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The close-up / by Smith, Sarah,1985-author.;
"A new work assignment goes delightfully off script in this friends-to-lovers rom-com from Sarah Smith, author of Faker and Simmer Down. Simon Rutler is the perfect man. Handsome, kind and smart--Simon is amazing. Naomi Ellorza-Hays might be fresh out of a bad relationship and determined to stay single, but Simon is testing her newfound relationship ban. Good thing they're working together. Simon may be perfect, but he's also off-limits.There's just one small--well, big--problem. Simon works as a relationship therapist, specializing in helping men better support their partners. But Naomi can't stop thinking about how she was first introduced to Simon ... as the camguy she watched in college. Filming him for her new docuseries suddenly takes on a whole new meaning. Their relationship is ... complicated. Determined to stay professional, Naomi refuses to give in to their sizzling chemistry--until she does, and even then, it's strictly no strings attached. Until it's not. And Naomi realizes that maybe things between her and Simon aren't so complicated after all."--Back cover.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Women editors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The mosquito bowl : a game of life and death in World War II / by Bissinger, Buzz,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion of Okinawa--their ranks included one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled: Former All Americans, captains from Wisconsin and Brown and Notre Dame, and nearly twenty men who were either drafted or would ultimately play in the NFL. When the trash-talking between the 4th and 29th over who had the better football team reached a fever pitch, it was decided: The two regiments would play each other in a football game as close to the real thing as you could get in the dirt and coral of Guadalcanal. The bruising and bloody game that followed became known as "The Mosquito Bowl." Within a matter of months, 15 of the 65 players in "The Mosquito Bowl" would be killed at Okinawa, by far the largest number of American athletes ever to die in a single battle. The Mosquito Bowl is the story of these brave and beautiful young men, those who survived and those who did not. It is the story of the families and the landscape that shaped them. It is a story of a far more innocent time in both college athletics and the life of the country, and of the loss of that innocence. Writing with the style and rigor that won him a Pulitzer Prize and have made several of his books modern classics, Buzz Bissinger takes us from the playing fields of America's campuses where boys played at being Marines, to the final time they were allowed to still be boys on that field of dirt and coral, to the darkest and deadliest days that followed at Okinawa." --publisher's website.
Subjects: Biographies.; Informational works.; Personal narratives.; United States. Marine Corps; Football players; Football; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I Know How This Ends A Novel [electronic resource] : by Smale, Holly.aut; CloudLibrary;
If you knew how your life would turn out, what would you change now? The second brilliantly uplifting and page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese's Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse. Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she’s wilfully derailing her successful career, joyfully taking down men on dating apps, and living in total chaos. Until one day, when Margot has a vision of herself with a man she’s never met before. She doesn’t believe in fate. But when Margot meets single-dad Henry, the vision comes true: exactly as she’d foreseen it. As her future continues to reveal itself, a glimpse at a time, Margot realises she knows exactly what’s going to happen, and when. And there’s nothing she can do to change any of it. So Margot has to decide how to live, how to love again, and how to be herself… Because if you can’t change your destiny, how on earth do you live your present?General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Family Life; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., MIRA Books,
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Last Vegas [videorecording] / by De Niro, Robert.; Douglas, Michael,1944-; Ealy, Michael.; Freeman, Morgan.; Harden, Noah.; Kline, Kevin.; Malco, Romany.; Steenburgen, Mary.; Turteltaub, Jon.; CBS Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Michael Ealy, Romany Malco, Noah Harden.Four best friends in their late-60s decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who has remained single.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD (NTSC, region 1), widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bachelor parties; Bachelors; Best friends; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Male friendship; Older men;
© c2014., CBS Films ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Brokenwood mysteries. [videorecording] / by Rea, Neill,1971-actor.; Sampson, Nic,1986-actor.; Sutherland, Fern,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; All 3 Media International (Firm),production company.; South Pacific Pictures (Firm),production company.;
Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nic Sampson.In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Television cop shows.; Television crime shows.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Criminals; Detectives; Murder; Police;
For private home use only.
