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A long petal of the sea : a novel / by Allende, Isabel,author.; Caistor, Nick,translator.; Hopkinson, Amanda,1948-translator.; translation of:Allende, Isabel.Largo pétalo de mar.English.;
"In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them wants, and together are sponsored by poet Pablo Neruda to embark on the SS Winnipeg along with 2,200 other refugees in search of a new life. As unlikely partners, they embrace exile and emigrate to Chile as the rest of Europe erupts in World War. Starting over on a new continent, their trials are just beginning. Over the course of their lives, they will face test after test. But they will also find joy as they wait patiently for a day when they are exiles no more, and will find friends in the most unlikely of places. Through it all, it is that hope of being reunited with their home that keeps them going. And in the end, they will find that home might have been closer than they thought all along"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Exiles;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A long petal of the sea [sound recording] : a novel / by Allende, Isabel,author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Caistor, Nick,translator.; Hopkinson, Amanda,1948-translator.; translation of:Allende, Isabel.Largo pétalo de mar.English[sound recording].; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini."In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them wants, and together are sponsored by poet Pablo Neruda to embark on the SS Winnipeg along with 2,200 other refugees in search of a new life. As unlikely partners, they embrace exile and emigrate to Chile as the rest of Europe erupts in World War. Starting over on a new continent, their trials are just beginning. Over the course of their lives, they will face test after test. But they will also find joy as they wait patiently for a day when they are exiles no more, and will find friends in the most unlikely of places. Through it all, it is that hope of being reunited with their home that keeps them going. And in the end, they will find that home might have been closer than they thought all along"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Exiles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Exploring the life, myth, and art of India / by Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137) and index.Explores the culture of Indian civilization by studying their myths, their beliefs and practices, and their history.
Subjects: Mythology, Indic.; India; Art;
© 2010., Rosen,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ancient Greece and beyond [videorecording]. by Entertainment One (Firm); History Channel (Television network); Istituto geografico De Agostini.;
Athens: western splendor -- A place called Etruria -- The forgotten civilization of Anatolia -- Travels through Greece -- Secrets of the Island of Minos -- The fabulous centers of Hellenism -- Visit the sanctuaries of Apollo -- Ancient itinerary in Ionia -- Mycenaeans: the civilization of heroes.Originally aired on The History Channel.Explore the ancient cities of Greece, the magnificent temples, the ruins of the Greek Islands, and the influence of the Greek culture throughout the region. Includes state-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular on-location photography, and research from the world's leading archaeologists.E.DVD.
Subjects: Archaeology.; Civilization, Ancient.; Documentary television programs.; Excavations (Archaeology); Historical television programs.;
© c2012., Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How high we go in the dark : a novel / by Nagamatsu, Sequoia,author.;
"For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague-a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice. Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic Plague will reshape life on earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects-a pig-develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resiliency of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Epidemics; Interpersonal relations; Regression (Civilization); Resilience (Personality trait); Virus diseases;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ancient India : archaeology unlocks the secrets of India's past / by Dalal, Anita.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of how ancient treasures help scientists piece together the puzzle of India's past.LSC
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007., National Geographic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A shout in the ruins : a novel / by Powers, Kevin,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Slavery; Race relations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Survival of the richest : escape fantasies of the tech billionaires / by Rushkoff, Douglas,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind. Five mysterious billionaires summoned theorist Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive the "Event": the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley-style certainty that they and their cohort can break the laws of physics, economics, and morality to escape a disaster of their own making-as long as they have enough money and the right technology. In Survival of the Richest, Rushkoff traces the origins of The Mindset in science and technology through its current expression in missions to Mars, island bunkers, AI futurism, and the metaverse. In a dozen urgent, electrifying chapters, he confronts tech utopianism, the datafication of all human interaction, and the exploitation of that data by corporations. Through fascinating characters-master programmers who want to remake the world from scratch as if redesigning a video game and bankers who return from Burning Man convinced that incentivized capitalism is the solution to environmental disasters-Rushkoff explains why those with the most power to change our current trajectory have no interest in doing so. And he shows how recent forms of anti-mainstream rebellion-QAnon, for example, or meme stocks-reinforce the same destructive order. This mind-blowing work of social analysis shows us how to transcend the landscape The Mindset created-a world alive with algorithms and intelligences actively rewarding our most selfish tendencies-and rediscover community, mutual aid, and human interdependency. In a thundering conclusion, Survival of the Richest argues that the only way to survive the coming catastrophe is to ensure it doesn't happen in the first place"--
Subjects: Billionaires; Survivalism; Technology and civilization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vikings unearthed [videorecording] / by Illescas, Andrea,film producer.; Lilley, Harvey,film director.; Meyers, Eric,1959-narrator.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.;
Edited by Martin Sage, Toby Farrell, Sue Outlaw, Joanna Lincoln ; camera, Tim Cragg, Mike Robinson, Stephen Robinson ; music, Ty Unwin ; executive producer, Eamon Hardy.Narrated by Eric Mayers [id est Meyers].They were pioneering warriors, expert seafarers, and colonists of the North Atlantic realm. The Vikings even claimed in their sagas to have reached America. Now, renowned archaeologist Sarah Parcak uncovers new clues about their legendary expeditions and settlements.E.DVD ; 16x9 widescreen ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Adventure and adventurers.; Civilization, Viking.; Viking antiquities.; Vikings; Vikings.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sunflower sisters : a novel / by Kelly, Martha Hall,author.;
Union nurse Georgeanna Woolsey travels with her sister to Gettysburg, where they cross paths with a slave-turned-army conscript and her cruel plantation mistress.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women slaves; Nurses; Sisters;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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