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Gleanings : stories from the Arc of a Scythe / by Shusterman, Neal.;
A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.Ages 12 and up.LSC
Subjects: Immortality; Death; Murder; Science fiction.;
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The mercy of gods / by Corey, James S. A.,author.;
"The Carryx -- part empire, part hive -- have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin. Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team. Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them. They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure. Only Dafyd and a handful of his companions see past the Darwinian contest to the deeper game that they must play to survive: learning to understand -- and manipulate -- the Carryx themselves. With a noble but suicidal human rebellion on one hand and strange and murderous enemies on the other, the team pays a terrible price to become the trusted servants of their new rulers. Dafyd Alkhor is a simple man swept up in events that are beyond his control and more vast than his imagination. He will become the champion of humanity and its betrayer, the most hated man in history and the guardian of his people. This is where his story begins."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Alien abduction; Extraterrestrial beings; Scientists;
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Generation one / by Lore, Pittacus.;
The war may be over, but for the next generation, the battle has just begun. Set in the world of the New York Times best selling I Am Number Four series, this epic spin-off series follows a group of human teens who have begun developing powers.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Teenagers; Extraterrestrial beings; Imaginary wars and battles;
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The Giver / by Lowry, Lois; Showman, Galen.; Hampton, Scott.; Parker, Rick,1946-; Lowry, Lois.Giver.;
Jonas' life assignment is the Receiver of Memory, where he will apprentice the Giver and become a storehouse of all the things humanity left behind when it entered utopia: color, emotion, and even more complicated secrets.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.; Individuality; Social control; Memory;
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Expert resumes & LinkedIn profiles for managers and executives : capture attention ... capture opportunities / by Enelow, Wendy S.,author.; Kursmark, Louise,author.;
Expert Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles for Managers and Executives was written specifically to address the nuances of writing for senior-level job search candidates. For managers and executives, writing resumes and LinkedIn profiles is a complex process that requires strategy, careful selection of the right material to showcase, and the most-effective presentation style to capture the targeted audience. Management and executive job seekers must consider how best to: Communicate their personal brand and value; Identify qualifications, experiences, and achievements most related to current career goals; Position their most relevant and impressive information with the right language and format to capture attention and inspire interest; Determine how best to write and present extensive career information for maximum impact; Cull past experiences to showcase early career success; Format and design their resume to maximize visual focus on what matters most; Create a LinkedIn profile that is a complement to the resume-- but not an exact copy, written to showcase personality and keyword optimized to attract recruiters and employers. This book addresses all of these topics and much more. The first section of the book provides an in-depth analysis of each critical component of writing, formatting, and designing senior-level resumes and LinkedIn profiles-- everything from crafting personal branding statements, to determining your best resume structure, to writing job descriptions that are rich in content, achievement, and keywords. The second section includes 100+ pages of sample resumes and LinkedIn profiles targeted to all levels of management and executive careers-- from front-line managers to CEOs, and all positions in between. Expert Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles for Managers and Executives is the latest in the authors' library of 20+ books. By following the writing strategies and actions outlined in the book, senior-level job seekers will become confident in communicating their brands, marketing their expertise, and moving their careers forward.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; LinkedIn (Electronic resource); Cover letters.; Executives; Online social networks.; Résumés (Employment);
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Lights on Wonder Rock / by Litchfield, David.; Litchfield, David.Lights on Cotton Rock.;
"E.T. meets The Giving Tree in this stunningly illustrated picture book about friendship, family, wonder, and magic that shows how, sometimes, the things we're searching for have been right in front of us all along. From the award-winning creator of The Bear and the Piano."--Publisher's description.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Human-alien encounters; Unidentified flying objects; Friendship; Families;
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Girl Rising. by Wilcha, Chris,film director.; Smith, Gareth,film director.; Lee, Jenny,film director.; E., Richard,film director.; Cineverse (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Cineverse in 2013.Girls around the world - striving beyond circumstance, pushing past limits. Their dreams, their voices, their remarkable stories - captured in an unforgettable feature film about the strength of the human spirit - and the power of education.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Education.; Gender identity.; Educational films.; Current affairs.;
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A history of what comes next / by Neuvel, Sylvain,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and discography."Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all cost. Take them to the stars. Over 99 identical generations, Mia's family has shaped human history to push them to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices and sacrificing countless lives. Her turn comes at the dawn of the age of rocketry. Her mission: to lure Wernher Von Braun away from the Nazi party and into the American rocket program, and secure the future of the space race. But Mia's family is not the only group pushing the levers of history: an even more ruthless enemy lurks behind the scenes. A darkly satirical first contact thriller, as seen through the eyes of the women who make progress possible and the men who are determined to stop them."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Space race; Women in aeronautics; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Rockets (Aeronautics);
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Signs [videorecording (DVD)] by Shyamalan, M. Night; Gibson, Mel; Phoenix, Joaquin;
Deleted scenes -- Night's first alien film -- M. Night Shyamalan takes you on a journey of filmmaking in an exclusive six-part documentary exploring Signs from the birth of the idea, to writing the script, to building the set, to realizing the creature and other effects, to the scoring and innovative marketing of the film.Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix.After waking up to a 500-foot crop circle in their field, a family reacts with horror as they experience an alien invasion.PG.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films; Human-alien encounters; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Family; Science fiction films; Family; Science fiction films;
© [2002]., Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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AstroNuts : mission three: The perfect planet / by Scieszka, Jon.; Weinberg, Steven,1984-;
So far the AstroNuts have failed to find a suitable planet, but NNASA has come up with a new plan: send the the four animal astronauts back through time on Earth where they are to contact early homo sapiens and somehow set them on a path to a sustainable future--trouble is, humans seem inferior to many of the other species (especially the wolves), so the AstroNuts come up with a Survival of the Fittest Olympics, hoping that with a little help the humans will prevail.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Astronauts; Genetic engineering; Time travel; Environmental quality;
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