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The reader on the 6.27 / by Didierlaurent, Jean-Paul,author.; Schwartz, Ros,translator.; translation of:Didierlaurent, Jean-Paul.Liseur du 6h27.English.;
Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life. Sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine. And it's this release of words into the world that starts our hero on a journey that will finally bring meaning into his life. For one morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. A woman who feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Railroad trains; Commuting;
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Not everybody lives the same way / by Dubois, Jean-Paul,1950-author.; Homel, David,translator.; translation of:Dubois, Jean-Paul,1950-Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon.English.;
"Narrated by a man held for an unknown crime in a Montreal prison, this "affecting and nostalgic novel of lost happiness" (Agence-France Presse) was the winner of the Prix Goncourt. When the novel starts, Paul Hansen is incarcerated in a large and insalubrious prison on the outskirts of Montreal. He shares his cell with a much-feared Hells Angel called Patrick Horton, who is serving time for murder. Although it is unclear why Paul is in prison, his position as Patrick Horton's cell mate is precarious; he has a knife that could kill him at any moment. An evaluator regularly assesses Paul's behavior, but he shows no remorse for what he has done, and he will not be released until he does. So patiently, he must serve his time. Paul's story is told in alternating chapters, moving between his present incarceration and his life leading to this point. We meet his parents--free-spirited Anna, who is disgraced when her art house cinema shows the scandalous Deep Throat, and Johannes, the pastor of the local church who runs away for a new life in Quebec. We meet his lover, a seaplane pilot called Winona, who takes him up into the cloudless sky away from his penny-pinching, arrogant boss Edouard Sedgwick and the ageing residents of the luxury apartment building he was so diligently the caretaker to for 20 years. Not Everybody Lives the Same Way is a powerfully original and unusual book, whose troubled protagonist leads us to question what it takes to lead a dignified life"--Prix Goncourt for Fiction
Subjects: Novels.; Fathers and sons; Loss (Psychology); Prisoners;
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All the money in the world [videorecording] / by Duris, Romain,1974-actor.; Hutton, Timothy,1960-actor.; Plummer, Charlie,1999-actor.; Plummer, Christopher,actor.; Scarpa, David,screenwriter.; Scott, Ridley,film director.; Wahlberg, Mark,1971-actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Timothy Hutton, Charlie Plummer, Romain Duris.The kidnapping of sixteen-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Crime films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976; Getty, Paul, 1956-2011; Getty family; Billionaires; Children of the rich; Kidnapping victims; Ransom;
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Spinning man [videorecording] / by Aldrich, Matthew(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Arnold, Keith(Film producer),film producer.; Brosnan, Pierce,actor.; Driver, Minnie,actor.; Gregg, Clark,1962-actor.; Kaijser, Simon,film director.; Kennedy, Jamie,1970-actor.; Morgan, Polly,director of photography.; Pearce, Guy,1967-actor.; Rush, Odeya,1997-actor.; Shipp, Alexandra,actor.; Wall, Jean-Paul,composer.; Wander, Ellen,film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Harrar, George,1949-Spinning man.; Film Bridge International,production company.; Grindstone Entertainment Group,production company.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.; VX119 (Firm),production company.;
Music by Jean-Paul Wall; director of photography, Polly Morgan.Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Alexandra Shipp, Odeya Rush, Jamie Kennedy, Clark Gregg.When a female college student goes missing, a popular professor is the prime suspect. Suddenly, the questions he faces aren't merely academic, they're a matter of life and death.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some language including sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; College teachers; Criminal investigation; Missing persons; Teacher-student relationships;
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The Da Vinci code [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bettany, Paul,1971-; Hanks, Tom,1956-; Howard, Ron,1954-; McKellen, Ian; Molina, Alfred,1953-; Prochnow, Jürgen.; Reno, Jean,1948-; Tautou, Audrey,1978-;
Alfred Molina, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks.Clues from a murder in the Louvre museum point to a religious group that will stop at nothing to protect an ancient secret that could change how everyone views Christianity. Based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Brown, Dan, 1964- ; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Adventure films; Art museum curators; Cryptographers; Feature films; Grail; Secret societies; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2006., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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The orphan thief / by Peters, Glynis,author.;
From the author of 'The Secret Orphan' comes a new novel set in England during World War II. Ruby Shadwell is determined to survive the war and rebuild her life after she loses her entire family. A chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby the chance she needs because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton. Jean-Paul is drawn to Ruby and wants to help her, but Ruby cannot bear another loss. Can love bloom amidst the ruins? Or will the war take Rubys last chance at happiness too?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Orphans;
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Nightmare alley [videorecording] / by Blanchett, Cate,1969-actor.; Cooper, Bradley,actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Dale, J.,film producer.; Mara, Rooney,actor.; Morgan, Kim,screenwriter.; Toro, Guillermo del,1964-screenwriter,film producer,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Gresham, William Lindsay,1909-1962.Nightmare alley.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Searchlight Pictures,production company.;
Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Paul Anderson, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Blake Nelson, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Clifton Colins Jr, Jim Beaver, Richard Jenkins, David Hewlett, Dian Bachar, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Troy James.A corrupt con-man teams up with a female psychiatrist to trick people into giving them money.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity and language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Carnivals; Man-woman relationships; Swindlers and swindling; Women psychiatrists;
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The Big book for peace / by Durell, Ann.; Sachs, Marilyn; Alexander, Lloyd,1924-2007; Agee, Jon.;
The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak.
Subjects: Peace; Children's literature, American;
© c1990., E.P. Dutton Children's Books,
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The Paris hours / by George, Alex,1970-author.;
"One day in the City of Lights. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city's most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they've lost. Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer's notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren, an Armenian refugee, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay-but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people's stories, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet's paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for. Told over the course of a single day in 1927, The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Artists; City dwellers; Journalists; Puppeteers; Refugees; Women household employees;
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Star crossed : a true Romeo and Juliet story in Hitler's Paris / by Macadam, Heather Dune,author.; Worrall, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Paris, 1940. The City of Light has fallen under German occupation. Among patriotic Parisians, the pursuit of art, culture, and jazz has become a bold act of defiance. So has forbidden love for talented and spirited Jewish teenager Annette Zelman, a student at the Beaux-Arts, and dashing young Catholic poet Jean Jausion. Despite their devout families' vehement opposition, the young couple finds acceptance at the famed Café de Flore, whose habitues include Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Pablo Picasso, Django Reinhardt, and other luminaries of the Latin Quarter. For a time, Annette and Jean feel they have eluded the brute might of the relentless Nazis--and more immediately, their parents' threats and demands. But as restrictions on the Jewish community escalate to arrests and deportations, the maleficent forces gathering around the young lovers set them on divergent and tragically inevitable paths. Drawn from never-before-published family letters and other treasures, as well as archival sources and exclusive interviews, Star-Crossed offers us precious insight into the Holocaust and the lives French people bravely led under the Hitler regime. This breathtaking true story of beauty, art, liberation, and the transformative power of love resonates with an intimate story of undying devotion, seen through the prism of history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Jausion, Jean.; Zelman, Annette.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews;
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