Search:

Results 291 to 300 of 568 | « previous |

Imagine a garden : stories of courage changing the world / by Singh, Rina,1955-; Haddadi, Hoda,1977-;
"Illustrated with stunning cut paper art, these seven poetic vignettes capture true stories of courage, hope, and resilience from around the world. In Imagine A Garden, award-winning children's author Rina Singh shares seven real-life stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their communities amidst war, poverty, and violence. With vivid, textured images from celebrated Iranian illustrator Hoda Hadadi, this powerful picture book is: - A celebration of everyday heroes and how they make their communities a better place - A teaching tool for facilitating difficult but hopeful conversations about conflict in our world, and the people who are making a difference in their own way For kids ages 6 to 10, Imagine A Garden reimagines our complex world through the lens of love and compassion."--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Free verse.; Anecdotes.; Courage; Heroes; Helping behavior; War and society;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Letters across the sea / by Graham, Genevieve,author.;
Inspired by a little-known chapter of World War II history, a young Protestant girl and her Jewish neighbour are caught up in the terrible wave of hate sweeping the globe on the eve of war. 1933: At eighteen years old, Molly Ryan dreams of becoming a journalist, but instead she spends her days working any job she can to help her family through the Depression crippling her city. The one bright spot in her life is watching baseball with her best friend, Hannah Dreyfus, and sneaking glances at Hannah's handsome older brother, Max. But as the summer unfolds, more and more of Hitler's hateful ideas cross the sea and "Swastika Clubs" and "No Jews Allowed" signs spring up around Toronto, a city already simmering with mass unemployment, protests, and unrest. When tensions between the Irish and Jewish communities erupt in a riot one smouldering day in August, Molly and Max are caught in the middle, with devastating consequences for both their families. 1939: Six years later, the Depression has eased and Molly is a reporter at her local paper. But a new war is on the horizon, putting everyone she cares about most in peril. As letters trickle in from overseas, Molly is forced to confront what happened all those years ago, but is it too late to make things right? From the desperate streets of Toronto to the embattled shores of Hong Kong, Letters Across the Sea is a poignant novel about the enduring power of love to cross dangerous divides even in the darkest of times.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Antisemitism; World War, 1939-1945; Depressions; Riots; Protestants; Jews; Best friends; Interfaith dating;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

