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Smoke and ashes : opium's hidden histories / by Ghosh, Amitav,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history were swept up in the story. 'Smoke and Ashes' is at once a travelogue, a memoir, and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research. In it, Ghosh traces the transformative effect the opium trade had on Britain, India, and China, as well as the world at large. Moving deftly between horticultural history, the mythologies of capitalism, and the social and cultural repercussions of colonialism, in 'Smoke and Ashes' Ghosh reveals the role that one small plant has had in making our world, now teetering on the edge of catastrophe.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-; Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-; Opium trade;
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The committed / by Nguyen, Viet Thanh,1971-author.;
"The astonishing sequel to The Sympathizer, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, The Committed follows the "man of two minds" as he comes to Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. No longer in physical danger, but still inwardly tortured by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, and struggling to assimilate into a dominant culture, the Sympathizer is both charmed and disturbed by Paris. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals and politicians who frequent dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese "aunt," he finds not just stimulation for his mind but also customers for his merchandise-but the new life he is making has dangers he has not foreseen. Both literary thriller and brilliant novel of ideas, The Committed is a blistering portrayal of commitment and betrayal that will cement Viet Thanh Nguyen's position in the firmament of American letters"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Boat people; Refugees; Drug traffic; Racism; Intellectuals;
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Braven [videorecording] / by Hassell, Molly,film producer.; Lang, Stephen,1952-actor.; McClarnon, Zahn,1966-actor.; Mendoza, Brian Andrew,film producer.; Momoa, Jason,film producer,actor.; Nilon, Mike,film producer,screenwriter.; Oeding, Lin,film director.; Sibbett, Thomas Pa'a,screenwriter.; Wagner, Jill,actor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jason Momoa, Zahn McClarnon, Jill Wagner, Stephen Lang.When Joe and his father arrive at their remote hunting cabin, they're hoping for a quiet weekend. What they find is a stash of heroin, hidden in the cabin by drug traffickers. When the criminals suddenly descend upon the cabin, Joe and his father must make a kill-or-be-killed stand for survival.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence and for language throughout including some sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Drug traffic; Drug dealers; Loggers; Survival; Fathers and sons;
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The 5th wave [videorecording] / by Blakeson, J,film director.; Borders, Bailey Anne,actor.; Lopez, Gabriela,actor.; Moretz, Chloë,1997-actor.; Zuk, Matthew,actor.; Columbia Pictures Corporation,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez, Bailey Anne Borders, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Zackary Arthur.Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.Sixteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan is trying to survive a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion, while trying to save her five-year-old brother Sam from a training camp that was created by the Others (the aliens).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Brothers and sisters; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Rescues; Survival;
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Forged : a novel / by Teller, Danielle,author.;
In the Gilded Age, a time of abject poverty and obscene wealth, a desperate and ambitious young woman strikes out for a new life in the rising industrial cities of America. Naive Fanny is thrust into a Darwinian world where she is cast out and preyed upon, but she's a survivor and quickly learns from her struggles. Thanks to her close observations of the mercenary actors around her, Fanny discovers the power of illusion and how it can overcome the immutability of social class and the ruthless rules of capitalism. Shedding her past, Fanny embarks on a darkly thrilling transformation. She becomes Kitty Warren--a forger, con artist, and thief. Exploiting the greed and self-regard of the powerful, Kitty builds her own castle in the sky, yet she finds real pleasure and fulfilment elusive, and soon her foundations start to crumble. With schemes more wicked than Jay Gatsby's, yet with more humanity than Tom Ripley, Kitty Warren exposes the dark heart of the American dream, making Forged a gripping narrative and a parable for the ages.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Forgers; Social classes; Swindlers and swindling; Young women;
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Enemy of my dreams / by Williamson, Jenny(Podcaster),author.;
