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Whiplash [videorecording] / by Benoist, Melissa.; Lang, Nate.; Reiser, Paul.; Simmons, J. K.; Stowell, Austin.; Teller, Miles.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang.A talented young jazz drummer experiences a trial by fire when he's recruited by a ferocious instructor whose unyielding search for perfection may lead to his undoing. For as far back as Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) can remember, he's been watching his father fail. Determined to make a name for himself no matter what it takes, Andrew enrolls in a prestigious east coast music conservatory where his talent quickly catches the attention of Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) a esteemed music teacher who's notorious for his caustic approach in the classroom. The leader of the school's top jazz ensemble, Fletcher promptly transfers Neyman into his band, giving the ambitious young drummer a shot at true greatness. He may achieve it, too, if Neyman's methods don't drive him to madness first.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Drummers (Musicians); Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Jazz musicians; Jazz; Music teachers;
© 2015., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Changing Ends. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.From award-winning writers Alan Carr and Simon Carlyle. Comedy sitcom based on Alan’s childhood growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager.Set in an unassuming market town in the 1980s, this is more than just a trip down memory lane. It’s a love letter to a time and a town where things weren’t always so inclusive. Told with warmth and wit, it follows Alan’s journey through puberty, adolescence and finally self-discovery. Against the backdrop of a staunchly Conservative political climate, Alan experiences sexual awakenings and battles with bullies as he navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football. This is a show about school, family, and figuring out who you are when your family are football fanatics – and you’re a little bit more Miss Marple.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Queer cinema.; Sports.; Coming-of-age films.; Nineteen eighties.; Soccer.; Television comedies.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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The river is waiting [sound recording] : a novel / by Lamb, Wally,author.; Sisto, Jeremy,1974-narrator.; Blackstone Audio, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Jeremy Sisto.Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother's enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Grief; Married people; Prisoners; Prisons; Reconciliation;
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My sister and other lovers : a novel / by Freud, Esther,author.;
"For as long as Lucy can remember, she's been caught between love for her rootless mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. From their peripatetic childhood to their restless teenage years -- hitching through rural Ireland, the move to a communal house -- she's been forced to make a choice between these two very different ways of approaching life. But as the girls come of age and embark on their own experiments -- in love, drugs, work, motherhood -- Bea is at risk of drifting further and further away. Can their loyalty to each other transcend the damages of a past that feels almost too dangerous to examine? With scalpel-sharp insight, Esther Freud excavates the most intimate relationships of our lives, laying bare the fear and longing, the secrets and mistrust. My Sister and Other Lovers is an irresistible exploration of love, family, and freedom in all its forms."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Coming of age; Families; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Sisters; Sisterhoods;
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Nobody ever asked me about the girls : women, music, and fame / by Robinson, Lisa(Music journalist),author.;
"From the effects of fame on family and vice versa to motherhood and drugs, sex, and romance, Lisa Robinson has discussed every taboo topic with nearly every significant living female artist to pass through the pages of Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. Here, her interviews with and observations of fabulous female pop and rock stars, from Tina Turner and Alanis Morrissette to Rihanna, show how these powerhouse women, all with vastly different life experiences, fell in love with music, seized their ambitions, and changed pop culture. Grouped by topic, ranging from hair and makeup to sexual and emotional abuse, Robinson's interviews reveal each individual artist's sense of humor, private hopes, and personal devastations-along with the grit and fire that brought each woman to the stage in the first place and empowered her to leave her mark on the world"--
Subjects: Women musicians.; Women singers.; Women in the music trade.; Fame.;
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The woman with no name : a novel / by Blake, Audrey,author.;
"On a warm night in September, Yvonne Rudellat's house is bombed. Almost everything she owns is destroyed. Yvonne has no one left. She and her husband have long been estranged; her daughter, Jackie, is married and occupied with war work. Yvonne is no use to anyone-older, diminutive, always overlooked. As she prepares to take her own life, fate offers her a new path. Almost no one believes she can do it. She is a woman, unaccustomed to this form of danger. She is too old, too frail for such deadly work. But Britain is on the brink of losing the war, and so she is sent, as an experiment more than anything else, to train as a Special Operative Executive. All too soon, she finds herself alone in the country that was once her home. Her mission: set Europe ablaze and clear the way for the women who come after"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Rudellat, Yvonne, 1897-1945; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive; World War, 1939-1945;
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Scaredy Squirrel goes camping / by Watt, Mélanie,1975-;
Scaredy Squirrel buys a new television so he can experience camping from a safe distance, but in order to reach the nearest electrical outlet and plug it in, he must brave the wilderness anyways.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Scaredy Squirrel (Fictitious character); Squirrels; Camping; Fear;
© c2013., Kids Can Press,
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Tall water [graphic novel] / by Sindu, SJ,author.; MBD, Dion,illustrator.;
Nimmi journeys to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother--only to experience the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Stranded amid the devastation and destruction, can Nimmi reunite with her mother?
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Fathers and daughters; Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; Mothers and daughters; Sri Lankan Americans; War and families;
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Modernism : a very short introduction / by Butler, Christopher,1940-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-114) and index.The modernist work -- Modernist movements and cultural tradition -- The modernist artist -- Modernism and politics."Why do cultures depend so much on mythical illusions to the past? Could the bicycle chained to the gate next door be a work of art? How do human beings really think, when they are not speaking? How do high and low culture relate to one another? Why do we need the 'progressive' and the 'new'?" "In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butter looks at the many innovations created by Modernist thinkers and artists, showing how powerful ideas and formal experiment have produced the music, painting, and literature which has informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life." "A thoroughly good idea. Snappy, small format ... stylish design ... perfect to pop into your pocket for spare moments' Lisa Jardine, The Times" "A very good Idea, these Very Short Introduction, a new concept from OUP' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian." --
Subjects: Nonfiction.; Modernism (Art); Modernism (Literature); Modernism (Aesthetics); 02.01 history of science and culture.; Modernism (Aesthetics); Modernism (Art); Modernism (Literature); Modernism (culture); Literature.; Arts.;
© 2010., Oxford University Press,
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Murder at the high school reunion / by Hollis, Lee,author.;
After all these years, Maya and Sandra have mixed feelings about seeing their high school classmates, but in one sense the evening promises to be something of a red carpet event. A shy wallflower in school, Alyssa Turner has blossomed into an Oscar-nominated actress--and she's coming to the reunion. To their surprise, before the event, Alyssa contacts Maya and Sandra. She's going to be playing a private eye and would like to hear about their experiences. When they meet, she confides she was bullied in school by cheerleader Tawny Bryce and her mean girls' clique while also having a huge crush on Tawny's boyfriend, the star quarterback. When Tawny's body is discovered the night of the reunion behind the bleachers, the spotlight is on Alyssa. She turns to Maya and Sandra to find the real killer. But is she as innocent as she seems--or turning in another Oscar-worthy performance?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Class reunions; Mothers; Murder; Private investigators;
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