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Edward James Olmos
Blade runner
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23 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in English and held by 1,667 libraries worldwide Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking genetically-made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. This new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachel, and removes the "uplifting" finale.
Stand and deliver
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4 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 1,469 libraries worldwide Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who pushes and inspires 18 inner-city Hispanic students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
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4 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 1,464 libraries worldwide Chloe is a pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner's niece, Rachel, gets lost. She must rely on her new friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her. In the meantime, Papi, a male chihuahua who is in love with Chloe goes in pursuit of her. Papi's owner is a handsome young gardener for Rachel's aunt Viv. He slowly develops a romantic interest in Rachel. Chloe befriends Delgado, a lonely German Shepherd, who travels with her and protects her from Diablo, the evil Doberman, who wants to return her and her diamond collar to the dognapper.
Americanos : Latino life in the United States = La vida Latina en los Estados Unidos
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,234 libraries worldwide "Americanos celebrates the diversity and energy of today's Latin-American community through a wealth of nationalities--Cuban, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Argentinean and others."--cover.
Stand and deliver
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21 editions published between 1988 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,194 libraries worldwide Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes.
Blade runner
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7 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 1,183 libraries worldwide "What does it mean to be human?" In Los Angeles, November 2019, it means depressed, alcoholic, hard-boiled cop Rick Deckard is hunting Replicants. Again. A group of Replicant escapees from off world is leaving bodies in their wake. Lethally cool ex-soldier Roy Batty leads the group of dim, brutal Leon, sexy Zhora, and gymnastic Pris, which is why they are so dangerous. On Earth illegally, Roy and Pris are in love, and desperate to find a way to circumvent their built-in four-year termination date. Deckard's job--to find them and 'retire' them--is complicated by the results of his inquiries with their creator at the Tyrell Corporation. There Deckard meets a young woman named Rachael who may be a replicant--and his next target.
The Green Hornet
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1,181 libraries worldwide Britt Reid is a rich playboy with a direction-less life. After his father dies, Britt inherits his vast media empire where he meets employee, Kato. The two realize that they have a chance to do something worthwhile with their lives by fighting crime, so Britt becomes the Green Hornet. With the help of Britt's secretary, the two begin hunting down Benjamin Chudnofsky, the man who controls LA's gritty underworld. But Chudnofsky has plans of his own: to swat down The Green Hornet once and for all.
My family Mi familia
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6 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 1,068 libraries worldwide Presents the three-generation saga of the Sanchez family as told by the eldest son. From the beginnings of his father's journey from Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished for Paco Sanchez and his family.
500 nations
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 964 libraries worldwide 500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact.
Selena
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20 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 954 libraries worldwide The story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music where it had never gone -- into mainstream America.
風の谷のナウシカ Nausicaä of the valley of the wind
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1 edition published in 2005 in Japanese and held by 858 libraries worldwide Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausicaä and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.
Crucible of empire the Spanish-American War
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10 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and held by 835 libraries worldwide " ... examines the colorful characters and historic events surrounding this 100-year-old war and its relevance through the 20th century. Using reenactments, interviews with noted authors and popular historians, and more than a dozen newly arranged popular songs from the period, Crucible of empire looks at the influence of race, economics, new technologies and the news media on America's decision to go to war"--Container.
Battlestar Galactica
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12 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 814 libraries worldwide After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew heads toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin are facing the problems of waning supplies and crushed morale. Along the way they have to deal with the credible threat that Cylons may be aboard the ship.
Zoot suit
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8 editions published between 1991 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 797 libraries worldwide Lawyers seek justice for a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to prison. Based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940's Los Angeles.
Battlestar Galactica
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7 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 738 libraries worldwide This season finds the twelve colonies caught in a brewing civil war between the followers of President Roslin and those of Commander Adama. They must face the Cylons from outside, and within, the fleet.
In the time of the butterflies
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and held by 705 libraries worldwide An idealistic young woman falls for a rebel leader and takes on a murderous dictator. Today, November 25 is observed in many Latin American countries as the International Day Against Violence Towards Women. This is based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, whose deaths became the final blow to the regime of Leonidas Trujillo, who was assassinated six months later.
A class apart a Mexican American civil rights story
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2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 626 libraries worldwide In the small town of Edna, Texas, in 1951, field hand Pete Hernández killed a tenant farmer after exchanging words in a cantina. From this murder emerged a landmark civil rights case that would change the lives and legal standing of tens of millions of Americans. Tells the story of an underdog band of Mexican American lawyers who took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, where they challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican Americans. Lawyers forged a daring legal strategy, arguing that Mexican Americans were "a class apart" from a legal system that recognized only blacks and whites.
Selena
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2 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in English and held by 625 libraries worldwide Tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music into mainstream America.
Battlestar Galactica
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5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 620 libraries worldwide From their initial action-packed battles against the Cylons to their desperate attempts to find the fabled 13th colony, Earth, the determined band of human survivors continue to fight for their lives and their hopes. Join them now as the fleet journeys into the furthest reaches of unexplored space.
Battlestar Galactica. Season 4.0
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7 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 614 libraries worldwide The civil war amongst the Cylons escalates and Galactica's quest for Earth continues. more
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Action and adventure films Action and adventure television programs Androids Biographical films Biography California--Beverly Hills California--Los Angeles Cyborgs Documentary television programs Dog collars Drama Escalante, Jaime Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Fiction television programs Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired High school teachers Hispanic American high school students Hispanic Americans History Interplanetary voyages Juvenile works Kidnapping Made-for-TV movies Man-woman relationships Mathematics teachers Mexican Americans Mexico Robots Romantic comedy films Science fiction films Science fiction television programs Selena,--1971-1995 Space colonies Space flight Space ships Space warfare Television mini-series Television programs Television remakes Television series Treaties United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War
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Alternative Names
James Olmos, Edward.
Olmos, Ed. 1947-
Olmos, Eddie 1947-
Olmos, Edward 1947-
Olmos, Edward J. 1947-
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English
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Spanish (51) French (30) Multiple languages (14) German (10) No Linguistic content (10) Undetermined (6) Japanese (4) Slovenian (1) Portuguese (1) Covers
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