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Madam Secretary. [videorecording] / by Carradine, Keith,1949-actor.; Daly, Tim,1956-actor.; Ivanek, Željko,1957-actor.; Leoni, Téa,1966-actor.; Neuwirth, Bebe,actor.; CBS Studios Inc,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Keith Carradine, Željko Ivanek.When it comes to prisoner negotiations, international aid, and thwarting the next world war, look no further than U.S. Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord. Since joining the White House staff, she's seen her fair share of global threats, but her greatest challenges lie ahead. While she and her husband Henry must outsmart their own personal stalker, new enemies emerge both overseas and in the states. Working alongside President Conrad Dalton, Elizabeth proves not even he can save the world alone.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Political television programs.; Television programs.; Television series.; Cabinet officers; Families; International relations; Women cabinet officers;
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The Paris seamstress / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."1940: As the Germans advance upon Paris, young seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee everything she's ever known. She's bound for New York City with her signature gold dress, a few francs, and a dream: to make her mark on the world of fashion. Present day: Fabienne Bissette journeys to the Met's annual gala for an exhibit featuring the work of her ailing grandmother - a legend of women's fashion design. But as Fabienne begins to learn more about her beloved grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and family secrets that will dramatically change her own life."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.); World War, 1939-1945; Fashion designers; Women dressmakers; Young women; French;
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The Windsor conspiracy : a novel of the Crown, a conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor / by Blalock, Georgie,1974-author.;
American Amelia Montague defied her family five years ago to marry the man she loved, but that decision cost her everything. Disowned by her family, and left a penniless widow after her husband's death, Amelia becomes her cousin Wallis Simpson's private secretary in France. With no other prospects available, Amelia has no choice but to succeed, and under their Aunt Bessie's direction, hopes to have a positive influence on Wallis and the Duke of Windsor. During the next two years, Amelia realizes that not everything with the Windsors is glittering happiness. Beneath the façade of the besotted couple simmers Wallis's rage at her stunted ambition, and the couple soon reveal themselves to be self-centered Nazi supporters who pursue their own interests at any cost. When the Germans invade France, and the Windsors leave Amelia to escape the Gestapo on her own, Amelia finds herself in position to work for the most unlikely of employers: MI5 and the FBI. Convinced to work undercover, Amelia joins the Windsors in Nassau and soon realizes that Wallis's treachery extends far deeper than the US and British government even knows ... Richly imaginative, Georgie Blalock's novel stuns as it explores two women, opposites in every way, and the choices they make to survive both war and each other.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Nazis; Undercover operations; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Punisher [videorecording]. by Mathis, Samantha; Romijn, Rebecca; Travolta, John;
Samantha Mathis, Rebecca Romijn, John Travolta.DVD.CHVRS rating: 18A.The Punisher walks through a world darkened by war, crime, cruelty, and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees - only his fierce intelligence, years of combat experience, and iron will to avenge those wronged by society's villains.
Subjects: Action.; Action / Adventure.;
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Overreach : the inside story of Putin's war against Ukraine / by Matthews, Owen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since World War II--and yet at the heart of the conflict is a mystery. Vladimir Putin lurched from a calculating, subtle master of opportunity to a reckless gambler, putting his regime--and Russia itself--at risk of destruction. Why? Drawing on over 25 years' experience working in Moscow, journalist Owen Matthews provides the answer. He takes us inside the COVID bubble where Putin conceived his invasion plans in a fog of nationalist fantasy and bad information--and into the inner circle around Ukrainian president and unexpected war hero Volodimir Zelensky. Using the testimonies of captured Russian conscripts and the last journalists in besieged Mariupol, Overreach uncovers what unfolded on the ground, while interviews with Putin's close network pull back the curtain on the decision-making process inside the Kremlin. With its panoramic view, Overreach is the authoritative, unmissable account of the conflict that shocked Europe to its core.
Subjects: Ukraine Conflict, 2014-;
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The prisoner in the castle / by MacNeal, Susan Elia,author.;
"American-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope must solve a baffling series of murders among a group of captive agents on an isolated Scottish island as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues. Maggie Hope is being held prisoner on a remote Scottish island with other SOE agents who know too much for the enemy's comfort. All the spies on the island are trained to kill--and when they start dropping off one-by-one, Maggie needs to find the murderer ... before she becomes the next victim"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners; Murder;
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The Black Swan of Paris / by Robards, Karen,author.;
"A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expected. Paris, 1944. Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An unwilling darling of the Nazis, the chanteuse's position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis, Genevieve knows it won't be long before the Gestapo succeeds in torturing information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming allied invasion. The resistance movement is tasked with silencing her by any means necessary--including assassination. But Genevieve refuses to let her mother become yet one more victim of the war. Reuniting with her long-lost sister, she must find a way to navigate the perilous cross-currents of Occupied France undetected--and in time to save Lillian's life."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Entertainers; Singers; Sisters; Mothers; World War, 1939-1945; Search and rescue operations; Prisoners of war; Antiquities;
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The Wartime Book Club / by Thompson, Kate,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Jersey, 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island. Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, is ordered to destroy books which threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, postwoman Bea Rose, she wants to fight back. So she forms the wartime book club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading. But as the occupation drags on, the women's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous - and more important - than ever before. And, when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Books and reading; Libraries and community; Military occupation; Women librarians; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Sky / by Driver, Sarah(Children's fiction writer);
Seek the scattered Storm-Opals of Sea, Sky and Land, before an enemy finds them and uses them to wield dark power ...The trail of the Storm-Opals takes Mouse further than she has ever been before. With her little brother Sparrow and friend Crow alongside her, she stumbles into the world of Sky, where fortresses are hidden amongst the clouds, secret libraries (skybraries) nestle atop gigantic icebergs and the sky swirls with warring tribes and their ferocious flying beasts. Can they solve Da's message before it's too late for their ship, their tribe and the whole of Trianukka? Sky-soaring, beast-chattering, dream-dancing, draggle-riding, terrodyl-flying, world-saving adventure. LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Sea stories.; Brothers and sisters; Women ship captains; Ships; Magic;
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The armor of light [sound recording] / by Follett, Ken,author.; Lee, John Rafter,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by John Lee."The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters' lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war."--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Industrial revolution; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Social conflict;
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