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The art spy : the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland / by Young, Michelle(Michelle T.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans' final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth -- a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity's cultural inheritance? Based on troves of previously undiscovered documents, The Art Spy chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi's art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history's largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him. At every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm's way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day. At the same time, a young Free French soldier, Alexandre Rosenberg, was fighting his way to Paris with the Allied forces battling to liberate France. Alexandre's father was the exclusive art dealer for Picasso, Matisse, George Braque, and Fernand Léger. The Nazis had taken everything from their family -- their art collection, their nationality, their gallery, and their home in Paris. Vivid and atmospheric, The Art Spy moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland and Rosenberg risked everything to fight monstrous evil"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Valland, Rose.; Rosenberg, Alexandre P.; Musée du jeu de paume (France); Art treasures in war; Resistance movements, War.; Women museum curators; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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Crippled Masters. by Lo, Chi,film director.; Kang, Chao-Ming,actor.; Ho, Chiu,actor.; Shen, Sung-Chuan,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chao-Ming Kang, Chiu Ho, Sung-Chuan ShenOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1979.This film is dubbed.Two men, one who has lost both arms and the other who has lost both legs, seek revenge against the villainous master who crippled them. They undergo rigorous training, mastering their unique fighting styles. As both men hone their skills, they encounter various challenges and adversaries, including other martial artists and the master's henchmen. Along the way, they form a deep bond and develop innovative techniques that capitalize on their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Martial arts.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Action films.; Motion pictures--Taiwan.; Action and adventure films.;
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Bullet train [videorecording] / by Bad Bunny,1994-actor.; Beetz, Zazie,actor.; Bullock, Sandra,actor.; Fukuhara, Karen,1992-actor.; Henry, Brian Tyree,actor.; King, Joey,1999-actor.; Leitch, David(Director),film director.; Lerman, Logan,1992-actor.; Oka, Masi,actor.; Olkewicz, Zak,screenwriter.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Sanada, Hiroyuki,1960-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Taylor-Johnson, Aaron,1990-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Isaka, Kōtarō,1971-Bullet train.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joey King, Karen Fukuhara, Brad Pitt, Zazie Beetz, Sandra Bullock, Aaron Taylor-johnson, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Masi Oka.Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong and bloody violence, pervasive language, and brief sexuality.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Assassins; Briefcases; High speed trains; Revenge;
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Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Beautiful lawman / by Jordan, Sophie.;
From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. It doesn't seem to matter that she's worked hard to build a good life for herself. So she isn't surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill's wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they're instant adversaries. Piper has nothing in common with the town golden-boy-turned-lawman--and she refuses to be a notch on his bedpost.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Sheriffs;
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Hush-hush / by Woods, Stuart,author.;
"Stone Barrington is settling in for some downtime in New York City when an anonymous enemy makes himself known. This nameless foe's threats hit close to home, and before Stone can retaliate, the fearsome messages turn into very real consequences. With the help of old friends--and a lovely new tech-savvy acquaintance--Stone sets out to unravel the fatal agenda. But as the web of adversaries expands, Stone realizes that no place is safe, and he'll have to flush out the mastermind before he and those closest to him are silenced for good"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Computer crimes; Criminal investigation;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hush-hush [sound recording] / by Woods, Stuart,author.; Roberts, Tony,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Tony Roberts."Stone Barrington is settling in for some downtime in New York City when an anonymous enemy makes himself known. This nameless foe's threats hit close to home, and before Stone can retaliate, the fearsome messages turn into very real consequences. With the help of old friends--and a lovely new tech-savvy acquaintance--Stone sets out to unravel the fatal agenda. But as the web of adversaries expands, Stone realizes that no place is safe, and he'll have to flush out the mastermind before he and those closest to him are silenced for good"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Computer crimes; Criminal investigation; Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The forbidden door / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.;
"Jane Hawk--rogue FBI agent and the country's #1 fugitive--confronts her worst nightmare when her enemies strike shockingly close to home in the explosive new thriller from Dean Koontz, bestselling author of The Silent Corner. Jane Hawk thinks her precious five-year-old son is hidden safely away, with vigilant, indomitable friends. But the malice and resources of her powerful adversaries are boundless and their hunters are circling ever closer to the boy, hoping to draw his mother into their trap. Jane's courage, wits, discipline, and skill will be tested as never before, as she searches for a way through an ever-contracting labyrinth of terror"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Hawk, Jane (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Brainwashing; Conspiracies; Fugitives from justice; Government investigators; Secret societies; Truth; Widows;
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Clive Cussler fire strike / by Maden, Mike,author.; Cussler, Clive,creator.;
"When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. Cabrillo's crew have met their most fearsome adversaries yet: a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with extreme strength and stamina and an unquenchable appetite for violence. The Oregon team must journey from the Amazon rainforest to an abandoned monastery in Eritrea before a final showdown in the mountains of Yemen, using every shred of courage and cunning they can muster to disable the ship-killer missile before the Arabian Sea becomes a mass grave"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character); Genetic engineering; Intelligence service; Ship captains; Terrorism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Machine vendetta / by Reynolds, Alastair,1966-author.;
Panoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city-states orbiting the planet Yellowstone. Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply's most experienced operatives. So why did she walk alone and unarmed into a habitat with a vicious grudge against her organization? As his colleagues pick up the pieces following her death, Prefect Tom Dreyfus must face his conscience. Four years ago, when an investigation linked to one of his most dangerous adversaries got a little too personal, Dreyfus arranged for Tench to continue the inquiry by proxy. In using her, did Dreyfus also put her in the line of fire? And what does Tench's attack tell him about an enemy he had hoped was dormant?
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Death; Murder; Police; Space colonies; Vendetta;
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Clive Cussler fire strike [sound recording] / by Maden, Mike,author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Cussler, Clive,creator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. Cabrillo's crew have met their most fearsome adversaries yet: a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with extreme strength and stamina and an unquenchable appetite for violence. The Oregon team must journey from the Amazon rainforest to an abandoned monastery in Eritrea before a final showdown in the mountains of Yemen, using every shred of courage and cunning they can muster to disable the ship-killer missile before the Arabian Sea becomes a mass grave"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character); Genetic engineering; Intelligence service; Ship captains; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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