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Delusion in death / by Robb, J. D.,1950-;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Police; Policewomen;
© c2012., G. P. Putnam's Sons,
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The innovation delusion : how our obsession wieth the new has disrupted the work that matters most / by Vinsel, Lee,1979-author.; Russell, Andrew L.,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For forty years, innovation has been the hottest buzzword in business. But what if the benefits of innovation have been exaggerated, and our obsession with the new has distracted us from the work that matters most? It's hard to avoid innovation these days. Nearly every product gets marketed as being disruptive, whether it's a new technology or a new toothbrush. But in this manifesto on the state of American work, historians of technology Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell argue that our focus on shiny new things has made us poorer, less safe, and--ironically--less innovative. Drawing on years of original research and reporting, Russell and Vinsel show how our fixation on innovation has harmed every corner of the economy. Corporations have spent millions hiring chief innovation officers while their core businesses tanked. Computer science programs have focused on programming and development even though the overwhelming majority of jobs are in IT and maintenance. Suburban sprawl has saddled cities with expensive infrastructure and piles of deferred maintenance that they can't afford to fix. And sometimes, innovation even kills--like in 2018, when a Miami bridge hailed for its innovative design collapsed onto a highway and killed six people. Vinsel and Russell tell the at-times humorous, at-times alarming story of how we devalued the work that keeps our world going--and in so doing, wrecked our economy, left our public infrastructure derelict, and lined the pockets of consultants who combine the ego of Silicon Valley with the worst of Wall Street's greed. They offer a compelling plan for how we can shift our focus in resources away from the pursuit of growth at all costs, and back toward the people and technologies underpinning so much of modern life. For anyone concerned by the crumbling state of our roads, bridges, and airports, and the direction our economy is headed, The Innovation Delusion is a deeply necessary re-evaluation of a trend we can still disrupt"--
Subjects: New products.; Social responsibility of business.; Sustainable development.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations;
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Unsane [videorecording] / by Bernstein, Jonathan,screenwriter.; Foy, Claire,1984-actor.; Greer, James,1971-screenwriter.; Irving, Amy,1953-actor.; Leonard, Joshua,actor.; Malloch, Joseph,film producer.; Pharoah, Jay,1987-actor.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-film director.; Fingerprint Releasing (Firm),presenter.; Regency Enterprises,presenter.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Amy Irving, Juno Temple.After getting a restraining order and moving to a new city, a young woman (Claire Foy) continues to be haunted by visions of her stalker, David (Joshua Leonard). She turns to a mental-health center for help, but is instead committed there against her will. When she recognizes David as one of the center's employees yet no one believes her, she begins to question her grip on reality and resorts to violence to get people to listen.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for disturbing behavior, violence, language, and sex references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Horror films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Delusions; Mentally ill; Young women;
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Traffic : genius, rivalry, and delusion in the billion-dollar race to go viral / by Smith, Ben(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The origin story of the Age of Disinformation: the candid inside tale of two online media rivals, Jonah Peretti of HuffPost and Buzzfeed and Nick Denton of Gawker Media, whose delirious pursuit of attention at scale in the first two decades of the 21st century helped release the dark forces that would overtake the internet and American society. If attention is the new oil, Ben Smith's Traffic is the story of the time between the first gusher and the impact of climate change. The curtain opens in Soho in the early 2000's, in that brief moment after the first dotcom crash and before Google, Apple, and Facebook exploded, when it seemed that New York City rather than Silicon Valley might become tech's center of gravity. There, within a few square blocks, Nick Denton's merry band of nihilists at his growing Gawker empire and Jonah Peretti's sunnier crew at HuffPost and Buzzfeed were building the foundations of click-bait media. It was tech's age of innocence: the old establishment