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The age of extraction : how tech platforms conquered the economy and threaten our future prosperity / by Wu, Tim,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A concise yet century-spanning exploration of the power of platforms, what the future of capitalism will look like, and how to build economies that provide equality and lasting prosperity"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Multi-sided platform businesses.; Technological innovations; Technological unemployment.;
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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;
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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;
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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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The girl on the train [videorecording] / by Bennett, Haley,1989-actor.; Blunt, Emily,actor.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Janney, Allison,actor.; Kudrow, Lisa,actor.; Ramírez, Édgar,1977-actor.; Theroux, Justin,actor.; Taylor, Tate,film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Lisa Kudrow, Edgar Ramirez.Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Divorced women; Passenger trains; Commuters; Death; Voyeurism;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The girl on the train [videorecording] / by Bennett, Haley,1989-actor.; Blunt, Emily,actor.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Janney, Allison,actor.; Kudrow, Lisa,actor.; Ramírez, Édgar,1977-actor.; Theroux, Justin,actor.; Taylor, Tate,film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Lisa Kudrow, Edgar Ramirez.Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; DTS X, DTS Headphone X ; DTS Digital suround 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Divorced women; Passenger trains; Commuters; Death; Voyeurism;
For private home use only.
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The Gutter. by Lester, Isaiah,film director.; Lester, Yassir,film director.; Brody, Adam,actor.; Carden, D'Arcy,actor.; Ellis, Jay,actor.; Reiser, Paul,actor.; Moore, Shameik,actor.; Sarandon, Susan,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adam Brody, D'Arcy Carden, Jay Ellis, Paul Reiser, Shameik Moore, Susan SarandonOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2024.Walt is an unemployed underachiever who discovers a newfound talent for bowling. Encouraged by a barfly named Skunk, he launches a pro career to save the local bowling alley from foreclosure. With his powerful rolling skills and unconventional style, Walt becomes an unlikely bowling hero – much to the chagrin of legendary champion Linda “The Crusher” Curson.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Sports.;
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Life's a breeze [videorecording] / by Daly, Lance,screenwriter,film director.; Flanagan, Fionnula,1941-; Shortt, Pat,actor.; Thornton, Kelly,actor.; Bord Scannán na hÉireann.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm);
Kelly Thornton, Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Eva Birthistle.A struggling family makes a well-intentioned attempt to clean out their mother's house, and accidentally trashes a mattress she has been stashing her life savings in, Nan, her unemployed slacker son Colm, and his niece Emma must overcome their many differences to lead their family in a public race against time to find a lost fortune.MPAA Rating: R.DVD, widescreen ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Families; Feature films.; Mattresses; Mothers and sons;
© 2015., Magnolia Home Entertainment,
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The switch. [videorecording] / by Rose, Nyla,actor.; Fox, Amy,actor,creator.; Viezzer, Vincent,actor.; Marston, Elizabeth,creator.; Trembling Void,distributor.;
Nyla Rose, Amy Fox, Vincent Viezzer.Yesterday, Sü was an upwardly-mobile software manager. Today she's an out transsexual, unemployed and sleeping on her ex's couch at the unfashionable bottom of the rabbit hole that is the East Vancouver Queer Underground. Thrown into a world of marginal living, social inequity and quasi-legal employment, will she claw her way back to her old status? Or, to her horror, will she adapt and thrive?14A.DVD.
Subjects: Television programs.; Transgender people; Transsexuals; Gays;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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