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Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick A Love Story [electronic resource] : by Reid, Taylor Jenkins.aut; DiMercurio, Kristen.nrt; Whelan, Julia.nrt; Reid, Taylor Jenkins.nrt; CloudLibrary;
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. “Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion.”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women “NASA? Space missions? The ’80s? This is a collection of all the things I love.”—Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane. As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant. Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Sagas; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Penguin Random House,
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Stage fright [videorecording] / by Meat Loaf(Vocalist),1947-actor.; Driver, Minnie,actor.; MacDonald, Allie,actor.; Sable, Jerome,screenwriter,film director.; Sable, Jerome.Legend of Beaver DamMotion picture adaptation of (work):Videorecording.; Smith, Douglas,1985-actor.; Magnet Releasing (Firm); Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Bruce Chun; editors, Nicholas Musurca, Christopher Donaldson, Lisa Grooten; music by Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion.Minnie Driver, Meat Loaf Aday, Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith.A film about a performing arts camp that is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who despises musical theatre just as the Seasonal Grand Performance is about to begin.14A.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation 2.40:1; Dolby DIgital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Horror films.; Murder; Musical theater;
© 2014., Magnolia Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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End of the rope : mountains, marriage and motherhood / by Redford, Jan,author.;
"In the tradition of Cheryl Strayed's Wild comes the story of a young climber's struggle to make her own way in the mountains and in life. As a fourteen-year-old tomboy languishing in small-town Ontario in an alcohol-afflicted family, Jan is thirsting for adventure and freedom. After climbing a hundred-foot rock face, alone and without any equipment, she decides she will be a mountain climber when she grows up. Though it's a highly improbable goal, by twenty she's a cocky, nomadic, tobacco-chewing climber with a magnetic attraction to the wrong men and misadventures. She gradually develops as a climber, with the intention of becoming one of a few female mountain guides. After a series of doomed romances, Jan falls in love with an affable, hardcore Banff climber, Dan. Dreaming of a life together, maybe even kids, she enrolls in university with plans to become a teacher. But her world falls apart when Dan is killed in an avalanche. Two days after Dan's memorial, she grieves in the arms of another extreme alpinist, Grant. Not long after, she discovers she's pregnant. Terrified of being alone, she accepts a grudging offer of marriage and abandons her education and climbing. In spite of paralyzing unhappiness, they buy a house in the mountains, have a second baby, and slip into their parents' rigid roles: Grant, the provider, working in the bush as a logger; Jan, the housewife and mother. While she clings to her dream of university and autonomy, he pursues his dream of scaling mountains--dreams that pit them against each other. As her marriage unravels, Jan realizes she has to transform herself into the kind of person who can seize her dream, just like she transformed herself into a climber. It takes years and many small acts of courage, but finally, her need to grow surpasses her need to feel safe. She packs up her young children and drives off to the city, for perhaps the biggest adventure of her life: university and single motherhood. Combining driving narrative and sardonic humour with white-knuckled descriptions of life and death in the mountains, Jan Redford is paving the way for a new breed of memoir writers. She shows the immense determination required to follow your dream, even when your world is crumbling around you, and the bravery it takes to lead, not follow--in the mountains and in life."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Redford, Jan; Redford, Jan; Redford, Jan.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Women mountaineers; Women authors, Canadian (English);
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Sand Pie. by Karhánková, Kateřina,film director.; Magnet Film (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Magnet Film in 2022.Mína and her Toy friend are having fun in a sandpit. Suddenly, mud pies are stamped out and the Toy is captured by cycling Totemites! Only the youngest one, Tricycler, feels sorry for the Toy, but saving the Toy tied up to a high totem seems impossible. Our heroes need to overcome risky challenges including digging a tunnel under the playground and bike chasing. Finally, Tricycler gives Mína a hand and a new friendship is born.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.;
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Teaches of Peaches. by Landkammer, Judy,film director.; Fussenegger, Philipp,film director.; Gonzales, Chilly,actor.; Feist, Leslie,actor.; Peaches,actor.; Manson, Shirley,actor.; Magnet Film (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chilly Gonzales, Leslie Feist, Peaches, Shirley MansonOriginally produced by Magnet Film in 2024.Capturing Peaches' transformative journey on 'The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour' in 2022, this documentary blends exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage. From stage show inception to riveting performances, it offers an intimate look at the inner workings of feminist icon Peaches, a fearless force challenging gender norms for over two decades. Her biting wit advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights and confronts societal stereotypes, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Artists.; Biography.; Musicians.; Women musicians.; Performing arts.;
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The convert [videorecording] / by Danielsen, Shane,screenwriter.; Makdare, Lawrence,actor.; McKenzie, Jacqueline,1967-actor.; Ngatai-Melbourne, Tioreore,actor.; Pearce, Guy,1967-actor.; Tamahori, Lee,screenwriter,film director.; Te Maioha, Antonio,actor.; Magnet Releasing (Firm),presenter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; MBK Productions,presenter.;
Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makdare."When a preacher arrives at a small settlement in 1830s New Zealand, his violent past is drawn into question and his faith put to the test as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes." --container.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Clergy; Colonies; Lay preaching; Faith; Man-woman relationships; Indigenous peoples; Māori (New Zealand people); Missionaries;
For private home use only.
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The ones below [videorecording] / by Bin, Laura,actor.; Farr, David,film director,screenwriter.; Moore, Stephen Campbell,actor.; Morrissey, David,actor.; Poésy, Clémence,actor.; Magnet Releasing (Firm); Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Clemence Poesy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Bin.A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a boozy dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident. The new friends suddenly find themselves at odds and are forced to question how well they know their neighbors, in this psychological thriller.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.; for language, some sexuality and nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Fiction films.; Feature films.; Accidents; Friendship; Neighbors; Pregnant women;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What's New Pussycat?. by Donner, Clive,film director.; O'Toole, Peter,actor.; Sellers, Peter,actor.; Schneider, Romy,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Peter O'Toole, Peter Sellers, Romy SchneiderOriginally produced by MGM in 1965.Michael (Peter O'Toole) is a mademoiselle magnet. His demented psychiatrist (Peter Sellers) and sex-starved friend (Woody Allen) would kill for this problem, but his would-be fiance (Romy Schneider) might just kill him. Undergoing therapy, Michael tries to reform, but it won't be easy with sex kittens like Ursula Andress, Paula Prentiss and Capucine on his tail! Wonderfully directed by Clive Donner and featuring the hit title song written by Burt Bacharach and performed by Tom Jones.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.;
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Quicksilver / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.;
"Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery--abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in an orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of "strange magnetism." It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Extrasensory perception; Orphans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A restless truth / by Marske, Freya,author.;
"Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plenty of it when she volunteered to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner, in order to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy that began generations ago. What she didn't expect was for the old lady in question to turn up dead on the first day of the voyage. Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham, who's also returning home to England. Violet is everything that Maud has been trained to distrust yet can't help but desire: a magician, an actress, and a magnet for scandal"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Novels.; Conspiracies; Lesbians; Magic; Murder; Ocean travel; Paid companions (Household employees);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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