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Firebrand : a tobacco lawyer's journey / by Knelman, Joshua,author.;
"Mad Men meets Bad Blood in this addictive, behind-the-scenes globe-trotting narrative of moral ambiguity, law, public policy, and big tobacco. "Given everything the lawyer knew up to that point about smoking, as far as he could tell, cigarettes shouldn't even have been available as a mass market product ..." It's the start of the new millennium and a young lawyer is recruited to work for an unnamed multinational company. It isn't until his second interview that the product the company produces is revealed to him: cigarettes. Possibly the most controversial consumer product in human history: seductive, addictive, and deadly--yet completely legal. Over the next decade, he travels the world as he works as legal counsel to successfully market cigarettes in dozens of countries. Firebrand ventures into the heart of the tobacco industry and the icy paradoxes of capitalism, each chapter a counterintuitive lesson on how cigarette companies, the target of anti-smoking campaigns by health authorities, pivoted and recovered after the seismic 1964 Surgeon General's Report and 200-billion-dollar debt of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement--and are now thriving, drenched in profits from their one billion smokers worldwide. As Mad Men did for the alcohol-fuelled, oversexed, corrupt world of New York advertising, Firebrand does for the even more despised world of big tobacco, in an addictive piece of storytelling that spans the globe. The lawyer's work takes him from manufacturing factories to hocking "sticks" at UK corner store counters; from tacky resorts in Spain and pirate city-states to luxury hotels and Grand Prix events across European and Asian cities. A contemporary tale of our ambiguous times, told through the eyes of an anti-hero created by our corporate age. Written with the character-based gusto and narrative flare akin to Michael Lewis, and the behind-the-scenes intrigue of Bad Blood and Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Firebrand is a compelling paradox of corporate responsibility, public health, and an engrossing tale of a morally dubious yet completely legal enterprise."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Knelman, Joshua.; Cigarette industry.; Cigarette industry; Corporate lawyers; Social responsibility of business.; Tobacco industry.; Tobacco industry;
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Life is strange. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.A bold new era of the award-winning life is Strange begins, with an all-new playable lead character and a thrilling mystery to solve! Alex Chen has long suppressed her 'curse': the supernatural ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others, which she sees as blazing, colored auras. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her volatile power to find the truth - and uncover the dark secrets buried by a small town. The truth will hurt discover the shocking secrets behind your brother's death in an emotional roller-coaster of an adventure. Feel everything change fate and change lives with the psychic power of empathy. Forge deep relationships build trust with the townsfolk - and embrace friendship or romance with Ryan and Steph. A truly personal story make tough decisions and choose your own future. Freely roam the streets, stores, and hidden spaces of haven Springs and meet unforgettable characters. Find your voice and decide Alex's style, with up to 24 outfits in your wardrobe. Exclusive soundtrack new tracks by mxmtoon and Novo Amor and extensive licensed songs including Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, Gabrielle aplin, and more.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Blood, drug reference, strong language, suggestive themes, use of alcohol, violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 28 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced ; PS5 Upgrade available (When using a PS5 console, you may have the option to upgrade a disc or digital PS4 game to the digital PS5 version. Depending on the game, this upgrade may occur at no additional cost, may require a purchase, and may be available for a limited time. An internet connection and PS4 game disc is required).
Subjects: Adventure video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Role playing video games.; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Life is strange True colors (Game); Computer adventure games; Supernatural; Women psychics; Brothers; Friendship;
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Hollywood Park : a memoir / by Jollett, Mikel,author.;
"Hollywood Park is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country's most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. Yet, ultimately, his is a story of fierce love and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice that signals the emergence of a uniquely gifted writer. We were never young. We were just too afraid of ourselves. No one told us who we were or what we were or where all our parents went. They would arrive like ghosts, visiting us for a morning, an afternoon. They would sit with us or walk around the grounds, to laugh or cry or toss us in the air while we screamed. Then they'd disappear again, for weeks, for months, for years, leaving us alone with our memories and dreams, our questions and confusion. So begins Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollett's remarkable memoir. His story opens in an experimental commune in California, which later morphed into the Church of Synanon, one of the country's most infamous and dangerous cults. Per the leader's mandate, all children, including Jollett and his older brother, were separated from their parents when they were six months old, and handed over to the cult's "School." After spending years in what was essentially an orphanage, Mikel escaped the cult one morning with his mother and older brother. But in many ways, life outside Synanon was even harder and more erratic. In his raw, poetic and powerful voice, Jollett portrays a childhood filled with abject poverty, trauma, emotional abuse, delinquency and the lure of drugs and alcohol. Raised by a clinically depressed mother, tormented by his angry older brother, subjected to the unpredictability of troubled step-fathers and longing for contact with his father, a former heroin addict and ex-con, Jollett slowly, often painfully, builds a life that leads him to Stanford University and, eventually, to finding his voice as a writer and musician. Hollywood Park is told at first through the limited perspective of a child, and then broadens as Jollett begins to understand the world around him. Although Mikel Jollett's story is filled with heartbreak, it is ultimately an unforgettable portrayal of love at its fiercest and most loyal"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Jollett, Mikel; Synanon (Foundation); Rock musicians;
