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2 Sisters Murder Investigations A Thriller [electronic resource] : by Patterson, James.aut; Fox, Candice.aut; Lee, Mela.nrt; CloudLibrary;
Patterson’s greatest crime-solving team since the Women’s Murder Club is the Bird Sisters.  Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters—and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing.   Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book approach to solving crimes, while teenage Baby relies on her street smarts.     But when they take a controversial case of a loner whose popular wife has gone missing, they’re accused of being PIs who can’t tell a client from a killer.     The Bird sisters share a late father, but not much else…except their willingness to fight.   Fight the system. Fight for the underdog. Fight for the truth. If they can stop fighting each other long enough to work together.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Private Investigators; Women Sleuths;
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The shimmering state : a novel / by Westgate, Meredith,author.;
"A luminous literary debut following two patients in recovery after an experimental memory drug warps their lives. Lucien moves to Los Angeles to be with his grandmother as she undergoes an experimental memory treatment for Alzheimer's using a new drug, Memoroxin. An emerging photographer, he's also running from the sudden death of his mother, a well-known artist whose legacy haunts him even far from New York. Sophie has just landed the lead in the upcoming performance of La Sylphide with the Los Angeles Ballet. She still waitresses during her off-hours at the Chateau Marmont, witnessing the recreational use of Memoroxin-or Mem-among the Hollywood elite. When Lucien and Sophie meet at the Center, founded by the ambitious yet conflicted Dr. Angelica Sloane to treat patients who've abused Mem, they have no memory of how they got there-or why they feel so inexplicably drawn to one another. Is it attraction, or something they cannot remember from "before"? Set in a city that seems to have no memory of its own, The Shimmering State is a graceful meditation on the power of story and its creation. It masterfully explores memory and how it can elude us, trap us, or even set us free"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Memory;
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The fury of Beijing / by Hamilton, Ian,1946-author.;
"Still reeling from the brutal murder of her close associates, Lau Lau and Chen, Ava Lee embarks on a quest for revenge that takes her from Toronto to Los Angeles to Beijing. Along the way, Ava is aided by some familiar faces and old comrades-in-arms, including Sonny Kwon, Jimmy Li, Lop, and Xu, the mountain master of Shanghai. The search leads first to Ava's old opponent, Mo, the chairman of the China Movie Syndicate, and then to a shadowy figure at the very top of the Chinese Security Service--the man who gave the order to kill her friends. Events reach a deadly climax in front of the Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing, but exacting her revenge is only half the battle--getting out of China alive is another matter entirely ... "-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Lee, Ava (Fictitious character); Revenge; Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Annihilation of Fish. by Burnett, Charles,film director.; Earl Jones, James,actor.; Redgrave, Lynn,actor.; Kidder, Margot,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, Margot KidderOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1999.Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country’s most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming THE ANNIHILATION OF A FISH, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder). There she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Independent films.;
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Some kind of heaven [videorecording] / by Oppenheim, Lance,film director,film producer.; Aronofsky, Darren,film producer.; Soros, Jeffrey,film producer.; Horsman, Simon,film producer.; Lingo, Kathleen,film producer.; Lano, Melissa Oppenheim,film producer.; Velez, Pacho,film producer.; Los Angeles Media Fund,production company.; New York Times Company,production company.; 30West (Firm),production company.; Protozoa Pictures,production company.; Mile End Films (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, David Bolen ; editors, Daniel Garber, Lance Oppenheim ; music, Ari Balouzian.With Some Kind of Heaven, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America's largest retirement community - a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents - and one interloper - who are unable to find happiness within the community's pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life's final act.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Villages (Retirement community : Sumter County, Fla.); Retirement communities; Retirees; Quality of life;
For private home use only.
