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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American made : what happens to people when work disappears / by Stockman, Farah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of efficiency, one of the most coveted posts on the factory floor, and dreamed of starting his own barbecue business one day. John, a white machine operator, came from a multigenerational union family and clashed with a work environment that was increasingly hostile to organized labor. The Rexnord factory had served as one of the economic engines for the surrounding community. When the factory closed, hundreds of people lost their jobs. What had life been like for Shannon, Wally, and John, before the factory closed? And what became of them after the factory moved to Mexico and Texas? American Made is a story about people and a community struggling to reinvent itself. It is also a story about race, class, and American values, and how jobs serve as a bedrock of people's lives and drive powerful social justice movements. This revealing book is also about this political moment, when joblessness and uncertainty about the future of work have made themselves heard at a national level. Most of all it is a story about people: who we consider to be one of us, and how the dignity of work lies at the heart of who we are"--
Subjects: Plant shutdowns; Unemployed; Working class; Work;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost work : how to stop Silicon Valley from building a new global underclass / by Gray, Mary L.,author.; Suri, Siddharth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Labor supply; Automation; Artificial intelligence; Technological unemployment.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Capitalism [videorecording (DVD)] : a love story / by Gibbs, Jeff.; Moore, Anne.; Moore, Michael,1954 Apr. 23-; Alliance vivafilm (Firm); Dog Eat Dog Films.; Overture Films.; Paramount Vantage.; Weinstein Company.;
Directors of photography, Daniel Marracino, Jayme Roy ; editors, Jessica Brunetto, Alex Meillier, Tanya Meillier, Pablo Proenza, T. Woody Richman, John W. Walter, Conor O'Neill ; music, Jeff Gibbs.Michael Moore.From Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Moore will once again go into uncharted territory. With both humor and outrage this explores a taboo question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Years ago, that love seemed so innocent. Today, however, the American dream is looking more like a nightmare as families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Visit the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; go looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal - not to mention the 14,000 jobs being lost every day. A look into what a more hopeful future could look like.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Capitalism; Capitalism; Capitalism; Capitalists and financiers; Documentary films.; Unemployed; Unemployment;
© c2010., Overture Films : Distributed by Alliance vivafilm,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A world of three zeros : the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions / by Yunus, Muhammad,1940-author.; Weber, Karl,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Capitalism; Economic development; Equality; Social responsibility of business.; Sustainable development.;
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The bad weather friend / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.;
When he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée and his favorite chair, Benny Catspaw gets a strange inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of - a seven-foot-tall self-described "bad weather friend" named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Friendship; Good and evil; Inheritance and succession; Real estate agents; Uncles; Unemployment; Waitresses;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The bad weather friend [sound recording] / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.; Chase, Ray,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ray Chase.When he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée and his favorite chair, Benny Catspaw gets a strange inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of - a seven-foot-tall self-described "bad weather friend" named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Friendship; Good and evil; Inheritance and succession; Real estate agents; Uncles; Unemployment; Waitresses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Luckiest Man in America. by Oliveros, Samir,film director.; Strathairn, David,actor.; Bennett, Haley,actor.; Williams, Maisie,actor.; Walter Hauser, Paul,actor.; Anderson, Shamier,actor.; Goggins, Walton,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Strathairn, Haley Bennett, Maisie Williams, Paul Walter Hauser, Shamier Anderson, Walton GogginsOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2024.May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Nineteen eighties.; Detective and mystery films.; Reality television programs.;
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