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Silent night in Algona [videorecording] / by Jacobs, Curran.; Knox, Terence.; Nichols, Taylor.(CARDINAL)799306; Rader, Bodhi.;
Director, Anthony Hornus.Curran Jacobs, Bodhi Rader, Taylor Nichols, Terence Knox.Silent Night in Algona is based on a true story set in Algona, Iowa, in 1944. The film captures the resilience of a small town during World War II when a young farmer with a debilitating back injury devises an unconventional plan to save the corn harvest using German POWs. However, fear and resentment spark tensions among the people and could stand in the way. Can the true spirit of Christmas and shared humanity emerge and remind us of the relevance and enduring impact of forgiveness and unity? The story illuminates how our similarities outweigh our differences, echoing relevance to modern times.Not rated.DVD.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The spider and the fly [large print] : a reporter, a serial killer and the meaning of murder / by Rowe, Claudia,1966-author.(CARDINAL)415065;
The weight of paper -- 99 Fulton avenue -- When night falls -- Tricks of the trade -- The final insult -- Strange town -- As if we were friends -- Close to home -- Evidence of things not seen -- Man and monster -- Solitaire -- U-turns -- Ghost story -- A day in the life -- One of our own -- The face in the mirror -- Discharged -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Author's note."...Local police discovered the bodies of eight women stashed in the attic and basement of the small colonial home that Kendall Francois, a painfully polite twenty-seven-year-old community college student, shared with his parents and sister...[the author] had always been secretly fascinated by the darkness, and soon became obsessed with the story and with Francois. She was consumed with the desire to understand just how a man could abduct and strangle eight women--and how a family could live for two years, seemingly unaware, in a house with the victims' rotting corpses. She also hoped to uncover what humanity, if any, a murderer could maintain in the wake of such monstrous evil. Reaching out after Francois was arrested, Rowe and the serial killer began a dizzying four-year conversation about cruelty, compassion, and control; an unusual and provocative relationship that would eventually lead her to the abyss, forcing her to clearly see herself and her own past--and why she was drawn to danger..."--page ii.
Subjects: Large print books.; True crime stories.; Case studies.; Francois, Kendall, 1971-2014.; Francois, Kendall, 1971-2014; Rowe, Claudia, 1966-; Serial murderers; Serial murders;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Lumberton / by Parmeter, L. Lee.;
The characters of Parmeter's book "The Last Tear Drop" are continued in this epic story of the home front during WW II and those who made it happen. It is a stand alone novel yet the familiar writing style comes to life and puts you in that time waiting to turn the page to see and feel the characters come to life. The story is about a youth growing up in a small southern town during the turbulent and trying years of World War II. The strains of "Remember Pearl Harbor" echo in the air as the story unfolds with a close-knit American sprit united in a common cause. Lumberton takes you back in time to the making of the world's greatest generation. It was the pivotal time in our nation's history. In 1941, we were just emerging from the great depression and entering into the uncharted waters of a Second World War. It was a significant period in the shaping our great nation. Not since this era has our nation worked together in the unparalleled effort of a national union of spirit. We turned to our youth to carry the heaviest burden of all to fight our enemies in their territory. The setting of the greatest American generation has yet to be duplicated in any war or national emergency. This was the time of heroes, patriotism, God, and country that has never been equaled. Lumberton puts you in the breadbasket of the making of our nation.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Our last wild days : a novel / by Bailey, Anna,1995-author.;
"The Labasques aren't like other families. Living in a shack out in the swamps, they made do by hunting down alligators and other animals. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are troublemakers and outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn't want in your community. So when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two brothers. The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter's childhood friend Loyal May, who has just returned home to care for her mother. When she left town at eighteen years old, she betrayed Cutter. Now with a ragtag group from the local paper where she works, Loyal goes in search of answers, uncovering a web of deceit and corruption that implicates those in town. It may be too late to apologize to Cutter, but Loyal has restitution in mind"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Dysfunctional families; Poor; Female friendship; Homecoming; Restitution; Betrayal; City and town life; Country life; Family secrets;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 16
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Wayward Pines. [videorecording] by Dillon, Matt,actor.(CARDINAL)348092; Howard, Terrence,actor.(CARDINAL)538768; Leo, Melissa,actor.(CARDINAL)343271; Lewis, Juliette,actor.(CARDINAL)785760; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)340075;
Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Carla Gugino, Toby Jones.Secret Service agent Ethan Burke wakes up in a hospital in a strangely idyllic mountain town in Idaho. But the more Ethan tries to find out what happened to him, and to two missing fellow agents, the more he discovers that nothing is as it seems in Wayward Pines. Desperate to learn the truth and return to his family, Ethan eventually unveils a terrifying secret that affects all of mankind.Rating: TV-14.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 (English), Dolby digital 2.0 (Spanish).
