Pounder, C. C. H.

Avatar by James Cameron ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and Hmong and held by 2,616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jake Sully is a former Marine who uses a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life--which changes everything

Race the power of an illusion by Llewellyn M Smith ( Visual )
19 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and held by 1,803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
[This series] challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans come divided into a few distinct biological groups, telling an eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and cultural beliefs. Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race

Unchained memories readings from the slave narratives by Whoopi Goldberg ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record

The mortal instruments : city of bones ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Clary Fray ... discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother ... , Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York City called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures"--Container

Benny & Joon by Jeremiah Chechik ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benny & Joon (99 min.) : A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton. An offbeat romantic comedy. The Man in the Moon (100) : A poignant and bittersweet tale of tender sexual discovery in the rural Louisiana of the 1950s

Orphan ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After the loss of their unborn baby, Kate and John Coleman decide to adopt a child as a way to bring some joy and normalcy into their lives. The couple is drawn to Esther, a 9-year-old orphan and they welcome her into their home. As soon as Esther moves in, a series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther - this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be

Face/off by John Woo ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) must go undercover to investigate the location of a lethal biological weapon planted by his arch rival, terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). After undergoing a radical surgical procedure, Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to carry out his mission. But things go awry when Troy, emerging from a coma, is transformed into Archer and wreaks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home

Boycott by Clark Johnson ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the winter of 1955 in the deep south, Rosa Parks, a single black woman on a public bus, is arrested when she chooses a "whites only" seat. Her action and the reaction of the authorities helps birth the modern civil rights movement in the United States, and makes her an inspiring icon and lodestone to all involved with the struggle for equality, including a young Martin Luther King

Cora unashamed ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A town's lone African American woman is surrounded by social isolation and deep-seated racism while working as a housekeeper. Set in rural Iowa in the early 1900s, Cora is confronted with death, abortion and loneliness. Working as a domestic, she lives only for her daughter and the neglected child of her employers

The shield ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact