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Kill the mall / by Malla, Pasha,1978-author.;
"What has the mall ever done to you? Welcomed you with open arms, ie. doors. Showered you with pleasure. At worst confetti. Perhaps it offered you shelter, or a place to love, or a place to dream--all at affordable rates." After writing a letter in praise of "the mall," our eccentric narrator is offered a "residency" at a shabby local shopping centre. His mission: to occupy an abandoned storefront for twelve weeks, during which he must split his time between "making work" and "engaging with the public," all the while chronicling his efforts in weekly progress reports. He quickly becomes part of mall society--bonding with the mall's kindly caretaker, the band of greasy teens working in the derelict food court and the occasional elderly or otherwise transient mall patrons, most of whom treat its hallowed halls as little more than a thoroughfare. But soon a series of disturbing anomalies during the mall's after hours, including the disappearance of our narrator's closest new mall-friend--a bright-eyed, ponytailed, blue-jeans salesclerk named Dennis--sets our hero on a quixotic quest to untangle the mystery, only to discover an invisible evil lurking deep within the bowels of the mall. Before long things get hairy, and our narrator's optimism over his mall residency descends into a phantasmagoria of horror and (possibly) murder. With the aid of the caretaker and a wise pony (named, of course, Gary) who roams the halls, it dawns on our narrator that the mall may not in fact be a utopian hub of consumer bliss, but something more sinister. And who is pulling the strings in the mall's unmapped subterranean world? Pasha Malla's creative genius shines in this madcap satiric horror-fantasy--a deceptively cutting critique of capitalism as embodied in one of our saddest capitalist inventions: the fading local mall."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Satirical literature.; Shopping malls;
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Wexford Plaza [videorecording] / by Asselstine, Reid,actor.; Gamotin, Darrel,actor.; Melling, Francis,actor.; Wong, Joyce,screenwriter,film director.; levelFILM (Firm),film distributor.;
Reid Asselstine, Darrel Gamotin, Francis Melling.A quirky comedy about a lonely female security guard (Betty) who works at a rundown strip mall. Isolated and friendless, a glimmer of hope appears when a charming bartender shows Betty kindness, leading to an unexpected moment of romance. Although Betty and her supposed new found love are well meaning in their intentions, their behavior ends up causing both of their lives to unravel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Romantic comedy films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Security guards; Shopping malls;
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Ivan : the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla / by Applegate, Katherine.; Karas, G. Brian.;
Includes Internet addresses."The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at Zoo Atlanta."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Zoo Atlanta; Gorilla; Animal welfare; Animal rescue; Shopping malls;
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Observe and report [videorecording] / by De Line, Donald,film producer.; Faris, Anna,1976-actor.; Hill, Jody,film director,screenwriter.; Liotta, Ray,actor.; Peña, Michael,1976-actor.; Rogen, Seth,1982-actor.; De Line Pictures (Firm),production company.; Legendary Pictures,production company.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Director of photography, Tim Orr ; editor, Zene Baker ; music, Joseph Stephens.Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Ray Liotta.Bargain hunters at the Forest Ridge Mall are about to get more than they bargained for when a chubby man in a ratty bathrobe starts flashing customers. Security guard Ronnie Barnhardt feels that this is the best thing to happen to him. Catching the flasher might just be his ticket to a real police job and to romance with a hot cosmetics-counter babe. Only one thing stands between Ronnie and destiny and that is the tall, handsome cop who actually knows what he's doing.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen and fullscreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Police films.; Romantic comedy films.; Criminal behavior; Man-woman relationships; Police; Police, Private; Shopping malls;
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The Christmas clause [videorecording (DVD)] / by Abrahams, Doug.; Airlie, Andrew.; Elwood, Sheri.; Erschbamer, George.; Goldberg, Stu.; Hayward, Rachel.; Mennell, Laura,1980-; Ravanello, Rick.; Shaw, Kirk.; Thompson, Lea,1961-; Clause Productions, Inc.; E1 Entertainment (Firm); MTI Home Video (Firm);
