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- Disabled voices anthology / by smith, sb.,1993-editor.; Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi,1975-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An anthology by the disabled community, for the disabled community that captures life as a disabled person: from the bad and ugly, to the good and victorious, and anything in between. A collection of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, and artwork that embodies a spirit of disability community and activism rather than inspiration for abled people."--
- Subjects: Literature.; People with disabilities; People with disabilities, Writings of, American; People with disabilities, Writings of, Canadian; People with disabilities, Writings of, English; People with disabilities, Writings of, Canadian (English);
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- Shattered : a memoir / by Kureishi, Hanif,author.;
"On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, in a pool of blood, he was horrified to realise he had lost the use of his limbs. He could no longer walk, write or wash himself. He could do nothing without the help of others, and required constant care in a hospital. So began an odyssey of a year through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home, to his house in London. While confined to a series of hospital wards, he felt compelled to write, but being unable to type or to hold a pen, he began to dictate to family members the words which formed in his head. The result was an extraordinary series of dispatches from his hospital bed -- a diary of a life in pieces, recorded with rare honesty, clarity and courage. This book takes these hospital dispatches -- edited, expanded and meticulously interwoven with new writing -- and charts both a shattering and a reassembling: a new life born of pain and loss, but animated by new feelings -- of gratitude, humility and love"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Kureishi, Hanif.; Authors with disabilities; Authors, English; Bisexual men; Falls (Accidents); Hospital patients; Life change events; Novelists, English; People with quadriplegia; Screenwriters; Spinal cord; Dramatists, English;
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- A.I. revolution [videorecording] / by O'Brien, Miles,television director,television producer,host.; Tobin, Kate,television producer.; Toubman, Will,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Miles O'Brien, host.Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve the world's most challenging problems without creating an uncontrollable force that ultimately destroys us? ChatGPT and other new A.I. tools can now answer complex questions, write essays, and generate realistic-looking images in a matter of seconds. They can even pass a lawyer's bar exam.E.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; ChatGPT.; Artificial intelligence.;
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- The lost city [videorecording] / by Anibal, Hector,actor.; Bullock, Sandra,actor.; Forbes-Johnson, Thomas,actor.; Harrison, Patti,1990-actor.; Lee, Raymond,1987-actor.; Nee, Aaron,film director,screenwriter.; Nee, Adam,film director,screenwriter.; Nuñez, Oscar,actor.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-actor.; Randolph, Da'Vine Joy,actor.; Tatum, Channing,actor.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,film distributor.;
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Raymond Lee, Thomas Forbes-Johnson, Hector Anibal.Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Billionaires; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Jungle survival; Kidnapping victims; Male models; Man-woman relationships; Recluses as authors; Rescues; Women authors;
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- Blinded by the light [videorecording] / by Atwell, Hayley,1982-actor.; Brydon, Rob,1965-actor.; Chadha, Gurinder,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Chapman, Dean-Charles,1997-actor.; Ghir, Kulvinder,actor.; Kalra, Viveik,actor.; Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-Greetings from Bury Park.; Phagura, Aaron,actor.; Williams, Nell,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura.Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Rock music; Pakistanis; Teenagers;
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- Paul, apostle of Christ [videorecording] / by Hyatt, Andrew,1982-film director,screenwriter.; Berden, T. J.,screenwriter,film producer.; Zelon, David,film producer.; Caviezel, Jim,1968-actor.; Martinez, Olivier,1966-actor.; Faulkner, James,1948-actor.; Whalley, Joanne,1964-actor.; Lynch, John,1961-actor.; Madrazo, Gerardo,director of photography.; Richter, Scott,editor of moving image work.; Kaczmarek, Jan A. P.,composer.; Affirm Films,presenter.; Giving Films,presenter.; ODB Films (Firm),production company.; Mandalay Pictures,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Gerardo Madrazo ; editor, Scott Richter ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, James Faulkner, Joanne Whalley, John Lynch.Paul, who goes from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to Christ's most influential apostle, is spending his last days in a dark and bleak prison cell awaiting execution by Emperor Nero. Luke, his friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into Rome to visit him. Paul is under the watchful eye of Mauritius, the prison's prefect, who seeks to understand how this broken old man can pose such a threat. But before Paul's death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginnings of "The Way" and the birth of what will come to be known as the church. Their faith challenged an empire. But their words changed the world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for some violent content and disturbing imagesDVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Christian films.; Religious films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Paul, the Apostle, Saint; Apostles;
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- Asteroid City [videorecording] / by Anderson, Wes,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Coppola, Roman,screenwriter.; Rales, Steven,film producer.; Dawson, Jeremy(Producer),film producer.; Schwartzman, Jason,1980-actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; Hanks, Tom,actor.; Wright, Jeffrey(Jeffrey Charles),1965-actor.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Norton, Edward,actor.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Schreiber, Liev,actor.; Davis, Hope,1967-actor.; Park, Stephen,1951-actor.; Friend, Rupert,actor.; Hawke, Maya,1998-actor.; Carell, Steve,1962-actor.; Dillon, Matt,actor.; Chau, Hong,1979-actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Revolori, Tony,1996-actor.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-actor.; Focus Features,film distributor.; Universal City Studios,publisher.;
Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Jake Ryan, Tony Revolori, Jeff Goldblum.The production of a play is frought with drama and romance in and of itself, from its writing and casting to rehearsals and staging. Onstage, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events while each attendee and their family members deal with their own interpersonal issues.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.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: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Actors; Asteroids; Families; Students; Theater;
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- Collateral beauty [videorecording] / by Dorros, Bard,film producer.; Frankel, David,1960-film director.; Loeb, Allan,screenwriter,film producer.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Norton, Edward,actor.; Smith, Will,1968-actor.; Sugar, Michael,film producer.; Winslet, Kate,actor.; Bregman, Anthony,film producer.; Frakes, Kevin Scott,1978-film producer.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.; Village Roadshow Pictures,presenter.; Anonymous Content (Firm),production company.; Overbrook Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; music by Theodore Shapiro ; edited by Andrew Marcus.Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley.Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Grief; Meaning (Psychology);
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- Tolkien [videorecording] / by Beresford, Stephen,screenwriter.; Boyle, Anthony,1994-actor.; Chernin, Peter,1951-film producer.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Donnelly, Laura,1982-actor.; Ferris, Pam,actor.; Gibson, Patrick,1995-actor.; Gleeson, David,1966-screenwriter.; Glynn-Carney, Tom,1995-actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Karukoski, Dome,film director.; Meaney, Colm,1953-actor.; O'Reilly, Genevieve,1977-actor.; Ready, David,1979-film producer.; Roberts, Craig,1991-actor.; Thykier, Kris,1972-film producer.; Topping, Jenno,film producer.; Chernin Entertainment,production company.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,presenter.; TSG Entertainment,presenter.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,publisher.;
Director of photography, Lasse Frank ; editor, Harri Ylönen ; music, Thomas Newman.Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Derek Jacobi, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris.Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire him to write his famous Middle-earth novels.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13 for some sequences of war violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; War films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973; Male friendship; Male authors, English; World War, 1914-1918;
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