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Mud lilies / by Ramayan, Indra,author.;
"The night fourteen-year-old Chanie Nyrider ran away from her abusive parents, she was saved by an older woman who eventually offered Chanie a new life working as a prostitute. With nowhere to turn, Chanie was drawn into Edmonton's dark underbelly, where she survived until arrested four years later. She was given two options : jail or a high school program for troubled youth. Chanie reluctantly agrees to attend the program so that she can maintain her freedom and get to know her new love interest, Blue. As she begins to make strides in the program and friends who share similar circumstance, her home life deteriorates. Blue becomes unstable, deceitful, and eventually violent. He is not the man she thought he was. Mud Lilies is the powerful story of a young woman finding a path of hope in the darkest of places and defiantly choosing to pursue it"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abusive men; Hope; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Teenage prostitution; Young women;
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City of omens : a search for the missing women of the borderlands / by Werb, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Epidemiology; Women; Women; Women; Violent crimes; Prostitution; Public health;
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Guns, girls & gambling [videorecording]. by Slater, Christian; Oldman, Gary; Cook, Dane; Mattsson, Helena;
Director, Michael Winnick.Christian Slater, Gary Oldman, Dane Cook, Helena Mattsson.The story throws Elvis impersonators, modern cowboys, a six-foot-tall blond assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff, and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.OFRB rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Action / Adventure.; Crime.; Suspense / Thriller.;
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Vienna blood. [videorecording] / by Beard, Matthew,1989-actor.; Bullmore, Amelia,1964-actor.; De Gouw, Jessica,1988-actor.; Maurer, Jürgen(Actor),actor.; Thompson, Steve(Stephen),screenwriter.; television adaptation of (work) :Tallis, Frank.Vienna blood.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Matthew Beard, Jurgen Maurer, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica De Gouw.In early-20th-century Vienna, faced with a string of bizarre and brutal prostitute murders, nonplussed police detective Oskar Rheinhardt (Jürgen Maurer) turned to gifted young psychologist and Freud protégé Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard) for his insights in cornering the killer.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Television crime shows.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Police; Psychoanalysts; Secret societies; Serial murderers; Serial murder investigation;
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Finding Jesus : faith, fact, forgery : six holy objects that tell the remarkable story of the gospels / by Gibson, David,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references.John the Baptist: rival Messiah, bones of contention -- The James Ossuary: the hand of God or the crime of the century? -- Mary Magdalene: prostitute, apostle, saint or Jesus's wife? -- The gospel of Judas: Christianity's ultimate whodunit -- The true cross: enough to fill a ship -- The shroud and the sudarium: Jesus of history, Jesus of mystery.
Subjects: Jesus Christ;
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller. by Altman, Robert,film director.; Christie, Julie,actor.; Carradine, Keith,actor.; Auberjonois, Rene,actor.; Duvall, Shelley,actor.; Beatty, Warren,actor.; Devane, William,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Julie Christie, Keith Carradine, Rene Auberjonois, Shelley Duvall, Warren Beatty, William DevaneOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1971.A gambler and a prostitute go into business together in a grimy Western mining town as they cater to the vices of the morally bankrupt residents. But their success attracts notice by corporate interests that are too big and too ruthless for the pair to fight in this gritty romantic drama.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Western films.; Historical films.;
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Shameless. [videorecording] / by Abbott, Paul,creator.; Cutkosky, Ethan,1999-actor.; Fisher, Noel,1984-actor.; Hampton, Shanola,actor.; Howey, Steve,actor.; Isaiah, Christian,actor.; Kenney, Emma,1999-actor.; Macy, William H.,1950-actor.; Miner, Kate,actor.; Monaghan, Cameron,actor.; Wells, John,1956-creator.; White, Jeremy Allen,actor.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher, Christian Isaiah, Kate Miner.The tenth season picks up six months after last season's finale: Frank uses his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as possible and his exploits lead him to an old friend.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Dark comedy television programs.; Television programs.; Alcoholic fathers; Alcoholics; Children of alcoholics; Dysfunctional families;
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Klute. by J. Pakula, Alan,film director.; Cioffi, Charles,actor.; Sutherland, Donald,actor.; Tristan, Dorothy,actor.; Fonda, Jane,actor.; Gam, Rita,actor.; Scheider, Roy,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charles Cioffi, Donald Sutherland, Dorothy Tristan, Jane Fonda, Rita Gam, Roy ScheiderOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1971.When small-town police detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) comes to New York to investigate the disappearance of his best friend, his only lead is a letter to prostitute Bree Daniels (Fonda). As these two very different people discover a romantic attraction to each other, Klute realizes Daniels is the murderer's real target.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Nineteen seventies.; Conspiracies.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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The Factory [videorecording]. by Cusack, John; Carpenter, Jennifer; Roberts, Dallas; Whitman, Mae;
John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Dallas Roberts, Mae Whitman.Detective Mike Fletcher, a rugged and obsessive police officer, and his partner Kelsey Walker, are on the trail of a serial killer who prowls the streets targeting young streetwalkers. When his teenage daughter disappears, Fletcher discovers that the killer has kidnapped her after mistaking her for a prostitute. Fletcher's obsession goes into overdrive when he drops all professional restraint to get the killer and save his daughter.OFRB rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Mystery.; Crime.; Suspense / Thriller.;
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Pleasure Factory. by Uekrongtham, Ekachai,film director.; Everingham, Ananda,actor.; Yang, Kuei-Mei,actor.; Loo, Zihan,actor.; Strand Releasing (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ananda Everingham, Kuei-Mei Yang, Zihan LooOriginally produced by Strand Releasing in 2007.An intriguing and intimate tale involving pleasure seekers and pleasure providers in Geyland: Singapore's popular but little-known red-light district. Over the course of one night, a young cadet loses his virginity; a teenage girl gets initiated into the pleasure manufacturing process; and a jaded prostitute pays a young man good money in exchange for a song he never gets to sing.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.;
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