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- Geostorm [videorecording] / by Guyot, Paul,screenwriter.; Ellison, David,1983-film producer.; Goldberg, Dana,film producer.; Devlin, Dean,film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Butler, Gerard,1969-actor.; Sturgess, Jim,actor.; Cornish, Abbie,1982-actor.; Lara, Alexandra Maria,1978-actor.; Wu, Yanzu,1974-actor.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; Skydance Productions,presenter,production company.;
- Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez, Ed Harris.After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong. The system built to protect the Earth is attacking it, and it's a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Satellites; Natural disasters; Climatic changes;
- For private home use only.
- Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go. by Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 2007.Mulberry Bush School is an Oxford education facility for emotionally disturbed children, who have been excluded from mainstream schools. Longinotto captures the inner life of Mulberry Bush, focusing especially on the stories of three boys, Michael, Ben and Alex, all struggling at different stages of development, but all of them linked by the experience, of having to endure great sadness. Avoiding sensationalism, the violence a boy is capable of is never construed as his true nature, but as something to be overcome – with the help of their extremely patient tutors.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Education.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Children.; England.; Mental illness.;
- Cold Refuge. by Irving, Judy,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by First Run Features in 2023.COLD REFUGE is about how swimming in cold water mitigates life's challenges such as grief, loss, disease, discrimination, disability, and stress. Marine mammals, birds, artwork, and open-water locations create a visual meditation on what it means to be fully present in the natural world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Environmental sciences.; Science.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Sports.; Grief.; Disabilities.; Alternative Medicine.; Water.; People with disabilities.;
- Wonders of Volcanoes with Dara Ó Briain. by Ó Briain, Dara,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Dara Ó BriainOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2025.Embark on a journey from Etna to Vesuvius and witness one of Earth’s most fearsome natural wonders. Both dazzling and destructive, volcanoes have fascinated and frightened us for millennia. The mythical home of the gods, these mountains of fire can bury cities and trigger tsunamis, yet they also hold hidden treasures and create fertile soils. Dara Ó Briain marvels at Italy’s lava fountains, drinks wines grown on volcanic slopes, meets the people who call volcanoes home, and learns how volcanoes have defined the country’s fortunes and impacted its culture for centuries. He also asks whether something that holds the key to so much of our understanding of the world could also be the greatest threat to it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Agriculture.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Natural disasters.; Italy.; Earth sciences.; Documentary television programs.;
- The Ministry of Time A Novel [electronic resource] : by Bradley, Kaliane.aut; Weightman, George.nrt; Leung, Katie.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitan • “Witty, sexy escapist fiction [that] packs a substantial punch...Fresh and thrilling.” —Los Angeles Times • “Electric...I loved every second.” —Emily Henry “Utterly winning...Imagine if The Time Traveler’s Wife had an affair with A Gentleman in Moscow...Readers, I envy you: There’s a smart, witty novel in your future.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future. An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Time Travel; Time Travel;
- © 2024., Simon & Schuster,
- Hundreds of Beavers. by Cheslik, Mike,film director.; Mancheski, Doug,actor.; Rico, Luis,actor.; Graves, Olivia,actor.; Brickson, Ryland,actor.; Tank, Wes,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Doug Mancheski, Luis Rico, Olivia Graves, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Wes TankOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2022.In this wild and wacky black-and-white comedy, a drunken 19th-century applejack salesman finds himself up against an army of beavers after losing everything in a freak snowstorm. With no weapons or supplies, he's forced to rely on sheer cunning (and pure luck) to outsmart the beavers and survive in the wilderness. What follows is a madcap, slapstick battle of man versus nature, filled with zany antics and unexpected twists. Bursting with old-school physical comedy, this film is a rollicking ride through a frostbitten frontier.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Action and adventure films.; Silent films.;
- Natural beauty : a novel / by Huang, Ling Ling,1989-author.;
- "In this sly, surprising, and razor-sharp debut novel, a virtuoso pianist gives up her future as a musician to work at a high-end wellness store in New York City where the pursuit of beauty comes at a staggering cost. Our narrator is the youngest student at the Conservatory. She produces a sound from the piano no one else does, employing a special technique she learned from her parents--also stunningly talented musicians--who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future as a pianist and accepts a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City. Holistik is known for its remarkable products and outrageous procedures: remoras that suck cheap Botox from the body, eyelash extensions made of spider silk, emotional support ducklings bred to imprint on their owners. Every product is ethically sourced and made with nothing but the highest quality ingredients. Our narrator's new job is a coveted one among New York's beauty-obsessed, and it affords her entry into a new world of privilege. She becomes transfixed by Helen--a model, and the niece of Holistik's charismatic owner--and the two strike up a close friendship that hazily veers into more. All the while, Holistik plies our narrator with products that slim her thighs, smooth her skin, lighten her hair, and change her eye color. But beneath these fancy creams and tinctures lies a terrible truth that threatens to consume her. After all, beauty is nothing without ugliness. NATURAL BEAUTY is a piercing, terrifying, and darkly funny debut that eviscerates the beauty and wellness industry, exploring questions of consumerism, self-worth, race, and identity. This propulsive novel takes a world that feels familiar and pushes it to a conclusion that at first might seem jarring, but when we inch closer, settles on us as truth"--
- Subjects: Black humor.; Satirical literature.; Novels.; Beauty, Personal; Chinese Americans; Women pianists;
- Rainbow Rangers. [videorecording] / by Alexander, Phillipa,voice actor.; Crosbie, Juliette,voice actor.; Mythen, Aileen,voice actor.; Minkoff, Rob,creator.; Morris, Shane,creator.; Genius Brands International (Firm),distributor.;
- Phillipa Alexander, Juliette Crosbie, Aileen Mythen.Seven girls, each with her own wildly unique personality and powers, live a rainbow's ride away in Kaleidoscopia. But whenever there's trouble for the people, animals, or natural wonders of the Earth, the Rangers zoom into action and ride a rainbow across the sky to save the day!G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
- Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Rainbows; Friendship;
- For private home use only.
- Life Below Zero. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2013.LIFE BELOW ZERO follows the drama and hardships experienced by four Alaskan households in different corners of this merciless territory as they battle to make it through a long, dark, freezing winter. The huge US state of Alaska boasts some of the world's most deadly weather, with temperatures regularly plummeting to a lethal -80 Fahrenheit, freezing exposed limbs in minutes. Yet it is also home to some of the toughest, most resilient, most isolated people in the world. Life is all about survival in the face of unrelenting weather, scarce resources and man-eating carnivores.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Action and adventure films.; Nature.; Alaska.; Reality television programs.;
- Far from the madding crowd [videorecording] / by Barden, Jessica,1992-; Hardy, Thomas,1840-1928.Far from the madding crowd.Videorecording.; Mulligan, Carey,1985-; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-; Sheen, Michael.; Sturridge, Tom.; Temple, Juno,1989-; Vinterberg, Thomas,1969-; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Fox Searchlight Pictures.;
- Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple, Jessica Barden.Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene, an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer, a dashing soldier, and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love, and resilience.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
- Subjects: Farm life; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Romance films.; Sheep ranchers; Soldiers; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women farmers;
- For private home use only.
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