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Sister mine [sound recording] : [a novel] / by O'Dell, Tawni.; Raudman, ReneÌe.;
Read by Renee Raudman.Former police officer Shae-Lynn Penrose now drives a cab in the coal mining town she grew up in. Five of her friends still struggling with memories of being trapped in a mine two years earlier. Shae-Lynn finds herself facing harsh realities and reliving bad dreams of her own including her relationship with her brutal father, her conflicted passion for one of the miners, and the hidden identity of the man who fathered her son. When the younger sister she thought was dead arrives on her doorstep followed closely by a gun-wielding Russian gangster, a shady New York lawyer, and a desperate Connecticut housewife, Shae-Lynn is forced to grapple with the horrible truth she discovers about the life her sister's been living.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Black humor.; Taxicab drivers; Sisters; Coal mines and mining;
© p2007., Random House,
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The Titanic secret / by Cussler, Clive,author.; Du Brul, Jack B.,author.;
A century apart, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt and detective Isaac Bell team up to unlock the truth about the most famous maritime disaster of all time. In the present day, Pitt makes a daring rescue from inside an antiquated submersible in the waters off New York City. His reward afterwards is a document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac Bell--a document that re-opens a historical mystery... In 1911, in Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained tragedy at Little Angel Mine, in which nine people died. His dangerous quest to answer the riddle leads to a larger puzzle centered on byzanium, a rare element with extraordinary powers and of virtually incalculable value. As he discovers that there are people who will do anything to control the substance, Isaac Bell will find out just how far he'll go to stop them.
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Action and adventure fiction.; Bell, Isaac (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Submersibles; Coal mines and mining;
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The Indian Doctor. by Sehgal, Deep,creator,television director,television producer.; Ware, Tom(Producer),creator,television producer.; Whitby, Tim,television director.; Sage, Gwennan,television director.; Jones, Lee Haven,1976-television director.; Armstrong, William,1954-screenwriter.; Martin, Nicholas,screenwriter.; Naiomi, Sian,screenwriter.; Clarke, Catrin,screenwriter.; Gittins, Rob,screenwriter.; Bhaskar, Sanjeev,1964-actor.; Dharker, Ayesha,1977-actor.; Oakley, Jacob,actor.; Harries, Mali,actor.; Dafydd, Ifan Huw,actor.; Rondo (Broadcasting company),production company.; Avatar Productions,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; 2.0 stereo.English SDH.Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ayesha Dharker, Jacob Oakley, Mali Harries, Ifan Huw Dafydd.Editors, William Oswald, John Gillanders, Deborah Williams ; cinematographer, Ray Orton ; music, Barnaby Taylor.Prem Sharma, a highly educated Indian doctor, and Kamini, his beautiful upper-class wife, leave India in 1963 attracted by the promise of opportunities in the new National Health Service and a glamorous lifestyle in London. It comes as a shock for both the Sharmas and the residents of a small Welsh coal-mining village when they are assigned there instead.Disc 1. Season 1. The arrival ; The diary ; Young hearts ; The van ; The fete -- Disc 2. Season 2. Foreign bodies ; Immunity ; The miracle ; Quarantine ; The source -- Disc 3. Season 3. The prodigals' return ; The gold rush ; Desperate measures ; Trapped ; Into the light.
Subjects: Medical television programs.; Television comedies.; Historical television programs.; Physicians; Physicians; East Indians; Coal mines and mining; Physicians;
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Gray Mountain / by Grisham, John,author.;
The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track -- until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the "lucky" associates. She's offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she'd get her old job back. In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the town's legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to "help real people with real problems." For the first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge, and receives threats from locals who aren't so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town. And she learns that Brady, like most small towns, harbors some big secrets. Her new job takes Samantha into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, rules are ignored, regulations are flouted, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack from Big Coal. Violence is always just around the corner, and within weeks Samantha finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.
