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A gentleman's game / by Romain, Theresa.;
Talented but troubled, the Chandler family seems cursed by bad luck-and so Nathaniel Chandler has learned to trade on his charm. He can broker a deal with anyone from a turf-mad English noble to an Irish horse breeder. But Nathaniel's skills are tested when his stable of trained Thoroughbreds become suspiciously ill just before the Epsom Derby, and he begins to suspect his father's new secretary is not as innocent as she seems.LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Horse breeders; Aristocracy (Social class);
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Lunar New Year love story [graphic novel] / by Yang, Gene Luen,author.; Pham, LeUyen,illustrator.;
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?014-018.Grades 9-12.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Paranormal comics.; Romance comics.; Chinese New Year; Asian American teenagers; Vietnamese American families; Dating (Social customs); Dating; Fate and fatalism; Spirits;
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When spider met shrew / by Kerbel, Deborah.; Côté, Geneviève,1964-;
When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck. Spider's web has blown away, and Shrew's home has just been paved over. What happens when they decide to help each other out? They meet Bat, who is lonely for friends. Then they meet Possum, who can't find his mom; Dog, who misses her puppies; and Pony, who is out of a job. Everyone has problems, but this quirky new community is ready to lend a hand in creative and surprising ways.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Friendship; Animals; Helping behavior;
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Marlowe. by Jordan, Neil,film director.; Huston, Danny,actor.; Kruger, Diane,actor.; Lange, Jessica,actor.; Neeson, Liam,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Danny Huston, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Liam NeesonOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2023.A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles. MARLOWE centers around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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A lot like Christmas / by Snow, Jennifer.;
For Jessica Connolly, there is no better place than her coastal hometown of Blue Moon Bay. She has a wonderful family, supportive best friends, and a successful bakery on Main Street. Unfortunately, every time she designs one of her ex-boyfriends' wedding cakes, she's reminded just how unlucky she is with love...and that she's a good luck charm for men to find their happily ever after. With someone else. The minute they break up. So she's decided to be done with love.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Bed and breakfast accommodations;
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Four hours of fury : the untold story of World War II's largest airborne invasion and the final push into Nazi Germany / by Fenelon, James(James M.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A historical account of Operation Varsity, the largest airborne invasion of World War II"--
Subjects: Operation Varsity, 1945.; World War, 1939-1945;
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A walk in the woods [videorecording] / by Bryson, Bill.walk in the woods.Videorecording.; Nolte, Nick.; Redford, Robert.; Schaal, Kristen.; Steenburgen, Mary.; Thompson, Emma.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Schaal.Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bryson, Bill; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Hiking; Male friendship;
For private home use only.
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A walk in the woods by Bryson, Bill.walk in the woods.Videorecording.; Nolte, Nick.; Redford, Robert.; Schaal, Kristen.; Steenburgen, Mary.; Thompson, Emma.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Schaal.Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu ray ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bryson, Bill; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Hiking; Male friendship;
For private home use only.
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Blood in the dust / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J.A.;
Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanon is down on his luck. He lost his family's ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might lose his fiancée--a beautiful saloon girl named Annabelle to a stinking-rich rival. But Hunter's not ready to give up just yet. He's got a temporary sheriff's badge, a long-range plan to rebuild his ranch, and his loyal coyote Bobby Lee by his side to make things right. Too bad it all goes wrong--when Annabelle gets kidnapped.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Outlaws;
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Muskoka / by Samuel, Julian,author.;
"A man down on his luck meets the woman of his dreams in an adult education course. But this is no ordinary male fantasy: the man is a Pakistani-Canadian artist with a treatable recurrent cancer; the young lady is an Indigenous princess just returned from art school in Europe to her father's glass summer palace in Muskoka. This Romance Comedy, set in mid-Toronto and on Lake Rosseau, plays with the intersection of Indigenous, settler, and immigrant success stories against the background of mortality and the stars"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Cancer; Indigenous women; Man-woman relationships;
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