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The diamond eye [sound recording] : a novel / by Quinn, Kate,author.; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld."The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper--a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC--until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; War fiction.; Pavlychenko, Li͡udmyla Mykhaĭlivna, 1916-1974; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Snipers; Women soldiers; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The diamond eye [text (large print)] : a novel / by Quinn, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper--a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC--until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Large type books.; War fiction.; Novels.; Pavlychenko, Li͡udmyla Mykhaĭlivna, 1916-1974; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Snipers; Women soldiers; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Candy Darling : dreamer, icon, superstar / by Carr, C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-397) and index."From acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of queer icon and Warhol superstar Candy Darling"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Darling, Candy, 1944-1974.; Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987; Actors; Transgender people;
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A. Y. Jackson : the life of a landscape painter / by Larsen, Wayne,1961-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Jackson, A. Y. (Alexander Young), 1882-1974.; Group of Seven (Group of artists); Landscape painting, Canadian; Painters;
© c2009., Dundurn Press,
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The last of the President's men / by Woodward, Bob,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Butterfield, Alexander Porter, 1926-; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Political corruption; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The flight : Charles Lindbergh's daring and immortal 1927 transatlantic crossing / by Hampton, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augusutus), 1902-1974.; Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane); Transatlantic flights.; Aeronautics; Air pilots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gaslit [videorecording] : the complete limited series / by Gilpin, Betty,actor.; Linklater, Hamish,actor.; Penn, Sean,1960-actor.; Roberts, Julia,1967-actor.; Ross, Matt,television director.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Whigham, Shea,1969-actor.; Studio Distribution Services (Firm),production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,distributor.;
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Hamish Linklater.Based on Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long-neglected lens of the lesser-known but no-less-key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president--from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing to the ground. Sean Penn (Colors) is former Attorney General John Mitchell and Julia Roberts (Ticket to Paradise, Pretty Woman), with a Golden Globe®-nominated performance, is celebrity socialite Martha Mitchell in this riveting story of secret break-ins, smear campaigns, and one woman's risk of everything for the truth.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938-; Dean, Maureen; Liddy, G. Gordon; Mitchell, John N. (John Newton), 1913-1988; Mitchell, Martha, 1918-1976; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Conspiracies; Criminal behavior; Man-woman relationships; Political corruption; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974;
For private home use only.
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The island of missing trees / by Shafak, Elif,1971-author.;
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns. He is a botanist looking for native species, but really, he's searching for lost love. Years later a Ficus carica grows in the back garden of a house in London where Ada Kazantzakis lives. This tree is her only connection to an island she has never visited--- her only connection to her family's troubled history and her complex identity as she seeks to untangle years of secrets to find her place in the world. A moving, beautifully written, and delicately constructed story of love, division, transcendence, history, and eco-consciousness, The Island of Missing Trees is Elif Shafak's best work yet.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Family secrets; Fruit trees; Intergenerational relations; Love; Taverns (Inns);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The aviator's wife : a novel / by Benjamin, Melanie.;
Anne is excited about life with Charles after living in the shadow of the rest of her family only to be faces with his desire for privacy from the press that hounds them.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974; Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001; Air pilots; United States;
© 2013., Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks,
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History of Simcoe County : a collection of winning essays gathered from Simcoe County Historical Association's essay contests during 1974-1976 / [Simcoe County Historical Association]. by Simcoe County Historical Association.;
Early years of Alliston (1847-1891) / Colin E. French ; A history project / Fred Somerville ; The Elmvale newspaper as a reflection of the community and the times / Irene Golas ; Looking back through the Loftus history / Sharon Loftus ; The history of Wyebridge / Bonnie Reynolds ; Winter harvest / Carolyn Johnston ; La vie a Laurin / Bernadette Pauze.
© 1977.], Simcoe County Historical Association,
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