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Meteor strike

ISBN: 9781608839049;1608839044
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: On February 15th, car cameras and cellphones captured a blinding streak that flashed across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains, followed by an explosion that injured some 1,500 people. The meteor, weighing around 10,000 tons, was the largest object to burst in the atmosphere since 1908. Within days, NOVA crews were in Russia following impact scientists as they hunted for debris from the explosion and clues to the meteor's origin.
Subjects: Meteorites - Russia. - Meteorites. - Science television programs. - Documentary television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD 551.397M

Great zebra exodus

ISBN: 9781608838998;1608838994
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: When thunderclouds begin to gather each year over Botswana's Kalahari, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first fat raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans.
Subjects: Zebras - Migration - Botswana. - Zebras. - Documentary television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD 599.665G

Body of proof. Season 3, Disc 3

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: Medical examiner Megan Hunt returns to work after Inspector Peter Dunlop's death to find her new partner is an old flame. Will her history with Detective Tommy Sullivan make working side by side impossible? Their search for justice becomes even more personal when a serial killer takes Megan's daughter hostage.
Subjects: Medical examiners (Law) - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Drama. - Murder - Investigation - Television series.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Body of proof. Season 3, Disc 2

Body of proof. Season 3, Disc 1

Drop dead diva. Season 4, Disc 3

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: Lifetime's critically acclaimed hit series, 'Drop Dead Diva,' returns for a fourth season with 13 new episodes. Joining the series' roster of top name guest stars is Kim Kardashian ('Keeping Up with the Kardashians'), who makes her multiple episode debut in the season opener.
Subjects: Models (Persons) - Drama. - Legal drama. - Women lawyers - Body image - Legal television programs. - Television series. - Fiction television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Drop dead diva. Season 4, Disc 2

Drop dead diva. Season 4, Disc 1

Suits. Season 2, Disc 4

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: Mike and Harvey must keep their secret from everyone including managing partner Jessica as they take on New York's most high profile cases.
Subjects: Law firms - Drama. - Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) - Legal television programs. - Fiction television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Suits. Season 2, Disc 3

Suits. Season 2, Disc 2

Suits. Season 2, Disc 1

Good luck Charlie. Enjoy the ride.

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: This is a family-oriented series about the Duncan's from Denver, who are adjusting to having a surprise new child/sibling in the house. The other kids are all at least ten years older than Charlie, so eldest sister Teddy starts to make a video diary for Charlie, with advice on growing up for future reference. At the end of each, someone says, Good luck, Charlie. Eventually they have a fifth child, Toby, who Teddy also makes videos for, ending with Good Fortune, Toby!
Subjects: Families - Colorado - Denver - Drama. - Brothers and sisters - Television series. - Situation comedies (Television programs) - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Wilfred. Season 2 /

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Subjects: Human-animal relationships - Drama. - Television comedies. - Fiction television programs. - Television series. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Longmire. Season 1

ISBN: 9781624046445;1624046444
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: To close murder cases under open skies, he's your man. Out of bestselling author Craig Johnson's mystery novels strides Walt Longmire, the charismatic and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County and the world-weary yet dedicated lead character of this spellbinding hit series.
Subjects: Longmire, Walt (Fictitious character) - Drama. - Murder - Investigation - Detective and mystery television programs. - Western television programs. - Television series. - Western films. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Major crimes. Season 1, Disc 3

ISBN: 9781622249299;1622249291
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: The detectives in the LAPD's major crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor is now in charge. Unlike Brenda, Raydor is determined to lead them with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor's hardest job will be gaining the trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren't quick to forget her past, especially Provenza, who has trouble taking orders from her.
Subjects: Los Angeles (Calif.). - Drama. - Criminal investigation - California - Los Angeles - Police - Detective and mystery television programs. - Fiction television programs. - Television series. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Major crimes. Season 1, Disc 2

