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- Ghost towns of Ontario's cottage country / by Hind, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Explore the remnants of vanished villages across Ontario's cottage country. Crumbling foundations lost in the forest, weathered buildings leaning wearily with age, cracked tombstones jutting from the ground--all serve as haunting reminders of once thriving villages that have since been abandoned. Each of these locales has a distinct story to tell, stories that until now were confined to fading memories and grainy photographs. From the northern shores of Georgian Bay to the eastern reaches of the Kawarthas, Ontario's cottage country is littered with vanished villages, including settlement-era farm communities, railway whistlestops, and logging hamlets. Within these pages, readers will venture into Ontario's past to learn how these communities lived and died and to meet the people who invested their hopes and dreams in them. Dozens of photographs, many historical and never before published, bring these ghost towns back to life. Join Andrew Hind in exploring over a dozen villages across the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing,Muskoka, and the Haliburton Highlands."--- Subjects: Guidebooks.; Ghost towns; Ghost towns;
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- Hotel Cuba : a novel / by Hamburger, Aaron,author.;
Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl Kahn and her lovestruck, impulsive younger sibling Frieda sail for America to join their sister in New York. But discriminatory new immigration laws bar their entry, and the young women are turned back at Ellis Island. With few options, Pearl and Frieda head for Havana, Cuba, convinced they will find a way to overcome this setback. At first, life in big-city Prohibition-era Havana is overwhelming, like nothing Pearl and Frieda have ever experienced--or could have ever imagined in the rural shtetl where they grew up. As the sisters begin to adjust, their plans for going to America together become complicated. Frieda falls for the not-so-dreamy man of her dreams while Pearl's life opens up unexpectedly, offering her a taste of freedom and heady romance, and an opportunity to build a future on her own terms. Though to do so, she must confront her past and the shame she has long carried. A heartbreaking, epic family story, Hotel Cuba explores the profound courage of two women displaced from their home who strive to create a new future in an enticing and dangerous world far different from anything they have ever known.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jewish families; Jewish women; Jews; Jews, Russian; Man-woman relationships; Refugees; Sisters; Travelers;
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- The Library of Lost Dollhouses A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hooper, Elise.aut; CloudLibrary;
"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night.” —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library  "This one’s an absolute gem.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures. Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century’s worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy’s life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses. After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy sets out to decipher the secret history of the dollhouses, aiming to salvage her cherished library in the process. Her journey introduces her to a world of ambitious and gifted women in Belle Époque Paris, a group of scarred World War I veterans in the English countryside, and Walt Disney’s bustling Burbank studio in the 1950s. As Tildy unravels the mystery, she finds not only inspiring, hidden history, but also a future for herself—and an astonishing familial revelation. Spanning the course of a century, The Library of Lost Dollhouses is a warm, bright, and captivating story of secrets and love that embraces the importance of illuminating overlooked women.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
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- The catcher was a spy [videorecording] / by Daniels, Jeff,1955-actor.; Frakes, Kevin Scott,1978-film producer.; Giamatti, Paul,actor.; Giannini, Giancarlo,actor.; Kelly, Tatiana,film producer.; Lewin, Ben,1946-film director.; Miller, Sienna,1981-actor.; Nielsen, Connie,1965-actor.; Patrick, Buddy,1984-film producer.; Pierce, Guy,actor.; Rodat, Robert,screenwriter.; Rudd, Paul,actor.; Sanada, Hiroyuki,1960-actor.; Strong, Mark,1963-actor.; Whigham, Shea,1969-actor.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-actor.; Young, Jim(James M.),film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dawidoff, Nicholas.Catcher was a spy.; Animus Films (Firm),production company.; Independent Film Channel,production company.; PalmStar Media Capital,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Serena Films,production company.;
Costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; editor, Mark Yoshikawa ; music, Howard Shore ; director of photography, Andrij Parekh.Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Paul Giamatti, Sienna Miller, Guy Pierce, Connie Nielsen, Mark Strong, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shea Whigham, Tom Wilkinson, Giancarlo Giannini.The true story of Moe Berg, professional baseball player, Ivy League graduate, attorney, and a top-secret spy who helped the US win the race against Germany to build the atomic bomb.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality, violence and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Biographical films.; War films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Berg, Moe, 1902-1972; Baseball players; Catchers (Baseball); Spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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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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- Dark tide rising : a William Monk novel / by Perry, Anne,author.;
