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God's Creatures. by Rose Holmer, Anna,film director.; Davis, Saela,film director.; Franciosi, Aisling,actor.; Watson, Emily,actor.; Mescal, Paul,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aisling Franciosi, Emily Watson, Paul MescalOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Ireland.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Near abroad : Putin, the West, and the contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus / by Toal, Gerard,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the "near abroad", or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years later when they invaded the heavily Russian Crimea in Ukraine and annexed it. In contrast to the earlier Georgia episode, this new conflict has generated a crisis of global proportions, forcing European countries to rethink their relationship with Russia and their reliance on it for energy supplies, as Russia was now squeezing natural gas from what is technically Ukraine. In Near Abroad, the eminent political geographer Gerard Toal analyzes Russia's recent offensive actions in the near abroad, focusing in particular on the ways in which both the West and Russia have relied on Cold War-era rhetorical and emotional tropes that distort as much as they clarify. In response to Russian aggression, US critics quickly turned to tried-and-true concepts like "spheres of influence" to condemn the Kremlin. Russia in turn has brought back its long tradition of criticizing western liberalism and degeneracy to grandly rationalize its behavior in what are essentially local border skirmishes. It is this tendency to resort to the frames of earlier eras that has led the conflicts to "jump scales," moving from the regional to the global level in short order. The ambiguities and contradictions that result when nations marshal traditional geopolitical arguments-rooted in geography, territory, and old understandings of distance-further contributes to the escalation of these conflicts. Indeed, Russia's belligerence toward Georgia stemmed from concern about its possible entry into NATO, an organization of states thousands of miles away. American hawks also strained credulity by portraying Georgia as a nearby ally in need of assistance. Similarly, the threat of NATO to the Ukraine looms large in the Kremlin's thinking, and many Ukrainians themselves self-identify with the West despite their location in Eastern Europe."--
Subjects: Geopolitics; Geopolitics; Geopolitics; South Ossetia War, 2008.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Aftersun. by Wells, Charlotte,film director.; Rowlson-Hall, Celia,actor.; Corio, Francesca,actor.; Mescal, Paul,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Celia Rowlson-Hall, Francesca Corio, Paul MescalOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.WARNING: This film contains a strobing effect that may be harmful to photosensitive viewers. Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between them as she tries to reconcile the father she knew, with the man she didn't.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Coming-of-age films.;
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Wonder Woman. [graphic novel] / by Cloonan, Becky,author.; Bonvillain, Tamra,colourist,illustrator.; Brosseau, Pat,letterer.; Cheung, Jim,illustrator.; Conrad, Michael W.,author.; Filardi, Nick,colourist.; MacDonald, Andy(Artist),illustrator.; Maiolo, Marcelo,colourist.; Moore, Travis,illustrator.; Pugh, Steve,1966-illustrator.; Takara, Marcio,illustrator.;
"After returning from the dead, Diana will face her greatest foe yet: A world that has moved on without her! Can Diana forge a new path as a hero, or will she be bested by literal reflections of herself? After the events of Dark Nights: Metal Diana has returned from the Sphere of the Gods. Where she should be feeling joyful, Diana can't help feeling lost and purposeless. Has the world moved on without Wonder Woman in her absence? As Diana travels to visit an old friend, she's faced with quite literal dark reflections of herself being puppeteer by her old nemesis, the Image-Maker. Meanwhile a prophecy of doom has come to the world of the Amazons. Will Diana be able to stop Image-Maker's rampage and sever her ties to the Sphere of the Gods."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Women superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Club Zero. by Hausner, Jessica,film director.; El-Masry, Amir,actor.; Zylberstein, Elsa,actor.; Demy, Mathieu,actor.; Wasikowska, Mia,actor.; Hoare, Sam,actor.; Babett Knudsen, Sidse,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amir El-Masry, Elsa Zylberstein, Mathieu Demy, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Hoare, Sidse Babett KnudsenOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2023.Miss Novak joins the staff of an international boarding school to teach a conscious eating class. She instructs that eating less is healthy. The other teachers are slow to notice what is happening and by the time the distracted parents begin to realise, Club Zero has become a reality.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Horror films.; Independent films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Austria.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The summer skies : a novel / by Colgan, Jenny,author.;
Running an island plane service with her grandfather on the remote islands of northern Scotland, Morag McGinty, on the verge of making a huge life change, is marooned on an off-grid island with a visiting ornithologist who has just the right perspective to help her pilot her course.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Ornithologists; Women air pilots;
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Wonder Woman. [graphic novel] / by Cloonan, Becky,author.; Bonvillain, Tamra,colourist.; Brosseau, Pat,letterer.; Conrad, Michael W.,author.; Filardi, Nick,colourist.; Lupacchino, Emanuela,illustrator.; MacDonald, Andy(Artist),illustrator.; Moore, Travis,illustrator.; Von Grawbadger, Wade,illustrator.;
"Wonder Woman just woke up in the middle of a battle all around her! Just another day ... in Valhallah?! The warriors here spend their days fighting and their nights drinking, but why is no one surprised to see Wonder Woman? It's up to Diana to find out what is going wrong in the Sphere of the Gods...and how it landed her in the Norse afterlife. Now she must face warriors and beasts of mythic proportions...can our Amazon Princess survive?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The summer skies [text (large print)] : a novel / by Colgan, Jenny,author.;
Running an island plane service with her grandfather on the remote islands of northern Scotland, Morag McGinty, on the verge of making a huge life change, is marooned on an off-grid island with a visiting ornithologist who has just the right perspective to help her pilot her course.
Subjects: Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Ornithologists; Women air pilots;
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Dune messiah / by Herbert, Frank,author.; Herbert, Brian,writer of introduction.;
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known -- and feared -- as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne -- and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover Chani and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty ... --Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dune (Imaginary place); Imaginary wars and battles; Life on other planets;
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No visible bruises : what we don't know about domestic violence can kill us / by Snyder, Rachel Louise,author.;
Includes bibliographical notes/references and index.Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths -- that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; that shelter is an adequate response; and, most insidiously, that violence inside the home is a private matter, sealed from the public sphere and disconnected from other forms of violence. Through the stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, and reform movements from across the country, Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society, and what it will take to truly address it.
Subjects: Family violence in popular culture.; Family violence; Family violence; Intimate partner violence.; Victims of family violence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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