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The library of legends : a novel / by Chang, Janie,1960-author.;
China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China's western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Her family's past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students' common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenagers; College students; Mythology, Chinese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Foul Lady Fortune / by Gong, Chloe.;
In 1931 Shanghai, two Nationalist spies pose as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders causing unrest in the city.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Murder; Brothers and sisters; Nationalism; Communism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When we were young & brave : a novel / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.;
Enduring privation when Japan declares war on England, a teacher at a British missionary school in China is sent to a distant internment camp, where she provides support and instruction to incarcerated children taken from their parents.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; British; Teacher-student relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The aviator and the showman : Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon / by Shapiro, Laurie Gwen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The riveting and cinematic story of a partnership that would change the world forever. In 1928, a young social worker and hobby pilot named Amelia Earhart arrived in the office of George Putnam, heir to the Putnam & Sons throne and hitmaker, on the hunt for the right woman for a secret flying mission across the Atlantic. A partnership -- professional and soon otherwise -- was born. The Aviator and the Showman unveils the untold story of Amelia's decade-long marriage to George Putnam, offering an intimate exploration of their relationship and the pivotal role it played in her enduring legacy. Despite her outwardly modest and humble image, Amelia was fiercely driven and impossibly brave, a lifelong feminist and trailblazer in her personal and professional life. Putnam, the so-called "PT Barnum of publishing" was a bookselling visionary -- but often pushed his authors to extreme lengths in the name of publicity, and no one bore that weight more than Amelia. Their ahead-of-its time partnership supported her grand ambitions -- but also pressed her into more and more treacherous stunts to promote her books, influencing a certain recklessness up to and including her final flight. Earhart is a captivating figure to many, but the truth about her life is often overshadowed by myth and legend. In this cinematic new account, Laurie Gwen Shapiro emphasizes Earhart's human side, her struggles, and her authentic aspirations, the truths behind her brave pursuits and the compromises she made to fit into societal expectations. With a trove of new sources including undiscovered audio interviews from those closest to Amelia, Amelia and George presents her as a multifaceted woman -- complete with flaws, desires, and competitive drive. It is a gripping and passionate tale of adventure, colorful characters, hubris, and a complex and a vivid portrait of a marriage that shaped the trajectory of an iconic life"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937; Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950; Domestic relations.; Publishers and publishing; Women air pilots;
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The age of innocence [videorecording] / by Day-Lewis, Daniel,actor.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-actor.; Ryder, Winona,1971-actor.; Scorsese, Martin,screenwriter,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Wharton, Edith,1862-1937.Age of innocence.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Gough.Story of the manners and morals of New York society in the late 1800s, focusing on a handsome young lawyer who cannot decide between passion and propriety in his women.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Romance films.; Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Air strike [videorecording] / by Brody, Adrien,actor.; Feng, Xiao,film director.; Huang, Shengyi,1983-actor.; Liu, Ye,1978-actor.; Song, Sŭng-hŏn,1976-actor.; Willis, Bruce,1955-actor.; Willis, Rumer,actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Bruce Willis, Ye Liu, Adrien Brody, Rumer Willis, Seung-Heon Song, Shengyi Huang.As a U.S. Army colonel trains Chinese aviators to battle Japanese fighters, a hotheaded pilot begs to fly a powerful bomber that could stop the attacks. Meanwhile, a team of spies and refugees must carry a game-changing decoder device through the war-torn countryside.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; World War, 1939-1945; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Air strike [videorecording] / by Brody, Adrien,actor.; Feng, Xiao,film director.; Huang, Shengyi,1983-actor.; Liu, Ye,1978-actor.; Song, Sŭng-hŏn,1976-actor.; Willis, Bruce,1955-actor.; Willis, Rumer,actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Bruce Willis, Ye Liu, Adrien Brody, Rumer Willis, Seung-Heon Song, Shengyi Huang.As a U.S. Army colonel trains Chinese aviators to battle Japanese fighters, a hotheaded pilot begs to fly a powerful bomber that could stop the attacks. Meanwhile, a team of spies and refugees must carry a game-changing decoder device through the war-torn countryside.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:0 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; World War, 1939-1945; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mystery in white : a Christmas crime story / by Farjeon, J. Jefferson(Joseph Jefferson),1883-1955,author.; Edwards, Martin,1955-writer of introduction.;
A snowbound train should be a safe, if slightly inconvenient, place to spend Christmas, no? Not in Mystery in White: Death, it turns out, is a passenger on this run, and as passengers begin to fear, some make a bid for escape.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Railroad travel; Murder;
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Fragile cargo : the World War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City / by Brookes, Adam(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond"--
Subjects: Forbidden City (Beijing, China); Art treasures in war; Art; Cultural property; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.;
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The dictator's playbook [videorecording] / by Cameron, Patrick,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Kim Il Sung, Saddam Husssein, Benito Mussolini, Manuel Noriega, Francisco Franco, Idi Amin.From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. How did they seize and wield power? What forces rose up against them or resisted them in secret? How did they finally come to the bitter end? This series answers those questions in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.; Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975.; Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.; Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.; Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.; Noriega, Manuel Antonio, 1934-2017.; Authoritarianism; Dictators; Dictatorship;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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