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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes [electronic resource] : by Chapman, Clay McLeod.aut; Levine, Noah.nrt; Nankani, Soneela.nrt; Moore-Lambert, Charlotte.nrt; Tusing, Megan.nrt; narrators, various.nrt; Tager, Kelli.nrt; Hempel, Joe.nrt; Hite, Cary.nrt; Hellegers, Neil.nrt; Penning, Marni.nrt; Ochlan, P. J..nrt; cloudLibrary;
From Vulture’s “master of horror” Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and Where Evil Lurks Noah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reckoning” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of the many conspiracy theories she believes in. But when his own phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the long drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles, a fridge full of spoiled food, and his parents locked in a terrifying trance-like state in front of the TV. Panicked, Noah attempts to snap them out of it and get medical help. Then Noah’s mother brutally attacks him. But Noah isn’t the only person to be attacked by a loved one. Families across the country are tearing each other apart—literally—as people succumb to a form of possession that gets worse the more time they spend watching particular channels, using certain apps, or visiting certain websites. In Noah’s Richmond-based family, only he and his young nephew Marcus are unaffected. Together, they must race back to the safe haven of Brooklyn—but can they make it before they fall prey to the violent hordes? This ambitious, searing novel from “one of horror’s modern masters” holds a mirror to our divided nation, and will shake listeners to the core.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological; Occult & Supernatural; Horror;
© 2025., Blackstone Audio,
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Surviving progress [videorecording] / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-; Crooks, Harold.; Goodall, Jane,1934-; Hawking, S. W.(Stephen W.); Roy, Mathieu.; Suzuki, David T.,1936-; Venter, J. Craig.; Big Picture Media Corporation.; Cinemaginaire (Firm); First-Run Features (Firm); National Film Board of Canada.;
Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, Michael Hudson, David Suzuki, Craig Venter.Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.E.DVD ; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Progress; Progress; Progress.; Science and civilization.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., First Run Features,
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No visible trauma [videorecording] / by Francoeur, Marc Serpa,screenwriter,film director,film producer,editor of moving image work.; Uppal, Robinder,screenwriter,film director,film producer,editor of moving image work.; Lost Time Media,film distributor.;
In the midst of a global uprising against police violence and systemic racism, No Visible Trauma examines a deeply troubled police department and reveals the devastating consequences of unchecked police brutality. Despite its relatively low crime rates, recent years have seen the Calgary Police Service shoot and kill more people than officers in any other Canadian city, and more than either the New York or Chicago police departments in 2018. Five years in the making, the film unravels the intertwined stories of three individuals who were the victims of extreme violence at the hands of police officers. From the kidnapping and beating of a young immigrant from Ghana, to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a "wellness check", the film exposes a criminal justice system that fails to hold police officers accountable for their actions.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Police brutality; Racism; Police corruption; Police shootings; Racism in law enforcement; Discrimination in law enforcement;
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Mania A Novel [electronic resource] : by Shriver, Lionel.aut; cloudLibrary;
Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars, from the New York Times bestselling author. In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last great civil rights fight." Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word (“stupid”) and encouraged to report parents who use it at home. A college English instructor, the constitutionally rebellious Pearson Converse rejected her restrictive Jehovah’s Witness upbringing as a teenager, and so has an aversion to dogma of any kind. Made impotent in the university classroom, she’s also enraged by the crushing of her exceptionally bright children’s spirits in primary school. Fortunately, she enjoys the confidence of a best friend, a media commentator with whom she can speak frankly about her socially unacceptable contempt for the MP movement. Or at least she thinks she can . . . until one day the political chasm between the two women becomes uncrossable, and a lifelong relationship implodes. With echoes of Philip Roth’s The Human Stain, told in Lionel Shriver’s inimitable and iconoclastic voice, Mania is a sharp, acerbic, and ruthlessly funny book about the road to a delusional, self-destructive egalitarianism that our society is already on.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Dystopian; Literary; Family Life;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Nurturing the ‘Art’ in the Art of Therapy. by Rubin, Judith,actor.; Yalom, Victor,actor.; Psychotherapy.net (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Judith Rubin, Victor YalomOriginally produced by Psychotherapy.net in 2024.This is your chance to sit in on a conversation with art therapy pioneer, Judy Rubin, PhD, and Psychotherapy.net founder, Victor Yalom as they discuss the power of artistic expression in therapy. Dr. Rubin shares stories of her life’s work as an art therapist, including techniques and various media she used to help clients get in touch with themselves. You'll discover simple ways of bringing art into therapy and give your clients new ways of expressing themselves. Help your client access parts of themselves they might otherwise be unable to and give them the opportunity to explore gifts, talents, and strengths that they (and you) are unaware of.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Instructional films.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Mental illness.;
