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- Daddy : stories / by Cline, Emma,author.; Cline, Emma.What can you do with a general.; Cline, Emma.Los Angeles.; Cline, Emma.Menlo Park.; Cline, Emma.Son of Friedman.; Cline, Emma.Nanny.; Cline, Emma.Arcadia.; Cline, Emma.Northeast Regional.; Cline, Emma.Marion.; Cline, Emma.Mack the knife.; Cline, Emma.A/S/L.; Cline, Emma.Short stories.Selections.;
"An absentee father collects his son from boarding school after a shocking act of violence. A nanny to a celebrity family hides out in Laurel Canyon in the aftermath of a tabloid scandal. A young woman sells her underwear to strangers. A notorious guest arrives at a placid, not-quite rehab in the Southwest. In ten remarkable stories, Emma Cline portrays moments when the ordinary is disturbed, when daily life buckles, revealing the perversity and violence pulsing under the surface. She explores characters navigating the edge, the limits of themselves and those around them: power dynamics in families, in relationships, the distance between their true and false selves. They want connection, but what they provoke is often closer to self-sabotage. What are the costs of one's choices? Of the moments when we act, or fail to act? These complexities are at the heart of Daddy, Emma Cline's sharp-eyed illumination of the contrary impulses that animate our inner lives"--
- Subjects: Short stories.;
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- Carmen. by Millepied, Benjamin,film director.; Pataky, Elsa,actor.; Barrera, Melissa,actor.; Mescal, Paul,actor.; de Palma, Rossy,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Elsa Pataky, Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de PalmaOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2022.A complete reimagining of the legendary opera, set in contemporary Mexico and Los Angeles, and featuring new original music and dance numbers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Musicals.;
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- Animal : a novel / by Taddeo, Lisa,author.;
Joan returns to Los Angeles to come to terms with a childhood trauma and forge the power to fight back against the people who hurt her.
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Life change events; Women;
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- American horror story. [videorecording] / by Lady Gaga,actor.; Bassett, Angela,actor.; Bates, Kathy,1948-actor.; McDermott, Dylan,actor.; Peters, Evan,1987-actor.; FX Networks, LLC,broadcaster.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters, Lady Gaga, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett.Hoping to begin a new life in a North Carolina farmhouse, Shelby and Matt Miller flee Los Angeles only to find murder, mayhem and madness.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
- Subjects: Horror television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ghosts; Haunted places; Murder;
- For private home use only.
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- The sympathizer / by Nguyen, Viet Thanh,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Communists; Soldiers; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
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- Siri, who am I? / by Tschida, Sam,1979-author.;
"A young woman wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital with amnesia and a head wound and must work backward, using her Instagram account, to piece together her identity"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Amnesiacs; Social media; Man-woman relationships;
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- The middle distance [videorecording] / by Audley, Kentucker,actor.; Jensen, Joslyn,actor.; Lafleur, Jennifer,actor.; Partridge, Ross,1968-actor.; Underwood, Patrick,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.;
Ross Partridge, Joslyn Jensen, Kentucker Audley, Jennifer Lafleur.When a successful Los Angeles executive returns home in the wake of his estranged father's death, his life is forever changed by an unexpected friendship.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Romantic comedy films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Executives; Fathers and sons; Man-woman relationships;
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- Behind Sunset. by Gordon, David.;
In 'Behind Sunset', a struggling writer follows a mystery into one of Los Angeles darkest corners: the intersection of the porn industry and New Age wellness. From the author of the 'Joe the Bouncer' series.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Noir;
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- C'Mon C'Mon [videorecording] / by Barnard, Chelsea,film producer.; Dessberm Aaribm,composer (expression); Dessner, Bryce,composer (expression); Hoffmann, Gaby,actor.; McNairy, Scoot,actor.; Mills, Mike,1966-director,screenwriter.; Norman, Woody,actor.; Patterson, Sunni,actor.; Phoenix, Joaquin,actor.; Ryan, Robbie,director of photography.; Vecchiarello, Jennifer,1983-editor of moving image work.; Yacoub, Lila,film producer.; A24 (Firm),production company.; Be Funny When You Can,production company.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot Mcnairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, Deborah Strang, Sunni Patterson.When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Brothers and sisters; Nephews; Radio journalists; Uncles;
- For private home use only.
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- Red City. by Lu, Marie.;
'The Godfather' meets 'The Magicians' in this adult debut fantasy novel about magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary; FICTION / Fantasy / Urban; FICTION / General;
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