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The Diamond Eye A Novel [electronic resource] : by Quinn, Kate.aut; cloudLibrary;

Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! New York Times Bestseller The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper—a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC—until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Holidays; War & Military; Military; American; Literary; Contemporary Women; Family Life; Biographical;

© 2022., HarperCollins,

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Fruitvale Station [videorecording] / by Diaz, Melonie.; Jordan, Michael B.(Michael Bakari),1987-; Murray, Chad Michael,1981-; Neal, Ariana.; Spencer, Octavia.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;

Chad Michael Murray, Octavia Spencer, Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Ariana Neal.The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: Being a better son to his mother, being a better partner to his girlfriend, and being a better father to T, their beautiful four-year-old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Grant, Oscar, 1986-2009; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Police shootings;

© c2014., Distributed by Entertainment One,

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The first grader [videorecording] / by Chadwick, Justin.; Feuer, Sam,1974-; Harris, Naomie,1976-; Kgoroge, Tony.; Litondo, Oliver.; Litondo, Oliver.; Peacock, Ann.; Reding, Nick.; BBC Films.; National Geographic Entertainment (Firm); UK Film Council.; Vivendi Entertainment (Firm);

Music by Alex Heffes ; cinematography, Rob Hardy ; edited by Paul Knight.Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Sam Feuer, Tony Kgoroge, Oliver Litondo, Nick Reding.The story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and ex-Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. Based on a true story.MPAA Rating: PG-13.DVD ; NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Older men; Right to education; Veterans;

© c2011., Vivendi Entertainment,

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The brightest star / by Michaels, Fern,author.;

"Christmas is more than just a celebration for Lauren Montgomery. For generations, it's been her family's livelihood. Their Christmas shop, Razzle Dazzle Décor, has seen seasonal fads come and go, but there's one trend they can't escape: online superstores are swallowing their sales, and this Christmas season will need to be their best ever if the store is to stay in business ... Lauren also has a sideline: writing biographies for business figures. She's thrilled when her literary agent contacts her with a new proposal--before learning that the subject will be none other than John Gerald Giompalo, the titan behind Globalgoods.com, the online retailer that has spelled doom for hundreds of small businesses just like Razzle Dazzle Décor."--Dust jacket flap.

Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Family-owned business enterprises; Businesswomen; Women biographers; Authors; Electronic commerce; Teleshopping; Man-woman relationships;

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Ella A Novel [electronic resource] : by Richards, Diane.aut; cloudLibrary;

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century. When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald’s mother dies at the height of the Depression in 1932, the teenager goes to work for the mob to support herself and her family. When the law finally catches up, the “ungovernable” adolescent is incarcerated in the New York Training School for Girls in upstate New York—a wicked prison infamous for its harsh treatment of inmates, especially Black ones. Determined to be free, Ella escapes and makes her way back to Harlem, where she is forced to dance for pennies on the street. Looking for a break into show business, Ella draws straws to appear at the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night on November 21, 1934. Rather than perform a dance routine directly after “The World Famous Edwards Sisters” number, the homeless Ella, wearing men’s galoshes a size too big, risks everything when she decides to sing Judy instead. Four years later, at barely twenty-one, Ella Fitzgerald has become the bestselling female vocalist in America. Diane Richards’ Ella Fitzgerald is inspiring and intriguing—an emotionally rich, psychologically complex character, a flawed mother and wife who struggles with deep emotional scars and trauma and battles racism, sexism, and colorism as she learns to find her voice on the stage. Ella takes us from the brothels, speakeasys, and streets of Depression-era New York City to the grand hotel suites where Ella, now older and wiser, looks back on her life and finally confronts the demons from childhood that torment her. Compelling and rich in historical detail, Ella is a remarkable debut novel about an extraordinary woman.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Biographical; Historical; Contemporary Women;

© 2024., HarperCollins,

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The Life of Herod the Great A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hurston, Zora Neale.aut; Plant, Deborah G..aut; cloudLibrary;