Cinematography, Cliff Hokanson ; editor, Susan Fraser ; original music, Stu Goldberg.Lea Thompson, Andrew Airlie, Rachel Hayward, Doug Abrahams, Laura Mennell, Rick Ravanello.Sophie Kelly is a top-rated lawyer with three kids and a husband that take up all her time. All of her family and work stress comes to a chaotic halt at the shopping mall, days before Christmas, when she sees Santa and wishes for a different life. However, the grass is not always greener as a single, successful lawyer with her own firm and the most eligible bachelor vying for her attention.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Christmas; Department store Santas; Family; Feature films.; Stress (Psychology); Wishes; Women lawyers;
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A midsummer's Hawaiian dream [videorecording] / by Aipia-Dolan, Moani,actor.; Bailey, Brent,actor.; Balmores, Sonya,actor.; Cason, Harry,television director.; MarVista Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Monarch Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Moani Aipia-Dolan, Brent Bailey, Sonya Balmores.Attorney Tanya McQueen has hired a team of anthropologists to find an ancient artifact which, if found, would halt development of Nick Button's shopping mall in the sacred Hemolele Forest on Kaua'i. The team is led by the experienced duo of Helen and Demetri, joined by grad students Zander and Hermione. The team is seen by Omaka, a native Hawaiian kahuna, and his mischievous aide, Puka. Sensing Helen's yearning for passion from Demetri, Puka doses the man with the nectar of a special flower from the forest -- but he has dosed Zander instead, triggering confusion and hilarity. When Puka tries to make amends by dosing Demetri too, and later Tanya as well, the results are surprising and wonderfully zany. Love wins the day.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Romantic comedy television programs.; Television programs.; Anthropologists; Man-woman relationships; Antiquities;
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Black wolf / by Gómez-Jurado, Juan,author.; Caistor, Nick,translator.; Garcia, Lorenza,translator.; translation of:Gómez-Jurado, Juan.Loba negra.English.;
"Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted mind, able to see what others miss, able to solve the crimes that baffle all others. The only thing she fears is herself. Antonia is the lynchpin of the Red Queen project, created to work behind the scenes to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes. But she is unwilling to move past the last case, convinced it's related to a personal tragedy, until a series of deadly events pulls her back in. In southern Spain, in the Costa del Sol, a key mafia figure is found brutally murdered in his villa, his pregnant wife, Lola Moreno, barely escapes an attempt to kill her in a shopping mall and is on the run. A shipping container from St. Petersburg arrives in port in Spain containing the corpses of nine woman, all who suffocated. Now Antonia, with the help of her helper and protector, Jon Gutierrez, must track down this missing Lola. But they aren't the only ones on Lola's trail - a dangerous contract killer, known as the Black Wolf, is also on her trail. And Antonia Scott, still plagued by her personal demons, must outwit, out-maneuver, and, ultimately, face this terrible, mysterious rival"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Criminal profilers; Interpersonal relations; Murder; Police; Recluses; Women detectives;
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Madonna : a rebel life / by Gabriel, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographic key to online citations and index."With her arrival on the pop music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion-as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles or Michael Jackson-taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. Within two years of her 1983 debut album, a shopping mall in California was nicknamed "The Madonna Mall" because it was overrun with "Material Girls." Later that year, the flagship Macy's store in Manhattan held a Madonna lookalike contest featuring Andy Warhol as a judge, and opened a department called "Madonna-land." Everywhere, both women and men gravitated to the singer and actor as an emblem of a new age, one in which the women's liberation could shed the buttoned-down demeanor and reserved seriousness of the '60s and '70s and continue to make tremendous strides for a new generation. Topping charts again and again with provocative, visionary music and videos, Madonna brought queer and sexually-curious identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever, and the space to be who they wanted. Even after almost 45 years in the spotlight, no stranger to controversy, Madonna stands as one of the staunchest supporters of women's rights and continues to represent a lionized emblem of women's liberation throughout the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Madonna, 1958-; Singers; Women singers;
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Battle sight zero / by Seymour, Gerald,author.;
