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When we were young / by Roper, Richard,author.;
Joel and Theo haven't spoken since the summer they turned sixteen, but that's about to change. From the outside Joel looks like the picture of success: a TV scriptwriter with a smash hit who's still together and in love with his teenage sweetheart, Amber. But he's falling apart at the seams. He's headed home to reconnect with best friend Theo--to get back to the start of it all. Theo has been living in his parents' shed, nursing a broken heart and a wounded ego, convinced life can't get any worse. Then he gets evicted on his 30th birthday. He thinks he's done with the real world--until it shows up on his doorstep ... One of them is keeping a secret, and the other is living a lie. But can the promise they once made to walk all 184 miles of the Thames Path help them find their way back to the truth--and to their friendship?
Subjects: Friendship; Homecoming; Secrecy; Walking;
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The mistake I made / by Daly, Paula,author.;
Her debts mounting and on the verge of eviction, single mother Roz is offered an indecent proposal she cannot refuse, but the situation spirals out of control as she attempts to avoid a deadly mistake.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Single mothers;
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Rent [videorecording]. by Diggs, Taye; Dawson, Rosario;
Director, Chris Columbus.Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs.The story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City in 1989. Over the course of a year, the friends face poverty, drug addiction, break-ups, reconciliations, eviction, and AIDS.OFRB rating: PG.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Gay & Lesbian Interest.; Drama.;
© 2007., Revolution Films,
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To the land of long lost friends / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In the latest book in the widely beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance but her inquiries will require an even more delicate touch than usual. Mma Ramotswe reconnects with an old friend who has been having problems with her daughter. Though Precious feels compelled to lend a hand, she discovers that getting involved in family affairs is always a delicate proposion. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni finds himself embroiled in familial drama as well, when one of his clients asks for help evicting an unwanted houseguest who turns out to be the man's own brother. Elsewhere, Charlie and Fanwell are also involved in tricky matters of the heart, as Queenie-Queenie, Charlie's girlfriend, seems to have transferred her affections to Fanwell. It's up to Mma Makutsi to set things right, but she may be be too distracted by her nemesis Violet Sephotho, who has somehow been appointed to the board of a charity. What is Violet up to now? As all of these mysteries are unraveled, Mma Ramotswe and the entire No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will be reminded of the value of tried-and-true wisdom-- never judge a book by its cover"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character); No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization); Women private investigators;
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The friend [videorecording] / by Chasin, Liza,film producer.; Dowd, Ann,actor.; Dumezweni, Noma,actor.; Gugino, Carla,1971-actor.; Gureckis, Trevor,composer (expression); Hagy, Isaac,1984-editor of moving image work.; McCarthy, Tom,1966-actor.; McGehee, Kelly,production designer.; McGehee, Scott,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Murray, Bill,1950 September 21-actor.; Norris, Bruce,actor.; Nuttgens, Giles,director of photography.; Pais, Josh,1964-actor.; Pidgeon, Sarah,actor.; Siegel, David(Director),film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Solis, Felix,1971-actor.; Spreter, Mike,film producer.; Teague, Owen,1998-actor.; Wadley, Jay,composer (expression); Watts, Naomi,1968-actor.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Nunez, Sigrid.Friend.; 3dot Productions,production company.; Big Creek (Firm),production company.; Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; Decal (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; editor, Isaac Hagy ; production designer, Kelly McGehee ; music by Jay Wadley & Trevor Gureckis.Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Noma Dumezweni, Ann Dowd, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, Josh Pais, Tom McCarthy, Bruce Norris.Iris's life is upended when her best friend leaves her his Great Dane. Despite a small New York apartment and threats of eviction, she bonds with the regal beast and begins to heal, in this story of love and friendship.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for language including a sexual reference.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Best friends; Grief; Great Dane; Apartment dwellers; Human-animal relationships;
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Sunbelt blues : the failure of American housing / by Ross, Andrew,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 28 out of 3,140 counties in America. The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed properties to turn into extravagant vacation homes for affluent visitors, destroying affordable housing in the process. At the other, underpaid theme park workers, displaced families, and disabled and elderly people subsisting on government checks are technically homeless, living crammed into dilapidated, roach-infested motels or even in tent camps in the woods. Through visceral, frontline reporting from the motels and encampments dotting central Florida, renowned sociologist Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America's suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism. As millions of renters face down evictions and foreclosures in the midst of the COVID-19 recession, Andrew Ross reveals how ineffective government planning, property market speculation, and poverty wages have combined to create this catastrophe. Immersive and compassionate, Sunbelt Blues finds in Osceola County a bellwether for the future of homelessness in America"--
Subjects: Housing policy; Housing; Low-income housing; Real estate investment; Working poor;
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Poverty, by America / by Desmond, Matthew,author.;
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom"--
Subjects: Poor; Poverty; Poverty;
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Lad [videorecording] : a Yorkshire story / by Clarkson, Nancy,actor.; Demetriou, Mario,actor.; Exley, Oliver,actor.; Froom, Alex,actor.; Hartley, Dan,actor.; Hayes, Robert,actor.; Thomas, Liam,screenwriter,editor of moving image work,film director.; MVD Visual (Firm),film distributor.;
Nancy Clarkson, Mario Demetriou, Oliver Exley, Alex Froom, Robert Hayes, Liam Thomas.When Tom Proctor's dad dies his world falls apart. His brother joins the army, his mum is threatened with eviction, and he faces a criminal prosecution after spreading manure over the local bank. All this changes however, when Tom meets park ranger Al Thorpe in this inspiring story of two individuals overcoming adversity to discover true friendship.PG.DVD ; surround 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Families; Fathers; Friendship; Problem youth;
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Mountain men [videorecording] / by Crawford, Chace.; Irvin, Britt.; Labine, Cameron.; Labine, Tyler.; TVA Films (Firm);
Chace Crawford, Tyler Labine, Britt Irvin.Mountain Men is a comedy/drama that follows two estranged brothers, Toph and Cooper, as they journey to a remote family cabin in the mountains to evict a squatter. Buried resentment and bruised egos soon derail the plan and when the smoke clears they've destroyed their car and burned down the cabin, leaving them stranded in the cold Rocky Mountain winter. With their very survival at stake, they must learn to work together as brothers to get back to civilization.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Brothers; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Log cabins; Male friendship; Squatters;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos. by Akinmuyiwa, Bisola,film director.; Atinkpo, Elijah,film director.; Tayler, James,film director.; Cerf, Mathew,film director.; Okechukwu, Samuel,film director.; Ogungbamila, Temitope,film director.; Edukpo, Tina,film director.; Adebayo, Adebowale,actor.; Avlessi, Gerard,actor.; Okechukwu, Kachi,actor.; Ami-Williams, Temiloluwa,actor.; Adelesi, Teniola,actor.; Rushlake Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adebowale Adebayo, Gerard Avlessi, Kachi Okechukwu, Temiloluwa Ami-Williams, Teniola AdelesiOriginally produced by Rushlake Media in 2024.Jawu lives in one of the floating slums pushed into the lagoon which gives the megacity Lagos its name – a young mother scraping by in an indifferent city. However, the spirit of the great warrior king Egbaezen has marked her for a terrible responsibility and ordeal. Danger now threatens his people, as corrupt officials conspire to evict thousands from their ancestral homes. Egbaezen’s spirit takes the form of an African Grey parrot, and sets in motion a chain of events that will change Jawu and her entire community forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Motion pictures--Africa.; Poverty.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Nigeria.;
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