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You Are Here A Novel [electronic resource] : by Nicholls, David.aut; Ingleby, Lee.nrt; Leonard, Lydia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Good Housekeeping ""Book We're Most Looking Forward To"" * An Independent Today ""Best Fiction Books to Read"" * A GQ Magazine (UK) ""Best Book of 2024"" * A Harper’s Bazaar (UK) ""Best Novels to Read"" * A Daily Record ""Best Novel"" ""I finished this novel in two breathless sittings, as invested in its outcome as I would be in the happiness of a friend. This is the magic of You Are Here: warm, generous and funny, it invites readers into the world of Marnie and Michael with the promise that everyone is welcome, and that choosing happiness and being courageous in any small way we can is always possible. I loved this book."" — Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time From the internationally bestselling and Booker Prize-longlisted author of One Day, one of the most enduring love stories of its generation, comes an uplifting and unputdownable love story about second chances. Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . . Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he’ll do anything to avoid his empty house. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she’s battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it’s passing her by. When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of ten-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they’ve been looking for. Michael and Marnie are on the precipice of a bright future . . . if they can survive the journey. A hilarious, hopeful, and heartwarming love story—the novel beloved New York Times bestselling author David Nicholls calls “my funniest book yet”—You Are Here is a bittersweet and hopeful story of first encounters, second chances, and finding the way home.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Contemporary; Humorous;
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The Devil's playbook : big tobacco, Juul, and the addiction of a new generation / by Etter, Lauren,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Big Tobacco meets Silicon Valley in this corporate exposé of what happened when two of the most notorious industries collided-and the vaping epidemic was born. Howard Willard lusted after Juul. As the CEO of tobacco giant Philip Morris's parent company, and a veteran of the industry's long fight to avoid being regulated out of existence, he grew obsessed with a prize he believed could save his company-the e-cigarette, a product with all the addictive upside of the original without the same apparent health risks and bad press. Meanwhile, in Silicon Valley, Adam Bowen and James Monsees began work on a device meant to save lives and destroy Big Tobacco, only to end up baking the industry's DNA into their invention's science and marketing. Ultimately, Juul's e-cigarette was so effective, so market-dominating, that it put the company on a collision course with Philip Morris and sparked one of the most explosive public health crises in recent memory. In a deeply reported account, award-winning journalist Lauren Etter tells a riveting story of greed and deception in one of the biggest botched deals in business history. Etter shows how Philip Morris's struggle to innovate left Willard desperate to acquire Juul, even as his own team sounded alarms about the startup's reliance on underage customers. And she shows how Juul's executives negotiated a lavish deal that let them pocket the lion's share of Philip Morris's $12.8 billion investment while government regulators and furious parents mounted a campaign to hold the company's feet to the fire. The Devil's Playbook is the inside story of how Juul's embodiment of Silicon Valley's "move fast and break things" ethos wrought havoc on American health, and how a beleaguered tobacco company was seduced by the promise of a new generationof addicted customers. With both companies' eyes on the financial prize, neither anticipated the sudden outbreak of vaping-linked deaths that would terrorize a nation, crater Juul's value, end Willard's career, and show the costs in human life of the rush to riches-while Juul's founders, investors, and employees walked away with a windfall"--
Subjects: Cigarette industry.; Substance abuse.; Tobacco industry.; Vaping.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The plant-based slow cooker : 225 super-tasty vegan recipes / by Robertson, Robin(Robin G.),author.; revision of:Robertson, Robin(Robin G.).Fresh from the vegan slow cooker.;
"This revised and updated edition of the best-selling cookbook Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker--now with a plant-based focus-offers 225 extremely convenient, delicious, and completely plant-based recipes for everyones favourite cooking machine. In this inventive cookbook filled with enticing ingredients and flavours, veteran chef, cooking teacher, and acclaimed vegan cookbook author Robin Robertson shares her expertise on the creative use of slow cookers. The Plant-Based Slow Cooker includes 17 new recipes throughout eleven recipe chapters, four of which focus on main courses. There are homey and comforting foods in the American and European style, such as a Rustic Pot Pie Topped with Chive Biscuits and a Ziti with Mushroom and Bell Pepper Ragu, and there are many East Asian, South and Southeast Asian, and Mexican/Latin dishes, too. Beans, which cook slowly under any circumstance, are fabulously well-suited to the slow cooker, and Robin includes such appealing recipes as a Crockery Cassoulet and a Greek-Style Beans with Tomatoes and