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The Paradise. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2012.Denise Lovett, a young and ambitious country girl with only her wits to live on, arrives in a booming Northern city to take up a long-held promise of work in her uncle's drapery shop. But she soon discovers that her uncle cannot afford to employ her as most of his customers have been seduced away by The Paradise, England's first department store, right across the street.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Television programs.; Historical drama.; Drama.; Television series.;
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To paradise / by Yanagihara, Hanya,author.;
"From the author of the classic A Little Life--a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him--and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can't exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. To Paradise is a fin de siecle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara's understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love--partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens--and the pain that ensues when we cannot.
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gay men;
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Captive paradise : a history of Hawai'i / by Haley, James L.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
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Finding paradise / by Dunlop, Barbara.;
Accomplished Los Angeles lawyer Marnie Anton has always been sensible, but when her friend Mia Westberg asks for help with a ridiculous matchmaking project, she can't say no. The idea of transporting city girls into the small town of Paradise, Alaska, is so crazy it just might...work? Against her best judgment, she tags along. Having grown up in a family of intimidating men, Marnie developed a preference for the urbane lawyers and clients in her life in LA. But when she meets a mountain of a buff Alaskan man with an intriguing snake tattoo, intimidated is definitely not the first thing she feels. Conrad "Cobra" Stanford was skeptical of the matchmaking event from the start. Big-city women weren't adventurous, they were judgmental. They'd take one look at him and scorn his lifestyle, just like his first love did. Cobra planned to give the women a wide berth, but one of them won't be ignored. Marnie's everything that's wrong and everything that's right for him all at the same time. Just when he thinks he's got her pegged, she blindsides him with a startling past, falling into his arms and igniting his protective instincts and so much more....
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Interpersonal attraction;
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Paradise Hills [videorecording] / by Awkwafina,1989-actor.; Waddington, Alice,film director.; Roberts, Emma,1991-actor.; Jovovich, Milla,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),film distributor.;
Awkwafina, Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich.Originally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2019.On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at PARADISE HILLS, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments, gymnastics and restricted diets, revolve all physical and emotional shortcomings within two months. The outspoken Uma finds solace and friendship in other PARADISE HILLS residents -- Chloe (Danielle McDonald), Yu (Awkwafina) and Mexican popstar Amarna (Eiza Gonzalez). Uma soon realizes that lurking behind all this beauty is a sinister secret. It's a race against the clock as Uma and her friends try to escape PARADISE HILLS before it consumes them all.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, stereophonic.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Islands; Ugliness; Children of the rich; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Beauty, Personal;
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Bitter paradise : a Dr. Zol Szabo medical mystery / by Pennie, Ross,1952-author.;
"After weeks of torture at the hands of Syria's secret police, the bombing of his villa in the ancient city of Aleppo, and the murder of his daughter, trauma surgeon Dr. Hosam Khousa flees his fractured homeland with his wife and son. They make their way to Canada as refugees, where Hosam is forced to trade his prestigious scalpel for a barber's humble clippers. Though he aches to regain his once-prominent surgical career, cutting hair in Hamilton, Ontario, seems a safe way to make a living, until a fellow Syrian is slashed to death in the barbershop. The ensuing gangland vendetta entangles Hosam and threatens his family. At the same time, epidemic investigators Dr. Zol Szabo and Natasha Sharma are battling an outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio that has struck the city with terrifying fury. When Hosam visits a friend clinging to life in the intensive care unit, he spots something that might help the investigation but will ruin his chance of retaking his place in the operating theater. The Great White North is not the sanctuary he expected, but it's a bitter paradise he must learn to navigate."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Epidemiologists;
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Paradise on fire / by Rhodes, Jewell Parker.; Malyon, Serena.;
Bronx middle-grader Addy, who struggles with a family tragedy by drawing maps and studying mazes, joins other city youngsters on a wilderness adventure in California that turns deadly when wildfires erupt.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; Orphans; Wilderness areas; Wildfires; Survival;
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The paradise affair / by Pronzini, Bill,author.;
"The latest Carpenter & Quincannon mystery: "Attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history. Who could ask for more?"-Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair. Quincannon's pursuit of two con men who have absconded to Hawaii with a considerable sum of his employer's assets dovetails nicely with Sabina's vision of a second honeymoon. But neither is wont to stay out of trouble, and Sabina inadvertently becomes involved in a locked room/dying message murder in Honolulu"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Carpenter, Sabina; Quincannon, John; Private investigators; Women private investigators; Murder;
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Beyond Paradise: S2. by Tailyour, Claire,film director.; Johnson, Sandy,film director.; Brett, Steve,film director.; Flynn, Barbara,actor.; Llewellyn, Dylan,actor.; Montagu, Felicity,actor.; Marshall, Kris,actor.; Bretton, Sally,actor.; Ahmadi, Zahra,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Barbara Flynn, Dylan Llewellyn, Felicity Montagu, Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Zahra AhmadiOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2024.Shipton Abbott continues to keep DI Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling crime each week – from a death on a steam train to a missing teacher. Meanwhile, Humphrey and Martha’s journey to find their own version of a family continues as they explore the possibility of fostering. Martha’s mother Anne throws herself into the world of online dating. And a well-meant gesture from Esther’s daughter Zoe threatens to uncover a long-held secret.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Beyond Paradise: S3. by De Stoppani, Bindu,film director.; Lopez, Leon,film director.; Johnson, Sandy,film director.; Flynn, Barbara,actor.; Llewellyn, Dylan,actor.; Montagu, Felicity,actor.; Marshall, Kris,actor.; Bretton, Sally,actor.; Ahmadi, Zahra,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Barbara Flynn, Dylan Llewellyn, Felicity Montagu, Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Zahra AhmadiOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2025.DI Humphrey Goodman and his fiancée Martha juggle the demands of their life in Devon. The Shipton Abbott team solve more intriguing crimes including a body found in the river on the county border, a baffling chocolate box poisoning, a historic farming feud and a spiking incident on the water. Away from the police station, Martha and Humphrey try to overcome unexpected hurdles as foster parents, while the reappearance of Martha’s old flame Archie presents an unexpected challenge.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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