Nick Offerman
Author
Language
English
Description
With wit, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into new and exciting ways to see both the past and the future of the country, the actor, writer and woodworker takes a literary journey to America's frontier to celebrate the people and landscape that have made it great.
Author
Language
English
Description
The actor known for roles in such productions as Parks and Recreation shares whimsical musings on a range of topics from love and manliness to grooming and eating meat, offering additional discussions of his life before fame and his courtship of his wife, Megan Mullally.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Galloway, an ancient town in an obscure corner of Scotland, has a proud and unique heritage based on hardy cattle and wide moors. But as the twentieth century progressed, the people of Galloway deserted the land and the moors have been transformed into commercial forest. Desperate to connect with his native land, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Galloway cattle, he begins...
Author
Language
English
Description
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company: thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day...
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (447 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dedicated government employee Leslie Knope and her fellow colleagues return for big laughs from the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, in the hilarious third season of Parks and Recreation. Their funny antics continue as they ramp up for their most important civic project yet: the Harvest Festival. As Leslie Knope plans, prepares and publicizes, her colleagues take on other challenges such as a crippling flu, the statewide softball tournament, and more....
Author
Language
English
Description
"February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 533 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The second chapter is set in 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Luverne, Minnesota, where young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, will tackle an all-new 'true crime' case.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get ready to say goodbye to Leslie Knope, the world's most dedicated government employee. The year is 2017, and Leslie's life has changed dramatically: she's now the mother of triplets and works for the National Parks Department, but, most shockingly, has become sworn enemies with her former friend and mentor, Ron Swanson. Join Leslie's final acts of determination (and sometimes desperation) to make Pawnee, "the greatest town in America," even better....
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer....
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
[English/French/Spanish version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption; before everything goes to hell.
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A uniquely funny and moving story about Greg, a high school senior who avoids deep human relationships as a way to safely navigate the social mine field that is teenage life. In fact, he describes his best friend Earl, with whom he makes short-film parodies of classic movies, as being 'more like a co-worker'. But when Greg's mom insists he spends time with Rachel, a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer, Greg discovers just how...
15) Sing 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.
16) The hero
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A former Western icon re-evaluates his life, his image and more importantly his heart after a surprise diagnosis.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 557 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Golden Globe winner Amy Poehler returns as Leslie Knope in the hilarious sixth season of Parks and Recreation. The citizens of Pawnee loathe their merger with the neighboring town of Eagleton, and blame all their troubles- both real and imagined- on Councilwoman Knope. The personal lives of those in City Hall are equally as tumultuous: Andy (Chris Pratt) must temporarily say "cheerio" to his wife, April (Aubrey Plaza), when he takes a dream job in...
19) Hearts beat loud
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Brooklyn, Sam Fisher and her father Frank form a band together, cleverly titled "We Are Not a Band" based off Sam's sarcastic remark about their endeavor. Sam plays keyboard, while Frank strums the guitar. The two end up achieving unlikely success, but must ultimately decide whether hitting the big time is worth the cost of their close relationship, as well as Sam's plans to head off to college in the fall.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Verging on adolescence, Joe finds himself more and more aggravated by his dad's attempts to control his life. Declaring freedom, Joe and his best buddy Patrick, along with an odd kid called Biaggio, escape to the woods, where they construct a house, just for them, with no parents or responsibility. There they discover that they are in control of their destinies, all alone out in the forest.