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Locked down [videorecording] / by Boynton, Lucy,actor.; Ejiofor, Chiwetel,actor.; Gatiss, Mark,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Hill, Dulé,actor.; Kaling, Mindy,actor.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; Knight, Steven,1959-screenwriter.; Lesslie, Michael,film producer.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Merchant, Stephen,actor.; Sandwijk, P. J. van,film producer.; Simon, Jazmyn,1980-actor.; Winter, Alison(Producer),film producer.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Boynton, Jazmyn Simon, Mindy Kaling, Stephen Merchant, Mark Gatiss, Dule Hill.A couple living in London on the brink of a COVID-accelerated breakup bypass therapy to attempt a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Caper films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Couples; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Jewel thieves; Jewelry theft; Man-woman relationships;
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Aftershocks : pandemic politics and the end of the old international order / by Kahl, Colin H.,1971-author.; Wright, Thomas J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The COVID-19 crisis is the greatest shock to world order since Worlwd War II. Millions have been infected and killed. The economic crash caused by the pandemic is the worst since the Great Depression, with the International Monetary Fund estimating that it will cost over $9 trillion of global wealth in the next few years. Many will be left impoverished and hungry. Fragile states will be further hollowed out, creating conditions ripe for conflict and mass displacement. Meanwhile, international institutions and alliances already under strain before the pandemic are teetering, while the United States and China, already at loggerheads before the crisis, are careening toward a new Cold War. China's secrecy and assertiveness have shattered hopes that it will become a responsible stakeholder in the international order. Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright's Aftershocks is both a riveting journalistic account of one of the strangest years on record and a comprehensive analysis of the pandemic's ongoing impact on the foundational institutions and ideas that have shaped the modern world. This is the first crisis in decades without a glimmer of American leadership and it shows -- there has been no international cooperation on a quintessential global challenge. Every country has followed its own path -- nationalizing supplies, shutting their borders, and largely ignoring the rest of the world. The international order the United States constructed seven decades ago is in tatters, and the world is adrift. None of this came out of the blue. Public health experts and intelligence analysts had warned for a decade that a pandemic of this sort was inevitable. The crisis broke against a global backdrop of rising nationalism, backsliding democracy, declining public trust in governments, mounting rebellion against the inequalities produced by globalization, resurgent great power competition, and plummeting international cooperation. And yet, there are some signs of hope. The COVID-19 crisis reminds us of our common humanity and shared fate. The public has, for the most part, responded stoically and with kindness. Some democracies -- South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, New Zealand, among others -- have responded well. America may emerge from the crisis with a new resolve to deal with non-traditional threats, like pandemic disease, and a new demand for effective collective action with other democratic nations. America may also finally be forced to come to grips with our nation's inadequacies, and to make big changes at home and abroad that will set the stage for opportunities the rest of this century holds. But one thing is certain: America and the world will never be the same again"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics; Epidemics;
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Be kind, be calm, be safe : four weeks that shaped a pandemic / by Henry, Bonnie,Dr.,author.; Henry, Lynn,author.;
Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called "one of the most effective public health figures in the world" by The New York Times. She has been called "a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness," and "our hero" in national newspapers. But in the waning days of 2019, when the first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wuhan, China began to trickle into her office in British Colombia, these accolades lay in a barely imaginable future. Only weeks later, the whole world would look back on the previous year with the kind of nostalgia usually reserved for the distant past. With a staggering suddenness, our livelihoods, our closest relationships, our habits and our homes had all been transformed. In a moment when half-truths threatened to drown out the truth, when recklessness all too often exposed those around us to very real danger, and when it was difficult to tell paranoia from healthy respect for an invisible threat, Dr. Henry's transparency, humility, and humanity became a beacon for millions of Canadians. And her trademark enjoinder to be kind, be calm, and be safe became words for us all to live by. Coincidentally, Dr. Henry's sister, Lynn, arrived in BC for a long-planned visit on March 12, just as the virus revealed itself as a pandemic. For the four ensuing weeks, Lynn had rare insight into the whirlwind of Bonnie's daily life, with its moments of agony and gravity as well as its occasional episodes of levity and grace. Both a global story and a family story, Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe combines Lynn's observations and knowledge of Bonnie's personal and professional background with Bonnie's recollections of how and why decisions were made, to tell in a vivid way the dramatic tale of the four weeks that changed all our lives. Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe is about communication, leadership, and public trust; about the balance between politics and policy; and, at heart, about what and who we value, as individuals and a society.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Henry, Bonnie, Dr.; Henry, Lynn.; British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer; Health officers; Sisters; COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics;