Major crimes. Season 1, Disc 1

ISBN: 9781622249299;1622249291
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: The detectives in the LAPD's major crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor is now in charge. Unlike Brenda, Raydor is determined to lead them with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor's hardest job will be gaining the trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren't quick to forget her past, especially Provenza, who has trouble taking orders from her.
Subjects: Criminal investigation - California - Los Angeles - Drama. - Police - Los Angeles (Calif.). - Detective and mystery television programs. - Fiction television programs. - Television series. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

The newsroom. Season 1, Disc 4

ISBN: 9781622242337;1622242335
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.
Subjects: Broadcast journalism - Drama. - Television journalists - Women television producers and directors - Television producers and directors - Television broadcasting of news - Man-woman relationships - Television comedies. - Television series. - Feature films.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

The newsroom. Season 1, Disc 3

The newsroom. Season 1, Disc 2

The newsroom. Season 1, Disc 1

Quartet

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: The rumor circling the halls is that Beecham House (the home for retired musicians) is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. Reginald, Wilfred and Cecily are in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard.
Subjects: Retirees - Drama. - Musicians - Divorced men - Concerts - England - Feature films. - Comedy films. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD FICTION

Jack the giant slayer

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth, the giants strive to reclaim the land they one lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend, and gets a chance to become a legend.
Subjects: Giants - Drama. - Princesses - Heroes - Feature films. - Fantasy films. - Action and adventure films.
Call number: DVD FICTION

Stoker

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker meets Charlie, her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother, both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could shatter India's future.
Subjects: Young women - Drama. - Parents - Death - Uncles - Feature films. - Thrillers (Motion pictures) - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD FICTION

Side effects

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Subjects: Drugs - Side effects - Drama. - Psychotherapy patients - Women - Feature films. - Fiction films. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired. - Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Call number: DVD FICTION

Rizzoli & Isles. Season 3, Disc 3

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: When an explosive misstep drives a painful wedge between Boston's finest crime-solving colleagues, Jane and Maura must set aside their personal difficulties in order to keep on top of the city's most heinous murder cases. Yet analyzing corpses and tracking killers is child's play compared to the complications that arise from both friends' families. Using intellect & instinct, the best friends do what it takes to regain each other2s trust while busting criminals in all 15 witty, gritty episodes.
Subjects: Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character) - Drama. - Isles, Maura (Fictitious character) - Policewomen - Massachusetts - Boston - Medical examiners (Law) - Criminal investigation - Television series. - Television cop shows. - Medical television prog
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Rizzoli & Isles. Season 3, Disc 2

Rizzoli & Isles. Season 3, Disc 1

House of cards. Season 1, Disc 4 /

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Season one of the Netflix original series House of Cards. Frank Underwood is a cunning career politician. Zoe Barnes is an ambitious young journalist. Together they forge a partnership that trades powerful secrets for political access, and so much more.
Subjects: Politicians - United States - Drama. - Journalists - Television series. - Fiction television programs. - Political television programs.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

House of cards. Season 1, Disc 3 /

House of cards. Season 1, Disc 2 /

House of cards. Season 1, Disc 1 /

Fairly legal. Season 2, Disc 3

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/11/2013
Summary: "Kate Reed never faced a fight she didn't want ... to win. A former lawyer, she's now a mediator who loves to resolve others' conflicts. But it's often her own conflicts that could use some attention"--Container.
Subjects: Mediation - California - San Francisco - Drama. - Legal drama. - Man-woman relationships - San Francisco (Calif.) - Legal television programs. - Television series. - Fiction television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES

Fairly legal. Season 2, Disc 2

Fairly legal. Season 2, Disc 1

Year: 2013
Date added: 06/11/2013
Summary: "Kate Reed never faced a fight she didn't want ... to win. A former lawyer, she's now a mediator who loves to resolve others' conflicts. But it's often her own conflicts that could use some attention"--Container.
Subjects: Mediation - California - San Francisco - Drama. - Legal drama. - San Francisco (Calif.) - Man-woman relationships - Legal television programs. - Television series. - Fiction television programs. - Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Call number: DVD TV SERIES