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Valley of the Birdtail : an Indian reserve, a white town, and the road to reconciliation / by Sniderman, Andrew Michael Stobo,1983-author.; Sanderson, Douglas,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A heartrending true story about racial injustice, residential schools and a path forward Divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the Waywayseecappo reserve and the town of Rossburn have been neighbours nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, an uncommon measure of hope. In the town of Rossburn, once settled by Ukrainian immigrants, the average family income is near the national average and more than a third of adults have graduated from university. By contrast, the average family on the Waywayseecappo reserve lives below the national poverty line and less than a third of adults have graduated from high school, with many living in the shadow of the residential school system. Valley of the Birdtail is about how these two communities became separate and unequal--and what it means for the rest of us. The book follows multiple generations of two families and weaves their experiences within the larger story of Canada. It is a story with villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. A story with the ambition to change the way people think about Canada's past, present, and future."--
Subjects: First Nations; First Nations;
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God bless you, Otis Spunkmeyer / by Thomas, Joseph Earl,author.;
"After a deployment in the Iraq War dually defined by threat and interminable mundanity, Joseph Thomas is fighting to find his footing. Now a doctoral student at The University, and an EMS worker at the hospital in North Philly, he encounters round the clock friends and family from his past life and would-be future at his job, including contemporaries of his estranged father, a man he knows little about, serving time at Holmesburg prison for the statutory rape of his then-teenage mother. Meanwhile, he and his best friend Ray, a fellow vet, are alternatingly bonding over and struggling with their shared experience and return to civilian life, locked in their own rhythms of lust, heartbreak, and responsibility. Balancing the joys and frustrations of single fatherhood, his studies, and ceaseless shifts at the hospital as he becomes closer than he ever imagined to his father, Joseph tries to articulate vernacular understandings of the sociopolitical struggles he recounts as participant-observer at home, against the assumptions of his friends and colleagues. GOD BLESS YOU, OTIS SPUNKMEYER is a powerful examination of every day black life-of health and sex, race and punishment, and the gaps between our desires and our politics"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; African American men; Fathers and sons; Interpersonal relations; Veterans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hustlers [videorecording] / by Cardi B,1992-actor.; Lizzo,1988-actor.; Lopez, Jennifer,1970-film producer,actor.; Palmer, Keke,actor.; Reinhart, Lili,1996-actor.; Ruehl, Mercedes,actor.; Scafaria, Lorene,screenwriter,film director.; Stiles, Julia,1981-actor.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Pressler, Jessica.Hustlers at Scores.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, Lizzo, Mercedes Ruehl.When Wall Street got smacked by the ‘08 financial crisis, a lot of ancillary businesses felt the pinch as well ... such as the New York strip clubs frequented by frisky brokers. It got bad enough that the enterprising ladies at one establishment started making their own rain--as they conspired to run up the credit card bills of their compromised clientele.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Exploitation; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Nightclubs; Stripteasers; Striptease;
For private home use only.
