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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society / by Shaffer, Mary Ann,author.; Barrows, Annie.;
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island.
Subjects: Women authors; Book clubs (Discussion groups);
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The book thief / by Zusak, Markus.; White, Trudy.;
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Books and reading; Storytelling; Death; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The Master [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Phoenix, Joaquin; Hoffman, Philip Seymour; Adams, Amy;
Director, Paul Thomas Anderson.Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix.A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post-World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master unfolds the journey of a naval veteran who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.CHVRS rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.;
© 2013., Eone Films,
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The keeper of lost art [text (large print)] : a novel / by Morelli, Laura,author.;
During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family's Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Large print books.; Novels.; Art treasures in war; Cultural property; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Young women;
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The godmothers : a novel / by Aubray, Camille,author.;
Godmothers to one another's children, four women who married into a prosperous Italian family must come together, despite secrets and betrayals, when their husbands are forced to leave them during World War II, pitting them against notorious gangsters who run the streets of New York City.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Italian American families; Organized crime; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
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Basil's war : a novel / by Hunter, Stephen,1946-author.; Hunter, Stephen,1946-Citadel.;
An accomplished agent in the British Army, Basil St. Florian embarks on his toughest assignment yet as he, going undercover in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, searches for an ecclesiastic manuscript that holds the key to a code that could prevent the death of millions.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI6; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence officers; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Home fires [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Bond, Samantha; Annis, Francesca; Calbraith, Claire; Stoppard, Ed; Rushbrook, Claire;
Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Claire Calbraith, Ed Stoppard, Claire Rushbrook.Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Television Series.;
© 2015., Pbs,
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Seven days in hell : Canada's battle for Normandy and the rise of the Black Watch snipers / by O'Keefe, David R.,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Centred around one of Canadas most storied regiments, 'Seven Days in Hell' tells the epic story of the men from the Black Watch during the bloody battle for Verrieres Ridge, a dramatic saga that unfolded just weeks after one of Canadas greatest military triumphs of World War II. David O'Keefe lives in Rigaud, QC.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Jojo Rabbit [videorecording] / by Davis, Roman Griffin,actor.; Field, Luke Brandon,actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; McKenzie, Thomasin,2000-actor.; Rockwell, Sam,actor.; Waititi, Taika,film director,screenwriter.; Wilson, Rebel,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;
Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Mckenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Luke Brandon Field.A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose worldview is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: War films.; Comedy films.; Satirical films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Imaginary companions; Single mothers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Nationalism;
For private home use only.
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Operation Finale [videorecording] / by Berger, Fred,1981-film producer.; Isaac, Oscar,film producer,actor.; Kavanaugh-Jones, Brian,film producer.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; Laurent, Mélanie,1983-actor.; Orton, Matthew,screenwriter.; Spire, Jason,film producer.; Weitz, Chris,1969-film director.; Automatik (Firm),production company.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Alexandre Desplat.Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Melanie Laurent, Lior Raz, Nick Kroll, Michael Aronov.The thrilling true story of the secret mission led by Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin to infiltrate Argentina and capture Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent millions of innocent Jews to their deaths during World War II, and bring him to justice.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing thematic content and related violent images, and for some language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Aharoni, Zvi; Eichmann, Adolf, 1906-1962; Harel, Isser, 1912-2003; Malkin, Peter Z.; Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim; Israel. Sherut ha-biṭaḥon ha-kelali; Fugitives from justice; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Secret service; War criminals;
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