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400 friends and no one to call : breaking through isolation & building community / by Walker, Val,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Ironically, despite social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported in 2014 that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. One out of four Americans has no one with whom they can talk about their personal troubles. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, particularly people over sixty (one in three seniors compared to one in five just ten years ago). Millennials and post-millennials increasingly report discomfort and avoidance with face-to-face conversations. Social isolation can shatter our confidence. In isolating times, we're not only lonely, but we're ashamed of our loneliness because our society stigmatizes people who are alone without support. As a single, fifty-eight-year-old woman who finds herself stranded after major surgery, Val Walker has woven into the narrative her own story. As a well-established rehabilitation counselor, she was too embarrassed to reveal on social media how utterly isolated she was by asking for someone to help, and it felt agonizingly awkward calling colleagues out of the blue. As she recovered, Val found her voice and developed a plan of action for people who lack social support, not only to heal from the pain of isolation, but to create a solid strategy for rebuilding support. 400 Friends and No One to Call spells out the how-tos for befriending our wider community, building a social safety net, and fostering our sense of belonging. On a deeper level, we are invited to befriend our loneliness, rather than feel ashamed of it, and open our hearts and minds to others trapped in isolation"--
Subjects: Social isolation.; Loneliness.; Social networks.;
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [videorecording] / by Atwell, Roy.; Blank, Dorothy Ann.; Caselotti, Adriana,1916-1997.; Churchill, Frank,1901-1942.; Collins, Eddie,1883-1940.; Colvig, Pinto.; Creedon, Richard.; De Maris, Merrill.; Disney, Walt,1901-1966.; Englander, Otto.; Gilbert, Billy,1893-1971.; Grimm, Jacob,1785-1863.; Grimm, Wilhelm,1786-1859.; Hand, David,1900-1986.; Harlan, Otis,1865-1940.; Harline, Leigh.; Hurd, Earl,d. 1940.; La Verne, Lucille,1872-1945.; Mattraw, Scotty.; Rickard, Dick.; Sears, Ted.; Smith, Paul J.(Paul Joseph),1906-1985.; Smith, Webb.; Stockwell, Harry.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Productions.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, Paul Smith.Adriana Caselotti, Roy Atwell, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell.The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one, the Queen, her jealous stepmother. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest. There, she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. The Queen finds Snow White and tricks her with an enchanted apple. Only the magic of true love's kiss can save her.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Apples; Children's films.; Dwarfs; Feature films.; Forest animals; Forest people; Poisoning; Princesses; Queens; Snow White (Tale); Video recordings for children.;
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The billion dollar spy : a true story of Cold War espionage and betrayal / by Hoffman, David E.(David Emanuel);
Includes bibliographical references and index."While getting into his car on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA's Moscow station was handed an envelope by an unknown Russian. Its contents stunned the Americans: details of top-secret Soviet research and development in military technology that was totally unknown to the United States. From 1979 to 1985, Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer at a military research center, cracked open the secret Soviet military research establishment, using his access to hand over tens of thousands of pages of material about the latest advances in aviation technology, alerting the Americans to possible developments years in the future. He was one of the most productive and valuable spies ever to work for the United States in the four decades of global confrontation with the Soviet Union. Tolkachev took enormous personal risks, but so did his CIA handlers. Moscow station was a dangerous posting to the KGB's backyard. The CIA had long struggled to recruit and run agents in Moscow, and Tolkachev became a singular breakthrough. With hidden cameras and secret codes, and in face-to-face meetings with CIA case officers in parks and on street corners, Tolkachev and the CIA worked to elude the feared KGB. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA, as well as interviews with participants, Hoffman reveals how the depredations of the Soviet state motivated one man to master the craft of spying against his own nation until he was betrayed to the KGB by a disgruntled former CIA trainee. No one has ever told this story before in such detail, and Hoffman's deep knowledge of spycraft, the Cold War, and military technology makes him uniquely qualified to bring readers this real-life espionage thriller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Tolkachev, Adolf, 1927-1986.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Aeronautics; Cold War.; Engineers; Espionage, American; Spies; Spies;
