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The blueprint : a novel / by Rashad, Rae Giana,author.;
"Solenne Bonet is DoS--a Descendant of Slave--and has always known that her destiny would be in the service of men. At school, it is what she has been trained for, waiting for an algorithm to assign her to a white man, one of the thousands who sign up to be contract holders. She knows that there are girls who hope to be more than Maid or Mammy, who whisper about how they will get a white man to sign their freedom, how they will be sweet, but not sweet enough that he would be tempted to keep her for good. After her mother pulls strings to get Solenne an assignment as a Council archivist, Solenne attracts the attention of Bastien LeBlanc, a high-ranking white government official and rising star in the Order. He promises to make Solenne his wife, and more importantly, to grant her freedom. She is flattered by his attention and entranced by Bastien's world of power and influence--even if it means ignoring Bastien's beliefs about the need to keep her fellow DoS under strict legislation. She convinces herself that his love is enough, that he will grant her freedom. Five years later, nothing has changed. Solenne is still with Bastien--his lover, his speechwriter, his possession. When he denies her the freedom he promised, she must decide whether to stay or run"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Concubinage; Slavery;
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A girl like her [videorecording] / by Ainsworth, Lexi.; Bennett, Jimmy,1996-actor.; Cotton, Stephanie.; King, Hunter,actor.; Sawicki, Luke Jaden,actor.; Weber, Amy,film director.; Bottom Line Entertainment,publisher.; Bully Chronicles, LLC,publisher.; Cinedigm (Firm); Radish Creative Group,publisher.;
Jimmy Bennett, Hunter King, Lexi Ainsworth, Stephanie Cotton, Amy S. Weber.Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Best friends; Bullying in schools; Documentary films; Feature films.; High school girls; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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Open sesame [videorecording] : the story of seeds / by True Mind (Firm);
One of the world's most precious resources is at risk. This timely and emotionally moving film illuminates what is at stake and what can be done to protect the source of nearly all of our food: SEEDS. Seeds provide the basis for everything from fabric, to food to fuels. Seeds are as essential to life as the air we breathe or water we drink, but given far less attention. It's not too late, yet.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Germination.; Plant life cycles.; Plants; Pollination.; Science films.; Seeds; Seeds.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2015., True Mind,
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Donald J. Trump : a president like no other / by Black, Conrad,author.; Hanson, Victor Davis,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Conrad Black, bestselling author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom and Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, turns his attention to his "friend" President Donald J. Trump and provides the most intriguing and significant analysis yet of Trump's political rise. Ambitious in intellectual scope, contrarian in many of its opinions, and admirably concise, this is surely set to be one of the most provocative political books you are likely to read this year.
Subjects: Biographies.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidents; Real estate developers; Businessmen;
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The Christmas clause [videorecording (DVD)] / by Abrahams, Doug.; Airlie, Andrew.; Elwood, Sheri.; Erschbamer, George.; Goldberg, Stu.; Hayward, Rachel.; Mennell, Laura,1980-; Ravanello, Rick.; Shaw, Kirk.; Thompson, Lea,1961-; Clause Productions, Inc.; E1 Entertainment (Firm); MTI Home Video (Firm);
Cinematography, Cliff Hokanson ; editor, Susan Fraser ; original music, Stu Goldberg.Lea Thompson, Andrew Airlie, Rachel Hayward, Doug Abrahams, Laura Mennell, Rick Ravanello.Sophie Kelly is a top-rated lawyer with three kids and a husband that take up all her time. All of her family and work stress comes to a chaotic halt at the shopping mall, days before Christmas, when she sees Santa and wishes for a different life. However, the grass is not always greener as a single, successful lawyer with her own firm and the most eligible bachelor vying for her attention.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Christmas; Department store Santas; Family; Feature films.; Stress (Psychology); Wishes; Women lawyers;
© c2009., E1 Entertainment,
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A very nice girl : a novel / by Crimp, Imogen,1989-author.;
"A razor-sharp debut novel about an ambitious young opera singer caught between devotion to her craft and an all-consuming affair with an older man"--Anna doesn't fit in. Not with her wealthy classmates at the selective London Conservatory where she unexpectedly wins a place after university, not with the family she left behind, and definitely not with Max, a man she meets in the bar where she sings for cash. He's everything she's not-rich, tailored to precision, impossible to read-and before long Anna is hooked, desperate to hold his attention, and determined to ignore the warning signs that this might be a toxic relationship. As Anna shuttles from grueling rehearsals to brutal auditions, she finds herself torn between two conflicting desires: the drive to nurture her fledgling singing career, which requires her undivided attention, and the longing for human connection. When the stakes increase, and the roles she's playing-both on stage and off-begin to feel all-consuming, Anna must reckon with the fact that, in carefully performing what's expected of her as a woman, she risks losing sight of herself completely.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Ambition; May-December romances; Psychological abuse; Singers; Young women;
