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The Drop [electronic resource] : by Connelly, Michael.aut; cloudLibrary;
Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two. DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime Lab? The latter possibility could compromise all of the lab's DNA cases currently in court. Then Bosch and his partner are called to a death scene fraught with internal politics. Councilman Irvin Irving's son jumped or was pushed from a window at the Chateau Marmont. Irving, Bosch's longtime nemesis, has demanded that Harry handle the investigation. Relentlessly pursuing both cases, Bosch makes two chilling discoveries: a killer operating unknown in the city for as many as three decades, and a political conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Police Procedural; Suspense;
© 2011., Little, Brown and Company,
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The devil reached toward the sky : an oral history of the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb / by Graff, Garrett M.,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Pulitzer Prize finalist whose work is 'oral history at its finest' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) delivers an epic narrative of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment, woven from the voices of hundreds of scientists, generals, soldiers, and civilians. Drawing from dozens of oral history archives and hundreds of books, reports, letters, diaries, and transcripts from across the US, Japan, and Europe, Graff masterfully blends the memories and perspectives from the known and unknown -- key figures like J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie Groves, and President Truman; the crews of the B-29 bombers; and the haunting stories of the Hibakusha -- the 'bomb-affected people.' Both a testament to human ingenuity and resilience and a compelling drama told by the participants who lived it, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky is a singular, profound, and searing book about the inception of our most powerful weapon and its haunting legacy"--
Subjects: Manhattan Project (U.S.); Atomic bomb; Atomic bomb victims; Military planning; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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We Oughta Know How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music [electronic resource] : by Warner, Andrea.aut; Shraya, Vivek.; cloudLibrary;
A lively collection of essays that re-examines the extraordinary legacies of the four Canadian women who dominated ’90s music and changed the industry forever Fully revised and updated, with a foreword by Vivek Shraya “A fascinating, fun, and infuriating read.” — Tegan Quin, Tegan and Sara In this of-the-moment essay collection, celebrated music journalist Andrea Warner explores the ways in which Céline Dion, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, and Sarah McLachlan became bonafide global superstars while revolutionizing ’90s music. In an era when male-fronted musical acts dominated radio and were given serious critical consideration, these four women were reduced, mocked, and disparaged by the media and became pop culture jokes, even as their albums were topping the charts and demolishing sales records. With empathy, humor, and reflections on her own teenaged perceptions of Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah, Andrea offers us a revised and expanded edition of her 2015 book, providing a new perspective on the legacies of the four Canadian women who dominated the ’90s airwaves and influenced an entire generation of current day popstars with their voices, fashion, and advocacy. As the world is now reconsidering the treatment and reputations of key women in ’90s entertainment, We Oughta Know is definitively entering the chat.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; History & Criticism; Pop Vocal; Women's Studies; Popular Culture;
© 2024., ECW Press,
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The rape of Recy Taylor [videorecording] / by Buirski, Nancy,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Hubbard, Beth,film producer.; Miller, Rex(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Ripoli, Anthony,editor of moving image work.; Augusta Films,production company.; Transform Films,production company.; Artemis Rising (Firm),contributor.; Matador Content (Firm),contributor.; Orchard (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Rex Miller ; editor, Anthony Ripoli."Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. A common occurrence in the Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks to Alabama, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice."--Container.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Taylor, Recy, 1919-2017.; Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.; African American women; Rape; African American women; Civil rights movements;
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Dynasties. [videorecording] / by Attenborough, Richard,on-screen presenter.; BBC Earth (Firm),production company.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,distributor.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company,broadcaster.;
Presented by Richard Attenborough.Nature depicted as never seen before: high stakes drama that goes deeper into the lives of five of the world's most celebrated and endangered animals than ever before: Chimpanzee, Emperor Penguin, Lion, Painted Wolf and Tiger.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Nature television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Chimpanzees.; Lion.; Emperor penguin.; African wild dog.; Tiger.; Animals; Endangered species.;
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Hammer to fall / by Lawton, John,1949-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE UNFORTUNATE ENGLISHMAN, ISBN 9780802123992. The third 'Joe Wilderness' spy thriller from John Lawton, moving from icy Finland to tumultuous Cold War Prague, 'Hammer to Fall' is a tale of vodka smuggling and a legendary female Red Army general who is playing a dangerous game.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Cold War; Intelligence officers; Alcohol trafficking;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soundtrack to a coup d'etat [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971,on-screen participant.; Blouin, Andrée,1921-1986,on-screen participant.; Coltrane, John,1926-1967,on-screen participant.; Grimonprez, Johan,film director,screenwriter.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Louis Armstrong, Andrě Blouin, John Coltrane.United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo's leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today's geopolitical climate.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961; United Nations. Security Council; Jazz musicians; Cold War; Coups d'etat; Geopolitics;
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Catch a Fire The Blaze and Bust of the Canadian Cannabis Industry [electronic resource] : by Kaplan, Ben.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Sharply observed, fiercely researched, starkly revealing, written with wit, verve, and insight, making room for the tragic ironies without ever taking its eyes off the comic ones, Catch a Fire left me shaking with laughter — when I wasn’t shaking my head in dismay.” — MICHAEL CHABON The untold story of the $131-billion Canadian cannabis blow out. Canopy Growth founder Bruce Linton didn’t invent marijuana, but he figured out how to turn a Canadian start-up selling the stuff into a $22 billion international buzz. Catch a Fire goes behind the scenes of Justin Trudeau’s legalization gambit and the stoned pioneering lawyers who helped make weed gummies more valuable than U.S. Steel. From the dope dealers of the 1960s to the never-before-told bribery accusations during Covid-19, cannabis historian Ben Kaplan speaks with the dealers, stealers, and renegade freaks who made and then lost money with the combined chutzpah of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Sam Bankman-Fried. This is the definitive history of a massive societal change — and a great boom and bust.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Corporate & Business History; Business; Agribusiness;
© 2025., Dundurn Press,
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Future Boy Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum [electronic resource] : by Fox, Michael J..aut; Fortenberry, Nelle.aut; CloudLibrary;
A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously—Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only Michael J. Fox can tell it In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox’s days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg—Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night—day after day, for months. Fox’s nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. It was in this time portal that Alex P. Keaton handed the baton to Marty McFly while Michael J. Fox tried to catch a few minutes of sleep. Alex’s bravado, Marty’s flair, and Fox’s comedic virtuosity all swirled together to create something truly special. In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time—a slice of entertainment history that’s never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; History & Criticism; Entertainment & Performing Arts;
© 2025., Flatiron Books,
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Titanic & me [videorecording] / by Hart, Edward.; Northern Ireland Screen (Firm); PBS Distribution (Firm); THREEsixty Productions.;
For the first time, this unique account of one of the most famous disasters in history brings together through their descendants the individual stories of those whose lives were changed by the Titanic.E.DVD ; widescdreen presentation.
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship); Titanic (Steamship); Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Ocean liners; Shipwrecks;
© c2012., Distributed by PBS Distribution,
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