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Shadows of Pecan Hollow : a novel / by Frost, Caroline,author.;
"It was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome. Twenty years after they meet, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees and muddy creeks of the town of Pecan Hollow, far from Manny. But when he shows up at her doorstep a new man, fresh out of prison, Kit is forced to reckon with the shadows of her past, and her community is sent into a tailspin. This gritty, penetrating, and unexpectedly tender novel ensnares the reader in its story of resilience and bonds that define us. With its rich rural landscape, indelible characters, and striking regional language, Shadows of Pecan Hollow is a hauntingly intimate and distinctly original debut about the complexity of love--both romantic and familial--and the strength and vulnerability of womanhood."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Abduction; Ex-convicts; Families; Mothers and daughters; Thieves; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Policing Black lives : state violence in Canada from slavery to the present / by Maynard, Robyn,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Policing Black Bodies is a timely and much-needed exposure of historical and contemporary practices of state-sanctioned violence against Black lives in Canada. This groundbreaking work dispels many prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, and uncovers long-standing state practices that have restricted Black freedom. A first of its kind, Policing Black Bodies creates a framework that makes legible how anti-Blackness has influenced the construction of Canada's carceral landscape, including the development and application of numerous criminal law enforcement and border regulation practices. The book traces the historical and contemporary mobilization of anti-Blackness spanning from slavery, 19th and 20th century segregation practices, and the application of early drug and prostitution laws through to the modern era. Maynard makes visible the ongoing legacy of a demonized and devalued Blackness that is manifest today as racial profiling by police, immigration agents and social services, the over-representation of Black communities in jails and prisons, anti-Black immigration detention and deportation practices, the over-representation of Black youth in state care, the school-to-prison pipeline and gross economic inequality. Following the dictums of the Black Lives Matter movement, Policing Black Bodies adopts an intersectional lens that explores the realities of those whose lives and experiences have historically been marginalized, stigmatized, and made invisible. In addressing how state practices have impacted Black lives, the book brings from margin to centre an analysis of gender, class, sexuality, (dis)ability, citizenship and criminalization. Beyond exploring systemic racial injustice, Policing Black Bodies pushes the limits of the Black radical imagination: it delves into liberatory Black futures and urges the necessity of transformative alternatives."--
Subjects: Blacks; Blacks; Race discrimination;
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Dead reckoning : how I came to meet the man who murdered my father / by Cragg, Carys,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this gripping and emotional memoir, a woman confronts the man who murdered her father twenty years earlier. When Carys Cragg was eleven, her father, a respected doctor, was brutally murdered in his own home by an intruder. Twenty years later, and despite the reservations of her family and friends, she decides to contact his murderer in prison, and the two correspond for a period of two years. She learns of his horrific childhood, and the reasons he lied about the murder; in turn, he learns about the man he killed. She mines his letters for clues about the past before agreeing to meet him in person, when she learns startling new information about the crime. With gripping suspense and raw honesty, Dead Reckoning follows one woman's determination to confront the man who murdered her father, revealing her need for understanding and the murderer's reluctance to tell -- an uneasy negotiation between two people from different worlds both undone by tragedy. This is a powerful and emotional memoir about how reconciling with the past doesn't necessarily provide comfort, but it can reveal the truth.
Subjects: Cragg, Carys.; Cragg, Geoffrey.; Klatt, Sheldon.; Children of murder victims; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The turn of the key / by Ware, Ruth,author.;
Rowan Caine stumbles across a lucrative job as a live-in nanny for a picture-perfect family in the Scottish Highlands. What she doesn't know is that she's stepping into a nightmare that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder. Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the events that led to her incarceration. She knows she's made mistakes, and she admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn't always ideal. She's not innocent, but she maintains she's not guilty, at least not of murder.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Haunted houses; Impersonation; Letters; Secrecy; Home automation; Nannies; Families; Murder; Country homes;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 8
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Vietnam [videorecording] : the ten thousand day war / by Arnett, Peter,1934-; Basehart, Richard,1914-1984.; McLeod, T. I.(T. Ian); BWE Video (Firm); Cinequity Funding (Firm); Informational Television Productions Limited.; TDW Copyright Holding Ltd.; Video Service Corp.;
Disc 1. America in Vietnam -- France in Vietnam -- Dien Bien Phu -- Early hope -- Assassination -- Disc 2. Days of decision -- Westy's war -- Uneasy allies -- The Guerrilla society -- The trail -- Firepower -- The village war -- Disc 3. Air war -- Siege -- Tet! -- Frontline America -- Soldiering on -- Changing the guard -- Wanting out -- Disc 4. Bombing of Hanoi -- Peace and consequences -- The prisoners -- The unsung soldiers -- The final offensive -- Surrender -- Vietnam recalled.Original photography, Edward Higginson ; film editor, Raymond Belanger ; narrator, Richard Basehart ; music, Cameron Hawkins, Pete Pedersen ; research, Oleh J. Rumak, Shelley Saywell ; film research, Anne McCourt, Donna Dudinsky.Presents the history behind the longest, most controversial war in modern history. Using film clips shot by both sides and seen through the eyes of policymakers and combat veterans, the programs reexamine without blame or judgement the rise and fall of America's twenty-five year commitment to the war in Vietnam.E.DVD.
Subjects: Indochinese War, 1946-1954.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975.;
© c2012., Distributed by Video Service Corp,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The mustang [videorecording] / by Adlon, Gideon,1997-actor.; Britton, Connie,actor.; Redford, Robert,film producer.; Clermont-Tonnerre, Laure de,film director,screenwriter.; Dern, Bruce,actor.; Mitchell, Jason,1987-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Stewart, Josh,1977-actor.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Connie Britton, Josh Stewart, Matthias Schoenaerts, Gideon Adlon, Bruce Dern, Jason Mitchell.Roman Coleman, a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his past, rediscovers his own humanity in a social rehabilitation program. There he must gentle an especially unbreakable mustang named Marcus. During the program, Roman is helped by a no-nonsense veteran trainer and an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider. His journey with Marcus inspires a heartfelt connection and challenges him to be a better person.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Prisoners; Mustang; Wild horses; Criminals; Human-animal relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Winnie and Nelson : portrait of a marriage / by Steinberg, Jonny,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Mandela, Winnie; Mandela family.; Anti-apartheid activists; Political prisoners' spouses; Political prisoners; Politicians; Women anti-apartheid activists; Women politicians;
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Cruel acts / by Casey, Jane(Jane E.),author.;
"Leo Stone is a ruthless killer--or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. A year ago, he was convicted of the murder of two women and sentenced to life in prison. But now he's free, and according to him, he's innocent. DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve finds out, the less convinced she is of his guilt. Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Police; Serial murder investigation; Women; Judicial error;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The institution / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
On a locked ward in the worlds highest-security prison hospital for the criminally insane, a nurse has been murdered and her newborn baby kidnapped. A ransom must be paid, and the clock is ticking. Forensic profiler Dr. Connie Woolwine is renowned for her ability to get inside the mind of a murderer. Now she must go deep undercover among the most deranged and dangerous men on Earth, and use her unique skills to find the baby - before its too late. From the author of 'The Last Girl to Die'.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Criminal profilers; Inmates of institutions; Kidnapping; Murder; Prison hospitals; Women forensic scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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