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Avatar [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cameron, James,1954-; Horner, James.; Lang, Stephen,1952-; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Saldana, Zoë.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-; Worthington, Sam,1976-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Music by James Horner.Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang.Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to 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, and this changes everything.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disabled veterans; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Indigenous peoples; Life on other planets; Mines and mineral resources; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Na'vi (Fictitious characters);
© c2010., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 5
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The lucky one [videorecording] / by Danner, Blythe.; Efron, Zac.; Ferguson, Jay R.; Hayes, Robert.; Hicks, Scott.; Schilling, Taylor,1984-; Sparks, Nicholas.Lucky one.Videorecording.; Stewart, Riley Thomas.; Village Roadshow Pictures.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music by Mark Isham, Hal Lindes ; cinematography, Alar Kivilo ; edited by Scott Gray.Blythe Danner, Robert Hayes, Taylor Schilling, Zac Efron, Riley Thomas Stewart, Jay R. Ferguson.U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Feature films.; Love; Man-woman relationships; Photographs; Soldiers;
© c2012., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A mortal likeness : a Victorian mystery / by Rowland, Laura Joh,author.;
A photographer in 1889 London, Miss Sarah Bain runs a private detective agency with her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and former street urchin Mick O'Reilly. Their sole credential is that they solved the Jack the Ripper case, a secret they can never tell because they did it outside the boundaries of the law. Their new big case arises when a wealthy banker, Sir Gerald Mariner, posts a handsome reward for finding his missing infant. All of London joins in the search. But Sarah has an advantage--a photograph she took during a routine surveillance job, which unexpectedly reveals a clue about the kidnapping.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Private investigators; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Missing persons / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hamdy, Adam,1974-author.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Private rogue.;
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private--the world's largest investigation agency--with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan--where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe ... Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Morgan, Jack (Fictitious character); Military missions; Missing persons; Private investigators; Private security services;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Missing persons [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hamdy, Adam,1974-author.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Private rogue.;
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private--the world's largest investigation agency--with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan--where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe ... Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Morgan, Jack (Fictitious character); Military missions; Missing persons; Private investigators; Private security services;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Amok / by Eisler, Barry,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family's troubles. But secret wars are never what they're billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life. Among the lessons--the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Fathers and sons; Mercenary troops; Parolees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Amok [sound recording] / by Eisler, Barry,author,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family's troubles. But secret wars are never what they're billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life. Among the lessons--the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Fathers and sons; Mercenary troops; Parolees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bow wow / by Quinn, Spencer.;
A bull shark in the swamp? No one in the Louisiana town of St. Roch believes it at first, but when a local boy has a face-to-face encounter with the toothy monster, every big fisherman is called out for the hunt. There's a big cash bounty on the shark. Sharp-eyed Birdie Gaux and her handsome dog Bowser can't help noticing that shark fever is causing some shady doings in town. For instance, where is Snoozy, the clerk who works at the Gaux family fishing store? He's the town's best fisherman, but suddenly he's missing. Is a rival bounty hunter behind Snoozy's suspicious disappearance? Or perhaps the marine biologist who said he'll do anything to keep the shark alive?LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Mutts (Dogs); Dogs; Bull shark; Families; Bayous; Missing persons;
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Catching the light / by Sinnott, Susan.;
The kids call her Lighthouse: no lights on up there. In a small town, everyone knows when you can't read. But Cathy is just distracted by the light and lines and artistry of everyday life. She is a talented artist growing up in tiny Mariners Cove and yearns for acceptance. She dreams of enrolling in art school, but getting there will be a struggle. Hutch Parsons is everything Cathy is not: charismatic, popular, smart. Overflowing with energy, he is confident in his plans for the future. But one icy evening his world is upended and those plans are swept away. Now he must face a different life and his own struggle. Dancing between points of view, Catching the Light explores the ordinary lives of two extraordinary people.Ages 16+.LSC
Subjects: Small cities;
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Countess / by Palumbo, Suzan,author.;
"A queer Caribbean anti-colonial Count of Monte Cristo set in space in which a betrayed captain seeks revenge on the interplanetary empire that subjugated her people for generations. Virika Sameroo lives in colonized space under the Æerbot Empire, much like her ancestors before her in the British West Indies. After years of working hard to rise through the ranks of the empire's merchant marine, she's finally become first lieutenant on an interstellar cargo vessel. When her captain dies under suspicious circumstances, Virika is arrested for murder and charged with treason, despite her lifelong loyalty to the empire. Her conviction and subsequent imprisonment set her on a path of revenge, determined to take down the evil empire that wronged her, all while the fate of her people hangs in the balance."--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; False imprisonment; Imperialism; Insurgency; Revenge; Space colonies; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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