Rabbit Proof Fence

Our next stop is Australia for the true story of three young aboriginal girls who successfully trekked across the Outback after being taken from their families as part of a government program to train domestic servants.

Rabbit Proof Fence
directed by Phillip Noyce
Find it in the library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7R37 2002

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring

Continuing east on our trip we reach Korea, where little dialogue interferes with this spiritual coming of age story set mostly on a tiny island monastery on a lake (an island not unlike the one in our very own San Diego Reservoir). 

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring
directed by Ki-duk Kim
Find it in the library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7S67 2003

Edge of Heaven

Continuing our around the world trip, Edge of Heaven spans two continents of plausible coincidences that draw several disparate stories into a moving whole. In three languages: German, Turkish and English.

Edge of Heaven
directed by Fatih Akin
Find it in the library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7E32 2007

Satin Rouge

Each day this week we're showcasing a different foreign film.  Today's film is set in Tunisia (well before it ousted longtime dictator) and follows a traditionally reserved mother’s foray into the world of cabaret and belly dancing.

Satin Rouge
directed by Raja Amari
Find it in the library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7S27 2002

Escape from Cubicle Nation

The outgrowth of the author's popular blog encouraging folks to follow her lead by saying goodbye to corporate America and striking out on her own.

Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur
by Pamela Slim
Find it in the library at call number HB615 .S65 2010

Do Prisons Make Us Safer?

Expert researchers look at various aspects of incarceration to answer the question of the impact prisons have on public safety. Each section includes an extensive list of references for further study.

Do Prisons Make Us Safer? The Benefits and Costs of the Prison Boom
edited by Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll
Find it in the library at call number HV9469 .D75 2009

The John Prine Anthology

A collection of more than forty tracks by the acclaimed singer/songwriter John Prine, culled from his numerous hits of the last four decades.

The John Prine Anthology
by John Prine
Find it in the library at call number MPF P748.G73 1971

The Essential Drucker

Essays culled from six decades of work by management legend Peter F. Drucker, organized into three sections: management, individuals and society.

The Essential Drucker
by Peter F. Drucker
Find it in the library at call number HD31 .D7672 2008

The Best of It

A collection of poetry by the 16thUnited States Poet Laureate and California native, Kay Ryan, includes both new and previously published poems.

The Best of It
by Kay Ryan
Find it in the library at call number PS3568 .Y38B47 2010

The New Republic

Focusing on politics, the arts and economics from a center-left perspective, TNR publishes substantive articles without the eye candy layout of Time and Newsweek. 

The New Republic
The current issue of The New Republic is available in the library's reading area. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the library and can be checked out for one week at a time. Electronic access to TNR is available through our Full-text and Print Magazines link, also available on our homepage.