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The first shots : the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine / by Borrell, Brendan Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From Outside magazine correspondent Brendan Borrell comes the full inside story of the high-stakes, global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic. HBO is adapting 'The First Shots' as a limited series with superstar director and producer Adam McKay ('Succession', 'Vice', 'The Big Short') at the helm.
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Vaccines.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All we want : building the life we cannot buy / by Harris, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.We face a reckoning - the forces of consumerism are being powerfully confronted by the effects of a global pandemic and ecological crisis. In this book, award-winning author Michael Harris allows us to re-define "the good life" and envision new, more sustainable ways to measure our days. Harris lives in Vancouver, BC.
Subjects: Consumption (Economics); Consumption (Economics); Consumption (Economics);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This must be the place : dispatches & food from the home front / by Ray, Rachael,author.; Mathis, Kate,photographer.;
In 'This Must Be the Place', multi-Emmy Award-winning syndicated television star, iconic Food Network personality, and bestselling cookbook author Rachael Ray presents 125+ comforting recipes that got her through the pandemic - and reflects on loss, gratitude, and what hard work and good food can bring to the table in even the toughest of times.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Ray, Rachael.; Cooking.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Switchboard soldiers : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army. Signal Corps; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Switchboard soldiers [text (large print)] : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; United States. Army. Signal Corps; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chip war : the fight for the world's most critical technology / by Miller, Chris(Research fellow),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Because of the global pandemic, microchip technology has been brought to every Canadian's attention as the lack of supply brought auto, computer, and so many other industries to a standstill. 'Chip War' is an epic account of the decades-long battle to control microchip technology, which has become the worlds most critical resource - with the U.S. and China increasingly in conflict.
Subjects: Competition, International.; Integrated circuits industry.; International relations.; Microelectronics; World politics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Help. by Munden, Marc,film director.; Hayman, David,actor.; Hart, Ian,actor.; Comer, Jodie,actor.; Sharp, Lesley,actor.; Noble, Mike,actor.; Graham, Stephen,actor.; All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Hayman, Ian Hart, Jodie Comer, Lesley Sharp, Mike Noble, Stephen GrahamOriginally produced by All3Media International in 2021.From Jack Thorne, the critically acclaimed and BAFTA-winning writer behind Adolescence. When Sarah starts a job in a nursing home, she’s a natural with the residents. The home is chronically underfunded and when the Covid pandemic hits, seemingly forgotten by the system built to protect it, a feeling of helplessness engulfs Sarah as one by one the residents fall fatally ill.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Older people--Care.; Communicable diseases.; Alzheimer's disease.; Melodrama.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Ali's well that ends well : tales of desperation and a little inspiration / by Wentworth, Alexandra,author.;
Like many, Ali Wentworth spent the pandemic seesawing between highs, lows, and baking an unnecessary amount of chocolate cake. Between binging every tv show in existence to conquering TikTok to becoming a (semi) empty-nester, Ali experienced her share of turmoil (including an early case of Covid), but she also grew a little, learned a lot, and found comfort in some unexpected people and places.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Wentworth, Alexandra.; Comedians; Television actors and actresses; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Inspire : life lessons from the wilderness / by Fogle, Ben,1973-author.;
Writing during the coronavirus pandemic, Ben Fogle revisits some of his most meaningful encounters with nature, from idyllic childhood summers on Canadian lakes and his time spent castaway on a remote Hebridean island to close calls swimming with crocodiles in Botswana. Drawing on a wealth of personal anecdotes, Fogle reflects on the significance of nature to all our lives and shows us how, even in lockdown, we can all live a little more wild.
Subjects: Fogle, Ben, 1973-; Travel; Natural history.; Motivation (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Reproduction : a novel / by Hall, Louisa,1982-author.;
"A novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnancies reveal the cost of human reproduction. Soon, however, the novelist's own painful experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as her increasing awareness of larger threats from climate change to pandemic, force her to give up on the book and turn instead to writing a contemporary Frankenstein, based on the story of an old friend who mysteriously reappears in her life"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Women novelists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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