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Olivia saves the circus / by Falconer, Ian,1959-;

At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.

Subjects: Pigs; Circus; Schools;

© c2001., Atheneum Books for Young Readers,

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Freaks. by Browning, Tod,film director.; Earles, Harry,actor.; Victor, Henry,actor.; Hyams, Leila,actor.; Baclanova, Olga,actor.; Ates, Roscoe,actor.; Ford, Wallace,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Harry Earles, Henry Victor, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates, Wallace FordOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1932.Love, deceit and revenge on a carnival midway… This pre-Code movie, shocking for its time, still pushes the edge of filmmaking with its riveting tale of love and betrayal between a "normal" circus performer and the wealthy little person performer whom she marries for money and then betrays.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Circus.;

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The warrior's way [videorecording] / by Asher, Christina.; Bosworth, Kate,1983-; Brophy, Jed.; Chang, Tong-gon,1972-; Cox, Tony,1958-; Gillanders, Matt.; Huston, Danny,1962-; Lee, Sngmoo.; Osborne, Barrie.; Rudd, Analin.; Rush, Geoffrey,1951-; Alliance Films.; Boram Entertainment, Inc.; Rogue Pictures.; Wellmade StarM (Firm);

Director of photography, Woo-Hyung Kim ; editor, Jonno Woodford-Robinson ; music, Javier Navarrete.Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, Jang Dong Gun, Tony Cox, Analin Rudd, Matt Gillanders, Christina Asher, Jed Brophy.Asian samurai Yang (Korean superstar Jang Dong-gun) has a change of heart after slaughtering his enemy's family, and spares a newborn child. On the run from his master, he heads to America, where he finds a beat-down town that is home to freaks, circus performers, an old drunk (Geoffrey Rush), and a knife-thrower (Kate Bosworth). This spunky love interest soon becomes the student, with the wandering warrior passing along his knowledge so that she can enact revenge against scarred scumbag The Colonel (Danny Huston). As the master tracks the sound of the warrior's sword (literally), the samurai makes one final stand with the town to thwart The Colonel and his gang before they burn it all down. Soon enough, cowboys and ninjas meet in a duel to the death -- guns vs. katanas.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation, 5.1 Dolby Digital.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Assassins; Cowboys; Feature films.; Samurai;

© c2011., Rogue Pictures ; Distributed by Alliance Films,

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Adventure babies : a counting book with mirror! / by Lloyd, Rosamund.; Dickason, Chris.;

Count the brave babies as they set out on a host of adventures! Featuring an engaging mix of illustrations and photographic images. These brave babies are fearless! And they're excited to have some adventure--from skydiving and surfing, to performing circus tricks and going deep-sea diving. After all that fun, they can't help but fall fast asleep in the clouds. This fun, sturdy board book introduces first numbers in a lively and engaging way, with additional prompts to help young readers practice counting from 1 to 10. Features a bouncy rhyme, adorable baby photos, engaging illustrations, and a mylar mirror!

Subjects: Board books.; Counting; Infants;

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Spillane : king of pulp fiction : a biography / by Collins, Max Allan,author.; Traylor, James L.,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The first-ever biography of the most popular and most influential pulp writer of all time, written by the collaborator who knew him best. Beginning in 1947 with I, the Jury, Mickey Spillane's crime writing career charted one of the most meteoric rises in modern letters. The author quickly amassed a readership in the tens of millions, which made him the bestselling novelist in the history of American publishing. His Mike Hammer private eye novels were tough, violent, and sexually suggestive, which made them a lightning rod for controversy in post-war America. Scorned by critics and by the literary establishment, Spillane's work was nevertheless beloved by readers, and his character soon spurred film and television adaptations that were as popular and as influential as the books on which they were based. His enormous success changed the course of popular fiction in the decades that followed and inspired scores of imitations. There is, however, more to the life of Frank Morrison Spillane than his books. Born in Brooklyn, raised in New Jersey, the young son of a bartender worked as a circus performer and fighter pilot before his writing career took off, and, through writing, he went on to a career as an actor, a crimestopper, and a Miller Light spokesperson in commercials so popular they ran for a quarter of a century. These stories and more are included in Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction, the definitive biography of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, written by the author's friend and collaborator, Max Allan Collins, and pulp fiction scholar James L. Traylor"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Spillane, Mickey, 1918-2006.; Novelists, American;

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Scythe & Sparrow The Ruinous Love Trilogy [electronic resource] : by Weaver, Brynne.aut; cloudLibrary;

God, I want to kiss her. I want to feel the heat of her lips against mine. Would she want that? Would she melt against me if she did? Or would the tension I feel between us snap and release something feral inside her? Inside me? From the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark comes the final book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy—a friends-with-benefits dark romantic comedy packed with murder, mayhem, and spice. Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It’s a simpler life: head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston. But then the real circus finds him. Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she’s not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with an injured leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor. The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together. . . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up. Tropes: Friends with benefits Small town romance Fish out of water Forced proximity Hurt/care Touch her and dieGeneral adult.

