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Anointed : the extraordinary effects of social status in a winner-take-most world / by Stuart, Toby,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes for a tiny fraction of that price? What makes a restaurant "hot," a neighborhood "up-and-coming," or a technology "the next big thing"? Why do people often choose the same seats in recurrent office meetings? Who is most likely to interrupt someone else mid-sentence? Why do big name lawyers earn so much? Why are health disparities so pronounced? And why, when someone gets a bit ahead in life, does the small advantage so often compound? The answer to all these questions is social status -- invisible hierarchies that influence every aspect of our lives, from our health to our personal relationships and careers to how we behave in social and work settings to the tastes and preferences we form. Without it, we'd be lost and paralyzed when faced with even the simplest decisions. But it comes at a steep cost: status works as a powerful amplifier, turning small initial advantages into insurmountable leads. Inequality is baked into its core. Through compelling examples from business, economics, literature, art, fashion, and beyond, Anointed demonstrates how status cascades through society, creating winners and losers in ways that often have little to do with merit. And how new technology offers a glimpse of a more equitable future."--
Subjects: Hierarchies.; Social status.; Social classes.;
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The Strength of the Few. by Islington, James.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic; FICTION / Fantasy / General;
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The adventurer's guide to successful escapes / by White, Wade Albert.; Epelbaum, Mariano,1975-;
"In a magical world of floating tiers, mischievous dragons, and endless bureaucracy, Anne and her friends embark on a Rightful Heir Quest to claim her place in the Hierarchy and escape horrible consequences"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Heirs; Orphans; Orphanages; Quests (Expeditions);
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Charlie Bartlett [videorecording (DVD)] / by Davis, Hope,1967; Dennings, Kat,1986; Downey, Robert,1965; Hilton, Tyler,1983; Kidd, Barron; Kimmel, Sidney; Nash, Gustin; Permut, David; Poll, Jon; Roach, Ja; Yelchin, Anton; Equinoxe Films; Everyman Picture; Permut Presentations (Firm; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm; Texon Entertainment (Firm; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; editor, Alan Baumgarten ; music, Christophe Beck ; costume designer, Luis Sequeira ; production designer, Tamara Deverell.Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Robert Downey Jr., Tyler Hilton.Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett is failing miserably at fitting in at his new public high school. The school is run by the world-weary Principal Gardner. As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability gives him the position as the resident 'psychiatrist.' Along with his partner and fellow student, Murphy Bivens, Charlie dishes out advice and the occasional prescription to other students in need. Along the way, he decides to take some of his own advice, find romance, and learn to accept who he is.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films; High school principals; Public schools; Rich people; Teenagers;
© , Equinoxe Films ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,cc2008.
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Service model / by Tchaikovsky, Adrian,1972-author.;
"To fix the world they must first break it, further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Robots;
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Stamped from the beginning : the definitive history of racist ideas in America / by Kendi, Ibram X.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Americans like to insist that we are living in a postracial, color-blind society. In fact, racist thought is alive and well; it has simply become more sophisticated and more insidious. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in Stamped from the Beginning, racist ideas in this country have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the lives of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists. From Puritan minister Cotton Mather to Thomas Jefferson, from fiery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison to brilliant scholar W. E. B. Du Bois to legendary anti-prison activist Angela Davis, Kendi shows how and why some of our leading proslavery and pro-civil rights thinkers have challenged or helped cement racist ideas in America. As Kendi provocatively illustrates, racist thinking did not arise from ignorance or hatred. Racist ideas were created and popularized in an effort to defend deeply entrenched discriminatory policies and to rationalize the nation's racial inequities in everything from wealth to health. While racist ideas are easily produced and easily consumed, they can also be discredited. In shedding much-needed light on the murky history of racist ideas, Stamped from the Beginning offers us the tools we need to expose them--and in the process, gives us reason to hope." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Racism;
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The square and the tower : networks and power, from the Freemasons to Facebook / by Ferguson, Niall,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-536) and index.A reevaluation of history's turning points as collisions between old power hierarchies and new social networks explains how networks have always existed and have been responsible for key innovations and revolutionary ideas.
Subjects: Social networks;
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March roars / by Jennings, Maureen,author.;
"March roars in and Charlotte Frayne, P.I., receives a letter requesting her services to prevent "a grave miscarriage of justice." The sender, Miss Olivia Brodie, is an elderly resident in the Toronto House of Industry (the Poor House) who claims she witnessed two men on a nearby street, behaving in a suspicious manner. After learning that two Black teenagers have been charged with burglary on that same street, she is convinced the men she saw are the true culprits. Separately, Charlotte is hired by a Mrs. Emmeline Larkin, a woman from the opposite end of society's hierarchy, who says she is missing some precious jewelry. She fears the thief may be a member of her own social circle, possibly from the influential women's club to which she belongs. Investigating what seems at first like disparate cases takes Charlotte back to events from Toronto's history, and she discovers a time when there was, indeed, grave injustice"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Private investigators; Women private investigators;
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Service Model [electronic resource] : by Tchaikovsky, Adrian.aut; Tchaikovsky, Adrian.nrt; cloudLibrary;
This program is read by Hugo Award–winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time. To fix the world they must first break it, further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Action & Adventure; Hard Science Fiction;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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French kissed / by Cleeton, Chanel,author.;
On the surface, she appears to have it all. If only the facade matched reality ... With one year left at the International School in London, Fleur Marceaux is struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess and she can't stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend's best friend. But all that pales in comparison to the blackmailer determined to destroy her. After watching Fleur break his friend's heart, Max Tucker knows to stay away from trouble, despite the crush he's had on her since freshman year. There's a social hierarchy at the International School, and Max is outside the velvet ropes. But when they're partnered on a project, Max learns there's more to Fleur than meets the eye, and she just might be worth the wild ride. The more time they spend together, the further Max falls. And when a kiss awakens a passion Fleur never imagined, she's unable to resist Max, who she had thought was all wrong for her but who might be the only thing that's right. But will he stand by her when her secrets are revealed?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; College students; Man-woman relationships; Rich people;
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