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Science fiction television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Accident victims; Missing persons; Small cities; Accidentes; Ciudades y pueblos; Personas desaparecidas;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Life's operating manual : with the fear and truth dialogues / by Shadyac, Tom.(CARDINAL)635500;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257).
Subjects: Self-knowledge, Theory of.; Consciousness.; Truth.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rebooting the American dream : 11 ways to rebuild our country / by Hartmann, Thom,1951-(CARDINAL)265942;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Back to the future -- Bring my job home! -- Roll back the Reagan tax cuts -- Stop them from eating my town -- An informed and educated electorate -- Medicare "part E"; for everybody -- Make Members of Congress wear NASCAR patches -- Cool our fever -- They will steal it! -- Put Lou Dobbs out to pasture -- Wal-Mart is not a person -- In the shadow of the dragon -- Tag, you're it!.
Subjects: Political planning;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Rebooting the American dream : 11 ways to rebuild our country / by Hartmann, Thom,1951-(CARDINAL)265942;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Back to the future -- Bring my job home! -- Roll back the Reagan tax cuts -- Stop them from eating my town -- An informed and educated electorate -- Medicare "part E"; for everybody -- Make Members of Congress wear NASCAR patches -- Cool our fever -- They will steal it! -- Put Lou Dobbs out to pasture -- Wal-Mart is not a person -- In the shadow of the dragon -- Tag, you're it!.
Subjects: Political planning;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The class of '65 : a student, a divided town, and the long road to forgiveness / by Auchmutey, Jim.(CARDINAL)527779;
"Being a student at Americus High School in 1964 was the worst experience of Greg Wittkamper's life. A member of a nearby Christian commune, Koinonia, Greg was publicly and devoutly in favor of racial integration and harmony. Koinonia's farm goods were boycotted by businesses for miles around, and they were targeted and attacked with bombs and gunfire by the Ku Klux Klan. But Greg did not waver in his beliefs. When Americus High School was integrated, he refused to participate in the insults and violence aimed at its black students. He was harassed and bullied and beaten but stood his ground. In the summer after his senior year, as racial strife in Americus reached its peak, Greg left town. Forty-two years later, in the spring of 2006, a dozen former classmates wrote letters to Greg, asking his forgiveness and inviting him to return for a class reunion. Their words opened a vein of painful memory and unresolved emotion. The long-deferred attempt at reconciliation started him on a journey that would prove healing and saddening. The Class of '65 transcends the ugly things that happened decades ago in the Deep South. This book is also the story of four people--David Morgan, Joseph Logan, Deanie Dudley, and Celia Harvey--who reached out to their former classmate. Why did they change their minds? Why did it still matter to them, decades later? Their tale illustrates our capacity for change and the ways in which America has--and has not--matured in its attitudes about race. At heart, this is a tale about a pariah and the people who eventually realized that they had been a party to injustice. It is a tandem story of a country and its people--angry, fearful, and proud--to make real change"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Wittkamper, Greg, 1947-; Koinonia Farm; School integration; High school students; Youth, White; Outcasts; Persecution; Class reunions; Forgiveness;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Who is Bruce Springsteen? / by Sabol, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)352341; Copeland, Gregory,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352416;
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).Who Is Bruce Springsteen? -- A Young Boy -- Practice Makes Perfect -- Jersey Shore Fame -- Becoming a Star -- The Sounds of Success -- Family Man -- Making a Difference -- Politics -- Not Slowing Down -- Timelines -- Bibliography.Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon. Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar New Jersey town, where his parents struggled to make ends meet. Bruce didn't fit in at school but found solace in rock and roll and playing guitar. After the breakup of a local band he'd joined, Springsteen went out on his own and people began to take notice. He signed with Columbia Records and under pressure to come up with a hit, wrote "Born in the USA," which tells the story of America during the years of the Vietnam War. A multi-millionaire and twenty-time Grammy winner, the Boss has remained a working class hero whose music deals with the political and social changes in our country.760LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Springsteen, Bruce; Rock musicians;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 23
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