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The Spanish promise / by Swan, Karen(Writer),author.;
Charlotte, a wealth counsellor who knows from personal experience the complications that a sudden inheritance can bring, helps her clients navigate the emotional side effects of sudden wealth syndrome. When she is asked by Mateo Mendoza, heir to a huge Spanish estate, to fly to Madrid to help resolve an issue in his father's will, she's confident it will be straightforward. The timing isn't great as Charlotte's due to get married the following week, but once her client signs on the dotted line, Charlotte can return to her life in London and her wedding, and live happily ever after. Marrying Stephen might not fill her with excitement, but she doesn't want to live in the fast lane anymore - safe and predictable is good. But Carlos Mendoza's final bequest opens up a generation of secrets, and Charlotte finds herself compelled to unravel the mystery. As Charlotte digs deeper, she uncovers the story of a family divided by Spain's Civil War, and of a love affair across the battle lines that ended in tragedy. And while she is consumed in the drama of the Mendozas, Charlotte's own tragic past catches up with her, threatening to overturn everything in her life she has worked so hard to build.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Inheritance and succession; Brothers and sisters; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships;
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Dream girl : a novel / by Lippman, Laura,1959-author.;
Injured in a freak fall, novelist Gerry Andersen is confined to a hospital bed in his glamorous high-rise apartment, dependent on two women he barely knows: his incurious young assistant, and a dull, slow-witted night nurse. Then late one night, the phone rings. The caller claims to be the "real" Aubrey, the alluring title character from his most successful novel, Dream Girl. But there is no real Aubrey. She's a figment born of a writer's imagination, despite what many believe or claim to know. Could the cryptic caller be one of his three ex-wives playing a vindictive trick after all these years? Or is she Margot, an ex-girlfriend who keeps trying to insinuate her way back into Gerry's life? And why does no one believe that the call even happened? Isolated from the world, drowsy from medication, Gerry slips between reality and a dreamlike state in which he is haunted by his own past: his faithless father, his devoted mother; the women who loved him, the women he loved. And now here is Aubrey, threatening to visit him, suggesting that she is owed something. Is the threat real or is it a sign of dementia? Which scenario would he prefer? Gerry has never been so alone, so confused - and so terrified. Chilling and compulsively readable, touching on timely issues that include power, agency, appropriation, and creation, Dream Girl is a superb blend of psychological suspense and horror that reveals the mind and soul of a writer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novelists; Dreams; Stalkers;
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The hero [videorecording] / by Basch, Marc,screenwriter.; Bisbee, Sam,film producer.; Elliott, Sam,1944-actor.; Haley, Brett,1983-film director,screenwriter.; King, Houston,film producer.; Offerman, Nick,1970-actor.; Prepon, Laura,1980-actor.; Ritter, Krysten,1981-actor.; Rommesmo, Erik,film producer.; Ross, Katharine,1940-actor.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment,film distributor.; Orchard (Firm),production company.;
Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter, Katharine Ross.A wonderfully nuanced performance by Sam Elliott fuels this moving mix of drama and comedy about Lee Hayden, a once-great western movie star faced with a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Keeping his illness a secret, Lee spends the time he has left romancing a much younger stand-up comic (Laura Prepon) and trying to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter (Krysten Ritter).Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for drug use, language and some sexual content.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Older men; Man-woman relationships; Terminally ill; Cancer;
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City of girls / by Gilbert, Elizabeth,1969-author.;
Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest. Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Young women; Theaters; Entertainers;
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Dumbo [videorecording] / by Arkin, Alan,actor.; Burton, Tim,1958-film director.; DeVito, Danny,actor.; Farrell, Colin,1976-actor.; Green, Eva,1980-actor.; Keaton, Michael,1951-actor.; Kruger, Ehren,1972-film producer,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.;
Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Michael Keaton, Alan Arkin.Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, 2.0 DVS ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Dumbo (Fictitious character); Human-animal relationships; Bullying; Circus; Elephants; Circus animals;