In the last days of the Roman Empire, a desperate princess and a brutal Gothic warlord forge a dangerous alliance. Julia, only daughter of the emperor of Rome, lives a life of excess and freedom. Wine, philosophy, and scandal--she revels in hedonism. But when her father dies and her teenage brother takes the throne, he will stop at nothing to seize control of both the empire and his wayward sister. And now Alaric of the Visigoths, a ferocious warrior who has battled Rome for years, has come to the capital to bargain for his homeland. When Julia rebels against the marriage her brother has ordered her to accept, he responds by publicly punishing her lover in the Colosseum. Realizing how perilous her position is, Julia impulsively turns to Alaric--the empire's sworn enemy, and the one man who can make Rome tremble. Julia must find a way to make an ally of Alaric, a man she can't trust--a terrifying warlord with the power to bring both Julia and the empire to their knees--in an edgy, sexy cat-and-mouse game of attraction, defiance, and lust.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Goths; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Siblings; Visigoths;
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Before we were innocent / by Berman, Ella,author.;
"A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel from Ella Berman ... Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any involvement in their friend Evangeline's death. But that didn't stop the media from ripping apart their teenage lives like vultures. While the girls were never convicted, Joni, ever the opportunist, capitalized on her newfound infamy to become a motivational speaker. Bess, on the other hand, resolved to make her life as small and controlled as possible so she wouldn't risk losing everything all over again. And it almost worked ... Except now Joni is tangled up in a crime eerily similar to that one fateful night in Greece. And when she asks Bess to come back to LA to support her, Bess has a decision to make. Is it finally time to face up to what happened that night, exposing herself as the young woman she once was and maybe still is? And what happens if she doesn't like what she finds?"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Best friends; Death; Psychic trauma; Secrecy;
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Bottom of the 9th [videorecording] / by DeFelitta, Raymond,film director.; Manganiello, Joe,actor.; O'Hare, Denis,1962-actor.; Vergara, Sofía,1972-actor.; Young, Burt,actor.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Joe Manganiello, Sofia Vergara, Denis O'Hare, Burt Young, James Madio, Yancey Arias, Vincent Pastore, Michael Rispoli.A tragic mistake lands nineteen-year-old baseball phenom Sonny Stano in jail before his burgeoning professional baseball career gets off the ground. Now, twenty years later and fresh out of prison, he works to win back his respect, his family, his lost love and his dream of being a professional baseball player.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout and some violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Sports films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Baseball players; Man-woman relationships; Ex-convicts; Baseball;
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Before Canada : northern North America in a connected world / by Greer, Allan,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Long before Confederation created a nation-state in northern North America, Indigenous people were establishing vast networks and trade routes. Volcanic eruptions pushed the ancestors of the Dene to undertake a trek from the present-day Northwest Territories to Arizona. Inuit migrated across the Arctic from Siberia, reaching Southern Labrador, where they met Basque fishers from northern Spain. As early as the fifteenth century, fishing ships from western Europe were coming to Newfoundland for cod, creating the greatest transatlantic maritime link in the early modern world. Later, fur traders would take capitalism across the continent, using cheap rum to lubricate their transactions. The contributors to Before Canada reveal the latest findings of archaeological and historical research on this fascinating period. Along the way, they reframe the story of the Canadian past, extending its limits across time and space and challenging us to reconsider our assumptions about this supposedly young country. Innovative and multidisciplinary, Before Canada inspires interest in the deep history of northern North America."--
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The wild life [videorecording] / by Al-Akel, Ghadah,voice actor.; Bessin, Iika,voice actor.; Hallervorden, Dieter,voice actor.; Hinze, Melanie,voice actor.; Morgenstern, Tommy,voice actor.; Schweighofer, Matthias,voice actor.; Tezel, Aylin,voice actor.; Yanar, Kaya,voice actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;
Iika Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden, Matthias Schweighofer, Aylin Tezel, Kaya Yanar, Ghadah Al-Akel, Tommy Morgenstern, Melanie Hinze.From the over-exuberant parrot Mak to the snack-obsessed tapir Rosie, from the persnickety echidna Epi to the acrobatic pangolin Pango, from the ditzy goat Scrubby to the commonsensical kingfisher Kiki and the always-cool chameleon Carmello, things are larger-than-life on a tropical isle that is pure wild animal paradise. Then Robinson Crusoe, a marooned human, arrives in the midst of a furious storm, and their lives are forever changed by this bewildering new 'creature.'Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Animals; Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character); Friendship; Islands; Parrots;
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