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2054 : a novel / by Ackerman, Elliot,author.; Stavridis, James,author.;
This second entry in the 'Admiral James Stavridis' series is an explosive work of speculative fiction set 20 years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America's violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country -- and the world.
Subjects: War fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Cyberspace operations (Military science); Civil war;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Twenty questions / by Barnett, Mac.; Robinson, Christian.;
"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world . . . poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is an . . . exploration of where the best questions lead--to stories . . . [an] invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Children's questions and answers; Questions and answers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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This great hemisphere : a novel / by Askaripour, Mateo,author.;
"From the award-winning and bestselling author of Black Buck: A speculative novel about a young woman-invisible by birth and relegated to second-class citizenship-who sets off on a mission to find her older brother, whom she had presumed dead but who is now the primary suspect in a high-profile political murder"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Murder; Quests (Expeditions); Siblings; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The other valley : a novel / by Howard, Scott Alexander,author.;
"Set in an unnamed valley-surrounded by other valleys, each twenty years apart in time-a masterful, moving literary speculative novel in which the Conseil determines if a bereaved resident can cross the border to the past or the future on a "mourning tour." One sixteen-year-old Conseil candidate spots two visitors from the future, but is shocked when she recognizes them as the parents of the boy she loves"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; First loves; Hope; Secrecy; Space and time; Time travel; Time; Valleys;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The repeat room : a novel / by Ball, Jesse,1978-author.;
"In a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant's lived experience, to see as if through their eyes. The case to which Abel is assigned is a record of a boy's broken and constrained life, a tale that reveals an illicit and passionate psycho-sexual relationship, its end as tragic as the circumstances of its conception"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Jurors; Crime; Teenage boys;
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Lie to me / by Ellison, J. T.,author.;
"They built a life on lies. Sutton and Ethan Montclair's idyllic life is not as it appears. They seem made for each other, but the truth is ugly. Consumed by professional and personal betrayals and financial woes, the two both love and hate each other. As tensions mount, Sutton disappears, leaving behind a note saying not to look for her. Ethan finds himself the target of vicious gossip as friends, family and the media speculate on what really happened to Sutton Montclair. As the police investigate, the lies the couple have been spinning for years quickly unravel. Is Ethan a killer? Is he being set up? Did Sutton hate him enough to kill the child she never wanted and then herself? The path to the answers is full of twists that will leave the reader breathless."--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Married people; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Dating Amber [videorecording] / by Freyne, David,film director.; Horgan, Sharon,1970-actor.; O'Shea, Fionn,actor.; Petticrew, Lola,actor.; Ward, Barry,1971-actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),publisher.;
Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan, Fionn O'shea, Barry Ward, Simone Kirby.Dating Amber is a poignant, honest and funny look at the highs and lows of teenage life where the only way to fit in is to not be yourself, even if this goes against your very being. Set-in Ireland during the mid-90's, Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. However, their ideal arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes. Dating Amber is a love letter to all those kids who grew up in a small town and who needed to escape in order to be themselves.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Closeted gays; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Teenagers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Options trading : the beginner's guide to constructing the ultimate investment strategy / by Logue, Ann C.,author.; revision of:Logue, Ann C.Idiot's guides options trading.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-302) and index."Reduce your risk and maximize your reward. Options trading can be risky and intimidating, even for experienced traders. It can also be an exciting investment option that can pay serious dividends. This helpful guide breaks down the often complicated process of options trading and explains, step-by-step, how to buy and sell according to your investment strategy, weigh option costs and benefits, improve your odds, reduce your risk, and more. In this must-have guide, you'll find: a primer on what options are and how they work ; a review of how options are valued and what factors affect their price ; an introduction to put and call strategies and ways to use them to your benefit ; a look at how options can be used to hedge positions, make complicated speculative bets, and mimic other assets ; a discussion of trade planning, money management, taxes, and common pitfalls"--
Subjects: Derivative securities.; Hedging (Finance); Investments.; Options (Finance);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My murder / by Williams, Katie,1978-author.;
"A tautly paced novel in which a young mother who was cloned and brought back to life following her own murder comes to suspect that there is more to the story of her life and death than anyone is telling her. What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She's also the clone of the original Louise who, along with four other victims of a local serial killer, has been brought back to life by a government project to return the women to their grieving families. But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old life, questions remain about what exactly preceded her death, and how much to trust those around her. Understanding the truth may determine what comes next for Lou. Darkly comic and lightly speculative, My Murder offers an exploration of ideas about personal identity, domestic life, and reinvention, within a thrilling, surprising, and entertaining mystery"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Human cloning; Mothers; Murder; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Very bad company / by Rosenblum, Emma,author.;
"A gripping, darkly comic novel from the national bestselling author of Bad Summer People about a team of wealthy and powerful executives on retreat in Miami when one of them goes missing ... Every year, executives at the trendy tech startup Aurora gather the company's top employees for an exclusive retreat in Miami and this year, Caitlin Levy-Aurora's newest hire-is joining the team as Head of Events. The benefits are outstanding: a seven-figure salary, stock shares, a discretionary bonus, limitless vacation days-what could possibly go wrong? When another high-level executive vanishes after the first night, the disappearance has the potential to derail the future of the company's sale and cost everyone on the team millions. Now, more than ever, Caitlin and her colleagues must continue the charade-partaking in team building exercises, group brainstorms, dinners-in order to keep the future of Aurora afloat amid all the fatal speculations. Compulsively readable, Very Bad Company is a slick send up of corporate culture wrapped in a captivating mystery"--
Subjects: Black humor.; Novels.; Corporate culture; Management retreats; Missing persons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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