Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Language
English
Description
Rising War Office star Mycroft Holmes persuades his brother, Sherlock, to volunteer at a friend's orphanage, where the suspicious death of a street urchin and a mysterious Chinese woman lead the brothers into the London opium trade's dark underside.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims. Mycroft allows Sherlock to take the case, as he has been asked to find a missing person--the fiance of the woman he loves. As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for a murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When his fiancée abruptly departs for Trinidad after hearing disturbing news, Mycroft Holmes and his best friend Cyrus Douglas follow and find themselves drawn in to a treacherous investigation.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
Author
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the evolution of the author's views on social justice, from his youth in the civil rights era to his current role as a cultural commentator on topics ranging from race and economic inequality to music and the influence of the media.
8) Airplane!
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this spoof of disaster movies, Ted Striker, an ex-Navy pilot, just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard a plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to make up with her again and again, but a crisis looms as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 16 pages of unnumbered plates, 289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
265 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plate : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
13) Fletch
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen "Jane Doe" ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is a Los Angeles journalist who really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. This time, Fletch is in disguise as a bum, living at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun,...
Author
Publisher
Z2 Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The life and legends of Charlie Parker, told through the perspectives of those who knew him: a brother, a fellow artist, a photographer, a lover, a student, and a record store owner.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99, 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lee pays a visit to family member who owns a restaurant in Italy. Mobsters, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can.
A martial arts movie star takes on a syndicate of drug dealers.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1036
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Seven-Blu-ray special edition.
Physical Desc
7 blu-ray discs (506 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 17 cm (folded to 14 x 17 cm)).
Language
English
Description
The big boss: A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Fist of fury: Chen Zhen, a student of Huo Yuanjia, fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression, and to bring to justice those responsible for his master's death.
The way of the dragon: A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against...
