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Dark tides : a novel / by Gregory, Philippa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-452)."#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy-his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows-without doubt-that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Dark tides [sound recording] : a novel / by Gregory, Philippa,author.; Brealey, Louise,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Louise Brealey."#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy-his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows-without doubt-that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When the levees broke [videorecording (DVD)] : a requiem in four acts / by Alexander, Shelton; Belafonte, Harry,1927; Blanchard, Terence; Blanchard, Wilhelmina; Blanco, Kathleen; Brinkley, Dougla; Charles, Cliff; Gandbhir, Geeta; Lee, Spik; Novack, Nancy; Pollard, Sam; Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks; Home Box Office (Firm; Warner Home Video (Firm;
Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack, Samuel D. Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.Interviews: Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley.Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceeded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation.Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee).
Subjects: Disasters; Environmental degradation; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Levees.; Natural disasters; Personal property.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2006., Home Box Office : HBO Video,
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Bobby [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bass, Edward; Belafonte, Harry,1927; Cannon, Nick,1980; Estevez, Emilio,1962; Fishburne, Larr; Fraunces, Dave; Graham, Heather,1970; Hopkins, Anthony,1937; Hunt, Helen,1963; Jackson, Joshua,1978; Kobzantsev, David; Kutcher, Ashton,1978; LaBeouf, Shia,1986; Litvak, Michel; Lohan, Lindsay,1986; Macy, William H.,1950; Moore, Dem; Rodriguez, Freddy,1975; Sheen, Marti; Slater, Christia; Stone, Sharon,1958; Wiersma, Holly; Wood, Elijah,1981; Alliance Atlantis (Firm; Bold Films; Weinstein Company (Firm;
Director of photography, Michael Barrett ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Julie Weiss ; production designer, Patti Podesta.Harry Belafonte, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodríguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood, Dave Fraunces, David Kobzantsev.The 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen. We see Kennedy's acceptance speech after winning the California Democratic presidential primary, his death at the hands of gunman Sirhan Sirhan, and the chaos and despair that ensued. The people at the hotel don't know what is coming. Our grief at hearing RFK's own words, so eloquent, so hopeful and inspiring. Watch the horrible events unfold and wonder what might have been. Bobby was the man whom many thought would defeat Richard Nixon in the '68 general election. Centers around 22 people who were guests, staff, campaign workers, and reporters who were at the Ambassador Hotel on that June day. Many issues are addressed, including, the Vietnam war, drugs, alcoholism, voting irregularities, adultery, racism, immigration, and communismCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby DigitalVenice Film Festival, 2006: Biografilm Award (Emilio Estevez)
Subjects: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Ambassador Hotel; Assassination; Biographical film; Feature film; Presidential candidates;
© c2007., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The House Band. by Brownson, Laura,film director.; THB Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by THB Films in 2023.This documentary follows Jacob and his homeless bandmates who have become the de-facto house-musicians for the hippest bar on the Venice Boardwalk. They find themselves swept into a national debate as Venice becomes ground zero for the dispute between society’s haves and have-nots. THE HOUSE BAND examines this group who, despite life’s challenges, manage to find humor, dignity, and purpose.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Economic development.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Homeless persons.; Housing.;
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Miral [videorecording] / by Abbass, Hiam.; Ben Ammar, Tarek.; Dafoe, Willem.; Decraene, Franȯis-Xavier.; Gautier, Eric,1961-; Jebreal, Rula.; Jebreal, Rula.Strada dei fiori di Miral.Videorecording.; Kilik, Jon.; Pinto, Freida,1984-; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-; Schnabel, Julian,1951-; Siddig, Alexander,1965-; Welfling, Juliette.; Alliance Films.; Canal+ España (Firm); Cine͡cine͡ma (Firm); Eagle Pictures (Firm); Er Productions (Firm); India Take One Productions (Firm); Pathé Productions.; Weinstein Company.;
Executive producer, François-Xavier Decraene ; cinematography, Eric Gautier ; editing, Juliette Welfling.Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave, Alexander Siddig.After she rescues dozens of children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, Palestinian Hind Husseini establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children left homeless by violence. But the success of her peace-through-education institution is tested when pupil Miral gets a taste of radical politics in the region's refugee camps.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; PAL, region 2 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.Official selection, Venice Film Festival, 2010
Subjects: Jebreal, Rula.; Arab-Israeli conflict; Feature films.; Orphanages; Orphans; Palestinian Arabs; Schoolgirls; Terrorists;
© c2011., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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Collateral [videorecording (DVD)] / by Beebe, Dion; Berg, Peter,1964; Cameron, Paul,1958; Cruise, Tom,1962; Foxx, Jami; Howard, James Newto; Mann, Michael(Michael Kenneth; Pinkett, Jad; Ruffalo, Mar; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Directors of photography, Dion Beebe, Paul Cameron ; editors, Jim Miller, Paul Rubell ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland ; production designer, David Wasco.Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley.Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, DTS 5.1 surround, dual-layer, single-sidedVenice Film Festival, 2004: Future Film Festival Digital Award (Michael Mann)
Subjects: Feature film; Murder for hire; Survival skills; Taxicab drivers; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.;
© c2004., DreamWorks Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video,
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Merlin missions collection. [sound recording] / by Osborne, Mary Pope,author,narrator.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Christmas in Camelot.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Haunted castle on Hallows Eve.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Summer of the sea serpent.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Winter of the ice wizard.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Carnival at candlelight.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Season of the sandstorms.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Night of the new magicians.; Osborne, Mary Pope.Blizzard of the blue moon.; Listening Library,publisher.;
Read by the author.Jack and Annie go on a series of missions in order to help the wizard Merlin, traveling around King Arthur's realm and to such places as Venice, Baghdad, Paris, and New York City.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Annie (Fictitious character : Osborne); Jack (Fictitious character : Osborne); Merlin (Legendary character); Time travel; Magic; Brothers and sisters; Annie (Fictitious character); Jack (Fictitious character : Osborne); Merlin (Legendary character); Time travel; Magic; Brothers and sisters;
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Medusa / by Marsh, Katherine.;
"A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever"--Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Mythological fiction.; School fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Medusa (Gorgon); Private schools; Emotions; Mythology, Greek; Monsters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Frankie & Bug / by Forman, Gayle.;
In the summer of 1987 in Venice, California, ten-year-old Bug and her new friend Frankie learn important lessons about life, family, being your true self, and how to navigate in a world that is not always just or fair.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Friendship; Families; Transgender people; Salvadoran Americans; Hate crimes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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