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Three Women Disappear : with a bonus novel: Come and Get Us / by Patterson, James.Come and get us.; Serafin, Shan,author.;
Three women disapper: When three female suspects in the murder of an accountant, who was a master manipulator, go missing, Detective Sean Walsh, who has a personal connection to the case, discovers why the women have to stay hidden from both the law and each other. Come and get us: Miranda Cooper's life takes a terrifying turn when an SUV deliberately runs her and her husband off a desolate Arizona road. With her husbad badly wounded, she must run for help alone as his cryptic parting words echo in her head: "Be careful who you trust.".
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction.); Missing persons; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Schindler's list [videorecording] / by Neeson, Liam.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-; Fiennes, Ralph.; Goodall, Caroline,1959-; Sagalle, Jonathan.; Davidtz, Embeth,1966-; Spielberg, Steven,1946-; Zaillian, Steven.; Keneally, Thomas.; Williams, John.; Keneally, Thomas.Schindler's list.Videorecording.; Amblin Entertainment (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; art directors, Ewa Skoczkowska, Maciej Walczak ; editor, Michael Kahn ; original music, John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski.Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz.The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Original Score, Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (1994)
Subjects: Keneally, Thomas.; Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; War films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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That's why I'm a journalist : top Canadian reporters tell their most unforgettable stories / by Bulgutch, Mark,author,interviewer.;
"In That's Why I'm a Journalist, veteran broadcaster Mark Bulgutch interviews 44 prominent Canadian journalists, who share their behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the most memorable stories of their careers. Although many of the contributors' stories are related to their roles in the most high-profile events of the 20th and 21st centuries, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11, here too are reflections on quieter and more intimate moments that had a deep personal impact. Contributors include Peter Mansbridge, Adrienne Arsenault, Terence McKenna and Wendy Mesley."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Journalists; Television broadcasting of news;
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Stolen sisters : the story of two missing girls, their families and how Canada has failed Indigenous women / by Walter, Emmanuelle,1969-; Ouriou, Susan.; Morelli, Christelle.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.An account of the author's investigation into violence against Indigenous women in Canada, with a focus on two young women who have been missing since 2008.LSC
Subjects: Native women; Homicide investigation; Missing persons;
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Madoff : the final word / by Behar, Richard,author.;
"Fifteen years after Bernie Madoff's arrest, renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar delivers the definitive account of history's largest -- and longest-running -- financial fraud"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Madoff, Bernard L.; Commercial crimes; Investment advisors; Ponzi schemes; Securities fraud; Swindlers and swindling;
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Dam busters : Canadian airmen and the secret raid against Nazi Germany / by Barris, Ted,author.; Mansbridge, Peter,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.May 16, 1943, was a night that changed WWII. Nineteen Lancaster bombers filled with 133 hand-picked and specially trained airmen took off on a night mission code-named Operation Chastise; their targets - the Ruhr River dams - whose massive water reservoirs powered Nazi Germany's military industrial complex. This mission cost the lives of fifty-three airmen, including fourteen Canadians. Based on personal accounts, flight logs, maps and photographs of the Canadians involved, 'Dam Busters' recounts the dramatic story of these young Commonwealth bomber crews.
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617; Operation Chastise, 1943.; Air pilots, Military; Air pilots, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Dams;
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq. by Bluemel, James,film director.; Serkis, Andy,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andy SerkisOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2020.When America and Britain invaded Iraq in 2003, most people expected an easy victory. They were wrong. This incisive series reconstructs our understanding of the Iraq war - examining its human impact, its crucial mistakes and its tumultuous legacy. Emotional accounts, key characters and previously ignored perspectives reveal a story with many different truths. The Iraqi families who watched as their country erupted into war. The soldiers struggling to understand their enemy. Discover the personal, dramatic and tragic human stories behind a war that has shaped our modern world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Middle East.; Current affairs.; History.; War.; Iraq.; Documentary television programs.;
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Night / by Wiesel, Elie,1928-2016,author.; Wiesel, Marion,translator.; translation of:Wiesel, Elie,1928-2016.Nuit.English.;
"Wiesel's account of his time in concentration camps during the Holocaust with updated front and back matter to include speeches and essays commemorating his recent death"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016; Jews; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
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2 Sisters Detective Agency / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Fox, Candice,author.;
"Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home after a long estrangement when she learns her father has died. There she makes two important discoveries: her father stopped being an accountant and had opened up a private detective agency, and she has a teenage half sister named Baby. Baby brings in a client to the detective agency, a young man who claims he was abducted. During the course of the investigation, Rhonda and Baby become entangled in a dangerous case involving a group of overprivileged young adults who break laws for fun, their psychopath ringleader, and an ex-assassin victim who decides to hunt them down for revenge."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Abduction; Sisters; Women detectives; Women lawyers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A history of the world in 500 walks / by Baxter, Sarah.;
"From geologic upheavals and mad kings to trade routes and saints' ways, this book relates the tales behind the top 500 walks that have shaped our society. It's easy to imagine traveling back in time as you read about convicts and conquistadores, silk traders and Buddhists who have hiked along routes for purposes as varied as the terrain they covered. From prehistory to the present day, take a grand tour of world events at eye-level perspective with accounts that combine knowledgeable commentary with practical detail. You may even be inspired to lace up your own boots!"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Walking; Hiking; Trails; Historic sites; World history.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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