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A rough way to go / by Garonzik, Sam,author.;
"Peter Greene spends his days taking care of his toddler, Luke; staying on the right side of The Moms in his local beach town; and hanging out with his surf buddy, Frank. Isolated from his former life in finance, and frustrated by his current "out of work" existence, he worries that if he sits around the house for much longer, his workaholic wife might start to lose patience with him. He has few escapes aside from surfing and the love he has for his son. But when the body of wealthy Wall Street investor Robert Townsend washes up on shore one morning, nothing about the incident makes sense to Pete, and he's completely bewildered when the death is ruled an accidental drowning. But when he takes his concerns to the police, they ignore him-so he decides to investigate on his own. Sustained only by the unquestioning devotion of his three-year-old sidekick, Pete starts looking into Townsend's eccentric relatives and employer, the ruthless and secretive private equity firm GDR. But has Pete deluded himself with this misguided quest for redemption? Or has he uncovered something sinister enough to risk his life, and even his family? A Rough Way to Go is a raw, irreverent story that plumbs the depths of masculinity, unemployment, fatherhood, marriage, and modern capitalism-and the struggle to live a purpose driven life"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Married people; Murder; Secrecy; Stay-at-home fathers; Unemployed;
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To have and to heist / by Desai, Sara,author.;
"To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the season in this hilarious romantic-comedy caper. Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak. She's lost yet another job, her student loan debt won't stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it lightly, she's desperate for a break-that's right when Jack waltzes out of the bushes and into her life. Jack is just as charming as he is mysterious. When he offers to help her find the missing necklace and steal it back, Simi jumps at the chance to clear her friend's name and collect the substantial reward. But every good heist needs a crew. All she needs to do is transform a ragtag group of strangers into an elite heist crew, infiltrate a high-society wedding and steal the necklace from a dangerous criminal before the happy couple say "I do". Meanwhile the bride is keeping secrets, a detective with a slow-burn smile keeps showing up at her door, and the ultimate robbery might not be the wedding con, but the way Jack is stealing her heart"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Best friends; Debt; East Indian Americans; Jewelry theft; Lost articles; Man-woman relationships; Unemployed; Weddings;
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The list of last chances : a novel / by Myers, Christina,author.;
"At thirty-eight years old, Ruthie finds herself newly unemployed, freshly single, sleeping on a friend's couch and downing a bottle of wine each night. Having overstayed her welcome and desperate for a job, Ruthie responds to David's ad: he's looking for someone to drive his aging mother, Kay, and her belongings from PEI to Vancouver. Ruthie thinks it's the perfect chance for a brief escape and a much-needed boost for her empty bank account. But once they're on the road, Kay reveals that she's got a list of stops along the way that's equal parts sightseeing tour, sexual bucket-list, and trip down memory lane. As David prods for updates and a speedy arrival to his home in Vancouver, Kay begins to share details about a long-lost love and Ruthie takes a detour to play matchmaker, but finds herself caught up in a web of well-intentioned lies. With the road ahead uncertain, and the past and present colliding, will Ruthie be able to forge a new path? Heartfelt and humorous, The List of Last Chances follows a pair of reluctant travel companions across the country, into an unexpected friendship, new adventures, and the rare gift of second chances."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Road fiction.; Female friendship; Older people; Truthfulness and falsehood; Unemployed; Voyages and travels; Women;
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Pay up : the future of women and work (and why it's different than you think) / by Saujani, Reshma,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."We told women that to break glass ceilings and succeed in their careers, all they needed to do is dream big, raise their hands, and lean in. But data tells a different story. Historic numbers of women left their jobs in 2021, resulting in their lowest workforce participation since 1988. Women's unemployment rose to nearly fifteen percent, and globally women lost over
Subjects: Sex discrimination in employment.; Sex role in the work environment.; Women;
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A world without work : technology, automation, and how we should respond / by Susskind, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Automation; Social change.; Technology;
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The upside [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Kidman, Nicole; Hart, Kevin; Cranston, Bryan; Margulies, Julianna; Farahani, Golshifteh; Donovan, Tate;
Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Julianna Margulies, Golshifteh Farahani, Tate Donovan.Director, Neil Burger.Blu-ray.MPAA rating: PG-13.A comedic view on the relationship that develops between an unemployed man with a criminal record and the wealthy, quadriplegic man who hires him to be his caregiver.
