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1) Howards End
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"In the tradition of bestselling explainers like The Tipping Point, the first popular book based on cutting edge science that breaks down the idea of extreme conflict, the kind that paralyzes people and places, and then shows how to escape it"--
Author
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between Conflict and Abuse, Schulman directly addresses our contemporary culture of scapegoating. This deep, brave, and bold work reveals how punishment replaces personal and collective self-criticism, and shows why difference is so often used to justify cruelty and shunning....
Author
Series
Survivors (Erin Hunter). Gathering darkness volume 1
Survivors. Gathering darkness volume 1
Survivors the gathering darkness volume 1
Survivors. Gathering darkness volume 1
Survivors the gathering darkness volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Wild Pack leaders Storm and Arrow confront rising tensions among the ranks of their Packmates in the wake of disturbing prophetic dreams.
Author
Publisher
Aster
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xix, 389 pages ; 24 cm
Description
How do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice...
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Description
"Things in the sleepy fishing town of Cold Storage, Alaska, are changing. It's the summer of 1968; the men are wearing their hair long, the Vietnam War is at its height, and multiple assassinations have gripped the country. But some things remain the same. Ellie's bar is still the place to catch up on the town gossip, and there's a lot to talk about, from the boys who have returned from the war (and the ones who haven't), to the robberies that are...
9) Howards End
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A story about class divisions in Edwardian England, and the tragic series of events that occurs when two impulsive middle-class sisters become involved with a working class couple and a wealthy family.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xiv, 207 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Verbal Judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through...
12) Goliath
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
388 pages
Description
"An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process. It's easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and emotions gone awry. It's also easy to forget that war shouldn't happen-and most of the time it doesn't. Around the world there are millions of hostile rivalries, yet only...
14) Code 46
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the near future, privileged classes live and work "Inside" cities, while non-citizens scratch out a miserable existence "Outside" in a vast desert. People cannot leave their designated zones without special visas known as "papelles." When fraudulent papelles surface, Seattle fraud investigator William Geld travels to Shanghai to ferret out the culprit and meets Maria Gonzalez ... a woman with whom he has a passionate affair, but breaks one of society's...
Author
Series
Age of madness volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
519 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before...
Author
Series
Age of madness volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
504 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgment, fortune, and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way. For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But grievances must be nursed, power seized, and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye...before...
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 10
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
510 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
Alastar has settled into his role as the Maitre of the Collegium. Now married and a father, he would like to focus his efforts on improving Imagisle and making it more self-sufficient. However, a crisis is brewing in Solidar, causing the High Holders to call for repeals on the Codex Legis. Once again, Alastar must maintain a careful balance, but he can't avoid the involvement of the Collegium when someone begins killing students. Trying to protect...
18) Altiplano
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"High in the breathtaking, majestic Andes of Peru, silent but deadly traces of mercury -- remnants of long-ago silver mining -- bring illness and death to a local village. Seeking retribution, the villagers mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the mountains. Two women -- the fiance of a villager killed in the accident and the wife of a doctor murdered in the riot -- are brought together in this haunting yet ravishingly...
Author
Series
Widowland volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
420 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Description
To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. The year is 1953. Edward VIII and Wallis are preparing for their coronation, and the country is tense with expectation. In honor of the event, Adolf Hitler will be making his first visit to the UK since its surrender to the Germans in 1940. One oppressive change conforming with Nazi ideology is the strict classification of women into hierarchical groups, ranging...
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