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The orphan's tale / by Jenoff, Pam,author.;
Sixteen-year-old Noa, forced to give up her baby fathered by a Nazi soldier, snatches a child from a boxcar containing Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp and takes refuge with a traveling circus, where Astrid, a Jewish aerialist, becomes her mentor.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus; Teenage mothers; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
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On the hunt / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
"Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever, Mack, to investigate the horrific bombing of a museum in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. What she doesn't know is that one powerful man has a special reason to find the person responsible. Jack Harlan has all the money in the world, but it can't bring his brother back. His sibling was murdered during the theft of a scientific discovery that could have made the world a better place. Now, after a four-year search, Harlan learns that this bombing was the work of the same twisted man. Kira and her dog are in demand from law enforcement agencies all over the world, but Harlan convinces her to continue the investigation for his own purposes, wherever it may lead. So against her better judgment, Kira finds herself on the hunt, placing her trust in Harlan. For what she hopes is justice. When what he may be seeking is vengeance"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Bombings; Dogs; Golden retriever; Man-woman relationships; Murderers; Revenge; Women private investigators;
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On the hunt [text (large print)] / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
"Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever, Mack, to investigate the horrific bombing of a museum in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. What she doesn't know is that one powerful man has a special reason to find the person responsible. Jack Harlan has all the money in the world, but it can't bring his brother back. His sibling was murdered during the theft of a scientific discovery that could have made the world a better place. Now, after a four-year search, Harlan learns that this bombing was the work of the same twisted man. Kira and her dog are in demand from law enforcement agencies all over the world, but Harlan convinces her to continue the investigation for his own purposes, wherever it may lead. So against her better judgment, Kira finds herself on the hunt, placing her trust in Harlan. For what she hopes is justice. When what he may be seeking is vengeance"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Bombings; Dogs; Golden retriever; Man-woman relationships; Murderers; Revenge; Women private investigators;
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The White Ship : conquest, anarchy and the wrecking of Henry I's dream / by Spencer, Charles Spencer,Earl,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The sinking of the White Ship on the 25th November 1120 is one of the greatest disasters that England has ever suffered. Its repercussions would change English and European history for ever. King Henry I was sailing for England in triumph after four years of fighting the French. Congregating with the king at the port of Barfleur on that freezing night was the cream of Anglo-Norman society, including the only legitimate heir to the throne. By 1120, Henry was the most formidable ruler in Europe with an enviable record on the battlefield, immense lands and wealth and unprecedented authority in his kingdoms. Everything he had worked for was finally achieved, and he was ready to hand it on to his beloved son, William AEtheling. Henry I and his retinue set out first. The White Ship - considered the fastest afloat - would follow, carrying the young prince. Spoilt and arrogant, William had plied his comrades and crew with drink from the minute he stepped aboard. It was the middle of the night when the drunken helmsman rammed the ship into rocks. There would be only one survivor from the gilded roll call of passengers ..."
Subjects: Charlotte W. White (Ship); Shipwrecks;
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The French dispatch [videorecording] / by Anderson, Wes,1969-screenwriter,film producer,film director.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Chalamet, Timothée,actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Dawson, Jeremy(Producer),film producer.; Friend, Rupert,actor.; Huston, Anjelica,actor.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; Moss, Elisabeth,1982-actor.; Murray, Bill,1950 September 21-actor.; Norton, Edward,actor.; Rales, Steven,film producer.; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-actor.; Schreiber, Liev,actor.; Seydoux, Léa,1985-actor.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Toro, Benicio del,1967-actor.; Waltz, Christopher,actor.; Wilson, Owen,1968-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey(Jeffrey Charles),1965-actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Searchlight Pictures,production company.;
Timothee Chalamet, Lea Seydoux, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Elizabeth Moss, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Owen Wilson, Christopher Waltz, Benicio Del Toro, Frances Mcdormand, Liev Schreiber, Anjelica Huston, Saoirse Ronan, Jeffrey Wright, Rupert Friend.A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in 'The French Dispatch.'.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.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: Anthology films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Artists; College students; Journalists; Kidnapping; Love-letters; Man-woman relationships; Police; Prisons;
