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How To Thrive. by Huynh, Duy,film director.; Chris Kamen Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Chris Kamen Productions in 2022.This 2022 documentary follows positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod as she guides seven individuals through a transformative journey toward greater well-being. How to Thrive explores whether happiness can be intentionally cultivated by engaging in practices rooted in positive psychology and neuroscience. As the participants confront personal challenges, they work on building strengths, practicing self-compassion, and fostering deeper connections. Through their stories, the film delves into fundamental questions about happiness and demonstrates the potential for personal growth and change. Offering intimate insights into the science of well-being, How to Thrive reveals how people can learn to create more fulfilling lives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Instructional films.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Emotions.; Psychotherapists.; Self-help techniques.; Psychotherapy.;
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Repentance [videorecording] / by Caland, Philippe,film director,film producer.; Epps, Mike,actor.; Lathan, Sanaa,actor.; Mackie, Anthony,1979-; Neal, Ariana,actor.; Parker, Nicole Ari,actor.; Shimosawa, Shintaro,screenwriter.; Whitaker, Forest,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Lions Gate Films.;
Music by Mark Kilian; edited by Lee Haugen and Rick Shaine; director of photography, Denis Maloney.Forest Whitaker, Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Anthony Mackie, Nicole Ari Parker, Ariana Neal.Angel Sanchez is a disturbed man fixated on the tragic death of his mother. Seemingly intent on finding inner peace, Sanchez seeks out Tommy Carter, a successful local author/spiritual advisor. Unaware of his client's true intent, Carter agrees to help the man rebuild his shattered life. But when Sanchez reveals his true intentions, the life coach must do everything in his power to stay alive in this taut, psychological thriller.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 sound; 16 x 9 widescreen; region 1.
Subjects: Death; Feature films.; Mothers and sons; Psychic trauma; Psychoses; Spiritual care (Medical care); Survival; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© 2014., Lionsgate ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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African Giants. by S. Kamara, Omar,film director.; Daniel Mutyaba, Dillon,actor.; Anassi, Omete,actor.; Waivers, Tanyell,actor.; Juno Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dillon Daniel Mutyaba, Omete Anassi, Tanyell WaiversOriginally produced by Juno Films in 2024.Taking place over a weekend visit in Los Angeles, the film watches as two first-generation Sierra Leonean American siblings navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement. Elder brother Alhaji (Dillon Daniel Mutyaba), an aspiring actor living in Los Angeles, is visited for a weekend by his younger brother, Sheku (Omete Anassi), a second-year law student at George Washington University. Unknown to Alhaji, Sheku has come with a specific intention: to reveal that he will be dropping out of law school and moving to LA to pursue acting, just like his older brother. As the weekend draws to a close, the two must reconcile with each other and familial expectations.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;
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Harley at bat! / by Kaplan, Arie.; Kane, Bob.; Finger, Bill,1914-1974.; Laguna, Fabio.; Lesko, Marco.; Johnson, Beverly.;
It's no laughing matter when jokester Harley Quinn arrives in Gotham City intent on stealing precious jewels and having some laughs--but Batman is determined to stop her.Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Harley Quinn (Fictitious character); Batman (Fictitious character); Theft; Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The beauty of the moment / by Bhathena, Tanaz.;
Seventeen-year-old Susan Thomas' parents are on the verge of a divorce in Canada after years of a happy marriage in Saudi Arabia. Susan wants to be an artist and not a doctor or engineer, but she has no intention of letting them know. Malcolm Vakil was a troublemaker after his mother died of cancer, and two years later he's still known as the boy with a Bad Reputation and No Future. Malcolm's goal is to move out of his father's house to make a better future for he and his younger sister, Mahtab. When the two meet at Arthur Eldridge High School in Mississauga, attraction grows along with distrust. Eventually they both realize that they must be honest with their families, and about their feelings for each other.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Love stories.; Teenagers; Women artists; High schools; Expectations (Psychology);
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Batman. [graphic novel] / by King, Tom,1978-writer.; Jones, Joëlle,artist.; Mann, Clay,artist.; Weeks, Lee,artist.; Lark, Michael,artist.; Mann, Seth,artist.; Bellaire, Jordie,colourist.; Breitweiser, Bettie,colourist.; Chung, June,colourist.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Bennett, Deron,letterer.;
"Following Catwoman's answer to his marriage proposal, Batman leaves Gotham City on a quest of renewal and redemption in the desert. As he travels and fights, he encounters members of his family--each disturbed by Batman's journey, each ready to stand in his way and push back against his stubborn determination to evolve into something better than a superhero. Has the Caped Crusader passed the point of no return? He's going to need a little help from his friends, but this help comes with a downside: Batman's true intentions will be exposed. This spectacular new volume further explores a key question throughout Tom King's entire Batman run: Can Batman be happy?"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Superman. [graphic novel] / by Russell, Mark,1971-author.; Allred, Laura,colourist.; Allred, Mike(Mike Dalton),illustrator.; Sharpe, Dave(Letterer),letterer.; Shuster, Joe,1914-1992,creator.; Siegel, Jerry,1914-1996,creator.;
"Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and there is nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego ... Superman! After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Superhero comics.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superman (Fictitious character); Lane, Lois (Fictitious character); End of the world; Good and evil; Justice League of America (Fictitious characters); Superheroes;
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A far better thing / by Parry, H. G.,author.;
"Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets A Tale of Two Cities in H. G. Parry's A Far Better Thing, a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution. I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead. It will take magic and cunning-cold iron and Realm silver-to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition. Shuttling between London and Paris during the Reign of Terror, generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Changelings; Fairies; Magic; Revenge;
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Unbridled cowboy / by Yates, Maisey.; Yates, Maisey.Once upon a cowboy.;
"Cowboy Sawyer Garrett has no intention of settling down. But when he becomes a single dad to tiny baby June, stepping up to the responsibility is nonnegotiable. And so is finding a woman to be a mother to his infant daughter. So he decides to do it the way the pioneers did: by putting out an ad for a mail-order bride. Evelyn Moore can't believe she's agreed to uproot her city life to marry a stranger in Oregon. But having escaped one near-disastrous marriage, she's desperate for change. Her love for baby June is instant. Her feelings for Sawyer are...more complicated. Her gruff cowboy husband ignites thrilling desire in her, but Sawyer is determined to keep their marriage all about the baby. But what happens if Evelyn wants it all?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Western fiction.; Mail order brides; Ranchers; Single fathers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Great expectations [videorecording] / by Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-; Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Great expectations.Videorecording.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Irvine, Jeremy,1990-; Newell, Mike.; BBC Films.; British Film Institute.; HanWay (Firm); Hart/Lunsford Pictures (Firm); LipSync Productions.; Number 9 Films.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Unison Films (Firm);
Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irvine.After Pip, an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice inherits a fortune from an anonymous benefactor, his future seems promising. But a bitter heiress is intent on preventing Pip from finding true love.MPAA Rating: PG-13.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Benefactors; Ex-convicts; Feature films.; Orphans; Pip (Fictitious character : Dickens); Poor children; Revenge; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Young men;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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