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The Good Place. [videorecording] / by Bell, Kristen,1980-actor.; Harper, William,1980-actor.; Jamil, Jameela,1986-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, Ted Danson.The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife and, thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place, which is definitely where she belongs. While hiding in plain sight from Michael, the wise architect of the Good Place who doesn't know he's made a mistake, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome, or at least the pretty good, person within.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Future life; Paradise; Women and death; Neighbors;
For private home use only.
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Humanize : a maker's guide to designing our cities / by Heatherwick, Thomas,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Our world is losing its humanity. Too many companies care more about their shareholders than their employees or customers. Too many politicians care more about elections than the people who vote for them. And too many cities feel soulless and depressing, designed for business, not for us. So where do we find hope? From one of the world's most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone. Drawing on thirty years of making bold, beautiful buildings, Heatherwick takes us on a journey-full of vivid stories and hundreds of images-that will inspire us to see how we can make our world differently.
Subjects: Architectural design.; Architecture.; Architecture; Design; Architecture;
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Lovely war / by Berry, Julie,1974-;
Includes bibliographical references.They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite, who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Aphrodite (Greek deity); World War, 1914-1918; Man-woman relationships; Mythology, Greek;
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Shards of Earth First in an extraordinary space opera trilogy, from the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award [electronic resource] : by Tchaikovsky, Adrian.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy. 'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction' – Christopher Paolini, author of Fractal Noise The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . . Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity’s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers. Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans ­such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these ‘Architects’ simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete. Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It’s clearly the work of the Architects – but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it. 'Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent' – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas' – Patrick Ness 'Thoughtful, sweeping space adventure' – SFX ‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoyGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Alien Contact; Genetic Engineering; Space Opera;
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Upper Middle Bogan. by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2013.When Bess Denyar, a doctor with a posh mother, an architect husband and twin 13-year-olds at a private school, finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned, but even more so when she meets her birth parents - Wayne and Julie Wheeler. If that's not enough to digest, Bess also discovers that she has siblings - Amber, Kayne and Brianna. The Wheelers head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs, and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures--Australia.; Television comedies.;
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Upper Middle Bogan: S1. by Martin, Tony,film director.; Hope, Wayne,film director.; Maynard, Annie,actor.; Robbins, Glenn,actor.; Banas, Michala,actor.; Brammall, Patrick,actor.; Malcolm, Robyn,actor.; Nevin, Robyn,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Annie Maynard, Glenn Robbins, Michala Banas, Patrick Brammall, Robyn Malcolm, Robyn NevinOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2013.When Bess Denyar, a doctor with a posh mother, an architect husband and twin 13-year-olds at a private school, finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned, but even more so when she meets her birth parents - Wayne and Julie Wheeler. If that's not enough to digest, Bess also discovers that she has siblings - Amber, Kayne and Brianna. The Wheelers head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs, and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Rushing waters : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"A 38-year-old American interior designer based in London and her independent-minded 74-year-old architect mother; a British investment banker in New York to see his ex-wife and young children; a resident ER doctor who experienced Hurricane Sandy when she was a medical student; two young men, 21-year-old NYU students; their friends; and others are thrust together when a major hurricane descends upon New York City and wreaks unimaginable chaos and devastation. Yet through the darkness, these characters form unlikely new friendships and together, manage to find hope and revitalization"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Disaster victims; Hurricanes; Interpersonal relations;
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Camp Zero : a novel / by Sterling, Michelle Min,1982-author.;
"In a near-future northern settlement, the fate of a young woman intertwines with those of a college professor and a collective of women soldiers in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven and The Power. In the far north of Canada, a team led by a visionary American architect is building a project called Camp Zero. With its fresh, clean air and cold climate, it's intended to be the beginning of a new community and a new way of life. A brilliant and determined young woman employed as a sex worker to the elite is offered a chance to join the Blooms, a group meant to service the men in camp-but her mission is to secretly monitor the mercurial architect in charge. In return, she'll receive a home for her displaced Korean immigrant mother and herself. Upon arrival at Camp Zero, she is named Rose. Rose quickly secures the trust of her target, but in the camp, everyone has an agenda, and her alliances begin to shift. Through skillfully braided perspectives, including those of a young professor longing to escape his wealthy family and an all-woman military brigade struggling for survival at a climate research station, the fate of Camp Zero and its inhabitants reaches a stunning crescendo. An electrifying page-turner where nothing is as it seems, Camp Zero cleverly explores how the intersection of gender, class, and migration will impact who and what will survive in a warming world"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Climatic changes; Communities; Immigrants; Interpersonal relations; Secrecy;
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The ghosts of Rome / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Diplomats; Escapes; Faith; Friendship; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Under a rock : a memoir / by Stein, Chris,1950-author.; Harry, Debbie,writer of foreword.;
Debbie Harry defined iconic band Blondie's look. Chris Stein - her performing partner, lover, and lifelong friend - was its architect and defined its sound. Under A Rock is his nothing-spared autobiography. It's about the founding of the band, ascending to the heights of pop success, and the hazards of fortune. Famous names march through these pages -- Warhol, Bowie, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more -- but you can get famous names anywhere. What you can't get anywhere else is a plunge into the moments that made a giant 1980's artistic sensation. Stein takes us there in this revelatory, propulsive, distinctive memoir.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Stein, Chris, 1950-; Harry, Debbie.; Blondie (Musical group); Guitarists; Rock musicians;
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