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- Same As It Ever Was A Novel [electronic resource] : by Lombardo, Claire.aut; cloudLibrary;
The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (“wonderfully immersive…deliciously absorbing”—NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present. “Witty and insightful...a powerful exploration of marriage, motherhood, and self.”–Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry Same As It Ever Was showcases the consummate style, signature wit, and profound emotional intelligence that made The Most Fun We Ever Had one of the most beloved novels of the past decade. Featuring a memorably messy family and the multifaceted marriage at its heart, Lombardo’s debut was dubbed “the literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler” (The Guardian) and hailed as “ambitious and brilliantly written” (Washington Post). In this remarkable follow-up—another elegant and tumultuous story in the tradition of Elizabeth Strout, Ann Patchett, and Celeste Ng—Lombardo introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters, this time by way of her singularly complicated protagonist. Julia Ames, after a youth marked by upheaval and emotional turbulence, has found herself on the placid plateau of mid-life. But Julia has never navigated the world with the equanimity of her current privileged class. Having nearly derailed herself several times, making desperate bids for the kind of connection that always felt inaccessible to her, she finally feels, at age fifty seven, that she has a firm handle on things. She’s unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son, an impending separation from her spikey teenaged daughter, and a seductive resurgence of the past, all of which threaten to draw her back into the patterns that had previously kept her on a razor’s edge. Same As It Ever Was traverses the rocky terrain of real life, —exploring new avenues of maternal ambivalence, intergenerational friendship, and the happenstantial cause-and-effect that governs us all. Delving even deeper into the nature of relationships—how they grow, change, and sometimes end—Lombardo proves herself a true and definitive cartographer of the human heart and asserts herself among the finest novelists of her generation.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Family Life; Contemporary Women;
- © 2024., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
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- Traveling On the Path of Joni Mitchell [electronic resource] : by Powers, Ann.aut; cloudLibrary;
*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024* Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself. “What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell. Instead, it’s a tale of long journeying through a life that changed popular music: of a homesick wanderer forging ahead on routes of her own invention, and of me on her trail, heading toward the ringing of her voice.” —From the introduction For decades, Joni Mitchell’s life and music have enraptured listeners. One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Mitchell has inspired countless musicians—from peers like James Taylor, to inheritors like Prince and Brandi Carlile—and authors, who have dissected her music and her life in their writing. At the same time, Mitchell has always been a force beckoning us still closer, as—with the other arm—she pushes us away. Given this, music critic Ann Powers wondered if there was another way to draw insights from the life of this singular musician who never stops moving, never stops experimenting. In Traveling, Powers seeks to understand Mitchell through her myriad journeys. Through extensive interviews with Mitchell's peers and deep archival research, she takes readers to rural Canada, mapping the singer’s childhood battle with polio. She charts the course of Mitchell’s musical evolution, ranging from early folk to jazz fusion to experimentation with pop synthetics. She follows the winding road of Mitchell’s collaborations with other greats, and the loves that emerged along the way, all the way through to the remarkable return of Mitchell to music-making after the 2015 aneurysm that nearly took her life. Along this journey, Powers’ wide-ranging musings on the artist’s life and career reconsider the biographer’s role and the way it twines against the reality of a fan. In doing so, Traveling illustrates the shifting nature of biography, and the ultimate contradiction of celebrity: that an icon cannot truly, completely be known to a fan. Kaleidoscopic in scope, and intimate in its detail, Traveling is a fresh and fascinating addition to the Joni Mitchell canon, written by a biographer in full command of her gifts who asks as much of herself as of her subject. - Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Authors; Composers & Musicians; 20th Century; Women; Folk & Traditional;
- © 2024., HarperCollins,
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- Une seule terre / by Spinelli, Eileen.; Coelho, Rogério.; Fortin, Isabelle(Translator);
LSC- Subjects: Histoires rimées.; Stories in rhyme.; Conservation des ressources naturelles; Environnement; Écologisme; Calcul; Recyclage (Déchets, etc.); Conservation of natural resources; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Counting books.; Recycling (Waste, etc.);
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- Little Forest. by Lim, Soon-rye,film director.; Tae-ri, Kim,actor.; So-Ri, Moon,actor.; Jun-Yeol, Ryu,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Tae-ri, Moon So-Ri, Ryu Jun-YeolOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2018.Hye-won grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside. Based on an orginial story by Igarashi Daisuke, which has been noted for the Tetsuka Osamu Culture Award, one of the top 3 comic awards in Japan. This adaptation is created in director Yim Soon-rye's warm conceptualization of Korea's beautiful nature and various foods.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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- The Night of the 12th. by Moll, Dominik,film director.; Grinberg, Anouk,actor.; Bouillon, Bastien,actor.; Lanners, Bouli,actor.; Soualem, Mouna,actor.; Serieys, Pauline,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anouk Grinberg, Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Mouna Soualem, Pauline SerieysOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Every police precinct has a case that defies explanation and evades solution. Recently promoted Captain Yohan Vivès (Bastien Bouillon) faces such an elusive mystery when he investigates the gruesome murder of a young woman named Clara in the French town of Grenoble. It is clear that the attack was premeditated, and the violent nature of the crime suggests revenge. All the evidence points towards a scorned ex-lover, but which one? Vivés’ team methodically digs through the details of Clara’s life, uncovering her secrets while striving to weed out the killer. Winner of seven César Awards including Best Film and Best Director, THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH is a “deft and satisfying police procedural” that is based on “Pauline Guéna’s immersive account of a year spent with the Criminal Investigation Department of Versailles” (Screen Daily).Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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- Diary of a Chambermaid. by Buñuel, Luis,film director.; Ivernel, Daniel,actor.; Lugagne, Françoise,actor.; Géret, Georges,actor.; Moreau, Jeanne,actor.; Eyraud, Marc,actor.; Piccoli, Michel,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel Ivernel, Françoise Lugagne, Georges Géret, Jeanne Moreau, Marc Eyraud, Michel PiccoliOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1964.Working as a chambermaid, Celestine observes the little failings of each member of the household: Mr. Monteil's craving for sex, Mrs. Monteil's embittered repression, father-in-law Mr. Rabour's refined fetishism… Their neighbor, the peppery captain Mauger, often has skirmishes with them. One day, two unexpected events disturb the quiet life of the neighborhood: Mr. Rabour dies suddenly and a little girl called Claire is raped, then murdered in the woods. Celestine suspects Joseph, the gardener she knows to have a violent and sadistic nature, but she fails to get him convicted.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Crime.; Motion pictures, French.;
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