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Tell me everything : a memoir / by Kelly, Minka,1980-author.;

"Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit Euphoria. But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly's life has been anything but easy. Raised by a single mother who worked as a stripper and struggled with addiction, Minka spent years waking up in strange apartments as she and her mom bounced around the country, relying on friends and relatives to take them in. At times they even lived in storage units. She reconnected with her father, Aerosmith's Rick Dufay, and eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she landed the role of a lifetime on Friday Night Lights. Now an established actress and philanthropist, Minka takes this next step in her career as a writer. She has poured her soul into the pages of this book, which ultimately tells a story of triumph over adversity, and how resilience and love are all we have in the end"--

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kelly, Minka, 1980-; Actors;

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The eleventh hour : a quintet of stories / by Rushdie, Salman,author.;

"Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life's final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work -- India, England, and America -- and feature an unforgettable cast of characters. "In the South" introduces a pair of quarrelsome old men -- Junior and Senior -- and their private tragedy at a moment of national calamity. In "The Musician of Kahani," a musical prodigy from the Mumbai neighborhood featured in Midnight's Children uses her magical gifts to wreak devastation on the wealthy family she marries into. In "Late," the ghost of a Cambridge don enlists the help of a lonely student to enact revenge upon the tormentor of his lifetime. "Oklahoma" plunges a young writer into a web of deceit and lies as he tries to figure out whether his mentor killed himself or faked his own death. And "The Old Man in the Piazza" is a powerful parable for our times about freedom of speech. Do we accommodate ourselves to death, or rail against it? Do we spend our "eleventh hour" in serenity or in rage? And how do we achieve fulfillment with our lives if we don't know the end of our own stories? The Eleventh Hour ponders life and death, legacy and identity with the penetrating insight and boundless imagination that have made Salman Rushdie one of the most celebrated writers of our time"--

Subjects: Short stories.;

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One Death at a Time [electronic resource] : by Waxman, Abbi.aut; CloudLibrary;

“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. When Julia Mann, a bad-tempered ex-actress and professional thorn in the side of authority, runs into Natasha Mason at an AA meeting, it’s anything but a meet-cute. Julia just found a dead body in her swimming pool, and the cops say she did it (she already went to jail for murder once, so now they think she’s making a habit of it). Mason is eager to clear Julia’s name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is for Mason to leave her alone. As their investigation ranges from the Hollywood Hills to the world of burlesque to the country clubs of Palm Springs, this unconventional team realizes their shared love of sarcasm and poor life choices are proving to be a powerful combination. Will secrets from their past trip them up, or will their team of showgirls, cat burglars, and Hollywood agents help them stay one step ahead? Are dead piranhas, false noses, and a giant martini glass important clues or simply your typical day in Los Angeles? And will they manage to solve the crime before they kill each other, or worse, fall off the wagon? Trying to keep it simple and take it easy is one thing—trying to find a murderer before they kill again is a whole other program.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy;

© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,

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Call me Iggy [graphic novel] / by Aguirre, Jorge Augusto,author.; Novak, John,colorist.; Rosado, Rafael(Animator),author,illustrator.;

"Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill battle of getting her legal papers. As Iggy stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his abuelito dead, but he also gives terrible love advice. The worst. And so, with his ghost abuelito's meddling, Iggy's life begins to unravel as he sets off on a journey of self-discovery. Call me Iggy tells the story of Iggy searching for his place in his family, his school, his community, and ultimately-as the political climate in America changes during the 2016 election-his country. Focusing on familial ties and budding love, Call me Iggy challenges our assumptions about Latino-American identity while reaffirming our belief in the hope that all young people represent."--14-18.09-13.

Subjects: Domestic comics.; Ghost comics.; Graphic novels.; Paranormal comics.; School comics.; Social issue comics.; Colombian American families; Elections; Emigration and immigration; Families; Family life; First loves; Ghosts; Grandfathers; Grandparents; High school students; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Latin American students; Teenagers;

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Brown girls : a novel / by Andreades, Daphne Palasi,author.;

"This remarkable, deeply moving story brings you deep into the hearts and souls of a tight-knit group of friends--girls growing up in Queens, the polyglot borough of New York, where the streets sprawl for miles and echo with voices from all over the world, and the scent of bubbling oil, chopped garlic, and grilled meats waft through open windows as night comes to the neighborhood. Here Nadira, Mae, Trish, and Aisha become friends for life--or so they vow. Together they learn to survive all that the street throws at them--schoolyard bullies, clueless teachers, and the leering gaze of men who trail behind them wherever they walk. Exuberant and wild, they are daughters of immigrants from different diasporas, but in Queens their backgrounds blur and blend: they sing Mariah Carey at the tops of their lungs, pine for boyfriends who pay them no mind--and break the hearts of those who do--all while balancing the cultures they came from and the one they find themselves in. In small brick houses, their fathers snore on armchairs after long shifts, while mothers command them to be dutiful daughters, obedient young women. But as the years go by, and their own adulthood nears, choices must be made about their futures. Cracks and fissures form as some find themselves drawn to the allure of other skylines, beckoned by lovers and jobs foreign to what they knew back home. Some of the girls become wives and mothers to a new generation of brown girls; while others embark on a migration baffling to the generation before them, journeying back to the countries their parents fled for the 'better life' in America"--

Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Female friendship; Immigrants;

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The Everlasting [electronic resource] : by Harrow, Alix E..aut; Quirk, Moira.nrt; Sagar, Sid.nrt; CloudLibrary;

From Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part–even if it breaks his heart. Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters—but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory—failed soldier, struggling scholar—falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives—and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs. But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend—if they want to tell a different story--they’ll have to rewrite history itself. "Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent." —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six "An utter masterpiece… I loved every single page." —Rachel Gillig, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of One Dark Window A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Epic;

© 2025., Macmillan Audio,

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Mary and the witch's flower [videorecording] / by Amami, Yuki,1967-voice actor.; Barnhill, Ruby,2004-voice actor.; Baron, Lynda,voice actor.; Bremner, Ewen,voice actor.; Broadbent, Jim,voice actor.; Freedman, David,1965-screenwriter.; Freedman, Lynda,screenwriter.; Kamiki, Ryūnosuke,1993-voice actor.; New, Giles,film director.; Nishimura, Yoshiaki,1977-film producer.; Sakaguchi, Riko,1972-screenwriter.; Sugisaki, Hana,voice actor.; Wexler, Geoffrey,film producer.; Winslet, Kate,voice actor.; Yonebayashi, Hiromasa,1973-screenwriter,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Stewart, Mary,1916-2014.Little broomstick.; Altitude Film Entertainment (Firm),production company.; GKids (Firm),production company.; Nippon TV Movies,production company.; Studio Ponoc,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Music, Takatsugu Muramatsu ; supervising animator, Takeshi Inamura ; director of photography, Susumu Fukushi ; editor, Toshihiko Kojima.English voice cast: Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron ; Japanese voice cast: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Amami.From Academy Award nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of When Marnie Was There and key animator on Spirited Away, comes a dazzling new adventure about a young girl who discovers a flower that grants her magical powers - but only for one night. Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte when she discovers an old broomstick and the strange flower that blossoms only once every seven years. Suddenly, Mary finds herself whisked away to Endor College - a school of magic run by Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But the school is not all that it seems, and when Mary tells a lie, she must risk her life to try to set things right.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Magic; Witches; Flowers;

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Mary and the witch's flower [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Amami, Yuki,1967-voice actor.; Barnhill, Ruby,2004-voice actor.; Baron, Lynda,voice actor.; Bremner, Ewen,voice actor.; Broadbent, Jim,voice actor.; Freedman, David,1965-screenwriter.; Freedman, Lynda,screenwriter.; Kamiki, Ryūnosuke,1993-voice actor.; New, Giles,film director.; Nishimura, Yoshiaki,1977-film producer.; Sakaguchi, Riko,1972-screenwriter.; Sugisaki, Hana,voice actor.; Wexler, Geoffrey,film producer.; Winslet, Kate,voice actor.; Yonebayashi, Hiromasa,1973-screenwriter,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Stewart, Mary,1916-2014.Little broomstick.; Altitude Film Entertainment (Firm),production company.; GKids (Firm),production company.; Nippon TV Movies,production company.; Studio Ponoc,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Music, Takatsugu Muramatsu ; supervising animator, Takeshi Inamura ; director of photography, Susumu Fukushi ; editor, Toshihiko Kojima.English voice cast: Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron ; Japanese voice cast: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Amami.From Academy Award nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of When Marnie Was There and key animator on Spirited Away, comes a dazzling new adventure about a young girl who discovers a flower that grants her magical powers - but only for one night. Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte when she discovers an old broomstick and the strange flower that blossoms only once every seven years. Suddenly, Mary finds herself whisked away to Endor College - a school of magic run by Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But the school is not all that it seems, and when Mary tells a lie, she must risk her life to try to set things right.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Magic; Witches; Flowers;

For private home use only.

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Father Bauer and the great experiment : the genesis of Canadian Olympic hockey / by Oliver, Greg,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A pioneering and beloved Canadian legend comes to life. Father David Bauer changed lives - at the rink, in the classroom, and at the pulpit. Bauer's dream created the first truly national Canadian hockey team. In 1963, that unique group represented Canada abroad and were committed to both country and to Father Bauer. Whether shepherding the hockey program at St. Michael's College in Toronto or the men's national team out of the University of British Columbia, Bauer was both spiritual leader and trailblazer. Through exhaustive research and countless interviews, author Greg Oliver explores a Canadian icon, the teams that he put on the ice, and the rocky, almost unfathomable years of the 1970s when Canada didn't play international hockey. Finally, for the first time ever, the whole story of Father Bauer's critical importance to Canada's game is told in the rich detail it deserves, and a beloved icon is celebrated for his contributions to our nation's sporting history."--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Biographies.; Bauer, David, Father, 1924-1988.; Catholic Church; Hockey; Hockey; Winter Olympics;

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A number of things : stories of Canada told through fifty objects / by Urquhart, Jane,1949-author.;

From one of our nation's most beloved and iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected facets of our history. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist's shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. Bringing the curiosity of the novelist and the eloquence of the poet to her task, Jane Urquhart composes a symphonic memory bank with objects that resonate with symbolic significance. In this compelling portrait of a completely original country called Canada, a master novelist has given all of us a national birthday bouquet like no other.

Subjects: National characteristics, Canadian.; Material culture;

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