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Frommer's Hawaii. by Cooper, Jeanne,author.; Schack, Natalie,author.; Foster, Jeanette,author.; Fujii, Jocelyn K.,author.; Carroll, Rick,1943-author.; Frommer, Arthur,creator.;
Subjects: Guidebooks.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Blood and the badge : the mafia, two killer cops, and a scandal that shocked the nation / by Cannell, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For the first time in forty years, former New York Times editor Michael Cannell unearths the full story behind two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia. No episode in NYPD history surpasses the depravities of Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, two decorated detectives who covertly acted as mafia informants and paid assassins in the Scorsese world of 1980s Brooklyn. For more than ten years, Eppolito and Caracappa moonlighted as the mob's early warning alert system, leaking names of mobsters secretly cooperating with the government and crippling investigations by sharing details of surveillance, phone taps and impending arrests. The Lucchese boss called the two detectives his crystal ball: Whatever detectives knew, the mafia soon learned. Most grievously, Eppolito and Caracappa earned bonuses by staging eight mob hits, pulling the trigger themselves at least once. Incredibly, when evidence of their wrongdoing arose in 1994, FBI officials failed to muster an indictment. The allegations lay dormant for a decade and were only revisited due to relentless follow up by Tommy Dades, a cop determined to break the cold case before his retirement. Eppolito and Caracappa were finally tried and then sentenced to life in prison in 2009, nearly thirty years after their crimes took place. Cannell's Blood and the Badge is based on entirely new research and never-before-released interviews with mobsters themselves, including Sammy "the Bull" Gravano. Eppolito and Caracappa's story is more relevant than ever as police conduct comes under ever-increasing scrutiny"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Corruption investigation; Mafia; Organized crime; Police corruption; Police internal investigation; Police misconduct;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Finding Larkspur : a return to village life / by Needles, Dan,author.;
"Bestselling chronicler of village life Dan Needles (author of the Wingfield Farm stage plays) leads an insightful and laugh-out-loud tour through the quirks and customs of today's Canadian small town. Modern literature has not been kind to village life. For almost two centuries, small towns have been portrayed as backward, insular places needing to be escaped. But anthropologists tell us that the human species has spent more than 100,000 years living in villages of 100 to 150 people. This is where the oldest part of our brain, the limbic system, grew and adapted to become a very sophisticated instrument for reading other people's emotions and figuring out how we might cooperate to find food, shelter and protection. By comparison, the frontal cortex, which helps us do our taxes, drive a car and download cat videos, is a very recent aftermarket addition, like a sunroof. And it is the village where almost half the world's population still chooses to live. Finding Larkspur takes a walk through the Canadian village of the twenty-first century, observing customs and traditions that endure despite the best efforts of Twitter, Facebook and Amazon. The author looks at the buildings and organizations left over from the old rural community, why they were built in the first place and how they have adapted to the modern day. The post office, the general store, the church, the school and the service club all remain standing, but they operate quite differently than they did for our ancestors. Drawing from his experience working in rural communities across Canada and in other countries, Needles reveals how a national conversation may be driven by urban voices but the national character is often very much a product of its small towns and back roads."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Sociology, Rural; Villages; Villages;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mad men. [videorecording] / by Abraham, Phil.; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Slattery, John,1963-; Weiner, Matthew.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Lions Gate Films.; Lions Gate Television (Firm);
Disc 1: Episode 1: A little kiss -- Episode 2: A little kiss part 2 -- Episode 3: Tea leaves.Disc 2: Episode 4: Mystery date -- Episode 5: Signal 30 -- Episode 6: Far away places.Disc 3: Episode 7: At the Codfish Ball -- Episode 8: Lady Lazarus -- Episode 9: Dark shadows.Disc 4: Episode 10: Christmas Waltz -- The other Woman -- Commissions and fees -- The phantom.Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser.Mad Men is back and plunges into the seductive and intriguing world of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Jon Hamm and the rest of the award-winning cast continue to mesmerize as they adapt .to changing times, social revolution, and a radical world. Lust is back. Adultery is back. Deception is back.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, 16 x 9 widescreen presentation ; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising campaigns; Executives; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., Lionsgate ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Another Christmas kiss [videorecording] / by Bennett, Jonathan,1981-; Connor, Kevin,1937-; Glaudini, Lola,1972-; Hall, Maurice.; House Lights Media (Firm);