Subjects: Comedy.; Comedy.;
© 2019., Universal,
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Pack up your troubles / by Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia,author.;
"1919: The war is over, but peace is yet to come. As men are demobbed, women must give up positions that gave them freedom. Edward is given an important job at the Peace Conference in Paris, but it means more lonely months away from Beattie and his hoped-for reconciliation. Fred's unit is sent to the Rhine, and Cook feels a guilty relief that her uprooting has been postponed. Laura's friend Ransley volunteers for a further six months, and rather than go home, Laura finds a new outlet: conducting guided tours of the battlefields. In England there are strikes and unrest, hardship and widespread unemployment, and everywhere the sight of the wounded to remind the nation of what it has paid for peace. But as the first, difficult year post-war comes to an end, there are great changes afoot for the Hunter household, wonderful surprises, and the promise of a new start."-- Publisher description.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Veterans; World War, 1914-1918;
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Rev. by Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Liemann, Lucy,actor.; Jupp, Miles,actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; McBurney, Simon,actor.; Evets, Steve,actor.; Hollander, Tom,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hugh Bonneville, Lucy Liemann, Miles Jupp, Olivia Colman, Simon McBurney, Steve Evets, Tom HollanderOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2010.Meet The Rev. Adam Smallbone. He's a Church of England Vicar, newly promoted from a sleepy rural parish to the busy, inner-city world of St Saviour's in Hackney, East London. It's a world he has no experience of. And it shows. It really shows. Alex - Adam's long-suffering wife - does her best to support him, but she's got her own career as a solicitor to worry about. And she is no one's idea of a conventional vicar's wife. Anybody can and does come into St Saviour's. From scheming MPs trying to educate their children on the cheap to Colin, a heavy drinking, unemployable lost soul… Rev. is an authentic - albeit highly comic - portrait of the life of a modern, inner-city vicar. Heavily researched and supported by anecdotes from a number of working city vicars and church insiders it lifts the lid on how the modern church actually functions, and what life is really like in a dog collar.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.;
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Rev: S1. by Cattaneo, Peter,film director.; Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Liemann, Lucy,actor.; Jupp, Miles,actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; McBurney, Simon,actor.; Evets, Steve,actor.; Hollander, Tom,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hugh Bonneville, Lucy Liemann, Miles Jupp, Olivia Colman, Simon McBurney, Steve Evets, Tom HollanderOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2010.Meet The Rev. Adam Smallbone. He's a Church of England Vicar, newly promoted from a sleepy rural parish to the busy, inner-city world of St Saviour's in Hackney, East London. It's a world he has no experience of. And it shows. It really shows. Alex - Adam's long-suffering wife - does her best to support him, but she's got her own career as a solicitor to worry about. And she is no one's idea of a conventional vicar's wife. Anybody can and does come into St Saviour's. From scheming MPs trying to educate their children on the cheap to Colin, a heavy drinking, unemployable lost soul… Rev. is an authentic - albeit highly comic - portrait of the life of a modern, inner-city vicar. Heavily researched and supported by anecdotes from a number of working city vicars and church insiders it lifts the lid on how the modern church actually functions, and what life is really like in a dog collar.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.;
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The singularity is nearer : when we merge with Al / by Kurzweil, Ray,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This successor volume to The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come. In this entirely new book, Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances in the singularity -- assessing the progress of many of his predictions and examining the novel advancements that, in the near future, will bring a revolution in knowledge and an expansion of human potential. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding the world atom by atom with devices like nanobots; radical life extension beyond the current age limit of 120; reinventing intelligence by expanding biological capacity with nonbiological intelligence in the cloud; how life is improving with declines in poverty and violence; and the growth of technologies that can be applied to everything from clothes to building materials to growing human organs. He also considers the potential perils of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, including such topics as how AI will impact unemployment and the safety of autonomous cars, and "After Life" technology, which will reanimate people who have passed away through a combination of data and DNA"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Brain; Genetics.; Human evolution.; Nanotechnology.; Robotics.; Technology;
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