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- The dead we honor / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;
- Welcome to Maverick, Iowa. Once a thriving farm community, the peaceful little town is now a bristling hotbed of drugs, crime, and homelessness. Thanks to the misguided policies of a new state governor, the floodgates have been opened to a devastating and very unwelcome wave of newcomers, grifters, fentanyl dealers, thieves, and roving gangs of smash-and-grabbers--and one powerful billionaire who's buying up the farmland. Lifelong residents watch helplessly as their beloved Main Street becomes a bloody battleground in a divided America. This is more than a culture war; it's a hostile takeover. Returning home for the first time since Afghanistan, war veteran Bryan Branch barely recognizes his old stomping ground. Back in the day, he was the town hellraiser--until the military gave him a sense of purpose and appreciation for our hard-fought freedoms. Now those freedoms are under attack--and this time, it's personal. As the violence and destruction of Maverick spirals out of control, Bryan enlists the help of his army buddies, a group of veterans who call themselves "The Night Warriors." They're armed and ready to clean up the town. But their enemies are armed, too--and ready to blow the whole country straight to hell.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Rural crimes; Small cities; Veterans;
- On the ravine : a novel / by Lam, Vincent,author.;
- In his downtown Toronto condo, Dr. Chen awakens to the sound of streetcars below, but it is not the early morning traffic that keeps him from sleep. News banners run across his phone: Fentanyl Crisis; Toxic Drug Supply; Record Number of Deaths. From behind the headlines, on the same screen, glow the faces of his patients, the faces of the what-ifs: What if he had done more, or less? Or something different? Would they still be alive? Claire is a violinist; she feels at one with her music, taking flight in its melody, free in its movement. But now she rises and falls with the opioids in her system, becoming increasingly reckless. After two overdoses in twenty-four hours, she sits in the blue light of her computer, searching a notice board for recommendations: my doctor saved my life; my doctor is just another dealer. And then another message catches her attention, about Chen's clinic: be a guinea pig--why not get paid to take it? When Claire's life intersects with Chen's, the doctor is drawn ever more deeply into the complexities of the doctor-patient relationship, the implication and meaning of his intention to treat. Chen must confront just how far he would go to save a life.
- Subjects: Medical fiction.; Novels.; Opioid abuse; Physician and patient; Physicians; Violinists;
- Paulette [videorecording] / by Aubanel, Laurie,screenwriter.; Bertin, Françoise,actor.; Enrico, Jérôme,film director,screenwriter.; Lafont, Bernadette,actor.; Lavanant, Dominique,1944-actor.; Maura, Carmen,1945-actor.; Olsen, Bianca,screenwriter.; Rambour, Cyril,screenwriter.; Cohen Media Group,publisher.;
- Music, Michel Ochowiak ; editor, Antoine Vareille ; director of photography, Bruno Privat.Bernadette Lafont, Carmen Maura, Dominique Lavanant, Francoise Bertin, Andre Penvern.Brash and opinionated retiree Paulette lives alone in a housing project on the outskirts of Paris. One evening, upon observing some mysterious dealings outside her building, Paulette discovers a surprising way to supplement her meager pension; an unlikely but successful career selling cannabis.MPAA Rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Marijuana industry; Motion pictures, French.; Retirees; Women drug dealers;
- For private home use only.
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