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Behind the beautiful forevers / by Boo, Katherine.;
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Subjects: Urban poor; Slums;
© c2012., Random House,
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Malarkoi / by Pheby, Alex,author.;
"Nathan Treeves is dead, murdered by the Master of Mordew, his remains used to create the powerful occult weapon known as the Tinderbox. His companions are scattered, making for Malarkoi, the city of the Mistress, the Master's enemy. They are hoping to find welcome there, or at least safety. They find neither - and instead become embroiled in a life and death struggle against assassins, demi-gods, and the cunning plans of the Mistress. Only Sirius, Nathan's faithful magical dog, has not forgotten the boy. Bent on revenge, he returns to the shattered remains of Mordew - only to find the city morphed into an impossible mountain, swarming with monsters. The stage is set for battle, sacrifice, magic and treachery in the stunning sequel to Mordew. Welcome to Malarkoi."--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Boys; Dogs; Gods; Magic; Revenge; Secrecy; Slums;
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The queen of Katwe : a story of life, chess, and one extraordinary girl's rise from an African slum / by Crothers, Tim.;
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Subjects: Mutesi, Phiona.; Women chess players; Poor girls;
© c2012., Random House Canada,
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Castaway mountain : love and loss among the wastepickers of Mumbai / by Roy, Saumya,1978-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Told through the life of Farzana, a ragpicker living on Deonar, the legendary garbage mountain found at the edge of Mumbai, 'Castaway Mountain' is an unforgettable love story that shines a light on the global problem of overconsumption. Book Club.
Subjects: Plastic scrap; Poor; Ragpickers; Ragpickers; Slums; Refuse and refuse disposal;
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Cora Bora. by Pearl, Hannah,film director.; Mayeri, Ayden,actor.; Peretti, Chelsea,actor.; T., Jojo,actor.; Jacinto, Manny,actor.; Stalter, Megan,actor.; Mann, Thomas,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ayden Mayeri, Chelsea Peretti, Jojo T. Gibbs, Manny Jacinto, Megan Stalter, Thomas MannOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.Cora is a struggling musician slumming around bars in LA. When she senses her open relationship is on the rocks, the messy millennial goes home to Portland to win her girlfriend back, but realizes it’s much more than her love life that needs salvaging.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Queer cinema.;
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Rocky [videorecording (DVD)] by Avildsen, John G.,1936-; Stallone, Sylvester.; Shire, Talia.; Young, Burt.; Meredith, Burgess,1908-;
Director of photography, James Crabe ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music by Bill Conti.Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith.Stallone stars as an unknown boxer from the slums of Philadelphia who is given a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the world heavyweight title.CHV rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG.NTSC 1.
Subjects: Boxers (Sports); Boxing films.; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2001., MGM Home Entertainment,
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Rocky [videorecording] / by Avildsen, John G.,1936-; Meredith, Burgess,1907-1997.; Shire, Talia.; Stallone, Sylvester.; Young, Burt.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; United Artists Corporation.;
Music by Bill Conti.Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith.Stallone stars as an unknown boxer from the slums of Philadelphia who is given a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the world heavyweight title.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture, 1976
Subjects: Balboa, Rocky (Fictitious character); Boxers (Sports); Boxing films.; Boxing; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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White trash : the 400-year untold history of class in America / by Isenberg, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Fables we forget by -- To begin the world anew. Taking out the trash : waste people in the New World ; John Locke's Lubberland : the settlements of Carolina and Georgia ; Benjamin Franklin's American breed : the demographics of mediocrity ; Thomas Jefferson's rubbish : a curious topography of class ; Andrew Jackson's cracker country : the squatter as common man -- Degeneration of the American Breed. Pedigree and poor white trash : bad blood, half-breeds and clay-eaters ; Cowards, Poltroons, and mudsills : civil war as class warfare ; Thoroughbreds and scalawags : bloodlines and bastard stock in the age of eugenics ; Forgotten men and poor folk : downward mobility and the Great Depression ; The cult of the country boy : Elvis Presley, Andy Griffith, and LBJ's Great Society -- The white trash makeover. Redneck roots : Deliverance, Billy Beer, and Tammy Faye ; Outing Rednecks : slumming, Slick Willie, and Sarah Palin -- America's strange breed : the long legacy of white trash."A history of the class system in America from the colonial era to the present illuminates the crucial legacy of the underprivileged white demographic, citing the pivotal contributions of lower-class white workers in wartime, social policy, and the rise of the Republican Party,"--NoveList.LSC
Subjects: Social classes; Poor whites; Working class whites;
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Bad habit : a novel / by Portero, Alana,author.; Lethem, Mara,translator.; translation of:Portero, Alana.Mala costumbre.English.;
Trapped in a working-class Madrid slum in the 1980s, a woman navigates the local party scene involving heroin and disco while searching for belonging in a potentially violent world where every choice can be fatal.
Subjects: Transgender fiction.; Queer fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Transgender women; Young women;
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5 worlds. by Siegel, Mark,1967-; Siegel, Alexis.; Boume, Xanthe.; Rockefeller, Matt.; Sun, Boya.;
"A story that explores new worlds packed with amazing adventures; ancient mysteries; the unlikely bond of a clumsy dancer, a boy from the poorest slums, and a superstar athlete--and their quest to save one small, distant galaxy from the forces of evil."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Science fiction comics.; Heroes; Adventure and adventurers; Cartoons and comics.;
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