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Lytton : climate change, colonialism and life before the fire / by Edwards, Peter,1956-author.; Loring, Kevin,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From bestselling true-crime author Peter Edwards and Governor General's Award-winning playwright Kevin Loring, two sons of Lytton, BC, which burned to the ground in 2021, offer a meditation on hometown -- when hometown is gone. Before it made global headlines as the small town that burned down during a record-breaking heat wave in June 2021, while briefly the hottest place on Earth, Lytton, British Columbia, had a curious past. Named for the author of the infamous line, "It was a dark and stormy night," Lytton was also where Peter Edwards, organized-crime journalist and author of over a dozen books, spent his childhood. Although only about 500 people lived in Lytton, Peter liked to joke that he was only the second-best writer to come from his tiny hometown. His grade-school classmate's nephew Kevin Loring, a member of the Nlaka'pamux Nation at Lytton First Nation, had grown up to be a Governor General's Award-winning playwright. The Nlaka'pamux called Lytton "The Centre of the World," a view Buddhists would share in the late twentieth century, as they set up a temple just outside town. In modern times, many outsiders would seek shelter there, often people who just didn't fit anywhere else and were hoping for a little anonymity in the mountains. You'll meet a whole cast of them in this book. A gold rush in 1858 saw conflict with a wave of Californians come to a head with the Canyon War at the junction of the mighty Fraser and Thompson rivers, one that would have changed the map of what was soon to become Canada had the locals lost. The Nlaka'pamux lost over thirty lives in that conflict, as did the American gold seekers. A century later, Lytton hadn't changed much. It was always a place where the troubles of the world seemed to land, even if very few people knew where it was. This book is the story of Lytton, told from a shared perspective, of an Inidigenous playwright and the journalist son of a settler doctor who quietly but sternly pushed back against the divisions that existed between populations (Dr. Edwards gladly took a lot of salmon as payment for his services back in the 1960s). Portrayed with all the warmth, humour and sincerity of small-town life, the colourful little town that burned to the ground could be every town's warning if we don't take seriously what this unique place has to teach us."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.;
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Wicked little letters [videorecording] / by Sharrock, Thea,1976-film director.; Adefope, Lolly,1990-actor.; Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.; Buckley, Jessie,1989-actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; Jones, Gemma,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Scanlan, Joanna,actor.; Spall, Timothy,1957-actor.; Vasan, Anjana,actor.; Sweet, Jonny,screenwriter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Isobel Waller-Bridge ; edited by Melanie Ann Oliver ; director of photography, Ben Davis.Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins, Timothy Spall.Based on a stranger than fiction true story, this ferociously funny mystery follows two neighbors: deeply conservative Edith Swan and foul-mouthed Rose Gooding. When Edith begins to receive wicked letters full of hilarious profanities, Rose is charged with the crime. However, as the towns women begin to investigate themselves, they suspect that something is amiss.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.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Gooding, Rose; Swan, Edith; Swearing; Christian women; Criminal investigation; Neighbors; Anonymous letters; Hate mail; Irish; Nineteen twenties; Small cities;
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Miss Marple. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 1984.A series of murder mysteries based on Agatha Christie's classic crime novels. Joan Hickson's gentle portrayal of Miss Marple is filmed entirely on location and the productions ooze period atmosphere. In this series, her investigations include the discovery of a body in a library, a nasty case of poison pen letters, and a nursery rhyme that comes true in a grotesque double murder.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Crime.; Motion pictures, British.; Murder.; Detective and mystery films.; Television series--Great Britain.; Motion pictures--Europe.; Detective and mystery television programs.;
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Old guy [videorecording] / by Waltz, Christoph,1956-actor.; Johnson, Greg(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Liu, Lucy,1968-actor.; Hoffman, Cooper,2003-actor.; West, Simon,1961-film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Lucy Liu, Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman.Aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Christoph Waltz) still believes he's the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of spunky club manager Anata, Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate a competing crime syndicate, but uncover their employer's true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. The Company didn't anticipate that Danny's experience coupled with the kid's brilliance would create such an unlikely bond between the two. With Anata's crucial help, the duo turns it all back on The Company.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Older men; Assassins; Mentoring; Man-woman relationships;
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Accused. by All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by All3Media International in 2010.Intriguing drama ACCUSED centres on six holding cells of a high court. In each cell sits a person or group who are standing trial, accused of committing a crime and now awaiting the verdict. Weaving tales of fascinating hypothetical scenarios, ACCUSED is a gripping blend of true-to-life situations, moral dilemmas and intriguing characters. Whether the accused are guilty or innocent, this compelling drama reveals just how easily life can present so many alternative paths…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Rogues : true stories of grifters, killers, rebels, and crooks / by Keefe, Patrick Radden,1976-author.;
