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- Cahokia jazz : a novel / by Spufford, Francis,1964-author.;
"Like Golden Hill, Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, and like Golden Hill it has a propulsive and brilliantly twisty plot set within a fully imagined world. Only this world is full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, and dark deeds. And in the main character of Joe Barrow, we have a hero of truly heroic proportions, and a troubled soul to fall in love with. One snowy night at the end of winter, Barrow and his partner find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. Down below, streetcar bells ring, factory whistles blow, Americans drink in speakeasies and dance to the tempo of modern times. But this is Cahokia, the ancient indigenous city beside the Mississippi living on as a teeming industrial metropolis containing every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about. But the corpse on the roof will spark a week of drama in which this altered world will spill its secrets and be brought, against a soundtrack of wailing clarinets, either to destruction or to rebirth"--- Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Nineteen twenties; Secrecy;
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- Into the fire / by Brashares, Ann.; Brashares, Ben.;
Former best friends Henry, Frances, and Lukas are still trapped in an alternate version of America where the Axis won WWII, and as they try to communicate across time and uncover the truth about their reality, they must fight to prevent history from becoming permanently altered.- Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Time travel; Nazis; Friendship; World War, 1939-1945;
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- The holy grail of investing : the world's greatest investors reveal their ultimate strategies for financial freedom / by Robbins, Anthony,author.; Zook, Christopher James,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Tony Robbins returns with the final book in his financial freedom trilogy by unveiling the power of alternative investments. Robbins, and renowned investor Christopher Zook, take you on a journey to interview a dozen of the world's most successful investors in private equity, private credit, private real estate, and venture capital. They share their favorite strategies and insights in this practical guidebook.- Subjects: Self-help publications.; Finance, Personal.; Investments.; Private equity.; Success.; Wealth.;
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- Vanishing World [electronic resource] : by Murata, Sayaka.aut; Takemori, Ginny Tapley.; CloudLibrary;
From the author of the bestselling literary sensations Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings comes a surprising and highly imaginative story set in a version of Japan where sex between married couples has vanished and all children are born by artificial insemination Sayaka Murata has proven herself to be one of the most exciting chroniclers of the strangeness of society, x-raying our contemporary world to bizarre and troubling effect. Her depictions of a happily unmarried retail worker in Convenience Store Woman and a young woman convinced she is an alien in Earthlings have endeared her to millions of readers worldwide. Vanishing World takes Murata’s universe to a bold new level, imagining an alternative Japan where attitudes to sex and procreation are wildly different to our own. As a girl, Amane realizes with horror that her parents “copulated” in order to bring her into the world, rather than using artificial insemination, which became the norm in the mid-twentieth century. Amane strives to get away from what she considers an indoctrination in this strange “system” by her mother, but her infatuations with both anime characters and real people have a sexual force that is undeniable. As an adult in an appropriately sexless marriage—sex between married couples is now considered as taboo as incest—Amane and her husband Saku decide to go and live in a mysterious new town called Experiment City or Paradise-Eden, where all children are raised communally, and every person is considered a Mother to all children. Men are beginning to become pregnant using artificial wombs that sit outside of their bodies like balloons, and children are nameless, called only “Kodomo-chan.” Is this the new world that will purify Amane of her strangeness once and for all?- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Absurdist;
- © 2025., Grove Atlantic,
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- The power of pulses : saving the world with peas, beans, chickpeas, favas & lentils / by Jason, Dan,author.; Malone, Hilary,author.; Eathorne, Alison Malone,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.For those who are committed to increasing self-reliance and supporting locally available food sources, pulses are an often-overlooked source of ethical protein. Dan Jason, owner of Salt Spring Seeds, is a long-time advocate of pulses as a healthy and environmentally responsible alternative to meat and tofu. Talented foodie-sister team Hilary Malone and Alison Malone Eathorne collaborate with Jason to create 40+ vegetarian recipes featuring fresh and inventive uses for the garden's bounty, including Broad Bean Succotash with Fresh Ricotta and Poached Eggs on Toast, Crispy Chickpea Power Bowl with Kale, Quinoa and Dukkah Crunch and even Black Bean Brownies with Espresso Ganache. Vibrantly illustrated, this exciting garden-to-kitchen volume is sure to inspire readers to harness the power of pulses.- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Vegetarian cooking.;
