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The wonder test : a novel / by Richmond, Michelle,1970-author.;
"Escaping New York City and the espionage case that made her question everything, recently widowed Lina returns home to sell the house she has inherited in tony Greenfield, California. With her teenage son Rory, Lina hopes to reassemble her life, reevaluate her career, and find a clear way forward. Adrift and battling insomnia, she discovers that her father's sleepy hometown has been transformed into a Silicon Valley suburb on steroids, obsessed with an annual exam called The Wonder Test. When students at her son's high school go missing, reappearing under mysterious circumstances on abandoned beaches, Lina must summon her strength and push her own ethical boundaries to the limits in order to solve the crimes. Meanwhile, an old espionage case called Red Vine keeps calling her back into the fold. While Lina struggles to balance her new role as a single mother and the complex counterintelligence puzzles she is so adept at solving, Greenfield's shadowy dangers creep closer to her own home. A searing view of a culture that puts the well-being of children at risk for advancement and prestige, and a captivating story of the lengths a mother will go for her son"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women spies; Single mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The float test : a novel / by Strong, Lynn Steger,1983-author.;
"The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling under the weight of family obligations. Fred is a novelist who can't write, maybe because she's lost faith in storytelling itself. Jude is a recovering corporate lawyer with her own story to tell, and a grudge against her former favorite sister, Fred. George, the baby, is estranged from his wife and harboring both a secret about his former employer and an ill-advised crush on one of his sisters' friends. Gathered after a major loss, each sibling needs the others more than ever-if only they could trust each other. A family story is, of course, only as honest as the person telling it. This family story in particular is fraught with secrets about kids and sex and jobs and why the Kenner matriarch had a gun in her underwear drawer. The biggest secret of all though is the secret of what happened between Jude and Fred to create such a rift between the two once-close middle sisters. Over the course of a sweltering Florida summer, the Kenner siblings will revisit what it means to be a family and, if they are smart and kind and lucky, come out on the other side better for having each other. A rich exploration of family, ambition, secrets, and love, The Float Test is an elegant and gripping testament to the power that family has to both nurture and destroy us from a critically acclaimed writer working at the top of her craft"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Conflict of generations; Families; Siblings;
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The Float Test A Novel [electronic resource] : by Strong, Lynn Steger.aut; CloudLibrary;
From Lynn Steger Strong, critically acclaimed author of Flight, a sophisticated and layered novel about sisters, betrayal, love, and climate change, for readers of The Dutch House and The Most Fun We Ever Had. "With surgical precision, Lynn Steger Strong dissects and then elegantly reconstructs an American family on the brink: of falling apart, of finding themselves, of saying all the things left unsaid. From the collateral damage inevitably caused by artists, to the notion that perhaps we are who we always were, Strong’s clear and confident voice and prose makes the unvarnished truths in this book sting. But that same quality makes the moments of profound tenderness and humanity linger. The Float Test—and the Floridian world of this clan—will stay with me for a long time to come." — Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last "What I loved most about The Float Test is the sense of place, and how the sticky, dense heat of Florida, the relentless sun, the flat roads ending at the ocean, is woven into the Kenner family’s DNA. The adult children of the family—all at crisis points in their own lives—gather on the hot ground of their childhood following their mother’s death, where they try to untangle decades of betrayals and sorrow, and reclaim their sense of home." — Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling under the weight of family obligations. Fred is a novelist who can’t write, maybe because she’s lost faith in storytelling itself. Jude is a recovering corporate lawyer with her own story to tell, and a grudge against her former favorite sister, Fred. George, the baby, is estranged from his wife and harboring both a secret about his former employer and an ill-advised crush on one of his sisters’ friends. Gathered after a major loss, each sibling needs the others more than ever—if only they could trust each other. A family story is, of course, only as honest as the person telling it. This family story in particular is fraught with secrets about kids and sex and jobs and why the Kenner matriarch had a gun in her underwear drawer. The biggest secret of all though is the secret of what happened between Jude and Fred to create such a rift between the two once-close middle sisters. Over the course of a sweltering Florida summer, the Kenner siblings will revisit what it means to be a family and, if they are smart and kind and lucky, come out on the other side better for having each other. A rich exploration of family, ambition, secrets, and love, The Float Test is an elegant and gripping testament to the power that family has to both nurture and destroy us from a critically acclaimed writer working at the top of her craft.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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The marshmallow test : mastering self-control / by Mischel, Walter.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior later in life? The world's leading expert on self-control, Walter Mischel has proven that the ability to delay gratification is critical for a successful life, predicting higher SAT scores, better social and cognitive functioning, a healthier lifestyle and a greater sense of self-worth. But is willpower prewired, or can it be taught? In The Marshmallow Test, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life--from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way you think about who we are and what we can be"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Self-control.;
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The God Test : Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning. by Wright, Robert.;
'The God Test' is a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence that argues this revolution will challenge us spiritually and could restore a missing ingredient in modern life - our sense of purpose.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / Expert Systems; COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies;
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The eye test : a case for human creativity in the age of analytics / by Jones, Chris,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."THE EYE TEST is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element--for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers, astrophysicists, and detectives in the world. There are lessons in their mastery. Of course there is a place for numbers in decision making. No baseball player should be judged by his jawline. But the analytics revolution sparked by Michael Lewis's Moneyball now threatens to replace one kind of absurdity with another. We have developed a blind faith in the machine, the way a driver overly reliant on his GPS might be led off the edge of a cliff. Not all statistical analysis is sound. Algorithms aren't infallible, and spreadsheets aren't testaments. Trust in them too much, and they risk becoming instruments of destruction rather than understanding. Worse, data's supremacy in our daily lives has led to a dangerous strain of anti-expertise: the belief that every problem is a math problem, and anyone given access to the right information will find the right answer. That taste doesn't matter, experience doesn't matter, creativity doesn't matter. That we can't believe our eyes, no matter how much they've seen. There is also hope. THE EYE TEST serves as a reminder that if beauty is less of a virtue in the age of analytics, a good eye still is. This book is a celebration of our greatest beholders-and an absorbing, inspiring guide for how you might become one, too"--
Subjects: Creative thinking.; Data mining.; Decision making.; Problem solving.;
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Testing the waters / by Yolen, Jane.; Moran, Michael,1957-;
A fish is nervous about a test and a mean-looking substitute teacher at school.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Fishes; Schools; Examinations; Test anxiety; Teachers;
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The tests of a ninja / by West, Tracey,1965-; Kishimoto, Masashi,1974-;
"Recommended for ages 7-10."Instead of receiving an exciting mission after graduating from the Ninja Academy, prankster Naruto must train with the old master Kakashi, from whom he learns the importance of teamwork.
Subjects: Ninja; Teamwork (Sports);
© 2008., VIZ Media,
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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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Test drive unlimited. [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.On Hong Kong Island, where dreams become reality, Radiant has created new standards of luxury. This little-known but highly influential organization has invited its members to compete in an extraordinary competition: the Solar Crown. Few know what the group's motives are, but it's clear what they value: prestige, a love of cars, and competition. In Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, you get to live a unique lifestyle and social life never seen before in a video game! This brand-new game in the Test Drive Unlimited series retains the DNA of previous games while introducing a contemporary vision of the multiplayer racing genre.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Lyrics).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox Series X console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K/HDR 10 video ; Spatial audio, Dolby Atmos in game surround sound ; 2-16 player online multiplayer with leaderboards and voice (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; online play required ; Optimized for Xbox Series X.
Subjects: Racing video games.; Sports video games.; Video games.; Xbox Series X (Video game console); Video games.; Automobile racing; Test drive unlimited Solar crown (Game);
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