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- In praise of retreat : finding sanctuary in the modern world / by MacLeod, Kirsteen,author.;
"For readers of Walden, Wild, Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek, A Book of Silence, A Gift from the Sea and other celebrations of the inner adventure. An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat -- where we go, why we're drawn, and how it's urgent. From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal experiences to reveal the many ways readers can step back from society to reconnect with their deepest selves -- and to their loftiest aspirations in life. In the 21st century, disengaging, even briefly, is seen by many as self-indulgent, unproductive, and antisocial. Yet to retreat is as basic a human need as being social, and everyone can benefit, whether it's for a weekend, a month, or a lifetime. Retreat is an uncertain adventure with as many peaks and valleys as any mountain expedition, except we head inward, to recharge and find fresh energy and brave new ideas to bring back into our everyday lives."-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Solitude; Solitude.; Spiritual retreats.;
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- Girl falling : a novel / by Scrivenor, Hayley,author.;
"The USA Today bestselling, Lambda Award-winning author of Dirt Creek is back with a woman's story of the aftermath of the climbing incident that killed her girlfriend -- and getting to the truth. Torn between her girlfriend, Magdu, and her best friend, Daphne, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the soaring cliffs near their Australian town. But nothing goes as she planned, and in a horrific accident, Magdu falls to her death. Rocked by grief, Finn tries to pinpoint where it all went wrong. Did Magdu die because of Finn's friendship with overbearing Daphne, who has never wanted Finn to change or leave her? Can Finn trace it all the way back to the tragic childhood loss of her sister? What about Magdu's family, who would never have accepted their relationship? When the police suspect foul play in Magdu's death, Finn begins to search for the shocking truth about her relationships and what has been in front of her all along. Beautifully written by the #1 internationally bestselling, Lammy Award-winning Hayley Scrivenor, Girl Falling is a beautiful love story, a tender meditation on grief, and a searing tale of just how much our lies can cost us"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Grief; Murder; Rock climbing accidents; Woman-woman relationships;
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- Roman J. Israel, Esq. [videorecording]. / by Ejogo, Carmen,1974-actor.; Farrell, Colin,1976-actor.; Gilroy, Dan,1959-screenwriter,film director.; Washington, Denzel,1954-film producer,actor.; Black, Todd,film producer.; Fox, Jennifer,1959-film producer.; Escape Artists (Firm),production company.; Columbia Pictures,publisher.;
Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, John Gilroy ; director of photography, Robert Elswitt.Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravátt, Amanda Warren.An idealistic defense attorney finds himself caught up in a series of events that leads him to take extreme action.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Crime films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Criminal behavior; Criminal defense lawyers;
- For private home use only.
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- The sister's curse / by Solvinic, Nicola,author.;
"In this spellbinding mystery, a cop must solve a curious case of drownings that exposes the strange nature of her town. Lieutenant Anna Koray still can't outrun the darkness. She's started living with her boyfriend and she even has a dog-everything should be normal. Except that mysterious things always find her. After she saves a little boy from nearly drowning, she notices bizarre marks on his body like something tried to drag him to the water's depths. When a similar case happens soon after, Anna can't shake the feeling that it's no coincidence, especially when the victims are family members of some of the wealthiest men in town known as the Kings of Warsaw Creek. And they have enemies ... like the local bartender who just may be a witch, hexing those who cross her. But a deeper look into the case leads her to a history of drownings in town. Could it have started from an old legend? A curse? Or maybe there's a shadowy being luring victims to their doom. Anna's not convinced. But whoever-or whatever-it is behind the recent drownings, Anna will have to uncover soon ... or she'll find herself underwater, slipping into the darkness once again"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Drowning; Murder; Policewomen; Secrecy; Serial murderers; Women detectives; Witches;
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- A midnight puzzle / by Pandian, Gigi,1975-author.;
"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest from the truth: they're being framed. When Tempest receives an urgent midnight phone call from Julian, she decides to meet him at the historic Whispering Creek Theater - only to find his dead body, a sword through his chest. After a blade appears from thin air to claim another victim, Tempest is certain they're dealing with a booby trap ... something Secret Staircase Construction could easily build. Tempest refuses to wait for the investigation to turn to her or her loved ones. She knows the pieces of the puzzle are right in front of her, she just has to put them together correctly before more disaster strikes. Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian and her sleuth Tempest Raj return in A Midnight Puzzle, where an old theater reveals a deadly booby trap, secrets, and one puzzle of a mystery"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Architectural firms; Blessing and cursing; Dwellings; East Indian Americans; Family-owned business enterprises; Grandfathers; Interior decoration; Magicians; Murder; Women detectives;
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- That Last Carolina Summer A Gripping Southern Tale of Sisterhood , Secrets , and the Haunting Power of the Past [electronic resource] : by White, Karen.aut; CloudLibrary;
