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- The lost tarot / by Henstra, Sarah,author.;
- "A lost tarot card is the key to unravelling decades of secrets in this dazzling novel about the power of perception. Theresa Bateman, a struggling junior art historian in Toronto, receives a single tarot card in the mail. The image is unmistakably the work of celebrated avant-garde artist Lark Ringold, and its discovery would mean a breakthrough in Theresa's career. But the legendary Ringold Tarot doesn't exist ... Its paintings were lost in a fire that claimed Lark's life along with dozens of others--the final, horrific implosion of a notorious cult called the Shown. Sixty years earlier in England, Lark and his twin sister Nell join a bohemian commune led by their charismatic uncle. While Lark settles happily into his work on the tarot cards to aid in his uncle's occult teachings, Nell finds it harder to adjust. Just beneath the Shown's golden surface she uncovers secrets that, if revealed, threaten to erupt into chaos. Why was the tarot card sent to Theresa? How can she prove its connection to Ringold when her art-world superiors declare it a fake? And who has been holding onto it for all these years--and why? As Theresa follows the trail of the lost tarot, she is drawn into the deeply entwined mysteries of Nell, Lark and the Shown. What begins as the tale of one artist and the battle over his legacy unspools into a web of passion, violence and deceit. In twist after startling twist, and in vibrant, exquisite prose, The Lost Tarot is a landmark novel about love, creativity, power and perception."--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Art historians; Artists; Cults; Deception; Secrecy; Siblings; Tarot cards; Twins; Women art historians;
- Active measures : the secret history of disinformation and political warfare / by Rid, Thomas,1975-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms"--
- Subjects: Disinformation; Information warfare; Deception (Military science); Leaks (Disclosure of information); Intelligence service;
- The postscript murders / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
- Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by Elly Griffiths, For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Women detectives; Police; Murder; Older people; Authors; Deception; Attempted murder;
- Hateship loveship [videorecording] / by Hinchliffe, Dickon,1967-; Johnson, Liza,director.; Munro, Alice,1931-Hateship, friendship, courtship, loveship, marriage.Videorecording.; Pearce, Guy,1967-; Steinfeld, Hailee,actor.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
- Cinematographer, Kasper Tuxen ; production designer, Hannah Beachler ; editor, Michael Taylor ; music, Dickon Hinchliffe.Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sami Gayle, Christine Lahti, Nick Nolte.Unexpected results occur when teenage Sabitha plays a cruel trick on her grandfather's caregiver by making her think Sabitha's father has a romantic interest in her.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen 2.40:1.
- Subjects: Munro, Alice, 1931-; Deception; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Teenage girls; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women caregivers;
- © 2014., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
- Ministry of truth : democracy, reality, and the Republicans' war on the recent past / by Benen, Steve,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."For as long as historical records have existed, people in positions of authority have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes. The pattern has become tragically familiar: dictatorial powers use their editing pens to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes. Today, as Republican politics becomes increasingly radicalized, it's not surprising to see the party read from a similarly despotic script. Indeed, the party is taking dangerous, aggressive steps to rewrite history -- and not just from generations past. Unable to put a positive spin on Trump-era scandals and fiascos, GOP voices and their allies have grown determined to rewrite the stories of the last few years, treating the recent past as an enemy to be overpowered, crushed, and conquered. The consequences for our future, in turn, are deadly. Extraordinarily timely and undeniably important, Steve Benen's new book tells the staggering chronicle of the Republican party's unsettling attempts at historical revisionism. It reveals not only how dependent they have grown on the tactic, but also how dangerous the consequences are if we allow the party to continue. The stakes, Benen argues, couldn't be higher: the future of democracy hinges on both our accurate understanding of events and the end of alternative narratives that challenge reality"--
- Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Communication in politics; Deception; Social media;
- Rock paper scissors / by Feeney, Alice,author.;
- "Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Think you know the person you married? Think again ... Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can't recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam's wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn't randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn't want them to live happily ever after. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Spouses; Marriage; Vacations; Wedding anniversaries; Screenwriters; Prosopagnosia; Letter writing; Letters; Secrecy; Deception;
- Rock paper scissors [sound recording] / by Feeney, Alice,author.; Armitage, Richard,1971-narrator.; Racine, Stephanie,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine."Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Think you know the person you married? Think again ... Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can't recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam's wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn't randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn't want them to live happily ever after. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Deception; Letter writing; Letters; Marriage; Prosopagnosia; Screenwriters; Secrecy; Spouses; Vacations; Wedding anniversaries;
- Wooing the witch queen / by Burgis, Stephanie,author.;
- "Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door. For that, she needs to spend more time in her laboratory experimenting with her spells. She definitely doesn't have time to bring order to her chaotic library of magic. When a mysterious dark wizard arrives at her castle, Saskia hires him as her new librarian on the spot. "Fabian" is sweet and a little nerdy, and his requests seem a little strange - what in the name of Divine Elva is a fountain pen? - but he's getting the job done. And if he writes her flirtatious poetry and his innocent touch makes her skin singe, well ... Little does Saskia know that the "wizard" she's falling for is actually an Imperial archduke in disguise, with no magical training whatsoever. On the run, with perilous secrets on his trail and a fast growing yearning for the wicked sorceress, he's in danger from her enemies and her newfound allies, too. When his identity is finally revealed, will their love save or doom each other?"--
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Deception; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Librarians; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Queens; Witches;
- The Chilbury Ladies' Choir : a novel / by Ryan, Jennifer,author.;
- Through letters and journals, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir unfolds the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Choirs (Music); Women's choirs; World War, 1939-1945;
- The Chilbury Ladies' Choir [sound recording] : a novel / by Ryan, Jennifer,author.; Glaister, Gabrielle,1960-narrator.; Kirman, Laura,narrator.; Wilde, Imogen,narrator.; Andoh, Adjoa,narrator.; Clegg, Tom,narrator.; Grady, Mike,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
- Read by Gabrielle Glaister, Laura Kirman, Imogen Wilde, Adjoa Andoh, Tom Clegg, and Mike Grady.Through letters and journals, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir unfolds the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Choirs (Music); Women's choirs; World War, 1939-1945;
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