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The final buzzer / by Sylvester, Kevin.;
Meet six kids a lot like you. Except . . . Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong -- and they became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Starlight wakes up in an alternate reality, although she doesn't realize it right away. She sees kids skating on a secluded pond using ancient equipment. Is she in the past? The kids are secretly playing hockey because it's banned for all but the elites. Plebes who might never make the pros are not allowed to play at all. Only select individuals chosen by Dr. Boom -- the supreme leader who has taken over Canada -- are given the privilege of playing the game. Starlight must track down the rest of the Super Six so they can defeat Dr. Boom and his horrible minions and restore hockey to its former glory.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Sports fiction.; Hockey teams; Quests (Expeditions);
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Click : how to make what people want : a proven system from the world's most successful startups / by Knapp, Jake,author.; Zeratsky, John(Product designer),author.;
"From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint, a guide for starting big projects the smart way-based on firsthand experience with more than three hundred new products and businesses"--
Subjects: New business enterprises.; New products.;
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Cold Refuge. by Irving, Judy,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2023.COLD REFUGE is about how swimming in cold water mitigates life's challenges such as grief, loss, disease, discrimination, disability, and stress. Marine mammals, birds, artwork, and open-water locations create a visual meditation on what it means to be fully present in the natural world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Environmental sciences.; Science.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Sports.; Grief.; Disabilities.; Alternative Medicine.; Water.; People with disabilities.;
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Watch us shine : a novel / by De los Santos, Marisa,1966-author.;
Marisa de los Santos returns to the world of her beloved, bestselling novels 'Love Walked In' and 'Belong to Me' in this standalone novel. Alternating between two timelines - Cornelias story in the present, and that of the young Eleanor Campbell in the 1960s - 'Watch Us Shine' explores the complicated bonds between sisters, the impossible demands of motherhood, and the power of human love to save us again and again.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Sisters;
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The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II / by Aleksievich, Svetlana,1948-author.; Pevear, Richard,1943-translator.; Volokhonsky, Larissa,translator.;
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, War's Unwomanly Face is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories of women's experiences in World War II, both on the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories. This is a new, distinct version of the war we're so familiar with. Alexievich gives voice to women whose stories are lost in the official narratives, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private stories of individuals. Collectively, these women's voices provide a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of the war. When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize in Literature, they praised her "polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time," and cited her for inventing "a new kind of literary genre." Sara Danius, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, added that her work comprises "a history of emotions -- a history of the soul"--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Women and war;
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Watch us shine [text (large print)] : a novel / by De los Santos, Marisa,1966-author.;
Marisa de los Santos returns to the world of her beloved, bestselling novels 'Love Walked In' and 'Belong to Me' in this standalone novel. Alternating between two timelines - Cornelias story in the present, and that of the young Eleanor Campbell in the 1960s - 'Watch Us Shine' explores the complicated bonds between sisters, the impossible demands of motherhood, and the power of human love to save us again and again
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Sisters;
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World within a song : music that changed my life and life that changed my music / by Tweedy, Jeff,1967-author.;
"An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty-plus songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he's learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs? After two New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America's best-loved performers and songwriters, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) and How To Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy is back with another disarming, beautiful, and inspirational book about why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves. Featuring fifty-plus songs that have both changed Jeff's life and influenced his music--including songs by The Replacements, Mavis Staples, The Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, and Billie Eilish--as well as thoughts on Jeff's own songs and his "Rememories," which have been such a hit on his popular Substack, Starship Casual, this book is a mix of the musical, the emotional, and the inspirational in the best possible way"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Tweedy, Jeff, 1967-; Alternative country musicians; Alternative rock musicians; Popular music;
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Rabbits : a novel / by Miles, Terry,author.;
"Conspiracies abound in this surreal and yet all-too-real technothriller, detailing an underground alternate reality game, set in the same world as the popular Rabbits podcast. Rabbits is a secret, dangerous, and occasionally fatal underground alternate reality game, where the prizes are unclear but may involve vast sums of money, NSA or CIA recruitment, or perhaps even the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe itself. Since the game first started in 1959, ten iterations have appeared and nine winners have been declared. No one knows the true identity of these winners--just their now-famous user names. And everyone is waiting for the eleventh round to begin. K is an expert on the game, although he's never played it himself. He runs information sessions for amateurs at an historic, grungy arcade. But when he is approached by billionaire Alan Scarpio--the alleged winner of the sixth iteration--his world is turned upside down. Because Scarpio wants his help fixing the game, which he claims has become corrupted. And if the eleventh iteration begins before the game is repaired, he claims, all hell will break loose. Soon K is in way over his head, chasing down a myserious rabbit hole that is getting stranger and twistier and more perilous by the day. Because, as it happens, he blows the deadline, Eleven begins ... and suddenly there is far more than just his own life at risk"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Alternate reality games; Competition; Conspiracies;
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The death of truth : how social media and the internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons they needed to destroy trust and polarize the world -- and what we can do about it / by Brill, Steven,1950-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A best-selling author documents how facts -- shared truths -- have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally, and how belief in "alternative facts" and conspiracy theories have destroyed trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts"--
Subjects: Misinformation; Social media and society; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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He who drowned the world / by Parker-Chan, Shelley,author.;
"The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles. How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband-and she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father's killer, the Great Khan. Unbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital, and his lethal court games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history-and in so doing, make a mockery of every value his Mongol warrior family loved more than him. All the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. But when desire is the size of the world, the price could be too much for even the most ruthless heart to bear ... "--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Kings and rulers; Revenge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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