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Drowning : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel / by Newman, T. J.(Novelist),author.;
"Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors--but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives. Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent--Shannon's mother and Will's soon-to-be ex-wife--who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff. There's not much time. There's even less air. With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family's desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them--against impossible odds."--Publisher website.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Airplane crash survival; Engineers; Families; Fathers and daughters; Women divers;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Pacific Banana. by D. Lamond, John,film director.; Best, Alyson,actor.; Gray, Deborah,actor.; Blundell, Graeme,actor.; Peters, Luan,actor.; Stewart, Robin,actor.; Umbrella Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alyson Best, Deborah Gray, Graeme Blundell, Luan Peters, Robin StewartOriginally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 1981.Martin (Graeme Blundell) has got a little problem that keeps getting bigger all the time… and the girls will go to any lengths to help him stand up for himself. Take one clapped-out aircraft, two randy airline pilots, two sexy, willing air hostesses, one bosomy tour director, a host of madcap passengers, plus an idyllic French Polynesian setting and you have all the ingredients for a bawdy, rollicking comedy in the Alvin Purple tradition. PACIFIC BANANA is the breast of Aussie retro cinema!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Independent films.; Motion pictures--Australia.; Aeronautics.; Work environment.;
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Drowning [sound recording] : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel / by Newman, T. J.(Novelist),author.; Benanti, Laura,narrator.; Weber, Steven,1961 March 4-narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Steven Weber, Laura Benanti."Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors--but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives. Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent--Shannon's mother and Will's soon-to-be ex-wife--who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff. There's not much time. There's even less air. With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family's desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them--against impossible odds."--Publisher website.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Aircraft accidents; Airplane crash survival; Engineers; Families; Fathers and daughters; Women divers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beneath dark waters : the legacy of the Empress of Ireland shipwreck / by Lazarus, Eve,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On May 28, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland began her 192nd trip across the Atlantic from Quebec City, Canada, en route to Liverpool, England, carrying 1,057 passengers and a crew of 420. In the early hours of May 29, fog descended on the St. Lawrence River, and the ocean liner was rammed by the Storstad, a Norwegian coal ship. In the fourteen minutes it took for the Empress of Ireland to sink, there was time to launch only four of the forty lifeboats, and rather than women and children first, it was everyone for themselves. Over a thousand people died that night, claiming the lives of more passengers than either the Titanic or the Lusitania, and the tragedy stands as the worst peacetime maritime disaster in Canadian history. Investigative journalist and author Eve Lazarus draws on a trove of historical documents, including small-town newspaper reports, the Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, and first-hand accounts passed down through personal letters and family lore, to tell the story of the wreck and its aftermath through the eyes of the Canadian survivors. Through these records, as well as interviews with experts and descendants of the passengers, Lazarus recounts the story from both a Canadian and a Norwegian perspective and investigates why many of the stories regurgitated in newspapers and books for over a hundred years are wrong. The result is an absorbing and utterly stirring narrative that uncovers stories of heroism and sacrifice, human endurance, and modern-day shipwreck hunters. Beneath Dark Waters is an epic narrative that restores the Empress of Ireland--largely forgotten in the shadow of the Titanic disaster--as well as its survivors and victims to their rightful place in maritime history."--
Subjects: Empress of Ireland (Steamship); Shipwrecks;
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I survived the Wellington avalanche, 1910 / by Tarshis, Lauren.; Dawson, Scott.;
Includes bibliographical references."The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain"--Provided by publisher.Appeals to 3rd-5th graders.Reading level Grade 4.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Avalanches; Blizzards; Survival;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom / by Franke, Shari,author.;
Shari Franke's childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface -- Ruby's wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined. As the family's YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby's delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime. Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: "Finally." For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family's devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt's cultish life coaching program, "ConneXions." No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother's cruelty.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Franke, Shari.; Child abuse; Control (Psychology); Cults; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harbour Street / by Cleeves, Ann,author.;
As the snow falls thickly on Newcastle, the shouts and laughter of Christmas revellers break the muffled silence. Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie are swept along in the jostling crowd onto the Metro. But when the train is stopped due to the bad weather, and the other passengers fade into the swirling snow, Jessie notices that an old lady hasn't left the train: Margaret Krukowski has been fatally stabbed as she sat on the crowded train. Nobody, including the policeman himself, sees the stabbing take place. Margaret's murderer is seemingly invisible; her killing motiveless. Why would anyone want to harm this reserved, elegant lady?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Stanhope, Vera; Murder; Witnesses; Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I walk between the raindrops : stories / by Boyle, T. Coraghessan,author.;
In the title story of Walk Between the Raindrops, a woman sits down next to a man at a bar and claims she has ESP. In "Thirteen Days," passengers on a cruise line are quarantined, to horrifying and hilarious effect. And "Hyena" begins simply: "That was the day the hyena came for him, and never mind that there were no hyenas in the South of France, and especially not in Pont-Saint-Esprit--it was there and it came for him." A virtuoso of the short form, T.C. Boyle returns with an inventive, uproarious, and masterfully told collection of short stories characterized by biting satire, resonant wit, and a boundless, irrepressible imagination.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spirit riding free. [videorecording] / by Gambertoglio, Bailey,voice actor.; Montana, Amber,voice actor.; Park, Sydney,1997-voice actor.; DreamWorks Animation,production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Amber Frank, Bailey Gambertoglio, Sydney Park.In the Spirit of Christmas holiday special, Lucky has ordered a custom-made fiddle for her dad (best Christmas gift ever!) except it doesn't arrive on time. In an attempt to get the gift, Lucky leads her friends on a misadventure into the city. After a day of roaming the city, the group makes it on the last train back to Miradero. All seems to go smoothly until an avalanche derails their plans, forcing them and their fellow passengers on a dangerous and tumultuous journey on foot across the wilderness. Lucky and her friends must use their wits and bravery if they hope to make it back to Miradero safely.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Christmas television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Gifts; Holidays; Railroad trains; Survival;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bad soldier / by Ryan, Chris,1961-author.;
A migrant boat battles through the rough Mediterranean. Its passengers are desperate, starving and scared. They are also being ruthlessly targeted by the SAS. Islamic State militants are smuggling themselves into Europe using these boats. Only by locating such men before they make it into the UK can the Regiment stop them committing their acts of terror on British soil. When one of these migrants reveals plans for a sickening Christmas Day atrocity in London, SAS operative Danny Black is tasked with infiltrating the most dangerous theatre of war in the world: Islamic State heartland. There, he and his team must lift a brutal IS commander - the only man who knows all the details of the London attack.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Black, Danny (Fictitious character); Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; Terrorists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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