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Second Life : Having a Child in the Digital Age. by Hess, Amanda.;
For more than a decade, Amanda Hess has documented the ways that social media and new technologies have upended our identities. In 'Second Life', Hess confronts technologys phantom traumas and seductive idols as they follow her through pregnancy and into her sons young life and, in doing so, has constructed a critical record of our digital age that reveals the unspoken ways our lives are being fractured and reconstituted by technology.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture;
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Quack quack : the threat of pseudoscience / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. In 'Quack Quack', Dr. Joe Schwarcz focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation.
Subjects: Common fallacies.; Pseudoscience.; Quacks and quackery.;
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American hustle [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Bale, Christian; Adams, Amy; Renner, Jeremy; Cooper, Bradley; Lawrence, Jennifer;
Director, David O. Russell.Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence.Brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the cons and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.OFRB rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Crime.;
© 2014., Columbia,
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Bad Influence. by Hanson, Curtis,film director.; Clemson, Christian,actor.; Spader, James,actor.; Wilhoite, Kathleen,actor.; Zane, Lisa,actor.; Lowe, Rob,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Clemson, James Spader, Kathleen Wilhoite, Lisa Zane, Rob LoweOriginally produced by MGM in 1990.In this Hitchcockian thriller, Rob Lowe stars as Alex, the mysterious drifter who manipulates himself into the drab life of Michael Boll (James Spader), an ambitious young businessman. From the heights of high finance to the depths of L.A.'s seductive underground, Alex introduces Michael to an intoxicating world of power and sensuality. But their harmless game-playing quickly escalates into a horrifying spree of violence and betrayal in which Michael may be the next victim of Alex's obsession!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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All relative [videorecording]. by Nielsen, Connie; Sadowski, Jonathan; Paxton, Sara; Thompson, Al;
Director, J. C. Khoury.Connie Nielsen, Jonathan Sadowski, Sara Paxton, Al Thompson.When Harry, a graduate student in New York City, meets Grace, he immediately falls for her. With the help of some dating tips from a seductive divorcée, Harry successfully courts Grace. But when he's introduced to her parents, a shared secret turns his world into a living nightmare. Forced to survive a weekend riddled with tension and socially awkward moments, the bonds of both couples are tested to their breaking point in this wildly engaging mix of comedy and drama.MWT rating: NR.DVD.
Subjects: Comedy.; Comedy.;
© 2015., Filmbuff,
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M : son of the century / by Scurati, Antonio,1969-author.; Appel, Anne Milano,translator.; translation of:Scurati, Antonio,1969-M: il figlio del secolo.English.;
In M: A Novel, Antonio Scurati tells the story of fascism from within the mind of its founder, the man known to his followers as Il Duce. Steeped in historical detail and interspersed with period documents and sources, this masterful saga explores the seductive power of nationalism and idolatry, revealing how authoritarianism took hold and a nation bent to the will of one ruthless strongman. Provocative and resonant, M is a chilling reminder that the past is never gone, and that it holds urgent lessons for us today.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945; Dictators; Fascism;
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American hustle [videorecording] / by Adams, Amy.; Bale, Christian,1974-; Cooper, Bradley.; Elfman, Danny.; Lawrence, Jennifer,1990-; Renner, Jeremy.; Russell, David O.,1958-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Linus Sandgren ; editors, Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers ; music, Danny Elfman.Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence.Brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the cons and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; anamorphic widescreen 2.40:1.
Subjects: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980; Crime films.; Feature films.; Mafiosi; Swindlers and swindling;
© c2014., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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The hustle [videorecording] / by Shapiro, Stanley,screenwriter.; Henning, Paul,1911-2005,screenwriter.; Launer, Dale,screenwriter.; Schaeffer, Jac,screenwriter.; Christensen, Casper,1968-actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Nelson, Tim Blake,actor.; Sharp, Alex,1989-actor.; Wilson, Rebel,actor.; Addison, Chris,1971-film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson, Alex Sharp, Casper Christensen.Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire in this hilarious comedy.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Buddy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Swindlers and swindling; Man-woman relationships; Female friendship; Criminal behavior;
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Sex, Drugs and String Quartets. by Thackrah, Carla,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2003.The Landau String Quartet comes together to rehearse. Each player has travelled a very different path to become a musician. In this dramatised documentary, the musicians reveal the story of that journey. In their own words, they talk of abusive teachers, loss of innocence, seductions, fear and attempts to escape the pressure of discipline. The filmmaker, Carla Thackrah, herself a professional musician, comments: “I’ve always been fascinated by the strong psychological correspondence between a musicians’ self-definition and their instrument. This film is essentially a dramatised documentary around this theme.”Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Psychology.; Documentary films.; Artists.;
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On the Road. by Salles, Walter,film director.; Adams, Amy,actor.; Hedlund, Garrett,actor.; Dunst, Kirsten,actor.; Stewart, Kristen,actor.; Riley, Sam,actor.; Mortensen, Viggo,actor.; Entertainment One Films Canada Inc (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amy Adams, Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, Viggo MortensenOriginally produced by Entertainment One Films Canada Inc in 2012.After the death of his father, Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a young and dangerously seductive ex-con. They hit it off immediately. Determined not to get trapped in a narrow life, the two friends burn their bridges and hit the road: thirsting for freedom, they discover the world, others and themselves. ON THE ROAD, the long awaited, quintessential road movie and vibrant song of freedom from acclaimed director Walter Salles, based on the generation defining novel by Jack Kerouac.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical films.; Action and adventure films.;
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