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The unfit heiress : the tragic life and scandalous sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt / by Farley, Audrey Clare,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."At the turn of the twentieth century, American women began to reject Victorian propriety in favor of passion and livelihood outside the home. This alarmed authorities, who feared certain "over-sexed" women could destroy civilization if allowed to reproduce and pass on their defects. Set against this backdrop, THE UNFIT HEIRESS chronicles the fight for inheritance, both genetic and monetary, between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her mother Maryon. In 1934, aided by a California eugenics law, the socialite Maryon Cooper Hewitt had her "promiscuous" daughter declared feebleminded and sterilized without her knowledge. She did this to deprive Ann of millions of dollars from her father's estate, which contained a child-bearing stipulation. When a sensational court case ensued, the American public was captivated. So were eugenicists, who saw an opportunity to restrict reproductive rights in America for decades to come. This riveting story unfolds through the brilliant research of Audrey Clare Farley, who captures the interior lives of these women on the pages and poses questions that remain relevant today: What does it mean to be "unfit" for motherhood? In the battle for reproductive rights, can we forgive the women who side against us? And can we forgive our mothers if they are the ones who inflict the deepest wounds?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hewitt, Ann Cooper, 1914-1956; Hewitt, Ann Cooper, 1914-1956.; Heiresses; Involuntary sterilization; Reproductive rights; Socialites;
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24. [videorecording] / by Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-; Wynter, Sarah.; Cuthbert, Elisha.; Haysbert, Dennis.; Surnow, Joel.; Cochran, Robert.; Real Time Productions (Firm); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Xander Berkeley, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert.Eighteen months after faking his own death, Jack Bauer is forced to return to Los Angeles when it becomes apparent that the only four people who know he is still alive are being systemically targeted for assassination. The assassinations coincide with the signing of an anti-terrorism treaty between Russia and the U.S., leading Jack to suspect a link between the assassinations, the treaty, and a group of Russian terrorists. But as events slowly unfold it becomes apparent that the day's horrific events were originally set in motion by someone within our country's own administration - an individual with the power and resources to thwart Jack's every move.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Terrorism; National security; Action and adventure television programs.;
For private home use only.
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The handmaid's tale. [videorecording] / by Fiennes, Joseph,1970-actor.; Minghella, Max,1985-actor.; Moss, Elisabeth,1982-actor.; Strahovski, Yvonne,1982-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Elisabeth Moss, Max Minghella, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Ann Dowd, Amanda Brugel, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley.Handmaid June finds herself once again in resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead after opting not to flee to Canada with her baby at the end of the second season. Now, she will struggle to strike back against the regime despite overwhelming odds. This season there are startling reunions, betrayals and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead that will force all of the characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: Blessed be the fight.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Dystopian television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Misogyny; Dystopias; Theocracy; Pregnancy;
For private home use only.
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Taken. [videorecording] / by Besson, Luc.; Grace, Maggie,1983-; Gries, Jon.; Grimes, Luke.; Janssen, Famke,1964-; Kamen, Robert Mark.; Megaton, Olivier,1965-; Neeson, Liam.; Orser, Leland.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Music by Nathaniel Mechaly ; director of photography, Romain Lacourbas ; edited by Camille Delamarre, Vincent Tabaillon.Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, Luke Grimes.His family targeted by a vengeful crime boss in Istanbul, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must fight an army of killers to ensure their safe return in this action sequel from director Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) and producer/co-writer Luc Besson (who penned the screenplay alongside Taken scribe Robert Mark Kamen). As the families of the kidnappers killed by Mills gather together for a mass funeral, their leader Merad (Rade Sherbedgia) vows to make the man who brought them so much misery pay. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Mills invites his ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) and their daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) to join him on a trip to Istanbul after their long-planned trip to China falls through. Later, in Istanbul, the family is settling in and enjoying the sites when Merad's gang abducts Mills and Lenore. Communicating with her father via a hidden cell phone, Kim accesses his secret weapons cache and embarks on a frantic race through an unfamiliar city in a bid to rescue her parents from certain death. Once she manages to free her father, Mills puts his "particular set of skills" to use while attempting to rescue his Lenore, and escape Merad's unrelenting attack.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital (English), Dolby surround (Spanish, French).
