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A darker shade of blue : a police officer's memoir / by Merith, Keith,author.;
Sixteen-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer. He's done nothing wrong-he was only looking for a parking spot. But the officer has the power, and he doesn't. Keith never wants to be in that position again. From that day on, he vows to join a police service and effect change from within. Twelve years and thirteen police services later, Keith is finally hired by the York Regional Police. Although subjected to unfair treatment and constant racial "pinpricks", he perseveres and gradually rises through the ranks. After a stellar career and passionate pursuit of systemic change, Keith retires at the rank of superintendent. But his desire for sustained and equitable change persists. In 'A Darker Shade of Blue', Keith advocates for immediate police reform-starting with recruitment. He wants to see inclusive law enforcement agencies reflecting their communities and behaving in a manner that honours their obligation to serve and protect citizens equally. As a Black man charged with the duty to serve, Keith delivers an evocative perspective on all sides of policing by providing the opportunity to walk in his shoes.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Merith, Keith.; Police misconduct; Police, Black; Police; Police; Racial profiling in law enforcement;
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Game change : the life and death of Steve Montador and the future of hockey / by Dryden, Ken,1947-author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Montador, Steve, 1979-2015.; Hockey players; Brain; Head; Hockey injuries; Hockey;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The woman with the cure / by Cullen, Lynn,author.;
"She gave up everything - and changed the world. A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe. In 1940s and '50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one's life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world's best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. The man who succeeds will be a god. But Dorothy Horstmann is not focused on beating her colleagues to the vaccine. She just wants the world to have a cure. Applying the same determination that lifted her from a humble background as the daughter of immigrants, to becoming a doctor--often the only woman in the room--she hunts down the monster where it lurks: in the blood. This discovery of hers, and an error by a competitor, catapults her closest colleague to a lead in the race. When his chance to win comes on a worldwide scale, she is asked to sink or validate his vaccine--and to decide what is forgivable, and how much should be sacrificed, in pursuit of the cure"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Horstmann, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Millicent), 1911-; Poliomyelitis; Virologists;
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Kill shot [sound recording] / by Flynn, Vince.; Guidall, George.;
Read by George Guidall.Attacked in his sleep, a frosty Mitch Rapp kills his assailant before narrowly escaping a volley of gunfire from other would-be assassins. Wounded, Rapp is forced to flee for his life. The next morning, news breaks that Libya's Oil Minister has been murdered and that his killer suspiciously fits Rapp's description. Rapp has been setup, and without support from Washington, he must overcome his injuries and clear his name alone.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Intelligence officers; Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988; Rapp, Mitch (Fictitious character); Terrorism;
© p2012., Simon and Schuster Audio,
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Bloody Sunday / by Coes, Ben,author.;
"The latest in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Dewey Andreas series. North Korea, increasingly isolated from most of the rest of the world, is led by an absolute dictator and a madman with a major goal--he's determined to launch a nuclear attack on the United States. While they have built, and continue to successfully test nuclear bombs, North Korea has yet to develop a ballistic missile with the range necessary to attack America. But their missiles are improving, reaching a point where the U.S. absolutely must respond. What the U.S. doesn't know is that North Korea has made a deal with Iran. In exchange for effective missiles from Iran, they will trade nuclear triggers and fissionable material. An exchange, if it goes through, that will create two new nuclear powers, both with dangerous plans. Dewey Andreas, still reeling from recent revelations about his own past, is ready to retire from the CIA. But he's the only available agent with the skills to carry out the CIA's plan to stop North Korea. The plan is to inject a singular designer poison into the head of the North Korean military and in exchange for the nuclear plans, provide him with the one existing dose of the antidote. But it goes awry when Dewey manages to inject a small amount of the poison into himself. Now, to survive, Dewey must get into North Korea and access the antidote and, while there, thwart the nuclear ambitions of both North Korea and Iran. And he has less than 24 hours to do so--in the latest thriller from Ben Coes"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Andreas, Dewey; Intelligence officers; Undercover operations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear warfare;
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Bloody Sunday [sound recording] / by Coes, Ben,author.; Fliakos, Ari,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ari Fliakos."The latest in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Dewey Andreas series. North Korea, increasingly isolated from most of the rest of the world, is led by an absolute dictator and a madman with a major goal--he's determined to launch a nuclear attack on the United States. While they have built, and continue to successfully test nuclear bombs, North Korea has yet to develop a ballistic missile with the range necessary to attack America. But their missiles are improving, reaching a point where the U.S. absolutely must respond. What the U.S. doesn't know is that North Korea has made a deal with Iran. In exchange for effective missiles from Iran, they will trade nuclear triggers and fissionable material. An exchange, if it goes through, that will create two new nuclear powers, both with dangerous plans. Dewey Andreas, still reeling from recent revelations about his own past, is ready to retire from the CIA. But he's the only available agent with the skills to carry out the CIA's plan to stop North Korea. The plan is to inject a singular designer poison into the head of the North Korean military and in exchange for the nuclear plans, provide him with the one existing dose of the antidote. But it goes awry when Dewey manages to inject a small amount of the poison into himself. Now, to survive, Dewey must get into North Korea and access the antidote and, while there, thwart the nuclear ambitions of both North Korea and Iran. And he has less than 24 hours to do so--in the latest thriller from Ben Coes"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Audiobooks.; Andreas, Dewey; Intelligence officers; Undercover operations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear warfare;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Hot Flashes [videorecording] / by Hannah, Daryl.; Madsen, Virginia,1963-; Seidelman, Susan.; Shields, Brooke,1965-; TVA Films (Firm);
Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, Camryn Manheim, Wanda Sykes.A middle-aged group of female basketball players take on a high school team to raise funds to keep a mobile breast cancer screening truck operational.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; Anamorphic widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Basketball teams; Breast; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Female friendship; Fund raising; Middle-aged women;
© c2013., Anderson Merchandisers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Survival guide for pain-free living [videorecording] / by Cappy, Peggy,on-screen presenter.; Albert, Lee,on-screen presenter.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster,production company.;
Peggy Cappy, Lee Albert.Peggy Cappy joins forces with neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert with game-changing exercise routines that can relieve pain in the back, knees, hips, and head, including chronic migraine headaches. Includes four complete step-by-step exercise routines that can be done alone or in segments, standing, seated, or with the support of a chair, to discover new ways to live pain-free.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Instructional television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Stretching exercises.; Exercise.; Physical fitness.;
For private home use only.
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The spymaster of Baghdad : a true story of bravery, family, and patriotism in the battle against ISIS / by Coker, Margaret,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the gripping and heroic story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS"--
Subjects: Iraq. Iraqi National Intelligence Service. al-Suqour.; ISIS (Organization); Espionage; Intelligence service; Spies; Terrorism;
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Lords of chaos [videorecording] / by Åkerlund, Jonas,film director.; Cohen, Emory,1990-actor.; Culkin, Rory,actor.; Ferreira, Sky,1992-actor.; Kilmer, Jack,1995-actor.; Moynihan, Michael,1969-Lords of chaos.; Unobstructed View Inc.,film distributor.;
Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira.The story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners: a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning, and murder: MAYHEM. Oslo, 1987. Seventeen-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown and create true Norwegian black metal with his band, MAYHEM. He's joined by equally fanatical youths - Dead and Varg. Believing that they're on the cusp of a musical revolution, the group gets even darker.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, disturbing behavior, grisly images, strong sexuality, nudity, and pervasive language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Mayhem (Musical group); Church buildings; Neopaganism; Satanism in music; Satanism; Black metal (Music);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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