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Based on a true story : a memoir / by Macdonald, Norm,1963-author.;
"As its title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life--more or less--from his origins in a rural small town in the-back-of-beyond Canada to an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search, to his possibly incredible account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update." But Based on a True Story is much more than a memoir, it's a hilarious, inspired, very meta imagining of his life, as told to a deeply disturbed ghost writer whose teetering sanity and bruised ego threaten to take down the entire narrative--and possibly the comic with it. Peppered with classic jokes and long mythologized Hollywood stories, this wildly adventurous, tense, totally original, and absurdly funny memoir turns the conventional "comic's memoir" on its head and leaves the reader delightfully off kilter"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Macdonald, Norm, 1963-; Actors; Comedians;
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Three hours in Paris / by Black, Cara,1951-author.;
"Three Hours in Paris is the story of Kate Rees, the young American markswoman who has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris on the dangerous business of trying to assassinate the Führer. A country girl from rural Oregon--a grieving widow with no spy training but a vendetta and a lot of gumption--now has the state of the entire war in her hands. When the hit goes badly wrong, Kate is on the run for her life-all the time wrestling with the suspicion that the whole operation was a set-up. Beloved author Cara Black--author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc Parisian private investigator series--brings Occupation-era Paris to vivid life in this pulse-pounding, richly detailed story about one young American woman with the moxie to take on Hitler himself"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Snipers; Attempted assassination;
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Wreckers [videorecording] / by Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-; Evans, Shaun,1980-; Foy, Claire,1984-; Hood, Dictynna.; Video Service Corp.; Vision Films.;
Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans.David (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dawn (Claire Foy) are a couple who have moved from the city to a small rural community in Kent, where David lived as a boy. David enjoys his new job (which occupies much of his time) and the serenity of the countryside, but Dawn is less enamored with her new career as a housewife, and she's becoming frustrated with their unsuccessful efforts to have a baby. One day, Dawn is surprised by the arrival of her brother Nick (Shaun Evans), who is back on leave after serving in Afghanistan. Dawn is happy to see Nick, but David is significantly more wary, and as it becomes increasingly clear that Nick's experiences in combat have taken a fearsome emotional toll on him, he begins discussing some painful secrets from his family's past, some of which also involve David.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Brothers; Family secrets; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Sibling rivalry; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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My sister and other lovers : a novel / by Freud, Esther,author.;
"For as long as Lucy can remember, she's been caught between love for her rootless mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. From their peripatetic childhood to their restless teenage years -- hitching through rural Ireland, the move to a communal house -- she's been forced to make a choice between these two very different ways of approaching life. But as the girls come of age and embark on their own experiments -- in love, drugs, work, motherhood -- Bea is at risk of drifting further and further away. Can their loyalty to each other transcend the damages of a past that feels almost too dangerous to examine? With scalpel-sharp insight, Esther Freud excavates the most intimate relationships of our lives, laying bare the fear and longing, the secrets and mistrust. My Sister and Other Lovers is an irresistible exploration of love, family, and freedom in all its forms."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Coming of age; Families; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Sisters; Sisterhoods;
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Death in a darkening mist / by Whishaw, Iona,1948-author.;
On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow--a former British intelligence agent who's escaped to the rural Canadian community of King's Cove in pursuit of a tranquil life--is introduced to the local hot springs. While there she overhears nearby patrons speaking Russian. When one of those patrons is found dead in the change room, Lane's linguistic and intelligence experience is of immeasurable value to the local police force in solving the murder. The investigation points to the Soviet Union, where Stalin's purges are eliminating enemies, and the reach of Stalin's agent snakes all the way into a harmless Doukhobor community. Winslow's complicated relationship with the local police inspector, Darling, is intensified by the perils of the case--and by the discovery of her own father's death during the war. The case comes to a frantic and shocking end with a perilous nighttime journey along treacherous snow-covered roads.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Intelligence officers; British; Murder; Wilderness areas;
