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Forbidden city : a novel / by Hua, Vanessa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong's protégée and lover--and a poster child for the Cultural Revolution--in this provocative, poignant novel from the bestselling author of A River of Stars On the eve of China's Cultural Revolution, and her sixteenth birthday, Mei dreams of becoming a model revolutionary. When the Communist Party recruits girls for a mysterious duty in the capital, she seizes the opportunity to escape her impoverished village. It is only when Mei arrives at the Chairman's opulent residence--a forbidden city unto itself--that she learns that the girls' job is to dance with the Party elites. Ambitious and whip-smart, Mei makes a beeline toward the Chairman. Mei gradually separates from the other recruits to become the Chairman's confidante--and paramour. As he fends off political rivals, Mei faces down schemers from the dance troupe who will stop at nothing to take her place, as well as the Chairman's imperious wife, who has schemes of her own. When the Chairman finally gives Mei a political mission, she seizes it with fervor, but the brutality of this latest stage of the revolution makes her begin to doubt all the certainties she has held so dear. Forbidden City is an epic yet intimate portrayal of one of the world's most powerful and least understood leaders during the most turbulent period of modern Chinese history. Mei's harrowing journey toward truth and disillusionment raises questions about power, manipulation, and belief, as seen through the eyes of a passionate teenage girl"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976; Communism; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beautiful City. by Farhadi, Asghar,film director.; Kheradmand, Ahoo,actor.; Ansari, Babak,actor.; Gharibian, Faramarz,actor.; Alidoosti, Taraneh,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahoo Kheradmand, Babak Ansari, Faramarz Gharibian, Taraneh AlidoostiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2004.The sophomore feature of Asghar Farhadi. After spending two years in juvenile detention for killing his girlfriend as a teenager, the troubled, young Akbar is transferred to an adult facility shortly after turning 18. No longer a minor, his death sentence will soon be legally carried out. Meanwhile outside, Ala — Akbar’s friend and newly paroled petty thief — along with Akbar's sister Firoozeh (played by Taraneh Alidoosti, in the first of her three collaborations with director Farhadi) set out to convince the victim's bereaved father to forgive Akbar, which could potentially reduce his sentence from death to life in prison. Navigating the complexities of Iran's judicial system together, the two form a close bond in their desperate attempts to seek clemency before it is too late. BEAUTIFUL CITY is now presented in a new 2K restoration approved by the director.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.;
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Growing cities [videorecording] : a film about urban farming in America / by Altman, Dana.; Monbouquette, Andrew.; Susman, Dan.; Elmwood Motion Picture Company.; First-Run Features (Firm);
From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. "Growing Cities" goes coast to coast to tell the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, activists, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country feeds itself. From those growing in backyards to make ends meet to educators teaching kids to eat healthier, viewers find that urban farming is about much more than simply good food.E.DVD.
Subjects: Bee culture; Community gardens; Home economics.; Land use, Urban; Sustainable living.; Urban agriculture; Vermicomposting; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., First Run Features,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sinking cities [videorecording] : a four-part series on the global threat of climate change / by Lang, Gary,screenwriter.; Pupp, Martin,television producer,television director.; Theodore, Lisa,narrator.; Travers, Ben,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Narrator, Lisa Theodore.As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Environmental television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Climatic changes.; Global warming.; Nature; Sea level;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of thieves / by London, Alex.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Dragons; Gangs;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The wicked city / by Williams, Beatriz,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Socialites;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The arsonists' city / by Alyan, Hala,1986-author.;
"A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of ashes / by Clare, Cassandra.;
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.
Subjects: Demonology; Supernatural; Magic; Horror tales.; New York (NY);
© 2009, c2008., Simon Pulse,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The shattered city / by Maxwell, Lisa,1979-;
Hunted by an ancient evil, Esta and Harte have raced through time and across a continent to track down the artifacts needed to bind the mystical Book's devastating power, and now, with only one artifact left, they must find a way to end the threat they have created or the very heart of magic will die.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Time travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City Press Careers
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: News;
© , Media 24
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