Jonathan Bennett, Lola Glaudini, Maurice Hall.At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist his charms, but begins to realize his affection is real as the two spend more time together.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo 5.1.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Christmas television programs.; Christmas; Made-for-TV movies.; Man-woman relationships; Romance films.; Romance television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cars : rally race / by Porter, Alan J.; Cooper, Mark.; Gladfelter, Allen.;
When Lightning McQueen organizes a Radiator Springs rally to raise money for charity, he finds some of his rivals are feeling less than charitable.Reading level : eight & up ; grades three & up
Subjects: Automobiles; Automobile racing; Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Cartoons and comics.; Automobiles;
© [2011], c2009., Boom Kids!,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Leaders eat last : why some teams pull together and others don't / by Sinek, Simon.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index."Sinek is back to reveal the next step in creating happier and healthier organizations. He helps us understand, in simple terms, the biology of trust and cooperation and why they're essential to our success and fulfillment. Organizations that create environments in which trust and cooperation thrive vastly out perform their competition. And, not coincidentally, their employees love working there. But "truly human" cultures don't just happen; they are intentionally created by great leaders. Leaders who, in hard times, would sooner sacrifice their numbers to protect their people, rather than sacrifice people to protect their numbers, are rewarded with deeply loyal teams that consistently contribute their best efforts, ideas and passion. As he did in Start With Why, Sinek illustrates his points with fascinating true stories from many fields. He implores us to act sooner rather than later, because our stressful jobs are literally killing us. And he offers surprisingly simple steps for building a truly human organization"--
Subjects: Corporate culture.; Leadership.; Organizational change.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The April dead / by Parks, Alan,author.;
"When an American sailor from the Holy Loch Base goes missing, Harry McCoy is determined to find him. But as he investigates, a wave of bombings hits Glasgow--with the threat of more to come. Soon McCoy realises that the sailor may be part of a shadowy organisation committed to a very different kind of Scotland. One they are prepared to kill for. Meanwhile Cooper, McCoy's long-time criminal friend, is released from jail and convinced he has a traitor in his midst. As allies become enemies, Cooper has to fight for his position and his life. He needs McCoy to do something for him. Something illegal. McCoy is running out of time to stop another bomb, save himself from the corrupt forces who want to see him fail and save the sailor from certain death. But McCoy discovers a deeper, darker secret--the sailor is not the first young man to go missing in April."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Bombings; Corruption; Missing persons; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dog who saved me / by Wilson, Susan,1951-;
"In Susan Wilson's The Dog Who Saved Me, a former Boston K-9 unit policeman turned animal control officer in bucolic Harmony Farms is up against rescuing a gun shy and wounded dog gone feral, and proving that his low-life older brother is back in the drug business. Fighting his shattering grief at the death of his K-9 partner killed in the line of duty, and a staggering loss of confidence from physical and psychic wounds of his own, Cooper Harrison is back where he started, where his father Bull was once known as the town drunk. Where his brother was a delinquent and bully. Where he's one of 'those' Harrisons. Where Cooper must learn to forgive and, only then, heal"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Dog owners; Grief; Human-animal relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dog who saved me [sound recording] / by Wilson, Susan,1951-; Adamson, Rick.; Berman, Fred.; Gurner, Jeff.;
Read by Rick Adamson, Fred Berman, and Jeff Gurner."In Susan Wilson's The Dog Who Saved Me, a former Boston K-9 unit policeman turned animal control officer in bucolic Harmony Farms is up against rescuing a gun shy and wounded dog gone feral, and proving that his low-life older brother is back in the drug business. Fighting his shattering grief at the death of his K-9 partner killed in the line of duty, and a staggering loss of confidence from physical and psychic wounds of his own, Cooper Harrison is back where he started, where his father Bull was once known as the town drunk. Where his brother was a delinquent and bully. Where he's one of 'those' Harrisons. Where Cooper must learn to forgive and, only then, heal"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Dog owners; Grief; Human-animal relationships;
© p2015., Macmillan Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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