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A private cathedral / by Burke, James Lee,1936-author.;
"On his way to visit an inmate at a Texas prison who has promised him information, Detective Dave Robicheaux stops off at an amusement park to watch a teenaged Elvis-like rock-and-roller from his hometown of New Iberia named Johnny Shondell playing to a crowd of swooming young girls. One of them is another New Iberia teenager named Isolde Balangie. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime rivals in the New Iberia criminal underworld. Yet Johnny and Isolde are in love. And like Romeo and Juliet, Johnny and Isolde are being kept apart by their families. In fact, Isolde tells Robicheaux, her parents have given her to the Shondell patriarch to be used as a sex slave. Seeking to uncover why, Robicheaux gets too close to both Isolde's mother and her father's mistress. As retribution, the elder Balangie orders a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his longtime partner, Clete Purcell. Yet this is unlike any hitman Robicheaux has ever faced: he has the ability induce hallucinations and might be a time-traveling reptilian. A Private Cathedral is both vintage James Lee Burke and one of his most inventive works to date--mixing romance, violence, mythology and science-fiction to produce a thrilling story about the all-consuming, all-conquering power of love"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Robicheaux, Dave (Fictitious character); Assassins; Families; Organized crime; Police;
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The whispering house / by Brooks, Elizabeth,1979-author.;
"Simmering and mysterious, The Whispering House trades in secrets: of a son haunted by his family's unsettling past, and a young woman uncovering the truth about her sister's last days. On a warm summer's day by the English seaside, twenty-three-year-old Freya spies a pale, pillared house: Byrne Hall. Before she can think twice, she's stepped inside to an ornate foyer featuring a striking portrait that evokes her late sister, Stella, whose untimely fall from a cliff years before still haunts Freya and her father. When an inexplicable longing leads her back to Byrne Hall several weeks later, she meets Cory, a handsome and enigmatic young artist who remains in the house to care for his ailing mother. Though she plans to stay for just a few days, Freya finds herself extending her stay longer and longer, driven to remain not just by Byrne Hall itself, but this strange mother-and-son pair who inhabit it. Freya's decision to linger in this mysterious, centuries-old house sets off an unexpected chain of events that will lead her to question who she is, and what really happened to Stella. As the days stretch on, a kind of shadow communication with her late sister begins as Freya explores the estate, and the relationships that Stella formed there. In prose as lush and atmospheric as Byrne Hall itself, Elizabeth Brooks weaves a simmering, propulsive tale in The Whispering House of art, sisterhood, and all-consuming love: the ways it can lead us towards tenderness, nostalgia, and longing, as well as shocking acts of violence"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Sisters; Secrecy; Suicide;
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Ascension / by Binge, Nicholas,author.;
"An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows when exactly it showed up, precisely how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a scientist of mysterious phenomena, is contacted by a shadowy organization to help investigate, he has no idea what he is getting into as he and his team set out for the mountain. The higher Harold's team ascends, the less things make sense. Time moves differently, turning minutes into hours, and hours into days. Amid the whipping cold of higher elevation, the climbers' limbs numb and memories of their lives before the mountain begin to fade. Paranoia quickly turns to violence among the crew, and slithering, ancient creatures pursue them in the snow. Still, as the dangers increase, the mystery of the mountain compels them to its peak, where they are certain they will find their answers. Have they stumbled upon the greatest scientific discovery known to man or the seeds of their own demise? Framed by the discovery of Harold Tunmore's unsent letters to his family and the chilling and provocative story they tell, Ascension considers the limitations of science and faith and examines both the beautiful and the unsettling sides of human nature"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Mountaineering; Mountains; Scientists; Space and time;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dune. [videorecording] / by Butler, Austin,1991-actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-actor.; Walken, Christopher,1943-actor.; Bardem, Javier,1969-actor.; Rampling, Charlotte,1946-actor.; Zendaya,1996-actor.; Brolin, Josh,actor.; Chalamet, Timothée,actor.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Parent, Mary,film producer.; Roth, Eric,1945-screenwriter.; Spaihts, Jonathan,screenwriter.; Villeneuve, Denis,1967-screenwriter,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Herbert, Frank.Dune.; Legendary Pictures,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),publisher,production company.;
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Lea Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem.Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of strong violence, some disturbing images and suggestive material.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.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Dune (Imaginary place); Interplanetary voyages; Political corruption; Prophecies; Royal houses; Deserts; Space warfare;
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Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Midsommar [videorecording] / by Andersson, Patrik,film producer.; Aster, Ari,film director,screenwriter.; Harper, William Jackson,1980-actor.; Knudsen, Lars,film producer.; Poulter, Will,actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-actor.; Reynor, Jack,1992-actor.; A24 (Firm),production company.; BR-F (Firm),production company.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; Square Peg (Firm),production company.;
Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Liv Mjones, Anna Astrom, Julia Ragnarsson, Archie Madekwe.After a family tragedy, a young American couple joins some friends at a midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that grow increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.00:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Americans; Cults; Paganism; Midsummer (Festival); Festivals; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Arsenal [videorecording] / by Cage, Nicolas,1965-actor.; Coppola, Christopher,1962-actor.; Cusack, John,1966-actor.; Emmett, Randall,film producer.; Furla, George,film producer.; Grenier, Adrian,1976-actor.; Hull, Lydia,actor.; Miller, Steven C.,1981-film director.; Mosberg, Jason,screenwriter.; Schaech, Johnathan,1969-actor.; Emmett Furla Oasis Films,presenter,production company.; Grindstone Entertainment Group,presenter.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Lionsgate Premiere (Firm),presenter.; River Bay Films,production company.; Tinker Productions Limited,production company.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Director of photography, Brandon Cox; music, Ryan Franks, Scott Nickoley.Adrian Grenier, Johnathon Schaech, Nicolas Cage, Lydia Hull, Christopher Coppola, John Cusack.Family loyalty is tested when a successful businessman must rescue his deadbeat brother from the vicious mobster holding him hostage. A construction-company owner must rescue his brother, a petty crook, after he is abducted by a vicious mobster. He is aided in his quest by a police detective and longtime friend.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for brutal bloody violence, language throughout, and drug use.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Fiction films.; Brothers; Businessmen; Kidnapping; Loyalty; Mafia; Rescues;
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Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Cave of bones / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-author.;
"New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert Southwest in this intriguing entry in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series. When Tribal Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito arrives to speak at an outdoor character-building program for at-risk teens, she discovers chaos. Annie, a young participant on a solo experience due back hours before, has just returned and is traumatized. Gently questioning the girl, Bernie learns that Annie stumbled upon a human skeleton on her trek. While everyone is relieved that Annie is back, they're concerned about a beloved instructor who went out into the wilds of the rugged lava wilderness bordering Ramah Navajo Reservation to find the missing girl. The instructor vanished somewhere in the volcanic landscape known as El Malpais. In Navajo lore, the lava caves and tubes are believed to be the solidified blood of a terrible monster killed by superhuman twin warriors. Solving the twin mysteries will expose Bernie to the chilling face of human evil. The instructor's disappearance mirrors a long-ago search that may be connected to a case in which the legendary Joe Leaphorn played a crucial role. But before Bernie can find the truth, an unexpected blizzard, a suspicious accidental drowning, and the arrival of a new FBI agent complicate the investigation. While Bernie searches for answers in her case, her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee juggles trouble closer to home. A vengeful man he sent to prison for domestic violence is back--and involved with Bernie's sister Darleen. Their relationship creates a dilemma that puts Chee in uncomfortable emotional territory that challenges him as family man, a police officer, and as a one-time medicine man in training. Anne Hillerman takes us deep into the heart of the deserts, mountains, and forests of New Mexico and once again explores the lore and rituals of Navajo culture in this gripping entry in her atmospheric crime series"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Indian reservation police; Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Guardians of the Galaxy. [videorecording] / by Bautista, David,1969-actor.; Cooper, Bradley,actor.; Diesel, Vin,actor.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Gunn, James,1966-film director,screenwriter.; Iwuji, Chukwudi,1975-actor.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Saldana, Zoë,1978-actor.; Stallone, Sylvester,actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,production company.;
Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Sylvester Stallone.Our beloved band of misfits is looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence, action, strong langueage, suggestive/drug references and thematic elements.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, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Drax (Fictitious character); Gamora (Fictitious character); Groot (Fictitious character); Rocket Raccoon (Fictitious character); Star-Lord (Fictitious character); Bounty hunters; Extraterrestrial beings; Guardians of the Galaxy (Fictitious characters); Human-alien encounters; Superheroes;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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A private cathedral [sound recording] / by Burke, James Lee,1936-author.; Patton, Will,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Will Patton."On his way to visit an inmate at a Texas prison who has promised him information, Detective Dave Robicheaux stops off at an amusement park to watch a teenaged Elvis-like rock-and-roller from his hometown of New Iberia named Johnny Shondell playing to a crowd of swooming young girls. One of them is another New Iberia teenager named Isolde Balangie. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime rivals in the New Iberia criminal underworld. Yet Johnny and Isolde are in love. And like Romeo and Juliet, Johnny and Isolde are being kept apart by their families. In fact, Isolde tells Robicheaux, her parents have given her to the Shondell patriarch to be used as a sex slave. Seeking to uncover why, Robicheaux gets too close to both Isolde's mother and her father's mistress. As retribution, the elder Balangie orders a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his longtime partner, Clete Purcell. Yet this is unlike any hitman Robicheaux has ever faced: he has the ability induce hallucinations and might be a time-traveling reptilian. A Private Cathedral is both vintage James Lee Burke and one of his most inventive works to date--mixing romance, violence, mythology and science-fiction to produce a thrilling story about the all-consuming, all-conquering power of love"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Assassins; Families; Organized crime; Police; Robicheaux, Dave (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Antlers [videorecording] / by Chaisson, C.,screenwriter.; Cooper, Scott,1970-film director,screenwriter.; Dale, J. Miles,film producer.; Goyer, David S.,film producer.; Greene, Graham,1952-actor.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Russell, Keri,1976-actor.; Thomas, Jeremy T.,actor.; Toro, Benicio del,1967-film producer.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan.In a remote Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become entangled with her enigmatic student, whose dark secrets lead to horrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence including gruesome images, and for language.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, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Horror films.; Monster films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Family secrets; Good and evil; Monsters; Windigos;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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