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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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- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life [electronic resource] : by Manson, Mark.aut; CloudLibrary;
#1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies Sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Time Management; Happiness; Memory Improvement; Motivational & Inspirational; Mental Health; Self-Esteem; Popular Culture; Success; Topic;
- © 2016., HarperCollins,
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- Lytton : climate change, colonialism and life before the fire / by Edwards, Peter,1956-author.; Loring, Kevin,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From bestselling true-crime author Peter Edwards and Governor General's Award-winning playwright Kevin Loring, two sons of Lytton, BC, which burned to the ground in 2021, offer a meditation on hometown -- when hometown is gone. Before it made global headlines as the small town that burned down during a record-breaking heat wave in June 2021, while briefly the hottest place on Earth, Lytton, British Columbia, had a curious past. Named for the author of the infamous line, "It was a dark and stormy night," Lytton was also where Peter Edwards, organized-crime journalist and author of over a dozen books, spent his childhood. Although only about 500 people lived in Lytton, Peter liked to joke that he was only the second-best writer to come from his tiny hometown. His grade-school classmate's nephew Kevin Loring, a member of the Nlaka'pamux Nation at Lytton First Nation, had grown up to be a Governor General's Award-winning playwright. The Nlaka'pamux called Lytton "The Centre of the World," a view Buddhists would share in the late twentieth century, as they set up a temple just outside town. In modern times, many outsiders would seek shelter there, often people who just didn't fit anywhere else and were hoping for a little anonymity in the mountains. You'll meet a whole cast of them in this book. A gold rush in 1858 saw conflict with a wave of Californians come to a head with the Canyon War at the junction of the mighty Fraser and Thompson rivers, one that would have changed the map of what was soon to become Canada had the locals lost. The Nlaka'pamux lost over thirty lives in that conflict, as did the American gold seekers. A century later, Lytton hadn't changed much. It was always a place where the troubles of the world seemed to land, even if very few people knew where it was. This book is the story of Lytton, told from a shared perspective, of an Inidigenous playwright and the journalist son of a settler doctor who quietly but sternly pushed back against the divisions that existed between populations (Dr. Edwards gladly took a lot of salmon as payment for his services back in the 1960s). Portrayed with all the warmth, humour and sincerity of small-town life, the colourful little town that burned to the ground could be every town's warning if we don't take seriously what this unique place has to teach us."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.;
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- Le garçon qui criait au loup / by Mackinnon, Mairi.; Gladu, France,1957-; Gordon, Mike.; Gordon, Carl,1972-;
LSC- Subjects: Mensonge; Loup; Bergers; Farces et attrapes; Fables.; Truthfulness and falsehood; Wolves; Shepherds; Practical jokes; Fables.;
- © c2010., Éditions Scholastic,
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- Elfa est dans le pétrin / by Blanchard, Karine.; Mukpuddy (Firme);
LSC- Subjects: Téléromans.; Radio and television novels.; Zelfs (Personnages fictifs); Farces et attrapes; Amitié; Zelfs (Fictitious characters); Practical jokes; Friendship;
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- Gafi à la piscine / by Descornes, Stéphane,1969-; Mérel.;
LSC- Subjects: Histoires de fantômes.; Ghost stories.; Gafi (Personnage fictif de Mérel); Gafi (Fictitious character from Mérel); Piscines; Farces et attrapes; Swimming pools; Practical jokes;
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- La fée des poils / by Verville, Danielle.; Bourgeois, Anne Marie,1983-;
Résumé: Gabrielle (6 ans), alors qu'elle vient de perdre sa première dent et espère s'acheter plein de petites choses avec sa première pièce de monnaie laissée par la fée des dents, entreprend de ramasser aussi des poils pour l'autre fée qui, selon ce que lui a raconté son frère Alexis pour la berner, permet de s'enrichir plus rapidement. Or, pour ce faire, comme la maison est sans poussière et qu'elle refuse de couper les poils du chien, la moustache de son père ou les cheveux de sa mère, elle se rabat sur la chevelure hirsute de son grand frère.."3-8 ans"--Page [4] de la couverture.LSC- Subjects: Fées; Poils; Frères et sœurs; Farces et attrapes; Fairies; Hair; Brothers and sisters; Practical jokes;
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- He perdido un diente! / by Willems, Mo.; Campoy, F. Isabel.;
Friends search for Zoom Squirrel's missing baby tooth. Includes "acorn-y jokes" and "cool facts."LSC- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Teeth; Tooth loss; Squirrels;
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- Les p'tites araignées géantes / by Stadelmann, Amy Marie.; Pilotto, Hélène.;
LSC- Subjects: Jumelles (Personnes); Sorcières; Araignées; Tours (Plaisanteries); Magie; Twin sisters; Witches; Spiders; Practical jokes; Magic;
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- Le robot farceur / by Alméras, Arnaud,1967-; Gasté, Éric,1969-;
LSC- Subjects: Robots; Jour du poisson d'avril; Farces et attrapes; Pères et fils; Robots; April Fools' Day; Practical jokes; Fathers and sons;
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