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The tobacco wives : a novel / by Myers, Adele,author.;
In 1946 North Carolina, seamstress Maddie Sykes, a dressmaker for Bright Leaf's most influential women--the wives of powerful tobacco executives, uncovers dangerous truths about this lucrative industry in a place where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Tobacco industry; Tobacco use; Women dressmakers;
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5 flights up [videorecording] / by Freeman, Morgan,actor.; Keaton, Diane,actor.; Loncraine, Richard,film director.; McCreary, Lori,film producer.; Nixon, Cynthia,actor.; Peters, Charlie,screenwriter.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Ciment, Jill,1953-Heroic measures.Videorecording.; Mongrel Media,publisher.;
Director of photography, Jonathan Freman ; music, David Newman ; editor, Andrew Marcus.Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Carrie Preston, Cynthia Nixon, Alysia Reiner.A married couple's attempts at selling their New York apartment don't quite go as planned over the course of one crazy weekend.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Ciment, Jill, 1953-; Comedy films.; Feature films.; House selling; Married people; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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The big heist : the real story of the Lufthansa heist, the mafia, and murder / by DeStefano, Anthony M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Deutsche Lufthansa (1953- ); Robbery; Mafia; Organized crime;
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The Soviet sisters : a novel of the Cold War / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From bestselling author of The German Heiress, Anika Scott, comes a gripping new historical novel about secrets, lies, and blackmail, following two spy sisters in the years after WWII, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff. Sisters Vera and Marya were brought up as good Soviets: obedient despite hardships of poverty and tragedy, committed to communist ideals, and loyal to Stalin. Several years after fighting on the Eastern front, both women find themselves deep in the mire of conflicts shaping a new world order in 1947 Berlin. When Marya, an interpreter, gets entangled in Vera's cryptic web of deceit and betrayal, she must make desperate choices to survive-and protect those she loves. Nine years later, Marya is a prisoner in a Siberian work camp when Vera, a doyenne of the KGB, has cause to reopen her case file and investigate the facts behind her sister's conviction all those years ago in Berlin. As Vera retraces the steps that brought them both to that pivotal moment in 1947, she unravels unexpected truths and discoveries that call into question the very history the Soviets were working hard to cover up. Epic and intimate, layered and complex,The Soviet Sistersis a gripping story of spies, blackmail, and double, triple bluff. With her dexterous plotting and talent for teasing out moral ambiguity, Anika Scott expertly portrays a story about love, conflicting world views, and loyalty and betrayal between sisters."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Cold War; Extortion; Sisters; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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The allies : Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the unlikely alliance that won World War II / by Groom, Winston,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Best-selling author Winston Groom tells the complex story of how Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin--the three iconic and vastly different Allied leaders--aligned to win World War II and created a new world order. By the end of World War II, 59 nations were arrayed against the axis powers, but three great Allied leaders--Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin--had emerged to control the war in Europe and the Pacific. Vastly different in upbringing and political beliefs, they were not always in agreement--or even on good terms. But, often led by Churchill's enduring spirit, in the end these three men changed the course of history. Using the remarkable letters between the three world leaders, enriching narrative details of their personal lives, and riveting tales of battles won and lost, best-selling historian Winston Groom returns to share one of the biggest stories of the 20th century: The interwoven and remarkable tale, and a fascinating study of leadership styles, of three world leaders who fought the largest war in history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.; Heads of state; World War, 1939-1945;
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The stationery shop / by Kamali, Marjan,author.;
"A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage, and who are reunited sixty years later, after having moved on to live independent lives in America, to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful day in the town square"--"Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amidst the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri's neighborhood book and stationery shop. She always feels safe in his dusty store, overflowing with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of soft writing paper. When Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer--handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice and a love for Rumi's poetry--she loses her heart at once. And, as their romance blossoms, the modest little stationery shop remains their favorite place in all of Tehran. A few short months later, on the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square, but suddenly, violence erupts-a result of the coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she resigns herself to never seeing him again. Until, more than sixty years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century: Why did he leave? Where did he go? How was he able to forget her?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Iranian American women; Stationery trade;
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Return to Nim's island [videorecording] / by Irwin, Bindi,1998-; Lillard, Matthew,1970-; Maher, Brendan.; Orr, Wendy,1953-Nim at sea.Videorecording.; Wallace, Toby.; ARC Entertainment (Firm); Walden Media.;
Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, Matthew Lillard, John Waters.Nim is the precocious daughter of scientist father Jack. Nim, a bit older now, still has a gift to be "one with nature" and her amazing animal friends. But now that developers and poachers threaten her island, she and her dad must fight to preserve their pristine home and its abundant wildlife.MPAA Rating: PG.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Orr, Wendy, 1953-; Children's films.; Feature films.; Islands; Marine animals; Poachers; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., ARC Entertainment,
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The orchard : a novel / by Gorcheva-Newberry, Kristina,author.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Vishnevyĭ sad.;
"Four teenagers grow inseparable in the last days of the Soviet Union--but not all of them will live to see the new world arrive in this powerful debut novel, loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Coming of age in the USSR in the 1980s, best friends Anya and Milka try to envision a free and joyful future for themselves. They spend their summers at Anya's dacha just outside of Moscow, lazing in the apple orchard, listening to Queen songs, and fantasizing about trips abroad and the lives of American teenagers. Meanwhile, Anya's parents talk about World War II, the Blockade, and the hardships they have endured. By the time the girls are fifteen, the Soviet Empire is on the verge of collapse. They pair up with classmates Trifonov and Lopatin, and the four friends share secrets, desires, and all the turbulent and carefree pleasures of youth. But the world is changing, and the fleeting time they have together is cut short by a sudden tragedy. Years later, Anya returns to Russia from America, where she has chosen a different kind of life, far from her family and the bittersweet memories of her friends. When she meets Lopatin again, he is a smug businessman who wants to buy her parents' dacha. Anya comes to the stark realization that memory does not fade or disappear; rather, it moves us across time, connecting our past to our future, joys to sorrows. This powerful novel speaks to how we experience and process grief--for a beloved friend, a cherished ideal for a country, or for youth itself"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Grief; Homecoming; Memory; Teenagers;
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Competing with idiots : Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a dual portrait / by Davis, Nick,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A dual biography of brothers Herman and Joseph Mankiewicz, each a Hollywood legend"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953.; Mankiewicz, Joseph L.; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures; Screenwriters;
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King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea / by Harden, Blaine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Nichols, Donald.; Spies; Espionage, American; United States; Korea (North); United States; Korea (South); Korean War, 1950-1953.;
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