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- The Trauma Beat A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News [electronic resource] : by Cherry, Tamara.aut; cloudLibrary;
A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate In The Trauma Beat, an eye-opening combination of investigative journalism and memoir, former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media. As Tamara documents the experiences of those who were forced to suffer on the public stage, she is confronted by everything she got wrong on the crime beat. Covering murders and traffic fatalities to sexual violence and mass violence, Cherry exposes a system set up to fail trauma survivors and journalists. Why do some families endure a swell of unwanted attention after the murder of a loved one, while others suffer from a lack of attention? What is it like to have a microphone shoved in your face seconds after escaping the latest mass shooting? What is the lasting impact on the reporter holding that microphone? The Trauma Beat explores these issues with the raw, reflective detail of a journalist moving from ignorance to understanding and shame to healing.General adult.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Media Studies; Editors, Journalists, Publishers; Criminology;
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- The Magnificent Seven. by MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MGM in 1998.No one can outshoot, outfight or out-think the Magnificent Seven. Hailing from vastly different backgrounds and troubled by dark secrets, these seven men - gunslinger, bounty hunter, ex-priest, former slave, con man, ladies' man and greenhorn - have been brought together by the shared experience of violence and tragedy. Led by a man who seeks to avenge the murder of his family, the Seven ride the Western Territories confronting injustice on behalf of those who are unable to fight for themselves.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Western films.; Historical films.;
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- The Magnificent Seven: S1. by Kavovit, Andrew,actor.; Midkiff, Dale,actor.; Close, Eric,actor.; Laurie,actor.; Biehn, Michael,actor.; Perlman, Ron,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff, Eric Close, Laurie, Michael Biehn, Ron PerlmanOriginally produced by MGM in 1998.No one can outshoot, outfight or out-think the Magnificent Seven. Hailing from vastly different backgrounds and troubled by dark secrets, these seven men - gunslinger, bounty hunter, ex-priest, former slave, con man, ladies' man and greenhorn - have been brought together by the shared experience of violence and tragedy. Led by a man who seeks to avenge the murder of his family, the Seven ride the Western Territories confronting injustice on behalf of those who are unable to fight for themselves.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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- Mothers and sons : a novel / by Haslett, Adam,author.;
"At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him. Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat center she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter's case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart. With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of "a rich assortment of literary gifts" (New York Times)."--
- Subjects: Gay fiction.; Queer fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Alienation (Social psychology); Estranged families; Family secrets; Gay men; Immigration lawyers; Mothers and sons; Psychic trauma;
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- Fight like a girl : a novel / by Kamal, Sheena.;
Love and violence. In some families they're bound up together, dysfunctional and poisonous, passed from generation to generation like eye color or a quirk of smile. Trisha's trying to break the chain, channeling her violent impulses into Muay Thai kickboxing, an unlikely sport for a slightly built girl of Trinidadian descent. Her father comes and goes as he pleases, his presence adding a layer of tension to Toronto's east-end townhouse Trisha and her mom call home, every punch he lands on her mother carving itself indelibly into Trisha's mind. Until the night he wanders out drunk in front of the car Trisha is driving, practicing on her learner's permit, her mother in the passenger seat. Her father is killed, and her mother seems strangely at peace. Lighter, somehow. Trisha doesn't know exactly what happened that night, but she's afraid it's going to happen again. Her mom has a new man in her life and the patterns, they are repeating.LSC
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Dysfunctional families; Families;
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- The German wife / by Rimmer, Kelly,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. Sofie, now the mother of four, misses Germany terribly and struggles to fit in among the other NASA wives. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed - but is it murder, revenge or justice?
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Germans; Nazis; Scientists; Scientists; Spouses;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- Between two moons : a novel / by Abdel Gawad, Aisha,author.;
"A deeply moving family story about identity, faith, and belonging set in the Muslim immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn following three siblings coming of age over the course of one Ramadan. It's the holy month of Ramadan, and twin sisters Amira and Lina are about to graduate high school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. On the precipice of adulthood, they plan to embark on a summer of teenage revelry, trying on new identities and testing the limits of what they can get away with while still under their parents' roof. But the twins' expectations of a summer of freedom collide with their older brother's return from prison, whose mysterious behavior threatens to undo the delicate family balance. Meanwhile, outside the family's apartment, a storm is brewing in Bay Ridge. A raid on a local business sparks a protest that brings the Arab community together, and a senseless act of violence threatens to tear them apart. Everyone's motives are called into question as an alarming sense of disquiet pervades the neighborhood. With everything spiraling out of control, how will Amira and Lina know who they can trust? A gorgeously written, intimate family story and a polyphonic portrait of life under the specter of Islamophobia, Between two moons challenges the reader to interrogate their own assumptions, asking questions of allegiance to faith, family, and community, and what it means to be a young Muslim in America"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Muslims;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Daddy [sound recording] : stories / by Cline, Emma,author.; Cline, Emma.Short stories.Selections[sound recording].; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Natasha Soudek."An absentee father collects his son from boarding school after a shocking act of violence. A nanny to a celebrity family hides out in Laurel Canyon in the aftermath of a tabloid scandal. A young woman sells her underwear to strangers. A notorious guest arrives at a placid, not-quite rehab in the Southwest. In ten remarkable stories, Emma Cline portrays moments when the ordinary is disturbed, when daily life buckles, revealing the perversity and violence pulsing under the surface. She explores characters navigating the edge, the limits of themselves and those around them: power dynamics in families, in relationships, the distance between their true and false selves. They want connection, but what they provoke is often closer to self-sabotage. What are the costs of one's choices? Of the moments when we act, or fail to act? These complexities are at the heart of Daddy, Emma Cline's sharp-eyed illumination of the contrary impulses that animate our inner lives"--
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Short stories.;
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- Harry Potter. [electronic resource]. by based on (work):Rowling, J. K.Harry Potter series[electronic resource].; Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Your next chapter takes flight! Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Quidditch by playing solo or sharing the magic with friends and family. Your next chapter takes flight! Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Quidditch by playing solo or sharing the magic with friends and family.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (Fantasy violence, mild blood, language, crude humour).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox Series X console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K/HDR 10 video ; Spatial audio, Dolby Atmos in game surround sound ; 1-6 player (1-3 player co-op) online multiplayer (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; online play required ; Cross-generation play ; Optimized for Xbox Series X ; Smart delivery compatible.
- Subjects: Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Sports video games.; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character); Xbox Series X (Video game console); Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization); Magic; Witches; Wizards; Video games.; School sports; Harry Potter Quidditch champions (Game);
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- Elektra / by Saint, Jennifer,author.;
"Elektra is a spellbinding reimagining of the story of one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family's bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Cassandra (Legendary character); Clytemnestra, Queen of Mycenae; Electra (Greek mythological figure); Trojan War;
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