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- Mégantic : a deadly mix of oil, rail, and avarice / by Saint-Cerny, Anne-Marie,1954-author.; translation of:Saint-Cerny, Anne-Marie,1954-Mégantic.English.; Wilson, W. Donald,1938-translator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Lac-Mégantic, Québec, Canada--July 6, 2013. During a hot summer night, a driverless, out-of-control train, firing explosive crude-oil bombs, descends the slope that leads to the scenic town below, pulverizing the downtown area, charring forty-seven trapped victims. The devastation leaves the people dazed ... but is quickly the object of an intentional and tortuous cover-up. Who are the tragedy's real culprits? How did the accident lead to the brutal death of forty-seven people, the suicides of several others, and the devastation of a whole community? Who took control of the crime scene? Who carried out the reconstruction, and for whose good? In this fascinating piece of investigative journalism, written like a thriller, Saint-Cerny reveals the inner workings of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. She reveals how the tragedy, far from being just the "error of a faulty system," was knowingly caused by powerful people and institutions distant from the town itself. Iconic in more ways than one, Lac-Mégantic is a perfect capitalist tale. Conceived in the offices of Wall Street hedge funders, of Dakota black-gold cowboy magnates, of oil conglomerates, and set up by a political class entirely devoted to the interests of the rail industry, the disaster hit a population which, while still in shock, found itself at the mercy of local predators--the perfect illustration of Naomi Klein's shock doctrine. Despite everything, the transport of crude oil and dangerous products today has increased so much that it constitutes the rail industry's main source of profit. But the Government of Canada stubbornly refuses to shed light on the 2013 tragedy and identify its causes. The fruit of five years of work and interviews with nearly a hundred people from various backgrounds, including victims and their relatives, Mégantic: A Tragedy in Waiting, tells the story of the disaster in three acts--before, during, and after--in an investigation whose ultimate goal is to prevent the preventable."--- Subjects: Disaster victims; Lac-Mégantic Derailment, Lac-Mégantic, Québec, 2013.; Railroad accidents;
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- After the fire : Sainte-Marie among the Hurons since 1649 / by Delaney, Paul J.; Nicholls, Andrew D.;
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- © 1989., East Georgian Bay Historical Foundation,
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- After the fire : Sainte-Marie among the Hurons since 1649 / by Delaney, Paul J., 1944-; Nicholls, Andrew D.,1965-; Golas, Irene; East Georgian Bay Historical Foundation;
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- Subjects: Martyrs' Shrine (Midland, Ont.); Huron Indians; Jesuits in Canada; Indians of North America;
- © c1989., East Georgian Bay Historical Foundation,
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Ouest-France (Saint-Brieuc, Lamballe)
Mode of access: Internet.- Subjects: News;
- © , Societe Ouest-France
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- In the land of saints and sinners [videorecording] / by McNally, Mark Michael,screenwriter.; Loane, Terry,1966-screenwriter.; Condon, Kerry,1983-actor.; Gleeson, Jack,actor.; Greene, Sarah,1984-actor.; Hinds, Ciarán,1953-actor.; Neeson, Liam,actor.; Lorenz, Robert(Director),film director.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),film distributor.;
Kerry Condon, Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, Sarah Greene, Jack Gleeson.In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Provisional IRA; Redemption; Terrorists; Secrecy; Assassins; Gangsters; Organized crime; Villages;
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- Mount St. Helens : the smoking mountain / by Furgang, Kathy;
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- Subjects: Volcanoes;
- © c2001., PowerKids Press,
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- Warning : volcano! the story of Mount St. Helens / by Leigh, Autumn,1971-;
Discusses how and why volocanoes erupt, and follows the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980.- Subjects: Volcanoes;
- © 2003., Rosen,
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- Joan of Arc : a life transfigured / by Harrison, Kathryn.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.; Christian saints;
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- SpongeBob's secret Valentine / by Lewman, David.; Martinez, Heather.;
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- Subjects: Saint Valentine's Day; Marine fauna;
- © c2004., Simon & Schuster,
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- As the tide comes in : a novel / by Woodsmall, Cindy,author.; Woodsmall, Erin,author.;
"A New York Times best-selling author releases her first southern novel, a Steel Magnolias-meets-Sweet Home Alabama story set on St. Simons Island. After losing two loved ones in a devastating tornado and suffering a head injury, Tara Abbott flees to St. Simons Island, where her disorientation causes the lines between imagination and reality, past and present to blur. There she encounters island residents Julep Burnside, Luella Ward, Sue Beth Manning, and Dell Calhoun--The Glynn Girls--who have been friends since Bible camp, forty years earlier. When Julep's son Gavin identifies a troubled soul in need of help, can the Glynn Girls guide Tara back to herself?"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Female friendship;
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