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Once upon a time in ... Hollywood [videorecording] / by DiCaprio, Leonardo,actor.; Heyman, David,1961-film producer.; McIntosh, Shannon,film producer.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Hirsch, Emile,1985-actor.; Russell, Kurt,actor.; Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Perry, Luke,1966-2019,actor.; Sweeney, Sydney,1997-actor.; Tarantino, Quentin,film director,film producer,screenwriter,film producer.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sydney Sweeney, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Dreama Walker, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Damian Lewis, Luke Perry, Emile Hirsch.As the sun prepares to set on Hollywood's Golden Age, fading TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) attempts to revive his career, and he and longtime stunt double and pal Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) find themselves crossing paths with actress Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and several members of the Manson Family.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Buddy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Tate, Sharon, 1943-1969; Fromme, Lynette Alice, 1948-; Watson, Charles, 1945-; Motion picture industry; Stunt performers; Male friendship; Television actors and actresses;
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It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world [videorecording] / by Terry-Thomas,1911-1990,actor.; Backus, Jim,actor.; Berle, Milton,actor.; Brown, Joe E.(Joe Evan),1892-1973,actor.; Caesar, Sid,1922-2014,actor.; Durante, Jimmy,1893-1980,actor.; Falk, Peter,1927-2011,actor.; Hackett, Buddy,1924-2003,actor.; Keaton, Buster,1895-1966,actor.; Knotts, Don,1924-2006,actor.; Kramer, Stanley,presenter,film producer,film director.; Merman, Ethel,actor.; Pitts, ZaSu,1898-1963,actor.; Reiner, Carl,1922-actor.; Rooney, Mickey,actor.; Silvers, Phil,1911-1985,actor.; Tracy, Spencer,1900-1967,actor.; Winters, Jonathan,actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm); Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,performer.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,production company.; Shirelles (Musical group),singer.; Three Stooges (Comedy team),actor.; United Artists Corporation,production company.;
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Dorothy Provine, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Selma Diamond (voice), Andy Devine, Peter Falk, Norman Fell, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Louise Glenn (voice), Leo Gorcey, Sterling Holloway, Marvin Kaplan, Edward Everett Horton, Buster Keaton, Don Knotts, Charles Lane, Mike Mazurki, Charles McGraw, Cliff Norton, Zasu Pitts, Carl Reiner, Madlyn Rhue, Roy Roberts, Arnold Stang, Nick Stewart, The Three Stooges, Sammee Tong, Jesse White, Jimmy Durante.About a group of strangers fighting tooth and nail over buried treasure, is the most grandly harebrained movie ever made, a pileup of slapstick and borscht-belt-y one-liners performed by a nonpareil cast.MPAA Rating: G.DVD: aspect ratio 2.76:1 widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital, region 1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Road films.; Screwball comedy films.; Treasure troves;
© 2014., Criterion Collection,
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Where'd you go, Bernadette [videorecording] / by Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson,actor.; Bellisario, Troian,1985-actor.; Blanchett, Cate,1969-actor.; Burton, Kate,actor.; Chao, Zoe,actor.; Crudup, Billy,1968-actor.; Doumit, Claudia,actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-actor.; Greer, Judy,1975-actor.; Jacobsen, Nina,film producer.; Linklater, Richard,1960-screenwriter,film director.; Mullally, Megan,actor.; Palmo, Holly Gent,screenwriter.; Palmo, Vince,screenwriter.; Simpson, Brad,1973-film producer.; Sledge, Ginger,film producer.; Urbaniak, James,1963-actor.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-actor.; Zahn, Steve,1968-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Semple, Maria.Where'd you go, Bernadette.; Annapurna Pictures,production company.; Color Force (Firm),production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
Costume designer, Kari Perkins ; music, Graham Reyonds ; editor, Sandra Adair ; production designer, Bruce Curtis ; director of photography, Shane Kelly.Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Laurence Fishburne, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, James Urbaniak.Bernadette Fox, a loving mom, becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette's leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; some strong language and drug material.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Architects; Midlife crisis; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Phobias; Women architects;
