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Universal : Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World. by Neve, Alex.;
Human rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But too often, human rights are applied selectively. Weaving together law, history, and stories from decades on the front lines of the struggle for human rights, Alex Neve investigates where we went wrong, how we have progressed, and what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people. Neve lives in Ottawa, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General;
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The Paradise. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2012.Denise Lovett, a young and ambitious country girl with only her wits to live on, arrives in a booming Northern city to take up a long-held promise of work in her uncle's drapery shop. But she soon discovers that her uncle cannot afford to employ her as most of his customers have been seduced away by The Paradise, England's first department store, right across the street.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Television programs.; Historical drama.; Drama.; Television series.;
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The stolen slippers / by De la Cruz, Melissa,1971-;
Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends, Jack Stalker, Alistair, and Gretel are once again in Never After, to help Gretel fulfill a promise to her father to recover the glass slipper he made for her cousin, Hortense, which was stolen by the cunning and manipulative Cinderella, who is determined to become Princess of Eastphalia--to do that the friends will have to infiltrate the castle, and, of course, avoid being eaten by monsters.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Cinderella (Legendary character); Cinderella (Tale); Characters and characteristics in literature; Princesses; Wizards; Good and evil; Magic; Middle school students; Friendship;
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1883. [videorecording] / by Elliott, Sam,1944-actor.; Garrett, LaMonica,actor.; Hanks, Tom,actor.; Hill, Faith,1967-actor.; McGraw, Tim,actor.; Thornton, Billy Bob,actor.; Wilson, Rita,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Sam Elliott, Faith Hill, Tim Mcgraw, Lamonica Garrett, Billy Bob Thornton, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks.From visionary creator Taylor Sheridan comes a prequel to television's number one show, Yellowstone. It follows the original Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It's a stark retelling of Western expansion and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America's promised land, Montana.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Western television programs.; Families; Frontier and pioneer life; Pioneers;
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Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-‘90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
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Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-'90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
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Ultra 85 : a novel / by Hall, Bobby,author.;
In the year 2115, when the Earth is no longer inhabitable, the remainder of humanity lives in Babel, a giant space station. Two pilots, Quentin and Kai, must find the planet Paradise, where only the most promising citizens are allowed to live. On their journey, Quentin and Kai encounter Quentin's estranged father, who left Babel for Paradise when Quentin was a child, and they discover just how different Paradise is from what they imagined -- and how they must change it for the better.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Interplanetary voyages; Fathers and sons; Space stations;
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The protégé : a novel / by Gehrman, Jody,author.;
"Dr. Hannah Bryers, anthropology professor and forensics expert at the prestigious Mad River University, takes pleasure in examining corpses, but small talk and living people fill her with dread. When she's not teaching, she analyzes the decomposing flesh of murder victims around the globe. Winter Jones is Hannah's most promising graduate student. She's smart, cunning, and dedicated, but she's got her own agenda for coming to Mad River: to bring Hannah Bryers down"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; College teachers; Forensic scientists; Murder; Revenge; Women college teachers; Women graduate students;
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How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend : Simple Steps to a Kinder Mind. by Barr, Rachel.;
In todays increasingly anxious age, its easy to be wooed by multi-step methods that promise us ultimate fulfilment. In 'How To make Your Brain Your Best Friend', Rachel Barr offers a refreshing alternative: by simply aligning with our brains natural rhythms - from its need for sleep to rewiring its tendency towards negativity bias - we can all experience more peace in our day-to-day lives. Barr is originally from Quebec.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health; MEDICAL / Mental Health; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience;
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Straw dogs of the universe : a novel / by Ye, Chun,author.;
"After her village is devastated by famine, 10-year-old Sixiang is sold to a human trafficker for a bag of rice and six silver coins. Her mother is reluctant to let her go, but the promise of a better life for her beloved daughter ultimately sways her. Arriving in America with the profits from her sale and a single photograph of Guifeng, her absent father, Sixiang journeys across an unfamiliar American landscape in the hopes of reuniting her family"--
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Child trafficking; Families; Girls;
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