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The candy house [sound recording] : a novel / by Egan, Jennifer,author.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Michael Boatman, Nicole Lewis, Thomas Sadoski, Colin Donnell, Griffin Newman, Rebecca Lowman, Jackie Sanders, Lucy Liu, Christian Barillas, Tara Lynne Barr, Alex Allwine, Emily Tremaine, Kyle Beltran, Dan Bittner, Chris Henry Coffey."The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own Your Unconscious"-that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others-has seduced multitudes. But not everyone. In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In the world of Egan's spectacular imagination, there are "counters" who track and exploit desires and there are "eluders," those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles-from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter and a chapter of tweets. If Goon Squad was organized like a concept album, The Candy House incorporates Electronic Dance Music's more disjunctive approach. The parts are titled: Build, Break, Drop. With an emphasis on gaming, portals, and alternate worlds, its structure also suggests the experience of moving among dimensions in a role-playing game. The Candy House is a bold, brilliant imagining of a world that is moments away. Egan takes to stunning new heights her "deeply intuitive forays into the darker aspects of our technology-driven, image-saturated culture" (Vogue). The Candy House delivers an absolutely extraordinary combination of fierce, exhilarating intelligence and heart"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Memory; Social media; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Candy, 1 to 20 / by Wolf, Laurie Goldrich.; Abrams, Pam.; Wolf, Bruce.;
"Make counting delicious! Each number in this yummy book is made of the corresponding number of candies: 1 candy stick, 2 sour strips, 3 licorice laces ..."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Candy; Counting books.;
© c2011., Chronicle Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Catch me if you candy / by Alexander, Ellie,author.;
Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have descended on Main Street for the annual parade. It's a giant street party and Torte is right in the mix. Jules Capshaw and her team have been baking up autumn delights and trick-or-Torte bags filled with sugar cookie cutouts, spiced cider, and mummy munch. It's the end of the season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which means that the costumes for the parade are going to be out of this world. The elaborate guises even extend to pets. The grand marshal of this year's parade is no other than a regal pug aptly named King George. Jules is delighted to get to share the experience with Carlos and Ramiro, but things take a dark turn when she discovers a dragon slumped in front of the bakeshop. Jules is distraught when she realizes the dragon is dead. She's also shaken because a few days before the parade, her mother's Mahjong partner Helen discovered a warning note about a dragon in an antique game set. Jules hopes it's just a random coincidence, but as the clues begin to unfold it becomes evident that there's been a murder on All Hallow's Eve. Can Juliet sift out the truth before the killer comes after her?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Bakers; Caterers and catering; Murder; Pastry;
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Owen's marshmallow chick / by Henkes, Kevin.;
Owen is joyous when he receives a marshmallow chick as part of an Easter basket. Decked out in his purple plaid Easter finery, this boy mouse spends a giddy day playing with his sugary new pal. And does he succumb to tasty temptation? How dare you even think such a thing!Ages 2-4.Grades Preschool - Kindergarten.
Subjects: Easter stories; Board books.; Candy; Mice;
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Not enough lollipops / by Maynor, Megan.; Player, Micah.;
Alice wins a wagon full of lollipops in a school raffle, but no one is sure if there are enough for everyone to have one.LSC
Subjects: Sharing; Candy;
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Are you eating candy without me? / by Malesevic, Draga Jenny.; Bruijn, Charlotte.;
Four different children from three different families ponder what the adults in their lives do during the day. Are they jumping on trampolines? Are they eating cake and ice cream while riding birthday ponies? Are they eating candy with other adults?Ages 3-6.LSC
Subjects: Parent and child; Imagination; Families;
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Taste of home chocolate : more than 100 cakes, candies & decadent delights.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking (Chocolate); Chocolate desserts.; Baking.;
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Planes, trains and automobiles [videorecording (DVD)] by Hughes, John,1950-; Martin, Steve,1945-; Candy, John,1950-1994;
Steve Martin, John Candy.An advertising executive who wants to fly home to Chicago for Thanksgiving winds up in a cross-country goose chase with an unlucky but loveable salesman.CHV rating: PG.MPAA rating: R.Adult.DVD dolby digital 5.1 surround.NTSC 1.
Subjects: Comedy films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© [2000], c1987., Paramount,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Easter is egg-cellent! / by Moyle, Sabrina.; Moyle, Eunice.;
"In this whimsical holiday romp, every bunny-and every chick and lamb-is getting in on the festive fun! Celebrate all of the things that make Easter special as eggs are hunted, sweets are eaten, and fascinatingly frilly hats are worn. Hello!Lucky lends their vibrant illustrations and pun-derful voice to this ear-resistible board book"--
Subjects: Board books.; Stories in rhyme.; Easter fiction.; Easter; Candy; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sweet : our best cupcakes, cookies, candy and more / by Food Network (Firm);
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Subjects: Desserts.; Cookbooks.;
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