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Canada / by Van, R. L.;
"Welcome to Canada--home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, singing sensation Justin Bieber, and the Bata Shoe Museum! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Canada's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--Adapted from publisher's website.
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Slavery and the making of America [videorecording] / by Freeman, Morgan,narrator.; James, Dante J.,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.),production company.;
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.The landmark four-part series documents the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states, and through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The series examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country's development, challenging the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise.E.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; African Americans; Slavery;
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Grantchester. [videorecording] / by Bennett, Edward,1950-television director.; Christie, Morven,1979-actor.; Eaton, Rebecca,1947-television producer.; Fywell, Tim,television director.; Green, Robson,actor.; Kingsman-Lloyd, Emma,television producer.; O'Neill, David Michael,1961-television director.; Peake-Jones, Tessa,actor.; Runcie, James,1959-Grantchester mysteries.; Kudos.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones.Originally broadcast by ITV Mar. 2-Apr. 6, 2016.The whiskey-drinking and jazz-loving vicar Sidney Chambers returns alongside his friend and veteran cop Inspector Geordie Keating for a second season of crime solving in the small country parish.PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16x9) presentation; stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television series.; Clergy; Criminal investigation; Friendship; Homicide investigation;
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Downton Abbey. [videorecording] / by Bonneville, Hugh.; Carmichael, Laura.; Carter, Jim,1948-; Coyle, Brendan.; Dockery, Michelle,1981-; Fellowes, Julian.; Findlay, Jessica Brown,1989-; Finneran, Siobhan,1967-; Frogatt, Joanne,1979-; James-Collier, Rob.; Leech, Allen.; Logan, Phyllis.; MacLaine, Shirley,1934-; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; McShera, Sophie.; Nicol, Lesley,1953-; Nuttall, Amy,1982-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Stevens, Dan,1982-; Trubridge, Liz.; Wilton, Penelope,1946-; Carnival Films (Great Britain); PBS Distribution (Firm);
Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Rob James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Matt Milne, Lesley Nicol, Amy Nuttall, Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens, Penelope Wilton, Shirley MacLaine.The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.PG.DVD, NTSC, Region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Country life; Families; Household employees; Man-woman relationships; Social classes; Television programs.; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2013., Carnival Film & Television Limited ; PBS Distribution,
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Burn A novel [electronic resource] : by Heller, Peter.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence Every year, Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to the most remote corners of the country, where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspoken. Although the state of Maine has convulsed all summer with secession mania—a mania that has simultaneously spread across other states—Jess and Storey figure it’s a fight reserved for legislators or, worst-case scenario, folks in the capital. But after weeks hunting off the grid, the men reach a small town and are shocked by what they find: a bridge blown apart, buildings burned to the ground, and bombed-out cars abandoned on the road. Trying to make sense of the sudden destruction all around them, they set their sights on finding their way home, dragging a wagon across bumpy dirt roads, scavenging from boats left in lakes, and dodging armed men—secessionists or U.S. military, they cannot tell—as they seek a path to safety. Then, a startling discovery drastically alters their path and the stakes of their escape. Drenched in the beauty of the natural world and attuned to the specific cadences of male friendship, even here at the edge of doom, Burn is both a blistering warning about a divided country’s political strife and an ode to the salvation found in our chosen families.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Dystopian; Action & Adventure; Suspense;
© 2024., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
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Monsieur mediocre : one American learns the high art of being everyday French / by Sothen, John von,author.;
"Americans love to love Paris. We buy books about how the French parent, why French women don't get fat, and how to be Parisian wherever you are. While our work hours increase every year, we think longingly of the six weeks of vacation the French enjoy, imagining them at the seaside in stripes with plates of fruits de mer. John von Sothen fell in love with Paris through the stories his mother told of her year spent there as a student. After falling for and marrying the French waitress he meets in New York, von Sothen follows his mother's dream and moves to Paris. But fifteen years in, he's finally ready to admit his mother's Paris is mostly a fantasy. In this hilarious and delightful collection of essays, von Sothen walks us through real life in Paris--myth-busting our Parisian daydreams but also revealing the inimitable and too often invisible pleasures of family life abroad. Through these essays, you'll learn about what to do when you unwittingly commit yourself to two weeks of vacation with friends who ration snacks down to the gram and who mock you mercilessly for sleeping in; how to react when French men turn to you, the American, for fashion tips such as where to find a Maine trapper vest; and how to tell if you're being invited to a super-exclusive secret society of intellectuals or, alternately, a weird sex club. Relentlessly funny and full of incisive observations, Monsieur Mediocre is ultimately a love letter to France--to its absurdities, its history, its ideals--but it's a very French love letter: frank, smoky, unsentimental. It is a clear-eyed ode to a beautiful, complex, contradictory country from someone who both eagerly and grudgingly calls it home"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Sothen, John von.; Americans; Authors, American;
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A honey for the beekeeper / by Crespo, Nina,1967-author.;
"Brooke Bishop thrives on adventure, from skiing slopes to sailing yachts -- anything to avoid her family's bee farm. But when Brooke and her estranged sister inherit the farm, she's stuck there until her sister can buy her out. And then Brooke meets country singer Gable Kincaid -- and she finds herself wondering if wanderlust is a bit overrated ... Seeking refuge from fame and a painful past, Gable finds Brooke is just the balm he needs. As their budding attraction blossoms, the music industry he's trying to avoid threatens to reclaim Gable. And Brooke would rather head out of town than feel the sting of that loss. As they're pulled down separate paths, will Brooke and Gable discover that, sometimes, home is a place found in each other?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Beekeepers; Family-owned business enterprises; Man-woman relationships; Musicians;
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Downton Abbey [videorecording] : the motion picture / by Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Carmichael, Laura,1986-actor.; Carter, Jim,1948-actor.; Cassidy, Raquel,1968-actor.; Coyle, Brendan,actor.; Dockery, Michelle,1981-actor.; Doyle, Kevin,1961-actor.; Engler, Michael,film director.; Fox, Michael,1989-actor.; Froggatt, Joanne,1980-actor.; Goode, Matthew,1978-actor.; Hadden-Paton, Harry,1981-actor.; James, Lily,1989-actor.; James-Collier, Rob,actor.; Leech, Allen,actor.; Logan, Phyllis,actor.; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-actor.; McShera, Sophie,actor.; Nicol, Lesley,1953-actor.; Robb, David,1947-actor.; Smith, Maggie,1934-actor.; Wilton, Penelope,1946-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Mcgovern, Allen Leech, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Jim Carter, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Brendan Coyle, Penelope Wilton.The worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance, and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936; Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953; Aristocracy (Social class); Country life; Families; Visits of state; Household employees; Man-woman relationships; Social classes;
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The Women A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hannah, Kristin.aut; Whelan, Julia.nrt; Hannah, Kristin.nrt; cloudLibrary;
"Kristin Hannah’s potent storytelling skills are brilliantly served by narrator Julia Whelan, whose limber, low-pitched voice moves nimbly from person to person, capturing personality and mood, her empathy palpable." —The Washington Post From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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Rendition [videorecording (DVD)] /
Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Omar Metwally, Yigal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep.The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is practiced and the CIA gives approval. Anwar's pregnant American born wife wants to know what happened to her gusband. A reluctant CIA agent begins to question this assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation. A severe interrogator plys his trade on Anwar. A U.S. terrorism honcho is willing to turn a blind eye to the unpleasantness, especially if it stops a terrorist attack.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
© c2008., New Line Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,
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