might have been discredited by the Iraq War, but digital news would facilitate the spread of truth. Progressive activists were first to the scene, and for a while it seemed they were the scene. After all, didn't they get Barack Obama elected? Ben Smith, who would go on to earn a controversial reputation as Buzzfeed's editor-in-chief, was either there or talked to everyone who was, and in his trademark fashion, he chronicles it all with marvelous lucidity scored with dark wit, sparing no one--and certainly not himself. Denton and Gawker were seen at the time as the black hats, but in Smith's hands the story is much more nuanced: yes, Denton's ideology of radical transparency was problematic, but at least he had an ideology. Jonah Peretti survived long after Denton's Gawker perished because his focus on clicks was relentlessly content-agnostic. But as with the proverbial sorcerer's apprentice, unintended consequences began to gain momentum. At the heart of Traffic is one of the great ironies of our time: the internet, which was going to help the left remake the world in its image, has become the motive force of right populism. As Smith and his colleagues and rivals thought they were inventing digital media, other figures, flickering around the margins of their story, had different designs. People like Steve Bannon and Andrew Breitbart and Gavin McInnes and Chris Poole, the creator of 4chan, all seemed like minor characters in the narrative in which Nick and Jonah and crew were the stars. By 2020, any reasonable observer might wonder if the opposite wasn't the case. To understand how we got here, Traffic is essential and enthralling reading"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Denton, Nicholas.; Peretti, Jonah.; Digital media; Internet industry; News Web sites;
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Burning down the house : how libertarian philosophy was corrupted by delusion and greed / by Koppelman, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A lively history of American libertarianism and its decay into dangerous fantasy. In 2010 in South Fulton, Tennessee, each household paid the local fire department a yearly fee of $75.00. That year, Gene Cranick's house accidentally caught fire. But thefire department refused to come because Cranick had forgotten to pay his yearly fee, leaving his home in ashes. Observers across the political spectrum agreed-some with horror and some with enthusiasm-that this revealed the true face of libertarianism. But libertarianism did not always require callous indifference to the misfortunes of others. Modern libertarianism began with Friedrich Hayek's admirable corrective to the Depression-era vogue for central economic planning. It resisted oppressive state power. It showed how capitalism could improve life for everyone. Yet today, it's a toxic blend of anarchism, disdain for the weak, and rationalization for environmental catastrophe. Libertarians today accept new, radical arguments-which crumble under scrutiny-that justify dishonest business practices and Covid deniers who refuse to wear masks in the name of "freedom." Andrew Koppelman's book traces libertarianism's evolution from Hayek's moderate pro-market ideas to the romantic fabulism of Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick, and Ayn Rand, and Charles Koch's promotion of climate change denial. Burning Down the House is the definitive history of an ideological movement that has reshaped American politics"--
Subjects: Capitalism; Individualism; Libertarian literature; Libertarianism;
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I feel pretty [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Kohn, Abby,film director,screenwriter.; Silverstein, Marc(Screenwriter),film director,screenwriter.; McG(Joseph McGinty Nichol),film producer.; Viola, Mary,film producer.; Phillips, Alissa,film producer.; Chartier, Nicolas,film producer.; Schumer, Amy,actor,film producer.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Ratajkowski, Emily,1991-actor.; Scovel, Rory,actor.; Hopper, Tom,1985-actor.; Bryant, Aidy,1987-actor.; Campbell, Naomi,actor.; Hutton, Lauren,actor.; Ballhaus, Florian,1965-director of photography.; Nolan, Tia,editor of moving image work.; Andrews, Michael,1967-composer.; Voltage Pictures,presenter,production company.; Wonderland Sound and Vision (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; edited by Tia Nolan ; music by Michael Andrews.Amy Schumer, Emily Ratajkowski, Michelle Williams, Tom Hopper, Rory Scovel, Aidy Bryant, Naomi Campbell, Lauren Hutton.A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS Digital surround 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Self-esteem in women; Security (Psychology); Delusions; Accident victims;
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The last days of Kira Mullan : a novel / by French, Nicci,author.;
Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined friendships, stalled her fledgling restaurant, and forced her to move out of her comfortable flat, she'll do anything to get back to normal. She and her partner Felix - who has been a saint through her recent troubles - move into a new flat for a fresh start. Nancy is taking her pills, seeing her therapist, and avoiding unnecessary stress. She's doing absolutely everything right, but something is still very, very wrong. On the first day in the new flat, she hears them again; the mysterious voices that triggered her first episode. It could just be the unfamiliar sounds of water in the pipes, or the screaming baby across the hall, but deep down she knows something more sinister is going on. Her fears are confirmed when the young woman in the downstairs flat, Kira, is found dead. Felix, her neighbours, and even the police insist it's a tragic suicide, but the pieces aren't adding up for Nancy. Can she trust her own instincts, or is it all in her head? Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Maud O'Connor has misgivings about her colleagues' investigation of Kira's death. The boys club at the top seems intent on closing the case as quickly as possible, especially since the only person who thinks it could be anything other than suicide is known to be unreliable. But Maud knows what it's like to be dismissed as an overemotional woman and isn't so quick to discount Nancy's claims. As tensions reach an explosive breaking point, the line between fact and delusion becomes dangerously blurred, but Maud will stop at nothing to ensure that the truth comes to light.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Delusions; Interpersonal relations; Mental illness; Moving, Household; Murder; Neighbors; Suicide;
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For Emma : A Novel. by Morrison, Ewan.;
A year after Emma, a genius biotech scientist, dies in an AI brain-chip experiment, her father, Josh, vows to get revenge on the Silicon Valley CEO responsible. When Josh begins to hear Emma's voice, he worries that hes gone insane and doubts if he can see the violent act through - but Emmas voice insists he continue on his path toward murder and mayhem. Josh tries to resist the voice as it attempts to take full control of his body. But is it even her? Or is it a ghost, a psychotic delusion, or the AI system that is controlling him?Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Thrillers / Technological; FICTION / Thrillers / Terrorism;
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Pin Cushion. by Haywood, Deborah,film director.; Antonia, Bethany,actor.; Scanian, Joanna,actor.; Newmark, Lily,actor.; Scarpa, Loris,actor.; Cordy-Nice, Sacha,actor.; Paige, Saskia,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bethany Antonia, Joanna Scanian, Lily Newmark, Loris Scarpa, Sacha Cordy-Nice, Saskia Paige MartinOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2017.Seeking a fresh start, socially awkward Iona and her cat-obsessed mother Lyn move to a new town. Together the pair put on a brave face, finding and creating comfort as one another’s sole friend. However, life begins to get tricky after the town’s small-minded denizens reveal themselves to be as petty and cruel as those from the town they just fled. At school, Iona finds herself targeted by a trio of mean girls who exploit her naïveté. Across town, Lyn attempts to make friends and is flatly rejected by a knitting circle of mean women who find her very existence repugnant. Daughter and mother find refuge in an elaborate fantasy world founded on denial and delusion; ultimately distance between them just when they need each other most.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Bullying.;
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Pin Cushion. by Haywood, Deborah,film director.; Antonia, Bethany,actor.; Scanian, Joanna,actor.; Newmark, Lily,actor.; Scarpa, Loris,actor.; Cordy-Nice, Sacha,actor.; Paige, Saskia,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bethany Antonia, Joanna Scanian, Lily Newmark, Loris Scarpa, Sacha Cordy-Nice, Saskia Paige MartinOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2017.Seeking a fresh start, socially awkward Iona and her cat-obsessed mother Lyn move to a new town. Together the pair put on a brave face, finding and creating comfort as one another’s sole friend. However, life begins to get tricky after the town’s small-minded denizens reveal themselves to be as petty and cruel as those from the town they just fled. At school, Iona finds herself targeted by a trio of mean girls who exploit her naïveté. Across town, Lyn attempts to make friends and is flatly rejected by a knitting circle of mean women who find her very existence repugnant. Daughter and mother find refuge in an elaborate fantasy world founded on denial and delusion; ultimately distance between them just when they need each other most.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Bullying.;
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