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- Middle England / by Coe, Jonathan,author.;
- "From the acclaimed author of The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle comes the novel for our strange contemporary times. Beginning nine years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by chain retail, and London, where both frenzied riots and Olympic fever plague the streets, Middle England tracks a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through the transformation of their society. There are newlyweds Ian and Sophie, who disagree about England's future and, possibly, their relationship; Doug, the political commentator who writes impassioned columns about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse while his radical, teenage daughter undertakes a relentless quest for universal justice; Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father Colin, whose last wish is to vote LEAVE in the Brexit referendum. Through all these lives we see this very tentatively united kingdom itself: a place of nostalgia and delusion, bewilderment and barely suppressed rage. As acutely alert to the absurdity of the political classes as it is compassionate about those left behind by elites of all sorts, this is a novel only Jonathan Coe could have written"--
- Subjects: Political fiction.; Satirical literature.; Black humor.; Man-woman relationships;
- Phantoms / by White, J. A.;
- Cordelia's last year at Shadow School brings readers back for the finale in the spooky middle grade trilogy by J.A. White, the author of the acclaimed Thickety series and Nightbooks. Cordelia must complete her quest to save the world of the living from the ghosts, and dangerous phantoms, who terrorize them.Ages 8-12.
- Subjects: Middle schools; Schools; Ghosts; Haunted places;
- The longbow, the schooner & the violin : wood and human achievement / by De Villiers, Marq,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references.The English longbow, made of rare yew wood, unmatched for accuracy, speed of fire, and deadliness, shifted Europe's balance of power in the Middle Ages. Schooners, those "able handsome ladies" of the sea, inaugurated a new era of global trade, carrying high-value cargoes of tea and spice to Europe and America with unmatched speed and reliability. The violin, individual examples of which have personalities and histories as brilliant as the performers who play them, brought Western music to the pinnacle of expressiveness. These three iconic artifacts exemplify the inventive ways human ingenuity has employed wood - one of our most extraordinary natural substances - to change its culture and history. In this sweeping and beautifully-written history, award-winning author Marq de Villiers explores our relationship with wood, from ancient times to the present, from the forest to the workshop. Wood, he writes, has always been an essential companion to human development, and its most remarkable applications may still be ahead.
- Subjects: Material culture.; Technology and civilization.; Technology; Wood; Woodwork;
- The World's End [videorecording] / by Bradley, David.; Considine, Paddy.; Freeman, Martin,1971-; Frost, Nick,1970-; Marsan, Eddie.; Pegg, Simon,1970-; Pike, Rosamund.; Smiley, Michael.; Wright, Edgar,1974-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Focus Features.; Relativity Media.; Working Title Films.;
- Music by Steven Price ; director of photography, Bill Pope ; edited by Paul Machliss.Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Michael Smiley, David Bradley, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike.Five lifelong friends reunite to complete a historic pub crawl from their youth, and find that reaching the fabled World's End tavern will be no simple undertaking while they also fight for the future of all mankind. Twenty years ago, Gary King (Simon Pegg) and his pals embarked on the ultimate drinking marathon. But the beer got the best of them, and they failed to drink their final pint at the World's End pub. Now, as die-hard rebel Gary approaches middle age, he summons his old friends back to their hometown for another round. With each pint down, Gary and the gang take another step toward reconciling with the past. Yet just when it starts to look like their goal is in sight, the pals realize that a much larger struggle is currently taking place, and that the future seems particularly grim -- not only for them, but for the entire human race.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS ; widescreen (16x9, 2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Binge drinking; Comedy films.; End of the world; Feature films.; Male friendship; Robots; Science fiction films.;
- © c2013., Focus Features ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
- Winterkill : a novel / by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk.;
- Despite their political differences Nyl, a young Ukrainian farmer, and Alice, a Canadian girl whose father has come to the Soviet Union, struggle to survive the famine-genocide known as the Holodomor, when the forced collectivization of the Ukrainian farms and hard winters led to mass starvation and death.Ages 8 through 12.Middle grade.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Farmers; Famines; Survival; Friendship;
- Alexis cool as a cupcake / by Simon, Coco.;
- "Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Middle school students; Responsibility; Dating (Social customs); Clubs; Cupcakes;
- © c2012., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
- The Pants Project / by Clarke, Cat.;
- Eleven-year-old Liv fights to change the middle school dress code requiring girls to wear a skirt and, along the way, finds the courage to tell his moms he is meant to be a boy.Ages 9 and up.
- Subjects: Transgender youth; Middle schools; Schools; Uniforms; Families; Lesbian mothers; Gay parents;
- The lucky ones [videorecording] / by Burger, Neil.; Koppelman, Brian.; Levien, David.; McAdams, Rachel,1976-; Peą, Michael,1976-; Robbins, Tim,1958-; Schwartz, Rick.; Wittenborn, Dirk.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment.; Lionsgate (Firm); Maple Pictures.; Overnight Productions.; QED International.; Roadside Attractions (Firm); Sherazade Film Development (Firm); Visitor Pictures (Firm);
- Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; editor, Naomi Geraghty ; music, Rolfe Kent.Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Peą.Colee, TK and Cheever are three soldiers who return home from the Iraq War after suffering injuries. They learn that life has moved on without them. The three end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S. Colee is on a mission to bring her boyfriend's guitar back to his family. TK is seeking the confidence to face his wife after a shrapnel injury threatens his sexual function. Cheever is a middle-aged man who is planning to hit the casinos in a desperate effort to pay for his son's college tuition.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- Subjects: United States. Army; Feature films.; Iraq War, 2003-; Man-woman relationships; Soldiers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2009., Lions Gate Home Entertainment : Distributed by Maple Pictures,
- Emma's not-so-sweet dilemma / by Simon, Coco.;
- Reading level : ages 8-12.
- Subjects: Emma (Fictitious character : Simon); Interpersonal relations; Middle school students; Friendship; Families; Cupcakes;
- A cold white sun / by Delany, Vicki,1951-;
- Cathy Lindsay -- a middle-aged, middle-class, small town resident, high school English teacher, and married mother of two -- is an unlikely candidate for a murderous ambush. As Sergeant John Winters begins his investigation, he finds himself frustrated at every turn. Why would anyone want to kill Cathy? She was a respected teacher in an apparently solid marriage and living a quiet life. Winters, with the help of young Constable Molly Smith, digs deep into the Lindsays' marriage and friendships, searching for a suspect and motive, but one thought continually arises in his mind: is it possible this was a random killing or a case of mistaken identity? If so, who did it? And who in this small, close-knit community might be next? Meanwhile, on the Double-Black-Diamond runs of the Blue Sky resort, Molly Smith meets a handsome, charming man, one who's as good a skier as she is, and she realizes it's time to make some serious decisions about the direction of her life -- both personal and professional.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Murder; Murder; Police; Smith, Molly (Fictitious character);
- © c2013., Poisoned Pen Press,
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