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Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world / by Reid, Eliza,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman--but why? For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that makes many women's experience there so positive? Why has their society made such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home? And how can we learn from what Icelanders have already discovered about women's powerful place in society and how increased fairness benefits everyone? Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women--the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become a first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar ("extraordinary women") to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman, and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as "equal" than we may understand. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all"--
Subjects: Women; Women; Women;
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Robots [videorecording] / by Davis, Jerry,film producer.; Donkin, John C.,film producer.; Joyce, William,1957-film producer.; Lindsay-Abaire, David,screenwriter.; Ganz, Lowell,1948-screenwriter.; Mandel, Babaloo,screenwriter.; Wedge, Chris,1958-film director.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-voice actor.; Berry, Halle,voice actor.; Kinnear, Greg,1963-voice actor.; Brooks, Mel,1926-voice actor.; Bynes, Amanda,1986-voice actor.; Carey, Drew,voice actor.; Williams, Robin,1951-2014,voice actor.; Bliss, L.,voice actor.; Bradshaw, Terry,voice actor.; Broadbent, Jim,voice actor.; Ball, Ian,composer.; Powell, John,composer.; Twentieth Century Fox Animation (Firm),production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.; Blue Sky Studios,production company.;
Editor, John CarnoChan ; music, Ian Ball, John Powell ; production designer, William Joyce.Voices: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Robin Williams, Lucille Bliss, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Broadbent.With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, a small town robot named Rodney embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, full screen presentation; DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 ; Dolby digital 5.1, 3.0.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Robots; Friendship; Inventors;
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Gambler : secrets from a life at risk / by Walters, Billy,author.; Keteyian, Armen,author.;
Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as "the Michael Jordan of sports betting," Walters is a living legend in Las Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super Bowl bet of $3.5 million alone. Competitors desperate to crack his betting techniques have tried hacking his phones, cloning his beepers, rifling through his trash, and bribing his employees. Now, after decades of avoiding the spotlight and fiercely protecting the keys to his success, Walters has reached the age where he wants to pass along his wisdom to future generations of sports wagerers. Gambler is more than a traditional autobiography. In addition to sharing his against-all-odds American dream story, Walters reveals in granular detail the secrets of his proprietary betting system, which will serve as a master class for anyone who wants to improve their odds at betting on sports. Walters also breaks his silence about his long and complicated relationship with Hall of Fame professional golfer Phil Mickelson. On a typical weekend gameday packed with college and pro sports, Walters will bet $10 million-a small sum for someone as wealthy as he is today, but an unbelievable fortune for the child who was raised by his grandmother in extreme poverty in rural Kentucky. By the age of nine, Walters became a shark at hustling pool and pitching pennies. As a young adult, he set records as a used-car salesman, hustled golf, and dabbled in bookmaking. He eventually moved to Las Vegas, where he revolutionized sports betting strategy and became a member of the famed Computer Group, the first syndicate to apply sophisticated algorithms and data analysis to sports gambling. He became extraordinarily wealthy while overcoming addictions and outmaneuvering organized crime figures made infamous by Martin Scorsese's film Casino. In Gambler, Walters passes along everything he's learned about sports betting. First, he shows bettors how to mine the information we have at our fingertips to develop a sophisticated betting strategy and handicapping system of our own. He explains how even avid bettors often do not grasp all of the variables that go into making an informed wager -- factors such as home field advantage, individual player values, injuries or illness, weather forecasts, each team's previous schedule (bye weeks, multiple away games in a row, etc.), travel distance/difficulty, stadium quirks, turf types, and more. Not every bettor has access to Walters's team of expert analysts, but every bettor can follow his guidelines on how to measure the detailed information available online and look for unique situations that could affect a game's outcome more than usual. Variable by variable, Walters breaks down the formulas, point systems, and principles that he's developed over decades of improving his craft. A self-made man who's repeatedly won it all, lost it all, and earned it all back again, Walters has lived a singular and wildly appealing American life, of the outlaw variety. Gambler is at once a gripping autobiography, a blistering tell-all, and an indispensable playbook for coming out on top.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Walters, Billy.; Gamblers; Gambling.; Gambling; Sports betting.; Sports betting;
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The truffle hunters [videorecording] / by Botto, Piero,on-screen participant.; Cauda, Sergio,on-screen participant.; Cicciu, Maria,on-screen participant.; Dweck, Michael,film director,film producer.; Kershaw, Gregory,film director,film producer.; Artemis Rising Foundation,production company.; Beautiful Stories (Firm),production company.; Bow and Arrow Entertainment,presenter.; Faliro House Productions,production company.; Frenesy Film (Firm),production company.; Park Pictures (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director, Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw.Featuring Piero Botto, Maria Cicciu, Sergio Cauda.A documentary about a small group of men and their expertly trained dogs as they search for rare white Alba truffles in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13 (some material may be inappropriate for children under 13) for some strong language.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, Italian.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Botto, Piero.; Cauda, Sergio.; Cicciu, Maria.; Truffle industry; Truffles; Working dogs;
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Sediments. by Silvestre, Adrián,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Pragda in 2021.Six trans women travel to a small town in León where they will explore unusual landscapes, as well as the ins and outs of their own personalities. Looking for answers about what connects them as a group, they will learn to deal with their differences.Sediments is an engaging and fun story about empathy, individuality, and the need to belong. It is the present radiography of a collective, which looks into the past and projects itself into the future, celebrating the extraordinary possibility of being unique and unrepeatable.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.;
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