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El Dorado Drive [electronic resource] : by Abbott, Megan.aut; Pressley, Brittany.nrt; CloudLibrary;
Named a Best Book of Summer by The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, CrimeReads, and more! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout comes a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit. "Abbott is a superstar of the suspense genre." —NPR All I want is to be innocent again. But that's not how it works. Especially not after the Wheel. The three Bishop sisters grew up in privilege in the moneyed suburbs of Detroit. But as the auto industry declined, so did their fortunes. Harper, the youngest, is barely making ends meet when her beloved, charismatic sister Pam—currently in the middle of a contentious battle with her ex-husband—and her eldest sister, Debra, approach her about joining an exciting new club. The Wheel offers women like themselves—middle-aged and of declining means—a way to make their own money, independent of husbands or families. Quickly, however, the Wheel’s success, and their own addiction to it, leads to greater and greater risks—and a crime so shocking it threatens to bring everything down with it. Megan Abbott turns her keen eye toward women and money in El Dorado Drive, a riveting story about power, vulnerability, and how desperation draws out our most destructive impulses.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Mystery & Detective; Suspense;
© 2025., Penguin Random House,
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Pineapple Street : a novel / by Jackson, Jenny(Editor),author.;
"Darley, the eldest daughter in the Stockton family, has never worried about money. The product of generational wealth and capitalist success, Darley renounced her inheritance when she married Malcolm, a first generation Korean American with a lucrative job in banking. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. Georgiana, newly graduated from Brown and proud to think of herself as a "do-gooder," has enough money from her trust that she's able to work for a pittance at a not-for-profit, where she has started a secret love affair with a senior colleague. But when a scandal derails Malcolm's career, leaving Darley financially in the lurch, when Sasha glimpses the less-than-attractive attributes beneath the Stockton brood's carefully-guarded façade, and when Georgiana discovers her boyfriend is married and still in love with his wife, they must all come to terms with what money can't buy--the bonds of love that can make and unmake a family. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of affluent WASPS in New York and full of recognizable if fallible characters (and a couple of appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, about the haves and have-nots and the nuances in between, and the insanity of first love--Pineapple Street is a scintillating, wryly comic novel of race, class, wealth and privilege in an age that disdains all of it."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Wealth;
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Real steel [videorecording] / by Davis, Hope,1967-; Durand, Kevin.; Goyo, Dakota.; Jackman, Hugh.; Levy, Shawn.; Lilly, Evangeline,1979-; Mackie, Anthony,1979-; Ruggeri, Marco.; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Danny Elfman ; cinematography, Mauro Fiore ; edited by Dean Zimmerman.Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Hope Davis, Marco Ruggeri.Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation (2.35:1) aspect ratio, 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Boxing; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Robots;
© c2012., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
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Favourite daughter : a novel / by Dick, Morgan,author.;
"Mickey and Arlo are half-sisters. But they've never spoken and never met. Arlo adored her father--but always lived in the shadow of magnetic personality and burdensome vices. Meanwhile, their father abandoned ​Mickey and her mother years ago, and Mickey has hated him since. When she receives news of her father's passing, Mickey is shocked to learn that he's left her his not inconsiderable fortune. The catch: Mickey must attend a series of therapy sessions before the money can be released. Unbeknownst to either woman, the psychologist Mickey's father has ensured she meets with is her half-sister, Arlo. Having cared for her beloved father on his sickbed, Arlo is devastated to discover he's cut her out of his will. She resolves to learn where the money went and why. Working together as therapist and patient - with no idea that they're in fact sisters - Arlo and Mickey soon get under each other's skin. Arlo, eager to outrun a mistake in her professional past, is keen to redeem herself with her new client. But Mickey is far from the model patient. As Mickey's personal and professional life spiral out of control, and Arlo uncovers the truth about who her new patient really is, the sisters find themselves on a crash course that will either break - or save - them both."--
Subjects: Black humor.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Estranged families; Fathers; Inheritance and succession; Psychologists; Sisters; Women psychologists;
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The art thieves / by Rogers, Andrea L.,author.;
It's the year 2052. Stevie Henry is a Cherokee girl working at a museum in Texas, trying to save up enough money to go to college. The world around her is in a cycle of drought and superstorms, ice and fire . but people get by. But it's about to get a whole lot worse. When a mysterious boy shows up at Stevie's museum saying that he's from the future -- and telling her what is to come -- she refuses to believe him. But soon she will have no choice.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Museums; Thieves; Time travel; Museums; Robbers and outlaws; Time travel;
