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This bright future : a memoir / by Hall, Bobby,author.;
"A raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist ... A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect, Bobby ran away from home and--with nothing more than a discarded laptop and a ninth-grade education--he found his voice in the world of hip-hop and a new home in a place he never expected: the untamed and uncharted wilderness of the social media age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Hall, Bobby.; Adult child abuse victims; Adult children of alcoholics; Adult children of drug addicts; Adult children of dysfunctional families; Internet personalities; Rap musicians;
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. by Nichols, Mike,film director.; Taylor, Elizabeth,actor.; Segal, George,actor.; Burton, Richard,actor.; Dennis, Sandy,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal, Richard Burton, Sandy DennisOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1966.Elizabeth Taylor delivers an Academy Award-winning performance opposite Richard Burton in this adaptation of Edward Albee's groundbreaking Broadway play that rips the façade of civility off the dysfunctional marriage between an alcoholic college professor and his shrew of a wife during a dinner party the two host for a young couple.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.;
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Brain energy : a revolutionary breakthrough in understanding mental health--and improving treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more / by Palmer, Christopher M.(Psychiatrist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index."Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up-which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia"--
Subjects: Mental health.; Mental illness; Mental illness; Mental illness;
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My dinner with Hervé [videorecording] / by Dinklage, Peter,actor.; Dornan, Jamie,1982-actor.; Munting, Frida,actor.; Gervasi, Sacha,television director,screenwriter.; Macaulay, Sean,screenwriter.; Home Box Office (Firm),production company,broadcaster.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Peter Dinklage, Jamie Dornan, Frida Munting.In 1993, recovering alcoholic journalist Danny Tate (Jamie Dornan) hit the road for L.A. to interview author Gore Vidal. What was supposed to be a side mission--a filler piece on dwarf character actor Hervé Villechaize (Peter Dinklage)--turned into a raucous and unforgettable night's journey, as the depressed performer bared his soul to the compelled chronicler.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Villechaize, Hervé, 1943-1993; Tate, Danny; Male friendship; Dwarfs (Persons); Journalists; Television actors and actresses;
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Drunk parents [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.; Hayek, Salma,1966-actor.; Manganiello, Joe,actor.; Wolf, Fred,screenwriter,film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Joe Manganiello, Bridget Maynahan, Ben Platt.Upscale couple Frank and Nancy Teagarden (Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek) would do anything for their collegiate daughter (Michelle Veintimilla)--except own up to how they were overextended, alcoholic, and in big trouble. Starting with renting the manse of their absent neighbor (Aasif Mandvi) to a sex offender (Jim Gaffigan), their schemes for fast cash only go downhill from there!Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Debt; Empty nesters; Married people; Criminal behavior; Middle class; Parents;
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A Star Is Born. by Cukor, George,film director.; Bickford, Charles,actor.; Carson, Jack,actor.; Mason, James,actor.; Garland, Judy,actor.; Marlow, Lucy,actor.; Noonan, Tommy,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, James Mason, Judy Garland, Lucy Marlow, Tommy NoonanOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1954.The career of talented nightclub singer Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) is launched by movie star Norman Maine (James Mason), who also wins the young singer's heart. Esther becomes leading lady Vicki Lester and Mrs. Norman Maine, but as Maine's career flounders, he sinks into an abyss of alcoholism. Esther chooses to sacrifice her stardom to care for her husband, but he will not allow Esther to abandon her dreams for him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion Pictures.; Musicals.; Nineteen fifties.; Melodrama.;
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Looking for Alaska / by Green, John.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
Subjects: Banned book sanctuary.; Interpersonal relations; Boarding schools; Schools; Death;
© 2007, c2005., Penguin Group,
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All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto / by Johnson, George M.(George Matthew),1985-author.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-; Banned book sanctuary.; African American gay men; Gays; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / LGBT.; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists.; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Boys & Men.; African American gay men;
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Small town crime [videorecording] / by Anderson, Anthony,1970-actor.; Caviani, Parisa,film producer.; Collins, Clifton,Jr,actor.; Dickey, Dale,actor.; Forster, Robert,1942-actor.; Harvey, Don,II(Donald Patrick),actor.; Hawkes, John,1959-actor.; Johnson, Brad(Bradford B.),1976-film producer.; Kelly, John J.,1967-film producer.; Lafferty, James,1985-actor.; Lotz, Caity,1986-actor.; Nelms, Eshom,film director,screenwriter.; Nelms, Ian,film director,screenwriter.; Ratchford, Jeremy,actor.; Scott, Stefanie,1996-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Sunjata, Daniel,1971-actor.; Vartan, Michael,actor.; 6 Foot Films,production company.; Avva Pictures,presenter.; John J. Kelly Entertainment,production company.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Saban Films,production company.;
Director of photography, Johnny Derango ; editor, Traton Lee ; music, Christ Westlake.John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Clifton Collins, Jr., Michael Vartan, Daniel Sunjata, Don Harvey, Jeremy Ratchford, James Lafferty, Dale Dickey, Caity Lotz, Stefanie Scott, Robert Forster, Octavia Spencer.Gritty, darkly comic crime thriller focuses on Mike Kendall (John Hawkes), an alcoholic ex-cop who happens upon a badly beaten prostitute on the side of the road. After the girl dies from her injuries, Kendall becomes determined to find the killer, throwing himself headlong into the case. But his investigation leads him down a dangerous path that could put those closest to him in jeopardy.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, language and some sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Crime films.; Feature films.; Ex-police officers; Justice; Murder;
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Life of the party [sound recording] : the remarkable story of how Brownie Wise built, and lost, a Tupperware party empire / by Kealing, Bob,author.; Farr, Kimberly,narrator.; Kealing, Bob.Tupperware, unsealed.;
Read by Kimberly Farr.Before Mary Kay, Martha Stewart, and Peggy Olson, there was Brownie Wise, the charismatic Tupperware executive who converted postwar optimism into a record breaking sales engine powered by American housewives. Here Bob Kealing offers the definitive portrait of Wise, a plucky businesswoman who divorced her alcoholic husband, started her own successful business, and eventually caught the eye of Tupperware inventor, Earl Tupper, whose plastic containers were collecting dust on store shelves.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Wise, Brownie.; Tupper, Earl Silas.; Tupperware Corporation; Tupperware Home Parties; Businesswomen; Home parties (Marketing); Plastic container industry; Plastic tableware;
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