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Coyote Hills [text (large print)] : a novel / by Kellerman, Jonathan,author.; Kellerman, Jesse,author.;
Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner's office to strike out on his own as a private investigator. He's perfectly happy working low-stakes embezzlement cases--that is, until PI Regina Klein calls him with a mystery only he can solve. The son of a wealthy couple has washed up dead on the shores of San Francisco Bay with drugs in his system and a head injury. The police are calling it an accident. But the parents are adamant something's not right--and as Clay digs deeper, he uncovers a horrifying tangle of betrayal and lies.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Edison, Clay (Fictitious character); Betrayal; Private investigators; Rich people; Sons; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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Project management for dummies / by Portny, Jonathan L.,author.; Portny, Stanley E.(Stanley Erwin),author.;
"In these days when projects seem to be bigger and more challenging than ever before, you need to make sure tasks stay on track, meet the budget, and keep everyone in the loop. Enter Project Management For Dummies. This friendly guide starts with the basics of project management and walks you through the different aspects of leading a project to a successful finish. After you've navigated your way through a couple of projects, you'll have the confidence to tackle even bigger (and more important) projects! In addition to explaining how to manage projects in a remote work environment, the book offers advice on identifying the right delivery approach, using social media in project management, and deploying agile project management"--
Subjects: Project management.;
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Three plays : Blithe spirit, Hay fever, Private lives / by Coward, Noël,1899-1973,author.; Hoare, Philip,writer of introduction.; Coward, Noël,1899-1973.Plays.Selections.; Coward, Noël,1899-1973.Blithe spirit.; Coward, Noël,1899-1973.Hay fever.; Coward, Noël,1899-1973.Private lives.;
Includes bibliographical references."Filled with languid aristocrats trading witticisms as they wait for martinis, this collection of three Noel Coward plays encapsulates the qualities that made him one of the most popular playwrights of the 1930s and '40s and one of the great personalities of the century. In Blithe Spirit, Charles Condomine receives a visit from his first wife, Elvira. Unfortunately, Elvira is now a ghost and Charles has, understandably, moved on and married Ruth. The bohemian protagonists of Hay Fever wreak emotional havoc on a house full of weekend visitors. In Private Lives, a recently divorced couple find themselves in adjoining hotel rooms while on honeymoon with their new spouses."--
Subjects: Comedy plays.; Drama.; English drama;
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The Amateur Marriage [electronic resource] : by Tyler, Anne.aut; CloudLibrary;
Painfully funny and heartachingly true, Anne Tyler draws our eyes to an ill-matched couple, and the slow, tragicomic disintegration of their marriage. When Pauline Barclay whirls into Michael Anton's grocery store in 1941, he is convinced he's in love. In due course they marry, and so begins their misadventure of wedded misery. Over the course of sixty years, Michael and Pauline endure their marriage (and each other) through anniversaries, affairs, and children, as the union of two people slowly devolves into a parting of ways. Injecting a touch of mischief with a dash of wisdom, Anne Tyler plays out an American marriage and its sometimes unavoidable end.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Family Life; Psychological;
© 2018., Doubleday Canada,
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The wisdom of wolves : lessons from the Sawtooth pack / by Dutcher, Jim,1943-author.; Dutcher, Jamie,author.; Manfull, James,author.;
"From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike. For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior. Each chapter exemplifies a principle, such as kindness, teamwork, playfulness, respect, curiosity, and compassion. Their heartfelt stories combine into a thought-provoking meditation on the values shared between the human and the animal world. Occasional photographs bring the wolves and their behaviors into absorbing focus"--
Subjects: Gray wolf; Human-animal relationships; Social behavior in animals; Wildlife photography.;
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Legacy of war / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Churchill, David,1959-author.;
The war is over, Hitler is dead, and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power. As a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse develops, a plot against the couple begins to stir. One that will have ramifications throughout Europe. Further afield in Kenya, the last outcrop of the colonial empire is feeling the stirrings of rebellion. As the situation becomes violent and the Courtney family home is under threat, Leon Courtney finds himself caught between two powerful sides and a battle for the freedom of a country.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Anti-imperialist movements; Anti-Nazi movement; Courtney family (Fictitious characters); Imperialism; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945;
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Loving [videorecording] / by Dalton, Will,actor.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.; Negga, Ruth,1982-actor.; Nichols, Jeff,1978-film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton.In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard (Joel Edgerton, Black Mass) and Mildred (Ruth Negga, World War Z) fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them and the words said behind their backs. It is when they get married, however, that words and looks become actions, and the two are arrested. The couple decide to take their case all of the way to the Supreme Court in order to fight for their love in this passionate and gripping drama that critics are calling "a masterpiece."Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Loving, Mildred Jeter; Loving, Richard Perry; Interracial marriage; Man-woman relationships;
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century [videorecording] / by Fukuyama, Francis,on-screen participant.; Pemberton, Justin,film director.; Piketty, Thomas,on-screen participant.; Stiglitz, Joseph,on-screen participant.; Kino Lorber (Firm),film distributor.;
Francis Fukuyama, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty.Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2020.Based on the international bestseller by rock-star economist Thomas Piketty (which sold over three million copies worldwide and landed Piketty on Time's list of most influential people), this captivating documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on today's growing inequalities. Traveling through time, the film assembles accessible pop-culture references coupled with interviews of some of the world's most influential experts delivering an insightful and empowering journey through the past and into our future.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Capitalism.; Capital.; Income distribution.; Wealth.; Economic development.;
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What keeps you alive [videorecording] / by Allen, Brittany,1986-actor.; Anderson, Hannah Emily,actor.; MacIsaac, Martha,1984-actor.; Minihan, Colin,film director,screenwriter.; Digital Interference,presenter.; Mongrel Media,publisher.;
Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac.How much can you really know about another person? The unsettling truth that even those closest to us can harbor hidden dimensions drives this thrillingly unpredictable, bloodstained fear trip. Jackie (Hannah Emily Anderson) and Jules (Brittany Allen) are a couple celebrating their one-year anniversary at a secluded cabin in the woods belonging to Jackie's family. From the moment they arrive, something changes in Jules' normally loving wife, as Jackie begins to reveal a previously unknown dark side -- all building up to a shocking revelation that will pit Jules against the woman she loves most in a terrifying fight to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Betrayal; Married people; Murderers;
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Akin : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from steak hache to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster. But as Michael's sharp eye and ease with tech help Noah unearth troubling details about their family's past, both of them come to grasp the risks that loved ones take for one another, and find they are more akin than they knew.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Retirees; Older people; Conflict of generations; Families; Kinship;
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