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[2003]
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English
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Clay Carter, a public defender, reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This episode of the Green Interview features Larry Kowalchuk, a Canadian human rights and environmental lawyer who is representing two groups of New Brunswick citizens in fundamental and dramatic legal challenges to the fossil fuel industry and the governments that support them. The New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance argues that the development of unconventional shale gas and oil deposits poses so great a threat to human health and the environment...
3) Bananas!*
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers, attorney Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is battling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? This suspenseful documentary sheds new light on the global politics of food, the dynamics of First and Third World nations, and human rights at its simplest through...
5) Dark tort
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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I tripped over the body of Dusty Routt sometime after 10 o'clock on the evening of October 19. . .The New York Times bestselling author cooks up a knockout treat featuring the irrepressible caterer Goldy Schulz.Goldy Schulz has a lucrative new gig, preparing breakfasts and conference room snacks for a local law firm. It's time-consuming, but Goldy is enjoying it -- until the night she arrives to find Dusty, the firm's paralegal, dead. The poor young...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
10) Mocha, she wrote
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When pastry chef Juliet Capshaw's head barista at her restaurant, Torte, is suspected of murdering a contest judge, Juliet sets out to investigate and find the killer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte's signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price...and, before she knows it, Jules's life swirls into a nightmare. One of the town's most colorful characters, a street performer known for wearing capes and a cone-shaped hat, turns up dead just as Torte 2.0 is set to open its doors....
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Language
English
Description
This edition of Moyers & Company is an unprecedented in-depth report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of us have never heard of: ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a "nonpartisan public-private partnership." But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate...
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the coffee is hot, the muffins are fresh, and the cakes are definitely to die for... It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon-'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler. It's also the perfect time for Jules Capshaw to promote her family's beloved bake shop by competing in The Pastry Channel's reality show, Take the Cake. The prize is $25,000. But...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With this guide, you'll explore elegant Vienna--the epicenter of opera, coffee, Art Nouveau, and waltz music. Meander through Habsburg palaces and nibble a Sacher torte in a velvet-lined café. In the evening, catch a classical concert, or sip wine with the locals in a traditional Heuriger garden. Beyond Vienna, stroll the Baroque street of Salzburg, home to Mozart and The Sound of Music. For a taste of the Alpine living, head to the snowy peaks and...
15) Teacher's pet
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Series
Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn volume 7
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Willa just started school again and everyone in her class has come up with clever ideas for their back-to-school projects. Even her best friends Lena and Sarah are preparing something different, a Double-Dutch demonstration. At first Willa thinks her father's fabulous raspberry torte will be perfect, but at the last minute, the raspberries don't cooperate! Just in the nick of time she realizes the best idea is in her own barnyard, Starbuck! She'll...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary café to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules's estranged husband Carlos is making a desperate plea for her to come aboard his cruise ship and dazzle everyone with her signature sweets. She may be skeptical about returning to her former nautical life with Carlos but Jules can't resist an all-expense-paid trip, either. If only she...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As the autumnal hues of November fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte are working on their biggest event ever. They've been invited to create chocolate showpieces for the gala opening of a new exhibit, Shakespeare's Lost Pages at SOMA. The museum, located on the campus of Southern Oregon University, is getting ready to unveil the Bard's lost manuscript, Double Falsehood, which is being touted as the greatest...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Shakespeare Festival has returned to Ashland, Oregon, for the season and Torte has been cast as the supplier of Elizabethan-era treats for the main event. But on the eve of opening night, a brawl between Jules's friend Lance, the artistic director, and a strapping young thespian named Antony almost brings down the house, and the next morning, Antony is dead. Jules knows that Lance loves his drama, and his just desserts, but she also knows that...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday season. The halls are decked, stockings hung, and eyes are all aglow--mostly thanks to the buttered rum. Jules Capshaw and her staff at Torte are busier than ever...still, even the town's most in-demand bakers need to take a break. So Jules invites everyone to celebrate at the local Winchester Inn's Dickens Feast, a six-course extravaganza with Yorkshire Pudding, Christmas goose, and all...
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