the Weapons Trade and for the Jewish Presence in Guinea of Cape Verde -- 6. The Later Years: Merchant Mobility and the Evolution of Identity -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: The Jewish Traders of Porto d'Ale and Joal: Their Relatives ad Some of their New Christian Partners in Senegambia and the United Provinces and Portugal: A Comprehensive List (ca. 1606-ca. 1635) -- Appendix II: A Chronological Outline of the Institutional Proceedings against the Jews of Porto d'Ale and Joal (1611-1643)"This book traces the history of early seventeenth-century Portuguese Sephardic traders who settled in two communities on Senegal's Petite C©þte. There, they lived as public Jews, under the spiritual guidance of a rabbi sent to them by the newly established Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam. In Senegal, the Jews were protected from agents of the Inquisition by local Muslim rulers. The Petite C©þte communities included several Jews of mixed Portuguese-African heritage as well as African wives, offspring, and servants. The blade weapons trade was an important part of their commercial activities. These merchants participated marginally in the slave trade but fully in the arms trade, illegally supplying West African markets with swords. This blade weapons trade depended on artisans and merchants based in Morocco, Lisbon, and northern Europe and affected warfare in the Sahel and along the Upper Guinea Coast. After members of these communities moved to the United Provinces around 1620, they had a profound influence on relations between black and white Jews in Amsterdam. The study not only discovers previously unknown Jewish communities but by doing so offers a reinterpretation of the dynamics and processes of identity construction throughout the Atlantic world"--
Subjects: Jews; Jews; Sephardim; Sephardim; Crypto-Jews; Crypto-Jews;
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Good for the money : my fight to pay back America / by Benmosche, Bob,1944-2015,author.(CARDINAL)412517; Marks, Peter,1948-author.(CARDINAL)729589; Hendy, Valerie,author.(CARDINAL)632185;
"In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG-- the American insurance behemoth-- was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis-- the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months, he turned things around, pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability. Before three years were up, AIG had fully repaid its staggering debt to the U.S. government-- with interest. Good for the Money is an unyielding leader's memoir of a career spent fixing companies through thoughtful, unconventional strategy. With his brash, no-holds-barred approach to the job, Benmosche restored AIG's employee morale and good name. His is a story of perseverance, told with refreshing irreverence in unpretentious terms. Called 'an American hero' by Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big to Fail, Benmosche was a self-made man who never forgot what life is like for the nation's 99-percent; again and again, he pushed back against obstinate colleagues to salvage American jobs and industry. Good for the Money affords you a front-row seat for Benmosche's heated battles with major players from Geithner to Obama to Cuomo, and offers incomparable lessons in leadership from the legendary CEO who changed the way Wall Street does business"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Benmosche, Bob, 1944-2015.; American International Group, Inc.; Chief executive officers; Insurance companies; Financial crises;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The full monty [videorecording] by Addy, Mark.; Carlyle, Robert,1962-; Cattaneo, Peter.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340075;
Director of photography, John De Borman ; production designer, Max Gottlieb ; editors, David Freeman & Nick Moore ; music, Anne Dudley.Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer.Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own.Adult.MPAA rating: R.VHS Hi-fi Dolby stereo.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Male striptease; Stripteasers; Unemployed; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Working class;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Painting in the grand manner : the art of Peter Frederick Rothermel (1812-1895) / by Thistlethwaite, Mark Edward,1948-(CARDINAL)144074; Rothermel, Peter Frederick,1812-1895.(CARDINAL)226630; Hutchins, Catherine E.(CARDINAL)186491; Brandywine River Museum.(CARDINAL)144260;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895;
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The full monty [videorecording] by Addy, Mark.; Beaufoy, Simon.(CARDINAL)847024; Carlyle, Robert,1962-; Cattaneo, Peter.; Dudley, Anne,1956-; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-(CARDINAL)847978; Fox Searchlight Pictures.(CARDINAL)341211; Redwave Production.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340075;
