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Mood swings : a novel / by Barnet, Frankie,author.;
Set in a pre-apocalyptic world not unlike our own, 'Mood Swings' follows a young Instagram poet who starts an affair with a California billionaire whos promised a time machine that will make everything normal again - whatever that means. Frankie Barnet lives in Montreal, QC.
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Instagram (Electronic resource); Billionaires; Cosplay; Poets; Time travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The illegal : [Book Club Set] / by Hill, Lawrence,1957-;
Fast moving and compelling, The Illegal casts a satirical eye on people who have turned their backs on undocumented refugees struggling to survive in a nation that does not want them. Hill's depiction of life on the borderlands of society urges us to consider the plight of the unseen and the forgotten who live among us.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Illegal immigration; Marathon running; Political refugees;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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America fantastica [text (large print)] : a novel / by O'Brien, Tim,1946-author.;
On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Black humor.; Satirical literature.; Novels.; Bank robberies; Hostages; Man-woman relationships; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Namaste Club : a novel / by Elias, Asha,author.;
"From the author of Pink Glass Houses, another delicious beach read about rich people behaving badly! The Yoga Retreat is sly and hilarious send-up of the wellness industrial complex, rich ladies doing yoga, and all things fabulous and Florida"--
Subjects: Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Health promotion industry; Health resorts; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Spiritual retreats; Yoga teachers; Yoga;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Girlfriend on Mars : a novel / by Willis, Deborah(Deborah M.),author.;
Kevin, a hydroponic marijuana grower in Vancouver, watches his girlfriend of fourteen years participate in MarsNow, a reality TV show where a collection of science nerds and wannabe influencers compete for two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Satirical literature.; Novels.; Contests; Interplanetary voyages; Man-woman relationships; Reality television programs; Space flight; Television game shows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lula Dean's little library of banned books : a novel / by Miller, Kirsten,1973-author.;
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of "pornographic" books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in "wholesome" dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways.
Subjects: Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Enemies; Prohibited books; Public libraries; Small libraries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black buck / by Askaripour, Mateo,author.;
"For fans of Sorry to Bother You and Wolf of Wall Street: a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime--a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Satirical literature.; Urban fiction.; African American young men; African Americans; Sales personnel; Race relations; Life change events;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The cockroach / by McEwan, Ian,author.;
In this bitingly funny, Kafkaesque satire, Ian McEwan engages with scabrous humour a very recognizable political world and turns it on its head.
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Political fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Prime ministers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Courage the cowardly dog. [videorecording] / by Cartoon Network (Television network),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Voices: Marty Grabstein, Thea White, Simon Prebble, Lionel G. Wilson, Billie Lou Watt.Animator John R. Dilworth parlayed the success of his Academy Award-nominated 1995 short "The Chicken from Outer Space" into this hilarious and satiric 1999-2002 animated series that chronicles the exploits of a pup ironically named Courage. This charming scaredy-pup musters up considerable bravery in the middle of Nowhere, Kansas, to protect his loved ones against all sorts of creepy, crawly critters.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby Digital stereo, full screen.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Dogs; Courage;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Great. [videorecording] / by Bromilow, Belinda,actor.; Dhawan, Sacha,actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Fox, Phoebe,1987-actor.; Godley, Adam,actor.; Hodge, Douglas,actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Hynes, Louis,actor.; Lee, Gwilym,1983-actor.; Wakefield, Charity,1981-actor.; Paramount Television,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,distributor.;
Elle Fanning, Sacha Dhawan, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Louis Hynes, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Belinda Bromilow, Nicholas Hoult.It is a satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD, NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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