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Rage the night : a novel / by Morrissey, Donna,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Rage the Night' is at once the intimate tale of one man's quest to discover the truth of his birth and a riveting account of a real-life Newfoundland tragedy from 1914, brilliantly and sensitively imagined by one of Canada's most beloved and bestselling authors. Donna Morrissey lives in Halifax, NS.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Disasters; Identity (Psychology); Interpersonal relations; Sealing; Secrecy; Survival;

Operation Jubilee : Dieppe, 1942 : the folly and the sacrifice / by Bishop, Patrick(Patrick Joseph),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the bestselling tradition of Ben Macintyre, Tim Cook, and other bestselling World War II historians, 'Operation Jubilee' is a riveting and updated telling of the tragic Dieppe raid of 1942. The UK National Archives, which contain an enormous trove of material, has only recently become declassified and available to Patrick Bishop for this book. Bishop spent 25 years as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts around the world.
Subjects: Dieppe Raid, 1942.; World War, 1939-1945;

A trip to the zoo / by Lewis, K. E.;
A Trip to the Zoo will help kids understand how animals are looked after and kept safe in today's zoos and wildlife parks, and includes fun facts and a quiz to support development. It is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Zoo animals; Zoos;

An Arctic childhood / by Metchooyeah, Jillian.; Myers, Maya.;
An Arctic Childhood will introduce kids to the unique way of life of Pauloosie and his community--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Inuit;

Finding Vivian Maier [videorecording] / by Maloof, John.; Siskel, Charlie.; MPI Media Group.; Ravine Pictures.; Sundance Selects (Firm);
Who is Vivian Maier? Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime. Since buying her work by chance at auction, amateur historian John Maloof has crusaded to put this prolific photographer in the history books. Maier's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Maier, Vivian, 1926-2009; Women photographers; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nannies; Street photography;
© c2014., MPI Media Group : Sundance Selects,

Freaks. by Browning, Tod,film director.; Earles, Harry,actor.; Victor, Henry,actor.; Hyams, Leila,actor.; Baclanova, Olga,actor.; Ates, Roscoe,actor.; Ford, Wallace,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Harry Earles, Henry Victor, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates, Wallace FordOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1932.Love, deceit and revenge on a carnival midway… This pre-Code movie, shocking for its time, still pushes the edge of filmmaking with its riveting tale of love and betrayal between a "normal" circus performer and the wealthy little person performer whom she marries for money and then betrays.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Circus.;

Canary girls : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Rosie the Riveter' meets 'A League of Their Own' in Jennifer Chiaverinis lively and illuminating novel about the munitionettes who built bombs in Britains arsenals during WWI, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie and courage on the soccer pitch.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Weapons industry; Women soccer players; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;

The forgotten room [sound recording] / by Child, Lincoln.; McClain, Johnathan,1970-;
Read by Johnathan McClain.A riveting new thriller featuring the charismatic and quirky Professor Jeremy Logan, renowned investigator of the strange and the inexplicable, as he uncovers a long-lost secret experiment only rumoured to have existed.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; College teachers; Science; Supernatural;

Canary girls [text (large print)] : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Rosie the Riveter' meets 'A League of Their Own' in Jennifer Chiaverinis lively and illuminating novel about the munitionettes who built bombs in Britains arsenals during WWI, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie and courage on the soccer pitch.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Weapons industry; Women soccer players; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;

The horse : a galloping history of humanity / by Winegard, Timothy C.(Timothy Charles),1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They reshaped the human genome and the world's linguistic map. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. And they were vectors of lethal disease and contributed to lifesaving medical innovations. Timothy Winegard's 'The Horse' is a riveting narrative of this noble animal's unrivaled and enduring reign across human history.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Horses; Horses;

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