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The prince who was just himself / by Schnee, Silke.; Sistig, Heike.; Albertz, Erna,1979-;
Lacking the athletic and reading skills of his older brothers, Prince Noah uses love and compassion to save the kingdom from the Black Knight.LSC
Subjects: Princes; Down syndrome; People with mental disabilities; Individuality;
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Ancient China / by Ganerie, Anita.;
Examine some of the inventions of the ancient Chinese such as paper and printing, the compass, gunpowder and procelain that have made an impact around the world.
© 1999, Thameside Press
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Alita [videorecording] : battle angel / by Ali, Mahershala,1974-actor.; Connelly, Jennifer,actor.; Haley, Jackie Earle,1961-actor.; Johnson, Keean,actor.; Kishiro, Yukito.Gunnm.; Cameron, James,1954-screenwriter,film producer.; Rodriguez, Robert,1968-film director.; Rodriguez, Michelle,actor.; Salazar, Rosa,actor.; Skrein, Ed,1983-actor.; Waltz, Christoph,1956-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
Rosa Salazar, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson.When Alita awakens with no memory in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. And the doctor Ido also tries to shield Alita from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Cyborgs; Amnesiacs; Dystopias;
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Resistance : a songwriter's story of hope, change, and courage / by Amos, Tori,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Since the release of her first, career-defining solo album Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos has been one of the music industry's most enduring and ingenious artists. From her unnerving depiction of sexual assault in "Me and a Gun" to her post-September 11 album, Scarlet's Walk, to her latest album, Native Invader, her work has never shied away from intermingling the personal with the political. Filled with compassionate guidance and actionable advice--and using some of the most powerful, political songs in Amos's canon--this book is for anyone determined to steer the world back in the right direction.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Amos, Tori.; Amos, Tori; Women musicians; Rock musicians; Popular music; Political participation; Political art; Civil disobedience; Music;
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A nearly normal family / by Edvardsson, M. T.,author.; Willson-Broyles, Rachel,translator.; translation of:Edvardsson, M. T.Helt vanlig familj.English.;
Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella's father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? And how far would you go to protect them?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Psychological fiction.; Clergy; Lawyers; Families; Trials (Murder);
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Sisters in Law. by Ayisi, Florence,film director.; Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 2005.Six year old Manka has run away from home, fleeing her abusive aunt. Sonita has daringly accused her neighbor of rape. Amina has decided to end her brutal marriage by taking her husband to court. Set in Kumba, a small town in Southwest Cameroon, SISTERS IN LAW follows the work of the female State Counsel and Court President as they try to help women to change their lives. Incredibly moving and at times disturbing, Kim Longinotto’s latest film spectacularly encompasses courage, hope, and the possibility of change. Longinotto is known for her insightful, compassionate studies of women’s lives, and the pull between tradition and change.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Women--Africa.; Africa.; Abuse.; Rape.; Lawyers.;
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Country proud / by Miller, Linda Lael,author.;
"There's something missing from Eli Garrett's life. He loves being the sheriff of Painted Pony Creek, Montana, so it's not his job. He's had the same two best friends since he was a kid and he's grateful for them, so it's not that, either. But ever since his buddy Cord's recent marriage, Eli has a nagging suspicion that he wants what Cord has. And there's a beautiful woman who has caught his eye-someone who's returned to town that he can't get off his mind. Brynne Bailey is spirited and compassionate, and being with her makes Eli feel alive again. But he suspects there's more to her than she is letting on, and he is determined to get to the bottom of it."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Ranch life; Sheriffs; Man-woman relationships;
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Welcome home : a guide to building a home for your soul / by Zebian, Najwa,author.;
"From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian comes a powerful approach to healing focused on building a home within yourself. In her debut book in the self-development space, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home to guide readers to embrace their vulnerability, discover their self-worth, and build their own strong foundations from the ground up. In Welcome Home, Najwa shares her own personal story for the first time, powerfully weaving memoir, poetry, and deeply resonant teachings, from leaving war-torn Lebanon for Canada at sixteen, to coming of age as a young Muslim woman in Canada, to sexual harassment that left her alienated from her community, to building a new identity for herself as she learned to speak her truth"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Zebian, Najwa; Home.; Lebanese; Muslim women authors; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Lioness. [videorecording] / by Annable, Dave,1979-actor.; Bishop, Dan,production designer.; Campbell, Stuart(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Clark, Marc,editor of moving image work.; Freeman, Morgan,actor.; Friedman, Michael(Television producer and director),television director.; Galster, Chad,editor of moving image work.; Grady, Michael(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Gunn, Nathan(Nathan D.),editor of moving image work.; Kay, Stephen(Stephen T.),television director.; Kelly, Michael,1969-actor.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Lockington, Andrew,1974-composer (expression); Luckinbill, Thad,1975-actor.; Malhotra, Rajeev(Producer),television producer.; Myrholt, Bjørn T.,editor of moving image work.; Oliveira, Laysla de,1992-actor.; Rachmil, Bart,editor of moving image work.; Rodríguez, Génesis,1987-actor.; Saldana, Zoë,1978-actor.; Setton, Ishai,editor of moving image work.; Sheridan, Taylor,creator,screenwriter,television director.; Wagner, Jill,1979-actor.; 101 Studios,production company.; Blossom Films,production company.; Bosque Ranch Productions,production company.; Cinestar (Firm),production company.; MTV Entertainment Studios,production company.; MTV Networks,publisher.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,production company.;
Director, Taylor Sheridan, Michael Friedman, Stephen Kay ; screenwriter, Taylor Sheridan ; producer, Rajeev Malhotra ; composer, Andrew Lockington ; director of photography, Stuart Campbell, Michael Grady ; editor of moving image work, Chad Galster, Marc Clark, Ishai Setton, Bart Rachmil, Nathan D. Gunn, Bjørn T. Myrholt ; production designer, Dan Bishop.Zoe Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, Thad Luckinbill, Genesis Rodriguez.As the CIA's fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe, Kaitlyn, and Byron enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program. Season 2 includes all eight episodes of this action-packed series in a 2-disc collection.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure television programs.; Television programs.; Spy television programs.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Terrorism; Undercover operations; Women soldiers; Man-woman relationships;
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Wiener-dog [videorecording] / by Burstyn, Ellen,1932-; Cooke, Keaton Nigel.; Culkin, Kieran.; Delpy, Julie,1969-; DeVito, Danny.; Gerwig, Greta.; Letts, Tracy,1965-; Mamet, Zosia,1988-; Mongrel Media.;
Ellen Burstyn, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Tracy Letts, Zosia Mamet.Wiener-Dog tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by one particular dachshund, who seems to be spreading a certain kind of comfort and joy. Man's best friend starts out teaching a young boy some contorted life lessons before being taken in by a compassionate vet tech named Dawn Wiener. Dawn reunites with someone from her past and sets off on a road trip picking up some depressed mariachis along the way. Wiener-Dog then encounters a floundering film professor, as well as an embittered elderly woman and her needy granddaughter--all longing for something more.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Official selection 2016 Sundance Film Festival
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dachshunds; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Man-woman relationships;
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