Subjects: Legal stories.; Suspense fiction.; Women lawyers; Coal mines and mining; Coal trade; Legal aid; Country lawyers;
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Mind the science : saving your mental health from the wellness industry / by Stea, Jonathan N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The evolution and seduction of pseudoscience -- Becoming literate in science and mental health -- Crash course in psychopathology -- The wellness industry : alternative medicine as the perfect con game -- Canaries in the coal mine : warning signs, tropes, and tactics -- Falling for fake science news -- Exposing bunk : inaccurate assessments and bogus treatments -- What mental health really means -- Reclaim your mind."Your mental health is precious. You need it to experience joy. You need it to live with purpose, to function in society, and to be there for your loved ones. There's no price tag high enough to measure its value. It's also fleeting. It ebbs and flows alongside the major events in our lives. We sense it wax and wane as we enter and leave treasured relationships, as we witness the births and deaths of those near us, as we achieve our goals and weather our failures, and as we continue to breathe, slowly in and slowly out, at the mercy of personal tragedies, social injustices, and ungodly disasters"--
Subjects: Mental health promotion; Alternative medicine; Pseudoscience.; Mental health.; Well-being.; Health promotion.; Mental Health; Health Promotion; Complementary Therapies; Pseudoscience; Psychological Well-Being;
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The women of the copper country : a novel / by Russell, Mary Doria,;
Includes bibliographical references.In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She's spent her whole life in the coal-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries--and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones aren't coming home. When Annie decides to stand up for herself, and the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Clemenc, Ana K., 1888-1956; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Women labor leaders; Labor movement;
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Pet food politics : the Chihuahua in the coal mine / by Nestle, Marion.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-203) and index.Introduction: -- 1: Recall to break all records -- 2: Brief historical digression -- 3: Sequence of events -- 4: What is Menu Foods? -- 5: Menu's muddled response: what, when, and where -- 6: Cat and dog body count -- 7: Toxic false alarm: Aminopterin -- 8: At last the culprit: Melamine -- 9: Melamine: a source of dietary nitrogen -- 10: Melamine: a fraudulent adulterant, but puzzling -- 11: How much Melamine was in the pet food? -- 12: Mystery solved: Cyanuric Acid -- 13: China connection -- 14: More Melamine: rice and corn proteins -- 15 More Melamine eaters: farm animals and people -- 16: FDA's Response -- 17: Repercussion 1: China's food safety system -- 18: Repercussion 2: the China backlash -- 19: Repercussion 3: the FDA in crisis -- 20: Repercussion 4: pet food politics -- Appendix: the Melamine recalls list -- Notes -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgments -- Index.From the Publisher: Marion Nestle, acclaimed author of Food Politics, now tells the gripping story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. Nestle follows the trail of tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China and along the supply chain to their introduction into feed for pigs, chickens, and fish in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world. What begins as a problem "merely" for cats and dogs soon becomes an issue of tremendous concern to everyone. Nestle uncovers unexpected connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people and identifies glaring gaps in the global oversight of food safety.
Subjects: Pets; Product recall;
© c2008., University of California Press,
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Gray Mountain : [electronic resource] : A novel. by Grisham, John.;
The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired.In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Samantha’s new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals aren’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal. -- provided by author's website.Grade 4 - Grade 5UG/Upper grades (9th-12)6.1Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Suspense.;
© 2014.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1811085 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Divine Justice : [electronic resource] : Camel Club series, book 4. by Baldacci, David.;
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced. But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he carried out prompt the highest levels of the U. S. government to unleash a massive manhunt. Yet behind the scenes, master spy Macklin Hayes is playing a very personal game of cat and mouse. He, more than anyone else, wants Stone dead. With their friend and unofficial leader in hiding, the members of the Camel Club risk everything to save him. Now, as the hunters close in, Stone's flight from the demons of his past will take him from the power corridors of Washington, D.C., to the small, isolated coal-mining town of Divine, Virginia -- and into a world every bit as bloody and lethal as the one he left behind.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 325213 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Suspense.; Thriller.;
© 2008., Books on Tape,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=192242 -- Click to access title in OverDrive;
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To dye for : how toxic fashion is making us sick--and how we can fight back / by Wicker, Alden,author.aut;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293).Wicker breaks open a story hiding in plain sight: the unregulated toxic chemicals that are likely in your wardrobe right now, how they're harming you, and what you can do about it. The author reveals how clothing manufacturers have successfully swept consumers' concerns under the rug for more than 150 years, and why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise of autoimmune disease, infertility, asthma, eczema, and more. In fact, there's little to no regulation of the clothes and textiles we wear each day -- from uniforms to fast fashion, outdoor gear, and even the face masks that have become ubiquitous in recent years. Wicker explains how we got here, what the stakes are, and what all of us can do in the fight for a safe and healthy wardrobe for all. --
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Dyes and dyeing; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Clothing; Textiles; Coloring Agents; Textile Industry;
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