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- Two wars and a wedding [text (large print)] : a novel / by Willig, Lauren,author.;
- "From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming of age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Female friendship; Greco-Turkish War, 1897; Man-woman relationships; Nurses; Spanish-American War, 1898; Women college graduates;
- Life of a king [videorecording] / by Goldberger, Jake,1977-; Gooding, Cuba,Jr.,1968-; Hamilton, Lisa Gay,1964-; Jones, Richard T.,1972-; Parker, Paula Jai,1969-; Scott, David.; Wetzel, Dan.; Animus Films (Firm); Level Film.; Millennium Entertainment, LLC.; Serena Films.; Up Entertainment.;
- Cuba Gooding, Jr., Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Lisagay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert.Life of King is the true story of one man's inspiring mission to better the future of inner-city youth in Washington, D.C. After being incarcerated for 18 years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to help pull kids off the streets. Using the simple chess-inspired motto "think before you move," Brown helped give troubled students something that he never had: a future.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Brown, Eugene; Chess clubs; Feature films.; Teengers;
- © c2014., Millennium Entertainment : Distributed by levelFILM,
- The lost story of Eva Fuentes / by Cleeton, Chanel,author.;
- "A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day unites three women in this unforgettable novel. London, 2024: When American expat Margo Reynolds is hired to source a book that's more than one hundred and twenty years old, she thinks her greatest challenge is going to be that there's only one copy in existence. However, it quickly becomes clear that her client isn't the only person determined to procure the book at any cost. Thrust into a deadly quest, Margo teams up with an unlikely ally-the man she loved and lost-and is forced to confront the ghosts of her own past as the lingering feelings that simmer between them ignite. Havana, 1966: Pilar Castillo's days are spent working as a librarian in Havana, her nights spent hoping for her husband's freedom after his unjust imprisonment. But Pilar has a secret that could jeopardize her life. She's fighting Fidel's regime in her own way, and when she comes into possession of a book that was published more than sixty years earlier, she must decide how much she's willing to risk to protect the literary works entrusted to her care. Boston, 1900: For Cuban teacher Eva Fuentes, traveling from Havana to Harvard to participate in the largest cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States is not only a chance to represent her country at a critical time in its bid for independence, but also an opportunity to work on the book she's writing. When a moonlit encounter with an enigmatic stranger alters the course of Eva's summer at Harvard, and as secrets, lies, and forbidden love rise to the surface, Eva's life-and legacy-is irrevocably changed"--
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Books; Man-woman relationships; Quests (Expeditions); Secrecy; Women librarians; Women;
- Selma [videorecording] / by DuVernay, Ava,film director.; Ejogo, Carmen,1974-; Gooding, Cuba,Jr.,1968-; Oyelowo, David,actor.; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Roth, Tim,actor.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-; Winfrey, Oprah,actor.; Harpo Films,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Plan B (Firm),production company.;
- David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding, Jr.Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.); African Americans; African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights movements; Civil rights; Feature films.; Historical films.; Race discrimination; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Voter registration;
- For private home use only.
- Castro's daughter / by Hagberg, David.;
- "Cuban Intelligence Service Colonel Maria Leon is called to the bedside of the dying Fidel Castro. She is his illegitimate daughter but has never been acknowledged by her father until now. Castro makes her promise to contact the legendary former Director of the CIA Kirk McGarvey to help her on a mysterious quest to find Cibola, the fabled seven cities of Gold. As the Cuban government unravels, Leon has to use every means at her disposal just to find the elusive McGarvey, all the while fending off men in her own Operations Division who want her job or her death. In desperation, Leon kidnaps McGarvey's closest friend, Otto Rencke, to force McGarvey's hand. Mac's meeting with Leon launches the most bizarre mission of his entire career that takes him from Cuba to Mexico City, to Spain and finally to an ancient site in New Mexico that the Spanish conquistadors called the Jornada del muerto--the Journey of Death. On the run from Cuban intelligence agents and blood thirsty Mexican drug cartel soldiers who will stop at nothing for a piece of the fabulous treasure, McGarvey struggles to decipher the truth buried in Leon's deception. The latest installment in David Hagberg's New York Times bestselling Kirk McGarvey series takes the former CIA director on another deadly international adventure. "--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Castro, Fidel, 1926-; Illegitimate children; McGarvey, Kirk (Fictitious character); Spy stories.; Women intelligence officers;
- © 2012., Forge,
- Selma [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Oyelowo, David; Ejogo, Carmen; Roth, Tim; Winfrey, Oprah; Wilkinson, Tom; Ribisi, Giovanni; Gooding, Jr., Cuba;
- Director, Ava Duvernay.David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding, Jr..Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
- Subjects: Drama.; Drama.;
- © 2015., Paramount,
- Call Me Waya. by Abelmann, Charles,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by New Day Films in 2025.CALL ME WAYA follows a Cuban octogenarian “Outsider” artist’s work and tumultuous life trajectory, inviting friends and family to reflect on the consequences and wonders of his bohemian lifestyle.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Health.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Older people--Mental health.; Biography.; Cuba.; Art, Modern--20th century.; Artists--Interviews.; Art, Latin American.; Art and architecture.;
- Black ops : the life of a CIA shadow warrior / by Prado, Ric,author.;
- "A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric's legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism. Operating in the shadows, Ric and his fellow CIA officers fought a little-seen and virtually unknown war to keep USA safe from those who would do it harm. After duty stations in Central, South America, and the Philippines, Black Ops follows Ric into the highest echelons of the CIA's headquarters at Langley, Virginia. In late 1995, he became Deputy Chief of Station and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force. Three years later, after serving as head of Korean Operations, Ric took on one of the most dangerous missions of his career: re-establish a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long since considered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. He and his team carried out covert operations and developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror. A harrowing memoir of life in the shadowy world of assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries, Black Ops is a testament to the courage, creativity and dedication of the Agency's Special Activities Group and its elite shadow warriors"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Prado, Ric.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Cold War; Refugees; Special operations (Military science); War on Terrorism, 2001-2009;
- Ana Mendieta. by Miller, Branda,film director.; Horsfield, Kate,film director.; Garcia-Ferraz, Nereyda,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1987.This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Cuba.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Art, Latin American.; Art and architecture.; Black people--Latin America..;
- Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy-and the sister she betrayed / by Popkin, Jim,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages over shortwave radio, passing US secrets to handlers in local restaurants, and slipping into Havana wearing a wig. In Code Name Blue Wren, investigative journalist Jim Popkin weaves the tale of two sisters who chose two very different paths, plus the unsung heroes who had to fight to bring Ana to justice"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Montes, Ana Belen.; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency.; Espionage, Cuban; Espionage, Cuban; Moles (Spies); Spies;
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