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Belle : the slave daughter and the Lord Chief Justice / by Byrne, Paula.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283).The Girl in the Picture -- The Captain -- The Slave -- The White Stuff -- "Silver-Tongued Murray" -- The Adopted Daughters -- Black London -- Mansfield the Moderniser -- Enter Granville Sharp -- The Somerset Ruling -- The Merchant of Liverpool -- A Riot in Bloomsbury -- A Visitor from Boston -- The Zong Massacre -- Gregson v. Gilbert -- Changes at Kenwood -- The Anti-Saccharites -- Mrs. John Davinier -- Appendix: Jane Austen's Mansfield Connection.
Subjects: Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804.; Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793; Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.; Antislavery movements; Illegitimate children; Nobility; Racially mixed people; Slaves;
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James and the giant peach [videorecording (DVD)] / by Dahl, Roald.James and the giant peach.Videorecording.; Di Novi, Denise.; Kirkpatrick, Karey.; Lumley, Joanna.; Margoyles, Miriam.; Postlethwaite, Pete.; Selick, Henry.; Terry, Paul.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.;
Directors of photography, Peter Kozachik, Hiro Narita ; production design, Harley Jessup ; editor, Stan Webb ; music by Randy Newman.Miriam Margolyes, Joann Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Terry.Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.When James accidentally spills some magic crocodile tongues near an old peach tree, one of the peaches grows as huge as a house. James discovers a secret entranceway into this peach, where he befriends the insects that live inside of it. When the stem snaps off of the tree, the peach starts rolling away, and James and his friends begin to have exciting adventures.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; DTS ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Dahl, Roald.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Insects; Magic; Peach; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that! [videorecording] / by Short, Martin,1950-; Dr. Seuss Enterprises.; Red Hat Animation.; CITH Productions.; NCircle Entertainment.;
Inside out -- Hear here -- Meet the beetles -- Name that sound -- Take a walk -- Gorillas in the nest -- Tale of a dragon -- Tongue tied.Featuring Martin Short as the voice of the Cat in the Hat.Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat and company get an up-close view of life as a bug.G.DVD.
Subjects: Cat in the Hat (Fictitious character); Insects; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for children.;
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Dangerous deception at Honeychurch Hall / by Dennison, Hannah,author.;
"Things are going well for Kat Stanford; not only is her antiques business thriving, she's also got a new date: Piers Carew, Viscount Chawley, who owns the estate next to Honeychurch Hall ... Then things start to go wrong: Kat finds herself at the scene of not one but two mysterious deaths, and tongues are wagging - is it coincidence, or murder? ... Unless she can solve these unexplained deaths then she may just be next."--From back cover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Villages; Murder; Manors;
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Nurse Jackie. [videorecording] / by Best, Eve,1971-; Buscemi, Steve,1958-; Coulter, Allen.; Ellis, Scott.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-; Falco, Edie.; Feig, Paul.; Fumusa, Dominic,1969-; Schulze, Paul.; Sleiman, Haaz.; Smith, Anna Deavere.; Wever, Merritt.; Zisk, Craig.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Lions Gate Television (Firm); Lionsgate (Firm); Showtime Networks.;
Disc 1. Pilot -- Sweet'N all -- Chicken soup -- School nurse.Disc 2. Daffodil -- Tiny bubbles -- Steak knife -- Pupil.Disc 3. Nosebleed -- Ring finger -- Pill-o-matix -- Health care and cinema.Directors: Steve Buscemi, Craig Zisk, Scott Ellis, Paul Feig, Allen Coulter.Edie Falco, Peter Facinelli, Eve Best, Merritt Wever, Haaz Sleiman, Paul Schulze, Dominic Fumusa, Anna Deavere Smith.Jackie Peyton is a sharp-tongued and quick-witted nurse who is trying to survive the chaotic grind of saving lives in a hectic New York City hospital. Jackie's a woman of substance who knows how to handle it all. With a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a steady dose of pain relievers for her chronic back pain, Jackie does whatever it takes to get the job done.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation (1.78:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; NTSC, region 1.
Subjects: Chronic pain in women; Dark comedy television programs.; Hospitals; Hospitals; Medical television programs.; Nurses; Nurses; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Distributed by Entertainment One,
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I, Tonya [videorecording] / by Janney, Allison,actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Nicholson, Julianne,1971-actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Gillespie, Craig,film director.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney.Based on the unbelievable, but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding and a tour-de-force performance from Allison Janney as her acid-tongued mother, I, TONYA is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding's life and career in all of its unchecked - and checkered - glory.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Sports films.; Harding, Tonya; Figure skaters; Women figure skaters;
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I, Tonya [videorecording] / by Janney, Allison,actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Nicholson, Julianne,1971-actor.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Gillespie, Craig,film director.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney.Based on the unbelievable, but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding and a tour-de-force performance from Allison Janney as her acid-tongued mother, I, TONYA is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding's life and career in all of its unchecked - and checkered - glory.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Sports films.; Harding, Tonya; Figure skaters; Women figure skaters;
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The bewitching / by Dawson, Jill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Alice Samuel might be old and sharp-tongued, but she's no fool. Visiting her new neighbours in her Fenland village, she suspects Squire Throckmorton's household is not as God-fearing as it seems and finds the children troubled. Yet when one of the daughters accuses her of witchcraft, Alice has no inkling of how quickly matters will escalate and fails to grasp the danger she is in. As evidence mounts against Alice, soon the entire village is swept up in the frenzied persecution of one of their own community.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Samuel, Alice, -1593; Trials (Witchcraft);
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There's a hole in the log on the bottom of the lake / by Long, Loren.;
An adaptation of the traditional folk song, "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," with additional repetition and tongue twisters. Includes sheet music.LSC
Subjects: Children's songs; Cumulative songs; Holes; Lakes;
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Hi five / by Ide, Joe,author.;
"Isaiah Quintabe, the genius PI who combines book smarts, street smarts, and enough blistering action to melt the pavement of East Long Beach, is back with a new adventure. Fresh off the beating he took at the hands of a gang of ex-Abu Ghraib thugs working as paramilitary contractors, IQ is determined to build a life for himself with his new girlfriend, Grace. For once, he wants to be normal--a normal guy, with a normal PI business, doing the best he can. But this is IQ, and trouble is never far behind him. Joined by his faithful band of fast-talking, sharp-tongued partners, Deronda and Dodson, the cases are wild, the mysteries twisty, and the driving fast"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Multiple personality; Private investigators;
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