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The woman back from Moscow : in pursuit of beauty / by Jin, Ha,1956-author.;
"Through the life of a remarkable woman -- based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968) -- this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China's Communist Party. Sun Weishi was educated in Moscow and when she returned to China she produced the works of Chekov, Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas. However, when the cultural revolution began in 1966, she was persecuted, arrested, and eventually died in prison."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Sun, Weishi; Zhongguo gong chan dang; Theatrical producers and directors;
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Swordheart / by Kingfisher, T.,author.;
"Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate ... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws ... and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Heiresses; Housekeepers; Swords; Swordsmen;
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Mayor of Kingstown. [videorecording] / by Chandler, Kyle,actor.; Dillon, Hugh,1963-creator,actor.; Gillen, Aidan,1968-actor.; Handley, Taylor,1984-actor.; Laird, Emma,actor.; Renner, Jeremy,actor.; Sheridan, Taylor,creator.; Webster, Derek,1981-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Bamtefa, Tobi,actor.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jeremy Renner, High Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird.A series of explosions rock Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city, and a drug war rages inside and outside prison walls. The pressure is on Mike McLusky to end the war but things get complicated when a familiar face from his incarcerated past threatens to undermine the Mayor's attempts to keep the peace among all factions.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television crime shows.; Brokers; Corruption; Family-owned business enterprises; Imprisonment; Racism;
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Venom. [videorecording] / by Graham, Stephen,1973-actor.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Harrelson, Woody,actor.; Harris, Naomie,1976-actor.; Scott, Reid,1977-actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Marvel Entertainment Group,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Woody Harrelson.As he tried to cope with the alien symbiote now sharing his body, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) couldn't turn down the invite that could recharge his flagging journalism career: A prison sit-down with psychotic serial murderer Cletus Kasaday (Woody Harrelson). Freak circumstance caused the parasite to infect Kasaday as well--resulting in an escape and rampage that even Venom might not be able to stop.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Carnage (Fictitious character); Venom (Fictitious character); Antiheroes; Good and evil; Human-alien encounters; Serial murderers; Supervillains; Symbiosis;
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Moonflower murders : a novel / by Horowitz, Anthony,1955-author.;
"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open-and-shut case, but there is more [here] than meets the eye"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Missing persons; Murder;
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The exiles : a novel / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to 'the land beyond the seas,' Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel--a skilled midwife and herbalist--is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Exile (Punishment); Women; Female friendship; Penal colonies;
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Happy Valley. [videorecording] / by Costigan, George,1947-actor.; Lancashire, Sarah,1964-actor.; Murphy, Charlie,1959-actor.; Norton, James,actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.;
Disc 1. Episodes 1-3 -- Disc 2. Episodes 4-6.Sarah Lancashire, George Costigan, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, Joe Armstrong, Steve Pemberton, Adam Long.Though crime is nothing new in Yorkshire, Catherine finds her world turned upside down when the man she blames for her daughter's death, Tommy Lee Royce, is released from prison. Meanwhile, a desperate father arranges a kidnapping with a local drug lord to receive his wealthy boss' ransom money. The plan spirals out of control, however, when Tommy becomes involved with the deal and takes things too far.PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16:9 anamorphic); Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Criminals; Drug dealers; Families; Kidnapping; Policewomen; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Les misérables [videorecording] / by Shankland, Tom,television director.; Carey, Chris,television producer.; Davies, Andrew,1936-screenwriter.; West, Dominic,1969-actor.; Oyelowo, David,actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Akhtar, Adeel,actor.; Bradley, David,1953-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Hugo, Victor,1802-1885.Misérables.; Lookout Point (Firm),production company.; BBC Studios,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,presenter.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.;
Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley, Emma Fielding, Olivia Colman, Lily Collins, Josh O'connor, Ellie Bamber, Joseph Quinn, Erin Kellyman, Donald Sumpter.Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television adaptations.; Historical television programs.; Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.; Ex-convicts; Orphans; Escapes; Police;
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The hard road out : one woman's escape from North Korea / by Park, Jihyun,1968-author.; Seh-Lynn,1965-author.; translation of:Park, Jihyun,1968-Deux coréennes.English.;
"North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded. Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the 'socialist miracle' to flee famine and dictatorship. The first time she ran, she was forced to abandon her father on his deathbed-crossing the border under a hail of bullets. In China she was sold to a farmer, with whom she had a son, before being denounced and forcibly returned to North Korea. Six months later guardsabandoned her, injured, outside a prison camp. She recovered and returned to China to seek her son, now six, before attempting to navigate the long, hard road through the Gobi Desert and into Mongolia. Clear-eyed and resolute, Jihyun's extraordinary storyreveals a Korea far removed from the talk of nuclear weapons and economic sanctions"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Park, Jihyun, 1968-; Defectors; Escapes;
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The Paris showroom / by Blackwell, Juliet,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In Nazi-occupied Paris, a talented artisan must fight for her life by designing for her enemies. From New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell comes an extraordinary story about holding on to hope when all seems lost. Capucine Benoit works alongside her father to produce fans of rare feathers, beads, and intricate pleating for the haute couture fashion houses. But after the Germans invade Paris in June 1940, Capucine and her father must focus on mere survival-until they are betrayed to the secret police and arrested for his political beliefs. When Capucine saves herself from deportation to Auschwitz by highlighting her connections to Parisian design houses, she is sent to a little-known prison camp located in the heart of Paris, within the Lévitan department store. There, hundreds of prisoners work to sort through, repair, and put on display the massive quantities of art, furniture, and household goods looted from Jewish homes and businesses. Forced to wait on German officials and their wives and mistresses, Capucine struggles to hold her tongue in order to survive, remembering happier days spent in the art salons, ateliers, and jazz clubs of Montmartre in the 1920s. Capucine's estranged daughter, Mathilde, remains in the care of her conservative paternal grandparents, who are prospering under the Nazi occupation. But after her mother is arrested and then a childhood friend goes missing, the usually obedient Mathilde finds herself drawn into the shadowy world of Paris's Résistance fighters. As her mind opens to new ways of looking at the world, Mathilde also begins to see her unconventional mother in a different light. When an old acquaintance arrives to go "shopping" at the Lévitan department store on the arm of a Nazi officer and secretly offers to help Capucine get in touch with Mathilde, this seeming act of kindness could have dangerous consequences"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; World War, 1939-1945;
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