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- The white angel : a mystery / by Gray, John,1946-author.;
"Vancouver is in an uproar over the death by gunshot of a Scottish nanny, Janet Stewart. An almost deliberately ham-handed police investigation has Constable Hook suspecting a cover-up. The powerful United Council of Scottish Societies is demanding an inquiry. The killing has become a political issue with an election not far away. The city is buzzing with rumours. Miss Stewart's fellow nannies have accused the Chinese houseboy of murder, capitalizing on a wave of anti-Chinese propaganda led by the Asian Exclusion League and enthusiastically supported by the sensational press--not to mention the Ku Klux Klan, which has taken up residence in upperclass Shaughnessy. The White Angel is a work of fiction inspired by the cold case of Janet Smith, who, on July 26, 1924, was found dead in her employer's posh Shaughnessy Heights mansion. A dubious investigation led to the even more dubious conclusion that Smith died by suicide. After a public outcry, the case was re-examined and it was decided that Smith was in fact murdered; but no one was ever convicted, though suspects abounded--from an infatuated Chinese houseboy to a drug-smuggling ring, devil-worshippers from the United States, or perhaps even the Prince of Wales. For Vancouver, the killing created a situation analogous to lifting a large flat rock to expose the creatures hiding underneath. An exploration of true crime through a literary lens, The White Angel draws an artful portrait of Vancouver in 1924 in all its opium-hazed, smog-choked, rain-soaked glory--accurate, insightful and darkly droll."--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Smith, Janet, -1924,; Murder; Nannies;
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- DIG!. by Timoner, Ondi,film director.; Newcombe, Anton,actor.; Taylor-Taylor, Courtney,actor.; Gion, Joel,actor.; Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Newcombe, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Joel GionOriginally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2004.A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry as The Dandy Warhols garnered major international success while the Brian Jonestown Massacre imploded in a haze of drugs.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Biography.; United States.; Musicians.; Nineteen nineties.; Performing arts.;
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- Get a job [videorecording] / by Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Kendrick, Anna,actor.; Kidd, Dylan,film director.; Teller, Miles,actor.; Pennekamp, Kyle,screenwriter.; Turpel, Scott,screenwriter.; Shamberg, Michael,film producer.; Sher, Stacey,film producer.; Jackson, Brandon T.,1984-actor.; Braun, Nicholas,actor.; CBS Films,presenter.; Double Feature Films,production company.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;
Music, Jonathan Sadoff ; editor, Jeff Betancourt ; director pf photography, David Hennings.Anna Kendrick, Miles Teller, Bryan Cranston, Brandon T. Jackson, Nicholas Braun, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Marcia Gay Harden.Recent college graduates Will and Jillian quickly encounter the struggles millennials face in today's highly competitive job market. When Will's job falls through and Jillian get laid off, the young couple and their friends must endure public humiliation, hazing, and surprise drug tests to ultimately launch their fledgling careers.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; College graduates; Man-woman relationships; Unemployed;
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- The New Logan McRae Thriller. by MacBride, Stuart.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: ALL THAT'S DEAD, ISBN 9780008208264. With half the force off sick, Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to kick off a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff. But as bad as everything seems, there's something far more sinister lurking in the heat-haze of a sweltering Aberdeen summer - something that's been building for years.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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- The Line. by Berger, Ethan,film director.; Wolff, Alex,actor.; Cloud, Angus,actor.; Bailey, Halle,actor.; Malkovich, John,actor.; Pullman, Lewis,actor.; McNairy, Scoot,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alex Wolff, Angus Cloud, Halle Bailey, John Malkovich, Lewis Pullman, Scoot McNairyOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.Alex Wolff stars as Tom, a scholarship student desperate to break free from his working-class background who is charmed by the prestigious KNA fraternity's promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But upon beginning a romance with Annabelle (Halle Bailey), a classmate outside of his social circle, and the manipulative schemes of his fraternity president (Lewis Pullman) unfolding during the hazing of new members, Tom finds himself ensnared in a perilous game of ambition and loyalty.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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- Shameless. [videorecording] / by Macdonald, Iain B.,television director.; Wells, John,1956-screenwriter.; Macy, William H.,1950-actor.; Rossum, Emmy,1986-actor.; White, Jeremy Allen,actor.; Cutkosky, Ethan,1999-actor.; Hampton, Shanola,actor.; Warner Bros. Television,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher, Isidora Goreshter.Frank comes out of a drug-induced haze and decides it's finally time to be a contributing member of society. Fiona faces hard decisions when she discovers her success as a landlord may mean someone else's misfortune. Lip struggles with staying sober, while Ian takes up a cause in hopes of getting back with Trevor. Debbie builds her future at welding school while juggling life as a single working mom, as Carl gets creative finding tuition money after he loses his scholarship.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television comedies.; Dark comedy television programs.; Television programs.; Alcoholic fathers; Alcoholics; Children of alcoholics; Dysfunctional families;
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- Threadneedle / by Thomas, Cari,author.;
Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its knots. Its deadly consequences. Now Anna counts down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. Until she meets Effie and Attis. They open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. A shop that sells memories. A secret library where the librarian feeds off words. A club where revellers lose themselves in a haze of spells. But as she is swept deeper into this world, Anna begins to wonder if her Aunt was right all along. Is her magic a gift ... or a curse?
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Aunts; Family secrets; Libraries; Magic;
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- Life in pieces. [videorecording] / by Brandt, Betsy,actor.; Brolin, James,1940-actor.; Hanks, Colin,1977-actor.; Lowe, Chad,1968-television director.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,publisher.;
Colin Hanks, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Betsy Brandt.LIFE IN PIECES is a comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child MATT may have just found his true love, his co-worker COLLEEN; his coddled, youngest brother GREG and his wife JEN are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, HEATHER, and her husband TIM are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television comedies.; Adult children; Families; Milestones; Parent and adult child;
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- Beyond the black rainbow [videorecording] / by Allan, Eva.; Cosmatos, Panos.; Hylands, Scott.; Rogers, Michael,actor.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Edited by Nicholas Shepard ; cinematography, Norm Li ; music by Sinoia Caves.Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry, Rondel Reynoldson.In the year 1983, Dr. Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) is a physician who, working with the government, has created a new program of physical therapy and medicine which is intended to bring people greater happiness and freedom than they've ever enjoyed before. However, one of the test subjects in Arboria's new scheme, Elena (Eva Allan), isn't so impressed -- she spends her days in a drug-addled haze while kept in a massive hospital complex against her will. Dr. Barry Nyle (Michael Rogers) is looking after Elena's day-to-day progress with the help of his nurse Margo (Rondel Reynoldson), but his efforts to reshape her mind are only so successful, and in time Elena becomes just conscious enough of her circumstances to plan an escape.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Drugs; Feature films.; Psychiatric clinics; Science fiction films.; Teenagers; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
- © c2012., Mongrel Media,
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- Good girl : a novel / by Aber, Aria,author.;
"In Berlin's artistic underground, where drugs and techno fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan refugees, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist. Then in the haze of Berlin's legendary night life, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. As Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe's controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germany-and Nila's family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila's stops to ask herself the most important question: who does she want to be?"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Identity (Psychology); Refugees; Young women;
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