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This is not my life : a memoir of love, prison, and other complications / by Schoemperlen, Diane.;
Subjects: Schoemperlen, Diane.; Authors, Canadian; Prisoners' spouses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Prisoners of the North / by Berton, Pierre,1920-2004;
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Northwest, Canadian;
© c2004., Doubleday Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The spitfire luck of Skeets Ogilvie : from the Battle of Britain to the great escape / by Ogilvie, Keith C.,1948-; Ogilvie, Keith C.,1948-You never know your luck.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.A young Canadian spitfire pilot finds adventure, love, and a remarkable dose of luck on the frontlines of the Second World War.LSC
Subjects: Ogilvie, Keith, 1915-1998.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 609.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Fighter pilots; Fighter pilots; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war;
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Prisoner #1056 : how I survived war and found peace / by Ratnavel, Roy,1969-author.;
"An incredible rags-to-riches immigrant story from a prominent Tamil Canadian who fled torture and imprisonment, arriving in Canada with
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Ratnavel, Roy, 1969-; Businessmen; Financial executives; Refugees; Refugees; Tamil (Indic people);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Among the ruins / by Khan, Ausma Zehanat,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Detectives; Murder; Canadians; Political prisoners; Conspiracies; Drug traffic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Enemy territory [videorecording] / by Aghdashloo, Shohreh,1952-actor.; Blair, Wayne,1971-film director.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Hayek, Salma,1968-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Sofer, Dalia,1972-Septembers of Shiraz.; Videoville Showtime.;
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody.Based on true events, it follows a secular Jewish family whose lives are turned upside down in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. When Isaac is suddenly arrested and taken to a secret prison, his wife is left to make sense of what has happened and must somehow secure Isaac's release and her family's safety.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for thematic content involving interrogation, brutality and disturbing images, and for some partial nudity and brief strong language.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Sofer, Dalia, 1972-; Children of prisoners; Husband and wife; Jewish families; Jews; Prisoners' spouses; Prisons;
For private home use only.
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Cool hand Luke [videorecording] / by Kennedy, George,1926-; Martin, Strother,d. 1980.; Newman, Paul,1925-; Pearce, Donn.Cool hand Luke.Videorecording.; Rosenburg, Stuart.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Photography, Conrad Hall ; music by Lalo Schifrin.Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin and Jo Van Fleet.Newman stars as Luke, a man sentenced to serve in a Southern chain gang for a minor offense. He comes up against the sadistic Captain, played by Martin, and is supported in his efforts to escape by fellow prisoners Kennedy and Cannon.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor, George Kennedy
Subjects: Pearce, Donn.; Escapes; Feature films.; Friendship; Prison films.; Prisoners; Resistance (Philosophy); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2008., Warner Home Video,
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The beasts of Paris / by Penney, Stef,author.; Hawley, Nicola Howell,illustrator.;
Paris, 1870. Three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war. Anne is a former patient from the women's asylum, La Salpêtrière, trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn't understand her. Newcomer Lawrence is desperate to develop his talent as a photographer and escape the restrictions of his puritanical Canadian upbringing. Ellis, an army surgeon, has lived through the horror of the American Civil War and will do anything to avoid another bloodbath. Each keeps company with the restless beasts of Paris's famous Menagerie, home and prison to the glamorous predators that draw visitors from all walks of life. Yet these fearsome animals are innocents alongside the looming dogs of war.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (Paris, France); Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Photographers; Surgeons; Survival; Winter;
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Son of a gun [videorecording] / by Avery, Julius,film director,screenwriter.; Herriman, Damon,1970-; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; Thwaites, Brenton,1989-; Vikander, Alicia,1988-; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Music, Jed Kurzel ; editor, Jack Hutchings ; director of photography, Nigel Bluck.Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Damon Herriman, Matt Nable, Nash Edgerton.After breaking out of a maximum-security prison, Brendan Lynch, Australia's most notorious criminal, enlists 19-year-old JR to accompany him and his crew on a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Caper films.; Crime films.; Criminals; Escapes; Feature films.; Gold theft; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cuarón, Alfonso; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-; Watson, Emma,1990-; Grint, Rupert,1988-; Gambon, Michael; Coltrane, Robbie; Thompson, Emm; Rowling, J. K; Warner Bros. Picture; Heyday Films (Firm; 1492 Pictures (Firm; Warner Home Vide;
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint.During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Rowling, J. K.; Potter, Harry (Fictional character); Wizards; Magic; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place); Feature films; Fantasy films; Children's films; Video recordings for children; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2004., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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