Jimmy Smits
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Join some of California's most unique residents and experience the wonders of this amazing state's farthest edges as few ever have. From sky surfing over San Diego to snowboarding in Tahoe to excavating the heart of a thirty-story tall giant sequoia tree, saving stranded baby sea otters, and surfing giant waves at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, there's something for everyone.
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Edens Lost and Found volume 2
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Jimmy Smits hosts the Los Angeles segment of Edens Lost & Found: Dream a Different City. Los Angeles made smog and pollution into household words. The effects of humans on natural ecosystems are extensive in this metropolis: native habitat is scarce, wildlife movement is obstructed, surface and groundwater quality are impaired, and ocean water quality is affected. But no longer. To everyone's surprise, Los Angeles has embraced mass transit. The Expo...
Pub. Date
[2018]
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.
Pub. Date
2015
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5 videodiscs (approximately 831 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Reeling from the death of the woman he loves, Jax Teller steers SAMCRO full-throttle down the hell-bound road to revenge, allowing nothing to stand in his way. The streets of Charming run red with blood as shifting alliances and fatal mistakes lead to chaos, betrayal, and all-out murder. The body count soars, and dark secrets give way to darker truths, until the only question remaining is who will live...and who will die.
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A group of six friends, in Sacramento, gather to distract themselves from loss - a newly dumped Sylvia, Prudie's repressed disappointment, or Jocelyn, who has a life of unrealized dreams. All are devoted Jane Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg, who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra). Throw in a fair amount of...
7) Rogue one
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 1
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When Pee-wee's robot, Conky 2000, breaks down, the Playhouse gang suddenly doesn't feel so "great." When Pee-wee tries to fix the sick robot, Conky winds up in a million pieces! What'll Pee-wee do, now? Call the Authorized Conky Repairman - that's what. Will the repairman be able to fix their pal, or will lovelorn Miss Yvonne wrench him away first?
Pub. Date
2010
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1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Three women's lives share a common core. They have all been profoundly affected by adoption. At age fourteen, Karen placed a baby for adoption, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child. Even though she is a bright and ambitious lawyer, she is a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy and her husband are just embarking on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents....
10) Running Scared
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Peter Hyams ("Busting") directs Gregory Hines ("A Rage in Harlem") and Billy Crystal ("City Slickers") in the motion picture that asks the question, "How come the bad guys always drive the good cars?" The answer has them Running Scared in this lightning-paced comic thriller. Ray and Danny are the wild men of the Windy City's police force. The pair's unorthodox methods get results in a tough town - until they come up against Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits,...
12) Bless the Child
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In the tradition of The Sixth Sense and The Omen comes this riveting supernatural thriller filled with spine-tingling chills and white-knuckle suspense. Academy Award® Winner Kim Basinger stars as Maggie O'Connor, a single woman whose life revolves around her career as a nurse-until the surprise appearance of her sister Jenna (Angela Bettis) and Jenna's newborn baby girl, Cody. When Jenna suddenly disappears, Maggie is left to raise Cody (Holliston...