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Options trading 101 : from understanding the types of options and creating a trade plan to analyzing risk and selecting strike prices, an essential primer in options trading / by Royal, James,author.;
"Want to make money options trading but don't know where to start? Are you unsure as to what options trading even is? Is options trading the right strategy for you? Options Trading 101 has the answers to all these questions and more. From explaining what options are and how they differ from stocks in addition to going over key terms, such as calls, puts, strike price, and expiration dates, you will get a crash course in options trading to help you start making money fast. You'll also find fundamental strategies for trading options, including buying calls and puts, and the risks and rewards associated with each. To build on a solid foundation, the book offers information on technical and fundamental analysis, helping you understand how to evaluate market trends and make informed decisions. Additionally, risk management techniques and the importance of setting trading goals are emphasized to ensure long-term success. By the end of the book, you'll be confident in your understanding of options trading and be ready to begin your trading journey with a clean and informed strategy"--
Subjects: Derivative securities.; Hedging (Finance); Investments.; Options (Finance);
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Shameless. [videorecording] / by Abbott, Paul.; Macy, William H.,1950-; Rossum, Emmy,1986-; Chatwin, Justin,1982-; Cutkosky, Ethan,1999-; Hampton, Shanola.; Howey, Steve.; Kenney, Emma,1999-; Monaghan, Cameron.; White, Jeremy Allen.; Wiggins, Laura Slade,1988-; Cusack, Joan,1962-; Warner Bros. Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm); Showtime Networks.;
William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Jeremy Allen White, Laura Slade Wiggins, Joan Cusack.Originally broadcast as episodes of the American television series in 2011 on Showtime.Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual favors from neighborhood girls. Middle son Ian is gay. Youngest daughter Debbie is stealing money from her UNICEF collection. Ten-year-old Carl is a budding sociopath and an arsonist, and toddler Liam is, well, he might actually be black, but nobody has a clue how.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Dysfunctional families; Alcoholic fathers;
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Front desk / by Yang, Kelly.;
Includes bibliographical references.Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason.LSC
Subjects: Immigrant families; Immigrants; Chinese; Motels; Exploitation; Self-confidence; Friendship;
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Tracers in the dark : the global hunt for the crime lords of cryptocurrency / by Greenberg, Andy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light. Black markets have always thrived in the shadows of society. Increasingly, these enterprises--drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist funding--have found their shadows online. Digital crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. At the heart of their massive conspiracies: cryptocurrency. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in Bitcoin--a currency with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers--black marketeers robbed law enforcement for years of their chief method of cracking down on criminal markets, namely, following the money. But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn't so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could crack open an entire world of crime. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak; a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur; and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, sex-abuse rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the internet. This is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship that's utterly of our time. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world's most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught?"--
Subjects: Commercial crimes.; Computer crimes.; Cryptocurrencies.; Transnational crime.;
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Mortal kombat [videorecording] / by Asano, Tadanobu,actor.; Brooks, Mehcad,1980-actor.; Callaham, David,1977-screenwriter.; Garner, Todd,film producer.; Gray, Scott,editor of moving image work.; Lawson, Josh,1981-actor.; Lebental, Dan,editor of moving image work.; Lin, Ludi,actor.; McMicking, Germain,director of photography.; McNamee, Jessica,1986-actor.; McQuoid, Simon,film director,film producer.; Ng, Chin Han,1969-actor.; Russo, Greg,Screenwriter,screenwriter.; Sanada, Hiroyuki,1960-actor.; Tan, Lewis,1987-actor.; Taslim, Joe,1981-actor.; Uziel, Oren,screenwriter.; Wallfisch, Benjamin,composer.; Walsh, E. Bennett,film producer.; Wan, James,1977-film producer.; Atomic Monster Productions,production company.; Broken Road Productions,production company.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Benjamin Wallfisch ; editors, Dan Lebental, Scott Gray ; director of photography, Germain McMicking.Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada.MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage but is shaken to the core when a stranger shows up with the same unique birthmark, and a deadly assassin shows up moments later. In order to protect his family -- and the fate of the earth -- Cole and his companions must travel across the world and into other dimensions to discover their unique magical abilities and defeat Outworld's monstrous champions in fights which will end only in ... Fatality.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Martial arts films.; Contests; Heroes; Martial arts; Martial artists;
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