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The Mars house : a novel / by Pulley, Natasha,author.;
"From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, a queer sci-fi novel about a refugee from Earth and a xenophobic Mars politician who decide to fake marry after a media encounter damages both their reputations. In the wake of environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee on Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. In Tharsis, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to Mars's lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's job choices, housing, and even transportation options are dictated by this second-class status, and now a xenophobic politician named Aubrey Gale is running on a platform that would make it all worse: Gale wants all Earthstrongers to be surgically naturalized, a process that is always disabling and can be deadly. When Gale chooses January for an on-the-spot press junket interview that goes horribly awry, January's life is thrown into chaos, but Gale's political fortunes are damaged, too. Gale proposes a solution to both their problems: a five year made-for-the-press marriage that would secure January's future without naturalization and ensure Gale's political future. But when January accepts the offer, he discovers that Gale is not at all like they appear in the press. They're kind, compassionate, and much more difficult to hate than January would wish. But as their romantic relationship develops, the political situation worsens, and January discovers Gale has an enemy, someone willing to destroy all of Tharsis to make them pay--and January may be the only person standing in the way"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; Politicians; Refugees; Space colonies;
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Venom [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-actor.; Arad, Avi,film producer.; Fleischer, Ruben,film director.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Haze, Scott,actor.; Pascal, Amy,1958-film producer.; Pinkner, Jeff,screenwriter.; Rosenberg, Scott,screenwriter.; Scott, Reid,1977-actor.; Tolmach, Matt,film producer.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Columbia Pictures,production company.; Marvel Entertainment Group,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Tencent Pictures,production company.;
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editors, Maryann Brandon, Alan Baumgarten ; music, Ludwig Göransson.Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott.Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Venom (Fictitious character); Human-alien encounters; Symbiosis; Antiheroes; Supervillains;
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Exodus: The Archimedes Engine [electronic resource] : by Hamilton, Peter F..aut; cloudLibrary;
Explore EXODUS, a new sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton.   Forty thousand years ago, humanity fled a dying Earth. Traveling in massive arkships, these brave pioneers spread out across the galaxy to find a new home. After traveling thousands of light-years, one fleet of arkships arrived at Centauri, a dense cluster of stars with a vast array of potentially habitable planets. The survivors of Earth signaled to the remaining arkships that humanity had finally found its new home among the stars. Thousands of years later, the Centauri Cluster has flourished. The original settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials and divided themselves into powerful Dominions. One of the most influential is that of the Crown Celestials, an alliance of five great houses that controls vast areas of Centauri. As arkships continue to arrive, the remaining humans and their descendants must fight for survival against overwhelming odds or be forced into serving the Crown Dominion. Among those yearning for a better life is Finn, for whom Earth is not a memory but merely a footnote from humanity’s ancient history. Born on one of the Crown Dominion worlds, Finn has known nothing but the repressive rule of the Celestials, though he dreams of the possibility of boundless space beyond his home. When another arkship from Earth, previously thought lost, unexpectedly arrives, Finn sees his chance to embrace a greater destiny and become a Traveler—one of a group of brave heroes dedicated to ensuring humanity’s future by journeying into the vast unknown of distant space.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Media Tie-In; Space Opera;
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Maze runner. [videorecording] / by Ball, Wes,film director.; Esposito, Giancarlo,actor.; Hartwick, Joe,film producer.; Nowlin, T. S.(Thomas Scott),screenwriter.; O'Brien, Dylan,1991-actor.; Salazar, Rosa,actor.; Scodelario, Kaya,1992-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Dylan O'Brien, Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Ki Hong Lee.In the epic finale to the saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, and some thematic elements.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cooperativeness; Labyrinths; Science; Survival;
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Venom [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-actor.; Arad, Avi,film producer.; Fleischer, Ruben,film director.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Haze, Scott,actor.; Pascal, Amy,1958-film producer.; Pinkner, Jeff,screenwriter.; Rosenberg, Scott,screenwriter.; Scott, Reid,1977-actor.; Tolmach, Matt,film producer.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Columbia Pictures,production company.; Marvel Entertainment Group,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Tencent Pictures,production company.;
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editors, Maryann Brandon, Alan Baumgarten ; music, Ludwig Göransson.Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott.Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Venom (Fictitious character); Human-alien encounters; Symbiosis; Antiheroes; Supervillains;
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Maze runner. [videorecording] / by Ball, Wes,film director.; Esposito, Giancarlo,actor.; Hartwick, Joe,film producer.; Nowlin, T. S.(Thomas Scott),screenwriter.; O'Brien, Dylan,1991-actor.; Salazar, Rosa,actor.; Scodelario, Kaya,1992-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Dylan O'Brien, Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Ki Hong Lee.In the epic finale to the saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, and some thematic elements.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 23 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cooperativeness; Labyrinths; Science; Survival;
