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On nostalgia / by Berry, David(David M.),1984-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From Mad Men to MAGA: how nostalgia came to be and why we are so eager to indulge it. A remake of Home Alone, the incessant anniversarizing of past events, the trendiness of the "artisanal," the fervor for Friends, the return of the LP, and more: nostalgia is all the rage. From movies to politics, this ceaseless looking backward is one of the most potent forces of our era. On Nostalgia is a panoramic cultural history of nostalgia, exploring how a force that started as a psychological diagnosis of soldiers fighting far from home has become a quintessentially modern condition. Drawing on everything from the modern science of memory to the romantic ideals of advertising, and traversing cultural movements from futurism to fascism to Facebook, cultural critic David Berry examines how the relentless search for self and overwhelming presence of mass media stokes the fires of nostalgia, making it as inescapable as it is hard to pin down. Holding fast against the pull of the past while trying to understand what makes the fundamental impossibility of return so appealing, On Nostalgia explores what it means to remember, how the universal yearning is used by us and against us, and it considers a future where the past is more readily available and easier to lose track of than it ever has been"--
Subjects: Nostalgia.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wanderers : a novel / by Wendig, Chuck,author.;
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and are sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other "shepherds" who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead. For on their journey, they will discover an America convulsed with terror and violence, where this apocalyptic epidemic proves less dangerous than the fear of it. As the rest of society collapses all around them--and an ultraviolent militia threatens to exterminate them--the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart--or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Sleepwalking; Epidemics; Survival;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The city in glass / by Vo, Nghi,author.;
"In this new standalone novel, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in the tradition of Calvino, Mieville, and Le Guin. A demon. An angel. A city. The demon Vitrine-immortal, powerful, and capricious-loves the dazzling city of Azril. She has mothered, married, and maddened the city and its people for generations, and built it into a place of joy and desire, revelry and riot. And then the angels come, and the city falls. Vitrine is left with nothing but memories and a book containing the names of those she has lost-and an angel, now bound by her mad, grief-stricken curse to haunt the city he burned. She mourns her dead and rages against the angel she longs to destroy. Made to be each other's devastation, angel and demon are destined for eternal battle. Instead, they find themselves locked in a devouring fascination that will change them both forever. Together, they unearth the past of the lost city and begin to shape its future. But when war threatens Azril and everything they have built, Vitrine and her angel must decide whether they will let the city fall again. The City in Glass is both a brilliantly constructed history and an epic love story, of death and resurrection, memory and transformation, redemption and desire strong enough to reduce a world to ashes and remake it anew"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Angels; Demonology; Man-woman relationships; Redemption; Resurrection;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Horror Movie A Novel [electronic resource] : by Tremblay, Paul.aut; Fliakos, Ari.nrt; Martineck, Dani.nrt; Shiloah, Micky.nrt; Crouch, Michael.nrt; Corzo, Frankie.nrt; Gonzalez, Stacy.nrt; Collier, Tyla.nrt; Blake, Ariel.nrt; McClain, Johnathan.nrt; Bittner, Dan.nrt; Kaminsky, Eva.nrt; Chipe, Gisela.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World. In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot. The man who played “The Thin Kid” is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets buried within the original screenplay, the bizarre events of the filming, and the dangerous crossed lines on set that resulted in tragedy. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present start to blur. But he’s going to help remake the film, even if it means navigating a world of cynical producers, egomaniacal directors, and surreal fan conventions—demons of the past be damned. But at what cost?  Horror Movie is an obsessive, psychologically chilling, and suspenseful feat of storytelling genius that builds inexorably to an unforgettable, mind-bending conclusion
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological; Supernatural; Horror;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Pokémon. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Revisit the sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Pearl version game experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Pearl version game in a re imagined adventure, Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Shining Pearl game will take place in the familiar sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty mount Coronet at its heart, sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You'll choose either turtwig, chimchar, or piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you'll be able to encounter the legendary Pokémon palkia. Adventure together with the Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Pearl version game. Players of the original games can revisit familiar places and relive familiar scenes, while first time players can enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the sinnoh region has to offer. The original story and the scale of the sinnoh region's towns and routes have been faithfully reproduced. This remake has also been revitalized with some of the player- friendly features of modern Pokémon games and up-close-and-personal Pokémon battle scenes. Whether you played Pokémon diamond version or Pokémon Pearl version back in the day or you're encountering these games for the first time, there's something for everyone to enjoy.ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone (Mild cartoon violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Online membership, Nintendo account and internet connection required for online play/features ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Nintendo video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Pokémon (Fictitious characters); Pokémon Shining pearl (Game); Imaginary wars and battles;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Pokémon. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Revisit the sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon diamond version game experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon diamond version game in a re imagined adventure, Pokémon brilliant diamond, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon brilliant diamond game will take place in the familiar sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty mount Coronet at its heart, sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You'll choose either turtwig, chimchar, or piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you'll be able to encounter the legendary Pokémon dialga. Adventure together with the Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon diamond version game. Players of the original games can revisit familiar places and relive familiar scenes, while first time players can enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the sinnoh region has to offer. The original story and the scale of the sinnoh region's towns and routes have been faithfully reproduced. This remake has also been revitalized with some of the player-friendly features of modern Pokémon games and up-close-and-personal Pokémon battle scenes. Whether you played Pokémon diamond version or Pokémon Pearl version back in the day or you're encountering these games for the first time, there's something for everyone to enjoy.ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone (Mild cartoon violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Online membership, Nintendo account and internet connection required for online play/features ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Nintendo video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Pokémon (Fictitious characters); Pokémon Brilliant diamond (Game); Imaginary wars and battles;
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Kingdoms, The [electronic resource] : by Pulley, Natasha.aut; Solomon, Theo.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Bloomsbury presents The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, read by Theo Solomon. For fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved. Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English—instead of French—the postcard is signed only with the letter "M," but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself. From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Alternative History;
© 2021., Bloomsbury Publishing,
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The empire of gold / by Chakraborty, S. A.,author.;
Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara's dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad's deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother's homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith. As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved ... and take a stand for those they once hurt.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Imaginary places; Jinn; Ability; Family secrets;
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The yards between us : a memoir of life, love, and football / by Russell, R. K.,author.;
"The first active NFL player to come out as bisexual, R.K. Russell, offers a groundbreaking, no-holds-barred memoir on life in the NFL, remaking toxic masculinity into healthy masculinity, and what it takes to live an authentic, love-filled life"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Russell, R. K.; Bisexual men; Football players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Epic Mickey. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed brings the magic of Disney to life in a vibrant 3D platformer. This beautiful remake sends Mickey Mouse on an epic journey through Wasteland, a realm of forgotten Disney characters. As Mickey, you will dive into a fantastical world and, armed with paint and thinner, shape your adventure and the fate of this alternate world. Every stroke of your magic brush matters! Use paint to restore beauty and harmony or thinner to alter your environment and uncover hidden secrets. Your choices influence Mickey's destiny and change the outcome of this artistic odyssey. Will you become the epic hero Wasteland needs? Encounter various iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's first creation, as you travel between lands in Wasteland. Collect virtual Disney pins, tackle creative challenges, and uncover secrets, all while exploring classic platforming levels inspired by animated films and shorts. Originally envisioned by Warren Spector, reimagined by Purple Lamp, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed employs state-of-the-art visuals and improved controls to breathe new life into a beloved classic. Experience new movement skills for Mickey, such as dash, ground pound and sprinting. The game's compelling story makes it an unforgettable adventure for long-time fans and newcomers alike. Join Mickey Mouse and unravel the mysteries of Wasteland in this homage to Disney's legacy.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Platform video games.; Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Nintendo video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Adventure video games.; Mouse, Mickey (Fictitious character); Oswald the lucky rabbit (Fictitious character); Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Disney characters; Paint; Thinner (Paint mixing); Epic Mickey rebrushed (Game);
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