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Dog days [videorecording] / by Bass, Jon(Actor),actor.; Bell, Tone,actor.; Cassidy, Michael,1983-actor.; Corddry, Rob,actor.; Dobrev, Nina,1989-actor.; Hudgens, Vanessa,1988-actor.; Jones, Jasmine Cephas,actor.; Jones, Ron Cephas,actor.; Lapkus, Lauren,actor.; Liddell, Mickey,film producer.; Longoria, Eva,1975-actor.; Marino, Ken,1968-film director.; Matsueda, Elissa,screenwriter.; Monroe, Jennifer(Producer),film producer.; Notaro, Tig,actor.; Oyama, Erica,1981-screenwriter.; Pally, Adam,1982-actor.; Shilaimon, Pete,film producer.; Wolfhard, Finn,2002-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; LD Entertainment,production company.; Liddell Entertainment,production company.;
Music, Craid Wedren, Matt Novack ; costume designer, Molly Grundman-Gerbosi ; editor, F. Brian Scofield ; production design, Marcia Hinds ; director of photography, Frank Barrera.Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wolfhard, Lauren Lapkus, Adam Pally, Jon Bass, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Tone Bell, Ron Cephas Jones, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Tig Notaro, Michael Cassidy.A group of people in beautiful, downtown Los Angels who have absolutely no connection to one another are seemingly brought together by their lovable pet dogs in surprising ways that teach them valuable and inspiring lessons about life and what it means to have a dog. They hilariously interact with one another as their lives become intertwined in unforeseen ways and develop new and exciting connections that will last a lifetime.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for rude and suggestive content, and for language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Man-woman relationships; Pets;
For private home use only.
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Cut and thrust / by Woods, Stuart.;
"Stone Barrington enters the cutthroat fray of politics in the exceptional new thriller from New York Times--bestselling author Stuart Woods. When Stone Barrington travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political convention of the year, he finds the scene quite shaken up: a dazzling newcomer-and close friend of Stone's-has given the delegates an unexpected choice, crucial alliances are made and broken behind closed doors, and it seems that more than one seat may be up for grabs. And amid the ambitious schemers and hangers-on are a few people who may use the chaotic events as cover for more sinister plans. In this milieu of glad-handing and backroom deals, only the canniest player can come out on top. and it will take all of Stone's discretion and powers of persuasion to arrange a desirable outcome"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Adventure stories.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Political fiction.;
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Cloudmaker / by Brooks, Malcolm(Novelist),author.;
"In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane--a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother. His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight lessons. As his airplane takes shape, and the young cousins avidly follow Amelia Earhart's voyage around the equator, so too does Huck's understanding of the world and his place in it--in particular the tension between heaven and earth, age and youth, tradition and the coming future, that stresses the bonds of both his and Annelise's families. And then there's the matter of the watch, which it turns out the dead man's cohort of gangsters would very much like back."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Cousins; Airplanes; Clocks and watches; Nineteen thirties;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dancing in A-Yard. by Dalle, Manuela,film director.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2023.In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster's A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality, so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, gang life, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Dance.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; California.; Prisons.; Art therapy.; Modern dance.; Men's studies.; United States.; Masculinity.; Choreographers.; Performing arts.;
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The Legend of MexMan. by Polon, Josh,film director.; Dekanalog (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Dekanalog in 2023.Working out of an abandoned hangar at a small regional airport in East Los Angeles, Germán Alonso surrounds himself in a Gilliam-esque fantasy world, expressing his vision the only way he knows how: making phantasmagorical films with help from his friends, family and hundreds of handmade puppets. But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along to adapt a feature-length version of his college thesis film about a Mexican immigrant-turned-cyborg named “MexMan” — Alonso’s own superpowers begin to strain, as creative conflicts emerge with his producers and an old crush reappears.Welcome to THE LEGEND OF MEXMAN, the (almost) unbelievable outsider-turned-hero saga that Film Threat calls “One of the great stand-up-and-cheer underdog sagas of all time.”Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Animated films.; Motion pictures--Mexico.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Motion picture producers and directors.; Hispanic Americans.; Motion pictures--Latin America.;
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