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- American war / by El Akkad, Omar,author.;
"A second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle--a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. The decisions that she makes will have tremendous consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling through generations of strangers and kin alike"--- Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; War fiction.; Civil war; Young women;
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- The perfect murder / by Martin, Kat,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL, ISBN 9781335080608. In this fourth entry of the 'Maximum Security' series, Reese Garrett's helicopter crashes, leaving him hospitalized and two men dead. Its discovered the chopper was sabotaged, and Reese is determined to find out whos behind the crash and whether he was the intended target. From the Texas heat to the Louisiana bayous, Reese and his brothers must track down the truth before the body count gets any higher.- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Chief executive officers; Helicopters; Sabotage; Murder; Man-woman relationships;
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- American prison : a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment / by Bauer, Shane,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history. In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an expose about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Still, there was much more that he needed to say. In American prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his experiences together with a thoroughly researched history of for-profit prisons in America from their origins in the decades before the Civil War. For, as he soon realized, we can't understand the cruelty of our current system and its place in the larger story of mass incarceration without understanding where it came from. Private prisons became entrenched in the South as part of a systemic effort to keep the African-American labor force in place in the aftermath of slavery, and the echoes of these shameful origins are with us still"--- Subjects: Prisons; Imprisonment;
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- The Host [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Hurt, William; Kruger, Diane; Ronan, Saoirse; Fisher, Frances; Irons, Max; Abel, Jake; Meyer, Stephenie;
Director, Andrew Niccol.Max Irons, Jake Abel, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Frances Fisher.Earth has been taken over by aliens in crisp white outfits, with each one taking over a human 'host' so the alien race can save the planet. Fewer humans are alive, and young Melanie has been on the run with her kid brother, Jamie, and her Louisiana honey, Jared. The Host opens with Melanie's capture, and continues on her odyssey as the alien who attempts to overtake her, Wanderer, battles inside Melanie for control of her body and mind.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.- Subjects: Action.; Drama.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
- © 2013., Universal,
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- The Gilda stories / by Gomez, Jewelle,1948-author.; Gumbs, Alexis Pauline,1982-writer of afterword.;
This remarkable novel begins in 1850s Louisiana, where Gilda escapes slavery and learns about freedom while working in a brothel. After being initiated into eternal life as one who "shares the blood" by two women there, Gilda spends the next two hundred years searching for a place to call home. An instant lesbian classic when it was first published in 1991, The Gilda Stories has endured as an auspiciously prescient book in its explorations of blackness, radical ecology, re-definitions of family, and yes, the erotic potential of the vampire story.- Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; African Americans; Lesbian vampires;
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- Resident evil. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.When Ethan Winters opened his inbox, the last thing he expected was to find an email from his wife; she had been missing for three years. The message was simple: "Come get me," and an address in Louisiana. This leads Ethan to a decrepit mansion in the heart of the bayou. The place has a seriously creepy vibe, but Ethan continues his search - until a stranger attacks him and knocks him unconscious. Ethan has no idea what awaits him when he wakes up ... for he is now in the clutches of the Baker family.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 34 GB storage required ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported.- Subjects: Survival horror video games.; Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Role playing video games.; Sony video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Resident evil 7 (Game); Missing persons; Spouses; Biological weapons; Dysfunctional families; Computer adventure games; Monsters;
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- The House at Watch Hill A Novel [electronic resource] : by Moning, Karen Marie.aut; cloudLibrary;
#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning is back with a gripping, imaginative, and seductive new series in which a young woman moves to Divinity, Louisiana, to inherit a large fortune and a Gothic mansion full of mysteries and ominous secrets... Zo Grey is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she receives a surprising call from an attorney in Divinity, Louisiana, with the news she has been left an inheritance by a distant relative, the terms of which he will only discuss in person. Destitute and alone, with nothing left to lose, Zo heads to Divinity and discovers she is the sole beneficiary of a huge fortune and a monstrosity of a house that sits ominously at the peak of Watch Hill—but she must live in it, alone, for three years before the house, or the money, is hers. Met with this irresistible opportunity to finally build a future for herself, Zo puts aside her misgivings about the foreboding Gothic mansion and the strange circumstances, and moves in, where she is quickly met by a red-eyed Stygian owl and an impossibly sexy Scottish groundskeeper. Her new home is full of countless secrets and mystifying riddles, with doors that go nowhere, others that are impossible to open, and a turret into which there is no visible means of ingress. And the townspeople are odd… What Zo doesn’t yet know is that her own roots lie in this very house and that in order to discover her true identity and awaken her dormant powers, she will have to face off against sinister forces she doesn’t quite comprehend—or risk being consumed by them.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Vampires; Fantasy; Gothic;
- © 2024., HarperCollins,
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- Mama I want to sing [videorecording] / by Ciara(Vocalist); Harper, Hill,1966-; Higginsen, Vy.Mama I want to sing.Videorecording.; LaBelle, Patti.; Simon, Anthony.; Whitfield, Lynn.; Wydro, Ken.Mama I want to sing.Videorecording.; Zane, Billy.; Louisiana Media Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Director of photography, Keith L. Smith ; edited by Aaron L. Williams ; original music and songs by Scott Nickoley ; composed by Warren Campbell.Ciara Harris, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Billy Zane, Hill Harper.Amara Winter is a beautiful and divinely talented young gospel singer on the verge of pop stardom. But Amara's mother Lillian, a strong-willed TV preacher, disapproves of her daughter's less-than-pious image. As they search for common ground, mother and daughter may just discover their journeys aren't so different after all.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; NTSC 1.- Subjects: Feature films.; Gospel music; Mothers and daughters; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women singers;
- © c2012., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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- White Hot [electronic resource] : by Brown, Sandra.aut; cloudLibrary;
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “masterful storyteller” (USA TODAY) Sandra Brown—a sexy, sultry, family-based thriller set in a small southern town. When her younger brother, Danny, commits suicide, Sayre Lynch breaks her vow never to return to her Louisiana hometown, and gets drawn back into her tyrannical father’s web. He and her older brother—who control the town’s sole industry, an iron foundry—are as corrupt as ever. Worse, they have hired a shrewd and disarming new lawyer, Beck Merchant…a man with his own agenda. When the police determine that Danny’s suicide was actually a homicide, Sayre must battle her family—and her passionate feelings for Beck—as she confronts a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes, and a surprising plan of revenge.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Romance; Crime; Suspense;
- © 2004., Simon & Schuster,
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- 50 states, 5000 ideas : where to go, when to go, what to see, what to do / by Yogerst, Joseph R.;
Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, Internet addresses and index."Organized state-by-state then province-by-province, 50 States, 5000 Ideas showcases the best travel experiences in every state and province, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sights include national parks, beaches, hotels, Civil War battlefields, dude ranches, out-of-the-way museums, and the list goes on and on. You'll discover the world's longest yard sale in Tennessee; swamp tours in Louisiana; dinosaur trails in Colorado; America's oldest street in NYC; a string of lighthouses in Nova Scotia; authentic Chinese night markets in British Columbia; and the best spot to watch for sea otters on the central California coast. Each entry provides detailed travel information, as well as fascinating facts about each state, that will help fuel your wanderlust and ensure the best vacation possible"--Provided by publisher.LSC- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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