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Hidden Nova Scotia : 125+ secret coves, wreck sites, abandoned armaments, and other off-the-beaten-path destinations / by Osmond, Scott,author.;
"Nova Scotia is an established world-class tourist destination--but typical guidebooks miss many of the province's most fascinating, mysterious, and awe-inspiring sites. For those who wish to step off the beaten track, this guide is for you. Join exploration enthusiast Scott Osmond as he leads you to secret waterfalls, peaceful coves, ghostly industrial sites, abandoned armaments, sinkholes, shipwrecks, and so much more. Whether you are an armchair adventurer, a curious local, or a tourist from away, Osmond will show you a Nova Scotia few have experienced. This book will inspire wonder and curiosity--and raise awareness of the many unusual and peculiar locations nestled throughout this province. Hidden Nova Scotia describes over 125 marvelous, obscure places. Each site description includes historical context, information about the area and, of course, insider's directions for how to get there."--
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Curiosities and wonders;
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The silence and the rage : a novel / by Lemaître, Pierre,1951-author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.; translation of:Lemaître, Pierre,1951-Silence et la colère.English.;
"It is 1952 and the grown children of Louis Pelletier, a prominent businessman with a dark past, have settled in Paris. Jean, the menacing eldest brother, hides a terrible secret and is trapped in a stifling marriage, his days lightened only by his love for his three-year-old daughter. François, an up-and-coming reporter, is caught up in a volatile love affair. And Hélène, their younger sister, strives to make her own way as a journalist, but as a woman in a man's world, she faces extraordinary challenges as she fights to expose a vast industrial scandal. Dark and compelling, witty and vivid, and filled with surprising reversals and cliffhangers, Silence and Fury is the story of one remarkable family against the backdrop of France during one of its most thrilling and volatile periods"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations; Nineteen fifties; Siblings;
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Listening in the dark : women reclaiming the power of intuition / by Tamblyn, Amber,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references.For generations, women have been taught to ignore their intuitive intelligence, whether in their personal lives or professional ones, in favor of making logical, evidence-based decisions. But what if that small voice or deeper knowing was our greatest gift, an untapped power we could use to affect positive change? Edited by author, activist, and actress Amber Tamblyn, Listening in the Dark is a compilation of some of today's most striking women visionaries across industries-in literature, science, art, education, medicine, and politics-who share their experiences engaging with their own inner wisdom in pivotal, crossroad moments. Filled with deeply personal and revelatory essays, Listening in the Dark will empower readers to reconnect with their own unique intuitive process, to see it as the precious resource it is, and to be unafraid to listen to all that it has to say and all that it has to offer.
Subjects: Essays.; American essays.; Decision making.; Intuition.; Women.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Women and children first : a novel / by Grabowski, Alina,author.;
"Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town's industries for generations. When a young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events around the tragedy become a lightning rod: blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper. Some are left to pick up the pieces, while others turn their backs, and all the while, a truth about that dreadful night begins to emerge. Told through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowski's Women and Children First is a ... portrait of grief and a powerful reminder of life's interconnectedness. Touching on womanhood, class, and sexuality, ambition, disappointment, and tragedy, this novel is a ... rendering of love and loss."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Death; Epilepsy in youth; Grief; High school girls; Loss (Psychology); Murder; Secrecy; Social classes; Women; Young women;
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Dark matter : a novel / by Crouch, Blake,author.;
"One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is kidnapped at gunpoint by a masked man, driven to an abandoned industrial site and injected with a powerful drug. As he wakes, a man Jason's never met smiles down at him and says, "Welcome back, my friend." But this life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife; his son was never born; and he's not an ordinary college professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something impossible. Is it this world or the other that's the dream? How can he possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could have imagined--one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reality; Kidnapping victims; Physics teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Arthur Christmas [videorecording] / by Baynham, Peter.; Broadbent, Jim.; Cook, Barry.; Jensen, Ashley.; Laurie, Hugh,1959-; Linney, Laura.; Longoria, Eva,1975-; Lord, P.(Peter); Marquez, Raymond.; McAvoy, James,1979-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Palin, Michael.; Smith, Sarah.; Staunton, Imelda,1953-; Wootton, Marc.; Columbia Pictures Industries.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Harry Gregson-Williams.Voices: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wootton, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Raymond Marquez, Michael Palin.On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Christmas; Families; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Santa Claus; Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., Columbia,
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Horizon zero dawn. [graphic novel] / by Toole, Anne,author.; Maulina, Ann,illustrator.; Valenza, Bryan,colourist.; Campbell, Jim(Letterer),letterer.;
TITAN COMICS and GUERRILLA GAMES are proud to announce an all-new graphic novel set after the events of the critically acclaimed, award-winning video game Horizon Zero Dawn! A new adventure with Talanah and Aloy awaits! Horizon: a far-future Earth full of epic natural beauty and forgotten ruins, where awe-inspiring, animal-like machines are the dominant species and humans struggle to survive in pre-industrial tribes. In the aftermath of a titanic battle that almost laid waste to the capital city of Meridian, Talanah, one of the greatest machine-hunters in the land, struggles to find her place in the rebuilding effort. Making matters worse, Aloy, her trusted friend and confidant, has disappeared. When a new threat emerges in the hinterlands, she must decide how best to serve her tribe, her friends, and herself.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Imaginary wars and battles; Survival;
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Empire builders. [videorecording] / by Pilot Film and Television Productions,production company,distributor.; Short History of the World (Firm),production company.;
In the 18th century, European powers combed the South Seas, searching out unexplored lands, treasures, and people. British ships, commanded by celebrated navigators, such as Captain James Cook, led the way. British sea power led to discoveries that would lay the foundations for its empire. Then in the 18th and 19th centuries British plant hunters spread out across the world trading plants, transforming landscapes and building a commercial empire based on products such as tea, cotton and rubber. The Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain first and it then exported products that the world wanted; railways, locomotives, steamships and the telegraph. Britain's empire was also one of conquest and credit; an empire based on money, on violence, and on the ability to employ large numbers of troops to fight. In this episode of Empire Builders, we explore 10 sites that made history, and chart the rise and fall of the British empire.E.DVD; all regions; NTSC.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Historic sites; Historic sites;
For private home use only.
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Elderflora : a modern history of ancient trees / by Farmer, Jared,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes."The epic story of the planet's oldest trees and the making of the modern world. Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth. The new science of tree time prompted travelers to visit ancient specimens and conservationists to protect sacred groves. Exploitation accompanied sanctification, as old-growth forests succumbed to imperial expansion and the industrial revolution. Taking us from Lebanon to New Zealand to California, Farmer surveys the complex history of the world's oldest trees, including voices of Indigenous peoples, religious figures, and contemporary scientists who study elderflora in crisis. In a changing climate, a long future is still possible, Farmer shows, but only if we give care to young things that might grow old."--
Subjects: Civilization, Modern.; Climatic changes.; Dendrochronology.; Forests and forestry.; Human ecology.; Landscape assessment.; Longevity.; Time perception.; Trees.;
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Fashion forward : striving for sustainable style / by Delisle, Raina.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index."Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle grade readers, this book explores the social and environmental issues in the fashion industry and how kids can make it more sustainable"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Clothing and dress; Clothing trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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