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The witches [videorecording] / by Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Rock, Chris,actor.; Bruno, Jahzir Kadeen,actor.; Chenoweth, Kristin,actor.; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dahl, Roald.Witches.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Jahzir Kadeen Bruno, Kristin Chenoweth.The darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe, undercover, to carry out her nefarious plans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Witches; Magic; Orphans; Grandmothers;
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The captive / by Foster, Fiona King,1977-author.;
"A rural noir about a woman on a pulse-pounding expedition to deliver a fugitive--and forced to confront her own past on the journey"--In a secessionist rural state that has cut itself off completely from urban centres, where living is hardscrabble and poor but "free," Brooke Holland runs a farm with her husband and two daughters. Their existence at the fringes of modern society is tenuous--they make barely enough from each harvest to keep going--yet Brooke cherishes the loving, peaceful life they have carved out for themselves. She has even begun to believe she is free from the violent history she has kept a secret from her family. When escaped criminal Stephen Cawley attacks the farm, Brooke's buried talents surface, and she manages to quickly and harshly subdue him. Convinced that he has come in retribution for the blood feud that began years ago, Brooke sets out to bring Cawley to justice, planning to use the bounty on his head to lead her family into hiding far from danger. Fearing that other members of Cawley's infamous family will soon descend on the farm, Brooke insists that Milo and the girls flee with her, travelling miles on foot across an unforgiving landscape to reach the nearest marshal. Their journey, beginning at the onset of winter with little preparation, brings already strained family dynamics to the breaking point. As Brooke's ghosts--both real and imagined--close in, the ruthlessness that allowed her to survive her past may become the biggest threat to her hopes for a different future. What follows is a harrowing exploration of family loyalty, trauma and resilience. As haunting and propulsive as it is powerfully written,The Captiveis a thrilling debut novel about the seemingly impossible choices we make to survive and protect the ones we love.
Subjects: Noir fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Family secrets; Fugitives from justice;
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A prayer for the Crown-Shy / by Chambers, Becky,author.; Harris, Lee,editor.;
"'After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe. Becky Chambers's new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Monks; Hope; Robots; Mythology; Self-consciousness (Awareness);
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The witches [videorecording] / by Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Rock, Chris,actor.; Bruno, Jahzir Kadeen,actor.; Chenoweth, Kristin,actor.; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dahl, Roald.Witches.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Jahzir Kadeen Bruno, Kristin Chenoweth.The darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe, undercover, to carry out her nefarious plans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Witches; Magic; Orphans; Grandmothers;
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The end of the day / by Clegg, Bill,author.;
"A retired widow in rural Connecticut wakes to an unexpected visit from her childhood best friend whom she hasn't seen in forty-nine years. An older man who has traveled from Manhattan to meet his newborn granddaughter collapses in a hotel lobby in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A sixty-seven-year-old taxi driver in Kauai receives a phone call from the mainland that jars her back to a traumatic past. Seemingly disconnected lives come together as half-century old secrets begin to surface in Bill Clegg's second novel"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Psychic trauma; Secrecy; Forgiveness;
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The Doctor Blake mysteries. [videorecording] / by Garner, Nadine.; Tobeck, Joel,1971-; McLachlan, Craig,1965-; Donald, Rick.; Wolfe, Cate.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.;
Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Joel Tobeck, Rick Donald, Cate Wolfe.Originally broadcast on television in 2015.Things have changed for Doctor Lucien Blake. His co-conspirator Lawson has been fired from Ballarat, his emotional embrace with Jean has changed life in the house and a new arrival leaves his tenure under threat. But that's the least of his troubles when he uncovers a dark story behind his mother's death. In this eight-part series return, the wonderfully maverick Doctor Blake is pushed to his limits to find the truth behind a range of intriguing murders in 1950s rural Australia.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, NTSC region 1; 16:9 anamorphic; stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Physicians; Criminal investigation;
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The Bittlemores : a novel / by Arden, Jann,author.;
On mean Harp Bittlemore's blighted farm, hidden away in the Backhills, nothing has gone right for a very long time. Crops don't grow, the pigs and chickens stay skinny and the three aged dairy cows, Berle, Crilla and Dally, are so desperate they are plotting an escape. The one thing holding them back is the thought of abandoning young Willa, the single bright point in their life since her older sister, Margaret, ran away. But Willa Bittlemore, just turning 14, is planning her own rebellion. Something doesn't add up in the story she's been told about her missing sister, and she's beginning to question if her horrible parents are even her parents at all. Just as things are really coming to a head, a bright young police officer starts investigating a cold case involving a baby stolen from a little rural hospital 28 years earlier, and Willa and the cows find out exactly how far the Bittlemores will go to protect a festering secret. Written with Jann's trademark outrageous humour and full of her down-to-earth wisdom, The Bittlemores is a rural fairytale, a coming-of-age story and a prairie mystery all-in-one, saturated with her observations of the world she grew up in and her deep connection to the animals we exploit. This marvel of a first novel digs into how people come to be so cruel, but it also glories in the miracle of human kindness.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Country life; Cows; Farms; Human-animal relationships; Secrecy; Teenage girls;
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The end of the day [sound recording] / by Clegg, Bill,author,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author."A retired widow in rural Connecticut wakes to an unexpected visit from her childhood best friend whom she hasn't seen in forty-nine years. An older man who has traveled from Manhattan to meet his newborn granddaughter collapses in a hotel lobby in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A sixty-seven-year-old taxi driver in Kauai receives a phone call from the mainland that jars her back to a traumatic past. Seemingly disconnected lives come together as half-century old secrets begin to surface in Bill Clegg's second novel"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Forgiveness; Psychic trauma; Secrecy;
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What it takes : ... to live and lead with purpose, laughter, and strength / by Al-Harazi, Zahra,1971-author.; Robbins, Sarah J.,author.;
In this memoir that takes readers from rural Yemen to a small town in Minnesota to a Calgary suburb, Zahra Al-Harazi describes how she survived two civil wars, the loneliness of marriage at seventeen to a virtual stranger, years as a young stay-at-home immigrant mother with little education and how she then became one of Canada's most successful female entrepreneurs. Al-Harazi lives in Toronto, ON. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous Bestseller list; libraries may need to re-order.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Al-Harazi, Zahra, 1971-; Businesswomen; Women immigrants; Yemenis;
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Canadian architecture : evolving a cultural identity / by Jen, Leslie,author.;
"Canadian Architecture: Evolving a Cultural Identity surveys the country's most accomplished architectural firms, whose work enhances cities and landscapes across Canada's geographically varied expanse. Author Leslie Jen explores a number of significant projects in urban and rural environments--private residences, cultural and institutional facilities, and democratic public spaces--that profoundly influence our interactions with each other and the communities in which we live. Accompanied by stunning photography, Canadian Architecture is a testament to a thriving, diverse and innovative design culture that continues to play an integral role in shaping our national identity."--
Subjects: Photobooks.; Architectural design; Architectural firms; Architecture;
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