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The war we won apart : the untold story of two elite agents who became one of the most decorated couples of WWII / by Ayed, Nahlah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Love, betrayal, and a secret war: the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who became one of the most decorated wartime couples of WWII. On opposite sides of the pond, Sonia Butt, an adventurous young British woman, and Guy d'Artois, a French-Canadian soldier and thunderstorm of a man, are preparing to go to war. From different worlds, they make their way to fight in Winston Churchill's secret army against the German forces and, unlike most involved in the world's deadliest conflict to date, to fight from behind enemy lines. Their lives first intersect during clandestine training to become agents with the Special Operations Executive. Sonia and Guy learn how to parachute into enemy territory, how to kill, blow up rail lines, support the French resistance, and eventually ... how to love each other. But not long after their hasty marriage, their love is tested by separation, by a titanic invasion -- and by indiscretion. Written in vivid, heart stopping prose, we follow their stories of uncommon courage -- as Sonia plunges into Nazi-occupied France and slinks into black market restaurants to throw off German forces who knew she'd arrived, while at the same time participating in sabotage operations against them by night; and as Guy, in another corner of France, trains hundreds into a resistance army, fashioning himself a military leader, weapons instructor, and peacemaker all at once. Reconstructed from hours of unpublished interviews and hundreds of archival and personal documents, Ayed tells a story of sacrifice and youthful folly; a story about the ravaging costs of war paid for disproportionately by the young. But more than anything, The War We Won Apart is a story about love: two secret agents who were supposed to land in enemy territory together, but were fated to fight the war apart."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Butt, Sonia.; Butt, Sonia; D'Artois, Guy.; D'Artois, Guy; Spies; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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The legacy of Louis Riel : leader of the Métis people / by Morrow, John A.(John Andrew),1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Legacy of Louis Riel provides an overview of the ideas that guided the leader of the Métis people. Louis Riel was a prolific writer. Based on a comprehensive review of Riel's writing, the author examines his views on a variety of vital subjects, including the definition of the term Métis; matters of Métis identity; the condition, characteristics, and future of the First Nations; Jewish people and their need for statehood; Islam, as an ally of liberalism and a threat to Christianity and Western civilization; Quebec, as a nation state and protector of the Métis people; French Canadians, as part of the Métis family; the exceptionalism of the United States; the place and role of women; liberalism as the most evil of ideologies; and the imperative need of Métis unity. These relevant and timely topics, some of which have been sidelined or entirely ignored, are sure to stoke considerable controversy in our current social context. In so doing, it is hoped that this study will increase our understanding of Louis Riel, his thought, and his writings, and help create greater cohesion among Métis communities throughout North America at a time when attempts are being made to divide them.
Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Métis;
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The miracle season [videorecording] / by Hunt, Helen,1963-actor.; McNamara, Sean,1963-film director.; Moriarty, Erin,1994-actor.; Skovbye, Tiera,actor.; Cohen, David Aaron,screenwriter.; Matsueda, Elissa,screenwriter.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.; LD Entertainment,presenter.;
Helen Hunt, Tiera Skovbye, Erin Moriarty, William Hurt, Danika Yarosh.Based on a true story, a high school girls' volleyball team must pull together and compete after the sudden death of their star player.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Sports films.; Found, Caroline, 1994-2011; Female high school athletes; Teenagers; Women volleyball players;
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The red tent [videorecording] / by Baccarin, Morena.; Diamant, Anita.Red tent.Videorecording.; Driver, Minnie.; Ferguson, Rebecca.; Glen, Iain,1961-; Winger, Debra,1955-; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin, Rebecca Ferguson, Iain Glen, Debra Winger.Dinah's happy childhood is spent inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story of Dinah's mothers Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to a devastating loss, and the fate of her family is forever changed. Based on the best-selling novel by Anita Diamant.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dinah (Biblical figure); Jacob (Biblical patriarch); Leah (Biblical matriarch); Rachel (Biblical figure); Bible.; Female friendship; Television mini-series.; Women in the Bible;
© c2015., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Veep. [videorecording] / by Louis-Dreyfus, Julia,actor.; Walsh, Matt,1964-actor.; Hale, Tony,actor.; Chlumsky, Anna,actor.; Iannucci, Armando,1963-actor.; HBO Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Tony Hale, Reid Scott.The show follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Women politicians; Man-woman relationships;
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Arizona [videorecording] / by DeWitt, Rosemarie,actor.; Gillies, Elizabeth,1993-actor.; McBride, Danny,1976-actor.; Watson, Jonathan,film director.; Del Tredici, Luke,screenwriter.; Imperative Entertainment,presenter.; Rough House Pictures,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Gillies, Lolli Sorenson, Luke Wilson.A realtor and single mother gets kidnapped by a disgruntled client after she witnesses him murder her boss.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Kidnapping; Murder; Single mothers; Women real estate agents;
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Ammonite [videorecording] / by Jones, Gemma,actor.; Lee, Francis,1968 or 1969-film director.; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-actor.; Winslet, Kate,actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, Fiona Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Alec Secareanu, James Mcardle.In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild English coastline. She hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself. When one such tourist arrives in Lyme, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Despite their differences, it is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Gay films.; Female friendship; Lesbians; Women paleontologists;
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The lady in the van [videorecording] / by Bennett, Alan,1934-screenwriter.; Broadbent, Jim,actor.; Hytner, Nicholas,film director.; Jennings, Alex,actor.; Smith, Maggie,1934-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent.Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for fifteen years.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen (1.85) ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bennett, Alan, 1934-; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Homeless women; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Squatters; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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Let them all talk [videorecording] / by Algrant, Dan,1959-actor.; Bergen, Candice,1946-actor.; Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Eisenberg, Deborah,screenwriter.; Hedges, Lucas,1996-actor.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-film director.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Thompson, John Douglas,1964-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Daniel Algrant, John Douglas Thompson.Novelist Alice Hughes boards an ocean liner with her two best friends from college to have some fun and heal old wounds, while her nephew who tags along to look after them falls for an alluring stowaway.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.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Nephews; Ocean travel; Women authors;
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Call Jane [videorecording] / by Banks, Elizabeth,1974-actor.; Mara, Kate,1983-actor.; Messina, Chris,actor.; Mosaku, Wunmi,actor.; Nagy, Phyllis,film director.; Schore, Hayley,screenwriter.; Sethi, Roshan,screenwriter.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-actor.; Sphere Films,distributor.;
Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku.Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy and her husband and daughter are living the all-American dream. But Joy's tranquil world is shattered when her life-threatening pregnancy forces her to navigate a medical establishment unwilling to help. This impossible situation leads Joy to the 'Janes,' an underground network providing the only available alternative, helmed by fierce advocates Virginia and Gwen, not only saving Joy's life but changing it forever.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abortion; Female friendship; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Reproductive rights;
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