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The golden girls. [videorecording] / by Arthur, Beatrice,actor.; White, Betty,1922-actor.; McClanahan, Rue,actor.; Getty, Estelle,actor.; Edelman, Herb,1933-1996,actor.; Hughes, Terry(Terry W.),television director.; Sandrich, Jay,television director.; ABC Studios,publisher.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, Herb Edelman.The Golden Girls is based on the lives and interactions of four older women whom have all been divorced/widowed, and are now roommates. Bea Arthur's (Dorothy) main goal during the series is to find a companion she can relate to while her mother Estelle Getty (Sophia) adds her comical outlook and frequent "Picture This" stories. Betty White's St. Olaf-ness makes her a little corny but lovable. One thing that changes nearly every episode is whom Rue McClanahan (Blanche) is courting. She's a little too promiscuous for her own good.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono sound.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Divorced women; Older women; Roommates; Widows; Female friendship;
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Battle for Brooklyn : Fighting to save a New York community. by Beilinson, David,film director.; Galinsky, MIchael,film director.; Hawley, Suki,film director.; Ratner, Bruce,contributor.; Goldstein, Daniel,contributor.; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Rumur Films in 2011.This New York Times Critics' Pick follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site.Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads the movement against the development plan as he and the community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary.; Land Use; City Planning.;
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Haunted Canada graphic novel. by Sutherland, Joel A.,1980-; Barrett, Hannah(Illustrator); Bishop, David(Illustrator);
A corpse that haunts a crossroads... A creepy doll with a mind of its own... An island that is no vacation destination... A neighbour with a scary reputation... Four unique artists breathe ghastly life into the scariest tales adapted from the bestselling Haunted Canada series! Perfect for those who love graphic novels and existing fans of the original series, these four stories have it: creepy Canadian settings, hair-raising history and super-scary storytelling by award-winning author, Joel A. Sutherland. Illustrated in full-colour, these blood-curdling tales are sure to keep any reader turning the pages--and awake at night.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Comics adaptations.; Horror comics.; Paranormal comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Cartoons and comics.;
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The Woofmore is not haunted / by Gephart, Donna.; Houran, Lori Haskins.; Cleland, Josh.;
Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there's kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch). In the second installment of this pawsome series, famous spooky-story writer Silas Fang is coming to stay at the Woofmore. Mr. Fang spends all his time thinking about scary things, so he needs a vacation full of rainbows, unicorns, and bubbles. Rufus is happy to oblige. It should be easy--after all, the Woofmore is not haunted . . . or is it? With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this early chapter book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone!
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Animal fiction.; Dogs; Hotels;
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Nobody but us / by Van Rensburg, Laure,author.;
Steven Harding is a handsome, well-respected professor. Ellie Masterson is a wide-eyed grad student. Together, they are driving south from New York for their first vacation: three days in an isolated cabin, far from the city. Ahead of them, the promise of long, dark nights--and the chance to get to know each other better, away from prying eyes. It should be a perfect romantic getaway for two. But when a snowstorm strands them in the house, each realizes the other harbors a dangerous secret--and soon it becomes clear one of them won't escape the weekend alive. By turns tantalizing, surprising, and thrilling, Nobody But Us heralds the arrival of an incredibly talented author of literary suspen.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; College teachers; Murder; Secrecy; Women graduate students;
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Pretty guilty women : a novel / by LaManna, Gina,author.;
Something has gone terribly wrong at the Banks wedding. A man is dead. Four different women rush to offer confessions, each insisting that they committed the crime-- alone. Ginger is holding her family together by a thread, and this wedding weekend is not the fabulous getaway she anticipated. Kate has enough money to buy her way out of anything. Well, almost anything. Emily can't shake her reputation or her memories, and she's planning to drown this whole vacation in a bottle. Lulu's got ex-husbands to spare, and another on the way-- as soon as she figures out what the devil the current husband is up to behind her back. Why would they confess to the same murder? Only they know-- and they're not telling.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Confession (Law); Female friendship; Murder; Women;
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Displacement [graphic novel] / by Hughes, Kiku,author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references."Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself "stuck" back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive. Kiku Hughes weaves a riveting, bittersweet tale that highlights the intergenerational impact and power of memory."--Amazon.
Subjects: Social issue comics.; Historical comics.; Graphic novels.; Japanese Americans; Japanese American families; Japanese Americans; Japanese Americans; Time travel;
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The 143-story treehouse / by Griffiths, Andy,1961-; Denton, Terry.; Griffiths, Andy,1961-143-storey treehouse.;
"Andy and Terry live in a 143-story treehouse. (It used to be a 130-story treehouse, but they built another thirteen stories.) Andy's been a bit stressed out lately, so Terry decides the perfect way to relax would be to head up to their new camping ground level for a much-needed vacation. But it turns out to be not quite as relaxing as planned. Terry forgets to pack the tent and the food, their attempt at fishing ends in disaster, the spooky campfire stories are a little too spooky and then, to make matters worse, all of Andy's fellow campers start mysteriously disappearing. Can Andy brave the dark, dark woods and rescue them in time to finish writing their next book?"--From publisher.LSC
Subjects: Tree houses; Imagination; Camping;
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Arthur. [videorecording] / by Altro, Melissa,voice actor.; Ansell, Cameron,voice actor.; Ball, Sonja,voice actor.; Brochu, Danny,voice actor.; Crowder, Steven,voice actor.; Dinsmore, Bruce,voice actor.; Kozlov, Tamar,voice actor.; Naylor, Robert,1996-voice actor.; Resther, Jodie,1978-voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Voices: Cameron Ansell, Robert Naylor, Bruce Dinsmore, Sonja Ball, Daniel Brochu, Jodie Resther, Steven Crowder, Melissa Altro, Tamar Kozlov.Arthur and his friends have helped kids learn important life lessons for over 25 years! Celebrate the longest running children's animated series on television with this special collection of 30 Arthur stories that covers topics including divorce, adoption, dealing with physical disabilities, citizenship, death, and more. This set also includes all four episodes from Arthur's 25th anniversary season.G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; full screen and wide screen presentations ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Arthur (Fictitious character from Brown); Aardvark; Brothers and sisters; Families;
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Choppy water / by Woods, Stuart,author.;
"Stone Barrington and his friends are vacationing in Maine when their leisure is suddenly disrupted by extreme weather. To make matters worse, the inclement conditions allow for a menacing adversary to sneak in unnoticed and deliver a chilling message. Soon it becomes clear that the target of the incident is one of Stone's closest companions, and that these enemies have a grander scheme in mind. From the bustling streets of New York City to the sun-drenched shores of Key West, Stone intends to nab the criminals that appear behind him at every step. But his search only leads him further down a trail of peril and corruption, and he'll soon find that at the end of the road is a more dangerous foe than he could have imagined ..."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
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