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Legacy / by Roberts, Nora,author.;
"#1 bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a new novel of a mother and daughter, of romance and ambition, and a traumatic past reawakened in Legacy"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Businesswomen; Death threats; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters;

Legacy [sound recording] / by Roberts, Nora,author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy."#1 bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a new novel of a mother and daughter, of romance and ambition, and a traumatic past reawakened in Legacy"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Businesswomen; Death threats; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters;

Guardians of the galaxy [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Pratt, Chris; Saldana, Zoe; Bautista, Dave; Diesel, Vin; Cooper, Bradley; Pace, Lee; Rooker, Michael; Gillan, Karen; Hounsou, Djimon; Reilly, John C.;
Director, James Gunn.Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly.Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Action.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2014., Marvel Studios,

Women in science [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel(María Isabel);
Read by Adjoa Andoh & Various.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Learn about some of the most amazing women in science with this audiobook from the bestselling Little People Big Dreams series. Inspire your child to follow their dreams with simple, engaging stories about the most impactful women scientists. The women who changed science forever started out as little dreamers with ambitions of making differences in their fields. With their determination and unique ideas, these bold and talented scientists went on to change how we live and what we know.Ages 3 to 7.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Science; Discoveries in science; Women in science; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.

The city changes its face / by McBride, Eimear,author.;
"It's 1995. Outside their grimy window, the city rushes by. But in the flat there is only Stephen and Eily. Their bodies, the tangled sheets. Unpacked boxes stacked in the kitchen and the total obsession of new love. Eighteen months later, the flat feels different. Love is merging with reality. Stephen's teenage daughter has re-appeared, while Eily has made a choice, the consequences of which she cannot outrun. Now they face a reckoning for all that's been left unspoken -- emotions, secrets and ambitions. Tonight, if they are to find one another again, what must be said aloud? Love rallies against life. Time tells truths. The city changes its face."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships;

Babylon [videorecording] / by Adepo, Jovan,actor.; Calva, Diego,actor.; Chazelle, Damien,1985-film director,screenwriter.; Li, Li Jun,actor.; Maguire, Tobey,1975-actor.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Roberts, Eric,1956-actor.; Smart, Jean,actor.; Wilde, Olivia,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.;
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Olivia Wilde, Eric Roberts, Tobey Maguire.A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gamblers; Gangsters; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Man-woman relationships; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures; Nineteen twenties; Silent films;
For private home use only.

Wilful blindness : how a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West / by Cooper, Sam,author.; Burton, Charles,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 1982 three of the most powerful men in Asia met in Hong Kong. That day they would decide how Hong Kong would be handed over to the CCP and how Chinese business tycoons Henry Fok and Li Ka-Shing would help Deng Xiaoping realize the CCP's domestic and global ambitions. That meeting would not only change Vancouver but the world. In 'Wilful Blindness', Sam Cooper reveals how BC government officials were aware of and potentially complicit in the resulting dirty money laundering scandal. Cooper is an award-winning Canadian journalist based in Ottawa, ON, cited as one of Canadas top investigative reporters.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Law enforcement; Organized crime; Transnational crime; Money laundering; Organized crime;

The midnight bargain / by Polk, C. L.(Chelsea L.),author.;
In a romantic fantasy set in a magical Regency England, a sorceress must balance magic-ending familial duty with her ambition to become her world's first great sorceress.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Magicians;

The values compass : what 101 countries teach us about purpose, life, and leadership / by Rai, Mandeep,author.;
Every day we make decisions based on what we believe in: values that define the ambitions we set, the choices we make, and the relationships we choose. In The Values Compass, Dr. Mandeep Rai shows how the countries of the world epitomize the power of values, provide an ideal guide to help us understand our own, and teach us important lessons about success. From Moroccan compromise to Armenian survival and American entrepreneurship, The Values Compass shows how we can incorporate the values that animate nations into our own lives--seeing ourselves through the eyes of the world, and shedding new light on the opportunities and challenges that define us. The result is an insightful and readable collection that helps us reflect on the values that matter most, last longest, and have the greatest power to create change.
Subjects: Values.; Conduct of life.;

Climb your mountain : everyday lessons from an extraordinary life / by Fiennes, Ranulph,Sir,1944-author.;
"'Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones.' Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the tribulations of everyday life. Having crossed both Polar ice caps on foot, climbed Everest and the Eiger, served in the SAS and circumnavigated the world along its polar axis--a 53,000 mile odyssey that has never been repeated--'Ran' looks back from the summit of an incredible life and teaches us how to: lLearn self-discipline, and master fear; plan for success, and make your own luck; learn from failure and strive to succeed; keep going, whatever life throws at you"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Fiennes, Ranulph, Sir, 1944-; Explorers;

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