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Lies and weddings [sound recording] : a novel / by Kwan, Kevin,author.; Lusi, Jing,1985-narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Jing Lusi."Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister's wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who's-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money. Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans -- and their reputation -- go up in flames. Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist? In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England's oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Conduct of life; Courtship; Debt; East Asians; Families; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Mate selection; Murder; Nobility; Racially mixed people; Rich people; Secrecy; Social conflict; Truthfulness and falsehood; Weddings;
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The crown. [videorecording] / by Anderson, Gillian,1968-actor.; Bailey, Marion,1951-actor.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; Corrin, Emma,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.; Doherty, Erin,1992-actor.; Fennell, Emerald,1985-actor.; Menzies, Tobias,1974-actor.; O'Connor, Josh,actor.; Netflix (Firm),broadcaster.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson, Josh O'Connor, Charles Dance, Emma Corrin, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Emerald Fennell.As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles, who is still unmarried at 30. As the nation begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain's first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, tensions arise between her and the Queen which only grow worse as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War. While Charles' romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer provides a much-needed fairytale to unite the British people, behind closed doors, the Royal Family is becoming increasingly divided.Canadian Home Video Rating: 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.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-; Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-2021; Thatcher, Margaret; Windsor, House of; Queens; Women;
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Justice League (2021) [videorecording] / by Adams, Amy,actor.; Affleck, Ben,1972-actor.; Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; Gadot, Gal,1985-actor.; Roven, Charles,film producer.; Snyder, Deborah,film producer.; Snyder, Zack,1966-film director.; Terrio, Chris,screenwriter.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.;
Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, Ciaran Hinds, Ryan Zheng, Amber Heard, Joe Morton, Lisa Loven Kongsli.Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash, it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence and some language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; full screen format (1.33:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos TrueHD, Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aquaman (Fictitious character); Batman (Fictitious character); Cyborg (Fictitious character); Darkseid (Fictitious character); Desaad (Fictitious character from DC Comics, Inc.); Flash (Fictitious character); Superman (Fictitious character); Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Justice League of America (Fictitious characters); Superheroes;
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The twilight saga. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Burke, Billy.; Desplat, Alexandre.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-; Fanning, Dakota,1994-; Godfrey, Wyck.; Greene, Ashley,1987-; Kendrick, Anna.; Lautner, Taylor,1992-; Lutz, Kellan,1985-; Meyer, Stephenie,1973-Twilight saga series.Videorecording.; Pattinson, Robert,1986-; Reaser, Elizabeth,1975-; Reed, Nikki,1988-; Rosenberg, Melissa.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-; Weitz, Chris,1969-; E1 Entertainment (Firm); Imprint Entertainment (Firm); Summit Entertainment.; Sunswept Entertainment (Firm); Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; editor, Peter Lambert ; music, Alexandre Desplat.Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Dakota Fanning.Bella is still very much in love with Edward. The rest of the vampire coven who call themselves the Cullens, especially Alice, decide to throw Bella a private party for her eighteenth birthday. Things go wrong when Bella cuts her finger and thirst overcomes the vampires. As a result of the danger Bella was put through, the Cullen family decide to leave Forks, Washington. Bella becomes so depressed that she exempts herself from all social activities. But, she realizes she can coexist with childhood friend, Jacob. As usual for Bella, things aren't what they seem. Something is happening to Jacob that he can't explain to Bella, and their friendship starts to deteriorate. But when Alice returns to tell her that Edward thinks she is dead, Bella must go on a journey to save Edward from wanting to die himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-; Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character); Depressed persons; Feature films.; Friendship; Swan, Bella (Fictitious character); Thrillers (Motion pictures); Vampires; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Werewolves;
© c2010., Summit Entertainment : Distributed by E1 Entertainment,
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