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The Revolution. by Emmert, Alexander,film director.; The History® Channel (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The History® Channel in 2007.From the roots of the Revolution to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, victory on the battlefield at Yorktown and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, the story of this pivotal era in history will unfold through cinematic recreations.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Historical films.; Revolutions.; War.; United States--History.; Presidents.; Documentary television programs.;
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Iron ambition : my life with Cus D'Amato / by Tyson, Mike,1966-author.; Sloman, Larry,author.;
"From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times-bestselling memoirist comes an intimate look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson's surrogate father. When Cus D'Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, "That's the heavyweight champion of the world." D'Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and Jose Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. In Tyson's bestselling memoir Undisputed Truth, he recounted the role D'Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In Iron Ambition, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D'Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer's words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus's courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we've ever known about this singular cultural figure"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Tyson, Mike, 1966-; D'Amato, Cus.; Boxers (Sports); African American boxers; Boxing trainers;
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Remain silent : a Manon Bradshaw novel / by Steiner, Susie,1971-author.;
"Newly married and navigating life with a toddler as well as her adopted adolescent son, Fly Dent, Manon Bradshaw is happy to be working part-time in the cold cases department of the Cambridgeshire police force, a job which allows her to "potter in, coffee in hand and log on for a spot of internet shopping--precisely what she had in mind when she thought of work-life balance." But beneath the surface Manon is struggling with the day-to-day realities of what she assumed would be domestic bliss: fights about whose turn it is to clean the kitchen, the bewildering fatigue of having a young child in her forties, and the fact that she is going to couple's counseling alone because her husband feels it would just be her complaining. But when Manon is on a walk with her two-year-old son, Teddy, in a peaceful suburban neighborhood and discovers the body of a Lithuanian immigrant hanging from a tree with a mysterious note attached, she knows her life is about to change. She is suddenly back on the job, full-force, trying to solve the suicide - or is it a murder - in what may be her most dangerous and demanding case yet"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Immigrants; Murder;
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The Book thief [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Rush, Geoffrey; Watson, Emily; Allam, Roger; Nelisse, Sophie; Schnetzer, Ben;
Director, Brian Percival.Ben Schnetzer, Sophie Nelisse, Roger Allam, Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush.The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; War.;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Humor me / by Shook, Cat,1993-author.;
"Presley Fry is not amused. She's been an assistant at the Late Night Show for way too long, she's adopted a "business casual" approach to dating to save herself from the embarrassment of seeking genuine connection, and she's content to allow her gregarious roommate, Isabelle, to orchestrate her entire social life. And yet, Presley is absolutely enamored with her job and the world of stand-up comedy. The joy she finds in discovering up-and-coming comedians, the beauty and connection in their shared humor - it's enough for now. Enter Susan Clark, the childhood best friend of Presley's late mother, whose death still knocks the wind out of Presley whenever she reaches for the phone. Susan is married to the head of the network where Presley works, and she is determined to take Presley under her wing and ease her way through life in the big city. She's also determined to connect Presley with her son, the bright and affable Lawrence, who couldn't be further from Presley's type. As Presley grapples with the loss of her mother and finds her people among those who seek out comedy to make the world a bit brighter, Humor Me reminds us that friendship can emerge from where you least expect it, and shared laughter can ease some of the deepest pain"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Friendship; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Stand-up comedy;
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The midwife murders / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; DiLallo, Richard,author.;
When two kidnappings and a stabbing occur on her watch in a Manhattan university hospital, a fearless senior midwife teams up with a skeptical NYPD detective to investigate rumors that shift from the Russian Mafia to an underground adoption network.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Medical fiction.; Midwives; Detectives; Kidnapping; Murder; University hospitals;
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The jungle book [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936.;
Read by Adjoa Andoh; Nezar Alderazi; Eric Meyers; Tania Rodrigues; Brian Bowls; Sagar Arya; Penelope Rawlins; Charlotte Meyers.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.A Yoto Original adaptation of the classic stories by Rudyard Kipling. The perfect introduction to this adventurous tale for young listeners. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh, and brought to life with music, sound effects, and a full cast. Set in the Seoni Hills in the Jungles of India, this adventure follows the story of Mowgli, an orphaned boy adopted and raised by a pack of wolves. With help from his wolf family, wise panther Bagheera and lovable sloth bear, Baloo, Mowgli learns all about the law of the jungle as he grows up among the trees, rivers and wildlife. But not every animal in the jungle is as welcoming to young Mowgli. He is a human cub after all, and many in the jungle fear humans. Follow along as Mowgli struggles to discover where he fits in in the world, meeting a few mischievous monkeys, slithering snakes, and a ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, along the way. Can he live in harmony with the other animals, or is he destined to live back among the humans? A captivating story full of loyalty, courage, and adventure.Ages 8 to 14.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Animals; Jungles; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
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The house of Lincoln : a novel / by Horan, Nancy,author.;
"An unprecedented view of Lincoln's Springfield from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Loving Frank. Nancy Horan, author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, returns with a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln's home of Springfield from Madeira, Portugal. Showing intelligence beyond society's expectations, fourteen-year-old Ana Ferreira lands a job in the Lincoln household assisting Mary Lincoln with their boys and with the hostess duties borne by the wife of a rising political star. Ana bears witness to the evolution of Lincoln's views on equality and the Union and observes in full complexity the psyche and pain of his bold, polarizing wife, Mary. Along with her African American friend Cal, Ana encounters the presence of the underground railroad in town and experiences personally how slavery is tearing apart her adopted country. Culminating in an eyewitness account of the little-known Springfield race riot of 1908, The House of Lincoln takes readers on a journey through the historic changes that reshaped America and that continue to reverberate today"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Women household employees;
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The damagers / by Benvie, Rob,1975-author.;
"On a summer evening in 1952, young sisters Zina and Presendia run hand-in-hand into the wooded hills of upstate New York, fleeing their family farmhouse as it collapses into flames. Deep in the Adirondack mountains, they en-counter a gritty band of "settlers" occupying a dilapidated sportsmen's complex nestled along a secluded mountain lake. The girls soon be-come inculcated in the spiritual training and rustic hedonism of the group, attracting the interest of its profane but visionary founder: a rough-necked charismatic named Peter. Selected by Peter from the ragged but devoted congregation for her erudition and steely temper, Zina is tasked with codifying his rev-olutionary teachings in a book -- a testament to rouse the masses, prophesying the rise of a new consciousness from the ashes of decadent mid-century American society. As ghosts from the sisters' violent past resurface, and the construction of a major highway ex-tension near the settlement accelerates Peter's anarchic agenda, Zina must choose between turning her back on her new life and adopted flock, or seizing the power she so desires and taking her place next to Peter in the great cata-clysm to come."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cults; Power (Philosophy); Secrecy; Sisters;
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The midwife murders [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Amoss, Sophie,narrator.; DiLallo, Richard,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Sophie Amoss.When two kidnappings and a stabbing occur on her watch in a Manhattan university hospital, a fearless senior midwife teams up with a skeptical NYPD detective to investigate rumors that shift from the Russian Mafia to an underground adoption network.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Medical fiction.; Detectives; Kidnapping; Midwives; Murder; University hospitals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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