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Hurricane Hazel in the Carolinas / by Barnes, Jay.(CARDINAL)209006;
The approaching storm -- Hazel on the Carolina coast -- Inland and northward -- Hazel's legacy.Hurricane Hazel swept the U.S. Eastern Seaboard in mid-October 1954, eventually landing in the record books as one of the most deadly and enduring hurricanes. After punishing Haiti with mudslides that killed hundreds, Hazel edged northward, striking the Carolina coast as a ferocious category four. Landfall occurred near the South Carolina-North Carolina border, where a massive surge washed over barrier beaches and swept away hundreds of homes. When it was all over, Hazel had killed more than 1,000 and left a trail of destruction across the hemisphere. But nowhere was its impact more dramatic than in the Carolinas.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Photobooks.; Hurricane Hazel, 1954; Hurricanes; Hurricanes; North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 27 / Total copies: 31
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The last inn [videorecording] / by Barnes, Walker,actor.; Cunningham, Tristan,actor.; Hall, Emily(Actor),actor.; Jones, Bill(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; King, Jamel,actor.; Kuan, David,film director.; Lewis, Catherine(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; 4Digital Media,publisher.; Dreamer Film Limited,production company.; Orient Horizon Pictures,production company.; Youngkang Holly Film Co.,production company.;
Emily Tender, Walker Barnes, Tristan Cunningham, Jamel King.When university student Laura loses her memory, she is only left with the thought to visit the island of Galveston. On her journey, everything gets in her way: she encounters car accidents, mudslides, and collapsed mountain roads, finding herself completely cut off from the outside world. The only place available is the peculiar Last Inn, where Laura decides to seek shelter. Little does she know that by entering the creepy hotel, she will trap herself in a life-altering game. Evil spirits are released by a terrifying cursed doll and horrific events are triggered by an ancient Asian pencil-fairy ritual they play.Rating: Not rated.DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Horror films.; Amnesia; Haunted places; Hotels; Survival;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Remembering the Great Flood of 1916 [videorecording] : Come hell or high water / by Weintraub, David.(CARDINAL)433814; Center for Cultural Preservation (Hendersonville, N.C.); North Carolina Humanities Council.(CARDINAL)275510;
Produced, Directed and Edited by David Weintraub ; Narration: Kim Clark.Participant speakers: Jenny Jones Giles (Historian and Educator, Henderson/Polk Counties), Bill Carson (Owner, Orchard at Altapass, McDowell County), Drew Brannon,(Mills River Farmer, Henderson County), Joe Penland (Balladeer, Storyteller, Madison County), Edna Huntley Pryor (Flood Survivor, 1889-1981, Middle Fork), Ollie Hunter (Middle Fork Native, Henderson County), Donald Freeman (Gerton Native, Henderson County), Luverne Haydock (Descendant of Mountain View Inn Owner, Rutherford County), Jimmy Huntley (Middle Fork Native, Henderson County), James Fox (Director, National Environmental Modeling Center, University of North Carolina Asheville), Shirley Corn (MIddle Fork Native, Henderson County), Hubert Barnwell (Jeter Mountain Native, Henderson County), Toby LInville (Code Enforcement Director, Henderson County)."One hundred years ago, Western North Carolina was hit by the worst flood in its history, the Great Flood of 1916. As a result of the tail end of two hurricanes within days of each other, hundreds of mudslides caused catastrophic damage and loss of life, the Swannanoa River was a mile wide and the French Broad River was 17 feet above flood stage. But the Great Flood is more than a history lesson. Its also a cautionary tale of where we build our homes, how we live our lives and what we do to protect ourselves and the environment the next time nature raises its ugly head again in a flood prone area like Western North Carolina." -- Back cover.Fism was made possible by the generous support of North Carolina Humanities Council and others.DVD.Title from title screen (viewed December 18, 2016).
Subjects: Video recordings.; Biographies.; Floods; Rivers; Disaster relief; Disaster victims;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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I made it out of clay / by Kander, Bethauthor(CARDINAL)872242;
"Nothing's going well for Eve: she's single, turning forty, stressed at work, and anxious about a recent series of increasingly creepy incidents. Most devastatingly, her beloved father died last year, and her family still won't acknowledge their sorrow. With her younger sister's wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She can't bear to attend the event alone. That's when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperation--and Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem. At first, everything seems great. The golem is indeed protective--and also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eve's lighthearted rom-com fantasy swiftly mudslides into something much darker." --
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Romance fiction.; Jewish women; Jewish single people; Jewish families; Fathers; Weddings; Golem; Jewish legends; Antisemitism;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 23
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I made it out of clay / by Kander, Beth,author.(CARDINAL)872242; Shalan, Gail,narrator.;
Read by Gail Shalan.In this darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, a woman creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a rom-com rather than a disaster. Nothing's going well for Eve: she's single, turning forty, stressed at work and anxious about a recent series of increasingly creepy incidents. Most devastatingly, her beloved father died last year, and her family still won't acknowledge their sorrow.With her younger sister's wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She can't bear to attend the event alone. That's when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperation...and Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem.At first, everything seems great. The golem is indeed protective--and also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eve's lighthearted rom-com fantasy swiftly mudslides into something much darker.With moments of moodiness, fierce love and unexpected laughter, I Made It Out of Clay will make you see monsters everywhere.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Audiobooks.; Jewish women; Jewish single people; Jewish families; Fathers; Weddings; Golem; Jewish legends; Antisemitism;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Surviving Helene : Chronicles of courage and recovery , by Fuentes, Jamie, author. ;
"In September 2024, Hurricane Helene battered the coast, but its far-reaching impact shook communities far from the storm's center. "Surviving Helene: Chronicles of Courage and Hope" delves into the hearts and homes of the resilient residents of Western North Carolina, capturing their personal stories of survival, strength, and solidarity in the face of nature's wrath. This compelling narrative ushers readers through the lives forever changed by high winds, torrential rains, and the ravaging aftermath of destruction. From a wedding party that was swept away in the ravaging river to families narrowly escaping from mudslides who banded together in makeshift shelters, every account stands as a testament to human spirit and endurance. They reflect on not just the physical challenges of rebuilding their lives, but also the emotional toll of loss, uncertainty, and the quest for normalcy amidst chaos. With vivid storytelling and powerful firsthand accounts, this book highlights the diverse experiences of community members-including educators, first responders, and volunteers-who came together to support one another and restore their beloved mountain towns. Their tales illustrate not only the destruction wrought by the storm but also the glimmers of hope and acts of kindness that emerged in its wake. "Surviving Helene" is both a gripping chronicle of a natural disaster and a heartwarming tribute to the unyielding spirit of the Appalachian people. It serves as a poignant reminder that even in the darkest times, community, courage, and compassion can light the way forward. Join these remarkable individuals in their journey of survival and rediscovery, and let their stories inspire you to find hope in the face of adversity." --Back cover. 
