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All the rage : a partial memoir in two acts and a prologue / by Fraser, Brad,1959-author.;
"A Canadian playwright's rise to fame amid the terrors of the AIDS era. Brad Fraser suffered an impoverished and abusive childhood, living with his teenage parents in motel rooms and shacks on the side of the highway in Alberta and Northern British Columbia. He grew to be one of the most celebrated, and controversial, Canadian playwrights, his work produced to acclaim all over the world. All the Rage chronicles Brad Fraser's rise as he breaks with his past and enrolls as a performing arts student. He is pulled into the newly developing Canadian theatre scene, where he shows great promise. But his early career is one of challenge after challenge, some of which result from his upbringing and prejudice against his queerness. But just as many challenges arise from his combative personality and willingness to challenge the establishment. Few Canadian artists have been as abrasive, notorious and polarizing as Fraser was in his youth. Woven through this tale of artistic development is his journey as a queer man coming into himself during the most exhilarating period in the Gay Liberation Movement, and the dawn of a global health crisis. What should have been a triumphant time in a young, successful playwright's life was blighted with the terrifying emergence of AIDS, and the sickness and death of comrades and lovers. This is both the story of an artist's evolution and an important work of gay history that has rarely been recounted from a Canadian perspective. Written with Fraser's trademark wit and candour, All the Rage is unsparing, sometimes shocking and always enthralling."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fraser, Brad, 1959-; Gay dramatists; Gay liberation movement; Gays; Gays; Dramatists, Canadian (English);
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by McCrery, Nigel,1953-creator.; O'Hara, Daniel,television director.; Prager, Timothy,screenwriter.; Fox, Emilia,1974-actor.; Caves, David,actor.; Carr, Liz,actor.; Lintern, Richard,actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Emilia Fox, David Caves, Liz Carr, Ruth Gemmell, Richard Lintern.Steel yourself for gruesome crime scenes and intricate plots in one of the UK's most popular and longest-running crime thrillers. In five more chilling episodes, baffled police turn to forensic pathologists Nikki Alexander, Jack Hodgson and Thomas Chamberlain on a sex tape? If a framed ex-soldier didn't kill two gay boys, who did? How to explain the buried remains of a lap dancer in rural Scotland and the body of a recently pregnant Northern Irish teenager, found in a suitcase? Things get personal for Jack when his brother becomes a suspect. And yet despite media pressure,police friction, death threats and romantic distractions, the team takes you on an unwavering and hugely satisfying quest for the truth.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Criminal investigation; Forensic pathology; Forensic pathologists;
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The command [videorecording] / by Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Seydoux, Léa,1985-actor.; Simonischek, Peter,actor.; Sydow, Max von,1929-actor.; Diehl, August,1976-actor.; Firth, Colin,1960-actor.; Vinterberg, Thomas,1969-film director.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Matthias Schoenaerts, Lea Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl, Max Von Sydow, Colin Firth.Follow the final hours of an 'unsinkable' Russian nuclear submarine as it sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea. Some of the crew survives the initial explosion, including officer Mikhail Kalekov, whose pregnant wife and child are waiting back home. Unfortunately, their rescue is complicated by bureaucracy between Russia, France, Norway, and Britain, with British navy chief David Russell attempting to convince Russian officials to accept foreign aid.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Kursk (Submarine); Submarine disasters; Nuclear submarines; Submarines (Ships);
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21 Things You Need to Know about Indigenous Self-Government : A Conversation about Dismantling the Indian Act. by Joseph, Robert P. C.;
COMPANION TO: 21 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE INDIAN ACT, ISBN 9780995266520. The Indian Act has controlled the lives of Indigenous Peoples in Canada for seven generations. '21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government' illuminates what Canadians need to know to stand in the work of reconciliation as individuals, as organizations, and as a country of many nations. Bob Joseph, founder of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., has provided training on Indigenous and Aboriginal relations since 1994. He inherited a chiefs seat in the Gayaxala (Thunderbird) clan in British Columbia.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Indigenous / Governance & Sove; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Indigenous / Treaties & Agreements;
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Darkest hour [videorecording] / by James, Lily,1989-actor.; Oldman, Gary,actor.; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-actor.; Wright, Joe,1972-film director.; Focus Features,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas.During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Prime ministers; World War, 1939-1945;
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Father Brown. [videorecording] / by Carroll, Nancy,1974-actor.; Chesterton, G. K.(Gilbert Keith),1874-1936.; Cusack, Sorcha,1949-actor.; Flowerday, Rachel.; Guner, Tahsin.; Price, Alex,actor.; Speer, Hugo,actor.; Williams, Mark,1959-actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,publisher.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,presenter.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
