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First to leave the party : my life with ordinary people ... who happen to be famous / by Bachir, Salah J.,author.; Bernard, Jami,author.;
"An enchanting collection of stories from the life of philanthropist, art collector and former president of Cineplex Media, Salah Bachir--who through his sheer joy of life, art, and human interaction has captivated some of the most famous people in modern history, including the likes of Marlon Brando, Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, and Katherine Hepburn. Salah Bachir, who immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in the 1960s, has been in the movie business for four decades, first as the originator of syndicated in-theatre magazines, and most recently as the president of Cineplex. While this has given him undeniable front-row access to Hollywood's biggest stars, it's Salah's personal charm and kindness, his philanthropy, his overall style (think capes, sashes, pearls, diamonds, etc.), and involvement in the art world that has made him a friend, companion, lover, and/or confidante to everyone from Katherine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Joan Rivers, Mary Tyler Moore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. to Andy Warhol, Edward Albee, Orson Wells, Aretha Franklin, and Elizabeth Taylor. Collected here in this wonderful book are personal stories of them all, some short, some long, some surprising, others juicy, and all fascinating. Through them we get to know Salah, a larger-than-life character that embodied the worlds he lived in and shaped--the kind of person it would be hard to make up if he didn't already exist"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Bachir, Salah J.; Art; Businesspeople; Philanthropists; Lebanese Canadians;
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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.Videorecording.; Conkie, Heather.; Dimarco, Steve.; Grewal, Tina.; Johnston, Shaun.; Marshall, Amber.; Morgan, Michele.; Power, Keith.; Dynamo Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Seven24 Films.;
Disc 1. There and back again -- The big red wall -- Severed ties -- Secrets and lies.Disc 2. Endngs and beginnings -- Steal away -- Walk a mile -- The family tree.Disc 3. The Pike River cull -- The heart of a river -- The silent partner -- Broken Heartland.Disc 4. Cowgirls don't cry -- Riders on the storm -- Eclipse of the heart -- Faking it.Disc 5. All I need is you -- Written in stone -- Bonus features.Director of photography, Craig Wrobleski ; music, Keith Power.Amber Marshall, Michele Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Nathaniel Arcand, Chris Potter.Season 8 begins with Amy arriving back from the European Equestrian circuit, still riding high on the opulent lifestyle and adrenaline of working with Prince Ahmed's high-performance horses. But if she thought life at HEARTLAND was going to pick up where it left off, she is sorely mistaken. Amy's time away has changed her and everyone else back home. And as the family struggles through secrets, rivalries and misunderstandings, Amy and Ty must find solid ground in their relationship. By the end of the season they have persevered and grown as a couple, moving forward into their future.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Brooke, Lauren.; Coming-of-age television programs.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Ranches; Teen television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Drip / by Li, Maggie.;
"Watch Drip travel through streams, rivers, the ocean and clouds to become a little drip once again. A die-cut right through to the last page of the book highlights that nature is full of changes, but that the story begins and ends with a tiny drop of water."--Provided by publisher.Preschool age.LSC
Subjects: Hydrologic cycle; Water; Toy and movable books;
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Louis Riel Day : the fur trade project / by Delaronde, Deborah L.,1958-; Dawson, Sheldon.;
"When a young boy is assigned a project about the fur trade by his teacher, he doesn<U+2019>t know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the internet, they travel back in time and discover how the fur trade began, a new people emerged, the Métis<U+2019> role in the fur trade, Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance, and the reason behind a holiday named Louis Riel Day."-- Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Fur trade; Métis; Métis;
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The permaculture promise : what permaculture is and how it can help us reverse climate change, build a more resilient future on Earth, revitalize our communities / by Neiger, Jono.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Turn deserts into farmland -- Create self-fertile soil -- Turn waste into food -- Spread the wealth -- Build community -- Help individuals and communities re-skill -- Make wetlands and river edges productive -- Create more livable cities -- Stabilize our food supply -- Create productive landscapes -- Help reverse climate change -- Help you become a nicer person -- Help you become a better designer (of landscapes and of life) -- Build smarter homes -- Create gardens that provide for themselves -- Stop erosion and make water cleaner -- Ensure that we have enough water -- Create financially resilient communities -- Revitalize natural areas while providing for humans -- Turn problems into solutions -- Fulfill our energy needs -- Build a resilient future.LSC
