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Silent as the grave / by Bowen, Rhys,author.; Broyles, Clare,author.;
In 'Silent as the Grave', the 21st entry in the 'Molly Murphy' mystery series, retired detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover on the set of a movie when their special effects start to malfunction, and eventually turn deadly. With rumours of a feud between studios, could these malfunctions be sabotage?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Murphy, Molly (Fictitious character); Motion picture industry; Murder; Sabotage; Women private investigators;
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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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Power play : Tesla, Elon Musk, and the bet of the century / by Higgins, Tim(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the perfect car. Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary; to others he's a mercurial con artist. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets; his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous talk of mind-uploading and space travel, his most audacious vision is the one closest to the ground: the electric car. When Tesla was founded in the mid 2000s, electric cars were novelties, trotted out and thrown on the scrapheap by carmakers for more than a century. But where most onlookers saw only failure, a small band of Silicon Valley engineers and entrepreneurs saw potential. The gas-guzzling car was in need of disruption; the world was ready for Car 2.0. So they pitted themselves against the biggest, fiercest business rivals in the world, setting out to make a car that was faster, sexier, smoother, cleaner than the competition. But as the saying goes, to make a small fortune in cars, start with a big fortune. Tesla would undergo a truly hellish fifteen years, beset by rivals, pressured by creditors, hobbled by whistleblowers, buoyed by its loyal supporters. Musk himself would often prove Tesla's worst enemy--his antics more than once took the company he had funded largely with his own money to the brink of collapse. Was he an underdog, an antihero, a conman, or some combination of the three? Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim Higgins had a front-row seat for the drama: the pileups, wrestling for control, meltdowns, and the unlikeliest outcome of all: success. A story of power, recklessness, struggle, and triumph, Power Play is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds--and changed the future"--
Subjects: Musk, Elon.; Tesla Motors.; Alternative fuel vehicle industry; Automobile industry and trade; Electric vehicle industry;
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A catered St. Patrick's Day : a mystery with recipes / by Crawford, Isis.;
When Mike Sweeney is found floating in a vat of green beer and the nephew of one of their best customers is accused of the crime, Bernie and Libby Simmons, the owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, must find the real killer.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories.; Simmons, Bernie (Fictitious character : Crawford); Simmons, Libby (Fictitious character); Caterers and catering; Women in the food industry; Sisters; Murder; Saint Patrick's Day;
© c2012., Kensington Pub.,
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Rango [videorecording] / by Beatty, Ned.; Breslin, Abigail,1996-; Depp, Johnny.; Fisher, Isla,1976-; Molina, Alfred,1953-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Stanton, Harry Dean,1926-; Verbinski, Gore.; Nickelodeon (Firm); Paramount Home Video (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Music by Hans Zimmer ; animation by Industrial Light & Magic.Voices: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton.A pet chameleon who has lived his entire life in the confines of a cozy glass terrarium discovers adventure beyond his wildest imagination. When we first meet Rango (voice of Johnny Depp), the sheltered pet chameleon is safe in his terrarium, and embarking on epic adventures through the power of imagination. Then, suddenly, his safe existence is irrevocably upended thanks to a bump in the road that sends him soaring out of a car window and right onto the searing-hot asphalt of a desert highway. On the advice of a wise armadillo who relays the story of the Spirit of the West, our conical-eyed hero sets out in search of a town called Dirt, narrowly escaping a hungry hawk and encountering a self-sufficient pioneer named Beans (voice of Isla Fisher) along the way.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated films.; Chameleons; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Desert animals; Deserts; Feature films.; Heroes; Sheriffs; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Paramount,
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City of flickering light / by Fay, Juliette,author.;
"It's July 1921, "flickers" are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry. At first glance, Hollywood in the 1920s is like no other place on earth-- iridescent, scandalous, and utterly exhilarating-- and the three friends yearn for a life they could only have dreamed of before. But despite the glamour and seduction of Tinseltown, success doesn't come easy, and nothing can prepare Irene, Millie, and Henry for the poverty, temptation, and heartbreak that lie ahead. With their ambitions challenged by both the men above them and the prejudice surrounding them, their friendship is the only constant through desperate times, as each struggles to find their true calling in an uncertain world. What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life" --
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Motion picture industry; Burlesque (Theater); Silent films; Friendship; Nineteen twenties;
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Still wakes the deep [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.You are an offshore oil rig worker, fighting for your life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that's come aboard. Search for your crew and help them survive if you can. Run, climb, and swim through the flooding corridors and storm-lashed outer decks. Face a terrifying, unrelenting foe. And pray that, one day, you get to see your family again.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature 17+ (Blood and gore, violence, strong language).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 10 GB storage required ; Vibration function supported.
Subjects: Survival horror video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Offshore oil well drilling; Oil well drilling rigs; Still wakes the deep (Game); Oil industry workers; Monsters; Survival;
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The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women / by Moore, Kate(Writer and editor);
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Watch dial painters; Radium paint; Consumers' leagues; Industrial hygiene; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
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MaXXXine [videorecording] / by Halsey,1994-actor.; Bacon, Kevin,1958-actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Debicki, Elizabeth,actor.; Esposito, Giancarlo,actor.; Goth, Mia,1993-film producer,actor.; Jaffke, Jacob,1981-film producer.; Kreiss, Harrison,1989-film producer.; Monaghan, Michelle,actor.; Prast, Simon,1962-actor.; Sumney, Moses,actor.; Turen, Kevin,1979-film producer.; West, Ti,1980-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; A24 (Firm),presenter.; Access Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.; Motel Mojave (Firm),production company.;
Music by Tyler Bates ; edited by Ti West ; director of photography, Eliot Rockett.Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Simon Prast, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon.In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Slasher films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Murderers; Nineteen eighties; Pornographic film industry; Pornographic films;
For private home use only.
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Nine [videorecording (DVD)] / by Fergie,1975-; Cotillard, Marion,1975-; Cruz, Penélope.; Day-Lewis, Daniel.; Dench, Judi,1934-; Hudson, Kate,1979-; Kidman, Nicole,1967-; Loren, Sophia,1934-; Marshall, Rob.; Minghella, Anthony.; Tolkin, Michael.; Alliance Films (Firm); Weinstein Company.;
Stacy Ferguson, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren.With only a week left before shooting begins on the filming of his latest movie, world famous film director Guido Contini is desperately searching for a way to overcome his creative block. Escaping to a seaside resort, he attempts to restore the equilibrium to his personal and professional existence by drawing inspiration from the women in his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Costume designers; Feature films.; Husband and wife; Man-women relationships; Mistresses; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures; Musical films.; Women journalists;
© c2010., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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