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American beauty [videorecording (DVD)]
Conrad L. Hall, photography; Tariq Anwar and Chris Greenbury, editors; Thomas Newman, music.Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney Mena Suvari.A biting, penetrating and often humorous look at contemporary life in suburban America. When midlife crisis hits, Lester Burnham's fascination with a young girl spurs him to make some major changes in his life.CHV rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.NTSC 1, Dolby digital surround.Winner of 5 Academy Awards (1999): Best Picture, Best Actor (Kevin Spacey), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
Subjects: Suburban life;
© c2000., Dreamworks Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video Canada],
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Surviving the apocalypse in the suburbs : the thrivalist's guide to life without oil / by Brown, Wendy,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Sustainable living.; Self-reliance.; Suburban life.;
© c2011., New Society Publishers,
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New millennium boyz / by Kazemi, Alex,author.;
In Alex Kazemi's debut novel, Brad Sela is living an apathetic suburban life in his affluent neighbourhood until two new friends drag him down a destructive path toward self-discovery. 'New Millennium Boyz' presents an uncensored and unsettling portrait of the year 2000 that never could have aired on MTV. It is an unnerving examination of the collision of traditional masculinity, the early internet, and irresistible pop culture that shaped the turn of the century and transformed the way boys engage with the world.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Boys; Suburban life; Masculinity;
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Bournville : a novel in seven occasions / by Coe, Jonathan,author.;
"Bournville is a quiet village in the heart of England famous for its chocolate. For eleven-year-old Mary, it is the center of her world, the place where most of her family's friends and neighbors have worked for decades and where the streets smell faintly of chocolate. During the next three-quarters of a century, Mary will have children and grandchildren and great-children. She will live through the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the 1966 World Cup final (the last time England won), royal weddings and royal funerals, Brexit and Covid-19. Parts of the chocolate factory will be transformed into a theme park, and Bournville itself will gradually disappear into the sprawl of the growing city of Birmingham. As we travel through seventy-five years of social change, from James Bond to Princess Diana, and from wartime nostalgia to the World Wide Web, one pressing question starts to emerge: will these changing times bring Mary's family and their country closer together, or leave them more adrift and divided than ever before?"--From publisher's website.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Suburban life;
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I saw the TV glow [videorecording] / by Schoenbrun, Jane,screenwriter,film director.; Stone, Emma,1988-actor.; Smith, Justice,1995-actor.; Lundy-Paine, Brigette,1994-actor.; Foreman, Ian,actor.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-paine, Ian Foreman.Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Supernatural; Teenagers; Suburban life; Television programs;
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Fresh off the boat. [videorecording] / by Park, Randall,actor.; Wheeler, Forrest,2004-actor.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; Yang, Hudson,2003-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, Lucille Soong, Chelsey Crisp, Ray Wise.Set in the ‘90s, hip-hop loving teenager Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang) and his family have lived in Orlando for a few years now and have assimilated nicely into the suburban American lifestyle. Cultural differences still present everyday challenges, but close friends, neighbors and business acquaintances are there to help them navigate the complexities of raising a family of future millennials.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Families; Restaurateurs; Suburban life; Taiwanese Americans;
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Fresh off the boat. [videorecording] / by Yang, Hudson,2003-actor.; Park, Randall,actor.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; Wheeler, Forrest,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Hudson Yang, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Lucille Soong.In the mid-1990s, 12-year-old hip-hop-loving Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang) and his family are adjusting to their new lives in suburban Orlando, staying true to their family values as they pursue the American Dream. As the family continues to settle in, they excitedly celebrate all of the important holidays -- Halloween, Huangsgiving, Christmas, and, of course, Chinese New Year. Dad Louis (Randall Park) has turned the once-struggling Cattleman's Ranch into a successful steakhouse. Mom Jessica (Constance Wu) keeps her boys in line yet still finds time to partake in neighborhood gossip. And Grandma Huang (Lucille Soong) may be confined to her wheelchair, but she never misses a beat. Eddie and his posse are navigating middle-school angst. Middle brother Emery (Forrest Wheeler) continues to thrive in school and on the tennis court, and baby brother Evan (Ian Chen) can still do no wrong.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Taiwanese Americans; Restaurateurs; Suburban life; Families;
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One smart skunk / by Ziefert, Harriet; Cohen, Santiago;
Rebecca the skunk lives under a suburban family's deck, eluding the traps set to ensnare her, but the smell of moth balls and the noise of rap music finally convince her that the suburbs are no place to raise her family.
Subjects: Skunks; Moving, Household; Suburban life; City and town life;
© 2004., Blue Apple Books :
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The mother next door : a novel / by Laskowski, Tara,author.;
"The annual Halloween block party is the pinnacle of the year on idyllic suburban cul-de-sac Ivy Woods Drive. An influential group of neighborhood moms--known as the Ivy Five--plans the event for months. Except the Ivy Five has been four for a long time. When a new mother moves to town, eager to fit in, the moms see it as an opportunity to make the group whole again. This year's block party should be the best yet ... until the women start receiving anonymous messages threatening to expose the quiet neighborhood's dark past--and the lengths they've gone to hide it. As secrets seep out and the threats intensify, the Ivy Five must sort the loyal from the disloyal, the good from the bad. They'll do anything to protect their families. But when a twisted plot is revealed, with dangerous consequences, their steady foundation begins to crumble, leaving only one certainty: after this year's block party, Ivy Woods Drive will never be the same"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Block parties; Halloween; Mothers; Secrecy; Suburban life;
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We came to welcome you : a novel of suburban horror / by Tirado, Vincent,author.;
"The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated "community" that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County-We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish, shocking nature of systemic racism. Where beauty lies, secrets are held ... ugly ones. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren't helping her mental health, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day-and all-bottle-event. Her wife, Alice Song, is far more optimistic. After all, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful, gated community of Maneless Grove. However, the neighbors are a little too friendly in Sol's opinion. She has no interest in the pushy Homeowners Association, their bizarrely detailed contract, or their never-ending microaggressions. But Alice simply attributes their pursuit to the community motto: "Invest in a neighborly spirit" ... which only serves to irritate Sol more. Suddenly, a number of strange occurrences-doors and stairs disappearing, roots growing inside the house-cause Sol to wonder if her social paranoia isn't built on something more sinister. Yet Sol's fears are dismissed as Alice embraces their new home and becomes increasingly worried instead about Sol's drinking and manic behavior. When Sol finds a journal in the property from a resident that went missing a few years ago, she realizes why they were able to buy the house so easily ... Through Sol's razor-sharp tongue and macabre sense of humor, Tirado explores the very real pressures to assimilate with one's surroundings to "survive," while also asking the question: Is it survival when you're no longer your true self? Because in Maneless Grove, either you become a good neighbor-or you die"--
Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Gated communities; Lesbians; Neighbors; Secrecy; Suburban life;
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