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The king of Staten Island [videorecording] / by Adlon, Pamela,1966-actor.; Apatow, Maude,actor.; Apatow, Judd,1967-film director.; Aquilino, Carly,actor.; Arias, Moises,1994-actor.; Burr, Bill,actor.; Buscemi, Steve,1957-actor.; Corrigan, Kevin,1969-actor.; Davidson, Pete,1993-actor.; Powley, Bel,1992-actor.; Robinson, Keith,1976-actor.; Tomei, Marisa,actor.; Velez, Ricky,actor.; Wilson, Lou(Actor),actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Kevin Corrigan, Keith Robinson, Steve Buscemi, Maude Apatow, Moises Arias, Bel Powley, Carly Aquilino, Lou Wilson, Ricky Velez, Pamela Adlon.Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, living with his mother, spending his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys, and secretly hooking up with his girlfriend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Young adults; Fire fighters; Children of fire fighters; Fathers; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Grief;
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Madoff : the final word / by Behar, Richard,author.;
"Fifteen years after Bernie Madoff's arrest, renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar delivers the definitive account of history's largest -- and longest-running -- financial fraud"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Madoff, Bernard L.; Commercial crimes; Investment advisors; Ponzi schemes; Securities fraud; Swindlers and swindling;
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A cool and lonely courage : the untold story of sister spies in Occupied France / by Ottaway, Susan.; Ottaway, Susan.Sisters, Secrets, and Sacrifice.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-314) and index.Eileen Nearne and her sister Jacqueline were agents for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, working undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send crucial intelligence to the Allies. But the war dealt these sisters a cruel hand. While Jacqueline narrowly evaded capture, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated in Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was only 23. Now, for the first time, the truth about these fiercely patriotic women is told in full, their unwavering courage at great personal cost paid tribute to at last.
Subjects: Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010.; Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982.; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.; Radio operators; Spies; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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Annie Pootoogook : cutting ice = Ini Putugu : tukisitittisimavuq takusinnggittunik / by Campbell, Nancy,1965-author.; Campbell, Nancy,1965-Annie Pootoogook.; Campbell, Nancy,1965-Annie Pootoogook.Inuktitut.; McMichael Canadian Art Collection,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The life and death of Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016) became a national story when her body was recovered from the Rideau River in Ottawa in September 2016. The complexities of her short 47 years speak to both possibility and heartbreak, issues of truth and reconciliation, the richness of community, and the depths of tragedy. Her arresting pencil crayon drawings recording the details of her life have had a significant impact on both the contemporary art of her Inuit community and Canada at large. Her drawings and her legacy, depict a community in transition; one that respects its past and is negotiating its future."--Co-published by: McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pootoogook, Annie, 1969-2016.; Inuit artists;
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The intern / by Campbell, Michele,1962-author.;
"Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case. When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison's quest for answers brings her deep into the judge's glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim, or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison or use her as a pawn? And why is somebody trying to kill her? As the two women circle each other in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, will they save each other, or will betrayal leave one of them dead?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Corruption; Interns; Missing persons; Siblings; Women judges;
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DIG! XX. by Timoner, Ondi,film director.; Newcombe, Anton,actor.; Taylor-Taylor, Courtney,actor.; Gion, Joel,actor.; Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Newcombe, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Joel GionOriginally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2024.20 years ago, Sundance was rocked by DIG!, Ondi Timoner's genre-topping rockumentary about two Gen-X bands and their journey to alt-rock glory. Shot over nearly a decade, DIG! XX explores the collision of art and commerce through the star-crossed friendship and bitter rivalry of dueling 90s bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Through their loves and obsessions, gigs, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers, and ultimately to their shot at mainstream success, they stage a self-proclaimed revolution in the music industry.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Biography.; United States.; Musicians.; Nineteen nineties.; Performing arts.;
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Pure evil / by La Plante, Lynda,author.;
It was supposed to be a simple case: a young man arrested for armed assault. But it was just the beginning. As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Detective Jack Warr is warned by his mentor, DCI Ridley, that they have only scratched the surface of the man's crimes. Then DCI Ridley is suddenly removed from his post. No one is to contact him - and no one will say why. As Warr digs into Middleton's past, Ridley calls pleading for help, now accused of a murder he insists he didn't commit. To catch a monster and exonerate his friend, Warr must weed out the lies. But what awaits him if he uncovers the truth?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Warr, Jack (Fictitious character); Assault and battery; Criminals; Murder; Police; Suspects (Criminal investigation);
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Adam's Rib. by Cukor, George,film director.; Wayne, David,actor.; Hagen, Jean,actor.; Holliday, Judy,actor.; Hepburn, Katharine,actor.; Tracy, Spencer,actor.; Ewell, Tom,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Wayne, Jean Hagen, Judy Holliday, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Tom EwellOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1949.Academy Award winners Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn star as a husband-and-wife team of attorneys representing opposite sides of a case in this classic comedy directed by George Cukor. To attorney Adam Bonner (Tracy), it's an open-and-shut case when a woman is arrested for attempting to kill her husband after she discovers him with his mistress. But Adam's wife, Amanda Bonner (Hepburn), believes that it would be a case of justifiable attempted homicide if the husband had discovered his wife in an affair… And so begins one of the wittiest courtroom battle of the sexes ever recorded on film.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Motion Pictures.;
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Common sense for the 21st century : only nonviolent rebellion can now stop climate breakdown and social collapse / by Hallam, Roger,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-98)."What can we do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction? The political class won't save us. According to Roger Hallam, real change comes from ordinary people breaking the law. In Common Sense for the 21st Century, Hallam explains why mass disruption, mass arrests, and mass sacrifice are necessary and details how to carry out acts of civil disobedience effectively, respectfully and non-violently. He bypasses contemporary political theory and takes his inspiration from Thomas Paine, the pragmatic 18th century revolutionary whose pamphlet Common Sense sparked the American Revolution."-- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Civil disobedience; Climatic changes; Environmentalism.; Government, Resistance to; Protest movements; Protest movements.;
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The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / by Jaku, Eddie,author.;
"Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'"--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Jaku, Eddie.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Centenarians; Concentration camp inmates; Happiness; Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Immigrants; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
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