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Party of two / by Guillory, Jasmine,author.;
"A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking. Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest message, she can't resist--it is chocolate cake, after all. Olivia is surprised to find that Max is sweet, funny, and noble--not just some privileged white politician she assumed him to be. Because of Max's high-profile job, they start seeing each other secretly, which leads to clandestine dates and silly disguises. But when they finally go public, the intense media scrutiny means people are now digging up her rocky past and criticizing her job, even her suitability as a trophy girlfriend. Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Chick lit.; Single women; Politicians; Dating (Social customs); Interracial dating; Man-woman relationships;
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The giver [videorecording] / by Bridges, Jeff,1949-; Holmes, Katie,1978-; Lowry, Lois.GiverVideorecording.; Monaghan, Cameron.; Rush, Odeya.; Skarsgård, Alexander.; Streep, Meryl.; Swift, Taylor,1989-; Thwaites, Brenton.; Tremblay, Emma.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush, Emma Tremblay, Katie Holmes, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Brenton Thwaites.The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Control (Psychology); Dystopian films.; Dystopias; Feature films.; Memory; Science fiction films.; Secrets; Social control;
© 2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Mafia mamma [videorecording] / by Bellucci, Monica,1968-actor.; Collette, Toni,film producer,actor.; Corso, Giulio,actor.; Feldman, Michael J.,screenwriter.; Hardwicke, Catherine,film director.; Jhoon, Debbie,screenwriter.; Mastroianni, Francesco,actor.; Nomvete, Sophia,actor.; Perugini, Alfonso,actor.; Romano, Dora,actor.; Scarpetta, Eduardo,1993-actor.; Simon, Christopher,1963-film producer.; Sthers, Amanda,1978-author,film producer.; Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; CornerStone Films,presenter.; Decal (Firm),publisher.; Idea(L) (Firm),production company.; Ingenious Media,presenter.; LipSync Productions,presenter.; New Sparta Films,production company.; Vocab Films,production company.;
Music by Alex Heffes ; editor, Waldemar Centeno ; director of photography, Patrick Murguia.Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete, Eduardo Scarpetta, Alfonso Perugini, Francesco Mastroianni, Giulio Corso, Dora Romano.An American mom inherits her grandfather's mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm's consigliere, she hilariously defies everyone's expectations as the new head of the family business.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for bloody violence, sexual content and language.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Gangster films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Americans; Mafia; Mafiosi; Families; Man-woman relationships;
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Lean out : a meditation on the madness of modern life / by Henley, Tara,author.;
In 2016, journalist Tara Henley was at the top of her game working in Canadian media. She had traveled the world, from Soweto to Bangkok and Borneo to Brooklyn, interviewing authors and community leaders, politicians and Hollywood celebrities. But when she started getting chest pains at her desk in the newsroom, none of that seemed to matter. The health crisis--not cardiac, it turned out, but anxiety--forced her to step off the media treadmill and examine her life and the stressful twenty-first century world around her. Henley was not alone; North America was facing an epidemic of lifestyle-related health problems. And yet, the culture was continually celebrating the elite few who thrived in the always-on work world, those who perpetually leaned in. Henley realized that if we wanted innovative solutions to the wave of burnout and stress-related illness, it was time to talk to those who had leaned out. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part investigation, Lean Out tracks Henley's journey from the heart of the connected city to the fringe communities that surround it. From early retirement enthusiasts in urban British Columbia to moneyless men in rural Ireland, Henley uncovers a parallel track in which everyday citizens are quietly dropping out of the mainstream and reclaiming their lives from overwork. Underlying these disparate movements is a rejection of consumerism, a growing appetite for social contribution, and a quest for meaningful connection in this era of extreme isolation and loneliness. As she connects the dots between anxiety and overwork, Henley confronts the biggest issues of our time.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Henley, Tara; Journalists; Job stress.; Conduct of life.; Happiness.; Anxiety.;
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36 Seconds. by Albaba, Tarek,film director.; Minhaj, Hasan,actor.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hasan MinhajOriginally produced by Video Project in 2023.On February 10, 2015, UNC students Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when they were killed by their neighbor Craig Hicks in 36 seconds. Before their families can grieve, they are forced to become activists to set the record straight — that these killings were a hate crime.36 SECONDS: PORTRAIT OF A HATE CRIME charts the families' agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones' deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute as Hicks originally claimed, and local law enforcement and national media quickly parroted. They courageously speak the truth about the hate crime that destroyed their lives, the overtly insidious ways racism plays out in our society, and about the need to reform a hate crime system that is broken.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Crime.; Political participation.; Racism.; Muslims.; North Carolina.; Hate crimes.;
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