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-- Apollo thirteen.[2005], p1995., General, Universal Call No: DVD Fic Apollo Edition: 2-disc anniversary ed. ; [Widescreen ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: It had been less than a year since the first man walked on the Moon, but to the American public, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight. That is until the words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded in a crippled spacecraft 205,000 miles from Earth, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and the efforts of a heroic ground crew race against time - and the odds - to bring the men home.
![Apollo 13 [DVD] (1995). Directed by Ron Howard.](/Library/images/~imageCT70005.JPG "Apollo 13 [DVD] (1995). Directed by Ron Howard.")
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-- John Steinbeck's East of Eden[2005], p1955., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic East Edition: 2-disc special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Cal Trask is considered the "bad" son of taciturn Salinas Valley lettuce farmer Adam Trask. Although Cal always means well, he just can't stay out of trouble. Neither is Cal able to match the high esteem in which his father holds his "good" brother Aron. Only Aron's girl friend Abra and kindly old Doctor Sam seem to be able to see the essential goodness in the troublesome Cal. In an effort to win his father's love, Cal purchases a fresh lettuce crop to replace the ruined beans that threatened to bankrupt his family. But Adam rejects the gift and comes to realizes that Cal knows that Kate is Cal and Aron's mother, whom both boys thought was long dead.
![East of Eden [DVD] (1955). Directed by Elia Kazan.](/Library/images/~imageCT70996.JPG "East of Eden [DVD] (1955). Directed by Elia Kazan.")
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-- Glengarry GlenRoss2002., Lionsgate Call No: DVD Fic Glengarry Edition: 10 year anniversary special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A powerful story of desperation and betrayal set in the world of real estate. Times are tough in a New York real-estate office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales contest. The prizes? First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, second prize is a set of steak knives, third prize is the sack! There is no room for losers in this dramatically masculine world; only "closers" will get the good sales leads. There is a lot of pressure to succeed, so a robbery is committed which has unforeseen consequences for all the characters.
![Glengarry Glen Ross [DVD] (1992). Directed by James Foley.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Glengarry Glen Ross [DVD] (1992). Directed by James Foley.")
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2005., Specialized, Cambridge University Press Call No: 946.084 S782s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This study challenges many assumptions about Stalin from his early life to his contributions across the political, economic, social, cultural and ideological spectrum and provides a deeper understanding of the nature of Stalin's power and ideas, presenting a more nuanced image of this historic figure.