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Coexistence : stories / by Belcourt, Billy-Ray,author.; Belcourt, Billy-Ray.Short stories.Selections.;
"A collection of intersecting stories about Indigenous love and loneliness from a Giller-longlisted author and one of contemporary literature's most boundless minds. Across the prairies and Canada's west coast, on reservations and university campuses, at literary festivals and existential crossroads, the characters in Coexistence are searching for connection. They're learning to live with and understand one another, to see beauty and terror side by side, and to accept that the past, present, and future can inhabit a single moment. An aging mother confides in her son about an intimate friendship from her distant girlhood. A middling poet is haunted by the cliché his life has become. A chorus of anonymous gay men dispense unvarnished truths about their sex lives. A man freshly released from prison finds that life on the outside has sinister strictures of its own. A PhD student dog-sits for his parents at what was once a lodging for nuns operating a residential school -- a house where the spectre of Catholicism comes to feel eerily literal. Bearing the compression, crystalline sentences, and emotional potency that have characterized his earlier books, Coexistence is a testament to Belcourt's mastery of and playfulness in any literary form. A vital addition to an already rich catalogue, this is a must-read collection and the work of an author at the height of his powers."--
Subjects: Short stories.; Indigenous peoples; Interpersonal relations; Loneliness; Love;
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Vanguard : how black women broke barriers, won the vote, and insisted on equality for all / by Jones, Martha S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."According to conventional wisdom, American women's campaign for the vote began with the Seneca Falls convention of 1848 and ended with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. The movement was led by storied figures such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. But this women's movement was an overwhelmingly white one, and it secured the constitutional right to vote for white women, not for all women. In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha Jones offers a sweeping history of African American women's political lives in America, recounting how they fought for, won, and used the right to the ballot and how they fought against both racism and sexism. From 1830s Boston to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and beyond to Shirley Chisholm, Stacey Abrams, and Kamala Harris, Jones excavates the lives and work of black women who, although in many cases suffragists, were never single-issue activists. She recounts the lives of Maria Stewart, the first American woman to speak about politics before a mixed audience of men and women, African Methodist Episcopal preacher Jarena Lee, Reconstruction-era advocate for female suffrage Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Boston abolitionist, religious leader, and women's club organizer Eliza Ann Gardner, and other hidden figures who were pioneers for both gender and racial equality. Revealing the ways black women remained independent in their ideas and their organization, Jones shows how black women were again and again the American vanguard of women's rights, setting the pace in the quest for justice and collective liberation. In the twenty-first century, black women's power at the polls and in politics is evident. Vanguard reveals that this power is not at all new, but is instead the culmination of two centuries of dramatic struggle"--
Subjects: African American women social reformers; African American women suffragists; African Americans; Women;
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The Beach Reads Bookshop / by McClain, Lee Tobin,author.;
Running a bookstore on a quaint Chesapeake Bay island is Deena Clark's dream job. but the offer comes with a catch--helping Luis Dominguez figure out fatherhood. Distrustful of men, Deena had hoped the billionaire would agree to pay child support for her late friend's baby and let her continue raising Willow alone. Instead, he plans to move to Teaberry Island with Willow, and he wants Deena in tow as nanny. Ruthless in business, Luis has turned emotional detchment into an asset. Still, he needs Deena's help, and he's certain her love of books--and his little girl--will get her to Teaberry. But will it be enough to make her stay? Because as Deena and Luis grow closer, he realizes he needs much more from life than the next big deal. And that new chapter could be waiting here ... if they can push through their pasts to claim it.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Bookstores; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Single fathers;
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Bright burning things : a novel / by Harding, Lisa,author.;
"Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. And then, in their absence, came darkness--blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. Haunted by her failed career and unresolved childhood trauma, Sonya has fallen deep into an alcoholic abyss. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is Tommy, her son. But her love for Tommy is in fierce conflict with her love of the bottle. Addiction preys on her fear of losing Tommy, as every maternal misstep compels her to drink. But soon, Sonya will be forced to make a choice. Give up drinking or lose Tommy--forever. Bright Burning Things is an emotional tour-de-force, offering a devastating and nuanced look at an addict's journey towards rehabilitation and redemption"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Alcoholics; Conflict of generations; Families; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and sons; Single mothers; Women alcoholics;
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Boyfriend material / by Hall, Alexis J.,author.;
"Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O'Donnell is tangentially-and reluctantly-famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship ... and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He's a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and he's never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened. But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that's when you get used to someone. Start falling for them. Don't ever want to let them go"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Gay fiction.; Dating (Social customs); Gay men; Children of celebrities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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