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Ocean's 8 [videorecording] / by Rihanna,1988-actor.; Blanchett, Cate,1969-actor.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Bullock, Sandra,actor.; Dunne, Griffin,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Kaling, Mindy,actor.; Lum, Nora,actor.; Ross, Gary,1956-screenwriter,film director.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-film producer.; Village Roadshow Pictures,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Music by Daniel Pemberton ; edited by Juliette Welfling ; director of photography, Eigil Bryld.Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Griffin Dunne, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage.In this genderbent take on Ocean's 11, Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock), brother of Danny, is released from prison after five years and immediately assembles an all-female crew with her best friend Lou (Cate Blanchett) to stage their greatest heist: stealing a 150 million dollar necklace off the neck of actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) at the Met Gala. Ocean must corral a jeweler (Mindy Kaling), a fashion designer (Helena Bonham Carter), a con artist (Awkwafina), a fence (Sarah Paulson) and a hacker (Rihanna) to pull off the job.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Caper films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Female friendship; Female offenders; Jewel thieves; Necklaces;
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The power of geography : ten maps that reveal the future of our world / by Marshall, Tim,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a "fresh way of looking at maps" (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Now, in this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. Find out why the Earth's atmosphere is the world's next battleground; why the fight for the Pacific is just beginning; and why Europe's next refugee crisis is closer than we think. In ten chapters covering Australia, The Sahel, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Space, Marshall explains how a region's geography and physical characteristics affect the decisions made by its leaders. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a gripping and enlightening exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present, and-most importantly-our future"--
Subjects: Geopolitics.; World politics.;
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Y is for yesterday / by Grafton, Sue,author.;
"The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, Y is for Yesterday begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate--and film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the investigation that follows, one boy turns state's evidence and two of his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace. Now, it's 1989 and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison. Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful parents--until a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. That's when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But he's not the only one being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone may be leaving traces of himself for her to find"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Extortion;
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The Twyford code : a novel / by Hallett, Janice,author.;
"Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Severely dyslexic and wanting to know more, he took it to his remedial English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Iles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Iles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven has no memory of what happened to her. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Iles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today? Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Iles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. And as he does so, he records the story of his life in the form of voicemails and voice memos for his estranged and long unknown son, a professor of mathematics. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code is valuable, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Children's literature, English; Ciphers; English teachers; Missing persons; Secrecy; Women authors;
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Escape plan. [videorecording] / by Miller, Steven C.,1981-film director.; Chapman, Miles,screenwriter.; Jackson, Curtis,1975-actor.; Bautista, David,1969-actor.; Chatham, Wes,actor.; Hull, Lydia,actor.; King, Jaime,1979-actor.; Metcalfe, Jesse,1978-actor.; Stallone, Sylvester,actor.; Welliver, Titus,actor.; Summit Entertainment,production company.; Grindstone Entertainment Group,production company.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Music, The Newton Brothers ; director of photography, Brandon Cox.Dave Bautista, Sylvester Stallone, Jaime King, 50 Cent, Jesse Metcalfe, Wes Chatham, Lydia Hull, Titus Welliver.Ray Breslin and Trent DeRosa must decipher a way to break into Hades, a computerized techno-terror battle-maze, in order to rescue their kidnapped team.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Escapes; Prisons;
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Last Twilight in Paris [electronic resource] : by Jenoff, Pam.aut; Plummer, Thérèse.nrt; Maarleveld, Saskia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