“This multi-generational story is layered with juicy family secrets. The perfect summer read." —Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of A Novel Summer Beloved bestselling author Karen White returns with a captivating new Southern drama about sisterhood, secrets and one woman’s reckoning with the past As a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning in the creek near her Charleston home. Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams, and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoebe eventually moves to the West Coast, as far from her family as possible. Now, years later, she is summoned back to South Carolina, to help Addie care for their ailing mother. As Phoebe’s return lures her back into deep-rooted tensions and conflicts, she is drawn to Celeste, whose granddaughter went missing years ago. Their connection brings comfort to Phoebe, while Celeste’s adult grandson Liam resurrects complicated emotions tied to Phoebe’s past. But the longer Phoebe spends in her childhood home, the more her recurring nightmares intensify—bringing her closer to the shocking truth that will irrevocably change everything. Unfolding against the lush backdrop of the South Carolina Lowcountry, That Last Carolina Summer is an unforgettable story about the unbreakable bonds of family and the gift of second chances.General adult.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women;
- © 2025., Park Row Books,
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- American made [videorecording] / by Cruise, Tom,1962-actor.; Gleeson, Domhnall,1983-actor.; Jones, Caleb Landry,actor.; Kirke, Lola,actor.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Spinelli, Gary,screenwriter.; Wright, Sarah,1983-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Lola Kirke.In this '80s-set thriller based on a true story, airline pilot Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) is recruited by the CIA to smuggle drugs and weapons abroad for the U.S. government. Seal quickly amasses a fortune via his undercover operations, but he gets in over his head when he becomes involved with Colombia's Medellín cartel and the Iran-contra scandal.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Seal, Barry, 1939-1986; Medellín Cartel; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Drug traffic; Illegal arms transfers; Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990; Organized crime;
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- This is where I leave you [videorecording] / by Bateman, Jason,actor.; Britton, Connie.; Byrne, Rose.; Driver, Adam.; Fey, Tina,1970-; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Hahn, Kathryn,1974-; Levy, Shawn,1968-; Monk, Debra,1949-; Olyphant, Timothy.; Schwartz, Ben.; Shepard, Dax,1975-; Spencer, Abigail.; Stoll, Corey,1976-; Tropper, Jonathan.This is where I leave you.Videorecording.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Camera, Terry Stacey ; production design, Ford Wheeler ; editor, Dean Zimmerman ; music, Michael Giacchino.Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Ben Schwartz, Tina Fey, Debra Monk, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Timothy Olyphant, Jason Bateman, Dax Shepard, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Abigail Spencer.When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Comedy films.; Families; Fathers; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Wills;
- © 2014., Warner Bros.,
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- American made [videorecording (BLURARY)] / by Cruise, Tom,1962-actor.; Gleeson, Domhnall,1983-actor.; Jones, Caleb Landry,actor.; Kirke, Lola,actor.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Spinelli, Gary,screenwriter.; Wright, Sarah,1983-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Lola Kirke.In this '80s-set thriller based on a true story, airline pilot Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) is recruited by the CIA to smuggle drugs and weapons abroad for the U.S. government. Seal quickly amasses a fortune via his undercover operations, but he gets in over his head when he becomes involved with Colombia's Medellín cartel and the Iran-contra scandal.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Seal, Barry, 1939-1986; Medellín Cartel; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Drug traffic; Illegal arms transfers; Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990; Organized crime;
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- The Christmas room / by Anderson, Catherine(Adeline Catherine),author.;
"The beloved author of the Mystic Creek series gifts readers with a novel of homespun good cheer, as two families discover the joy of hope and redemption -- just in time for the holidays. As summer gives way to fall in Rustlers Gulch, widow Maddie McLendon begins to have second thoughts about uprooting her life to move there with her son and grandson. Contractors have yet to break ground on their new house, leaving them -- along with four horses, three dogs, and six cats -- to live in a makeshift camp of trailers, tents, and sheds, while a brutal Montana winter looms on the horizon. Millionaire rancher Sam Conacher doesn't take kindly to his foolish new neighbours, but then he hasn't taken kindly to anyone since his wife died six years earlier. He's content to wallow in his grief alone, while keeping a tight rein on his twenty-six-year-old daughter. But now Sam's daughter has gone and fallen in love with Maddie's no-good son. Though drawn together by their love-struck kids, Maddie and Sam never see eye to eye on anything, until a near-tragedy gives them a true glimpse into each other's souls. And as the first snowflakes begin to fall, they'll discover the secrets and slipups that have brought each of them to this point in their lives -- to when an open heart is the biggest gift of all"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Parent and adult child; Man-woman relationships; Christmas;
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