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-- Twelve years a slave[2014]., [Publisher not identified] Call No: DVD Edition: [English/Spanish/Fr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom.
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By Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- Marshall, Frank Chaffin, Cen Roth, Eric, 1945- Swicord, Robin Fincher, David Pitt, Brad, 1963- Blanchett, Cate, 1969- Henson, Taraji P Ormond, Julia Flemyng, Jason Ali, Mahershalalhashbaz Koteas, Elias, 1961- Harris, Jared, 1961- Somerville, Phyllis Swinton, Tilda Desplat, Alexandre Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Curious[2009], Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Cur Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by Thomas Button, his biological father, after Benjamin's biological mother dies in childbirth, Benjamin is raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors' home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when they finally match up in age. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.
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[2002]., Adult, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen format. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An insomniac, unhappy with his life, befriends a soap salesman who starts clubs designed to help its members relieve frustration by beating each other up; and as the clubs begin springing up around the nation, the salesman's appetite for violence increases.
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-- Money ballBy Miller, Bennett De Luca, Michael, 1965- Horovitz, Rachael Pitt, Brad, 1963- Rudin, Scott, 1958- Karsch, Andrew Kimmel, Sidney Bakshi, Mark Zaillian, Steven Sorkin, Aaron Chervin, Stan Pfister, Wally Tellefsen, Christopher Danna, Mychael Gonchor, Jess Maimone, Kasia Walicka Hill, Jonah, 1983- Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 Wright, Robin, 1966- Pratt, Chris[2012]., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD 791.43 Mor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
