Staff Picks by Susana

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The latest in the Inspector Rutledge series finds him searching for a killer who might be connected to the British War Office.

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Adult Fiction

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The aftermath of WWI still haunts a small village where Maisie Dobbs is investigating a series of suspicious fires.

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Adult CD Fiction

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Wonderful jazz vocals from the 1950s. Songs by Rodgers & Hart, Frank Loesser and Blossom’s own composition, Blossom’s Blues.

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Adult CD Music

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A Mr. & Mrs. Smith style comedy from Iran. Fighting newlyweds find a marriage counselor to help them save themselves from divorce. Persian language with English subtitles.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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Before Mamma Mia Benny & Bjorn with Tim Rice wrote a wonderful musical called Chess about a world championship chess game between a Russian and an American. This revival is done in concert with Josh Groban and Idina Menzel.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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A law professor’s first time visit to a prison completely changes her life.

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Adult CD Fiction

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The latest book in the Hamish MacBeth series set in Scotland finds the constable investigating the death of a popular lady in the village.

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Adult Fiction

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Bill Nighy’s and Emily Blunt’s Golden Globe award winning performances as an alienated father and daughter trying to forge a new relationship at the approach of the millennium.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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Newly restored and digitally transferred to DVD, this 1946 whodunit, adapted from a novel by Christianna Brand, is an engrossing mystery. Everyone who works at the hospital in WWII London is a suspect. The inspector (played by Alastair Sim) keeps everyone guessing until the very end.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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One of the Metropolitan Opera’s high definition productions. This Christmas season favorite stars Christine Schafer and Alice Coote.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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Because winter won’t stop. New hot chocolate recipes are always welcome.

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Adult Non-fiction

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One of the Metropolitan Opera’s high definition productions. Angela Gheorghiu and Ramon Vargas are the star crossed lovers in this beautiful new production from the Metropolitan opera recorded live April 5, 2008.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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A co-production from the Royal Opera House, London and the Metropolitan Opera, this is a funny and romantic opera starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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You’ve heard the Flower Duet in TV commercials and movies. Now hear and see the soprano Joan Sutherland perform the duet in the opera Lakmé.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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One of the Metropolitan Opera’s high definition productions. This dramatic and stylish opera stars Maria Guleghina.

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Adult DVD Non-fiction

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A comedy from India about winning the lottery. Winning a lot of money leads to many complications. In Hindi with English subtitles.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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Charming British movie about a widow who moves to London and makes a new life for herself.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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First in the gaslight mystery series featuring midwife Sarah Brandt in early 1900s New York. The story explores all levels of society at that time.

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Adult Fiction

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Third in the gaslight mystery series featuring midwife Sarah Brandt in early 1900s New York. Sarah is called to deliver a baby and finds the husband murdered.

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Adult Fiction

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Sixth in the gaslight mystery series featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. A friend of Sarah’s father, a wealthy industrialist, is killed by a bomb. Is it anarchists or a business rival?

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Adult Fiction

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The adventures of a retired British couple sailing their barge through the British canal system across the dangerous English Channel to France, having an excellent time during the entire trip.

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Adult Non-fiction

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The first title in the Andy Carpenter mystery series. The wisecracking attorney is left speechless when he inherits millions and discovers a family secret.

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Adult CD Fiction

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Winner of the 2007 Tony award for best revival of a musical. Score by Stephen Sondheim.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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A daughter’s memoir of her movie director mother. A book about second chances to repair a mother-daughter relationship and a second chance to make a movie that received an Oscar nomination for this year’s Best Foreign Film.

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Adult Non-fiction

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The new female UK ambassador to Ireland faces both diplomatic and family problems in her job. This British thriller has beautiful scenery and thought provoking episodes.

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Adult DVD Fiction

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