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More better deals / by Lansdale, Joe R.,1951-author.;
In 'More Better Deals' Ed is a used car salesman sent to repossess a Cadillac, which was purchased by Frank and his wife Nancy. Fed up with her deadbeat husband, Nancy suggests to Ed - in the throes of their salacious affair - that they kill Frank and claim the insurance policy. It is an offer that would give Ed a chance to escape his miserable life, but does he have what it takes to see the plan through? Joe R. Lansdale is the winner of a Bram Stoker Award and an Edgar Award. His series 'Hap & Leonard' has been made into a TV series.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Insurance fraud; Drive-in theaters;
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Arthur. by Gordon, Steve,film director.; Moore, Dudley,actor.; Fitzgerald, Geraldine,actor.; Eikenberry, Jill,actor.; Gielgud, John,actor.; Minnelli, Liza,actor.; Elliott, Stephen,actor.; Ross, Ted,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dudley Moore, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, John Gielgud, Liza Minnelli, Stephen Elliott, Ted RossOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1981.The world's richest and most lovable drunk risks everything when he falls in love with an irascible waitress in the hilarious comedy starring Dudley Moore and Academy Award-winner Liza Minnelli—ARTHUR. Arthur's (Moore) billionaire family gives him an ultimatum: He must choose between marrying the most boring rich girl (Jill Eikenberry) on Long Island or staying with his low-class, shoplifting girlfriend(Minnelli) and losing his inheritance. For the first time in his life, ARTHUR wants something he cannot buy—the woman he loves. Arthur's valet and best friend (John Gielgud) begs ARTHUR to marry the deadly dull debutante and keep the money. But Arthur's heart simply won't let him.It's a situation that would drive a man to drink—if he weren't already drunk—in this giddy, bubbly comic masterpiece.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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I care a lot [videorecording] / by Blair, Macon,actor.; Dinklage, Peter,actor.; González, Eiza,1990-actor.; Messina, Chris,actor.; Pike, Rosamund,1979-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Witt, Alicia,1975-actor.; Young, Damian,actor.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Dianne Wiest, Alicia Witt, Damian Young.Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and cunningly bilks through dubious but legal means. It's a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner and lover Fran (Eiza González) use with brutal efficiency on their latest "cherry," Jennifer Peterson (two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest) -- a wealthy retiree with no living heirs or family. But when their mark turns out to have an equally shady secret of her own and connections to a volatile gangster (Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage), Marla is forced to level up in a game only predators can play -- one that's neither fair, nor square.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Guardians ad litem; Swindlers and swindling; Gangsters;
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The impossible [videorecording] / by Atienza, Belén.; Bayona, J. A.(Juan Antonio); Etura, Marta,1978-; Holland, Tom,1943-; Joslin, Samuel.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; Pendergast, Oaklee.; Sanchez, Sergio G.; Watts, Naomi,1968-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Summit Entertainment.;
Music by Fernando Velázquez ; cinematography, Óscar Faura ; edited by Elena Ruiz, Bernat Vilaplana.Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura.Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.Winner of 2012 Academy Award for Best actress in a leading role (Naomi Watts)
Subjects: Families; Feature films.; Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; Natural disasters; Tsunamis; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Summit Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Dying of politeness / by Davis, Geena,author.;
From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her "journey to badassery"--from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood. At three years old, Geena Davis announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under her belt, she has surpassed her childhood dream--but the path to finding yourself never did run smoothly. In this simultaneously hilarious and candid memoir, Davis regales us with tales of a career playing everything from an amnesiac assassin to the parent of a rodent, her eccentric childhood, her relationships, and helping lead the way to gender parity in Hollywood--all while learning to be a little more badass, one role at a time. Dying of Politeness is a touching account of one woman's journey to fight for herself, and ultimately fighting for women all around the globe.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Davis, Geena.; Motion picture actors and actresses;
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The rescue / by Parker, T. Jefferson,author.;
"The Rescue is a gripping thriller that explores the strength of the human-animal bond and how far we will go to protect what we love by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker. While reporting on a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak falls in love with one of her story's subjects-an adorable Mexican street dog who is being treated for a mysterious gunshot wound. Bettina impulsively adopts the dog, who she names Felix after the veterinarian who saved him. In investigating Felix's past, Bettina discovers that his life is nothing like what she assumed. For one thing, he's not a Mexican street dog at all. A former DEA drug-sniffing dog, Felix has led a very colorful, dangerous, and profitable life. With Bettina's story going viral, some interesting people are looking for Felix, making him a target-again. Bettina soon finds herself drawn into a deadly criminal underworld from which she and her beloved dog may not return."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Dog adoption; Women journalists; Working dogs;
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The Surrogate Mother. by McFadden, Freida.;
#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives withher family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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How to be a climate optimist : blueprints for a better world / by Turner, Chris,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the National Business Book Award winner and GG finalist, a very different book about facing the climate crisis, and what awaits us on the other side. Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emerged--from green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories in California and idealistic intentional communities from Scotland to New Mexico. Here, he condenses the first quarter century of the global energy transition into bite-sized chunks of optimistic reflection and reportage, telling a story of a planet in peril and a global effort already beginning to save it. This is a book that moves past the despair and futile anger over ecological collapse and harnesses that passion toward the project of building a twenty-first century quality of life that surpasses the twentieth-century version in every way. How to Be a Climate Optimist overflows with optimism in a moment of great panic, upheaval and uncertainty over a world on fire."--
Subjects: Climate change mitigation.; Sustainability.; Sustainable living.;
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Expanding Sanctuary. by Sotomayor, Kristal,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.Winner of the Philadelphia Filmmaker Award at the BlackStar Film Festival, EXPANDING SANCTUARY follows an immigrant mother who becomes a powerful community leader in the fight to end police data-sharing with ICE. The film captures her transformation from personal desire to bring her mother to the U.S. into a passionate, collective movement for immigrant rights and family protection.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Families.; Police.; United States.; Mexico.; Deportation.; Hispanic Americans.;
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Mothering Sunday : a romance / by Swift, Graham,1949-author.;
"From the Booker Award winner: a luminous, profoundly moving work of fiction that begins with an afternoon tryst in 1924 between a servant girl and the young man of the neighboring house, but then opens to reveal the whole life of a remarkable woman. Twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, orphaned at birth, has worked as a maid at one English country estate since she was sixteen. And for almost all of those years she has been the secret lover to Paul Sheringham, the scion of the estate next door. On an unseasonably warm March afternoon, Jane and Paul will make love for the last time--though not, as Jane believes, because Paul is about to be married--and the events of the day will alter Jane's life forever. As the narrative moves back and forth from 1924 to the end of the century, what we know and understand about Jane--about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees, remembers--deepens with every beautifully wrought moment. Her story is one of profound self-discovery and through her, Graham Swift has created an emotionally soaring and deeply affecting work of fiction"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.;
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