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Gangsters; Hostages; Kidnapping victims; Revenge; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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The Mongolian chronicles : a story of eagles, demons, and empires / by Smutylo, Allen,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the shadows of the Altai Mountains live the Kazakh nomads of western Mongolia. These hard-living nomads survive on windswept steppes, grazing their herds and keeping an ancient practice alive: hunting not with traps or guns, but on horseback with golden eagles. The Mongolian Chronicles recounts a story of this untamed world, seen through the eyes of artist, writer, and traveller Allen Smutylo. Smutylo lived with seven eagle hunters and their families for several weeks over two years, affording him rare insight into a disappearing culture. His extraordinary narrative is set within the context of Mongolia's turbulent past -- the long shadow cast by the empire of Genghis Khan, the deprivations of early twentieth century warlords-cum-mystics -- and its protean present, where ancient customs and shamanistic beliefs exist among an increasingly urbanized people. Smutylo's vivid prose and powerful artwork portray a Mongolia of contradictions and extremes. Readers will encounter a country with a vast wilderness that nonetheless has one of the most polluted capitals on earth; a modern economy in which tent-dwelling nomads still rely on their animals for survival; a people unchanged for millennia, yet recognizing that their way of life may disappear with their generation."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Smutylo, Allen, 1946-; Kazakhs; Falconers; Hunting;
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The art of getting by [videorecording] / by Angarano, Michael.; Baker, Kara.; Dana, P. Jennifer.; Goldberg, Darren.; Highmore, Freddie,1992-; Roberts, Emma,1991-; Underwood, Blair.; Walsh, Gia.; Wiesen, Gavin.; Atlantic Pictures.; Fox Searchlight Pictures.; Gigi Films.; Island Bound Productions.; Mint Pictures.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Music, Alec Puro ; editor, Mollie Goldstein ; director of photography, Ben Kutchins.Blair Underwood, Freddie Highmore, Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts.Fatalistic teenager George Zingavoy is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, he's practically turned it into an art form-making it through the entire school year without doing a shred of work. But when George meets a beautiful and complicated girl named Sally, he discovers a kindred spirit who turns his slacker world upside down. Their quirky and unexpected romance may just inspire George to do the unthinkable-get off his butt and chase after his dreams.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; High school students; Man-woman relationships; Teenagers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Taken. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Besson, Luc.; Grace, Maggie,1983-; Gries, Jon.; Grimes, Luke.; Janssen, Famke,1964-; Kamen, Robert Mark.; Megaton, Olivier,1965-; Neeson, Liam.; Orser, Leland.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Music by Nathaniel Mechaly ; director of photography, Romain Lacourbas ; edited by Camille Delamarre, Vincent Tabaillon.Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, Luke Grimes.His family targeted by a vengeful crime boss in Istanbul, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must fight an army of killers to ensure their safe return in this action sequel from director Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) and producer/co-writer Luc Besson (who penned the screenplay alongside Taken scribe Robert Mark Kamen). As the families of the kidnappers killed by Mills gather together for a mass funeral, their leader Merad (Rade Sherbedgia) vows to make the man who brought them so much misery pay. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Mills invites his ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) and their daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) to join him on a trip to Istanbul after their long-planned trip to China falls through. Later, in Istanbul, the family is settling in and enjoying the sites when Merad's gang abducts Mills and Lenore. Communicating with her father via a hidden cell phone, Kim accesses his secret weapons cache and embarks on a frantic race through an unfamiliar city in a bid to rescue her parents from certain death. Once she manages to free her father, Mills puts his "particular set of skills" to use while attempting to rescue his Lenore, and escape Merad's unrelenting attack.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.BLUE RAY, widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital (English), Dolby surround (Spanish, French).
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Gangsters; Hostages; Kidnapping victims; Revenge; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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RoboCop [videorecording] / by Baruchel, Jay.; Bromfman, Pedro,composer (expression); Cornish, Abbie.; Ehle, Jennifer.; Haley, Jackie Earle.; Jackson, Samuel L.; Jean-Baptiste, Marianne.; Keaton, Michael,1951-; Kinnaman, Joel,1979-; Oldman, Gary,actor.; Padilha, Jose,director.; Williams, Michael Kenneth.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Camera, Lula Carvalho ; editors, Daniel Rezende, Peter McNulty ; music, Pedro Bromfman.Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Samuel L. Jackson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michael K. Williams.The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. When Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father, and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing. There is still a man inside the machine, pursuing justice.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen 2.35:1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Cyborgs; Feature films.; Police; Robots; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© 2014., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Sons of Anarchy. [videorecording] / by Boone, Mark,Jr.; Callie, Dayton.; Coates, Kim.; Coulter, Alan.; Hunnam, Charlie,1980-; Lucking, William.; Perlman, Ron,1950-; Rossi, Theo.; Sagal, Katey.; Siff, Maggie,1978-; Sutter, Kurt.; FX Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal, Charlie Hunnam, Kim Coates, Dayton Callie, Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Junior, Theo Rossi, William Lucking.Ride with the "Sons of Anarchy", and relive the adrenaline-charged show's most controversial and tension-filled season ever! With Clay and Tara behind bars, Jax looks to the future of both the club and his family, but can he possibly escape the bloody legacy of SAMCRO's deadly past? As he desperately pursues his father's vision of a more legitimate direction for the MC, Jax is met at every turn with external pressure, violence, treachery, and betrayal. Intensity builds, secrets are revealed, and the body count rises, all leading to a shocking season finale that will change everything for the "Sons of Anarchy".18A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Firearms industry and trade; Illegal arms transfers; Motorcycle clubs; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Cabin fever : the best new Canadian non-fiction / by Farr, Moira,1958-; Gill, Charlotte,1971-; Pearson, Ian,1954-; Banff Centre.Literary Journalism.;
Subjects: Canadian essays (English);
© c2009., Thomson Allen Publishers,
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