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Some kind of heaven [videorecording] / by Oppenheim, Lance,film director,film producer.; Aronofsky, Darren,film producer.; Soros, Jeffrey,film producer.; Horsman, Simon,film producer.; Lingo, Kathleen,film producer.; Lano, Melissa Oppenheim,film producer.; Velez, Pacho,film producer.; Los Angeles Media Fund,production company.; New York Times Company,production company.; 30West (Firm),production company.; Protozoa Pictures,production company.; Mile End Films (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, David Bolen ; editors, Daniel Garber, Lance Oppenheim ; music, Ari Balouzian.With Some Kind of Heaven, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America's largest retirement community - a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents - and one interloper - who are unable to find happiness within the community's pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life's final act.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Villages (Retirement community : Sumter County, Fla.); Retirement communities; Retirees; Quality of life;
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Wonder Woman. [graphic novel] / by Wilson, G. Willow,1982-author.; Orlando, Steve(Comic book writer),author.; Nord, Cary,artist.; Xermanico,artist.; Gray, Mick,artist.; Fajardo, Romulo,colourist.; Brosseau, Pat,letterer.; Dodson, Terry,artist.; Dodson, Rachel,artist.;
"Wonder Woman survives her battle against young god Ares only to discover her mother and goddess of love, Aphrodite's son are missing! Wonder Woman's mother is missing, and so is the goddess of love, Aphrodite's son! Together, they'll turn the world upside down to find them ... but they must fight a pack of wayward Titans first and convince Diana's foe Dr. Doris Zuel, a.k.a. Giganta, to join the fight. After Steve Trevor joins to support Diana and Aphrodite, and they find Aphrodite's missing son, who might know the secret to reunite Wonder Woman with her long-lost family and home on Paradise Island ... will Diana and her compatriots be able to survive the journey through the broken realm?"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Women superheroes;
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We solve murders / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She's currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts ... As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Daughters-in-law; Fathers-in-law; Murder; Private security services;
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Battle for the big top : P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the death-defying saga of the American circus / by Standiford, Les,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus. Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus kings--James Bailey, P.T. Barnum, and John Ringling--all vying for control of the vastly profitable and widely influential American Circus. New York Times bestselling author Les Standiford recreates a remarkable era when a community--without regard for gender, creed, or nationality--would be captivated by the spectacle created by three diversely talented individuals who transcended the ordinary. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound. Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business strategies, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers everywhere"--
Subjects: Bailey, James Anthony, 1847-1906.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.; Ringling, John, 1866-1936.; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.; Circus;
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We solve murders [text (large print)] / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She's currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts ... As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Large print books.; Novels.; Daughters-in-law; Fathers-in-law; Murder; Private security services;
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Meet me at the crossroads : a novel / by Giddings, Megan,author.;
"On an ordinary summer morning, the world is changed by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world. People are, of course, mesmerized and intrigued: A new dimension filled with beauty and resources beckons them to step into an adventure. But, perhaps inevitably, people soon learn that what looks like paradise may very well be filled with danger. Ayanna and Olivia, two Black midwestern teens -- and twin sisters -- have different ideas of what may lie in the world beyond. But will their personal bond endure such wanton exploration? And when one of them goes missing, will the other find solace on her own? And will she uncover the circumstances of what truly happened to her once constant companion and best friend?"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Gifted girls; Missing persons; Teenage girls, Black; Twin sisters;
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The death season / by Ellis, Kate,1953-author.;
When DI Wesley Peterson is summoned to investigate a killing, he assumes that the case is a routine matter. But soon dark secrets and deadly deceptions start to emerge from the victim's past, and Wesley begins to realise that a simple incident of cold-blooded murder is altogether more calculated and complicated that he could ever imagine. Meanwhile, archaeologist Neil Watson is pulled from the historic Paradise Court to a ruined village from the First World War. Even with the help of the attractive and enigmatic Lucy, Neil cannot shake the feeling that something is missing from his explorations: a cryptic clue that might have been lost when Sandrock tumbled into the sea many years ago. A clue that could help Wesley solve his most puzzling case to date.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Peterson, Wesley (Fictitious character); Police;
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Star trek, the original series. [videorecording] / by Courage, Alexander.; Daniels, Marc.; Doohan, James.; Finnerman, Gerald Perry,1931-; Francis, Al,1918-1998.; Kelley, DeForest,1920-1999.; Nimoy, Leonard.; Roddenberry, Gene.; Shatner, William.; Takei, George,1937-; CBS DVD (Firm); CBS Studios Inc.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Disc 1. The man trap -- Charlie X -- Where no man has gone before.Disc 10. The city on the edge of forever -- Operation: annihilate!Disc 2. The naked time -- The enemy within -- Mudd's women.Disc 3. What are little girls made of? -- Miri -- Dagger of the mind.Disc 4. The corbomite maneuver -- The menagerie, part I -- The menagerie, part II.Disc 5. The conscience of the king -- Balance of terror -- Shore leave.Disc 6. The galileo seven -- The squire of Gothos -- Arena.Disc 7. Tomorrow is yesterday -- Court-martial -- The return of the Archons.Disc 8. Space seed -- A taste of armageddon -- This side of paradise.Disc 9. The devil in the dark -- Errand of mercy -- The alternative factor.Music, Alexander Courage ; director of photographies, Jerry Finnerman ; film editor, Robert L. Swanson.William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett.The spaceship U.S.S. Enterprise, with its 430 crew members captained by James T. Kirk, travels the universe "to boldly go where no man has gone before." Contains all 29 episodes from season one.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Interplanetary voyages; Kirk, James T. (Fictitious character); Science and civilization; Science fiction television programs.; Spock (Fictitious character); Star Trek television programs.;
© c2013., Paramount : CBS DVD,
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Murder Island Patterson's Scariest Thriller Since The Summer House [electronic resource] : by Patterson, James.aut; Sitts, Brian.aut; Freeman, Suzanne Elise.nrt; Lounibos, Tim.nrt; cloudLibrary;
They thought they found heaven on earth. But their paradise becomes a nightmare when Professor Brandt Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight stumble on a terrifying conspiracy​. When professor turned crime-fighter Brandt "'Doc'"Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they've found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts. But they don't have long to enjoy their newfound peace before they are violently separated and dragged to opposite ends of the Earth. Doc's search for Kira takes him from the coast of Brazil to northern Europe and the jungles of the Congo, and he discovers they are entangled in a global conspiracy that is bigger he ever could have imagined.
Subjects: Audiobooks.;
© 2024., Hachette Audio,
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The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders / by Jakubowski, Maxim,editor.; Khan, Vaseem,1973-editor.;
"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York--twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.; Extortion; Murder; Revenge;
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