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The unlikely adventures of the Shergill sisters : a novel / by Jaswal, Balli Kaur,author.;

The British-born Shergill sisters-- Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirnia-- barely got along growing up, and as adults have grown even further apart. But on her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish: that her daughters will make a pilgrimage together to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to carry out her final rites. After a trip to India with her mother as a teenager, Rajni vowed never to return. But she's always been a dutiful daughter, and cannot, even now, refuse her mother's request. Struggling actress Jezmeen has just been publicly fired from her television job, so the trip to India is a welcome break to help her pick up the pieces of her broken career. Shirina's in-laws are pushing her to make a pivotal decision about her married life; time away will help her decide whether to meekly obey, or to bravely stand up for herself for the first time. Arriving in India, these sisters will make unexpected discoveries about themselves, their mother, and their lives-- and learn the real story behind the trip Rajni took with their Mother long ago-- a momentous journey that resulted in Mum never being able to return to India again.

Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Panjabis (South Asian people); Women travelers;

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Uncle : race, nostalgia, and the politics of loyalty / by Thompson, Cheryl,1977-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson, and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then into a racial epithet hurled at African American men deemed, by other Black people, to have betrayed their race? Uncle Tom, the eponymous figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe's sentimental anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was a loyal Christian who died a martyr's death. But soon after the best-selling novel appeared, theatre troupes across North America and Europe transformed Stowe's story into minstrel shows featuring white men in blackface. In Uncle, Cheryl Thompson traces Tom's journey from literary character to racial trope. She exposes the relentless reworking of Uncle Tom into a nostalgic, racial metaphor with the power to shape how we see Black men, a distortion visible in everything from Uncle Ben and Rastus the Cream of Wheat chef to the first interracial dance partners in Hollywood, Shirley Temple and Bill ‘Bojangles' Robinson. In a post-truth North America, where nostalgia is used as a political tool to rewrite history, Uncle makes the case for why understanding the production of racial stereotypes matters more than ever before."-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.; Uncle Tom (Fictitious character); African Americans in mass media.; African Americans in popular culture.; African Americans; Stereotypes (Social psychology);

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Writing of the gods : the race to decode the Rosetta Stone / by Dolnick, Edward,1952-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British Museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages-in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt. Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it-the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx-was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years. Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world's two great superpowers. The Writing of the Gods chronicles this high-stakes intellectual race in which the winner would win glory for both himself and his nation. A riveting portrait of empires both ancient and modern, this is an unparalleled look at the culture and history of ancient Egypt and a fascinating, fast-paced story of human folly and discovery unlike any other"--

Subjects: Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.; Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.; Rosetta stone.; Egyptian language;

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Maleficent. [videorecording] / by Ejiofor, Chiwetel,1977-actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Fitzerman-Blue, Micah,screenwriter.; Harpster, Noah,screenwriter.; Henderson, Duncan,film director.; Jolie, Angelina,1975-film producer,actor.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-actor.; Roenning, Joachim,1972-film director.; Roth, Joe,1948-film producer.; Woolverton, Linda,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Disney Enterprises (1996- ),publisher.;

Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michelle Pfeiffer, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Harris Dickinson, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein.Five years have passed since Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) pledged herself to the protection of Aurora (Elle Fanning) and the Moors--but now, the young queen has accepted the proposal of her beloved Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson). Does the cool response to the union of Phillip's mother Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) portend a sinister agenda ... and can Maleficent stop an all-out war on her faerie brethren?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and brief scary images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Aurora (Fictitious character); Maleficent (Fictitious character); Fairies; Good and evil; Magic; Princesses; Queens;

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Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Maleficent. [videorecording] / by Ejiofor, Chiwetel,1977-actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Fitzerman-Blue, Micah,screenwriter.; Harpster, Noah,screenwriter.; Henderson, Duncan,film director.; Jolie, Angelina,1975-film producer,actor.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-actor.; Roenning, Joachim,1972-film director.; Roth, Joe,1948-film producer.; Woolverton, Linda,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Disney Enterprises (1996- ),publisher.;

Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michelle Pfeiffer, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Harris Dickinson, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein.Five years have passed since Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) pledged herself to the protection of Aurora (Elle Fanning) and the Moors--but now, the young queen has accepted the proposal of her beloved Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson). Does the cool response to the union of Phillip's mother Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) portend a sinister agenda ... and can Maleficent stop an all-out war on her faerie brethren?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and brief scary images.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, 2.0 DVS ; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Aurora (Fictitious character); Maleficent (Fictitious character); Fairies; Good and evil; Magic; Princesses; Queens;

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My head for a tree : the extraordinary story of the Bishnoi, guardians of nature / by Goodman, Martin,1956-author.; Budhnagar, Ram Niwas Bishnoi,writer of preface.; Vogel, Franck,illustrator.; Wohlleben, Peter,1964-writer of foreword.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Meet the Bishnoi, followers of the only religion with nature conservation at its heart. Today, Bishnois remain fierce defenders of trees and animals, living by principles set by their guru Jambhoji in the fifteenth century. They chase down armed poachers, rescue and care for injured animals, save endangered species, and lead heroic reforestation efforts in the Rajasthani desert. In a time of biodiversity loss and climate change, what lessons do they have to teach us? The story of the Bishnoi is true, though it reads like a fable. In 1730, the Maharajah of Jodhpur sent his troops to chop down a forest in northwest India. When 363 local villagers, led by Amrita Devi, hugged the trees to protect them, the Maharajah's men chopped off their heads. Who are these people who love trees so much that they would give their lives to save them? Martin Goodman was invited deep into the world of the Bishnoi, who asked him to share their message. My Head for a Tree takes us from temples, homes, and schoolrooms to animal sanctuaries, farms, and desert forests, revealing a thriving community of eco-warriors. Their stories inspire and challenge readers to live more kindly and defend nature with a passion. While you can only be born a Bishnoi, Goodman writes, we can all follow their example."--

