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Who could ever love you : a family memoir / by Trump, Mary L.,author.;
"Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch's relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real estate developer Fred Trump, and Linda Clapp, a flight attendant from a working-class family, Mary lived in the shadow of Freddy's humiliation at the hands of his father. Fred Trump embodied the ethos of the zero-sum game and among his five children, there could only be one winner. That was supposed to be Freddy, his namesake, but Fred found him wanting -- too sensitive, too kind, too interested in pursuits beyond the realm of the real estate empire he was meant to inherit. In Donald, Fred found a kindred spirit, a 'killer,' who would stop at nothing to get his own way. Even after Freddy's short-lived career as a professional pilot for TWA came to an end, he never stopped trying to gain his father's approval. Finally, at the age of forty-two, he succumbed to Fred's lethal contempt and died alone in an emergency room, with no family by his side. In Who Could Ever Love You, Mary Trump brings us inside the twisted family whose patriarch ignored, froze out, and eventually destroyed his own. Freddy Trump's decline into alcoholism and illness, along with Linda's suffering after their divorce, left Mary dangerously vulnerable as a very young girl. Inadequately and only conditionally loved, there were no adults in her life except for the father she loved, but lost before she could know him; and a mother abandoned by her ex-husband's rich and powerful family who demanded her loyalty but left her with nothing. With searching insight, poignant detail, and unsparing prose, Mary Trump reveals the cold, selfish cruelty that has come to define the Trump family thanks in large part to her uncle, whose malignant ambition has riven our nation and threatens the world." --
Subjects: Biographies.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Trump, Fred C. (Frederick Crist), Jr., 1938-1981; Trump, Mary L.; Trump family.;
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The Hobbit. [videorecording] / by Armitage, Richard,1971-; Blanchett, Cate,1969-; Bloom, Orlando,1977-; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-; Evans, Luke,1979-; Freeman, Martin,1971-; Fry, Stephen.; Kircher, William.; Lilly, Evangeline,1979-; McKellan, Ian.; Mccoy, Sylvester.; Mctavish, Graham.; Nesbitt, James,1965-; Pace, Lee,1979-; Stott, Ken,1955-; Turner, Aidan,1983-; New Line Cinema Corporation.; Warner Home Video (Firm); WingNut Films (Firm);
Camera, Andrew Lesnie ; production design, Dan Hennah ; editor, Jabez Olssen ; music, Howard Shore.Richard Armitage, William Kircher, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Sylvester Mccoy, Graham Mctavish, Stephen Fry, Aidan Turner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian Mckellan.Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), his mighty band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), and wise wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) embark on a crusade to reclaim Erebor from the vicious dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) in this sweeping fantasy adventure that picks up where the events of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left off.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.2 BAFTA Award Nominations; 3 Academy Award Nominations
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.; Action and adventure films.; Adventure and adventurers; Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character); Dragons; Dwarfs; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Hobbits (Fictitious characters); Middle Earth (Imaginary place);
© c2014., Warner Bros.,
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The friends we keep / by Mallery, Susan,author.;
"After five years as a stay-at-home mom, Gabby Schaefer can't wait to return to work. Oh, to use the bathroom in peace! No twins clamoring at the door, no husband barging in, no stepdaughter throwing a tantrum. But when her plans are derailed by some shocking news and her husband's crushing expectations, Gabby must fight for the right to have a life of her own. Getting pregnant is easy for Hayley Batchelor. Staying pregnant is the hard part. Her husband is worried about the expensive fertility treatments and frantic about the threat to her health. But to Hayley, a woman who was born to be a mom should risk everything to fulfill her destiny--no matter how high the cost. Nicole Lord is still shell-shocked by a divorce that wasn't as painful as it should've been. Other than the son they share, her ex-husband left barely a ripple in her life. A great new guy tempts her to believe maybe the second time's the charm ... but how can she trust herself to recognize true love?"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Change (Psychology); Divorced women; Female friendship; Interpersonal attraction; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Pregnant women; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Self-realization in women; Women; Working mothers;
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A Calder at heart / by Dailey, Janet,author.;
"Battle-scarred and emotionally ravaged by the loss of his wife and children to Spanish Flu, former US Army Major Logan Hunter heads to Blue Moon to salvage whatever peace he can near the only family he has left. Not only does the Calder clan embrace him, but patriarch Webb Calder helps Logan secure a prime piece of ranching property. Yet settling into his new home is fraught with challenges, especially since Logan's land borders the rival Dollarhide spread, stoking the battle between the families anew and pitting Logan against an adversary who stirs him like no other ... "--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Calder family (Fictitious characters); Frontier and pioneer life; Man-woman relationships; Ranch life; Widowers; Women physicians;
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A plain leaving / by Gould, Leslie,1962-author.;
At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway. Three years later, she returns home for the first time since leaving Lancaster to attend her father's funeral. Her arrival back revives all sorts of emotions--yearnings and sorrows alike. Jessica knows things will never return to how they were. But in seeing Silas again, she can't help but wonder what might have been. Struggling to decide where her next step should take her, she learns the story of a Revolutionary War-era ancestor that echoes her own choices. Will Jessica leave her family and community forever, or is there peace and healing and love yet to come?