Subjects: Electronic books.; New Adult; Romantic Comedy; Suspense;

© 2025., Zando,

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Spitfires : the American women who flew in the face of danger during World War ll / by Aikman, Becky,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the world's most dangerous aircraft through the treacherous skies of Britain during World War II. In 1942, a few months after the United States entered the second world war, a trailblazing band of 25 American women traveled to England to ferry planes for the British Royal Air Force. Despite their skill, these women were not permitted to fly for the United States military. But Great Britain, desperate for a steady supply of warplanes in a fight for survival, accepted ferry pilots regardless of gender, race, or nationality. These "spitfires" were risking their lives in one of the deadliest jobs of the war. They flew new, barely tested fighters and bombers to air bases and shot-up planes back for repair, never knowing what might go wrong until they were high in the sky. Many died in crashes or made spectacular saves. But ferrying was also the women's opportunity do their patriotic duty, excel, and revel in adventure. Before the war, they were crop dusters or debutantes, college girls or performers in flying circuses. But in wartime they lived like women decades ahead of their time, choosing the identities they wanted. Some shocked their British hosts with their thoroughly modern behavior. With cinematic sweep, Becky Aikman follows the stories of nine of the captivating women who served, drawing on intimate unpublished diaries, letters, and records, along with her own interviews, to bring these forgotten heroines fully to life. Spitfires is a vivid, richly detailed account of war, ambition, and a group of remarkable women whose lives were as unconventional as their dreams"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Great Britain. Air Transport Auxiliary; Spitfire (Fighter plane); Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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Eagle & crane / by Rindell, Suzanne,author.;

"Louis Thorn and Haruto "Harry" Yamada -- Eagle & Crane -- are the star attractions of Earl Shaw's Flying Circus, a daredevil (and not exactly legal) flying act that traverses Depression-era California. The young men have a complicated relationship, thanks to the Thorn family's belief that the Yamadas -- Japanese immigrants -- stole land that should have stayed in the Thorn family. When Louis and Harry become aerial stuntmen, performing death-defying tricks high above audiences, they're both drawn to Shaw's smart and appealing stepdaughter, Ava Brooks. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and one of Shaw's planes mysteriously crashes and two charred bodies are discovered in it, authorities conclude that the victims were Harry and his father, Kenichi, who had escaped from a Japanese internment camp they had been sent to by the federal government. To the local sheriff, the situation is open and shut. But to the lone FBI agent assigned to the case, the details don't add up. Thus begins an investigation into what really happened to cause the plane crash, who was in the plane when it fell from the sky, and why no one involved seems willing to tell the truth."--Jacket flap.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Daredevils; Family secrets; Air pilots; Japanese Americans; Japanese Americans; Aircraft accidents; World War, 1939-1945;

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Freakslaw [electronic resource] : by Flett, Jane.aut; CloudLibrary;

“THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING . . . an ode to Tod Browning’s Freaks, Kathryn Dunn’s Geek Love, and Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes . . . Grotesque, creepy, and celebratory, Freakslaw is sure to be one biggest books of the year (and possibly, one of the defining novels of the century).” —CrimeReads An LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated 2025 • A CrimeReads and Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror Novel of 2025 In this riotous horror debut, a traveling carnival of troublemakers arrive in a small Scottish town and perform their favorite pastime: revenge. It is the summer of ‘97 and the repressed Scottish town of Pitlaw is itching for change. Enter the Freakslaw—a travelling carnival of deviant queers and architects of mayhem. There’s Gloria, fortune teller and worm charmer; her daughter Nancy, a contortionist witch; big-hearted tightrope walker, Werewolf Louie; not to mention illusionists and conjoined twins, Cass and Henry, and tattooed human pincushion, the Pin Gal. Against Pitlaw’s miserably grey landscape, the carnival shines electric and bright, and it doesn’t take long for the town’s teenagers to be seduced by its neon charms and the possibility of escape. But beneath it all, these newcomers are harboring a darker desire: revenge. Revenge for being cast out, never allowed to settle, punished for purely existing. And as tensions reach fever pitch between the stoic, unwelcoming locals and the dazzling intruders, a violence that has been bubbling for centuries is about to be unleashed . . . Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love meets Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus in this sizzling debut by a writer as captivating as she is incisive, as wild as she is precise. Read this and try not to run away with the Freakslaw. Go on. We dare you.General adult.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Coming of Age; Occult & Supernatural; Horror;

© 2025., Zando,

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