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They never learn / by Fargo, Layne,author.;
"A dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve--one an English professor/serial killer who murders the most evil man she knows each year, and the other a lost college freshman seeking vengeance after her best friend is sexually assaulted at a party"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Serial murderers; College teachers; College students; Revenge;
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Whisper down the lane / by Chapman, Clay McLeod,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Two narratives--Richard in present day, settingling into a quiet but pleasant life as a newly married art teacher; Sean in 1980s Virginia, when cult leaders, serial killers, and stranger danger are on the rise--converge around a few small lies that spiraled into a terrible tragedy. Thirty years later, it seems someone is out for revenge."--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Truthfulness and falsehood; Revenge;
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The clearing : a novel / by Toyne, Simon,1968-author.;
"In this gripping suspense novel from the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy, a series of disappearances in a small town near the Forest of Dean lead forensic expert Laughton Rees to uncover a dark plot, decades in the making"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Criminologists; Family secrets; Missing persons; Universities and colleges; Women college teachers;
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The sea of lost girls : a novel / by Goodman, Carol,author.;
'The Sea of Lost Girls', the new thriller from the author of 'The Lake of Dead Languages', is a twisty, harrowing story set at a prestigious prep school in which one womans carefully hidden past might destroy her future.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Private schools; Murder; Secrecy; Mothers and sons; Teachers;
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How to stop time / by Haig, Matt,1975-author.;
Tom Hazard is a history teacher living a quiet suburban life in a Cathedral town in England. He likes his job but has no real friends, spends his time on the internet or playing the piano, and pushes away anyone who tries to get close to him. But Tom has a secret. He suffers from progeria, a condition that causes the body to age ten times slower than normal. He looks 40 but is actually 408. He won't die for another few centuries. In his lifespan he has had time to learn 13 languages, has become an expert at fighting and piano playing, but all of this has a cost. He must change his identity every few years to avoid discovery. And as he has learned the risks of love and the pain it can cause, he has turned away from other people.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Immortality;
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Trust exercise : a novel / by Choi, Susan,1969-author.;
"In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving 'Brotherhood of the Arts,' two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed -- or untoyed with -- by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school's walls -- until it does, in a spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; High school students; Performing arts high schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Teacher-student relationships; Memory;
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The heart has its reasons : a novel / by Dueñas, María,1964-; Dueñas, María,1964-Misión olvido.English.; Kerrigan, Elie,translator.;
When her longtime marriage abruptly ends in the wake of her husband's infidelity, Madrid college professor Blanca Perea struggles to rebuild her own life by researching that of an enigmatic Spanish writer who died decades earlier.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; College teachers; Literature; Man-woman relationships.;
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Choose me / by Gerritsen, Tess,author.; Braver, Gary,author.;
Taryn Moore is young, beautiful and brilliant, so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl's fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, she knows in her gut there's more to the story, especially after the autopsy reveals that the college senior was pregnant. It could be reason enough for suicide--or a motive for murder.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Suicide; Women detectives; Murder; Secrecy; College teachers; College students;
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My left foot [videorecording] / by Bernstein, Elmer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Brown, Christy,1932-1981.My left foot.; Connaughton, Shane,screenwriter.; Cusack, Cyril,1910-1993,actor.; Day-Lewis, Daniel,actor.; Dunbar, Adrian,1958-actor.; Fricker, Brenda,actor.; McAnally, Ray,actor.; McCabe, Ruth,actor.; O'Conor, Hugh,1975-actor.; Pearson, Noel,film producer.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-actor.; Sheridan, Jim,1949-film director,screenwriter.; Whelan, Alison,actor.; Granada Films,production company.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Miramax Films,presenter.; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Jack Conroy ; editor, J. Patrick Duffner ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; production designer, Austen Spriggs ; special advisor to the production, Gene Lambert.Daniel Day Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, Cyril Cusack.Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family, Christy learns to grapple with life's physical tasks and psychological pains. His courage and determination inspire a teacher, who lends support as he develops into a brilliant if cantankerous writer, poet, and painter. The astounding story of an artist who defeated a physical disability, degrading stereotypes, and poverty to fulfill his dreams.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Academy Award best actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), 1989, and best supporting actress (Brenda Fricker), 1989
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Brown, Christy, 1932-1981.; Brown, Christy, 1932-1981; Cerebral palsied; Mouth and foot painting artists; People with disabilities; Young men;
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Happy days : the guided path from trauma to profound freedom and inner peace / by Bernstein, Gabrielle,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What if you could wake up every day without anxiety? View your past with purpose, not regret? Live happy, peaceful, and free from fear? You can - and Gabrielle Bernstein will show you the way. Gabby has long been loved by her listeners as a spiritual teacher, motivational speaker, and catalyst for profound inner change. Her new book presents her most powerful teaching yet: a plan for transforming the pain of your past, whatever that may be, into newfound strength and freedom"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Peace of mind.; Psychic trauma; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-care, Health.;
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