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Reign. [videorecording] / by Sinden, Celina,actor.; Parker, Craig,1970-actor.; Kane, Adelaide,1990-actor.; Follows, Megan,actor.; CBS Studios, Inc.,publisher.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Celina Sinden, Craig Parker, Rose Williams, Jonathan Keltz, Ben Geurens, Dan Jeannotte, Jonathan Goad, Spencer MacPherson, Will Kemp.The fourth and final season finds Mary rising to the challenge, taking back her country and establishing her rule in Scotland, the land of her birth but a wild nation foreign to her, and now, once again, her home. There will be impossibly high stakes, unexpected betrayals, sexual exploits, a royal wedding, a royal birth and a rising body count as three queens in three nations fight for their people, their loves, and their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Francis II, King of France, 1544-1560; Nostradamus, 1503-1566; Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587; Princes; Queens;
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Aeon Flux [videorecording (DVD)] / by Chung, Peter; Csokas, Marton,1966; Dryburgh, Stuart; Kusama, Karyn; Miller, Jonny Lee; Okonedo, Sophi; Postlethwaite, Pet; Revell, Graeme; Theron, Charliz; Paramount Pictures Corporatio;
Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editors, Peter Honess, Plummy Tucker, Jeff Gullo ; music, Graeme Revell ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine.Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Paterson Joseph, Frances McDormand.400 years in the future, after a virus kills off 99% of the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity - except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. A secret agent/assassin/warrior has been given the mission to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that put the mission, not to mention her life, in dangerCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC
Subjects: Disappeared persons; Feature film; Female assassins; Science fiction film; Utopian socialism; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2006., Paramount Pictures,
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The court of miracles / by Grant, Kester,1984-;
Les Misérables In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger--the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh--Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city's dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice--protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Government, Resistance to; Revolutions; Sisters; Thieves; Imaginary wars and battles;
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The Lincoln lawyer by Connelly, Michael,1956-Lincoln lawyer.Videorecording.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-; Fisher, Frances,1952-; Furman, Brad.; Gunton, Bob.; Leguizamo, John.; Lucas, Josh.; Macy, William H.,1950-; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-; Peña, Michael,1976-; Phillippe, Ryan,1974-; Tomei, Marisa.; Entertainment One (Firm); Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm); Lions Gate Home Entertainment.;
Edited by Jeff McEvoy ; director of photography, Lukas Ettlin ; music by John Frizzell.Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Peña, Bob Gunton, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, William H. Macy.Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 Dobly digital.
Subjects: Connelly, Michael, 1956-; Attorney and client; Defense (Criminal procedure); Feature films.; Lincoln Town Car automobile; Male lawyers; Trials (Murder); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Lions Gate Home Entertainment ; Entertainment One,
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World on fire. [videorecording] / by Bennette, Rachel,screenwriter.; Biedunkiewicz, Erik,actor.; Black, Amanda(Producer),television producer.; Bonnar, Mark,actor.; Bowker, Peter,1958-creator,screenwriter.; Brown, Julia(Actress),actor.; Casson, Drew,television director.; Chilton, Grace,actor.; Cokeliss, Barney,television director.; Daley-Ward, Yrsa,actor.; Daniell, Angie,television producer.; Derouand, Eugénie,actor.; Gaur, Meenu,television director.; Götting, Johanna,actor.; Harrison, Blake,1985?-actor.; Hauer-King, Jonah,1995-actor.; Jones, Matt,1968 August 5-screenwriter.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Mir, Ahad Raza,actor.; Mitchell, Ewan(Actor),actor.; Sawyers, Parker,actor.; Schiweck, Miriam,actor.; Spellman, Ceallach,1995-actor.; Sulkin, Gregg,1992-actor.; Wichłacz, Zofia,actor.; Więcławek, Mateusz,actor.; ITV Studios,production company.; Mammoth Screen (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Erik Biedunkiewicz, Mark Bonnar, Julia Brown, Grace Chilton, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Eugénie Derouand, Johanna Götting, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Ewan Mitchell, Ahad Raza Mir, Parker Sawyers, Miriam Schiweck, Cel Spellman, Gregg Sulkin, Zofia Wichłacz, Mateusz Więcławek, Lesley Manville.Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023."October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the Führer, but can her best friend Gertha convince her to reconsider? In North Africa, Stan has found a new enemy in brutal desert conditions while meticulous Officer Rajib leads a team of Indian Sappers in the gravely dangerous task of clearing minefields. And in Paris, Henriette oversees the Resistance escape route" --Container.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; War television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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