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Avengers. [videorecording] / by Brolin, Josh,actor.; D'Esposito, Louis,film producer.; Downey, Robert,Jr.,1965-actor.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Markus, Christopher,screenwriter.; McFeely, Stephen,screenwriter.; Olsen, Elizabeth,1989-actor.; Russo, Anthony,1970-film director.; Russo, Joe,1971-film director.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,production company.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Robert Downey, Jr., Karen Gillan, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, Carrie Coon, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Tom Holland.As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Captain America (Fictitious character); Hulk (Fictitious character); Iron Man (Fictitious character); Thor (Norse deity); Avengers (Fictitious characters); Good and evil; Superheroes; Thanos (Fictitious character : Marvel Comics Group);
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Avengers. [videorecording] / by Brolin, Josh,actor.; D'Esposito, Louis,film producer.; Downey, Robert,Jr.,1965-actor.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Larson, Brie,1989-actor.; Lilly, Evangeline,1979-actor.; Markus, Christopher,screenwriter.; McFeely, Stephen,screenwriter.; Olsen, Elizabeth,1989-actor.; Rudd, Paul,actor.; Russo, Anthony,1970-film director.; Russo, Joe,1971-film director.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,production company.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Chris Hemsworth, Evangeline Lilly, Tom Holland, Robert Downey, Jr., Josh Brolin.Five years after suffering a crushing defeat and staggering losses at the hands of the evil Thanos (Josh Brolin in a motion-capture performance), Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and the rest of the remaining Avengers join forces with allies new and old as they travel back in time to various points in the past in a desperate attempt to obtain the powerful Infinity Stones and put things right.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, 2.0 DVS ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Captain America (Fictitious character); Captain Marvel (Fictitious character from Marvel Comics Group); Hulk (Fictitious character); Iron Man (Fictitious character); Thor (Norse deity); Ant-Man (Fictitious character); War Machine (Fictitious character); Avengers (Fictitious characters); Superheroes; Supervillains; Thanos (Fictitious character : Marvel Comics Group); Time travel;
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Aquaman and the lost kingdom [videorecording] / by Abdul-Mateen, Yahya,II,1986-actor.; Affleck, Ben,1972-actor.; Heard, Amber,1986-actor.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Lundgren, Dolph,1959-actor.; Momoa, Jason,actor,screenwriter.; Moore, Indya,actor.; Morrison, Temuera,actor.; Park, Randall,actor.; Regan, Vincent,actor.; Wan, James,1977-film director,screenwriter.; Wilson, Patrick,1973-actor.; Zhao, Jani,actor.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-mateen Ii, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Ben Affleck, Indya Moore, Vincent Regan, Jani Zhao.After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for sci-fi violence and some language.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.; Superhero films.; Aquaman (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Magic; Kings and rulers; Superheroes; Supervillains; Atlantis (Legendary place);
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Futureproof : 9 rules for humans in the age of automation / by Roose, Kevin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The machines are here. After decades of sci-fi doomsaying and marketing hype, advanced A.I. and automation technologies have leapt out of research labs and Silicon Valley engineering departments and into the center of our lives. Robots once primarily threatened blue-collar manufacturing jobs, but today's machines are being trained to do the work of lawyers, doctors, investment bankers, and other white-collar jobs previously considered safe from automation's reach. The world's biggest corporations are racing to automate jobs, and some experts predict that A.I could put millions of people out of work. Meanwhile, runaway algorithms have already changed the news we see, the politicians we elect, and the ways we interact with each other. But all is not lost. With a little effort, we can become futureproof. In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Machine-Age Humans, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out an optimistic vision of how people can thrive in the machine age by rethinking their relationship with technology, and making themselves irreplaceably human. In nine pragmatic, accessible lessons, Roose draws on interviews with leading technologists, trips to the A.I. frontier, and centuries' worth of history to prepare readers to live, work, and thrive in the coming age of intelligent machines. He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have successfully survived technological change, including a 19th-century rope-maker and a Japanese auto worker, and explains how people, organizations, and communities can apply their lessons to safeguard their own futures. The lessons include : Do work that is surprising, social, and scarce (the types of work machines can't do), break your phone addiction with the help of a rubber band, work in an office, treat A.I. like the office gorilla, resist "hustle porn" and efficiency culture and do less, slower Roose's examination of the future rejects the conventional wisdom that in order to compete with machines, we have to become more like them--hyper-efficient, data-driven, code-writing workhorses. Instead, he says, we should let machines be machines, and focus on doing the kinds of creative, inspiring, and meaningful work only humans can do"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computers and civilization.; Success in business.; Automation;
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