Spinach. Over 20 recipes for robust chilis and stews include a warming Chipotle Black Bean Chili with Winter Squash and a surprising but yummy Seitan Stroganoff. Beyond the mains, there are chapters devoted to snacks and appetisers, desserts, breads and breakfasts, and even one on drinks. The many soy-free and gluten-free recipes are clearly identified. The Plant-Based Slow-Cooker also provides practical guidance on how to work with different models of slow-cookers, taking into account the sizes of various machines, the variety of settings they offer, and the quirks and personalities of each device. Robin addresses any lingering skepticism readers may have about whether slow cookers can have delicious, meat-free applications, and she shows how to take into account the water content of vegetables and the absorptive qualities of grains when plant-based slow-cooking. Altogether, this new edition offers you an abundance of ways to expand your plant-based repertoire and to get maximum value from your investment in a slow cooker."--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Electric cooking, Slow.; Food allergy; Gluten-free diet; One-dish meals.; Vegan cooking.; Vegetarian cooking.;
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The antisocial network : the GameStop short squeeze and the ragtag group of amateur traders that brought Wall Street to its knees / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-author.;
From one of our most innovative and celebrated authors, the definitive take on the wildest story of the year- the David-vs.-Goliath GameStop short squeeze, a tale of fortunes won and lost overnight that may end up changing Wall Street forever. Bestselling author Ben Mezrich offers a gripping, beat-by-beat account of how a loosely affiliate group of private investors and internet trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatens to upend the establishment. It's the story of financial titans like Gabe Plotkin of hedge fund Melvin Capital, one of the most respected and staid funds on the Street, billionaires like Elon Musk, Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban, Robinhood co-CEOs Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and Ken Griffin of Citadel Securities. Over the course of four incredible days, each in their own way must reckon with a formidable force they barely understand, let alone saw coming: everyday men and women on WallStreetBets like nurse Kim Campbell, college student Jeremy Poe, and the enigmatic Keith "RoaringKitty" Gill, whose unfiltered livestream videos captivated a new generation of stock market enthusiasts. The unlikely focus of the battle: GameStop, a flailing brick-and-mortar dinosaur catering to teenagers and outsiders that had somehow held on as the world rapidly moved online. At first, WallStreetBets was a joke--a meme-filled, freewheeling place to share shoot-the-moon investment tips, laugh about big losses, and post diamond hand emojis. Until some members noticed an opportunity in GameStop--and rode a rocket ship to tens of millions of dollars in earnings overnight. In thrilling, pulse-pounding prose, THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK offers a fascinating, never-before-seen glimpse at the outsize personalities, dizzying swings, corporate drama, and underestimated American heroes and heroines who captivated the nation during one of the most volatile weeks in financial history. It's the amazing story of what just happened--and where we go from here.
Subjects: GameStop (Firm); Reddit (Firm); Electronic trading of securities; Hedge funds; Online stockbrokers.; Online trolling;
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We don't know ourselves : a personal history of modern Ireland / by O'Toole, Fintan,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A celebrated Irish writer's magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world. Fintan O'Toole was born in the year the revolution began. It was 1958, and the Irish government?in despair, because all the young people were leaving?opened the country to foreign investment and popular culture. So began a decades-long, ongoing experiment with Irish national identity. In We Don't Know Ourselves, O'Toole, one of the Anglophone world's most consummate stylists, weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary "backwater" to an almost totally open society-perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history. Born to a working-class family in the Dublin suburbs, O'Toole served as an altar boy and attended a Christian Brothers school, much as his forebears did. He was enthralled by American Westerns suddenly appearing on Irish television, which were not that far from his own experience, given that Ireland's main export was beef and it was still not unknown for herds of cattle to clatter down Dublin's streets. Yet the Westerns were a sign of what was to come. O'Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish, women in particular. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism. In O'Toole's telling, America became a lodestar, from John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit, when the soon-to-be martyred American president was welcomed as a native son, to the emergence of the Irish technology sector in the late 1990s, driven by American corporations, which set Ireland on the path toward particular disaster during the 2008 financial crisis. A remarkably compassionate yet exacting observer, O'Toole in coruscating prose captures the peculiar Irish habit of "deliberate unknowing," which allowed myths of national greatness to persist even as the foundations were crumbling. Forty years in the making, We Don't Know Ourselves is a landmark work, a memoir and a national history that ultimately reveals how the two modes are entwined for all of us"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; O'Toole, Fintan, 1958-;
