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If You Enjoyed Tiger King Fans of the Netflix true crime documentary miniseries about the life of zookeeper Joe Exotic may also find these of interest!
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Abducted in Plain Sight
The story of Jan Broberg, a twelve-year-old girl who was abducted from a small Idaho town in 1974.
Available to stream in Kanopy
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Dear Zachary
After his friend, Dr. Andrew Bagby, was slain by jealous ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, filmmaker Kurt Kuenne was shocked to learn that Turner was pregnant with Bagby's unborn child. Hoping to create a film that would serve as both a memorial to Bagby and an introduction to the father the boy would never know, Kuenne began production. Meanwhile, upon learning that Turner had fled to Newfoundland, Bagby's parents uprooted their entire lives and relocated in order to fight for the future of their newborn grandson, Zachary. Thing took a dark turn, however, when the Canadian government freed Turner on bail.
Available to stream in Kanopy
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Finders Keepers
After an amputated leg is found a grill purchased at an auction, the buyer discovers that the leg belongs to a man who lost it in a plane crash that changed his life. A true-life tragicomedy documentary about fame, addiction, and family.
Also available in Hoopla.
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Sour Grapes
An unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.
Available in Hoopla
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Tickled
Having stumbled across online videos about "competitive endurance tickling," a New Zealand journalist decides to research the phenomenon for his article and discovers exploitation, harassment, and intimidation in the shady world of psychosexual perversion. Discovering the truth becomes Farrier's obsession, despite increasingly sinister threats and warnings. With humor and determination, Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve summon up every resource available to get to the bottom of this tickling wormhole.
Also available in Hoopla
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Blood of the Tiger
by Judy A. Mills
In this memoir of geopolitical intrigue, Mills and a host of people she counts as heroes try to thwart a Chinese cadre's plan to launch billion-dollar industries based on the extinction of not just wild tigers but also elephants and rhinos. Her journey takes her across Asia, into the jungles of India and Nepal, to Russia and Africa, in the company of man-eaters, movie stars, and world leaders. Set against the backdrop of China's reawakening and ascendance to world dominance, Blood of the Tiger tells of a global fight to rein in the forces of greed on behalf of one of the world's most endangered species.
eBook in Axis360
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Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
by Pope Brock
This is the enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon, "Doctor" John Brinkley, became a world renowned authority on sexual rejuvenation in the 1920s, with famous politicians and even royalty asking for his services. His nemesis was Dr. Morris Fishbein, but it took him fifteen years to destroy Brinkley in a dramatic courtroom showdown. In the meantime, despite mounting evidence that his quack treatments killed many patients, Brinkley became a millionaire.
eAudiobook in Hoopla and RBDigital
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