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The Dark Knight [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bale, Christian,1974-; Caine, Michael.; Curnen, Monique Gabriela.; Dean, Ron.; Eckhart, Aaron.; Freeman, Morgan.; Goyer, David S.; Gyllenhaal, Maggie,1977-; Howard, James Newton.; Kane, Bob.; Ledger, Heath,1979-2008.; Murphy, Cillian,1974-; Nolan, Christopher,1970-; Nolan, Jonathan.; Oldman, Gary.; Roven, Charles.; Thomas, Emma.; Zimmer, Hans.; DC Comics, Inc.; Legendary Pictures.; Syncopy (Firm); Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer.Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy.With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him dangerous. Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to represents the symbol of hope.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Adventure films.; Batman (Fictitious character); Batman films.; Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation; Feature films.; Joker (Fictitious character); Superhero films.;
© c2008., Warner Home Video,
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Eighteen : a history of Britain in 18 young lives / by Loxton, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.At 18, your life is full of possibility. You have everything to look forward to -- unless you've got the plague. In this unconventional and witty history, award-winning writer and broadcaster Alice Loxton delves into Britain's past, exploring the country though 18 notable figures at that most formative of ages -- 18-years-old. From a young Empress Matilda, already changing the fate of nations, to teenage Richard Burton, the rugby-obsessed lad who grew up in a Welsh mining town, each journey unveils a different era of Britain. Irreverent and full of fascinating tidbits (did you know Chaucer began as a scantily clad pageboy?), Loxton reveals what we can learn from the way a society treats its young -- about its values and its foibles.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Young adults;
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Down among the dead / by Green, Cass,1965-author.;
"If you go down to the woods today ... When DC Rose Gifford is called to investigate the death of a woman in Elford Country Park, she knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Suzette's broken body was found at the foot of a climbing centre after a terrible storm - but this was no accident. Was it? You're in for a big surprise ... Suzette isn't the only person to have died in the woods. The park has claimed three other young lives - there must be a connection. And when the police discover that Elford is situated on an ancient plague pit, things take an even darker turn ... What really happened out in the forest that night? And how many others will fall victim to the woods before Rose can crack the case?"--Back cover.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Forests and forestry; Murder; Secrecy; Serial murderers; Women detectives;
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Nour's secret library / by Tarnowska, Wafa',author.; Mintzi, Vali,illustrator.; Container of (expression):Tarnowska, Wafa'.Nour's secret librarySpoken word (Jandali); Jandali, Yasmine,narrator.;
Read by Yasmine Jandali."Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author's own life experience and inspired by a true story, Nour's Secret Library is about the power of books to heal, transport and create safe spaces during difficult times. Illustrations by Romanian artist Vali Mintzi superimpose the colorful world the children construct over black-and-white charcoal depictions of the battered city"--Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library.Ages 4-9.K-3.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Libraries; Refugees; VOX books.;
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Oculum Echo / by Dowding, Philippa,1963-;
"The explosions come in the night. Miranda1, Mannfred, Grannie, and the one thousand children of Oculum must flee their farm, chased by the UnRuly and their bombs. Just as they begin their journey through the wasteland and towards the safety of the green valley, Echo1 wakes from an eighty-three-year sleep and is given a mission to find the four domes of the children of Oculum, and to find the First One, whatever the cost. On the run from the UnRuly and their stolen weapons, the children endure plague and Black Rain. Yet, there is a whisper of hope. William1 and Jonatan Briar, two of the literate, ride to the northern sea to read a rare book, a book that will illuminate the secret to their survival. Echo1 searches the wasteland for life and faces a choice: who must be protected in this new world? And what must be destroyed?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 9-13.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Dystopias.; Science fiction.; Survival; Farms; Disasters;
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Ordinary wonder tales : essays / by Urquhart, Emily,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine--and reveals the magic in the everyday. "I've always felt that the term fairy tale doesn't quite capture the essence of these stories," writes Emily Urquhart. "I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories." In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm--or the onset of a loved one's dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday."--
Subjects: Essays.;
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The Pudding Lane plot / by Gregory, Susanna,1958-author.;
"As the people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, in Westminster, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and portents of a coming disaster. Mysterious killings at both ends of the capital have been caused by an unusually long, slender blade, and Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate. This leads him into a tapestry of conspiracy, outlandish claims of the Second Coming, the reappearance of a number of regicides and ever more brazen killings. As the date of the great ball looms closer, Chaloner fears that there is a dangerously credible conspiracy against the throne, and he has very little time to prevent history from repeating itself."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Chaloner, Thomas (Fictitious character); Conspiracies; Courts and courtiers; Murder; Secret service;
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American war / by El Akkad, Omar,author.;
"A second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle--a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. The decisions that she makes will have tremendous consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling through generations of strangers and kin alike"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; War fiction.; Civil war; Young women;
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The blood promise : a Hugo Marston novel / by Pryor, Mark,1967-;
"Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life. In post-Revolution Paris, an old man signs a letter in blood, then hides it in a secret compartment in a sailor's chest. A messenger arrives to transport the chest and its hidden contents, but then the plague strikes and an untimely death changes history. Two hundred years later, Hugo Marston is safeguarding an unpredictable but popular senator who is in Paris negotiating a France/U.S. dispute. The talks, held at a country chateau, collapse when the senator accuses someone of breaking into his room. Theft becomes the least of Hugo's concerns when someone discovers the secrets hidden deep inside the sailor's chest, and decides that the power and money they promise are worth killing for. But when the darkness of history is unleashed, even the most ruthless and cunning are powerless to control it"--
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Americans; Treasure chests; Murder;
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Resident evil. [videorecording] / by Anderson, Paul,1965-; Bolt, Jeremy.; Engineer, Aryana.; Guillory, Sienna,1975-; Jovovich, Milla.; Kodjoe, Boris.; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Constantin Film International (Firm); Davis Films (Firm); Impact Pictures.; Screen Gems.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Tomandandy ; edited by Niven Howie ; director of photography, Glen MacPherson.Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Boris Kodjoe.Awakening in a top-secret Umbrella facility as the T-virus threatens to wipe out the last remnants of humanity, Alice (Milla Jovovich) must battle her way through virtual simulations in order to break out of the complex and save the Earth in this fifth Resident Evil film. While the apocalyptic plague rages above ground, below the surface lies a massive base powered the evil supercomputer, the Red Queen, who will stop at nothing to contain humanity's only biologically-enhanced hope that is Alice. While factions in the Umbrella Corporation strive to help Alice escape, the Red Queen unleashes zombies, monsters, and clones of her ex-comrades to stop her. Only when Alice stumbles across a young girl who's been bred to think that she is her mother does the two-fisted heroine find a new reason to live.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, described video.
Subjects: Resident evil (Game); Action and adventure films.; Biological warfare; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Zombie films.; Zombies;
© c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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