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Wilful blindness : how a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West / by Cooper, Sam,author.; Burton, Charles,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 1982 three of the most powerful men in Asia met in Hong Kong. That day they would decide how Hong Kong would be handed over to the CCP and how Chinese business tycoons Henry Fok and Li Ka-Shing would help Deng Xiaoping realize the CCP's domestic and global ambitions. That meeting would not only change Vancouver but the world. In 'Wilful Blindness', Sam Cooper reveals how BC government officials were aware of and potentially complicit in the resulting dirty money laundering scandal. Cooper is an award-winning Canadian journalist based in Ottawa, ON, cited as one of Canadas top investigative reporters.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Law enforcement; Organized crime; Transnational crime; Money laundering; Organized crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The blind side [videorecording (DVD)] / by Aaron, Quinton.; Bates, Kathy,1948-; Bullock, Sandra.; Burwell, Carter.; Collins, Lilly.; Dickens, Kim,1965-; Dyer, Catherine.; Hancock, John Lee.; Head, Jae.; Johnson, Broderick.; Kosove, Andrew A.; Lenox, Adriane.; Lewis, Michael.Blind side: evolution of a game.Videorecording.; McGraw, Tim.; McKinnon, Ray.; Netter, Gil.; Stahl, Andy.; Alcon Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm); Zucker/Netter Productions (Firm);
Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editor, Mark Livolsi ; music, Carter Burwell.Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates, Catherine Dyer, Andy Stahl.Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Lewis, Michael.; Oher, Michael; University of Mississippi; Adoptees; African American football players; African American professional athletes; Feature films.; Football films.; Football; Homeless teenagers; Interracial friendship; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Seven blind mice / by Young, Ed.;
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.
Subjects: Fables.; Elephants; Folklore; Narrative poetry.;
© c1992., Philomel Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Kingdom of the blind / by Penny, Louise,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character); Executors and administrators; Wills; Drug traffic;
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Kingdom of the blind [sound recording] / by Penny, Louise,author.; Bathurst, Robert,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Bathurst.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character); Executors and administrators; Wills; Drug traffic;
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Turn a blind eye [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Blagden, George,1989-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by George Blagden.Going undercover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police Force, Detective Inspector William Warwick is compromised by a high-profile trial and a teammate's romantic relationship with his suspect.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Legal fiction (Literature); Psychological fiction.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Drug dealers; Drug traffic; Police corruption; Undercover operations;
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Turn a blind eye / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
"Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work: to go undercover and expose crime of another kind--corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. Along with detectives Rebecca Pankhurst and Nicky Bailey, his team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle exceeds his income. But the investigation risks being compromised when Nicky falls for Summers. Meanwhile, notorious drug baron Ahmed Rashidi goes on trial, defended by Booth Watson QC, while William's father Sir Julian and sister Grace lead the prosecution case.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Drug traffic; Drug dealers; Police corruption; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Blinded by the light [videorecording] / by Atwell, Hayley,1982-actor.; Brydon, Rob,1965-actor.; Chadha, Gurinder,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Chapman, Dean-Charles,1997-actor.; Ghir, Kulvinder,actor.; Kalra, Viveik,actor.; Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-Greetings from Bury Park.; Phagura, Aaron,actor.; Williams, Nell,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura.Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Rock music; Pakistanis; Teenagers;
For private home use only.
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A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption / by Brotherton, Marcus,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.For fans of 'The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz' and 'Unbroken' comes an incredible true war story of an underage soldier who experiences his first love and loss on the battlefields of Bataan and Corregidor.
Subjects: Biographies.; Johnson, Joe, Jr.; United States. Army; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Undaunted / by Palmer, Diana,author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Millionaires; Blind; Secrecy;
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