Director of photography, John De Borman; production designer, Max Gottlieb; editors, David Freeman & Nick Moore; music, Anne Dudley.Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer.Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby surround.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Male striptease; Stripteasers; Unemployed; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Working class;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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The lovely bones [videorecording] / by Jackson, Peter,1961-(CARDINAL)529204; Walsh, Fran,1959-(CARDINAL)541190; Boyens, Philippa.(CARDINAL)541974; Eno, Brian,1948-(CARDINAL)747174; Lesnie, Andrew,1956-; Wahlberg, Mark,1971-(CARDINAL)342960; Weisz, Rachel,1971-; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-(CARDINAL)556262; Tucci, Stanley.(CARDINAL)346612; Sarandon, Susan,1946-(CARDINAL)182764; Sebold, Alice.Lovely bones.(CARDINAL)675691; DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)(CARDINAL)340063; FilmFour (Firm)(CARDINAL)346669; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)287167; WingNut Films (Firm)(CARDINAL)852133;
Original music by Brian Eno ; Nancy Steiner, costume designer ; Jabez Olssen, film editor ; Naomi Shohan, production designer ; Andrew Lesnie, director of photography.Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon.When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language.DVD ; widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Murder; Fathers and daughters; Future life; Immortality;
Available copies: 37 / Total copies: 48
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The Twilight Saga. Eclipse [videorecording] / by Aguirresarobe, Javier,1948-cng; Austerberry, Paul Denham.dsr(CARDINAL)621310; Birmingham, Gil.actor; Bowen, Marty.producer(CARDINAL)783382; Burke, Billy.actor(CARDINAL)530379; Chon, Justin.actor; Clarke, Sarah,1972-actor; Facinelli, Peter,1973-actor(CARDINAL)686904; Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor(CARDINAL)348825; Godfrey, Wyck.producer(CARDINAL)783381; Greene, Ashley,1987-actor; Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor(CARDINAL)786860; Jones, Art.flm; Kendrick, Anna.actor(CARDINAL)341221; Lautner, Taylor,1992-actor(CARDINAL)549127; Lutz, Kellan,1985-actor; Meyer, Stephenie,1973-Eclipse.; Monaghan, Tish.cst; Mooradian, Greg.producer; Morgan, Mark(Mark Paul)producer; Oseary, Guy.producer(CARDINAL)705425; Pattinson, Robert,1986-actor(CARDINAL)343362; Rathbone, Jackson,1984-actor; Reaser, Elizabeth,1975-actor(CARDINAL)848942; Reed, Nikki,1988-actor; Richardson, Nancy.flm; Rosenberg, Melissa.screenwriter; Rosenfelt, Karen.producer(CARDINAL)849105; Samuel, Xavier,1983-actor; Serratos, Christian,1990-actor; Shore, Howard.cmp(CARDINAL)844636; Slade, David,1969-director; Stewart, Kristen,1990-actor(CARDINAL)348962; Welch, Michael,1987-actor; Imprint Entertainment (Firm); Maverick Films.(CARDINAL)848455; Summit Entertainment.(CARDINAL)340673; Sunswept Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)849149; Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)787405;
[Disc 1]. Theatrical movie -- [Disc 2]. Special features.Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; production designer, Paul Denham Austerberry ; editors, Art Jones, Nancy Richardson ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; music by Howard Shore.Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Xavier Samuel, Sarah Clarke, Gil Birmingham.It all begins with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black, knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality.DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Feature films; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Romance films.; Vampire films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-; Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character); Friendship; Swan, Bella (Fictitious character); Vampires; Werewolves;
Available copies: 58 / Total copies: 99
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Windtalkers [videorecording] by Batteer, Joseph.; Beach, Adam,1972-; Cage, Nicolas,1965-(CARDINAL)769314; Emmerich, Noah.(CARDINAL)344057; Henderson, Martin,1974-(CARDINAL)784943; O'Connor, Frances,1967-; Rice, John.(CARDINAL)752451; Ruffalo, Mark.(CARDINAL)357185; Slater, Christian.(CARDINAL)343219; Stormare, Peter.(CARDINAL)847890; Van Holt, Brian,1969-; Willie, Roger,1964-; Woo, John,1948-(CARDINAL)844925; Lion Rock Productions.(CARDINAL)849188; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205;
Disc 1: Feature film: director's cut with over 20 minutes of new footage -- Disc 2: Beyond the story: explore the true story of Navajo Code Talkers and retrace their journey from Marine recruits to decorated heroes -- Disc 3: Behind the scenes: get an inside look at the making of this epic adventure-- from the actors' rigorous training to the filmmakers' sweeping battle recreations.Director of photography, Jeffrey Kimball ; editors, Steven Kemper, Tom Rolf ; music, James Horner ; production designer, Holger Gross ; special make up effects, Kevin Yagher.Nicholas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger Willie, Frances O'Connor, Christian Slater.A battle-weary Marine is assigned to guard - and ultimately befriends - a young Navajo soldier who has been trained to be a code talker. This code, the Navajo code, and the men who knew the code, were to be guarded as they went into action. It was the unspoken duty of the Marine to kill the Navajo soldier before he could be taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. This is the one wartime code that was never broken by the enemy.MPAA rating: R, for pervasive graphic war violence and for language.