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Lincoln's grave robbers / by Sheinkin, Steve.(CARDINAL)465371;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index."On October 20, 1875, Secret Service agents raid the Illinois workshop of master counterfeiter Benjamin Boyd and arrest him. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather and devise a paln to get Boyd back: steal Abraham Lincoln's body from its tomb, stash it in a secret location, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Boyd - and $200,000 in cash. The action in this true crime thriller alternates among the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover couble agent moving back and forth between the two groups. Along the way, get a glimpse into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night, 1876."--book jacket930LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Body snatching; Counterfeits and counterfeiting; Counterfeits and counterfeiting; Grave robbing; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 29 / Total copies: 32
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Gulag : a history / by Applebaum, Anne,1964-(CARDINAL)350946;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Internment camps; Forced labor; Prisons;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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The antelope's strategy : living in Rwanda after the genocide / by Hatzfeld, Jean.(CARDINAL)388168;
In two previous works, journalist Hatzfeld offered a profound, harrowing witness to the pain and horror in the mass killings of one group of people by another. Combining his own analysis of the events with interviews from both Hutu killers and Tutsi survivors, he explored the psychology of evil, and of survival, in unprecedented depth. Now he returns to Rwanda seven years later to talk with both the Hutus and Tutsis he'd come to know--some of the killers who had been released from prison or returned from Congolese exile, and the Tutsi escapees who must now tolerate them as neighbors. How are they managing with the process of reconciliation? Do they think in their hearts it is possible? This is an astonishing exploration of the pain of memory, the nature of stoic hope, and the ineradicability of grief.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Interviews.; Reconciliation; Genocide; Tutsi (African people); Hutu (African people);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mightier than the sword [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-(CARDINAL)347483; Jennings, Alex,narrator.;
Read by Alex Jennings.When Harry arrives in New York, his publisher Harold Guinzberg tells him he has been elected as the next president of English PEN, which will give him the opportunity to launch a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who is languishing in a Russian Gulag in Siberia. His crime, writing a book Uncle Joe, which gives an insight into what it was like to work for Josef Stalin.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Authors; Families; Political prisoners; Social classes;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 30
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Screwed / by Thompson, Ronnie,ProducerAuthor(DLC)no 98051933; Butts, Colin,Author(DLC)nb 99097820; Harris, JamesProducer(local)tlcaut1735574335084126030; Dulia, Suki,Producer(local)tmpaut4532333340518800; Traviss, Reg,Director(local)tmpaut4532333381633800; D'Arcy, James,1975-Actor(DLC)nr2002004261; Clarke, Noel,1975-Actor(DLC)no2004107532; Harper, Frank,1962-Actor(DLC)no2010154049; Magowan, Kate,Actor(local)tmpaut4532334084757900; Inception Media Group.(DLC)no2010158137;
Cinematographer, Bryan Loftus ; editor, John Palmer.James D'arcy, Noel Clarke, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan.Director Reg Traviss tells the story of a prison officer, Sam Norwood, who quickly finds out that the only thing that distinguishes the prisoners from the guards in some of the UK's toughest prisons is who holds the key. Sam learns of the underworld of corrupt prison officers, the drugs they traffic, the criminal gangs they work for, and what they get paid for their sins.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, 16x9 widescreen, 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Drama.; Fiction films.; Films de prison.; Films de fiction.; Feature films.; Prison films.; Prison wardens; Prisons; Prison administration; Prison administration; Prisons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unnatural order. by Yost, Christopher,author.(CARDINAL)478373; Rodrigues, Val(Comic book artist),artist.(CARDINAL)895337; Kelly, Dearbhla(Illustrator),colorist.(CARDINAL)814310; AndWorld Design (Firm),letterer.(CARDINAL)495750;
After the fall of the Britons and the Roman invasion of Hibernia, the captive known only as the Druid is released, sending a darkness across the world...an age of horrors, of fire, and entrails. As the innocent burn in the Wicker fields, those who would resist learn of the existence of a man who even the Druid fears. For it is this prisoner, a soldier from a different time, who alone knows the Druid's secret: this is not how the world is supposed to be.
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Historical comics.; Fantasy comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Monsters; Druids and druidism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The antelope's strategy : living in Rwanda after the genocide / by Hatzfeld, Jean.(CARDINAL)388168;
In two previous works, journalist Hatzfeld offered a profound, harrowing witness to the pain and horror in the mass killings of one group of people by another. Combining his own analysis of the events with interviews from both Hutu killers and Tutsi survivors, he explored the psychology of evil, and of survival, in unprecedented depth. Now he returns to Rwanda seven years later to talk with both the Hutus and Tutsis he'd come to know--some of the killers who had been released from prison or returned from Congolese exile, and the Tutsi escapees who must now tolerate them as neighbors. How are they managing with the process of reconciliation? Do they think in their hearts it is possible? This is an astonishing exploration of the pain of memory, the nature of stoic hope, and the ineradicability of grief.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Interviews.; Reconciliation; Genocide; Tutsi (African people); Hutu (African people);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Marshlands : a novel / by Olshan, Matthew.(CARDINAL)539275;
A novel written in reverse relates the story of an aging prisoner who is released only to be rescued from an assault by a curator, who works at a museum exhibiting "the marshes," a conflict-torn wilderness where the former prisoner committed his crime.
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Physicians; Treason;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The work [videorecording] / by McLeary, Jairus,film director,film producer.; Aldous, Gethin,film director.; Henty, Alice,film producer.; Sostre, Angela,film producer.; McLeary, Miles,film producer.; McLeary, Eon,film producer.; Blanketfort Media (Firm),presenter,production company.; Passion River Films,publisher.; Orchard (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)626754;
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.Editor, Amy Foote ; director of photography, Arturo Santamaria ; music, Adrian Miller.Not rated.Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, it follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts. Over the four days, each man in the room takes his turn at delving deep into his past. The raw and revealing process that the incarcerated men undertake exceeds the expectations of the free men, ripping them out of their comfort zones and forcing them to see themselves and the prisoners in unexpected ways.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Folsom Prison.; Prisoners; Criminals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Free [large print] : two years, six lives, and the long journey home / by Kessler, Lauren,author.(CARDINAL)333773;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-396)."There's Arnoldo, who came of age inside a maximum security penitentiary, now free after nineteen years. Trevor and Catherine, who spent half of their young lives behind bars for terrible crimes committed when they were kids. Dave, inside the walls for 34 years, now about to reenter an unrecognizable world. Vicki, a five-time loser who had cycled in and out of prison for more than a third of her life. They are simultaneously joyful and overwhelmed at the prospect of freedom. Anxious, confused, sometimes terrified, and often ill-prepared to face the challenges of the free world, all are intent on reclaiming and remaking their lives. What is the road they must travel from caged to free? How do they navigate their way home? A gripping and empathetic work of immersion reportage, Free reveals what awaits them and the hundreds of thousands of others who are released from prison every year: the first rush of freedom followed quickly by institutionalized obstacles and logistical roadblocks, grinding bureaucracies, lack of resources, societal stigmas and damning self-perceptions, the sometimes overwhelming psychological challenges. Veteran reporter Lauren Kessler, both clear-eyed and compassionate, follows six people whose diverse stories paint an intimate portrait of struggle, persistence, and resilience."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Ex-convicts; Ex-convicts; Prisoners;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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