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The Braid. by Colombani, Laetitia,film director.; Nash, Avi,actor.; Peluso, Fotinì,actor.; Raver, Kim,actor.; Maelzer, Mia,actor.; Pathan, Sajda,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Avi Nash, Fotinì Peluso, Kim Raver, Mia Maelzer, Sajda PathanOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2023.Three women, Smita, Giulia, and Sarah, are from different parts of the world, and have never met, but they are bound by something intimate and unique.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, French.; Motion pictures, Italian.;
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Conspirituality : how new age conspiracy theories became a health threat / by Beres, Derek,author.; Remski, Matthew D.,1971-author.; Walker, Julian(Podcaster),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoia--peddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theories. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing social media trend emerged: a large number of yoga instructors and alt-health influencers were posting stories about a secretive global cabal bent on controlling the world's population with a genocidal vaccine. Instagram feeds that had been serving up green smoothie recipes and Mary Oliver poems became firehoses of Fox News links, memes from 4chan, and prophecies of global transformation. Since May 2020, Derek Beres, Matthew Remski and Julian Walker have used their Conspirituality podcast to expose countless facets of the intersection of alt-health practitioners with far-right conspiracy trolls. Now this expansive and revelatory book unpacks the follies, frauds, cons and cults that dominate the New Age and wellness spheres and betray the trust of people who seek genuine relief in this uncertain age. Each of the three authors has witnessed firsthand the use of fear-based political agendas to manipulate the human desire for spiritual fulfillment. They throw a spotlight on the telltale signs of cult dynamics and expose how influencers have stoked suspicion of public health initiatives. And they show how charlatans and pseudo-doctors encourage their followers to oppose mainstream advice as a form of spiritual quest. With analytical rigor and flashes of irreverent humor, Conspirituality offers an antidote to our times, helping readers recognize wellness grifts, engage with loved ones who've fallen under the influence, and counter lies and distortions with insight and empathy."--
Subjects: Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories.; Medical misconceptions.; New Age movement.; Public health; Social media and society.; Conspiracy theories;
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The test of time : the sixth journey through time / by Stilton, Geronimo.; Bigolin, Silvia.; Barozzi, Danilo.; Muscillo, Alessandro.; Heim, Julia.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Professor Paws von Volt's latest time machine, the Cheese-O-Sphere, has accidentally brought some historical figures into present-day New Mouse City. Geronimo and his friends try to return Helen of Troy, Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, Christopher Columbus, and Tops the triceratops to their proper places in timeLSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Stilton, Geronimo; Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta; Attila, -453; Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814; Columbus, Christopher; Mice; Time travel; Quests (Expeditions);
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Explorer kit: snow & ice : backpack for kids [kit]. by Please return all components in the container. ;
Use the molds to make different ice shapes or look at a snowflake through the microscope! Explorer Backpacks are kits designed to help you get outside! Each kit comes with 2 or more books on the topic and equipment that enables you to delve into the wonders of nature. We’ve also put together a Resource Guide for each one so you can find apps, online resources, as well as more books to help with your learning journey. For kids ages 8+ or younger with the help of an adult.Ages 8+
Subjects: Backpack kit.; Ice.; Winter.; Snow.;
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Dark mirror : Edward Snowden and the American surveillance state / by Gellman, Barton,1960-author.; Soltani, Ashkan,contributor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Edward Snowden chose three journalists to tell the stories in his Top Secret trove of NSA documents: Barton Gellman of The Washington Post, Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian and filmmaker Laura Poitras, all of whom would share the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Poitras went on to direct the Oscar-winning Citizenfour. Greenwald wrote an instant memoir and cast himself as a pugilist on Snowden's behalf. Gellman took his own path. Snowden and his documents were the beginning, not the end, of a story he had prepared his whole life to tell. More than 20 years as a top investigative journalist armed him with deep sources in national security and high technology. New sources reached out from government and industry, making contact on the same kinds of secret, anonymous channels that Snowden had used. Gellman's reporting unlocked new puzzles in the NSA archive. And as Snowden's revelations faded somewhat from the public consciousness, the machinations he exposed continue still, with many policies unaltered despite societal outrage. Dark Mirror is a true-life spy tale that touches us all, told with authority and an inside view of extraordinary events. Within it is a chilling personal account of the obstacles facing the author, beginning with Gellman's discovery of his own name in Snowden's NSA document trove. Google notifies him that a foreign government is trying to compromise his account. A trusted technical adviser finds anomalies on his laptop. Sophisticated impostors approach Gellman with counterfeit documents, attempting to divert or discredit his work. Throughout Dark Mirror, the author wages an escalating battle against unknown digital adversaries who force him to mimic their tradecraft in self-defense. With the vivid and insightful style that marked Gellman's bestselling Angler, Dark Mirror is an inside account of the surveillance-industrial revolution and its discontents, fighting back against state and corporate intrusions into our most private spheres. Along the way, and with the benefit of hindsight, it tells the full story of a government leak unrivaled in drama since All the President's Men"--