The ghost in the machine -- The maddest of all -- The pride of the Prydes -- The shadow of the scaffold -- The mysteries of the rosary -- The daughters of Jerusalem -- The three tools of death -- The prize of Colonel Gerard -- The Grim Reaper -- The laws of motion.Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Hugo Speer, Nancy Carroll, Alex Price, Tom Chambers.Mark Williams returns as Father Brown - the priest with an affinity for solving crimes - in the second season of the hit BBC series. The stakes are higher for Father Brown, who's joined once again by his secretary Mrs. McCarthy, socialite Lady Felicia Montague and her chauffeur Sid Carter, who together must embark on another series of adventures to save the souls of the sleepy village of Kembleford. This season, Father Brown will face more sinister cases than ever before, which will include exorcism, abduction, poison, and murder. All the while clashing with new Head Inspector Sullivan who has replaced Inspector Valentine following his promotion. Inspired by the short stories of G.K. Chesterton and filmed on location in Cotswolds.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, NTSC, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Catholic Church; Brown, Father (Fictitious character); Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Detectives; Priests; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Last tango in Halifax. [videorecording] / by Wainwright, Sally,creator,screenwriter.; Lewis, Karen,television producer.; Cole, Nigel,television director.; Macartney, Syd,1954-television director.; Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Reid, Anne,actor.; Lancashire, Sarah,1964-actor.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; Gardner, Tony,1964-actor.; Andrews, Dean,1963-actor.; Red Production Company,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.; BBC Worldwide Ltd,film distributor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.; BBC One (Television station : London, England),broadcaster.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid, Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker, Tony Gardner, Dean Andrews.The intricate dance of life continues in this heartwarming drama series about two long-lost childhood sweethearts and the 60 years of baggage they bring to their better-late-than-never marriage. How will newlyweds Alan and navigate a startling revelation about Alan's past? And how will their adult daughters, Gillian and Caroline, deal with happiness and tragedy in their even more complicated lives?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereophonic.
Subjects: Television programs.; Older people; Families; Man-woman relationships;
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Dunkirk [videorecording] / by Beale, Simon Russell,actor.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Dalton, Timothy,1944-narrator.; Holmes, Alex,film director,film producer.; Warr, Robert,film producer.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.; BBC Worldwide Ltd,publisher.;
Narrated by Timothy Dalton.Narrator, Timothy Dalton ; Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Russell Beale.Explores the audacious bid to rescue over 400,000 troops from the British Expeditionary Force besieged on the beaches at Dunkirk, which ranks as one of the greatest maritime evacuations in history. Combines contemporary footage and reenactments to tell the story in 3 episodes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical reenactments (Television programs); Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Weather permitting : twenty-five years of ice storms, hurricanes, wildfires, and extreme climate change in Canada / by St. Clair, Chris,author.;
"For more than twenty-five years, Chris St. Clair was on the frontline of Canada's biggest weather events as a popular presenter on The Weather Network. For the first time, he shares his never-before-told stories covering the country's most awe-inspiring weather events. From the flooding of the Red River in Winnipeg to the ice storm in Montreal, the hurricanes in Newfoundland, the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray, the hailstorm in Calgary, and the heat dome and crippling floods in British Columbia, St. Clair recalls these extreme weather events and relays their impact on communities across the country. He also follows Canadian snowbirds south to Florida and recounts their dramatic escape from record-breaking Hurricanes Matthew and Irma. A vivid personal narrative with accessible scientific explanations and meteorological analysis, Weather Permitting tells the story of how the weather has shaped the character and psyche of our nation, and is an homage to the strength and resilience of Canadian communities from coast to coast."--
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Climatic changes; Natural disasters; Severe storms;
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Sisters of the spruce : a novel / by Shimotakahara, Leslie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.World War One is in high gear. Fourteen-year-old Khya Terada moves with her family to a remote, misty inlet on Haida Gwaii, then the Queen Charlotte Islands, in northern British Columbia, known for its Sitka spruces. The Canadian government has passed an act to expedite logging of these majestic trees, desperately needed for the Allies' aircrafts in Europe. At a camp on the inlet, Khya's father, Sannosuke--a talented, daring logger with twenty years of experience since immigrating from Japan--assumes a position of leadership among the Japanese and Chinese workers. But the arrival of a group of white loggers, eager to assert their authority, throws off balance the precarious life that Khya and her family have begun to establish. When a quarrel between Sannosuke and a white man known as "the Captain" escalates, leading to the betrayal of her older sister, Izzy, and humiliation for the family, Khya embarks on a perilous journey with her one friend--a half-Chinese sex worker, on the lam for her own reasons--to track down the man and force him to take responsibility. Yet nothing in the forest is as it appears. Can they save Izzy from ruination and find justice without condemning her to a life of danger, or exposing themselves to the violence of an angry, power-hungry man? Drawing on inspiration from her ancestors' stories and experiences, Shimotakahara weaves an entrancing tale of female adventure, friendship, and survival.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Families; Female friendship; Loggers; Sisters; Sitka spruce; Survival; Japanese Canadians;
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