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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A police chief sets out to solve the murder of a Japanese woman, but what he uncovers is a government conspiracy ... one that will forever change the course of American history. Based on a true story of events leading to the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.
462) Naked
Series
Criterion collection volume 307
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Director-approved special edition.
Language
English
Description
A charming, eloquent, and vicious drifter on the lam in London rejects those who would care for him and hurls himself into a nocturnal odyssey through the city, colliding with a succession of desperate and dispossessed people and scorching everyone in his path.
463) Renegade
Author
Series
An anonymous justice novel volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Since the mysterious death of her father, a NYC cop, Assistant District Attorney Kate Stone has fought against injustice in New York City. Now with no one to turn to, Kate blows off steam with martial arts and whatever bourbon happens to be on hand that night. When she can't imagine that life could get any darker, she's proven wrong as she argues a case against Max James, a serial assaulter of women. It's a case she desperately wants to win. Only...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author's encounters with gun violence--for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Terese Marie Mailhot. Toni Jensen grew up in the Midwest around guns:As a girl, she learned how to shoot birds with her father, a card-carrying member of the NRA. As an adult, she's had guns waved in her face in the fracklands around Standing Rock, and felt their silent...
467) I wake up screaming
Series
Fox film noir volume 18
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Somebody killed Vicky Lynn and the police are looking at only one suspect, promoter Frankie Christopher. Frankie believes Inspector Ed Cornell is trying to pin him for the murder of Vicky. Did he really kill her, or does he know who did?
468) Faces in the crowd
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A woman is attacked by a vicious serial killer and survives, but she is unable to identify him because she suffers from prosopagnosia, or 'face-blindness', the inability to recognize faces and facial features. Any person in her life, even friends or family, could possibly be the killer, but she is unable to tell which one because they look different to her every time she sees them. As she struggles with her problem, the killer could strike again at...
469) Hollow beasts
Author
Series
Jodi Luna volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A New Mexico game warden finds herself in a race war that threatens to get personal. After her husband dies in a climbing accident, Officer Jodi Luna decides to leave Boston and her life in the academy to return to her familial roots. She even arranges to take her uncle Eloy Atencio's position as Rio Truchas County's game warden as he prepares to retire. Jodi is idealistic and proud to be working in an area that's meant so much to her family. Though...
470) Half the sky
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New York Times journalist [Nicholas] Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope.
471) Catch and kill
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
"In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer...
Author
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Bringing together the voices of males and females of all ages, the stories in this collective graphic memoir reflect real life experiences of sexual abuse, violence and harassment. Each experience is brought to life by Maria Stoian's exceptional artwork. Her unique and varied styles powerfully reflect the tone and mood of the different stories and in just a few pages express the complex emotions felt by victims of sexual abuse. Covering acts such...
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Casualties of war: Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat.
Faith of my fathers: People know John McCain as a maverick presidential candidate, but before a...
476) Kiss me deadly
Series
Criterion collection volume 568
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
While driving down a lonely road late one evening, Hammer picks up a beautiful blonde hitchhiker, dressed in nothing but a raincoat. At first, Hammer assumes that the incoherent girl is an escaped lunatic; his mind is changed for him when he and the girl are abducted by two thugs. The men torture the girl to death as the semiconscious Hammer watches helplessly. He himself escapes extermination when the murderers' car topples off a cliff and he is...
477) If I go missing
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A powerfully illustrated graphic novel for teens about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie -- a letter that went viral and in which,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
2008 edition.
Language
English
Description
Explores the lives of women in American society. Includes information on women's demographic trends, educational achievements, employment, financial status, parental responsibilities, political roles, victimization, and health issues.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Watch me: Tess Hooper is a diligent and earnest cinema studies student, haunted by a shameful incident from her past. One by one Tess's friends end up brutally murdered after opening the "Watch Me" email, a file that spreads through electronic address books to seek its next victim. All murders bear the same traits: a red-headed woman in a yellow dress, an internet connection, the victims' eyes sewn shut. As Tess becomes the next target in line, she...
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