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Five feet apart [videorecording] / by Baldoni, Justin,1984-film director,film producer.; Daughtry, Mikki,screenwriter.; Forlani, Claire,actor.; Iaconis, Tobias,1971-screenwriter.; Richardson, Haley Lu,actor.; Schulman, Cathy,film producer.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Séville Pictures,production company.;
Music by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian ; edited by Angela M. Catanzaro ; director of photography, Frankie G. DeMarco.Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Moises Arias.Stella is a vibrant, fun-loving seventeen-year-old. Unlike most teenagers, Stella has to spend much of her time living at a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. When Stella meets Will, a charming and rebellious fellow patient, she feels a powerful connection, but restrictions dictate that she and Will maintain a safe distance between them. As their feelings grow, Stella and Will face a life-changing question: How does love feel when even a single touch is off-limits?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and suggestive material.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Cystic fibrosis; Drugs; Love; Man-woman relationships; Lungs; Teenage boys; Teenage girls;
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Five feet apart [videorecording] / by Baldoni, Justin,1984-film director,film producer.; Daughtry, Mikki,screenwriter.; Forlani, Claire,actor.; Iaconis, Tobias,1971-screenwriter.; Richardson, Haley Lu,actor.; Schulman, Cathy,film producer.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Séville Pictures,production company.;
Music by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian ; edited by Angela M. Catanzaro ; director of photography, Frankie G. DeMarco.Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Moises Arias.Stella is a vibrant, fun-loving seventeen-year-old. Unlike most teenagers, Stella has to spend much of her time living at a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. When Stella meets Will, a charming and rebellious fellow patient, she feels a powerful connection, but restrictions dictate that she and Will maintain a safe distance between them. As their feelings grow, Stella and Will face a life-changing question: How does love feel when even a single touch is off-limits?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and suggestive material.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Cystic fibrosis; Drugs; Love; Man-woman relationships; Lungs; Teenage boys; Teenage girls;
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I have something to say : mastering the art of public speaking in an age of disconnection / by Bowe, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In eleventh grade, John Bowe's cousin Bill asked a classmate to prom. She said no. Bill responded by moving to the family basement--and staying there for the next forty-three years. But in 1992, at the age of fifty-nine, Bill surprised everyone who knew him: He got married. Bowe learned that Bill credited his turnaround to a non profit club he'd joined called Toastmasters International. Fascinated by the idea that speech training seemed to foster the kind of psychological well-being more commonly sought through expensive psychiatric treatment, and intrigued by the notion that words could serve as medicine-- healing the shy, connecting the disconnected, and mending our frayed social fabric--Bowe sets out to learn for himself what he'd gathered from so many others: When you learn to speak in public, you undergo a profound transformation that has very little to do with standing at a podium. Through his own Toastmasters journey, Bowe learns much more than how to overcome the nervousness associated with giving a speech. He learns that public speaking is really about the audience--it's the art of paying attention. Ultimately, Bowe finds that the key to eloquence, to overcoming shyness, is not mastering one's self or one's fears, but honing one's ability to empathize, pay attention to other people, and connect"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bowe, John.; Toastmasters International; Journalists; Public speaking.;
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Jaq : a Top boy story / by Bennett, Ronan,author.;
'Top Boy' is a novelization of the global hit TV show that follows two friends (and drug dealers) living in a rundown estate in the UK called Summerhill. This book touches on family, power, and community set against the backdrop of the complicated, violent world of illegal drugs. Canadian superstar Drake was instrumental in bringing the show to Netflix's attention and he was the executive producer for the third and fourth seasons. The first season also scored an unprecedented 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Drug dealers; Gangs; Lesbians; Murder; Violence; Women drug dealers;
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