Subjects: Hurricane Helene;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Damnation spring [large print] : a novel / by Davidson, Ash,author.;
"For generations, Rich Gundersen's family has chopped a livelihood out of the redwood forest along California's rugged coast. Now Rich and his wife, Colleen, are raising their own young son near Damnation Grove, a swath of ancient redwoods on which Rich's employer, Sanderson Timber Co., plans to make a killing. In 1977, with most of the forest cleared or protected, a grove like Damnation--and beyond it 24-7 Ridge--is a logger's dream. It's dangerous work. Rich has already lived decades longer than his father, killed on the job. Rich wants better for his son, Chub, so when the opportunity arises to buy 24-7 Ridge--costing them all the savings they've squirreled away for their growing family--he grabs it, unbeknownst to Colleen. Because the reality is their family isn't growing; Colleen has lost several pregnancies. And she isn't alone. As a midwife, Colleen has seen it with her own eyes. For decades, the herbicides the logging company uses were considered harmless. But Colleen is no longer so sure. What if these miscarriages aren't isolated strokes of bad luck? As mudslides take out clear-cut hillsides and salmon vanish from creeks, her search for answers threatens to unravel not just Rich's plans for the 24-7, but their marriage too, dividing a town that lives and dies on timber along the way. Told from the perspectives of Rich, Colleen, and Chub, in prose as clear as a spring-fed creek, this intimate, compassionate portrait of a community clinging to a vanishing way of life amid the perils of environmental degradation makes Damnation Spring an essential novel for our time"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Ecofiction.; Domestic fiction.; Pastoral fiction.; Novels.; Fiction.; Families; Miscarriage; Forests and forestry; Logging; Herbicides; Environmental degradation;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Giants of the monsoon forest : living and working with elephants / by Shell, Jacob,1983-author.(CARDINAL)789484;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Catching elephants -- Powers of trunk and mind -- Muddy exodus -- A counterpoint in Africa -- Breakable chains -- Strange behaviors -- Camps and villages -- Pencil lines on a map -- Flood relief elephant."High in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world's last stands of mature, wild teak. For more than a thousand years, people here have worked with elephants to log these otherwise impassable forests and move people and goods (often illicitly) under cover of the forest canopy. In Giants of the Monsoon Forest, geographer Jacob Shell takes us deep into this strange elephant country to explore the lives of these extraordinarily intelligent creatures. The relationship between elephant and rider is an intimate one that lasts for many decades. When an elephant is young, he or she is paired with a rider, who is called a mahout. The two might work together their entire lives. Though not bred to work with humans, these elephants can lift and carry logs, save people from mudslides, break logjams in raging rivers, and navigate dense mountain forests with passengers on their backs. Visiting tiny logging villages and forest camps, Shell describes fascinating characters, both elephant and human -- like a heroic elephant named Maggie who saves dozens of British and Burmese refugees during World War II, and an elephant named Pak Chan who sneaks away from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to mate with a partner in a passing herd. We encounter an eloquent colonel in a rebel army in Burma's Kachin State, whose expertise is smuggling arms and valuable jade via elephant convoy, and several particularly smart elephants, including one who discovers, all on his own, how to use a wood branch as a kind of safety lock when lifting heavy teak logs. Giants of the Monsoon Forest offers a new perspective on animal intelligence and reveals an unexpected relationship between evolution in the natural world and political struggles in the human one. Shell examines why the complex tradition of working with elephants has endured with Asian elephants, but not with their counterparts in Africa. And he shows us how Asia's secret forest culture might offer a way to save the elephants. By performing rescues after major floods -- as they did in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- and helping sustainably log Asian forests, humans and elephants working together can help protect the fragile spaces they both need to survive."--
Subjects: Elephants.; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Nature's extremes : inside the great natural disasters that shape life on earth /
Subjects: Geology.; Natural disasters.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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