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Deep river night / by Lane, Patrick,1939-author.;
"In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, Russell Banks, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Annie Proulx, this much-anticipated new novel by the bestselling author of Red Dog, Deep River Night is set over the course of 48 hours in a remote sawmill community where violence, complicity, and inaction run deep, and explores the burden of bearing witness to a terrible crime. World War Two vet Art Kenning is the alcoholic first-aid man in an isolated sawmill village in the interior of B.C., where he dreads the sound of the five whistles that summon him to the mill floor whenever a worker is hurt. Traumatized by an incident in Holland, when he stood by while members of his unit committed a horrific act, he loses himself in drink, and in memories of the love affair he had with a woman in wartime Paris. But the sad comfort of his self-imposed detachment is shattered when one of the most powerful men at the mill arrives at his door late one evening to ask for his help. What unfolds over the course of that night and following day will force Art to confront acts of evil, both in the present and the past, as well as the tragic consequences of his own inaction. Alternating with Art's story is that of Joel, a teenaged runaway who owes his life to Art, and Wang Po, the mill's cook and a survivor of the Rape of Nanjing. Through the eyes of this trio of outsiders, the reader is brought deep into a morally ambiguous world, revealing a place where the undercurrents of violence are never far from the surface."--
Subjects: Alcoholics; World War, 1939-1945; Sawmills;
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Darling Beasts A Novel [electronic resource] : by Gable, Michelle.aut; CloudLibrary;
A family drama with a speculative twist about three siblings and one beastly surprise, from the New York Times bestselling author “Weird, witty, and totally delightful, with echoes of Schitt’s Creek but with more teeth! I loved it.” —Annie Hartnett, author of Unlikely Animals and The Road to Tender Hearts  Gabby, Talia, and Ozzie Gunn, heirs to a media empire, are in trouble. After several bad investments and one major scandal, their father is now trying to restore their family’s good name with a senatorial run. Even worse? He’s demanding they move to California to join the campaign or risk being cut off. It’s easy to say you don’t care about money when you have enough, but with mounting debts, unconventional hobbies, and in the case of Gabby, Portum Bestiae Syndrome—a very expensive condition in which strange symptoms arise and then an exotic animal appears—the siblings don’t have much of a choice. In California, they’ll just have to keep their distance and survive until it’s all over. But almost immediately, the Gunns find themselves right in the thick of things, dodging headlines and the creatures that seem to pop up in the most inconvenient places. Not only that—the change in scenery even has them bonding, on hot-air balloon rides and sunny beaches. But when a family secret rears its head, reopening old wounds, this new existence is thrown into chaos, and the stage is set for a long-overdue reckoning…General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Magical Realism; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
© 2025., Graydon House Books,
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After the miracle : the political crusades of Helen Keller / by Wallace, Max,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability. Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose American intervention in WWI. She spoke out against Hitler the month he took power in 1933 and embraced the anti-fascist cause during the Spanish Civil War. She was one of the first public figures to alert the world to the evils of Apartheid, raising money to defend Nelson Mandela when he faced the death penalty for High Treason. She lambasted Joseph McCarthy at the height of the Cold War, even as her contemporaries shied away from his notorious witch hunt. But who was this revolutionary figure? She was Helen Keller. From books to movies to Barbie dolls, most mainstream portrayals of Keller focus heavily on her struggles as a deafblind child--portraying her Teacher, Annie Sullivan, as a miracle worker. This narrative--which has often made Keller a secondary character in her own story--has resulted in few people knowing that Keller's greatest accomplishment was not learning to speak, but what she did with her voice when she found it. After the Miracle is a much-needed corrective to this antiquated narrative. In this first major biography of Keller in decades, Max Wallace reveals that the lionization of Sullivan at the expense of her famous pupil was no accident, and calls attention to Keller's efforts as a card-carrying socialist, fierce anti-racist, and progressive disability advocate. Despite being raised in an era when eugenics and discrimination were commonplace, Keller consistently challenged the media for its ableist coverage and was one of the first activists to highlight the links between disability and capitalism, even as she struggled against the expectations and prejudices of those closest to her. Peeling back the curtain that obscured Keller's political crusades in favor of her "inspirational" childhood, After the Miracle chronicles the complete legacy of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary figures"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.; Deafblind people; Deafblind women; Deafblind women; Political activists; Women political activists;
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Les Femmes. by Aurel, Jean,film director.; Duperey, Anny,actor.; Bardot, Brigitte,actor.; Holme, Christina,actor.; Marielle, Jean-Pierre,actor.; LaTour, Joëlle,actor.; Ronet, Maurice,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anny Duperey, Brigitte Bardot, Christina Holme, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Joëlle LaTour, Maurice RonetOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1969.Bored with her fiancé, Raphaël, Clara accepts a proposal from Jérôme, a successful writer. She becomes his highly personal secretary day and night, recording the memoirs of this Don Juan.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures, French.;
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Agatha Christie's Criminal Games: The '70s. by MHz (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MHz in 2021.Captain Annie Greco, Detective Max Beretta and psychologist Rose Bellecour investigate murders in 1970s France.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Television series.; Crime.; Motion pictures--France.; Detective and mystery films.;
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Igry dli͡a druzhnoĭ kompanii / by Smilevska, Li͡udmila.; Alipova, Anna.;
Subjects: Picture books.; Frozen II (Motion picture); Queens; Sisters; Magic;
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Le monde de Munsch : recueil d'histoires de Robert Munsch / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Martchenko, Michael.; Daniel, Alan,1939-; Daniel, Lea.; Duchesne, Christiane,1949-;
Un bébé alligator? -- Ma dent ne veut pas tomber! -- Ribambelle de rubans -- Sors du lit, Annie! -- Mmm... des biscuits! -- Papa, sors-nous de là!LSC
Subjects: Histoires pour enfants canadiennes.; Children's stories, Canadian.;
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Adam la dent a perdu une personne / by Petit, Richard,1958-; Sechao, Annie.;
Subjects: Documents pour la jeunesse.; Romans.; Dents; Teeth; Fée des dents (Personnage légendaire); Tooth Fairy (Legendary character); Personnes disparues; Missing persons; Parents et enfants; Parent and child; French language materials.;
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Splat fait son spectacle / by Scotton, Rob.; Auerbach, Annie.; Brantz, Loryn.;
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Subjects: Splat le chat (Personnage fictif); Chats; Théâtre pour enfants; Splat the Cat (Fictitious character); Cats; Children's plays;
© c2014., Nathan,
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Centgrillons : un roman / by Laverdure, Daniel.; Rodrigue, Annie,1982-;
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Subjects: Récits humoristiques.; Humorous fiction.; Cinderella (Legendary character); Cinderella (Legendary character); Personnages dans la littérature; Fées; Princes; Contes de fées; Characters and characteristics in literature; Fairies; Princes; Fairy tales;
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