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Unraveling Eleven / by Chisholm, Jerri.;
In Compound Eleven, freedom fromy tyranny is impossible. Her name is Eve Hamilton, and she has managed the impossible. She is free. Until just like that, it is wrenched from her graps. And this time, the corridors of the dark undergound city are even more dangerous than ever before. But her brief taste of freedom has left her with somthing useful, somehting powerful, something that terrifies the leaders of Compound Eleven. And now she has a monster inside. One she will need to learn to control, and fast, or she will lose everything and everyone she holds dear. Starting with Wren Edelman. The one boy who has taught her that anything is possible if they stick together. But will that matter if she becomes the very thing he fears the most.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopias.; Environmental disasters; Teenagers; Civilization, Subterranean; Future, The; Survival; Social classes; Government, Resistance to;
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The familiar / by Bardugo, Leigh,author.;
"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen-and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive-even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santangel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Imaginary wars and battles; Immortality; Kings and rulers; Magic; Secrecy; Social classes; Women household employees;
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The familiar [sound recording] / by Bardugo, Leigh,author.; Fortgang, Lauren,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Lauren Fortgang."In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen-and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive-even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santangel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Imaginary wars and battles; Immortality; Kings and rulers; Magic; Secrecy; Social classes; Women household employees;
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Snowpiercer. [videorecording] / by Basso, Annalise,1998-actor.; Bean, Sean,actor.; Connelly, Jennifer,actor.; Diggs, Daveed,actor.; Friedman, Josh,screenwriter.; Goldberg, Iddo,1975-actor.; Hall, Lena,actor.; Hawes, James,television director.; Konoval, Karin,actor.; Legrand, Benjamin,screenwriter.; Lob, Jacques,1932-creator,screenwriter.; Manson, Graeme(Writer),screenwriter.; O'Malley, Mike,1966-actor.; Sumner, Mickey,1984-actor.; Vand, Sheila,actor.; Wright, Alison,1976-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Lob, Jacques,1932-Transperceneige.English.; television adaptation of (work):Rochette,1956-Transperceneige.English.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Annalise Basso, Sean Bean, Miranda Edwards, Karin Konoval, Mike O'Malley, Aaron Glenane, Sheila Vand, Lena Hall, Iddo Goldberg, Alison Wright.Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Apocalyptic television programs.; Dystopian television programs.; Climatic changes; Disasters; Railroad trains; Social classes; Survival;
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As Prescribed. by Hardman, Holly,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2022.Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan — all belong to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines aka benzos. Commonly prescribed as treatments beyond their approved uses, news and entertainment media portray them in terms of either addiction and abuse or as innocuous medications that help relax nerves. AS PRESCRIBED documents a strikingly different narrative, following eye-opening stories amidst a mis-prescription epidemic resulting in illness and injury for countless patients.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Medicine.; Health.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.;
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Snowpiercer. [videorecording] / by Basso, Annalise,1998-actor.; Connelly, Jennifer,actor.; Diggs, Daveed,actor.; Sumner, Mickey,1984-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Lob, Jacques,1932-1990.Transperceneige.English.; television adaptation of (work):Rochette,1956-Transperceneige.English.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Annalise Basso, Sean Bean, Miranda Edwards, Karin Konoval, Mike O'malley, Aaron Glenane, Sheila Vand, Lena Hall, Iddo Goldberg, Alison Wright.As Season One ended, so did the revolution, with Layton emerging as Snowpiercer's leader and another threat to the survivors fast approaching in the form of a rival train. In Season Two, Mr. Wilford arrives, bringing a secret from Melanie's past. A new power struggle emerges, causing a dangerous rift as people are divided between their loyalties to Layton and to Mr. Wilford, who has a new train, new technology and a game plan that keeps everyone guessing. While Layton battles Wilford for the soul of Snowpiercer, Melanie leads the charge over a shocking new discovery that could change the fate of humanity.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Apocalyptic television programs.; Dystopian television programs.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Climatic changes; Railroad trains; Social classes; Survival;
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The MAGA diaries : my surreal adventures inside the right-wing (and how I got out) / by Nguyen, Tina(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An explosive, first-person account chronicling the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career-and her education-on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Nguyen, Tina (Journalist); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Conservatism; Conservatism; Political culture; Political leadership; Power (Social sciences); Republicanism;
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I Finally Bought Some Jordans Essays [electronic resource] : by Arceneaux, Michael.aut; cloudLibrary;
"Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have an ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like he's crawling around inside your head opening file cabinets and telling you what the gibberish you've scribbled on each page in each file means. What a great, fun read."—Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux returns with a hilarious collection of essays about making your voice heard in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world. In his books I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die Poor, Michael Arceneaux established himself as one of the most beloved and entertaining writers of his generation, touching upon such hot-button topics as race, class, sexuality, labor, debt, and, of course, paying homage to the power and wisdom of Beyoncé. In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveled—and how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more unreliable; and the allure of returning home while still pushing yourself to seek opportunity elsewhere. I Finally Bought Some Jordans is both a corrective to, and a balm for, these troubling times, revealing a sharply funny and keen-eyed storyteller working at the height of his craft.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Essays; LGBT; Essays; Personal Memoirs; Popular Culture;
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Smells like tween spirit : a novel / by Gelman, Laurie,author.;
"As a new Mat Mom of the Pioneer Middle School (PMS) Wrestling team, Jen Dixon finds herself thrown in the middle of the "guerrilla war against so-called perfect mothers," armed only with her cutting wit and acerbic sense of humor (New York Times Book Review). Handling a whole host of new challenges, from the dreaded seventh-grade science fair to a school fundraiser (again!), Jen faces the somewhat-terrifying new social dynamics of the wrestling moms with her trademark combination of reluctance and exceptional delivery"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Middle-aged mothers; Middle-aged women; Motherhood; Mothers; Schools;
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Caste [sound recording] : the origins of our discontents / by Wilkerson, Isabel,author.; Miles, Robin,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Robin Miles.""As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people--including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others--she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of America life today"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Caste; Ethnicity; Power (Social sciences); Social stratification;
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