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Bad company : private equity and the death of the American dream / by Greenwell, Megan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-278) and index.Bad Company by Megan Greenwell exposes the pervasive influence of private equity in American life, from healthcare and housing to media and infrastructure. Through the personal stories of four workers devastated by private equity takeovers, the book reveals how these firms enrich a powerful elite while destabilizing communities and deepening inequality. Combining investigative journalism with human-centered storytelling, it offers a powerful critique of one of the most consequential yet opaque forces in the U.S. economy.
Subjects: Finance; Investments; Private equity; Venture capital;
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The guest book [sound recording] / by Blake, Sarah,1960-author.; Cassidy, Orlagh,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Orlagh Cassidy."A novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generations, The Guest Book examines not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America. It is a literary triumph. The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerful American family, a family that "used to run the world." And when the novel begins in 1935, they still do. Kitty and Ogden Milton appear to have everything--perfect children, good looks, a love everyone envies. But after a tragedy befalls them, Ogden tries to bring Kitty back to life by purchasing an island in Maine. That island, and its house, come to define and burnish the Milton family, year after year after year. And it is there that Kitty issues a refusal that will haunt her till the day she dies. In 1959 a young Jewish man, Len Levy, will get a job in Ogden's bank and earn the admiration of Ogden and one of his daughters, but the scorn of everyone else. Len's best friend, Reg Pauling, has always been the only black man in the room--at Harvard, at work, and finally at the Miltons' island in Maine. An island that, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, this last generation doesn't have the money to keep. When Kitty's granddaughter hears that she and her cousins might be forced to sell it, and when her husband brings back disturbing evidence about her grandfather's past, she realizes she is on the verge of finally understanding the silences that seemed to hover just below the surface of her family all her life. An ambitious novel that weaves the American past with its present, Sarah Blake's The Guest Book looks at the racism and power that has been systemically embedded in the U.S. for generations" --
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Family secrets;
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Paper angels [videorecording] / by Bissett, Josie,actor.; Freed, Bryar,screenwriter.; Gresiuk, Rustin,actor.; Settle, Matthew,actor.; Thrasher, Travis,1971-Paper angels.Videorecording.; Wayne, Jimmy,1972-Paper angels.Videorecording.; Winning, David,1961-film director.; Cinedigm (Firm); Johnson Production Group (Firm),publisher.;
Matthew Settle, Josie Bissett, Rustin Gresiuk.An inspirational holiday story about a child in the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program who encounters the disillusioned businessman who picked his name from the tree.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Salvation Army; Christian films.; Christian life; Christmas films.; Christmas television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; People with social disabilities; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs [juvenile kit] / by Barrett, Judi,author.; Sirola, Joe,performer.; DiCicco, Jessica,performer.; Barrett, Ron,illustrator.; Little Simon (Firm);
Read by Joseph Sirola and Jessica DiCicco.Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Humorous fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Weather; Food; Food habits; City and town life; Humorous stories.; Juvenile kit.; Weather; Humorous stories.; Food; Humorous stories.; Food habits.; City and town life.; Food.; Weather.; Audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.;
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A discovery of witches. [videorecording] / by Loftus, Aisling,1990-actor.; Duncan, Lindsay,actor.; Bluemel, Edward,1993-actor.; Goode, Matthew,1978-actor.; Palmer, Teresa,1986-actor.; Eve, Trevor,1951-actor.; Teale, Owen,1961-actor.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.;
Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Valarie Pettiford, Steven Cree, Alex Kingston, Owen Teale, Gregg Chillin, Trevor Eve, Aisling Loftus, Lindsay Duncan, Edward Bluemel, Aiysha Hart, Sophia Myles, Milo Twomey, Holly Aird, Joshua Blue Pickering, Sheila Hancock.Season two sees Diana and Matthew hiding in time in Elizabethan London. Here, they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life. Enemies are everywhere, the threat to witches is growing, and Diana and Matthew's romance faces a barrage of new threats, from within as much as without.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fantasy television programs.; Television programs.; Vampire television programs.; Witches; Magic; Women historians; Geneticists; Man-woman relationships; Vampires;