"When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men. Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the meeting place, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans -- and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter. As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems inevitable that one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his trusted right-hand man Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count on. Even as they identify one of the kidnappers, the case runs into hurdle after hurdle, causing Monk to choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the case -- and figure out where his men's loyalty really lies"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Monk, William (Fictitious character); Police; Kidnapping;
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- They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada / by Foster, Cecil,1954-author.;
"A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters-the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways, effecting race relations, human rights, North American multiculturalism, community building, the shape and structure of unions, and the nature of travel and business across the US and Canada. Drawing on the stories and legends of several of these influential early black Canadians, this book narrates the history of a very visible, but rarely considered, aspect of black life in railway-age Canada. These porters, who fought against the idea of Canada as White Man's Country, open only to immigrants from Europe, fought for and won a Canada that would provide opportunities for all its citizens."--- Subjects: Pullman porters; Porters; Train attendants; Black Canadians;
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- Babylonia / by Casati, Costanza,1995-author.;
"From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield. A female ruler, once an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire - certainly no one in Ancient Assyria would bend to her command willingly. Semiramis was a woman who knew if she wanted power, she would have to claim it. There are whispers of her fame in Mesopotamian myth- Semiramis was a queen, an ambitious warrior, a commander whose reputation reaches the majestic proportions of Alexander the Great. Historical record, on the other hand, falls eerily quiet. In her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her. The world Casati expertly builds is rich with dazzling detail and will transport her readers to the heat of the Assyrian Empire and a world long gone"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Semiramis, Queen, consort of Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C.; Gods; Orphans; Princes; Soldiers; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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- The last house on the street / by Chamberlain, Diane,1950-author.;
"From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter's husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she has to stay strong for their four-year-old daughter. But the trophy home in Shadow Ridge Estates, a new development in sleepy Round Hill, North Carolina, will always hold tragic memories. When she is confronted by an odd, older woman telling her not to move in, she almost agrees. It's clear this woman has some kind of connection to the area ... and a connection to Kayla herself. Kayla's elderly new neighbor, Ellie Hockley, is more welcoming, but it's clear she, too, has secrets that stretch back almost fifty years. Is Ellie on a quest to right the wrongs of the past? And does the house at the end of the street hold the key? Told in dual time periods, The Last House on the Street is a novel of shocking prejudice and violence, forbidden love, the search for justice, and the tangled vines of two families"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Social problem fiction.; African Americans; Civil rights movements; Dwellings; Neighbors; Racism; Secrecy; Widows;
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- Murder at the White Palace / by Montclair, Allison,author.;
"In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another murder. In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture -- The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. The two partners are Miss Iris Sparks, a woman with a dangerous -- and never discussed -- past in British intelligence and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, a genteel war widow with a young son entangled in a complicated aristocratic family. Looking to throw a New Year's Eve soiree for their clients, Sparks and Bainbridge scout an empty building -- only to find a body contained in the walls. What they initially assume is a victim of the recent Blitz is uncovered instead to be a murder victim -- stabbed several times. To make matters worse, the owner of the building is Sparks' beau, Archie Spelling, who has ties to a variety of enterprises on the right and wrong sides of the law, and the main investigator for the police is her ex-fiancée. Gwen, too, is dealing with her own complicated love life, as she tentatively steps back into the dating pool for the first time since her husband's death. Murder is not something they want to add to their plates, but the murderer may be closer to home than is comfortable, and they must do all they can to protect their clients, their business and themselves"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dating services; Murder; Women-owned business enterprises;
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