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Seized by uncertainty : the markets, media, and special interests that shaped Canada's response to COVID-19 / by Quigley, Kevin,1971-author.; Lowe, Kaitlynne,illustrator.; Moore, Sarah(Author of Seized by uncertainty),illustrator.; Wolfe, Brianna,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it was an uncertain threat, which emerged within complex psychological, social legal, administrative, and economic contexts. Seized by Uncertainty explains how Canadian governments responded to that threat. Despite early warning signs, the governments failed to appreciate the trade-offs required to respond to the pandemic. Their approach, at times intolerant of debate and blind to diversity, served the interests of some over others. Their response prioritized stability and containment, enabling four in ten people to work from home, disproportionately benefiting an educated middle-class, who benefited further with soaring stock markets and housing prices. Mental health issues spiked, racialized people were much more likely to test positive for the virus, those in low-income sectors experienced unstable employment and lacked workplace safety protection, the lives of low-risk youth were in constant suspension, and residents of some care homes were virtually abandoned. Seized by Uncertainty studies the pandemic response through the contexts in which it emerged, exposing how it revealed uncomfortable truths about a fragmented society and governance problems that predated the threat."--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
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World war C : lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the next one / by Gupta, Sanjay,1969-author.; Loberg, Kristin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'World War C', CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for - or prevent - the next one? From the author of 'Keep Sharp'.
Subjects: Communicable diseases; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Epidemics; COVID-19 (Disease);
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Back in the land of the living : a novel / by Crocker, Eva,author.;
Back in the Land of the Living brings us a year in the life of Marcy, a young queer woman who moves to Montreal in the fall of 2019 after making a mess of her life in St. John's. Alone in a big city on the brink of lockdown, Marcy finds herself working an assortment of odd and sometimes dangerous, sometimes ethically questionable jobs, and swept up in a tumultuous romance with a charismatic woman. As friends, loyalties, and philosophies collide, Marcy tries to carve out a future amidst the intertwined crises of late capitalism, the climate apocalypse, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Lesbian fiction.; Novels.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Interpersonal relations; Lesbians;
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Has anyone seen my toes? / by Buckley, Christopher,1952-author.;
During the pandemic, an aging screenwriter is holed up in a coastal South Carolina town with his beloved second wife, Peaches. He's been binge-eating for a year and developed a notable rapport with the local fast-food chain Hippo King. He struggles to work--on a ludicrous screenplay about a Nazi attempt to kidnap FDR and, naturally, an article for Etymology Today on English words of Carthaginian origin. He thinks he has Covid. His wife thinks he is losing his mind. In short, your typical pandemic worries. Things were going from bad to worse even before his doctor suggested a battery of brain tests. He knows what that means: dementia! But even in these scary times, there are plenty of things to distract him. His iPhone is fat-shaming him. He's been trying to read Proust and thinks the French novelist missed his true calling as a parfumier. And he's discovered nefarious Russian influence on the local coroner's race. Why is Putin so keen to control who decides who died peacefully and who by foul play in Pimento County? Could it be the local military base?
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Distraction (Psychology); Overweight men; Screenwriters;
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Morning sun in Wuhan / by Compestine, Ying Chang.;
What was the pandemic of the century like at the start? This swift, gripping novel captures not only the uncertainty and panic when COVID first emerged in Wuhan, but also how a community banded together. Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan's comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the reader follows 13-year-old Mei who, through her love for cooking, makes a difference in her community.LSC
Subjects: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Cooking, Chinese;
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Happy-go-lucky / by Sedaris, David,author.;
"With his trademark wit and ever-curious eye, Sedaris draws brilliance and poignancy from the everyday. Full of generosity, revelation, and the kind of belly laughter only family can spark, Happy-Go-Lucky invites readers back into the singular world of a preeminent chronicler of American eccentricity and contradiction"--
Subjects: Essays.; Sedaris, David; American wit and humor.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Humorists, American; Humorists, American;
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Happy-go-lucky [text (large print)] / by Sedaris, David,author.;
"With his trademark wit and ever-curious eye, Sedaris draws brilliance and poignancy from the everyday. Full of generosity, revelation, and the kind of belly laughter only family can spark, Happy-Go-Lucky invites readers back into the singular world of a preeminent chronicler of American eccentricity and contradiction"--
Subjects: Essays.; Large type books.; Sedaris, David; American wit and humor.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Humorists, American; Humorists, American;
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