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Jack Irish. [videorecording] / by Knight, Andrew,1953-television producer,screenwriter,creator.; Collie, Ian,television producer.; Cameron, Matt,television producer,screenwriter,creator.; Anastasios, Andrew,screenwriter,creator.; McGredie, Elise,screenwriter,creator.; Darcy-Smith, Kieran,television director.; Nettheim, Daniel,television director.; Joffe, Mark,1956-television director.; Pearce, Guy,1967-actor.; Dusseldorp, Marta,1973-actor.; Pederson, Aaron,actor.; Billing, Roy,actor.; Jacobson, Shane,actor.; Cormack, Danielle,actor.; Richardson, Damien,actor.; Balasingam, Rubi,actor.; Zhao, George,actor.; television adaptation of (work):Temple, Peter,1946-Jack Irish thrillers.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Easy Tiger (Firm),production company.; Film Victoria,production company.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pederson, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson, Damien Richardson, Danielle Cormack, Rubi Balasingam, George Zhao, Jacek Koman, Deborah Mailman.When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Irish, Jack (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Criminal investigation;
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Alpha: The Right to Kill. by Mendoza, Brillante,film director.; Dizon, Allen,actor.; Geisler, Baron,actor.; Filamor, Elijah,actor.; Taboneknek, Jalyn,actor.; Memento International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Allen Dizon, Baron Geisler, Elijah Filamor, Jalyn TaboneknekOriginally produced by Memento International in 2018.During the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT operation targets Abel, a major Manila druglord. Police officer Espino and informant Elijah provide intelligence, leading to a violent clash in the slums. Before investigators arrive, Espino and Elijah take Abel’s backpack full of money and meth, triggering a dangerous series of events that risk their reputations, families, and lives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Blue's clues & you! [videorecording] / by Dela Cruz, Joshua,1989-actor.; Johnson, Traci Paige,voice actor.; Murray, Doug,voice actor.; Nickelodeon (Firm),broadcaster.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,distributor.;
Joshua Dela Cruz, Traci Paige Johnson, Doug Murray.It's a sweet and delicious day at Blue's Bakery as Josh and Blue are baking bibingka, a cake from the Philippines! Next up is a trip to Blue's Bistro, a very fancy restaurant. Then, celebrate birthdays with an incredibly special birthday cake made by Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. And finally, play detective and try to find Mr. Salt's missing pies, dun dun dun!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Blue (Fictitious character); Dogs; Friendship;
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Sound within sound : a radical history of composers in the 20th century / by Molleson, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Sound Within Sound' is the story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the 20th century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and the Philippines to Mexico, Russia and beyond, Kate Molleson tells the stories of 10 figures who altered the course of musical history, only to be sidelined and denied recognition during an era that systemically favoured certain sounds - and people - over others.Molleson was raised in Scotland and in Whitehorse, YT.
Subjects: Biographies.; Composers; Music;
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Land of bad [videorecording] / by Frigerio, David,screenwriter.; Crowe, Russell,1964-actor.; Eubank, William,film director,screenwriter.; Hemsworth, Liam,1990-actor.; Hemsworth, Luke,1980-actor.; Whittle, Ricky,1981-actor.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Milo Ventimiglia, Chika Ikogwe, Daniel MacPherson.A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney's only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper, navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; War films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. Army. Delta Force; Rescues; Drone aircraft pilots; Special forces (Military science); Survival;
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Love can't feed you : a novel / by Sy, Cherry Lou,author.;
"A beautiful, tender yet searing debut novel about intergenerational fractures and coming of age, following a young woman who immigrates to the United States from the Philippines and finds herself adrift between familial expectations and her own burning desires Love Can't Feed You is a stunning, heartbreaking, and compressed look at coming of age, shifting notions of home, and the disintegration of the American dream. It asks us: What does it mean to be of multiple cultures without a road map for how to belong? After a harrowing flight, Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese father arrive in the United States from the Philippines. They're here to finally reunite with Queenie's Filipina mother, who has been working as a nurse in Brooklyn for the past few years-building a life that everyone hopes will set them up for better prospects. But her mother is not the same woman she was in the Philippines: Something in her face is different, almost hardened, and she seems so American already. Queenie, on the cusp of adulthood, has big dreams of attending college, of spending her days immersed in the pages of books. But there is not enough money for her and her brother to both be in school, so first she must work. Queenie rotates through jobs and settles, tentatively, into her new life, but her brother begins to withdraw and act out, and her father's anger swells. As the pressures of assimilation compound, and the fissures within her family deepen into fractures, Queenie is left suspended between two countries, two identities, and two parents"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Filipino Americans; Immigrants; Young women;
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The farm : a novel / by Ramos, Joanne,author.;
Nestled in New York's Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages--and all of it for free. In fact, you're paid big money to stay here--more than you've ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better future when she commits to being a "Host" at Golden Oaks--or the Farm, as residents call it. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her family, Jane is determined to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she'll receive on the delivery of her child. Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, The Farm pushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Surrogate mothers; Women immigrants;
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Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan / by O'Reilly, Bill,author.; Dugard, Martin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan. Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, Harry Truman ascends to the presidency after FDR dies in office, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. This epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.--Adapted from dust jacket.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Celestina's House [electronic resource] : by Gonzalez, Clarissa Trinidad.aut; cloudLibrary;
CBC BOOKS CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2024 “With a lush, tropical setting, an entrancing protagonist, and swirling ghosts that guide and subvert, Gonzalez has crafted a darkly romantic, immersive world.” — JENNILEE AUSTRIA-BONIFACIO, author of Reuniting with Strangers The House of the Spirits meets Mexican Gothic in a tale of love and betrayal, belonging and exile, and the supernatural forces that pervade life in the Philippines. The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart. It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes’s family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila’s bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home. Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all. A RARE MACHINES BOOKGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Gothic; Occult & Supernatural;
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The Atlas Maneuver / by Berry, Steve,1955-author.;
"1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government, which told no one about the find. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust. Present day. Retired Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is in Switzerland doing a favor for a friend. But what was supposed to be a simple operation turns violent and Cotton is thrust into a war between the world's oldest bank and the CIA, a battle that directly involves the Black Eagle Trust. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears harboring a host of explosive secrets centering around Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is being quietly weaponized, readied for an assault on the world's financial systems, a calculated move that will have devastating consequences. Cotton has no choice. He has to act. But at what cost? From the stolid banking halls of Luxembourg, to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the treacherous mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn. Each move he makes seems wrong, and nothing works, until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); Conspiracies; Cryptocurrencies; Secrecy;
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