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The demon of unrest [text (large print)] : a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War / by Larson, Erik,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter--a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were "so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them." At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable--one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink--a dark reminder that we often don't see a cataclysm coming until it's too late"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Personal narratives.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.; Presidents;
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Tammy [videorecording] / by Aykroyd, Dan.; Bates, Kathy,1948-; Cole, Gary,1956-; Collette, Toni.; Falcone, Ben,1973-; Ferrell, Will,1967-; McCarthy, Melissa,1969-; McKay, Adam,1968-; Sarandon, Susan,1946-; New Line Cinema Corporation.; On the Day (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music, Michael Andrews ; editor, Mike Sale ; director of photography, Russ Alsobrook.Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Dan Aykroyd, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Sandra Oh, Mark Duplass, Nat Faxon, Ben Falcone.Tammy is having a bad day. She's totaled her car, gotten fired from her job at a burger joint, and finds her husband getting comfortable with the neighbor in her own house. It's time to take her boom box and book it. The bad news is she's broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl, is her only option-with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not exactly the escape Tammy had in mind. But on the road, with grandma riding shot gun, it may be just what Tammy needs.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Automobile travel; Comedy films.; Families; Feature films.; Grandmothers; Road films.; Unemployed women workers;
© c2014., Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Atoms and ashes : a global history of nuclear disasters / by Plokhy, Serhii,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the "definitive" (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing 10 percent of world electricity. Yet as the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change, the question arises: Just how safe is nuclear energy? Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents--Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima--Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power, both for military and peaceful purposes, while offering a vivid account of how individuals and governments make decisions under extraordinary circumstances. Atoms and Ashes provides a crucial perspective on the most dangerous nuclear disasters of the past, in order to safeguard our future"--
Subjects: Nuclear accidents; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear weapons;
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Bear necessity : a novel / by Gould-Bourn, James,author.;
"Danny's life is falling apart. He's become a single father to eleven-year-old Will--who hasn't spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash a year earlier--and Danny has just been fired from his construction job. To make matters worse, he's behind on the rent and his nasty landlord is threatening to break his legs if he doesn't pay soon. Danny needs money, and fast. After observing local street performers in a nearby park, Danny spends his last few dollars on a tattered panda costume, impulsively deciding to become a dancing bear"--Publisher marketing.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Fathers and sons; Grief in children; Selective mutism; Street entertainers;
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Cassandra in reverse / by Smale, Holly,author.;
Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend, Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order ... until now. She's just been dumped. She's just been fired. Her local café has run out of banana muffins. Then, something truly unexpected happens: Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. One small rewind at a time, Cassie attempts to fix the life she accidentally obliterated, but soon she'll discover she's trying to fix all the wrong things.
Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Autistic women; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Neurodiversity; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Time travel; Women;
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A bunch of Munsch. [videorecording] / by Martchenko, Michael,illustrator.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-author.; Mill Creek Entertainment,production company,film distributor.;
Thomas' snowsuit/50 below zero -- David's father/Pigs -- Mortimer/Something good -- The paper bag princess -- The boy in the drawer/Murmel, murmel, murmel -- The fire station/Angela's airplane -- Moira's birthday/Blackberry subway jam.From the colorful imagination of Robert Munsch, the celebrated children's book author, comes these delightful tales sure to charm young audiences with imaginative story lines and a quirky sense of humor.G.DVD, region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Video recordings for children.;
For private home use only.
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Chrysalis / by Reichs, Brendan.;
"Fire Lake's sophomore class must work together or die alone in a new era of planet Earth inhabited by otherworldly dangers and challenges"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Survival; End of the world;
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White Cave escape / by Kent, Jennifer McGrath.;
When Shawn and his friends are trapped in the woods by a raging forest fire, their only chance of survival is to find the legendary White Caves.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Wilderness survival; Caves;
© c2009., Nimbus Pub.,
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To the ends of the Earth [videorecording] / by Attwood, David(Director); Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-; Dance, Charles.; Delap, Tim.; Evans, Daniel,1973-; Feild, J. J.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Close quarters.Videorecording.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Fire down below.Videorecording.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Rites of passage.Videorecording.; Hamilton, Victoria,1971-; Harris, Jared,1961-; Hobbs, Robert,1972-; Landey, Theo,1975-; McCabe, Richard.; Neill, Sam.; Page, Joanna,1978-; Pettifer, Brian.; Sives, Jamie,1973-; Timeless Media Group (Firm);
Screenplay by Tony Basgallop and Leigh Jackson ; director of photography, Ulf Brantas ; editor, Philip Kloss ; music, Rob Lane.Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Pettifer, Victoria Hamilton, Daniel Evans, Robert Hobbs, Jared Harris, Theo Landey, Jamie Sives, JJ Feild, Tim Delap, Chris Walker, Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Richard McCabe, Joanna Page."From Nobel laureate William Golding's (Lord of the flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government."--Container.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Immigrants; Ocean travel; Television mini-series.;
© c2014., Timeless Media Group,
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Pocket listing [videorecording] / by Allyn, Conor,actor.; Clark, Jessica,actor.; Jurdi, James,actor.; Lowe, Rob,actor.; Reynolds, Burt,actor.; Momentum Pictures,film distributor.;
Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, Jessica Clark, James Jurdi.Set around the issue of the U.S. real-estate market and its various casualties, Frank Hunter (Rob Lowe) and his sultry wife Lana (Jessica Clark), hire disgraced Los Angeles property broker Jack Woodman (James Jurdi) to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa. Fired from a top broker firm by real-estate mogul Ron Glass (Burt Reynolds) and framed by his menacing, drug-addled son, Aaron (Logan Fahey), Woodman soon finds himself in a world of double crosses, mistaken identity and crooked deals, the type that are literally life or death.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R for language, drug use, sexuality/nudity and violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Avarice; Fathers and sons; Real property; Revenge;
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