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Counterattacks at thirty : a novel / by Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng,1979-author.; Halbert, Sean Lin,translator.; translation of:Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng,1979-Seoreunui bangyeok.English.;
Jihye is an ordinary woman who has never been extraordinary. In her administrative job at the Academy, she silently tolerates office politics and the absurdities of Korean bureaucracy. Forever only one misplaced email away from career catastrophe, she effectively becomes a master of the silent eye-roll and the tactical coffee run. But all her efforts to endure her superiors and the semi-hostile work environment they create are upended when a new intern, Gyuok Lee, arrives. Like a pacifist version of V in V for Vendetta, Gyuok recruits a trio of office allies to carry out plans for minor revenge. Together, these four "rebels" commit tiny protests against those in more powerful positions through spraying graffiti, throwing eggs, and writing anonymous exposés. But as their attacks increase, the initial joy they felt at the release becomes something more and Jihye and the others will discover the beauty of friendship and the extraordinary power of unity against adversity.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; Clerks; Friendship; Social justice;
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Soylent green [videorecording] / by Connors, Chuck,1921-1992,actor.; Cotten, Joseph,1905-1994,actor.; Fleischer, Richard,film director.; Greenberg, Stanley R.,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Harrison, Harry,1925-2012.Make room! Make room!.; Heston, Charlton,actor.; Kelly, Paula,actor.; Peters, Brock,actor.; Robinson, Edward G.,1893-1973,actor.; Seltzer, Walter,1914-2011,film producer.; Taylor-Young, Leigh,actor.; Thacher, Russell,1919-1990,film producer.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,presenter.; Turner Entertainment Co,publisher.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Director of photography, Richard H. Kline ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music, Fred Myrow.Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock Peters, Paula Kelly, Edward G. Robinson.Charlton Heston plays a cop in this science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York in the year 2022, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely on a wafer-like substance called soylent. As Heston investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial Soylent Company, he comes face to face with the hideous truth about the secret ingredient of "Soylent Green."Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012.; Overpopulation;
For private home use only.
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Breathe : the 4-week breathing retraining plan to relieve stress, anxiety and panic / by Birch, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Breathing comes naturally to everyone right? No: not right. Thanks to a range of life, work and environment factors, many of us don't breathe properly and it is having a major impact on our health and wellbeing. Your breathing affects your health, and it is also affected by what's going on in your life. Regardless of the cause, improving your breathing can bring relief, sometimes even within days. This is especially true for those living with stress, anxiety and panic, as incorrect breathing can cause and contribute to these disorders. This practical book by registered nurse and breathing retraining expert Mary Birch contains a week-by-week, step-by step-program to retrain the breathing pattern, as well as guidelines on lifestyle, exercise, food and nutrition. It also contains stories of people who have positively transformed their lives by learning to breathe properly.
Subjects: Anxiety disorders; Breathing exercises; Breathing exercises.; Stress (Physiology); Stress (Psychology); Stress management.;
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English vocabulary builder.
Teach yourself more than 3,000 of the most common and essential English words and phrases using illustrations, a free audio app, and hundreds of practice exercises. Expand your English vocabulary with a unique combination of illustrated vocabulary reference and practical workbook that makes all of the most useful words and phrases easy to remember. Each of the 3,000+ entries uses illustrations and an audio app to give you a 3D view of the language. Write your own translations and work through hundreds of practice exercises to cement English words--related to people, food and drink, work, travel, environment, animals, activities, arts, health, and more--in your mind and improve your English-language skills. You can use the book by itself or as part of the comprehensive English for Everyone course, and regardless of proficiency level. You can access the accompanying audio with the app (Apple or Android), or by registering at dkefe.com; from there you can select module numbers to hear each of the 3,000+ words and phrases spoken by native English speakers.
Subjects: Study guides.; Dictionaries.; Picture dictionaries.; English language; Vocabulary; Vocabulary.;
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Global / by Colfer, Eoin.; Donkin, Andrew.; Rigano, Giovanni.;
Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change.Ages 10 and up.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Environmental comics.; Cartoons and comics.; Climatic changes; Global warming;
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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;
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The underground library : a novel / by Ryan, Jennifer(Jennifer L.),author.;
"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected family strife, she's more in need of support than ever. Sofie Baumann, a Jewish refugee without any family to lean on, finds comfort and friendship in Bethnal Green's quickly growing literary community and escapes to the library every chance she gets. But her asylum in London is tied to a domestic work visa issued by an unscrupulous employer, leaving her vulnerable and uncertain where to turn when her work environment becomes unbearable. So when a slew of bombs damage the library, Juliet can't bear to give up on her safe haven of books and relocates the stacks into an Underground station where the city's residents shelter nightly, determined to keep lending out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy after tragedy strikes, threatening to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their neighborhood be lost forever?"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Libraries; Refugees; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
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AI valley : Microsoft, Google, and the trillion-dollar race to cash in on artificial intelligence / by Rivlin, Gary,author.;
"A journalist shadows the leading thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence;
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The underground library [text (large print)] : a novel / by Ryan, Jennifer(Jennifer L.),author.;
"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected family strife, she's more in need of support than ever. Sofie Baumann, a Jewish refugee without any family to lean on, finds comfort and friendship in Bethnal Green's quickly growing literary community and escapes to the library every chance she gets. But her asylum in London is tied to a domestic work visa issued by an unscrupulous employer, leaving her vulnerable and uncertain where to turn when her work environment becomes unbearable. So when a slew of bombs damage the library, Juliet can't bear to give up on her safe haven of books and relocates the stacks into an Underground station where the city's residents shelter nightly, determined to keep lending out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy after tragedy strikes, threatening to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their neighborhood be lost forever?"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Libraries; Refugees; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
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The climate book / by Thunberg, Greta,2003-author,editor.;
"Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts--geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and Indigenous leaders--to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster"--
Subjects: Essays.; Climate change mitigation.; Climate justice.; Climatic changes; Climatic changes.; Environmental justice.; Environmental protection; Environmental protection.; Environmentalism.;
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