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Judgment [sound recording] : a novel / by Finder, Joseph,author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy."It was nothing more than a one-night stand. Juliana Brody, a judge in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, is rumored to be in consideration for the federal circuit and maybe, someday, the highest court in the land. While at a conference in a Chicago hotel, she meets a gentle, vulnerable man and has an unforgettable night with him -- something she's never done before. They part with an explicit understanding that this must never happen again. But back home in Boston, Juliana realizes that this was no random encounter. The man from Chicago proves to have an integral role in a case she's presiding over--a sex-discrimination case that's received national attention. Juliana discovers that she's been entrapped, her night of infidelity captured on video. Strings are being pulled in high places, a terrifying conspiracy unfolds that will turn her life upside down. But soon it becomes clear that personal humiliation -- even the possible destruction of her career -- is the least of her concerns, as her own life and the lives of her family are put in mortal jeopardy. In the end, turning the tables on her adversaries will require her to be as ruthless as they are"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Legal fiction (Literature); Women judges; Entrapment (Criminal law); Conspiracies; Extortion;
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Tuck everlasting [videorecording] / by Abraham, Marc.; Babbitt, Natalie.Tuck everlasting.Videorecording.; Bairstow, Scott,1970-; Bledel, Alexis,1982-; Burrough, Tony.; Carter, James L.; Cassidy, Jay.; Garber, Victor.; Hart, James V.; Hurt, William.; Irving, Amy,1953-; Jackson, Jonathan,1982-; Kingsley, Ben.; Lieber, Jeffrey.; Ramsey, Carol.; Ross, William.; Russell, Jay,1960-; Spacek, Sissy.; Startz, Jane.; Beacon Pictures.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Scholastic Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editor, Jay Cassidy ; music, William Ross ; costume designer, Carol Ramsey ; production designer, Tony Burrough.Alexis Bledel, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Victor Garber, Jonathan Jackson, Scott Bairstow, William Hurt.Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and her domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost. Her magical summer begins when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse is full of life and adventure and Winnie falls in love. The Tuck family has a powerful secret - a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life. Now Winnie must choose whether she wants to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Babbitt, Natalie.; Children's films.; Feature films.; First loves; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2003., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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The witch elm [sound recording] / by French, Tana,author.; Nugent, Paul,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Paul Nugent."A brilliant new work of suspense from "the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." (Washington Post) From the writer who "inspires cultic devotion in readers" (The New Yorker) and has been called "incandescent" by Stephen King, "absolutely mesmerizing" by Gillian Flynn, and "unputdownable" (People), comes a gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside out. Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed. A spellbinding standalone from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what we become, and what we're capable of, when we no longer know who we are"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Victims of violent crimes;
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The secret life of pets. [videorecording] / by Renaud, Chris,film director.; Meledandri, Chris,film producer.; Healy, Janet,film producer.; Lynch, Brian(Brian Michael),1973-screenwriter.; Ford, Harrison,1942-voice actor.; Stonestreet, Eric,1971-voice actor.; Oswalt, Patton,1969-voice actor.; Hart, Kevin,1979-voice actor.; Slate, Jenny,1982-voice actor.; Haddish, Tiffany,1979-voice actor.; Bell, Lake,1979-voice actor.; Carvey, Dana,voice actor.; Moynihan, Bobby,1977-voice actor.; Buress, Hannibal,voice actor.; Kemper, Ellie,1980-voice actor.; Holmes, Pete,1979-voice actor.; Kroll, Nick,voice actor.; Desplat, Alexandre,composer (expression); Illumination Entertainment,production company.; Universal Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Alexandre Desplat.Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Harrison Ford, Eric Stonestreet, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Ellie Kemper, Pete Holmes, Nick Kroll.Terrier Max is coping with some major life changes. His owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and Duke encounter many creatures who elevates Max's anxiety. Luckily, Max gets some guidance from veteran farm dog Rooster, who pushes Max to ditch his neuroses, find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom. Can Max and the gang find the courage to face their biggest fears?Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG; for some action and rude humor.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Pets; Cats; Dogs; Birds; Friendship;
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The book of Clarence [videorecording] / by Samuel, Jeymes,1979-screenwriter,film director.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Glynn-Carney, Tom,1995-actor.; Jean-Baptiste, Marianne,actor.; McAvoy, James,1979-actor.; Oyelowo, David,actor.; Stanfield, LaKeith,1991-actor.; Sy, Omar,1978-actor.; Taylor, Teyana,1990-actor.; Woodard, Alfre,1953-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Teyana Taylor, Benedict Cumberbatch, James Mcavoy, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Lakeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Tom Glynn-Carney.The Book of Clarence is a bold new take on the timeless Hollywood era Biblical epic. Streetwise but struggling, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) is trying to find a better life for himself and his family, make himself worthy to the woman he loves, and prove that he's not a nobody. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, a journey through which he finds redemption and faith, power and knowledge.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Bible films.; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Barabbas (Biblical figure); Pilate, Pontius, active 1st century; Church history; Apostles; Jews; Romans; Gladiators; Male friendship; Man-woman relationships;
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