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Punching Above Our Weight The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 [electronic resource] : by Borys, David A..aut; cloudLibrary;

“Quick-paced, well-researched and well-illustrated, this is the first new history of Canada’s armed forces in decades.” — J. L. Granatstein, author of Canada’s Army Punching Above Our Weight takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces. This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country’s armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War to modern peacekeeping and the long war in Afghanistan, David A. Borys details the conflicts and operations that Canadian soldiers have served in. He highlights the key battles, decisive moments, and significant people that came to define Canada’s participation and helped cement its global reputation. Borys also explores the challenges that the Canadian nation and its military have faced over those years, including major cultural and demographic shifts, a continual struggle for resources from generally disinterested governments, battlefield failures, notorious and shocking scandals, along with ever-changing global threats. Punching Above Our Weight brings to light a new perspective on the Canadian military and its place in the world over the past one hundred and fifty years.General adult.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Canada; Post-Confederation (1867-); Canadian;

© 2024., Dundurn Press,

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Night at the museum. [videorecording] / by Gervais, Ricky.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-; Levy, Shawn.; Stiller, Ben,1965-; Williams, Robin,1951-2014.; Wilson, Owen,1968-; 1492 Pictures.; 21 Laps Entertainment (Firm); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Ben Kingsley.When the exhibits at New York's Natural History Museum start behaving strangely, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) -- now the director of nighttime operations -- must find out the cause. He learns that the Tablet, which magically brings Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and the other exhibits to life at night, has started to decay. Larry, along with his son and museum friends, must travel to London's British Museum to learn how to prevent the Tablet's magic from disappearing.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0 surround.

Subjects: British Museum; Comedy films.; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Magic; Museums; Natural history museums; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2015., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,

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Seven worlds, one planet [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-narrator.; BBC Studios,film distributor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,broadcaster,production company.;

Narrator, David Attenborough.Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Documentary television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Natural history.; Animal behavior.;

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Room 237 [videorecording] / by Ascher, Rodney.; Kirk, Tim.; IFC Midnight (Firm); Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;

Music: Jonathan Snipe, The Caretaker, William Hutson.In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we're still struggling to understand its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher's wry and provocative documentary fuses fact and fiction through interviews with both fanatics and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick's still-controversial classic.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Kubrick, Stanley.; Shining (Motion picture); Documentary films.; Horror films; Horror films;

© c2013., Distributed by Mongrel Media,

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I, Tonya [videorecording] / by Janney, Allison,actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Nicholson, Julianne,1971-actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Gillespie, Craig,film director.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;

Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney.Based on the unbelievable, but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding and a tour-de-force performance from Allison Janney as her acid-tongued mother, I, TONYA is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding's life and career in all of its unchecked - and checkered - glory.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.

Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Sports films.; Harding, Tonya; Figure skaters; Women figure skaters;

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Destroyer [videorecording] / by Berger, Fred,1981-film producer.; Hay, Phil,film producer,screenwriter.; Kebbell, Toby,actor.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Kusama, Karyn,film director.; Manfredi, Matt,film producer,screenwriter.; Maslany, Tatiana,actor.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; 30West (Firm),presenter.; Annapurna Pictures,presenter.; Automatik (Firm),production company.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; Familystyle (Firm),production company.;

Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, Toby Huss, James Jordan, Beau Knapp.The moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, violence, some sexual content and brief drug use.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Gangs; Policewomen; Undercover operations;

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Beautiful planet. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Mill Creek Entertainment.;

Embark on an unforgettable journey all over the globe through in this spectacular guided tour to the world's most marvelous sights and places. Capturing the nature and culture of these exotic destinations, this lusciously filmed documentary series offers a vivid and entertaining portrait of the history and significance of distance cities and countries. Shot in dazzling high definition, prepare to be whisked away to one thrilling attraction after another across our most Beautiful Planet. The cities of Orange and Avignon in southern France are rich in history and filled with incredible scenery. Orange is predominantly known for its Roman architecture and its Roman theatre is described as the most impressive still existing in Europe. The ancient town of Avignon boasts magnificent medieval buildings and is one of the few French cities to have preserved its majestic ramparts. The Sacri Monti, (Sacred Mountains) of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine groups of chapels and other architectural features created in northern Italy during the seventeenth and late sixteenth century. They are dedicated to various aspects of the Christian faith and are considered of great beauty by virtue of the skill with which they have been integrated into the surrounding natural landscape of hills, forests and lakes.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital.

Subjects: Travelogues (Motion pictures);

© c2012., Mill Creek Entertainment,

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A heavenly Christmas [videorecording] / by Davis, Kristin,1966-actor.; MacLaine, Shirley,1934-actor.; McBride, Gregg,screenwriter.; McCormack, Eric,1963-actor.; Shapiro, Paul,film director.; Hallmark Channel (Television network),broadcaster.; Crown Media Productions,production company.; Cinedigm (Firm),publisher.;

Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, Shirley MacLaine.Eve Morgan, a workaholic, finds herself tethered to her guardian angel, Pearl, as she learns to become a Christmas angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, Eve is assigned the difficult task of helping a struggling singer, Max, use his musical gifts to heal old family wounds. As Max begins to overcome his issues, Eve begins to embrace the meaning of Christmas, heal wounds of her own, and perhaps find love along the way.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Romance television programs.; Christmas films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Angels; Families; Singers;

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Drawn testimony : my four decades as a courtroom sketch artist / by Rosenberg, Jane,author.;

For over forty years, Jane Rosenberg has been at the heart of the news cycle, covering almost every major trial that has passed through the New York justice system as a courtroom sketch artist, including the most recent Donald Trump hush money trial. In Drawn Testimony, Rosenberg brings us into the dramatic high-stakes world of her craft, where art, psychology and courtroom drama collide. Over the course of her legendary career, Jane has had a front-row seat to some of the most iconic and notorious moments in our nation's recent history, including cases pertaining to: Mick Jagger, Martha Stewart, Tom Brady's "Deflategate" scandal, John Lennon's murder trial, Ghislaine Maxwell, John Gotti, Harvey Weinstein, The Boston Marathon bomber, and Donald Trump. Readers will learn how she has honed her unique powers of perception and also what her portraits reveal, not only about her subjects, but about the human condition in general.

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Courtroom artists; Women artists; Artists; Courts; Courtroom art.; Trials.;

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We steal secrets [videorecording] : the story of Wikileaks / by Assange, Julian.; Gibney, Alex.; Alliance Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Focus World (Firm); Jigsaw Productions.;

Editor: Andy Grieve ; director of photography: Maryse Alberti ; cinematographer: Mark Davis ; composer: Will Bates.A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller, about Julian Assange and the creation of Wikileaks, the controversial website that facilitated the largest security breach in the U.S. history. Paralleling Assange's rise and fall with that of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the troubled young soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents, and multi-layered expose about transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth.Canadian Home Viedeo Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Assange, Julian.; WikiLeaks (Organization); Editors; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Official secrets.; Publishers and publishing; Transparency in government.; Whistle blowing;

© c2013., Alliance Films : Distributed by Entertainment One,

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