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DNF duel [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Action fighting at its extreme! Enter the new beat 'em up world of Arad as your favorite character from the beloved Dungeon & Fighter franchise! One of the most popular and widely played RPGs in the world, Dungeon & Fighter is now back as a 2.5D action fighting game. Choose from 10 charming characters, each with their own distinct skills and personalities. Outsmart, outplay, or downright beat up your opponents and become the master of the Ultimate Will! Key Features: Meet Your Favorite Dungeon and Fighter Characters Up-Close and Personal - DNF DUEL flawlessly reinterprets the iconic classes from the classic Dungeon and Fighter RPG. Whether it's the lightning-fast and flashy gunshots of the sly Ranger or the uninhibited raw power of the frenzied Berserker, each character's iconic traits have been heightened and reworked. A Breathtaking World Born from the Dungeon and Fighter Universe - 16 years of lore is integrated within the storytelling and character development of DNF DUEL, supported by the stunning graphic details that merge seamlessly with the stage designs of Arad. Unique Combat Mechanisms for Strategic Fighting - DNF DUEL takes the fighting game genre to a whole new level with its unique combat system and tactics. Each iconic character has their signature moves and strengths, which are further accentuated by their Awakening effects. Don't forget to keep track of your MP Gauge and White Damage Gauge, lest your opponent catches you by surprise! Sit Back and Relax with Smooth Online Gameplay - Hop online with ease to duel against your friends or other challengers worldwide! Fully equipped with exclusive servers and PlayStation Network, matches in DNF DUEL are ensured to be a low-lag and seamless multiplayer experience.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (Violence, blood, mild suggestive themes, use of alcohol).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Online membership, Nintendo account and internet connection required for online play/features ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Nintendo video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Fighting video games.; Video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; DNF duel (Game);
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Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis [electronic resource] : by Vance, J. D..aut; cloudLibrary;
Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance’s powerful origin story…. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.  THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Poverty & Homelessness; State & Local; Rural; 21st Century; Personal Memoirs;
© 2018., HarperCollins,
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Mega Man battle network. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.The Battle Network is back! Get ready to jack in to the net to face off against deadly enemy programs in electrifying grid based battles, and search the net for rare and powerful BattleChips to build the ultimate deck of special moves! The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series, which has expanded into anime and comics, is back in the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. This bundle includes ten action-packed games plus additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! In addition, online play is supported! In 200X, the rapid advancement of Internet technology has created the "network age." People have come to enjoy the benefits of network technology through portable exploration devices called "PET" and personality simulation programs called NetNavi. As the network world expands and life becomes more convenient, however, network crime is raging. Main character Lan Hikari and his NetNavi, MegaMan.EXE, join forces to confront these incidents.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Crude humor, fantasy violence, mild language, suggestive themes, use of alcohol, use of tobacco).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 2 player online multiplayer (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; 4 GB storage required ; online play optional.
Subjects: Sony video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Science fiction video games.; Platform video games.; Video games.; Mega Man (Fictitious character); Androids; Computer games.; Mega Man battle network (Game); Mega Man battle network 2 (Game); Mega Man battle network 3 Blue (Game); Mega Man battle network 3 White (Game); Mega Man battle network 4 Blue Moon (Game); Mega Man battle network 4 Red Sun (Game); Mega Man battle network 5 Team Colonel (Game); Mega Man battle network 5 Team Protoman (Game); Mega Man battle network 6 Cybeast Falzar (Game); Mega Man battle network 6 Cybeast Gregar (Game); Mega Man battle network legacy collection (Game); Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 (Game); Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 (Game); Playstation 4 (Video game console); Robots; Video games.;
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Mega Man battle network. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.The Battle Network is back! Get ready to jack in to the net to face off against deadly enemy programs in electrifying grid based battles, and search the net for rare and powerful BattleChips to build the ultimate deck of special moves! The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series, which has expanded into anime and comics, is back in the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. This bundle includes ten action-packed games plus additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! In addition, online play is supported! In 200X, the rapid advancement of Internet technology has created the "network age." People have come to enjoy the benefits of network technology through portable exploration devices called "PET" and personality simulation programs called NetNavi. As the network world expands and life becomes more convenient, however, network crime is raging. Main character Lan Hikari and his NetNavi, MegaMan.EXE, join forces to confront these incidents.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Crude humor, fantasy violence, mild language, suggestive themes, use of alcohol, use of tobacco).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Online membership, Nintendo account and internet connection required for online play/features ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Nintendo video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Platform video games.; Science fiction video games.; Video games.; Mega Man (Fictitious character); Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Androids; Mega Man battle network (Game); Mega Man battle network 2 (Game); Mega Man battle network 3 Blue (Game); Mega Man battle network 3 White (Game); Mega Man battle network 4 Blue Moon (Game); Mega Man battle network 4 Red Sun (Game); Mega Man battle network 5 Team Colonel (Game); Mega Man battle network 5 Team Protoman (Game); Mega Man battle network 6 Cybeast Falzar (Game); Mega Man battle network 6 Cybeast Gregar (Game); Mega Man battle network legacy collection (Game); Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 (Game); Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 (Game); Robots;
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Bootlegger [videorecording] / by Hughes, Emlyn,actor.; Jacobs, Devery,1993-actor.; Poupart, Brigitte,actor.; Mile End Films (Firm),film distributor.; MK2 Productions,production company.;
Devery Jacobs, Crazy Horse, Brigitte Poupart.Two radically opposed women divide their northern Quebec community into two sides over the free sale of alcohol, facing each other to determine the best path to independence.PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Motion pictures, Canadian.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Alcohol industry; Alcohol trafficking; Alcohol; Women;
For private home use only.