A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great—not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod the Great. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is not the wicked ruler of the New Testament who is charged with the “slaughter of the innocents,” but a forerunner of Christ—a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. From the peaks of triumph to the depths of human misery, the historical Herod “appears to have been singled out and especially endowed to attract the lightning of fate,” Hurston writes. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived during the first century BCE, in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new. Portraying Herod within this vivid and dynamic world of antiquity, little known to modern readers, Hurston’s unfinished manuscript brings this complex, compelling, and misunderstood leader fully into focus. Hurston shared her findings about Herod’s rise, his reign, and his waning days in letters to friends and associates. Text from three of these letters concludes the manuscript in an intimate way. Scholar-Editor Deborah Plant’s "Commentary: A Story Finally Told" assesses Hurston’s pioneering work and underscores Hurston’s perspective that the first century BCE has much to teach us and that the lens through which to view this dramatic and stirring era is the life and times of Herod the Great.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Classics; Christian; Historical; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Cultural Heritage; Biographical; Action & Adventure;

© 2025., HarperCollins,

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Love & mercy [videorecording] / by Banks, Elizabeth,1974-actor.; Cusack, John,1966-actor.; Dano, Paul,1984-actor.; Giamatti, Paul,actor.; Moverman, Oren,screenwriter.; Pohlad, William,film director.; Battle Mountain Films,production company.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; River Road Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Roadside Attractions (Firm),presenter.;

Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; editor, Dino Jonsäter ; score by Atticus Ross.John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Dee Wallace, Kenny Wormald, Joanna Going, Brett Davern, Erin Darke.An unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter, and leader of the Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Wilson, Brian, 1942-; Beach Boys; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Rock musicians;

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Million dollar arm [videorecording] / by Arkin, Alan.; Bell, Lake,1979-; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Mandvi, Aasif,1966-; Mittal, Madhur.; Paxton, Bill.; Sharma, Suraj,1993-; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Music by A.R. Rahman ; cinematography, Gyula Pados ; edited by Tatiana S. Riegel.Jon Hamm, Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Aasif Mandvi, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal.JB Bernstein is a once-successful sports agent who may have to close his business. To save it, he comes up with an idea so radical it just might work. Setting off for Mumbai, JB stages a televised nationwide competition called "Million dollar arm" where two young finalists emerge as winners. JB brings them back to the US with a goal: get them signed as pitchers to a major league team. While the boys learn the game, they teach JB the meaning of teamwork and commitment, and JB finds a family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Bernstein, J. B., 1968-; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Pitchers (Baseball); Sports agents; Sports films.;

© c2014., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

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The mermaid's scream / by Ellis, Kate,1953-author.;

Why did Wynn Staniland, a legend in the literary world, suddenly become a recluse in the 1980s? Most assumed he stopped writing because of his wife's bizarre suicide; a death that mirrored a murder case from the nineteenth century. And now a promising young author called Zac Wilkinson is working on Staniland's biography and hopes to reveal the true story to a waiting world - while at the same time keeping his own troubled past hidden from public view. When Wilkinson is found brutally murdered, DI Wesley Peterson finds links to the unexplained poisoning of a middle-aged couple at a local caravan park - and Wynn Staniland appears to be the connection. As Wesley delves further into the case he suspects a sinister puppet show might provide the solution: a grim re-enactment of the murder of Mary Field, a cause celebre from the reign of Queen Victoria that inspired Staniland's best-known novel. The case becomes personal for Wesley when he discovers his son is involved, and as he begins to unravel decades of secrets and deception, the shocking truth proves almost too much to bear ...

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Peterson, Wesley (Fictitious character); Biographers; Murder; Fathers and sons; Recluses;

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Trumbo [videorecording] / by Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Elliott, David James,1960-actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Flannery, Laura,actor.; Getz, John,1947-actor.; Lane, Diane,actor.; Maldonado, David,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Roach, Jay,film director.; Stuhlbarg, Michael,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;

Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Maldonado, John Getz, Laura Flannery, David James Elliott.The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976; Biographical films.; Blacklisting of entertainers; Feature films.; Historical films.; Nineteen forties; Screenwriters;

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