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The next age of uncertainty : how the world can adapt to a riskier future / by Poloz, Stephen S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the former Governor of the Bank of Canada comes a far-seeing guide to the powerful economic forces that will shape the decades ahead. Filled with takeaways for employers, investors, and policymakers, as well as families discussing jobs and mortgage renewals around the kitchen table, 'The Next Age of Uncertainty' is an indispensable guide for those navigating the fault lines of the risky world ahead. Stephen Poloz lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Business cycles.; Economic history.; Financial crises.; Investments.; Uncertainty.;
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Empathy : turning compassion into action / by Johnston, David L.,author.; Hanington, Brian,1951-author.;
A how-to manual for a world craving kindness, 'Empathy' offers proof of the inherent goodness of people, and shows how exercising the instinct for kindness creates societies that are both smart and caring. Through poignant stories and crisp observations, David Johnston, Canada's 28th Governor General, contends that Everyone has power over some things that other people dont. When they learn ways to turn that power into action, they change the future dramatically. Johnston lives in Ottawa, ON.
Subjects: Empathy.; Social action.;
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Wentworth. [videorecording] / by Atkinson, Kate,1972-actor.; Carlin, Kevin,television director.; Cormack, Danielle,actor.; Crittenden, Amanda,television producer.; McTighe, Pete,screenwriter.; Silva, Nicole da,actor.; Ireland, Celia,actor.; Clanton, Shareena,actor.; Milosevic, Katrina,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; Foxtel (Firm),production company.; FremantleMedia Australia (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva, Kate Atkinson, Celia Ireland, Shareena Clanton, Katrina Milosevic.Drastic changes are in store for the women at Wentworth Prison as the hit Australian drama returns. In Season Two, Bea languishes in solitary, plotting revenge for her daughter's murder, while Franky runs the prison unopposed. But the arrival of sadistic new governor Joan Ferguson threatens Franky's top-dog status. With Franky's contraband operation in her crosshairs, Ferguson attempts to recruit informants, and the inmates are forced to choose a side.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Reformatories for women; Women prisoners;
For private home use only.
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The mystery of right and wrong / by Johnston, Wayne,author.;
In a novel that grapples with sexual abuse, male violence and madness, Wayne Johnston reveals haunting family secrets he's kept for more than 30 years. Johnston was born and raised in Goulds, NL. From the author of First snow, last light and The colony of unrequited dreams, which was nominated for 16 national and international awards including the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, and was a Canada Reads finalist defended by Justin Trudeau.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Family secrets;
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Martha's Vineyard v. DeSantis. by Heilbroner, David,film director.; Davis, Kate,film director.; MSNBC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MSNBC Films in 2023.In September 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used an undercover recruiter to lure 49 Venezuelan migrants onto the island of Martha’s Vineyard with a false promise of jobs and housing — a stunt which fueled a political and media firestorm. MARTHA'S VINEYARD V. DESANTIS tells this story through the personal lens of four migrant cousins who now live on the Vineyard, and the lead attorneys and Texas sheriff who are aggressively fighting back against DeSantis and his cronies.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Human rights.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; United States--Politics and government.; Emigration and immigration.;
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Pirates of the Caribbean. [videorecording (DVD) ] / by Arenberg, Lee.; Badelt, Klaus.; Bloom, Orlando,1977-; Bruckheimer, Jerry.; Crook, Mackenzie,1971-; Davenport, Jack,1973-; Depp, Johnny.; Elliott, Ted.; Knightley, Keira,1985-; Morris, Brian.; O'Hare, Damian.; Pryce, Jonathan.; Rivkin, Stephen E.; Rose, Penny.; Rossio, Terry.; Rush, Geoffrey,1951-; Schmidt, Arthur.; Verbinski, Gore.; Wolski, Dariusz A.; Wood, Craig.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Industrial Light and Magic (Studio); Jerry Bruckheimer Films.; Walt Disney Home Video (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.;
Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editors, Craig Wood, Stephen Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Klaus Badelt ; costume designer, Penny Rose ; production designer, Brian Morris ; visual effects and animation, Industrial Light & Magic.Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Damian O'Hare.The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal. Captain Barbossa kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth. In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback), Dolby digital surround sound ; widescreen presentation.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Adventure and adventurers; Buried treasure; Feature films.; Pirates; Sailing ships; Swashbuckler films.;
© c2011., Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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The Exile book of Native Canadian fiction and drama / by Moses, Daniel David,1952-;
Hearts and flowers / Tomson Highway -- Rat medicine / Lauren B. Davis -- Trickster reflections / Niigonwedom James Sinclair -- King of the raft / Daniel David Moses -- Born with a tooth / Joseph Boyden -- Please do not touch the Indians / Joseph A. Dandurand -- After Brigitte Bardot / Alootook Ipellie --Coyote and the enemy aliens / Thomas King -- Scattering Jake / Yvette Nolan -- Love walked in / Richard Van Camp -- Governor of the dew / Floyd Favel -- The pale Indian / Robert Arthur Alexie -- The witch of Niagara / Daniel David Moses -- What ndns do /Katharina Vermette -- Queen of the North / Eden Robinson.LSC
Subjects: Canadian drama (English); Canadian fiction (English); Canadian drama (English); Canadian fiction (English);
© 2010., Exile Editions,
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All things being equal : why math is the key to a better world / by Mighton, John,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the award-winning founder of JUMP Math comes a road map for success in math study, and an impassioned call for a more just society where intellectual achievement is available to the many instead of the privileged few. John Mighton has been called the "Jane Jacobs of education" and has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His first two books, 'The Myth of Ability' and 'The End of Ignorance', were national bestsellers and he has received two Governor General's Awards. He lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Mathematics; Numeracy.;
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The Cape doctor : a novel / by Levy, E. J.(Ellen J.),author.;
Beginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry's journey from daughter to son in order to enter medical school and provide for family, but Perry soon embraced the new-found freedom of living life as a man. From brilliant medical student in Edinburgh and London to eligible bachelor and quick-tempered physician in Cape Town, Dr. Perry thrived. When he befriended the aristocratic Cape Governor, the doctor rose to the pinnacle of society, before the two were publicly accused of a homosexual affair that scandalized the colonies and nearly cost them their lives.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Physicians; Transgender men;
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Original sins / by Young, Erin,1975-author.;
"A brilliant and addictive thriller for fans of Tana French and Liz Moore, FBI rookie Riley Fisher must navigate a brutal serial killer as well as a kidnapping plot against the governor. It's a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It's a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be reporting for duty as an FBI agent on her first assignment. Teamed with a man she's not sure she can trust and struggling to prove herself - while fighting the pull of her old life and family dramas - Riley is tasked with investigating a vicious death threat against the newly elected female state governor. Gradually, she traces a disturbing connection between this case and the hunt for the Sin Eater. Through snow, ice, violence and lies, Riley Fisher is drawn towards a terrifying revelation. Erin Young follows up her acclaimed crime debut, The Fields, which has drawn comparisons with Mare of Easttown, Silence of the Lambs, and True Detective, with another stunning thriller full of dark menace, surprise and suspense"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Death threats; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Women detectives;
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