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Other People's Summers A Novel [electronic resource] : by Morgan, Sarah.aut; CloudLibrary;
A famous actress whose life is unraveling flees to an idyllic English lakeside resort and the best friend she ghosted in this poignant and witty story from the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Club Hotel.   In school, Milly Beckett and Nicole Raven were as close as sisters. Now, years later, a gulf separates them, and not just because of the different spheres they inhabit. Nicole is a global superstar with the world at her fingertips, but when scandal breaks, she turns to the only person she trusts. Fresh from a painful divorce and struggling to balance her work and raising her daughter alone, Milly is tempted to refuse her friend’s plea for help. Nicole wasn’t there for her when she needed her most, and that’s hard to forgive. But Nicole is desperate and Milly agrees to give her the sanctuary she needs. Against a stunning Lake District backdrop, stilted small talk gradually gives way to soul-deep revelations as the two women slowly find their way back to one another. Living with Milly gives Nicole a glimpse of a different path for herself, and Milly starts to see a life beyond her divorce, including the possibility of a new romance. But Nicole can’t stay hidden forever—and neither can the secret she’s been keeping from Milly, a secret that threatens both her future happiness and the fragile bond between them. Heartwarming and hopeful, Other People’s Summers explores the beauty of friendship, the power of forgiveness, the impact of the choices we make and the many ways in which life can surprise us. Perfect for fans of: Second chances and rekindled friendships Stories about healing and forgiveness Women supporting women through life’s challenges Kristen Hannah, Elin Hilderbrand and Jojo MoyesGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Small Town & Rural;
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The gate, the girl, and the dragon / by Lin, Grace.;
"Jin is a Stone Lion--one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time. What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon. Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Portal fantasy fiction.; Mythology, Chinese; Spirits; Statues; Animals; Ability; Doorways;
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The Margot affair : a novel / by Lemoine, Sanaë,author.;
""There were so many of us, children of these double families who dreamed of the other side. That night, I fantasized about the separate spheres of our lives colliding ... " Introspective and headstrong, and fueled by an intensity she can't name, Margot Louve has lived as her parents' secret. For seventeen years, her father - an influential French politician with presidential ambitions - has led a double life, his only contact with Margot and her mother in moments stolen from his wife and his official duties. Margot's mother, Anouk - a charismatic and prominent stage actress - constructs a private, shimmering world of secrecy around their hidden family in their tiny Parisian apartment on the Left Bank. It is a carefully constructed house of cards that Margot decides fatefully to tumble when one evening, at the opening night of one of her mother's plays, she meets the man who will set her plan in motion: the powerful and well-regarded journalist David Perrin. The next day, the front pages of the morning papers are emblazoned with news of the affair, and Margot finds herself drawn into another marriage - that of David and his beguiling wife Brigitte, each of whom want more from her than she is willing to give up. In just one stunning revelation, Margot discovers how her impulsive decision will change the contours of everyone's life around her in ways she could never have imagined. In this simmering debut, Sanaë Lemoine exposes the seams between private and public faces, truth and deceit, love and persuasion. Insightful and moving, woven in sensuous prose, The Margot Affair explores razor-sharp turns between women - from the bone-deep bond between mothers and daughters to the devotion and betrayal of friendship - and the dangers of pushing beyond the boundaries of a life lived in the shadows"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Adultery; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy;
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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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Showing Up. by Reichardt, Kelly,film director.; Plummer, Amanda,actor.; Benjamin, André,actor.; Chau, Hong,actor.; Magaro, John,actor.; Plunkett, Maryann,actor.; Williams, Michelle,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amanda Plummer, André Benjamin, Hong Chau, John Magaro, Maryann Plunkett, Michelle WilliamsOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Sculpture.; Artists.; Women artists.;
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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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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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Stars at Noon. by Denis, Claire,film director.; Safdie, Benny,actor.; Alwyn, Joe,actor.; C. Reilly, John,actor.; Qualley, Margaret,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benny Safdie, Joe Alwyn, John C. Reilly, Margaret QualleyOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.A young American journalist stranded in Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Romance.; Horror films.; Motion pictures--France.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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