Radiant : the life and line of Keith Haring / by Gooch, Brad,1952-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces. These temporary chalk drawings numbered in the thousands and became synonymous with a city as diverse as it was at war with itself, ravaged by poverty and oppression but alive with art and creative energy. And every single one of these drawings was done by Keith Haring. Keith Haring was one of the most emblematic artists of the 1980s, a figure described by his contemporaries as "a prophet in his life, his person, and his work." Part of an iconic cultural crowd that included Andy Warhol, Madonna, and Basquiat, Haring broke down the barriers between high art and popular culture, creating work that was accessible for all and using it as a means to provoke and inspire radical social change. Haring died of AIDS in 1990. To this day, his influence on our culture remains incontrovertible, and his glamorous, tragically short life has a unique aura of mystery and power. Brad Gooch, noted biographer of Flannery O'Connor and Frank O'Hara, was granted access to Haring's extensive archive. He has written a biography that will become the authoritative work on the artist. Based on interviews with those who knew Haring best and drawing from the rich archival history, Brad Gooch sets out to capture the magic of Keith Haring: a visionary and timeless icon"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Haring, Keith.; Artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Speak, silence / by Echlin, Kim,author.;
It's been eleven years since Gota has seen Kosmos, yet she still finds herself fantasizing about their intimate year together in Paris. Now it's 1999 and, working as a journalist, she hears about a film festival in Sarajevo, where she knows Kosmos will be with his theatre company. She takes the assignment to investigate the fallout of the Bosnian war--and to reconnect with the love of her life. But when they are reunited, she finds a man, and a country, altered beyond recognition. Kosmos introduces Gota to Edina, the woman he has always loved. While Gota treads the precarious terrain of her evolving connection to Kosmos, she and Edina forge an unexpected bond. A lawyer and a force to be reckoned with, Edina exposes the sexual violence that she and thousands of others survived in the war. Before long, Gota finds her life entwined with the community of women and travels with them to The Hague to confront their abusers. The events she covers--and the stories she hears--will change her life forever.
Subjects: Historical ficition.; International Court of Justice; Female friendship; Women journalists; Man-woman relationships; Sex crimes; War crimes; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque through revolution and war / by Rappaport, Helen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation such as Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents plotted espionage and assassination from both sides. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. This is their story"--
Subjects: Exiles; Political refugees; Russians; Russians; Russians; Russians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The mission by Brown, David W.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in the solar system.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Shuggie Bain / by Stuart, Douglas,1976-author.;
"Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a "whoremaster" of a husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good-her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor. But under the surface, Agnes finds increasing solace in drink, and she drains away the lion's share of each week's benefits-all the family has to live on-on cans of extra-strong lager hidden in handbags and poured into tea mugs. Agnes's older children find their own ways to get a safe distance from their mother, abandoning Shuggie to look after her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. He is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her-even and especially her beloved Shuggie. A heartbreaking novel of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Children of alcoholics; Family secrets; Mothers and sons; Working class families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Star wars. by Lucas, George,1944-; Hales, Jonathan.; McCallum, Rick,1952-; Tattersall, David,1960-; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; Portman, Natalie,1981-; Christensen, Hayden,1981-; Oz, Frank.; McDiarmid, Ian.; August, Pernilla,1958-; Best, Ahmed,1973-; Davies, Oliver Ford.; Morrison, Temuera.; Daniels, Anthony.; Carson, Silas,1965-; Baker, Kenny,1934-2016.; Jackson, Samuel L.; Lee, Christopher,1922-2015.; Bocquet, Gavin.; Burtt, Ben.; Biggar, Trisha.; Williams, John,1932-; Lucasfilm, Ltd.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby 5.1 surround EX, Dolby 2.0 surround, digitally THX mastered.System requirements for enhanced features: A DVD-ROM drive and an Internet connection on a PC with Windows 95 or higher. Some features will not work on a Mac.Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee.Production designer, Gavin Bocquet ; editor and sound design, Ben Burtt ; costume designer, Trisha Biggar ; casting by Robin Gurland ; music by John Williams ; visual effects supervisors, John Knoll, Pablo Helman, Ben Snow, Dennis Muren ; animation director, Rob Coleman.MPAA rating: PG; sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence.Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt as she returns to Coruscant for an important vote. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, but failing to get any information from her, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue their investigations while Anakin is sent with Amidala to Naboo. While Anakin and Amidala are falling in love on Naboo, Obi-Wan is investigating the connection between the assassination attempt and a growing separatist movement, which could bring the Republic to the brink of civil war.Special features (Disc one): Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow.Special features (Disc two): Eight deleted scenes created just for this release, with introductions from George Lucas, Rick McCallum and Ben Burtt -- witness the revolution in digital character animation in the all-new, full-length documentary, "From puppets to pixels" featuring the creation of digital Yoda, Dexter Jettster and more -- exclusive documentary, "State of the art: the previsualization of Episode II" ; follow Ben Burtt and his team as they explain the process of creating the sound for Episode II in the all-new documentary, "Films are not released; they escape" -- three featurettes explore Attack of the clones' general storyline, action scenes and love story ; comprehensive award-winning twelve-part web documentary series -- "Across the stars" music video featuring John Williams ; theatrical teasers and launch trailer, and twelve TV spots -- theatrical posters and print campaign from around the world -- "R2-D2: beneath the dome" mockumentary trailer -- never-before-seen production photo gallery with special caption feature -- Episode II visual effects breakdown montage -- DVD-ROM weblink to exclusive Star Wars content.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Drama.; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Star Wars films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Fictitious character); Attempted assassination; Star Wars films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Carácter ficticio); Homicidio político; Attempted assassination.; Feature films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Fictitious character); Science fiction films.; Star Wars films.;
© ©2002., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Meteor. by Neame, Ronald,film director.; Fonda, Henry,actor.; Malden, Karl,actor.; Landau, Martin,actor.; Wood, Natalie,actor.; Connery, Sean,actor.; Howard, Trevor,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Trevor HowardOriginally produced by MGM in 1979.Outer space can hardly contain all the stars that round out the extraordinary cast in this thriller: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard and Henry Fonda. Dr. Paul Bradley (Connery) is summoned to Washington by NASA chief Harold Sherwood (Malden) who informs him that a huge meteor will smash into earth in six days. The only chance to destroy the meteor is to work with the Soviets, revealing to them top nuclear secrets. But the clock is ticking…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
unAPI

The targeter : my life in the CIA, hunting terrorists and challenging the White House / by Bakos, Nada,1969-author.; Coburn, Davin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-354)."In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, DC, to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for intelligence work, Nada was determined to rise through the ranks of the agency first as an analyst and then as a Targeting Officer, eventually finding herself on the frontline of America's War against Islamic extremists. In this role, Nada was charged with determining if Iraq had a relationship with 9/11 and Al-Qaida, and finding the mastermind behind this terrorist activity: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Her team's analysis stood the test of time, but it was not satisfactory for some members of the Administration. In a narrative that takes the reader from Langley deep into Iraq, Bakos reveals the inner workings of the Agency and the largely hidden world of intelligence gathering post 9/11. Entrenched in the world of the CIA, Bakos, along with her colleagues, focused on leading U.S. Special Operations Forces to the doorstep of one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Filled with on-the-ground insights and poignant personal anecdotes, The Targeter shows us the great personal sacrifice that comes with intelligence work. This is Nada's story, but it is also an intimate chronicle of how a group of determined, ambitious men and women worked tirelessly in the heart of the CIA to ensure our nation's safety."--Page [2] of cover.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Bakos, Nada, 1969-; United States. Central Intelligence Agency.; Women intelligence officers; Intelligence officers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 291 to 300 of 568 | « previous |