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When calls the heart. by Krakow, Erin,actor.; Landon, Michael,1964-; Lissing, Daniel,actor.; Loughlin, Lori,actor.; Oke, Janette,1935-When calls the heart.Videorecording.; Hallmark Channel (Television network);
Disc 1, side A. Lost and found ; Side B. A telling silence -- Disc 2, Side A. The dance ; Side B. Second chances -- Disc 3, Side A. Change of heart ; Side B. Rules of engagement -- Disc 4. When calls the heart (Original TV movie).Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, and Lori Loughlin.When Calls the Heart tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young teacher from high society, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coalmining town. Lori Loughlin plays Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Constable Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing) who believes Thatcher s wealthy father has doomed his career by insisting he be assigned in town to protect his daughter. Living in a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west on her own.PG.DVD, full screen, region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Man-woman relationships; Selective mutism; Teachers; Women pioneers;
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Jingle all the way : a novel / by Macomber, Debbie,author.;
"A young workaholic avoiding home for the holidays discovers that you can't run away from who you are--a heartfelt Christmas novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Everly Lancaster always dreamed of leaving her hometown in rural Illinois. Now she helps run a burgeoning startup in Chicago, where her professional goals leave little time for friends ... or a vacation. When a massive snowstorm hits, Everly's mother urges her to come home for Christmas, but she hesitates to return to the life she's worked so hard to escape. Searching for other holiday plans, Everly tasks her assistant with booking her a cruise--the perfect getaway. Embarking on a weeklong tour of the Amazon guided by charming naturalist Asher Adams, Everly slowly but surely begins to realize that relationships are more important than work--and just might decide to journey home just in time for Christmas Day"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; Businesswomen; Voyages and travels; Man-woman relationships;
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Sound of darkness / by Graham, Heather,author.;
"Women are being taken in Virginia, and FBI agent Mark Gallagher is determined to put a stop to it. Certain he's closing in on the killer known as The Embracer, Mark is less than thrilled when he's partnered with rookie agent Colleen Law, worried she's a liability when there's so much at stake. But like everyone in the Krewe of Hunters, Colleen has talents that extend beyond the usual investigative toolbox. She can hear the voices of the victims in her head, and they're telling her she and Mark are near to uncovering the truth. When Mark's prime suspect takes a liking to Colleen, he's surprisingly protective of his new partner, even as he admits her connection to the victims is key. But tense interrogations turn dangerously personal when someone close to Colleen goes missing, luring the agents deep into the shadows of wooded rural Virginia, where nobody can hear them scream"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Extrasensory perception; Missing persons; Serial murder investigation;
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How it happened [sound recording] / by Koryta, Michael,author.; Petkoff, Robert,narrator.; Lakin, Christine,1979-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Petkoff with Christine Lakin.Kimberly Crepeaux is no good, a notorious jailhouse snitch, teen mother, and heroin addict whose petty crimes are well known to the rural Maine community where she lives. So when she confesses to her role in the brutal murders of Jackie Pelletier and Ian Kelly, the daughter of a well-known local family and her sweetheart, the locals have little reason to believe her story. Not Rob Barrett, the FBI investigator and interrogator specializing in telling a true confession from a falsehood. He's been circling Kimberly and her conspirators for months, waiting for the right avenue to the truth, and has finally found it. He knows, as strongly as he's known anything, that Kimberly's story, a grisly, harrowing story of a hit and run fueled by dope and cheap beer that becomes a brutal stabbing in cold blood, is how it happened. But one thing remains elusive: where are Jackie and Ian's bodies?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Murder;
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The Roanoke girls [sound recording] : a novel / by Engel, Amy,author.; Pressley, Brittany,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Brittany Pressley.After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, on their vast estate in rural Kansas. Lane knew little of her mother's mysterious family, but she quickly embraced life as one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But when she discovered the dark truth at the heart of the family, she ran ... fast and far away. Eleven years later, Lane is adrift in Los Angeles when her grandfather calls to tell her Allegra has gone missing. Did she run too? Or something worse? Unable to resist his pleas, Lane returns to help search, and to ease her guilt at having left Allegra behind. Her homecoming may mean a second chance with the boyfriend whose heart she broke that long ago summer. But it also means facing the devastating secret that made her flee, one she may not be strong enough to run from again.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Children of suicide victims; Families; Family secrets; Young women;
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