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Murdoch mysteries. [videorecording] / by Bisson, Yannick,1969-actor.; Craig, Tom,1962-actor.; Harris, Jonny,actor.; Joy, Hélène,actor.; Lacey, Julie,television producer.; Montgomery, Stephen(Producer),television producer.; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; ITV Studios,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.; Shaftesbury Films,production company.;

Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris.Detective William Murdoch has more mysteries to solve in turn-of-the-century Toronto, with unflinching support from his wife,Dr. Julia Ogden, even after an investigation leads him to a family member that he never know about. Inspector Brackenreid's marriage, now on the mend, is tested once more, and Constable Crabtree's relationship is threatened by a potentially volatile interloper. Coroner Violet Hart begins a romance that challenges society's expectations, and Detective Watts grapples with problems in his own love affair ... Murdoch and his team contend with the murder of an entertainer at the vaudeville carnival where Carlie Chaplin is performing, a controversial science experiment gone wrong, a killing in a so-called sovereign nation, and a deadly escape room.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Criminal investigation; Forensic sciences; Murder; Murdoch, William (Fictitious character); Police;

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Hope : the autobiography / by Francis,Pope,1936-author.; Dixon, Richard,translator.; Musso, Carlo,author.; translation of:Francis,Pope,1936-Spera.English.;

Includes bibliographical references."Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the needs of our times and the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope have moved him to make this precious legacy available now. Hope is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope. Written over six years, this complete autobiography starts in the early years of the twentieth century, with Pope Francis's Italian roots and his ancestors' courageous migration to Latin America, continuing through his childhood, the enthusiasms and preoccupations of his youth, his vocation, adult life, and the whole of his papacy up to the present day. In recounting his memories with intimate narrative force (not forgetting his own personal passions), Pope Francis deals unsparingly with some of the crucial moments of his papacy and writes candidly, fearlessly, and prophetically about some of the most important and controversial questions of our present times: war and peace (including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), migration, environmental crisis, social policy, the position of women, sexuality, technological developments, the future of the Church and of religion in general. Hope includes a wealth of revelations, anecdotes, and illuminating thoughts. It is a thrilling and very human memoir, moving and sometimes funny, which represents the "story of a life" and, at the same time, a touching moral and spiritual testament that will fascinate readers throughout the world and will be Pope Francis's legacy of hope for future generations. The book is enhanced by remarkable photographs, including private and unpublished material made personally available by Pope Francis himself"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Francis, Pope, 1936-; Popes;

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A Gentleman and a Thief The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue [electronic resource] : by Jobb, Dean.aut; cloudLibrary;

Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby in this Jazz Age tale of a master jewel thief who charmed celebrities and hobnobbed with New York’s millionaires while planning audacious heists to relieve them of their treasures. A skilled con artist and perhaps one of the most charming, audacious burglars in history, Arthur Barry slipped in and out of the bedrooms of New York’s wealthiest residents, even as his victims slept only inches away. He befriended luminaries such as the Prince of Wales and Harry Houdini and became a folk hero, touted in the press as “the greatest jewel thief who ever lived” and an “aristocrat of crime.” In a span of seven years, Barry stole diamonds, pearls, and other gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth department store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player. Dean Jobb—hailed by Esquire magazine as “a master of narrative nonfiction”—once again delivers a stylishly told, high-speed ride. A Gentleman and a Thief is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break when Anna became seriously ill so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives. With dozens of historic images, A Gentleman and a Thief is page-turning escapism that sparkles with insight into our fascination with jewel heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Hoaxes & Deceptions;

© 2024., HarperCollins Canada,

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Miss Scarlet & the Duke. [videorecording] / by Belton, Cathy,actor.; Cave, Jessie,actor.; Doyle, Kevin,actor.; Duggan, Jim,television producer.; Hughes, Steve(Television director),television director.; Martin, Stuart,1986-actor.; New, Rachel,creator,screenwriter.; Phillips, Kate(Actor),actor.; Živković, Ivan,television director.; Element 8 Entertainment (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;

Kate Phillips, Jessie Cave, Stuart Martin, Andrew Gower, Kevin Doyle, Ansu Kabia, Cathy Belton.Originally broadcast on PBS in the United States as part of Masterpiece Mystery.In Season 3, Eliza finds herself in fresh and surprising mysteries, ranging from a disappearing magician to police corruption, as she struggles to build her detective agency. Growing competition from a rival agency creates new problems, and all the while she is still juggling her relationship with Inspector William Wellington, the Duke. And she has a new challenge on that front: a beautiful woman from her childhood has caught the Duke's eye.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.

Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Murder; Murder; Police; Women private investigators;

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Master and commander [videorecording (DVD)] the far side of the world / by Goldwyn, Samuel,1926; Henderson, Duncan; Weir, Peter,1944; Collee, John; Crowe, Russell,1964; Bettany, Paul,1971; D'Arcy, James; Woodall, Edward; Larkin, Chris,1967; Pirkis, Max; Randall, Max; O'Brian, Patrick,1914-2000Master and commander.Videorecording;

Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti ; costume designer, Kacy Treadway, Wendy Stites ; production designer, William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Mitchell S. Drain.Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin, Max Pirkis, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Lee Ingleby.During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets togetherCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD ; widescreen presentation

Subjects: O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-200; Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character); Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character); Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Navies; Adventure film; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;