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Silken Gazelles A Novel [electronic resource] : by Alharthi, Jokha.aut; Booth, Marilyn.; cloudLibrary;
An unforgettable story of friendship, love, and the impact of childhood from the first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize. Raised as sisters, Ghazaala is devastated when her friend Asiya is forced to leave their small, mountainside village following a tragic circumstance. It’s a separation that haunts her into adulthood, and she never gives up on finding a love that might replace the bond they shared. Ghazaala soon falls for a young violinist, despite her parents’ opposition. His position in the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra brings the young couple to Muscat, where Ghazaala enrolls in university while balancing the duties of a new wife, caring for her husband, their home, and before long, their twin boys. During this time, Ghazaala grows close to Harir, who recounts the story of their deepening friendship over ten years in the pages of her diary. The elusive, ghostly existence of Asiya exerts a force over both of their lives, yet neither Ghazaala nor Harir are aware of the connection. From the brilliant mind of Jokha Alharthi comes a tale of childhood friendship, and how its significance—and loss—can be recalibrated at different stages of life.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Cultural Heritage;
© 2024., House of Anansi Press Inc,
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The Chronicles of Riddick [videorecording]. by Dench, Judi; Diesel, Vin;
Judi Dench, Vin Diesel.DVD.OFRB rating: 14A.Riddick escapes from bounty hunters and then learns that he has been chosen as the only man who can stop the evil Necromongers from taking over the universe. Things don't go according to his plans and soon mayhem ensues.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Award Winners.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2004., Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
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Happiest season [videorecording] / by Brie, Alison,actor.; Davis, Mackenzie,actor.; Garber, Victor,actor.; Holland, Mary(Actor),actor.; Levy, Daniel,1983-actor.; Steenburgen, Mary,actor.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie, Mary Holland, Daniel Levy, Jake McDorman, Ana Gasteyer.A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Gay films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Families; Lesbians;
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Lucky dogs : a novel / by Schulman, Helen,author.;
"The paths of two women on opposite ends of a high-profile sexual abuse scandal set them on a devastating collision course. On a sultry summer night in Paris, two women meet on line at an ice cream kiosk in the Ile de la Cité. One is tall, fair, striking, with an indeterminate accent. The other, a troubled American TV star, is hiding her beauty and identity under a shapeless sweatshirt, wearing sunglasses even in the darkness. When two leering male tourists hassle the pair, the blonde pulls out a knife and a sisterhood is born. Both women have been victims of male violence, and both are warriors-- one trained and calculating, one instinctually ferocious. They each think they know who they are dealing with. But both are very, very wrong. In a story that unfolds with unexpected humor and the pace of a thriller, acclaimed novelist Helen Schulman lays bare what happens to women-- no matter how fortunate they may appear to be on the surface-- whose lives have been warped by brutality and misogyny. The issues are universal, but the core of the story is intimate: a passionate exploration of love, betrayal and survival. Lucky Dogs asks and answers a shattering question: How could one woman do this to another woman?"--
Subjects: Feminist fiction.; Novels.; Women; Misogyny; Scandals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Downton Abbey. [videorecording] / by Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Dockery, Michelle,1981-; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Carnival Films (Great Britain); PBS Distribution (Firm); PBS Home Video.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WGBH Video (Firm);
Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Giamatti.The sweeping Downton Abbey saga continues, beginning six months after the unexpected death of Matthew Crawley, heir to Downton Abbey, husband to Lady Mary, and brand new father to a baby boy and successor, in a car accident. Although it is the 1920s, Britain still observes mourning rituals that are almost Victorian in their solemnity. Nonetheless, life goes on at Downton Abbey and the Crawleys are beginning to snap out of it.PG.DVD, NTSC, Region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class); Families; Historical television programs.; Household employees; Man-woman relationships; Social classes; Television programs.;
© c2014., PBS Home Video,
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Misbehaviour [videorecording] / by Bentall, Ruby,1988-actor.; Buckley, Jessie,1989-actor.; Hawes, Keeley,1977-actor.; Ifans, Rhys,1967-actor.; Kinnear, Greg,1963-actor.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Lowthorpe, Philippa,film director.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983-actor.; Tiplady, Daniel,actor.; Waterhouse, Suki,1992-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Keira Knightley, Greg Kinnear, Daniel Tiplady, Jessie Buckley, Ruby Bentall, Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Gugu Mbatha-raw, Suki Waterhouse.The sensational true story of the Women's Liberation Movement's disruption of the 1970 Miss World pageant, an event watched by more than 100 million viewers, and which made headlines around the world. Not only that, when order was restored, the first woman of color was crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Miss World Pageant; Feminism; Feminists; Female friendship;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power / by Zuboff, Shoshana,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meaning of "surveillance capitalism" as an unprecedented new market form. It is not simply about tracking us and selling ads, it is the business model for an ominous new marketplace that aims at nothing less than predicting and modifying our everyday behavior--where we go, what we do, what we say, how we feel, who we're with. The consequences of surveillance capitalism for us as individuals and as a society vividly come to life in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism's pathbreaking analysis of power. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian "big brother" state to a universal global architecture of automatic sensors and smart capabilities: A "big other" that imposes a fundamentally new form of power and unprecedented concentrations of knowledge in private companies--free from democratic oversight and control"--
Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumer profiling; Information technology;
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