Subjects: Snowden, Edward J., 1983-; Gellman, Barton, 1960-; United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service.; Electronic intelligence; Electronic surveillance; Domestic intelligence; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Whistle blowing; Journalists;
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Holy Spider. by Abbasi, Ali,film director.; Ashtiani, Arash,actor.; Jamshidnejad, Forouzan,actor.; Bajestani, Mehdi,actor.; Amir-Ebrahimi, Zar,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir-EbrahimiOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Motion pictures, German.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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Near abroad : Putin, the West, and the contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus / by Toal, Gerard,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the "near abroad", or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years later when they invaded the heavily Russian Crimea in Ukraine and annexed it. In contrast to the earlier Georgia episode, this new conflict has generated a crisis of global proportions, forcing European countries to rethink their relationship with Russia and their reliance on it for energy supplies, as Russia was now squeezing natural gas from what is technically Ukraine. In Near Abroad, the eminent political geographer Gerard Toal analyzes Russia's recent offensive actions in the near abroad, focusing in particular on the ways in which both the West and Russia have relied on Cold War-era rhetorical and emotional tropes that distort as much as they clarify. In response to Russian aggression, US critics quickly turned to tried-and-true concepts like "spheres of influence" to condemn the Kremlin. Russia in turn has brought back its long tradition of criticizing western liberalism and degeneracy to grandly rationalize its behavior in what are essentially local border skirmishes. It is this tendency to resort to the frames of earlier eras that has led the conflicts to "jump scales," moving from the regional to the global level in short order. The ambiguities and contradictions that result when nations marshal traditional geopolitical arguments-rooted in geography, territory, and old understandings of distance-further contributes to the escalation of these conflicts. Indeed, Russia's belligerence toward Georgia stemmed from concern about its possible entry into NATO, an organization of states thousands of miles away. American hawks also strained credulity by portraying Georgia as a nearby ally in need of assistance. Similarly, the threat of NATO to the Ukraine looms large in the Kremlin's thinking, and many Ukrainians themselves self-identify with the West despite their location in Eastern Europe."--
Subjects: Geopolitics; Geopolitics; Geopolitics; South Ossetia War, 2008.;
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Aftersun. by Wells, Charlotte,film director.; Rowlson-Hall, Celia,actor.; Corio, Francesca,actor.; Mescal, Paul,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Celia Rowlson-Hall, Francesca Corio, Paul MescalOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.WARNING: This film contains a strobing effect that may be harmful to photosensitive viewers. Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between them as she tries to reconcile the father she knew, with the man she didn't.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Coming-of-age films.;
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Wonder Woman. [graphic novel] / by Cloonan, Becky,author.; Bonvillain, Tamra,colourist,illustrator.; Brosseau, Pat,letterer.; Cheung, Jim,illustrator.; Conrad, Michael W.,author.; Filardi, Nick,colourist.; MacDonald, Andy(Artist),illustrator.; Maiolo, Marcelo,colourist.; Moore, Travis,illustrator.; Pugh, Steve,1966-illustrator.; Takara, Marcio,illustrator.;
"After returning from the dead, Diana will face her greatest foe yet: A world that has moved on without her! Can Diana forge a new path as a hero, or will she be bested by literal reflections of herself? After the events of Dark Nights: Metal Diana has returned from the Sphere of the Gods. Where she should be feeling joyful, Diana can't help feeling lost and purposeless. Has the world moved on without Wonder Woman in her absence? As Diana travels to visit an old friend, she's faced with quite literal dark reflections of herself being puppeteer by her old nemesis, the Image-Maker. Meanwhile a prophecy of doom has come to the world of the Amazons. Will Diana be able to stop Image-Maker's rampage and sever her ties to the Sphere of the Gods."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Women superheroes;
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The summer skies : a novel / by Colgan, Jenny,author.;
Running an island plane service with her grandfather on the remote islands of northern Scotland, Morag McGinty, on the verge of making a huge life change, is marooned on an off-grid island with a visiting ornithologist who has just the right perspective to help her pilot her course.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Ornithologists; Women air pilots;
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