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1, 16:9 enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo. surround, NTSC.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; United States. Marine Corps; Cryptography; Indian code talkers; Navajo Indians; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Criptografía; Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945; Navajos (Indios);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The twilight saga : new moon [videorecording] / by Aguirresarobe, Javier,1948-cng; Birmingham, Gil.act; Bowen, Marty.pro(CARDINAL)783382; Bower, Jamie Campbell.act; Brisbin, David(Production designer)dsr; Burke, Billy.act(CARDINAL)530379; Chon, Justin.act; Desplat, Alexandre.cmp(CARDINAL)686641; Facinelli, Peter,1973-act(CARDINAL)686904; Fanning, Dakota,1994-act(CARDINAL)348825; Gathegi, Edi.act; Godfrey, Wyck.pro(CARDINAL)783381; Greene, Ashley,1987-act; Greene, Graham,1952-act(CARDINAL)340672; Kendrick, Anna.act(CARDINAL)341221; Lambert, Peter.flm; Lautner, Taylor,1992-act(CARDINAL)549127; Lefevre, Rachelle.act(CARDINAL)849254; Lutz, Kellan,1985-act; Meyer, Stephenie,1973-New moon.; Monaghan, Tish.cst; Mooradian, Greg.pro; Morgan, Mark(Mark Paul)pro; Oseary, Guy.pro(CARDINAL)705425; Pattinson, Robert,1986-act(CARDINAL)343362; Rathbone, Jackson,1984-act; Reaser, Elizabeth,1975-act(CARDINAL)848942; Reed, Nikki,1988-act; Rosenberg, Melissa.aus; Rosenfelt, Karen.pro(CARDINAL)849105; Serratos, Christian,1990-act; Sheen, Michael.act(CARDINAL)343262; Stewart, Kristen,1990-act(CARDINAL)348962; Weitz, Chris,1969-drt(CARDINAL)542975; Welch, Michael,1987-act; Imprint Entertainment (Firm); Maverick Films.(CARDINAL)848455; Summit Entertainment.(CARDINAL)340673; Sunswept Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)849149; Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)787405;
Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; production designer, David Brisbin ; edited by Peter Lambert ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; music by Alexandre Desplat.Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Edi Gathegi, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Jamie Campbell Bower.Bella is still very much in love with Edward. The rest of the vampire coven who call themselves the Cullens, especially Alice, decide to throw Bella a private party for her eighteenth birthday. Things go wrong when Bella cuts her finger and thirst overcomes the vampires. As a result of the danger Bella was put through, the Cullen family decide to leave Forks, Washington. Bella becomes so depressed that she exempts herself from all social activities. But, she realizes she can coexist with childhood friend, Jacob. As usual for Bella, things aren't what they seem. Something is happening to Jacob that he can't explain to Bella, and their friendship starts to deteriorate. But when Alice returns to tell her that Edward thinks she is dead, Bella must go on a journey to save Edward from wanting to die himself.MPAA rating: PG-13; some violence and action.DVD ; NTSC region 1 ; Dolby digital surround 5.1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation.
Subjects: Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Romance films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-; Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character); Depressed persons; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Swan, Bella (Fictitious character); Vampires; Vampires; Werewolves; Werewolves;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 72 / Total copies: 111
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And starring Pancho Villa as himself [videorecording] / by Isaacs, Diane Sillan.; Mark, Tony.; Jett, Sue.; Gelbart, Larry.(CARDINAL)739957; Beresford, Bruce.; Banderas, Antonio.(CARDINAL)349064; Bailey, Eion.; Day, Matt,1971-; McKean, Michael.(CARDINAL)373354; Feore, Colm.; Davalos, Alexa.; Head, Anthony Stewart,1954-(CARDINAL)340607; Arkin, Alan.(CARDINAL)348089; Broadbent, Jim.(CARDINAL)432666; James, Peter,1947-; Vitarelli, Joseph.; Castro, Eduardo.; Pinter, Herbert.; City Entertainment (Firm); Green Moon Productions (Firm); HBO Films.(CARDINAL)346701; HBO Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)347268; Mark Gordon Company (Firm); Warner, Mark.(CARDINAL)720089; Castro, Eduardo,1948-; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Director of photography, Peter James ; editors, Mark Warner, Ed Warschilka ; music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Eduardo Castro ; production designer, Herbert Pinter.Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Matt Day, Michael McKean, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Anthony Stewart Head, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent.The true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. Early movie giants D.W. Griffin and Harry Aiken send Frank Thayer to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risked their lives in the mingling of fiction and reality. The two make their movie and its original U.S. release helps change public opinion in Villa's favor and proves "the lens is mightier than the sword."MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films; Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923; Motion picture industry; Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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