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Romance fiction.; Amish;
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A season to lie / by Littlejohn, Emily,author.;
On a cold dark night in February, as a blizzard shrieks through Cedar Valley, police officer and new mother Gemma Monroe responds to an anonymous report of a prowler at the local private high school, The Valley Academy. In her idyllic Colorado small town, Gemma expects the call was just a prank by a bored teenager. But there in the snow lies the savaged body of a man whose presence in town was meant to be a secret. And a disturbing message left by his killer promises more death to come.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Murder; City and town life; Secrecy;
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Death under a little sky / by Abell, Stig,author.;
A detective ready for a new life ... For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in London. But then one day he receives a letter from his reclusive uncle - he has left Jake his property in the middle of the countryside. For Jake, it is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. A rural idyll the stuff of dreams ... At first, life in the middle of nowhere is everything Jake could wish for. His new home is beautiful, his surroundings are stunning, and he enjoys getting back to nature. A death that disrupts everything ... But then, what starts as a fun village treasure hunt turns deadly, when a young woman's bones are discovered. And Jake is thrust once again into the role of detective, as he tries to unearth a dangerous killer in this most unlikely of settings.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Country life; Ex-police officers; Inheritance and succession; Moving, Household; Murder; Private investigators; Secrecy; Villages;
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Bloodguard / by Robson, Cecy.;
"One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise... Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie. Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arena -- vicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survive -- would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose. He was wrong -- and they took everything. His hope. His freedom. His very humanity. All Leith has left is his battle-scarred body, fueled by rage and hardened from years of fighting for the right to live another day. Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Everything he should hate. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguard -- and his freedom. But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn't come cheap. Nor will his ultimate revenge..."--Publisher.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Truthfulness and falsehood; Secrecy; Elves; Imaginary places; Revenge; Kings and rulers; Gladiators; Princesses;
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Fifty shades freed [videorecording] / by Brunetti, Dana,film producer.; Coates, Nelson,production designer.; Dornan, Jamie,1982-actor.; Ehle, Jennifer,1969-; Elfman, Danny,composer (expression); Foley, James,1953-film director.; Francis-Bruce, Richard,editor of moving image work.; Grimes, Luke,1984-actor.; Harden, Marcia Gay,actor.; James, E. L.,film producer.; Johnson, Dakota,1989-actor.; Johnson, Eric,1979-actor.; Leonard, Niall,screenwriter.; Neil-Fisher, Debra,editor of moving image work.; Ora, Rita,actor.; Rasuk, Victor,1984-actor.; Schwartzman, John,1960-director of photography.; Viscidi, Marcus,film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):James, E. L.Fifty shades freed.; Michael De Luca Productions (Firm),presenter.; Universal Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Danny Elfman ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce, Debra Neil-Fisher ; production designer, Nelson Coates ; director of photography, John Schwartzman.Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden.Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades phenomenon. Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Erotic films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; James, E. L.; Grey, Christian (Fictitious character); Steele, Ana (Fictitious character); Bondage (Sexual behavior); Businesspeople; Man-woman relationships; Sadomasochism; Sexual dominance and submission;
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Our missing hearts : a novel / by Ng, Celeste,author.;
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve"American culture" in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic-including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power-and limitations-of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Families; Missing persons; Women poets;
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