Thursday, July 23, 2009

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Set in Southern California, Jane Fonda stars in this film adaptation of Noir writer Horace McCoy's novel of the same title.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
directed by Sydney Pollack
Find it in our Video Collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7T53 1969

Monday, July 20, 2009

A Whale for the Killing

Prolific Canadian environmental writer Farley Mowat's story of trying to save a fin whale caught in a lagoon on the coast of Newfoundland as local hunters descend for the kill.

A Whale for the Killing
by Farley Mowat
Find it in the Libray at call number QL795 .W5M66 2005. Use OPUS to locate other Farley Mowat titles in our collection.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Pianist

Adrion Brody stars in this highly acclaimed true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman as he survives the Holocaust with the help of a Nazi officer.

The Pianist
by Roman Polanski
Find it in the Library at call number PN1995.9 .D7 P5726 2002

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

California Agriculture

A journal of the University of California that includes original research, news and information related to agricultural topics of interest to Californians.

California Agriculture
Find the current issue of California Agriculture in the Reading Area of the Library. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the Library in alphabetical order and can be checked out for one week. Electronic access of California Agriculture is available via the Full-text and Print Magazines link on our homepage.