© c2004., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,

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The devil's trick : how Canada fought the Vietnam War / by Boyko, John,1957-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Through the lens of six remarkable participants in the Vietnam War, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in that conflict as peacemaker, combatant and provider of sanctuary. When Brigadier General Sherwood Lett arrived in Vietnam over a decade before American troops, he and the Canadians under his command risked their lives trying to enforce an unstable peace while questioning whether they were American lackeys--or handmaidens to a new war. As American battleships steamed across the Pacific, Canadian diplomat Blair Seaborn was meeting secretly in Hanoi with North Vietnam's prime minister; if Seaborn could convince the Americans to accept his roadmap to peace, those ships could be turned around before war began. Claire Culhane worked in a Canadian hospital in Vietnam and then returned home to implore Canadians to stop supporting what she demed an immoral war. Joe Erickson was among 30,000 young Americans who evaded the draft by heading north; Doug Carey was among 20,000 Canadians heading the other way to fight. Rebecca Trinh and her family fled Saigon and joined the waves of desperate Indochinese refugees, thousands of whom forged new lives in Canada. Through these wide-ranging and fascinating accounts, Boyko exposes what he calls the Devil's wiliest trick: convincing leaders that war is desirable, the public that it's acceptable and combatants that what they are doing and seeing is normal, or at least necessary. In uncovering Canada's side of the story, he reveals the many secret and forgotten ways that Canada not only fought the Vietnam War but was shaped by its lies and consequences."-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;

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Battle for the big top : P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the death-defying saga of the American circus / by Standiford, Les,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus. Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus kings--James Bailey, P.T. Barnum, and John Ringling--all vying for control of the vastly profitable and widely influential American Circus. New York Times bestselling author Les Standiford recreates a remarkable era when a community--without regard for gender, creed, or nationality--would be captivated by the spectacle created by three diversely talented individuals who transcended the ordinary. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound. Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business strategies, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers everywhere"--

Subjects: Bailey, James Anthony, 1847-1906.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.; Ringling, John, 1866-1936.; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.; Circus;

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Firebrand : a tobacco lawyer's journey / by Knelman, Joshua,author.;

"Mad Men meets Bad Blood in this addictive, behind-the-scenes globe-trotting narrative of moral ambiguity, law, public policy, and big tobacco. "Given everything the lawyer knew up to that point about smoking, as far as he could tell, cigarettes shouldn't even have been available as a mass market product ..." It's the start of the new millennium and a young lawyer is recruited to work for an unnamed multinational company. It isn't until his second interview that the product the company produces is revealed to him: cigarettes. Possibly the most controversial consumer product in human history: seductive, addictive, and deadly--yet completely legal. Over the next decade, he travels the world as he works as legal counsel to successfully market cigarettes in dozens of countries. Firebrand ventures into the heart of the tobacco industry and the icy paradoxes of capitalism, each chapter a counterintuitive lesson on how cigarette companies, the target of anti-smoking campaigns by health authorities, pivoted and recovered after the seismic 1964 Surgeon General's Report and 200-billion-dollar debt of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement--and are now thriving, drenched in profits from their one billion smokers worldwide. As Mad Men did for the alcohol-fuelled, oversexed, corrupt world of New York advertising, Firebrand does for the even more despised world of big tobacco, in an addictive piece of storytelling that spans the globe. The lawyer's work takes him from manufacturing factories to hocking "sticks" at UK corner store counters; from tacky resorts in Spain and pirate city-states to luxury hotels and Grand Prix events across European and Asian cities. A contemporary tale of our ambiguous times, told through the eyes of an anti-hero created by our corporate age. Written with the character-based gusto and narrative flare akin to Michael Lewis, and the behind-the-scenes intrigue of Bad Blood and Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Firebrand is a compelling paradox of corporate responsibility, public health, and an engrossing tale of a morally dubious yet completely legal enterprise."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Knelman, Joshua.; Cigarette industry.; Cigarette industry; Corporate lawyers; Social responsibility of business.; Tobacco industry.; Tobacco industry;

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Mad men. [videorecording] / by Dewitt, Rosemarie.; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Hendricks, Christina,1978-; Jones, January.; Kartheiser, Vincent,1979-; Morse, Robert.; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Lion's Gate Films.; Lionsgate (Firm); Maple Pictures.;

Disc 1. Out of town -- Love among the ruins -- My old Kentucky home.Disc 2. The arrangements -- The fog -- Guy walks into an advertising agency.Disc 3. Seven twenty three -- Souvenir -- Wee small hours.Disc 4. The color blue -- The gypsy and the hobo -- The grown-ups -- Shut the door, have a seat.Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Batt, January Jones, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton, Rich Sommer.At the office, the firings continue; Don is brought in to save the day on a PR campaign only to have the rug pulled out from under him; Peggy and Paul get stoned while working on an ad campaign; Sally steals money from her grandfather; Don had reservations about a misguided potential client; Betty has hallucinations of her dead father as she delivers her baby; Don and Betty renew their love affair while on a business trip.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising; Businessmen; Competition (Psychology); Corporate culture; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2010., Lionsgate : Distributed by Maple Pictures,

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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny,actor.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Main, Laura,1981-actor.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,1989-actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; Thomas, Heidi,1967-creator,screenwriter.; Tricklebank, Ann,television producer.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company.; Neal Street Productions,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;

Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Charlotte Ritchie, Linda Bassett.Season 8 continues to explore complex medical and personal stories on the midwifery and district nursing rounds. It is now 1964 and times are changing, from the introduction of the contraceptive pill and the availability of a new cancer-screening program, to the new construction of high-rise buildings. The nuns and nurses continue to face a variety of challenging issues including cleft palate, sickle cell and illegal abortion. And for one on the team, romance could be on the horizon.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.

Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Midwives; Female friendship; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Childbirth;

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