A searing novel of trust and betrayal in the fight against terrorism. The Kalashnikov AK47 is a weapon with a unique image, symbol of freedom fighters and terrorists across the globe. In a fanatic's hands, inside a crowded shopping mall, it can bring death and mutilation to scores of people in a matter of seconds. MI5 have struggled for years to keep this rifle out of Britain. Andy Knight is a young truck driver. Last year he was doing something different and had another name. Next year, if he survives, he'll be someone else again. That is the dangerous, lonely life of an undercover officer. Andy has befriended Zeinab, a young Muslim student from a small Yorkshire town who is a central part of a murderous, extremist plot. Connections have been made through a veteran Manchester gangster with a source of AK47s in the impoverished, drug-ridden, high rise estates of Marseilles. If Zeinab can find a driver and bring one rifle home on a test run, many more will follow: this is the nightmare scenario for the security forces - with them would come killing on an horrendous scale. Zeinab is both passionate and attractive, and Andy had had drilled into him that the golden rule of undercover work is not to get emotionally close to the target. But, sometimes rules are difficult - impossible - to keep to. Battle Sight Zero follows Andy and Zeinab on their path to the lethal badlands of the French port city, simultaneously tracking the extraordinary life journey of the veteran blood-soaked weapon they are destined to be handed there.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Great Britain. MI5; Undercover operations; Illegal arms transfers; Intelligence officers; AK-47 rifle; Terrorism; Man-woman relationships;
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Alibaba's world : how a remarkable Chinese company is changing the face of global business / by Erisman, Porter.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In September 2014, a Chinese company that most Americans had never heard of held the largest IPO in history - bigger than Google, Facebook and Twitter combined. Alibaba, now the world's largest e-commerce company, mostly escaped Western notice for over ten years, while building a customer base more than twice the size of Amazon's, and handling the bulk of e-commerce transactions in China. How did it happen? And what was it like to be along for such a revolutionary ride? In Alibaba's World, author Porter Erisman, one of Alibaba's first Western employees and its head of international marketing from 2000 to 2008, shows how Jack Ma, a Chinese schoolteacher who twice failed his college entrance exams, rose from obscurity to found Alibaba and lead it from struggling startup to the world's most dominant e-commerce player. He shares stories of weathering the dotcom crash, facing down eBay and Google, negotiating with the unpredictable Chinese government, and enduring the misguided advice of foreign experts, all to build the behemoth that's poised to sweep the ecommerce world today. And he analyzes Alibaba's role as a harbinger of the new global business landscape--with its focus on the East rather than the West, emerging markets over developed ones, and the nimble entrepreneur over the industry titan. As we face this near future, the story of Alibaba--and its inevitable descendants--is both essential and instructive"--"What is as powerful as Google, more popular than Facebook, and more economically disruptive than Amazon and eBay combined? Alibaba operates the world's biggest online shopping mall, with 600 million registered users (Amazon has roughly 200 million). It executes about 80% of China's e-commerce transactions and generates nearly 70% of all packages in China, making up close to 2% of China's GDP. And its marketplaces include another 60 million small and medium-size business users spread over 200 countries. This Chinese company is poised to make its global debut with an IPO that could be the largest in history. But what is Alibaba? How does it work? And why should we be paying attention? Porter Erisman shows how Jack Ma, a charismatic Chinese schoolteacher, rose from obscurity to revolutionize commerce in China, and now the world. He shares stories of weathering the dotcom crash, facing down eBay and Google, negotiating with the Web-phobic Chinese government, and enduring the misguided advice of foreign experts, all to build the behemoth that's poised to sweep the ecommerce world today. And he analyzes Alibaba's role as a harbinger of the new global business landscape--with its focus on the East rather than the West, emerging markets over developed ones, and the nimble entrepreneur over the industry titan. As we face this near future, the story of Alibaba--and its inevitable descendants--is both essential and instructive"--
Subjects: Ma, Yun, 1964-; Alibaba (Firm); Electronic commerce; Internet marketing;
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