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Hazard / by Dowell, Frances O'Roark.;
Told in a series of reports to his therapist, Hazard is resentful about being forced into counseling after being suspended from his school football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, angry that his father has served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, angry that his father has lost a leg when an IED blew up--but as his therapy progresses he begins to process what has happened to him and his family, including his father's psychological trauma that has made him refuse to see his sons.Ages 9-13.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Families of military personnel; Fathers and sons; Anger; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Psychoanalytic counseling; Amputees; Afghan War, 2001-;
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The lost city [videorecording] / by Anibal, Hector,actor.; Bullock, Sandra,actor.; Forbes-Johnson, Thomas,actor.; Harrison, Patti,1990-actor.; Lee, Raymond,1987-actor.; Nee, Aaron,film director,screenwriter.; Nee, Adam,film director,screenwriter.; Nuñez, Oscar,actor.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-actor.; Randolph, Da'Vine Joy,actor.; Tatum, Channing,actor.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,film distributor.;
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Raymond Lee, Thomas Forbes-Johnson, Hector Anibal.Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Billionaires; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Jungle survival; Kidnapping victims; Male models; Man-woman relationships; Recluses as authors; Rescues; Women authors;
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail. by Gilliam, Terry,film director.; Jones, Terry,film director.; Cleveland, Carol,actor.; Idle, Eric,actor.; Chapman, Graham,actor.; Cleese, John,actor.; Palin, Michael,actor.; Gilliam, Terry,actor.; Jones, Terry,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carol Cleveland, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1975.Grossing the highest box-office of any British film in the US when released in 1975, this “cult classic” comedy from the Monty Python team loosely follows the legend of King Arthur (Graham Chapman), along with his squire (Terry Gilliam) and his Knights of the Round Table (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin), as they embark on a fearless quest in search of the elusive Holy Grail. A hysterical, historical tour-de-force from Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Action and adventure films.; Nineteen seventies.; Fantasy films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The global economy as you've never seen it : 99 ingenious infographics that put it all together / by Ramge, Thomas,1971-author.; Garcia-Landa, Adrian,author.; Schwochow, Jan,author.; translation of:Ramge, Thomas,1971-Wirtschaft verstehen.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index.An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components, illuminated one by one in 99 large-scale, full-colour infographics. The economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth: One could argue that almost every aspect of our lives is connected to the realms of business and finance. And yet few of us truly understand it -- even the world's foremost economists can't seem to agree on how it runs.
Subjects: Economics.; Graphic methods.; International economic relations.; Money.;
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Billy Lynn's long halftime walk [videorecording] / / by Alwyn, Joe,actor.; Diesel, Vin,actor.; Hedlund, Garrett,1985-actor.; Lee, Ang,1954-film director.; Martin, Steve,1945-actor.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-actor.; Tucker, Chris,actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Fountain, Ben.Billy Lynn's long halftime walk.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin, Makenzie Leigh, Arturo Castro.Based on the best selling novel, the film is told from the point of view of nineteen-year-old private Billy Lynn who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad, contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for language throughout, some war violence, sexual content, and brief drug use.DVD; region 1, anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; War films.; Fountain, Ben.; Football and war; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Veterans;
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Dance academy [videorecording] : the comeback / by Banit, Alicia,actor.; Goodwin, Xenia,actor.; Kaplan, Dena,actor.; Lacey, Thomas,actor.; Lonsdale, Keiynan,1991-actor.; Rodrigues, Jordan,actor.; Walker, Jeffrey,1982-film director.; Westaway, Nic,actor.; Cinedigm (Firm),film distributor.; ZDF Enterprises,publisher.;
Xenia Goodwin, Thomas Lacey, Keiynan Lonsdale, Alicia Banit, Nic Westaway, Dena Kaplan, Jordan Rodrigues.Tara Webster spent her entire life training to become a ballet dancer, possessing the rare seeds of greatness that would one day rank her among the best in the world. After a devastating injury sidelined her career, Tara decided to forget about dancing and concentrate on fitting into normal life as a university student. Nonetheless, when she is presented with the opportunity to tour with the National Ballet Company in a walk-on role, she is convinced she would be crazy not to try.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dance films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ballet dancers; Ballet dancing; College students;
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After earth [videorecording]. by Smith, Will; Okonedo, Sophie; Smith, Jaden; Kravitz, Zoe;
Director, M. Night Shyamalan.Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo, Zoe Kravitz.One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon.CHVRS rating: PG.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2013., Columbia,
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After earth [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Smith, Will; Okonedo, Sophie; Smith, Jaden; Kravitz, Zoe;
Director, M. Night Shyamalan.Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo, Zoe Kravitz.One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2013., Columbia,
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All my puny sorrows / by Toews, Miriam,1964-author.;
Elfrieda, a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, wealthy, happily married: she wants to die. Yolandi, divorced, broke, sleeping with the wrong men as she tries to find true love: she desperately wants to keep her older sister alive. But Elf's latest suicide attempt is a shock: she is three weeks away from the opening of her highly anticipated international tour. Can she be nursed back to "health" in time? Does it matter? As the situation becomes ever more complicated, Yoli faces the most terrifying decision of her life.
Subjects: Fiction.; Sisters; Suicidal behavior; Sisters.; Suicidal behavior.; Roman.; Amerikanisches Englisch.;
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Cronies : a burlesque : adventures with Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, The Merry Pranksters and The Grateful Dead / by Babbs, Ken,author.; Grateful Dead (Musical group),composer.;
" ... Come along for the ride on the famous bus trip to Manhattan. Join the Hells Angels at their partying best. Drop in for the early acid tests. Experience the Berkeley Vietnam anti-war rally. Relish the stories of Kesey's pot busts and "suicide." Climb aboard-"Board"-for six months on the lam in Mexico. Take the Further tours with the Grateful Dead. Make the ultimate move to Oregon, where Babbs and Kesey grew a magical friendship and collaboration until Kesey passed in 2001 ... " -Publisher provided.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Babbs, Ken; Babbs, Ken; Babbs, Ken.; Cassady, Neal.; Kesey, Ken.; Grateful Dead (Musical group); Merry Band of Pranksters.; Bus travel; Hippies; Novelists, American; Subculture;
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