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Don't look back, you'll trip over : my guide to life / by Caine, Michael,interviewee.; D'Ancona, Matthew,1968-interviewer.;
Includes discographies and filmography.The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life--inspiring us all to Be More Michael Caine. "I'm always asked questions--by fans, by other actors and friends, by my grandchildren. They want to know how I've lasted so long, how I handle fame, why I chose to do some of my films, which films and actors I like best and so forth." They also want to know what makes me tick, what makes me get up in the morning in my 90s, and whether I'll ever retire. (The answer to that one is "No!") Over a long life, I've learnt a lot and had the opportunity to reflect. I've seen a new generation grow up, among them my own grandchildren, facing the world with all its challenges and problems. I hope they'll find Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life helps them to be optimistic--and shows that anyone can blow the bloody doors off. An iconic book, from one of our best-loved actors: this is Michael Caine at his very best.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Interviews.; Personal narratives.; Caine, Michael.; Caine, Michael; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses; Self-actualization (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Missing persons / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hamdy, Adam,1974-author.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Private rogue.;
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private--the world's largest investigation agency--with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan--where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe ... Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Morgan, Jack (Fictitious character); Military missions; Missing persons; Private investigators; Private security services;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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Missing persons [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hamdy, Adam,1974-author.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Private rogue.;
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private--the world's largest investigation agency--with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan--where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe ... Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Morgan, Jack (Fictitious character); Military missions; Missing persons; Private investigators; Private security services;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The other wife / by Robotham, Michael,1960-author.;
"William and Mary live in Wales and have been married sixty years with four children and five grandchildren. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both are strong believers in right and wrong. William and Olivia have been together twenty years and share a house in London, enjoying the theatre and restaurants and playing tennis every week. Only one of these stories can be true - but which one? This is the question that confronts clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin when his father is brutally attacked and left for dead. Summoned to the hospital, Joe discovers a stranger at William's bedside, an elegantly dressed woman, covered in his blood. 'Who are you?' he asks. 'I'm his other wife.'"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Clinical psychologists; Fathers and sons; Family secrets;
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Grand : a grandparent's wisdom for a happy life / by Johnson, Charles,1948-author.;
An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his incomparable career. Now, for the first time, with his trademark wisdom and philosophical generosity, he turns his attention to his most important role yet: grandparent. Johnson shares stories from his life with his six-year-old grandson, Emery, weaving in advice and life lessons that stand the test of time. Johnson shares these truths and more, offering profound meditations on family, race, freedom and creativity. Joyful, lucid and deeply comforting, this is Johnson at his most accessible and profound, an indispensable compendium for new grandparents and growing grandchildren alike, from one of America's most revered thinkers.
Subjects: Johnson, Charles, 1948-; Grandparent and child.;
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Don't let my past be your future / by Smith, Harry Leslie,1923-author.;
Harry Leslie Smith was born in 1923 in Barnsley. King George V was on the throne. Stanley Baldwin was Prime Minister. There was no NHS, no welfare state. Those who could afford to took care of themselves; those who couldn't, suffered. And then out of the rubble of the Second World War Harry's generation rebuilt the country. They wanted to build a better, fairer world for their children and grandchildren. And they succeeded. But now Harry sees history repeating - from NHS cutbacks to immigration policies and everything in between. 'Harry's Last Stand' is a searing modern polemic that shows, with the indisputable force of lived experience, why the past shouldn't stay buried, and the future is ours for the taking.
Subjects: Biographies.; Smith, Harry Leslie, 1923-; World War, 1939-1945; Civilization, Modern.; Depressions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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So Far Gone A Novel [electronic resource] : by Walter, Jess.aut; CloudLibrary;
"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake "So Far Gone is a marvel.”—Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins—and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis’ True Grit—comes a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly provocative adventure through life in modern America, about a reclusive journalist forced back into the world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren. Rhys Kinnick has gone off the grid. At Thanksgiving a few years back, a fed-up Rhys punched his conspiracy-theorist son-in-law in the mouth, chucked his smartphone out a car window and fled for a cabin in the woods, with no one around except a pack of hungry raccoons. Now Kinnick’s old life is about to land right back on his crumbling doorstep. Can this failed husband and father, a man with no internet and a car that barely runs, reemerge into a broken world to track down his missing daughter and save his sweet, precocious grandchildren from the members of a dangerous militia? With the help of his caustic ex-girlfriend, a bipolar retired detective, and his only friend (who happens to be furious with him), Kinnick heads off on a wild journey through cultural lunacy and the rubble of a life he thought he’d left behind. So Far Gone is a rollicking, razor-sharp, and moving road trip through a fractured nation, from a writer who has been called “a genius of the modern American moment” (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cultural Heritage; Literary; Action & Adventure;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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Late bloomers [videorecording] / by Ashfield, Kate.; Gavras, Julie.; Hurt, William.; Mantle, Doreen.; McArdle, Aidan.; Rossellini, Isabella.; Cinécinéma (Firm); Gaumont (Firm); Olive Films.; Studio Canal+.;
Music by Sodi Marciszewer ; edited by Pierre Haberer.William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Doreen Mantle, Kate Ashfield, Aidan McArdle.An aging couple clash in the way they respond to the realization that their golden years are just around the corner in this romantic comedy about the joys and challenges of growing old together. Adam (William Hurt) and Mary (Isabella Rossellini) have been married for decades. They've both got rewarding careers, a supportive circle of friends, and gorgeous grandchildren. Living a rich and active life has kept them both young at heart, so upon realizing they will soon become senior citizens, Adam goes into full denial while Mary embraces her maternal instincts. But the harder Adam clings to his youth, the faster it seems to slip away. Meanwhile, Mary's plan to prepare for the inevitable begins raising serious concerns among her friends and family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Retirees; Romantic comedy films.;
© c2013., Gaumont ; Distributed by Olive Films,
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The half of it : a novel / by Fay, Juliette,author.;
"When 58-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget. Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly there he is--Cal Crosby!--right in front of her with grandchildren of his own in tow. The chance to finally get some answers and sort out what happened is within reach. But Helen would much prefer to keep that night and all the fury, hurt, and sorrow that followed tightly locked away where she doesn't have to face it. Cal Crosby, however, is ready to talk. He has no idea of the can of worms he's about to open"--
Subjects: Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Middle-aged women;
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The seagull / by Cleeves, Ann,author.;
A visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a part in his downfall. Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, his body buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. This cold case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as "The Prof", were close friends of Hector, her father. Together, they were "the Gang of Four", and Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. Vera must confront her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth, as the past begins to collide dangerously with the present.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Stanhope, Vera; Women detectives; Fathers and daughters; Murder; Cold cases (Criminal investigation);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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