Subjects: Permaculture.;
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Arrowood and the Thames corpses / by Finlay, Mick,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this third entry of the 'Arrowood' mystery series, someone has been damaging Captain Moon's boat, putting his business in jeopardy. Arrowood and his sidekick Barnett suspect professional jealousy, but when a string of skulls is retrieved from the river, it seems like even fouler play is afoot. It's up to Arrowood and Barnett to solve the case, before any more corpses end up in the watery depths.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Private investigators; Missing persons; Murder;
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Never far away / by Koryta, Michael,author.;
Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Leah Trenton was extended a miraculous olive branch in the form of the state's protected witness program. But for this second chance at life, Leah would have to leave behind her Midwestern roots to the northernmost tip of Maine. Alone and isolated along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past, are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway. Meanwhile, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children are sent to stay with her, though they are desperate to return back home. They embark on a cross country homeward journey but before they reach, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Witnesses; Missing children; Mother and child;
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Deep freeze / by Grumley, Michael C.,author.;
"The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff's life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water. There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal. That things will improve. And yet, he has a strange feeling that there's something they're not telling him. As Reiff's mind and body gradually recover, he becomes certain that the doctors are lying to him. One-by-one, puzzle pieces are slowly falling into place, and he soon realizes that things are not at all what they seem. Critical information is being kept from him. Secrets. Supposedly for his own good. But who is doing this? Why? And the most important question: can he keep himself alive long enough to uncover the truth?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Accident victims; Drowning; Secrecy; Technology; Traffic accidents; Veterans;
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The cure for drowning / by Paylor, Loghan,author.;
"Evocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways. Born Kathleen to an immigrant Irish farming family in southern Ontario, Kit McNair has been a troublesome changeling since, at ten, they fell through the river ice and drowned--only to be nursed back to life by their mother's Celtic magic. A daredevil in boy's clothes, Kit chafes at every aspect of a farmgirl's life, driving that same mother to distraction with worry about where Kit will ever fit in. When Rebekah Kromer, an elegant German-Canadian doctor's daughter, moves to town with her parents in April 1939, Rebekah has no doubt as to who 19-year-old Kit is. Soon she and Kit, and Kit's older brother, Landon, are drawn tight in a love triangle that will tear them and their families apart, and send each of them off on a separate path to war. Landon signs up for the Navy. Kit, now known as Christopher, joins the Royal Air Force, becoming a bomber navigator relied on for his luck and courage. Rebekah serves with naval intelligence in Halifax, until one more collision with Landon changes the course of her life and draws her back to the McNair farm--a place where she'd once known love. Fallen on even harder times, the McNairs welcome all the help she is able to give, and she believes she has found peace at last. Until, with the war over, Kit and Landon return home. Told in the vivid, unforgettable voices of Kit and Rebekah, The Cure for Drowning is a powerfully engrossing novel that imagines a history that is truer than true."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Gender-nonconforming people; Immigrants; Sexual minorities; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); World War, 1939-1945;
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Never far away [sound recording] / by Koryta, Michael,author.; Petkoff, Robert ,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Petkoff.Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Leah Trenton was extended a miraculous olive branch in the form of the state's protected witness program. But for this second chance at life, Leah would have to leave behind her Midwestern roots to the northernmost tip of Maine. Alone and isolated along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past, are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway. Meanwhile, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children are sent to stay with her, though they are desperate to return back home. They embark on a cross country homeward journey but before they reach, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Missing children; Mother and child; Witnesses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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