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Another round [videorecording] / by Dissing, Kasper,film producer.; Jørgensen, Sisse Graum,film producer.; Larsen, Thomas Bo,1963-actor.; Lindholm, Tobias,screenwriter.; Mikkelsen, Mads,1965-actor.; Millang, Magnus,actor.; Ranthe, Lars,1969-actor.; Vinterberg, Thomas,1969-film director,screenwriter.; Film i Väst (Firm),production company.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),publisher.; Topkapi Film,production company.; Zentropa Entertainments (Firm),presenter.; Zentropa Netherlands,production company.; Zentropa Sweden,production company.;
Director of photography, Sturla Brandth Grøvlen ; editors, Anne Østerud, Janus Billeskov Jansen.Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe.Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Motion pictures, Danish.; Foreign films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Alcohol; Friendship; High school teachers;
For private home use only.
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Brigitte Bardot : 5-film collection. French with English subtitles [3 DVD - 7.5 hr. ] / by Bardot, Brigitte,actress.; Bretonnière, Jean,actor.; Vidal, Henri,1919-1959,actor.; Hossein, Robert,actor.; Terzieff, Laurent,actor.; Ronet, Maurice,1927-1983,actor.; StudioCanal Image (Firm);
Disc 1: Naughty girl / screenplay, adaptation and dialogue by Vadim ; directed by Michel Boisrond (approximately 83 minutes) -- Come dance with me / Francis Cosne presents a film by Michel Boisrond ; co-production, Franco-Italienne, Francos Films-Sofradis, Vides ; produced by Francis Cosne ; screenplay by Annette Wademant ; screenplay adaptation by Gerard Oury, J.C. Tacchella, L.-C. Thomas, M. Boisrond, A. Wademant, F. Cosne ; directed by Michel Boisrond (approximately 91 minutes).Disc 2: Love on a pillow / S.P.A. Incei Film, a Francos Film-Incei Film production ; produced by Francis Cosne ; directed by Vadim (approximately 102 minutes) ; Two weeks in September / Kenwood Films Ltd. ; produced by Francis Cosne and Bob Zagury ; dialogue by Pascal Jardin ; original screenplay by Vahé Katcha ; directed by Serge Bourguignon (approximately 92 minutes).Disc 3: The vixen / Ascot Cineraid, a Lira Films/Ascot Cineraid production ; produced by Raymond Danon ; screenplay and adaptation by Cecil Saint-Laurent and Jean Aurel ; directed by Jean Aurel (approximately 87 minutes) ; Featurette.Naughty girl: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonnière, Françoise Fabian, Mischa Auer, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Marcel Charvey, Jean Lefebvre, Bernard Lancret, Raymond Bussières, Darry Cowl.Come dance with me: Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Dario Moreno, Georges Descrières.Love on a pillow: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Jean-Marc Bory, James Robertson Justice, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Michel Serrault, Macha Méril.Two weeks in September: Brigitte Bardot, Laurent Terzieff, Jean Rochefort, James Robertson Justice, Mike Sarne, Georgina Ward.The vixen: Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Annie Duperey, Christina Holm, Joelle Latour, Tanya Lopert.Naughty girl: A sexy teenager moves in with the entertainer at her father's nightclub.Come dance with me: A wife turns detective to prove her husband is innocent of murder.Love on a pillow: An innocent young woman clings to the abusive alcoholic whose life she saved.Two weeks in September: A wife is torn between two lovers, her older husband and a much younger man.The vixen: A secretary is seduced by her womanizing boss.Not Rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) or widescreen (1.66:1) presentations; Dolby Digital mono, digitally remastered.1
Subjects: Foreign films; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Romantic comedy films.; Teenagers; Nightclubs; False imprisonment; Murder; Abused women; Alcoholics; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Married women; Secretaries; Seduction;
© [2007], Lionsgate,
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