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- A secret never told / by Noble, Shelley,author.;
"Miss Fisher meets Downton Abbey in A Secret Never Told, the fourth installment in the critically acclaimed mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble. Philomena Amesbury, expatriate Countess of Dunbridge, is bored. Coney Island in the sweltering summer of 1908 offers no shortage of diversions for a young woman of means, but sea bathing, horse racing, and even amusement parks can't hold a candle to uncovering dastardly plots and chasing villains. Lady Dunbridge hadn't had a big challenge in months. Fate obliges when Phil is called upon to host a dinner party in honor of a visiting Austrian psychologist whose revolutionary theories may be of interest to the War Department, not to mention various foreign powers, and who may have already survived one attempt on his life. The guest list includes a wealthy industrialist, various rival scientists and academics, a party hypnotist, a flamboyant party-crasher, and a damaged beauty whose cloudy psyche is lost in a world of its own. Before the night is out, one of the guests is dead with a bullet between the eyes and Phil finds herself with another mystery on her hands, even if it's unclear who exactly the intended victim was meant to be. Worse yet, the police's prime suspect is a mystery man who Phil happens to be rather intimately acquainted with. Now it's up to Lady Dunbridge, with the invaluable assistance of her intrepid butler and lady's maid, to find the real culprit before the police nab the wrong one ..."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); British; Murder; Nobility; Rich people; Widows;
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- Liberation day [sound recording] : stories / by Saunders, George,1958-author,narrator.; Fey, Tina,1970-narrator.; McKean, Michael,narrator.; Patterson, Edi,1974-narrator.; Slate, Jenny,1982-narrator.; McBrayer, Jack,1973-narrator.; Hardin, Melora,narrator.; Root, Stephen,narrator.; Saunders, George,1958-Liberation day (Compilation).[sound recording].; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by the author, Tina Fey, Michael McKean, Edi Patterson, Jenny Slate, Jack McBrayer, Melora Hardin, Stephen Root."The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother's Day,' two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer,' our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed--his memory 'scraped'--a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances"--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Short stories.;
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- The velvet rope economy : how inequality became big business / by Schwartz, Nelson,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In nearly every realm of daily life--from health care to education, highways to home security--there is an invisible velvet rope rising, separating Americans into two radically different experiences of life. On one side of the velvet rope is a friction-free existence where, for a price, needs are anticipated and catered to. Red tape is cut, lines are jumped, appointments are secured, and doors are opened. On the other side of the rope, friction is practically the defining characteristic, with middle-and working-class Americans facing a Darwinian fight for an empty seat on the plane, a place in line with their kids at the amusement park, a college acceptance, a hospital bed. We are all aware of the gap between the rich and everyone else, but when we weren't looking business innovators stepped in to exploit it, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to serve the privileged. New York Times business reporter Nelson Schwartz offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the velvet rope economy and those who created it: the ship-within-a-ship on Norwegian Cruise Lines that saves the best views for the wealthy, a special pager for donors that reaches San Francisco's top cardiologist, a $4,000-a-night maternity suite, firefighters who save one home but not the house next door. And he shows the toll of velvet rope innovation on the rest of us: long waits for an ambulance, packed highways, school athletics that are pay to play. What's more, as decision-makers and corporate leaders increasingly live on the friction-free side of the velvet rope, they are less inclined to change--or even notice--the barriers everyone else must contend with"--- Subjects: Income distribution; Affluent consumers; Classism;
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- The haunted mansion : storm & shade / by Gray, Claudia,author.; Disney Enterprises (1996- );
"Welcome, foolish mortals, to an original and eerie novel inspired by the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney Parks! Audrey is the new girl in town, a town that houses a supposedly haunted mansion. When Audrey and a few of her friends decide to investigate this phantom manor, she becomes involved in a macabre mystery and eerie adventure that holds the fate of the mansion's 999 happy haunts in the balance. Plus, if that wasn't enough, Audrey finds herself in a love triangle between her boyfriend and enigmatic Sterling, who just might be one of the ghosts. Can Audrey and her friends save the ghosts--and her love life--before it's too late?"--012-018.Grades 10-12.- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Ghost stories.; Novels.; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers;
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- The groom list / by Quinn, Ella,author.;
Intelligent. Kind. Must like children. Passable looks. A man of means. Must make us laugh ... For Lady Alice Carpenter, these are some of the "musts" on the checklist for eligible bachelors compiled with her sisters as they husband-hunt among the ton. Yet when she encounters a striking nobleman on her morning ride in Hyde Park, Alice soon tallies another list of first impressions ... Shallow. Flirtatious. Without seriousness of purpose. Impossible to avoid ... Gifford, the Marquis of St. Albans, must wed in order to wrest his estate from his controlling father. How hard could it be to snag a suitable match? Waltzing with lovely Lady Alice at the Season's whirl of balls and soirees however, defies Giff's expectations: his dance moves are smooth but their small talk is excruciating -- he offers up gossip sheet tidbits while she interrogates him on his charitable works -- or lack thereof! Charming. Amusing. Irresistible ... A disastrous idea? Alice is willing to entertain the possibility that there is more to the man than meets the eye -- though what meets the eye is quite attractive. But when Giff's true character is tested, she realizes it takes more than a list to reveal the heart of a worthy and honorable gentleman...- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Regency;
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- Hurleurs / by Sutherland, Joel A.,1980-; Rioux, Hélène,1949-;
LSC- Subjects: Histoires de fantômes.; Ghost stories.; Émissions télévisées; Clowns; Parcs d'attractions; Television programs; Clowns; Amusement parks;
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- Les plus grandes montagnes russes / by Kügler, Tina.; Dugal, Isabelle.;
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- Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Animal fiction.; Renards; Foxes; Parcs d'attractions; Amusement parks; Choix (Psychologie); Choice (Psychology); Frères et sœurs; Siblings; French language materials.; Roman d'aventures.;
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- All quiet on the Western front [videorecording] = by Berger, Edward,1970-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Bertelmann, Volker,1966-composer (expression); Brühl, Daniel,1978-actor.; Budelmann, Sven,1973-editor of moving image work.; Dreifuss, Daniel,film producer.; Friend, James,director of photography.; Grunert, Malte,film producer.; Hasanovic, Edin,1992-actor.; Hilmer, Aaron,1999-actor.; Kammerer, Felix,1995-actor.; Klaus, Moritz,1999-actor.; Montalembert, Thibault de,actor.; Peterson, Lesley,1980-screenwriter.; Schuch, Albrecht Abraham,1985-actor.; Stokell, Ian,screenwriter.; Striesow, Devid,1973-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work) :Remarque, Erich Maria,1898-1970.Im Westen nichts Neues.; Amusement Park Films,production company.; Capelight Pictures,publisher.; Gunpowder Films,production company.; Netflix (Firm),presenter.;
Director of photography, James Friend ; editor, Sven Budelmann ; music, Volker Bertelmann.Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Thibault de Montalembert, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl.It tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody war violence and grisly images.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, Dolby Digital 2.0.Winner of 4 Academy Awards 2023: Best International Film, Best Cinematography, Production Design, & Best Original Score ; Winner of 7 BAFTA awards including in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Film Not in the English Language, & Best Adapted Screenplay ; Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture - Non English language- Subjects: Epic films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, German.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Male friendship; Soldiers; Trench warfare; World War, 1914-1918;
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