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- A Star Is Born. by Cukor, George,film director.; Bickford, Charles,actor.; Carson, Jack,actor.; Mason, James,actor.; Garland, Judy,actor.; Marlow, Lucy,actor.; Noonan, Tommy,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, James Mason, Judy Garland, Lucy Marlow, Tommy NoonanOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1954.The career of talented nightclub singer Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) is launched by movie star Norman Maine (James Mason), who also wins the young singer's heart. Esther becomes leading lady Vicki Lester and Mrs. Norman Maine, but as Maine's career flounders, he sinks into an abyss of alcoholism. Esther chooses to sacrifice her stardom to care for her husband, but he will not allow Esther to abandon her dreams for him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion Pictures.; Musicals.; Nineteen fifties.; Melodrama.;
- Reagan : an American journey / by Spitz, Bob,author.;
- "From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational. More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's Reagan stands fair to be the first truly post-partisan biography of our 40th President, and thus a balm for our own bitterly divided times. It is the quintessential American triumph, brought to life with cinematic vividness: a young man is born into poverty and raised in a series of flyspeck towns in the Midwest by a pious mother and a reckless, alcoholic, largely absent father. Severely near-sighted, the boy lives in his own world, a world of the popular books of the day, and finds his first brush with popularity, even fame, as a young lifeguard. Thanks to his first great love, he imagines a way out, and makes the extraordinary leap to go to college, a modest school by national standards, but an audacious presumption in the context of his family's station. From there, the path is only very dimly lit, but it leads him, thanks to his great charm and greater luck, to a solid career as a radio sportscaster, and then, astonishingly, fatefully, to Hollywood. And the rest, as they say, is history. Bob Spitz's Reagan is an absorbing, richly detailed, even revelatory chronicle of the full arc of Ronald Reagan's epic life - giving full weight to the Hollywood years, his transition to politics and rocky but ultimately successful run as California governor, and ultimately, of course, his iconic presidency, filled with storm and stress but climaxing with his peace talks with the Soviet Union that would serve as his greatest legacy. It is filled with fresh assessments and shrewd judgments, and doesn't flinch from a full reckoning with the man's strengths and limitations. This is no hagiography: Reagan was never a brilliant student, of anything, and his disinterest in hard-nosed political scheming, while admirable, meant that this side of things was left to the other people in his orbit, not least his wife Nancy; sometimes this delegation could lead to chaos, and worse. But what emerges as a powerful signal through all the noise is an honest inherent sweetness, a gentleness of nature and willingness to see the good in people and in this country, that proved to be a tonic for America in his time, and still is in ours. It was famously said that FDR had a first-rate disposition and a second-rate intellect. Perhaps it is no accident that only FDR had as high a public approval rating leaving office as Reagan did, or that in the years since Reagan has been closing in on FDR on rankings of Presidential greatness. Written with love and irony, which in a great biography is arguably the same thing, Bob Spitz's masterpiece will give no comfort to partisans at either extreme; for the rest of us, it is cause for celebration"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Reagan, Ronald.; Presidents; Governors; Motion picture actors and actresses;
- All's well / by Awad, Mona,author.;
- "All's well is about Miranda Fitch whose life is a waking nightmare after an accident ruins her acting career, and leaves her with chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers and alcohol. On the verge of losing her job as a college theater director, Miranda lives out her broken dreams through an upcoming production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, when the unimaginable happens. She suddenly recovers, but at what cost?"--
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Theaters; Accidents; Self-realization in women;
- Sandrine's case / by Cook, Thomas H.;
- Samuel Madison always wondered what Sandrine saw in him. He's a meek, stuffy doctorate student, and she's a brilliant, beautiful bohemian with limitless talent and imagination. Yet on the surface their marriage seemed perfectly tranquil. Then one night Sandrine is found dead in their bed from a deadly overdose of pain medication and alcohol, and Samuel is accused of poisoning her. As the truth of their turbulent marriage comes to light, Samuel must face a town convinced of his guilt.