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- Cork dork : a wine-fueled adventure among the obsessive sommeliers, big bottle hunters, and rogue scientists who taught me to live for taste / by Bosker, Bianca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine--until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a "cork dork." With boundless curiousity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientist's fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: What's the big deal about wine? What she learns will change the way you drink wine--and, perhaps, the way you live--forever.- Subjects: Bosker, Bianca.; Wine and wine making; Sommeliers.;
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- Dallas Buyers Club [videorecording] / by Dunne, Griffin.; Garner, Jennifer,1973-; Leto, Jared,1971-; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-; O'Hare, Denis.; Rankin, Kevin.; Roberts, Dallas.; Vallée, Jean-Marc.; Zahn, Steve,1968-; Remstar.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Cinematography, Yves Bélanger ; edited by Martin Pensa, Jean-Marc Vallée.Steve Zahn, Griffin Dunne, Matthew Mcconaughey, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Jennifer Garner, Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin.Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely successful 'buyers' club.'Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.- Subjects: AIDS (Disease); Feature films.; HIV infections; HIV-positive men; Male friendship;
- © c2014., Universal,
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- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [videorecording] / by Astin, Sean,voice actor.; Cipes, Greg,voice actor.; Green, Seth,1974-voice actor.; Lee, Hoon,1973-voice actor.; Paulsen, Rob,1956-voice actor.; Peck, Josh,1986-voice actor.; Whitman, Mae,1988-voice actor.; Viacom International,production company.; Nickelodeon (Firm),production company,broadcaster.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Seth Green, Hoon Lee, Rob Paulsen, Josh Peck, Mae Whitman.The half-shell heroes go full throttle on their final missions! First they battle their way through a mutant wasteland. Then, the Turtles travel to an alternate dimension inhabited by animal warriors and ally themselves with the great rabbit samurai Usagi Yojimbo in order to defeat an evil sorcerer. And when Savanti Romero threatens to take over New York with his monstrous army, they gear up to clash with some classic movie monsters.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Fictitious characters); Heroes;
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- The mortal instruments. [videorecording] / by Bower, Jamie Campbell.; Carmody, Don.; Clare, Cassandra.City of bones.Videorecording.; Collins, Lily,1989-; Paquette, Jessica.; Sheehan, Robert,1988-; Zwart, Harald,1965-; Constantin Film (Firm); Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Movie Central (Firm); Movie Network.;
Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Jemima West.Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York City called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Animals, Mythical; Demonology; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls; Vampires; Werewolves;
- © c2013., Constantin Film ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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- Scorpion : a novel / by Cantrell, Christian,author.;
"As the world changes faster than humanity can adapt to it, a government insider chases a serial killer who makes her question what it means to be a hero in this electrifying novel from the author of Containment. With the world bordering on unprecedented technological change, Quinn Mitchell is an old-school, nine-to-five spy--an intelligence analyst for the CIA during the day, and a suburban wife and mother on evenings and weekends. After struggling with a personal tragedy, Quinn hopes to find redemption in her newest assignment: a series of bizarre, international assassinations where victims are found with numeric codes tattooed, burned, or carved into their flesh. As Quinn follows the killer's trail around the globe, always one body behind, she begins uncovering disturbing connections between the murders--and herself. Finding the killer will hinge on Quinn's ability to grapple with the Epoch Index, a massive database that can reveal almost anything about anyone--past, present or future--and which leads her to a shocking twist that makes her question everything she thought she knew. Christian Cantrell's inventive and exciting fiction explores unfamiliar worlds and alternative futures. A born prototyper, he has also written extensively on the evolution and future of technology, and he brings the full range of his scientific expertise to this captivating speculative thriller"--- Subjects: Science fiction.; Spy fiction.; Murder; Serial murderers;
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