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The dog who saved Easter [videorecording] / by Cain, Dean.; Ciminera, Michael.; Donovan, Elisa,1971-; Gnolfo, Richard.; Lopez, Mario,1973-; Olson, Sean.; Hybrid, LLC.; Lions Gate Films.;
Mario Lopez, Elisa Donovan, Dean Cain, Catherine Hicks, Beverley Mitchell.Easter is approaching, and the Bannisters are going on a family cruise. But when their beloved dog, Zeus, can't go, Belinda makes the difficult decision to have him stay at Alice's dog care facility when Zeus quickly meets new friends. When a competitor hires a criminal to sabotage Alice's operation and force her out of business, it's up to Zeus and his new friends to save the day.MPAA Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Children's films.; Dogs; Easter; Family vacations; Feature films.; Kennels; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Been there, married that / by Grazer, Gigi Levangie,author.; Levangie, Gigi,author.;
"A hilarious new novel full of Hollywood glitz, glamour, and scandal. When he changes the locks, she changes the rules. Agnes Murphy Nash is the perfect Hollywood wife -- she has the right friends, the right clothes, and even a side career of her own as a writer. Her husband Trevor is a bigshot producer, and from the outside it looks like they're living a picture-perfect celebrity life, complete with tennis tournaments and lavish parties. But the job description of a Hollywood wife doesn't cover divorce, which is the way Agnes' life is headed after she comes home one day to find her credit cards cancelled and the security passwords to get into her enormous LA home changed. Oh, and there's a guy there whose job it is to tase her if she tries to enter ... which she does. Needless to say, Agnes' husband is dead set on making sure she loses big time, but Agnes isn't the type to just lie down and take it. In a world of fremenies and hot nannies, personal psychics and "skinny" jello shots, Agnes may be losing her husband, but could that mean getting her own life back? Been there, married that is a drop-dead hilarious battle of wills that will make you laugh out loud, cringe, and keep turning the pages to see what crazy disaster will happen to Agnes next ... and how she'll rise from the ashes"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Women authors; Motion picture producers and directors; Divorce; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Custody of children; Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.);
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In the heart of the sea [videorecording] / by Hemsworth, Chris,actor.; Howard, Ron,1954-film director.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Philbrick, Nathaniel.In the heart of the sea.Videorecording.; Walker, Benjamin,1982-actor.; Whishaw, Ben,1980-actor.; Village Roadshow Pictures,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Holland, Jordi Molla, Charlotte Riley, Joseph Mawle, Michelle Fairley.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounters harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Essex (Whaleship); Action and adventure films.; Animal attacks; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks; Sperm whale; Survival at sea; Whaling ships;
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Dead to me. [videorecording] / by Applegate, Christina,1971-actor.; Cardellini, Linda,1975-actor.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; Jenkins, Maxwell,actor.; McCarthy, Sam,actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,production company.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,distributor.;
Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Max Jenkins, Sam McCarthy.Having lost her husband to a hit and run, Southern California realtor Jen Harding (Christina Applegate) readily gave herself over to bitter cynicism. Trying a grief support group, she finds inspiration and fast friendship from the upbeat Judy Hale (Linda Cardellini). Things will get dicey if she ever learns that Judy, in reality, was dumped by a very much alive fiancé (James Marsden)--and is also the driver who widowed her.14A.DVD-R, NTSC ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Dark comedy television programs.; Television programs.; Husbands; Traffic accidents; Grief; Guilt; Female friendship;
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose,actor.; Cathey, Reg E.,actor.; Landesman, Peter,1965-screenwriter.; Woo, Alexander,screenwriter.; Winfrey, Oprah,actor.; Wolfe, George C,film director,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Skloot, Rebecca,1972-Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.; HBO Video (Firm),publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Reg E. Cathey.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Feature films.; Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-; Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951; African American women; Cancer; HeLa cells; Human experimentation in medicine;
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