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; College teachers; Man-woman relationships; Spouses; Trials (Murder);
- © c2013., Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic Inc.,
- Big Sur [videorecording] / by Barr, Jean-Marc,1960-; Bosworth, Kate,1983-; Edwards, Anthony,1962-; Kerouac, Jack,1923-1969.; Lucas, Josh.; Polish, Michael.; Williams, Orian.; 3311 Productions.; Ketchup Entertainment (Firm);
- Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Anthony Edwards.In an attempt to heal from the deterioration caused by the pressures of sudden fame and too much alcohol, famous Beat author Jack Kerouac escapes to an isolated, mist-shrouded cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. Instead of finding the peace he desires, he is foiled once again by his own inner demons and sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness.14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Doly Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969; Authors, American; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2014., Ketchup Entertainment, LLC,
- A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder / by Chacaby, Ma-Nee,1950-author.; Plummer, Mary Louisa,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism. As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural traditions from her Cree grandmother and trapping, hunting, and bush survival skills from her Ojibwa stepfather. She also suffered physical and sexual abuse by different adults, and in her teen years became alcoholic herself. At twenty, Chacaby moved to Thunder Bay with her children to escape an abusive marriage. Abuse, compounded by racism, continued, but Chacaby found supports to help herself and others. Over the following decades, she achieved sobriety; trained and worked as an alcoholism counsellor; raised her children and fostered many others; learned to live with visual impairment; and came out as a lesbian. In 2013, Chacaby led the first gay pride parade in Thunder Bay. Ma-Nee Chacaby has emerged from hardship grounded in faith, compassion, humour, and resilience. Her memoir provides unprecedented insights into the challenges still faced by many Indigenous people."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-; Lesbians; Indigenous elders; Ojibwe; Cree;
- Two-Spirit Journey, A The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder [electronic resource] : by Chacaby, Ma-Nee.aut; Plummer, Mary Louisa.aut; Knight, Marsha.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby’s extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby’s story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism. As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural traditions from her Cree grandmother and trapping, hunting, and bush survival skills from her Ojibwa stepfather. She also suffered physical and sexual abuse by different adults, and in her teen years became alcoholic herself. At twenty, Chacaby moved to Thunder Bay with her children to escape an abusive marriage. Abuse, compounded by racism, continued, but Chacaby found supports to help herself and others. Over the following decades, she achieved sobriety; trained and worked as an alcoholism counsellor; raised her children and fostered many others; learned to live with visual impairment; and came out as a lesbian. In 2013, Chacaby led the first gay pride parade in Thunder Bay. Ma-Nee Chacaby has emerged from hardship grounded in faith, compassion, humour, and resilience. Her memoir provides unprecedented insights into the challenges still faced by many Indigenous people.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Native Americans; Lesbian Studies; Native American Studies;
- © 2021., ECW Press,
- Dorothy Parker in Hollywood / by Crowther, Gail,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."From the author of Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz, comes a deep dive into Dorothy Parker's years in Hollywood: her work on numerous now-classic screenplays, including A Star is Born (1937), as well as the excesses, the alcoholism, her miscarriage, the suicide of her husband, her involvement with anti-fascist and anti-racist groups that led to her ultimate blacklisting, and her early involvement in the civil rights movement that ultimately lead her to leaving her entire estate to the NAACP"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.; Authors, American; Screenwriters; Women and literature;
- Cravings and addictions : free yourself from the struggle of addictive behavior with acceptance and commitment therapy / by Karekla, Maria,author.; Kelly, Megan( Megan M.),author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."Cravings-those intense desires for certain substances or behaviors with the aim of feeling pleasure and satisfaction-are at the root of all addictive behaviors. Knowing how to manage cravings is the key to avoiding the pitfalls of addiction and staying firmly on the path to recovery. This book offers practical strategies to overcome cravings-from food and drugs to alcohol and smoking-using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for a healthy, values-driven, and addiction-free life"--
- Subjects: Acceptance and commitment therapy.; Substance abuse;
- Bright precious thing : a memoir / by Caldwell, Gail,1951-author.;
- "Frank and revealing, this memoir chronicles what it was like for Gail Caldwell to grow up across the decades of the women's movement. She confronts personal turning points, from abortion and illicit love to date rape and alcoholism, up through the #MeToo movement, that led her to see life as a bright precious thing. Another bright precious thing is a young neighborhood girl with whom Gail shares stories. The wise voice and deep feelings for life from Caldwell's bestseller Let's Take The Long Way Home are present again in Bright Precious Thing"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Caldwell, Gail, 1951-; Journalists; Critics; Feminism; Feminism;
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