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Nala's world : one man, his rescue cat, and a bike ride around the globe / by Nicholson, Dean,author.; Jenkins, Garry,author.;
The @1bike1world Instagram sensation shares the full story of his life-changing relationship with his rescue cat, Nala, and their inspiring bicycle journeys through the refugee camps, remarkable terrains and animal shelters of the world.
Subjects: Biographies.; Nicholson, Dean; Bicycle touring.; Cat owners; Cats; Human-animal relationships.; Travelers; Voyages around the world.;

Celia. by Turner, Ann,film director.; Smart, Rebecca,actor.; Longley, Victoria,actor.; Umbrella Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Rebecca Smart, Victoria LongleyOriginally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 1989.Celia (Rebecca Smart) is a fiercely independent and imaginative 9-year old who lives uncomfortably with her buttoned-down family in suburban Melbourne in the 1950s. Her church going parents are troubled by sexual frustrations and irrational fears about the rise of communism, causing Celia to find refuge with her treasured, tolerant grandmother. But when the latter dies, Celia's world falls apart until a friendship blossoms with new neighbor Alice (Victoria Longley in an AFI winning performance), a fun-loving, open-minded woman with young children.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Cult films.; Fantasy fiction.;

Forever on the bay / by McClain, Lee Tobin.;
"Pleasant Shores cop Evan Stone has worked hard to become a man of his word...So when his late best friend's sister asks for his help, he doesnt hesitate. He promised he'd watch out for Cassie, and the cottage next to his will be a perfect short-term refuge for her and her dog...Sheltered for years because of a childhood illness, Cassie is ready to reach for what she wants. And despite her family's warnings...Cassie's heart wants Evan. As the return of his estranged son puts his sobriety to the test, Cassie and Evan are drawn together, finding strength through what they've each weathered"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Fathers and sons; Dysfunctional families;

The boy in the woods [videorecording] / by motion picture adaptation of (work):Smart, Maxwell,1930-Boy in the woods.; Armitage, Richard,1971-actor.; Klyne, Jett,actor.; Kohlsmith, David,actor.; Snow, Rebecca,1988-screenwriter,film director.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Jett Klyne, David Kohlsmith, Richard Armitage.The remarkable true story of Max, a Jewish boy escaping Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe. After he is separated from his family, Max finds refuge with Christian peasant Jasko, who hides him in plain sight until a tense standoff with Nazi police. Afraid for his own family's life, Jasko sends Max to live in the woods, where he learns to survive alone. With echoes of a Grimms' fairy tale, Max's experience is both terrifying and magical. He inhabits a landscape crawling with Nazis and partisans and haunted by ghosts.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; War films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Smart, Maxwell, 1930-; Jewish families; Jews; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Wilderness survival; Male friendship;
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The Music Box. by Costa-Gavras,film director.; Mueller-Stahl, Armin,actor.; Lynn, Cheryl,actor.; Moffat, Donald,actor.; Forrest, Frederic,actor.; Lange, Jessica,actor.; Haas, Lukas,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Donald Moffat, Frederic Forrest, Jessica Lange, Lukas HaasOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1989.Mike Laszlo is a Hungarian refugee living in the United States. Is he a war criminal? His daughter, a famous lawyer, doesn't believe it and defends him. But during her investigation she begins to have doubts.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;

Dog Soldiers. by Marshall, Neil,film director.; Cleasby, Emma,actor.; McKidd, Kevin,actor.; Cunningham, Liam,actor.; Pertwee, Sean,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emma Cleasby, Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham, Sean PertweeOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 2002.In this action-packed horror film, a group of British soldiers on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands is unexpectedly attacked by deadly werewolves. Led by Sergeant Wells (Sean Pertwee) and Private Cooper (Kevin McKidd), the squad takes refuge in an isolated farmhouse, but their situation quickly becomes a desperate fight for survival. As the soldiers try to fend off the relentless creatures, they uncover a terrifying secret lurking in the woods. DOG SOLDIERS blends intense military action with gripping werewolf horror, creating a suspenseful and brutal battle for survival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Cult films.; Motion pictures, British.; Monsters in motion pictures.; Motion pictures--Europe.; Werewolves.;

Pomegranate. by Namou, Weam,film director.; Alameen, Basim,actor.; Taher, Ismail,actor.; Babi, Lamar,actor.; Boutros, Natally,actor.; Rahmani, Sam,actor.; Shami, Zain,actor.; Freestyle Digital Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Basim Alameen, Ismail Taher, Lamar Babi, Natally Boutros, Sam Rahmani, Zain ShamiOriginally produced by Freestyle Digital Media in 2025.It’s the elections of Donald Trump in 2016, and a young, liberal, Iraqi Muslim refugee struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of conservative, Iraqi Christians while battling her family’s fears and demands of loyalty to traditions.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;

Daughters of the new year : a novel / by Tran, E. M.,author.;
In New Orleans, three daughters of a former beauty queen and Vietnamese refugee obsessed with zodiac signs are trying to go about their modern lives, but begin to encounter strange glimpses of long-buried secrets from their ancestors.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Children of immigrants; Families; Sisters; Vietnamese Americans;

One life [videorecording] / by Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Hawes, James,film director.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Olin, Lena,actor.; Coxon, Lucinda,1962-screenwriter.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Tim Steed."Tells the true story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Germans on the verge of World War II. Half a century later, he is haunted by the memory of those he could not save"--Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Winton, Nicholas, 1909-2015; Jewish refugees; Jewish children; Jewish children in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; Kindertransports (Rescue operations);
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Melmoth : a novel / by Perry, Sarah,1979-author.;
"It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy. But, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears ..."--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Translators;

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