"Patrick Radden Keefe has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award to the Orwell Prize to the National Book Critics Circle Award forhis meticulously-reported, hypnotically-engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. ROGUES brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from The New Yorker. As Keefe says in his preface "They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial." Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death penalty attorney who represents the "worst of the worst," among other bravura works of literary journalism. The appearance of his byline in The New Yorker is always an event, and collected here for the first time readers can see his work forms an always enthralling but deeply human portrait of criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up against them"--
Subjects: Crime.; Investigative reporting; Reportage literature, American.; Swindlers and swindling.;
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Accused: S1. by Blair, David,film director.; Laxton, Richard,film director.; All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by All3Media International in 2010.Intriguing drama ACCUSED centres on six holding cells of a high court. In each cell sits a person or group who are standing trial, accused of committing a crime and now awaiting the verdict. Weaving tales of fascinating hypothetical scenarios, ACCUSED is a gripping blend of true-to-life situations, moral dilemmas and intriguing characters. Whether the accused are guilty or innocent, this compelling drama reveals just how easily life can present so many alternative paths…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Accused: S2. by Pearce, Ashley,film director.; Blair, David,film director.; All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by All3Media International in 2012.Intriguing drama ACCUSED centres on six holding cells of a high court. In each cell sits a person or group who are standing trial, accused of committing a crime and now awaiting the verdict. Weaving tales of fascinating hypothetical scenarios, ACCUSED is a gripping blend of true-to-life situations, moral dilemmas and intriguing characters. Whether the accused are guilty or innocent, this compelling drama reveals just how easily life can present so many alternative paths…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Trail of the lost : the relentless search to bring home the missing hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail / by Lankford, Andrea,author.;
"As a park ranger on the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes in America, from Yosemite and Zion to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the official support of the agency, Andrea found herself increasingly frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and after twelve years, she finally left the force, haunted by her own failure to find a lost hiker in 1995. Two decades later, however, she stumbles across a mystery that pulls her right back where she left off: three young men have vanished from the Pacific Crest Trail, the 2,650-mile trek made famous by Cheryl Strayed, and no one has been able to find them. It's bugging the hell out of her. Andrea's concern leads her to a wild environment she didn't have to traverse when she last searched for the lost: missing person Facebook groups. Andrea launches an investigation, joining forces with an eclectic team of amateurs who are determined to solve the cases by land and by screen: a mother of the missing, a retired pharmacy manager, and a mapmaker who monitors terrorist activity for the government. Together, they track the activities of kidnappers and murderers, investigate a cult, rescue a psychic in peril, cross paths with an unconventional scientist, and reunite an international fugitive with his family. Searching for the missing is a brutal psychological and physical test with the highest possible stakes, and it takes its toll on each of them. And the insidious nature of the internet wreaks havoc on their investigation, with obsessive "fans" of missing person pages offering fabricated clues, financial requests, and, most damaging of all, false hope. But their hardships begin to bear strange fruits. They discover clues -- bloody socks on the trail, a novel with underlined passages, bones in the desert -- that were missed by the authorities, ones that lead them to places and people they never saw coming. TRAIL OF THE LOST is a female-driven true crime adventure that explores the power and limits of determination, generosity, and hope. It paints a vivid picture of hiker culture and its complicated relationship with the ever-expanding online realm. It offers a deep awe of the natural world, even as it unearths just how vast and treacherous it can be. And along the way, Andrea tells the tale of the incredible strength and inventiveness that brought three bodies home, and that changed the searchers' lives forever. On the TRAIL OF THE LOST, you may not find what you are looking for, but you will certainly find more than you seek"--
Subjects: Hikers.; Missing persons.; Park rangers.;
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The Specimen [electronic resource] : by Fixsen, Jaima.aut; cloudLibrary;
"An absorbing and expanding mystery... ripe for a bookclub discussion"— First Clue "Propulsive and lush, Fixsen weaves an exquisitely gothic tale." — Jess Armstrong, USA Today bestselling author of The Curse of Penryth Hall Walk carefully, lest you become a part of Dr. Burnett's collection… 1826. Isobel Tait finds herself, by chance, staring at a tiny human heart floating in a jar. It should be of little consequence; Dr. Burnett is renowned for his collection of oddities and medical specimens, and this, a juvenile heart with a damaged mitral valve, is not the strangest thing on display. Except that the condition is rare, and that Isobel's young son, who has been missing for months, suffered from the ailment.  A phantom pulse beats in Isobel's ears. She knows something here isn't right. Missing persons cases are all too common in Edinburgh, where people simply vanish like mist. But Burnett is obsessed with his specimens – how far would he go to acquire a new one? Determined to investigate, Isobel joins his staff as the keeper of his collection. What she'll unearth, though, is far worse than any of her nightmares… Based on true crimes, The Specimen is a mesmerizing story about one woman's search for truth and vengeance in the darkest of places—where the deadliest secrets lie hidden in plain sight, on a freshly dusted shelf. "The Specimen is a fantastic read! Tense, gripping and full of fabulous characters you grow to love or hate! I devoured it in two sittings."  – Gareth Brown, bestselling author of The Book of Doors
Subjects: Electronic books.; Gothic; Women Sleuths; Historical;
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