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The Circle [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Watson, Emma; Hanks, Tom; Coltrane, Ellar; Headly, Glenne; Paxton, Bill;
Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Ellar Coltrane, Glenne Headly, Bill Paxton.Director, James Ponsoldt.Blu-ray.MPAA rating: PG-13.When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2017., Universal,
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Practical permaculture for home landscapes, your community, and the whole earth / by Bloom, Jessi.; Boehnlein, Dave.; Kearsley, Paul,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Permaculture basics -- Permaculture ethics and principles -- Learning from nature -- The permaculture design process -- Gathering information -- Putting the design together -- Figuring out the details -- Permaculture systems -- Soil fertility: improving tilth and nutrients -- Water: making the most of a limited resource -- Waste: plugging leaks in the system -- Energy: minimizing the work we do ourselves -- Shelter: building functional, efficient structures -- Food and plant systems: providing for our own needs -- Animals and wildlife: welcoming natural diversity -- Useful plants for permaculture landscapes -- Invisible structures.
Subjects: Permaculture plants.; Permaculture.;
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The road to wisdom : on truth, science, faith, and trust / by Collins, Francis S.,author.;
"In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgment and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and Christian theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources -- their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately -- and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life."--
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Judgment.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Public opinion.;
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How to be an antiracist / by Kendi, Ibram X.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.
Subjects: Kendi, Ibram X.; Anti-racism; Racism;
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The geometry of holding hands / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal with the demands of her two small children, her husband,and her rather tempestuous niece, Cat, whose latest romantic entanglement comes--to no one's surprise--with complications. Still, even with so much going on, Isabel, through the application of good sense, logic, and ethics, will, as ever, triumph"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Philosophical fiction.; Dalhousie, Isabel (Fictitious character); Women philosophers;
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Rear window [videorecording (DVD)] by Ritter, Thelm; Burr, Raymond,1917-1993; Corey, Wendell,1914-196; Woolrich, Cornell,1903-196; Hitchcock, Alfred,1899-198; Hayes, John Michael,1919; Grace,Princess of Monaco,1929-198; Stewart, James,1908-199; Corey, Wendell,1914-1968; Ritter, Thelma; Waxman, Franz,1906-1967;
Director of photography, Robert Burks; art direction, J. McMillan Johnson and Hal Pereira; editor, George Tomasini; music, Franz Waxman.James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr.Stewart, a photographer with a broken leg, takes up spying and suspects that his neighbor has murdered his invalid wife and buried her in the flower gardenMPAA rating: PGNTSC 1
Subjects: Voyeurism; Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.); Suspense in motion pictures; Video recordings for the hearing impaire; Murder; Detective and mystery film;
© 2001., Universal Pictures,
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All of us in our own lives : [Book Club Set] / by Thapa, Manjushree,author.;
A beautiful story of strangers who shape each other's lives in fateful ways, All of Us in Our Own Lives delves deeply into the lives of women and men in Nepal and into the world of international aid. Ava Berriden, a Canadian lawyer, quits her corporate job in Toronto to move to Nepal, from where she was adopted as a baby. There she struggles to adapt to her new career in international aid and forge a connection with the country of her birth. Ava's work brings her into contact with Indira Sharma, who has ambitions of becoming the first Nepali woman director of a NGO; Sapana Karki, a bright young teenager living a small village; and Gyanu, Sapana's brother, who has returned home from Dubai to settle his sister's future after their father's death. Their journeys collide in unexpected ways. All of Us in Our Own Lives is a stunning, keenly observant novel about human interconnectedness, about privilege, and about the ethics of international aid (the earnestness and idealism and yet its cynical, moneyed nature).
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For the last time : a novel / by Perks, Heidi,1973-author.;
"When Erin and Will walk into Maggie's office for a marriage counseling session, Maggie believes they are an ordinary couple with ordinary problems: communication, intimacy, the usual. But as Maggie struggles to get the couple to open up about what brought them here, she begins to sense that not all is as it seems. When Erin mentions something connected to Maggie's past that she couldn't possibly know, Maggie is disturbed and confused. Why does Erin know anything about Maggie's long-missing sister? Erin is connected to her somehow, and Maggie is no longer trying to fix the couple's marriage--she's trying to uncover her own truth. Maggie knows her code of ethics as a therapist should immediately stop her working with this couple, but she's desperate for answers about her sister's disappearance, and she can't resist using her position to delve deeper into Erin's memories and what she might know. Erin and Will might not be what they seem--but neither is Maggie. This dual-perspective psychological thriller will keep readers turning pages until every last secret comes to light."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Marriage counseling; Marriage counselors; Married people; Missing persons; Secrecy;
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The confessions of Frannie Langton : a novel / by Collins, Sara,author.;
All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite. Crowds pack the courtroom, eagerly following every twist, while the newspapers print lurid theories about the killings and the mysterious woman being held in the Old Bailey. The testimonies against Frannie are damning. She is a seductress, a witch, a master manipulator, a whore. But Frannie claims she cannot recall what happened that fateful evening, even if remembering could save her life. She doesn't know how she came to be covered in the victims' blood. But she does have a tale to tell: a story of her childhood on a Jamaican plantation, her apprenticeship under a debauched scientist who stretched all bounds of ethics, and the events that brought her into the Benhams' London home--and into a passionate and forbidden relationship. Though her testimony may seal her conviction, the truth will unmask the perpetrators of crimes far beyond murder and indict the whole of English society itself.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Trials (Murder); Women slaves;
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The better sister : a novel / by Burke, Alafair,author.;
"Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky was always restless ... and more than a little reckless--the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland. For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh, and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan. The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers. Now, more than fifteen years later, their lives are drastically different--and Chloe is married to Adam. When he's murdered by an intruder at the couple's East Hampton beach house, Chloe reluctantly allows her teenaged stepson's biological mother--her estranged sister, Nicky--back into her life. But when the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect in his father's death, the two sisters are forced to unite ... and to confront the truth behind family secrets they have tried to bury in the past"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Murder; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; False arrest; Criminal defense lawyers;
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