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61) The gatekeepers
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Anyone passing through North Shore, Illinois, would think it was the most picture-perfect place ever, with all the lakefront mansions and manicured hedges and iron gates. No one talks about the fact that the brilliant, talented kids in town have a terrible history of throwing themselves in front of commuter trains.
62) Scent of a woman
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[1998]
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1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City.
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2017.
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163 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 19 cm
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"As Kyouka fights her past demons, the threat of a three-way war between the Armed Detective Agency, the Guild, and the Port Mafia looms. With each side fortifying their defenses, who will seize the initiative and land the first crushing blow? After an attack by the Guild's fellowcrafts, the Agency's chances for survival might just be gone with the wind ..."--Publisher description.
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2017.
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471 pages ; 21 cm.
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The Family Lawyer: Criminal defense attorney Matthew Hovanes is at the height of his career with a good marriage and popular athlete daughter Hannah, and smart computer whiz son Daniel. But their lives are shattered when a local girl commits suicide after being anonymously bullied--and Hannah is accused of cyber-stalking her. Convinced of Hannah's innocence, Matthew is determined to save his daughter from prison. But as he delves into the case, he...
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2018.
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163 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 20 cm
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"Ryuunousuke Akutagawa pits his Rashomon against Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter as the war between the Armed Detective Agency, the Guild, and the Port Mafia escalates. While each side tries to outwit and outflank the other, Chuuya Nakahara suddenly appears, ready to make a deal with the Agency. Can Nakahara's 'diplomacy' be trusted, or will he lead the Agency into even greater peril...?"--Page [4] of cover.
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"Kazim Ali's earliest memories are of Jenpeg, a temporary town in the forests of northern Manitoba where his immigrant father worked on the construction of a hydroelectric dam. As a child, Ali had no idea that former town was located on the unceded lands of the Indigenous Pimicikamak, the "people of rivers and lakes." Northern Light recounts Ali's memories of his childhood and his return to Pimicikamak as an adult. During his visit, he searches for...
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2017.
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190 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
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"Regaining consciousness after nearly losing his life to Akutagawa, Atsushi is paralyzed by the thought of inviting more death and destruction upon his companions at the Armed Detective Agency. But before he can make good on his vow to leave the agency, the Mafia sends Ryuurou Hirotsu -- of the merciless Black Lizard group -- to storm their offices! Between the Black Lizards and the bomb-tossing Motojirou Kajii, and the demure, kimono-wearing Kyouka...
69) Hard luck
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (22 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. Silent film star Buster Keaton plays a down-on-his-luck young man who decides to end it all after losing his job and his girl. Silent with English intertitles.
70) The sea of trees
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[2016]
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Powerful story of love and redemption of an American professor, Arthur, who travels to Japan. He embarks on a spiritual and life-changing journey with Takumi, whom he found lost near the base of Mount Fuji. Takumi had gotten lost after attempting to commit suicide, now they fight for their survival while they are on their journey of reflection. Arthur's will to live reconnects him to his love for his wife.
71) Skim
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c2008
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141 p. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
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"Skim" (Kimberly Keiko Cameron) is a not-slim would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When her classmate Katie is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. The popular clique stars a club to boost school spirit, but Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression.
72) Flamer
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2020.
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366 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
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"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance."--Page [4] of cover.
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2013.
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xxvii, 144 pages ; 22 cm
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Although veterans make up only 7 percent of the U.S. population, they account for an alarming 20 percent of all suicides. And though treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder has undoubtedly alleviated suffering and allowed many service members returning from combat to transition to civilian life, the suicide rate for veterans under thirty has been increasing. Research by Veterans Administration health professionals and veterans' own experiences...
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