Subjects: Bishnois; Environmental protection; Human ecology;

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In a different key : the story of autism / by Donvan, John(John Joseph),1955-author.; Zucker, Caren(Caren Brenda),1961-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with autism--by liberating children from dank institutions, campaigning for their right to go to school, challenging expert opinion on what it means to have autism, and persuading society to accept those who are different. It is the story of women like Ruth Sullivan, who rebelled against a medical establishment that blamed cold and rejecting "refrigerator mothers" for causing autism; and of fathers who pushed scientists to dig harder for treatments. Many others played starring roles too: doctors like Leo Kanner, who pioneered our understanding of autism; lawyers like Tom Gilhool, who took the families' battle for education to the courtroom; scientists who sparred over how to treat autism; and those with autism, like Temple Grandin, Alex Plank, and Ari Ne'eman, who explained their inner worlds and championed the philosophy of neurodiversity. This is also a story of fierce controversies--from the question of whether there is truly an autism "epidemic," and whether vaccines played a part in it; to scandals involving "facilitated communication," one of many treatments that have proved to be blind alleys; to stark disagreements about whether scientists should pursue a cure for autism. There are dark turns too: we learn about experimenters feeding LSD to children with autism, or shocking them with electricity to change their behavior; and the authors reveal compelling evidence that Hans Asperger, discoverer of the syndrome named after him, participated in the Nazi program that consigned disabled children to death. By turns intimate and panoramic, In a Different Key takes us on a journey from an era when families were shamed and children were condemned to institutions to one in which a cadre of people with autism push not simply for inclusion, but for a new understanding of autism: as difference rather than disability"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders; Autism spectrum disorders.; People with disabilities.;

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Late night with the Devil [videorecording] / by Auteri, Rhys,actor.; Bazzi, Fayssal,actor.; Bliss, Ian,actor.; Cairnes, Cameron,film director,screenwriter.; Cairnes, Colin,film director,screenwriter.; Dastmalchian, David,actor.; Dauchy, Derek,film producer.; Gordon, Laura,actor.; Govoni, Mat,film producer.; Haig, Georgina,actor.; Lee, Roy,1969-film producer.; Molloy, John(Producer),film producer.; Schneider, Steven Jay,1974-film producer.; Tart, Josh Quong,actor.; Torelli, Ingrid,actor.; White, Adam,1976-film producer.; AGC Studios,presenter.; Future Pictures,production company.; Good Fiend Films,presenter.; IFC Films,publisher.; Image Nation (Firm),presenter.; Shudder Films,production company.; Spooky Pictures (United States),production company.; AMC Studios,distributor.; VicScreen (Firm),presenter.;

Director of photography, Matthew Temple ; edited by Colin Cairnes & Cameron Cairnes ; Night Owls music composed & arranged by Roscoe James Irwin ; original score, Glenn Richards.David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, Josh Quong Tart.Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show 'Night Owls' that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted since the tragic death of Jack's beloved wife. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, on October 31st, 1977, Jack plans a Halloween special like no other- unaware he is about to unleash evil into the living rooms of America.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violent content, some gore, and language including a sexual reference.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: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Documentary-style films.; Demoniac possession; Demonology; Good and evil; Halloween; Satanism; Television personalities; Television talk shows;

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Strangers to ourselves : unsettled minds and the stories that make us / by Aviv, Rachel,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."The highly anticipated debut from the acclaimed award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv compels us to examine how the stories we tell about mental illness shape our sense of who we are. Mental illnesses are often seen as chronic and intractable forces that take over our lives, that define us. But how much do the stories we tell about our illnesses--and the process of diagnosis--inform their course? In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and gripping debut, Rachel Aviv writes about how explanations for mental distress may shape our health, our sense of who we are, and the possibilities for who we can be in the world. Drawing on deep, original reporting and unpublished journals and memoirs, Aviv follows an Indian woman, celebrated as a saint, who lived in healing temples in Kerala; an incarcerated mother vying for her children's forgiveness after a period of psychosis; a man seeking revenge against a prominent psychoanalytic hospital through a lawsuit that dramatizes the clash between two irreconcilable models of the mind; an affluent young woman whose lifelong psychiatric treatment eventually leads her to go off her meds in a desperate attempt to figure out who she would be without them. Animated by a profound sense of empathy, Aviv's exploration is refracted through her own account of being institutionalized at the age of six and meeting Hava, a friend and fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel--until it no longer does. While the stories unfold in different eras and cultures, they converge in the psychic hinterlands, the outer edges of human experience. Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations and endeavor to recover a sense of agency, in search of new ways to understand a self in the world. Challenging conventional ideas of mental disease as something static, Aviv's accounts are testaments to the porousness and resilience of the mind"--

Subjects: Mental illness; Mentally ill;

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