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Serving in Secret. by T., Jonathan,film director.; MSNBC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MSNBC Films in 2023.In 1970, Tom Carpenter graduated from the Naval Academy ready to follow his family’s lineage in the military as a US Marine Corps attack pilot. Then he met Courtland Hirschi. Tom and Court fell deeply in love, keeping their illicit relationship a secret. At that time, homosexuality – if discovered – resulted in being kicked out of the military with a dishonorable discharge, a court martial, jail time, or worse… Tom and Court’s story would be no exception. SERVING IN SECRET features leading voices in politics, historians, civil rights activists, and retired military personnel telling the story of LGBTQ discrimination in the military, and the controversial compromise known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Tom’s work towards its repeal along with many others was the Turning Point for LGBTQ+ rights, a fight that continues today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; History, Military.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.;
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Heartless / by Meyer, Marissa.;
In this prequel to Alice in Wonderland, Cath would rather open a bakery and marry for love than accept a proposal from the King of Hearts, especially after meeting the handsome and mysterious court jester.LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Fantasy fiction.; Wonderland (Imaginary place); Characters and characteristics in literature;
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The very fairy princess takes the stage / by Andrews, Julie.; Hamilton, Emma Walton.; Davenier, Christine.;
Even though Gerry is cast as the court jester instead of the crystal princess in her ballet class's spring performance, she eventually regains her sparkle and once again feels like a fairy princess.LSC
Subjects: Geraldine (Fictitious character from Andrews); Ballet dancing; Conduct of life; Princesses;
© 2011., Little, Brown,
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A plain leaving / by Gould, Leslie,1962-author.;
At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway. Three years later, she returns home for the first time since leaving Lancaster to attend her father's funeral. Her arrival back revives all sorts of emotions--yearnings and sorrows alike. Jessica knows things will never return to how they were. But in seeing Silas again, she can't help but wonder what might have been. Struggling to decide where her next step should take her, she learns the story of a Revolutionary War-era ancestor that echoes her own choices. Will Jessica leave her family and community forever, or is there peace and healing and love yet to come?
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Romance fiction.; Amish;
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Bleak House. by Chadwick, Justin,film director.; White, Susanna,film director.; Maxwell Martin, Anna,actor.; Mulligan, Carey,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.; Lawson, Denis,actor.; Anderson, Gillian,actor.; Parker, Nathaniel,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna Maxwell Martin, Carey Mulligan, Charles Dance, Denis Lawson, Gillian Anderson, Nathaniel ParkerOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2005.BAFTA-winning writer Andrew Davies and an all-star cast bring one of Charles Dicken's most brilliant novels to life. Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought before London's High Court of Chancery with Richard Carstone and Ada Clare, wards of court who are caught up in the infamous and never-ending case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Meanwhile, the beautiful Lady Dedlock finds her elegant world turned upside down when her husband's lawyer Tulkinghorn gets wind of a dark secret in her past, and begins a deadly game of cat and mouse that could end with her destruction.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Historical films.;
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What happens in Vegas [videorecording (DVD)] / by Aguilar, Michael.; Corddry, Rob; Diaz, Cameron; Fox, Dana.; Kutcher, Ashton,1978-; Vaughan, Tom,1969-; 21 Laps Entertainment (Firm); Mosaic Media (Firm); Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox.;
Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Treat Williams, Dennis Farina.After two strangers get married in Las Vegas they win three million dollars, and when a court forces them to stay married for six months they try to cheat each other out of the money.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© 2008., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Love blooms in Morning Star / by Hubbard, Charlotte,1953-;
"As Jo Fussner keeps the Marketplace humming, her heart dances with a joyous secret. Jo and Michael Wengerd, a shy nursery owner from a nearby town, have fallen hopelessly in love. When Michael buys a courting buggy, Jo is sure a proposal will follow. But she'll have to work hard to gain her mother's approval--because the widowed Drusilla Fussner is convinced that marriage will bring her daughter nothing but heartache. To win Jo's hand, Michael enlists his father's help in convincing Drusilla to give the marriage her blessing--and perhaps even open her heart to new happiness of her own. . . . But just as Jo and Michael's hope for their future grows, an even bigger obstacle looms. The Amish elders vote to forbid any maidel from working once she marries. Now Jo must choose between the beloved store she's put her heart into, and the man she can't live without. Conflicted, Jo will have to trust that anything is possible when true faith guides the way . . ."--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Marriage;
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Wentworth. [videorecording] / by Atkinson, Kate,1972-actor.; Clanton, Shareena,actor.; Cormack, Danielle,actor.; Crittenden, Amanda,television producer.; Da Silva, Nicole,actor.; Ireland, Celia,actor.; Jeffery, Aaron,1970-actor.; Magasiva, Robbie J,actor.; Milosevic, Katrina,actor.; Rabe, Pamela,1959-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),distributor.; Foxtel (Firm),presenter.; FremantleMedia Australia,presenter,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva, Kate Atkinson, Celia Ireland, Shareena Clanton, Katrina Milosevic, Aaron Jeffery, Robbie Magasiva, Pamela Rabe.Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program in 2015.The women of Wentworth Prison face a high-stakes power struggle as the hit Australian drama returns. In Season Three, Bea Smith receives a life sentence without parole and assumes the mantle of top dog, asserting her dominance over the other inmates, including Franky Doyle, who finds herself more vulnerable than ever before.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Prison television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television series.; Prisons; Women prisoners;
For private home use only.
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The Hamptons lawyer / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Lupica, Mike,author.;
"Undefeated criminal defense attorney Jane Smith -- known as the Hamptons Lawyer -- never fails to make her case. The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle -- and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she's armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence -- and two Glocks. Yet she's chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That's when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense. Knowing every day in court could be her last, she's a survivor. For now."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Celebrities; Lawyers; Self-defense (Law); Women lawyers;
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The marriage portrait / by O'Farrell, Maggie,1972-author.;
Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: a duke is quick to request her hand in marriage. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess' future hangs entirely in the balance.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1533-1597; Medici, Lucrezia de', 1545-1561; Florence (Italy); Renaissance;
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