"A fast-paced and vibrant wartime tale of holding on to love against the odds and learning to fight for the truth." ­­–Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Daughter A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love and survival, from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff London, 1953. Louise is still adjusting to her postwar role as a housewife when she discovers a necklace in a box at a secondhand shop. The box is marked with the name of a department store in Paris, and she is certain she has seen the necklace before, when she worked with the Red Cross in Nazi-occupied Europe —and that it holds the key to the mysterious death of her friend Franny during the war.    Following the trail of clues to Paris, Louise seeks help from her former boss Ian, with whom she shares a romantic history.  The necklace leads them to discover the dark history of Lévitan—a once-glamorous department store that served as a Nazi prison, and Helaine, a woman who was imprisoned there, torn apart from her husband when the Germans invaded France.   Louise races to find the connection between the necklace, the department store and Franny’s death. But nothing is as it seems, and there are forces determined to keep the truth buried forever. Inspired by the true story of Lévitan, Last Twilight in Paris is both a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about sacrifice, resistance and the power of love to transcend in even the darkest hours.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; 20th Century; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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The Witch Without Memory. by Wijesekara, Maithree.;
The second epic installment of the Obsidian Throne fantasy trilogy, melding Indian myth and history into a story of a witch and a prince determined to burn an empire to the ground in order to raise it up out of the ashes. An empress with vengeance in her heart Prince Ashoka's sister, Aarya, has named herself empress and is determined to reverse her brother's mercy for the mayakari. A witch lost in dreams Shakti is being held by shadowy figures, drugged and forced to commit an unspeakable crime. When she wakes, she finds herself prisoner, but gaps in her memory around the curse she has cast trap her more thoroughly than any cage. The prince trying to change the world Ashoka must find allies and quickly if he is to usher in a new dawn for the mayakari, but the tougher the decision he makes, the farther he gets from his true self. He must determine what he is willing to lose in pursuit of his vision of the future. The first blow has been dealt by Ashoka and Shakti, but the empire not only remains, it appears stronger--and more brutal--than ever. Both must find ways to fight back before nature is deprived of its spirits and guardians, and the reign of the new empress spreads its destruction and oppression to lands beyond.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic; FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay; FICTION / World Literature / India / General;
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The last train to Key West / by Cleeton, Chanel,author.;
"In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person's paradise can be another's prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape. After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez's family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can't deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life. Elizabeth Preston's trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own. Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women's paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Hurricanes; Life change events; Man-woman relationships;
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Ocean's 8 [videorecording] / by Rihanna,1988-actor.; Blanchett, Cate,1969-actor.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Bullock, Sandra,actor.; Dunne, Griffin,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Kaling, Mindy,actor.; Lum, Nora,actor.; Ross, Gary,1956-screenwriter,film director.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-film producer.; Village Roadshow Pictures,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Music by Daniel Pemberton ; edited by Juliette Welfling ; director of photography, Eigil Bryld.Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Griffin Dunne, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage.In this genderbent take on Ocean's 11, Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock), brother of Danny, is released from prison after five years and immediately assembles an all-female crew with her best friend Lou (Cate Blanchett) to stage their greatest heist: stealing a 150 million dollar necklace off the neck of actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) at the Met Gala. Ocean must corral a jeweler (Mindy Kaling), a fashion designer (Helena Bonham Carter), a con artist (Awkwafina), a fence (Sarah Paulson) and a hacker (Rihanna) to pull off the job.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos TrueHD 5.1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Caper films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Female friendship; Female offenders; Jewel thieves; Necklaces;
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The Lost Lights of St Kilda [electronic resource] : by Gifford, Elisabeth.aut; cloudLibrary;
'Desperately romantic, lyrically written and with a fascinating plot' Katie Fforde1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he has joined the last community to ever live on that beautiful, isolated island. Only three years later, St Kilda will be evacuated, the islanders near dead from starvation. But for Fred, memories of that summer - and the island woman, Chrissie, with whom he falls in love - will never leave him.1940: Fred has been captured behind enemy lines in France and finds himself in a prisoner-of-war camp. Beaten and exhausted, his thoughts return to the island of his youth and the woman he loved and lost. When Fred makes his daring escape, prompting a desperate journey across occupied territory, he is sustained by one thought only: finding his way back to Chrissie.The Lost Lights of St Kilda is a sweeping love story that crosses oceans and decades. It is a moving and deeply vivid portrait of two lovers, a desolate island and the extraordinary power of hope in the face of darkness.'A gorgeous, melancholy love story.' The Times'An undeniably haunting love story.' Sunday TimesGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cultural Heritage; Family Life;
© 2020., Atlantic Books,
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