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Clever girl finance : ditch debt, save money, and build real wealth / by Sokunbi, Bola,1981-author.;
"Clever Girl Finance is an intro-level personal finance book for women, written by self-made finance guru Bola Sokunbi. Written in an accessible and entertaining tone, Clever Girl Finance teaches women how to budget, save, invest, and pay off loans. Bola tells her own story, as a self-taught investor who managed to save $100,000 in 3 years on a modest salary, and tells the stories of a few women from the Clever Girl Finance community who have also achieved financial independence"--
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Women;
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A rich future : essential financial concepts for youth / by Booth, Noah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137)."After spending several years learning about investing and personal finances, talking to many experts, reading countless books, and learning from his own experiences, Noah pulls all his financial lessons together into one book for other kids and teenagers. From budgeting to investing and everything in between, this book takes readers on a learning journey through the essential concepts, tools, and skills needed to set themselves up at a young age for a successful financial future!"--Back cover.
Subjects: Financial literacy; Teenagers; Youth;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bikes vs. cars [videorecording] / by Gertten, Fredrik,film director.; Alive Mind Cinema,publisher.; Kino Lorber, Inc,publisher.;
Cars would seem to provide the lure of freedom, but in many places, traffic is so bad that drivers spend hours every day just going short distances. The bike is a great tool for change, but powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year to lobby and advertise to protect against the encroachment of bicycles. Meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction films.; Automobiles.; Bicycles.; Bicyclists.; Urban transportation.;
For private home use only.
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Blockchain for everyone : how I learned the secrets of the new millionaire class (and you can, too) / by Hargrave, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the author of Mind Hacking and founder of Bitcoin Market Journal comes the first book to explain the money-making secrets behind bitcoin and blockchain in a user-friendly format. When John Hargrave first invested in cryptocurrency, the price of a single bitcoin was about $125; a few years later, that same bitcoin was worth $20,000. He wasn't alone: this flood of new money is like the early days of the Internet, creating a new breed of "blockchain billionaires." Sir John has unlocked their secrets. In Blockchain for Everyone, Sir John reveals the formula for investing in bitcoin and blockchain, using real-life stories, easy-to-understand examples, and a healthy helping of humor. Packed with illustrations, Blockchain for Everyone explains how (and when) to buy bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and other blockchain assets, with step-by-step instructions. Blockchain for Everyone is the first blockchain investing book written for the layperson: a guide that helps everyone understand how to build wealth wisely. It's the new investing manifesto!"--
Subjects: Blockchains (Databases); Distributed databases.; Data encryption (Computer science);
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Simple Path to Wealth Your Guide to Financial Freedom [electronic resource] : by Sparks, E.A..aut; Ward, Michael F..nrt; cloudLibrary;
According to a May 2022 Lending Club survey, around 64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Whether this statistic is being blamed on inflation or other world events, it does not matter. There is money to be made and thousands of methods of doing so. Making money is simple, but not easy. Meeting your financial goals is easier explained than accomplished. Learn the basics of making money in an easy way to understand. Whether you’re just beginning your financial journey or struggling along the way, this book will guide you in the right direction so you can plan out your future action. Author E.A. Sparks will provide you with a starting point for modern financial achievements with tried-and-true methods of success. In this book you will discover: ·       How to manage your money like a millionaire. ·       The importance of financial literacy. ·       Methods of stock market trading you should already be using. ·       Secrets to real estate investing and building equity. ·       Modern investing with Cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT). ·       Worthy side hustles and sources of passive income that have already made people a lot of money. ·       Investment strategies that have the potential to make you millions of dollars. Following the strategies outlined in this book have already made ordinary people millions of dollars. Most people will read this book and never follow through with any of the learned information. We all have the ability to achieve financial success, some just need a stronger push than others. Take the information and run with it, you will not be disappointed.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Money Management;
© 2023., Pendant Publishing,
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