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In her new book, Ijeoma Oluo traces the history of white American manhood from Buffalo Bill to contemporary football to show how violence and opportunism have helped white men maintain a grip on power.
In “Dissipatio H.G.,” by Guido Morselli, every human in the world vanishes. Except one.
In “Black Futures,” Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham compile a nonlinear, multimedia compendium to inspire readers of all races to fight for racial justice.
Sometimes, when the days are getting shorter and the world seems like it's getting darker, a melancholy read seems like just the thing — so here are three fittingly dark novels in translation.
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Author: Ziller, Paul, film director. Andreen, Tracy, 1967- screenwriter. Patterson, Merritt, actor. Cor, Jon, actor. Roessler, Luke, 2007- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: PICTURE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A photographer returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor who needs assistance watching his young nephew.
Author: Bush, Gerard, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Renz, Christopher, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Mansfield, Raymond, 1977- film producer. McKittrick, Sean, film producer. Foreman, Zev, film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ANTEBELL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present, and future--before it's too late. From the producer of Get Out and Us comes this tense and provocative thriller with a terrifying twist..
Author: Olmos, Edward James, film director, film producer, actor, director. McEveety, Robert, screenwriter, film producer. Hibler, Patrick, film producer. McEveety, Steve, film producer. Strathairn, David, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DEVIL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Widowed, broke, and adrift, farmer Fred Stern finds a new purpose in life when he learns that a multi-national oil company has been polluting his water. But as his crusade against the posers that spill out of the courtroom and into his personal life, Fred must find a way to avoid the ruin of his farm, his family, and his dreams. It pulls back the curtain on the culture of greed that poisons Corporate America, from sea to polluted sea.
Author: Duhamel, Josh, 1972- actor, film director. Ackles, Jensen, actor. Munn, Olivia, 1980- actor. McDonough, Neal, actor. Shepard, Dax, 1975- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: BUDDY
Format: Video disc
Summary: After six lifelong friends have a five-year falling out, Bob, aka "The Bobfather," reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a 150,000 dollar pot. Now all bets are off as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks in this star-studded bro-fest.
Author: Paone, Nicol, film director, screenwriter. Stiller, Ben, 1965- film producer. Weinstock, Nicholas, film producer. Saleem, Haroon, film producer. Akerman, Malin, 1978- film producer, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: FRIENDSG
Format: Video disc
Summary: Plans for a quiet Thanksgiving between two friends go up in smoke when their party is crashed by a comically chaotic group of friends, lovers, and relatives.
Author: Ziller, Paul, film director. Andreen, Tracy, 1967- screenwriter. Patterson, Merritt, actor. Cor, Jon, actor. Roessler, Luke, 2007- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: PICTURE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A photographer returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor who needs assistance watching his young nephew.
Author: Bush, Gerard, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Renz, Christopher, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Mansfield, Raymond, 1977- film producer. McKittrick, Sean, film producer. Foreman, Zev, film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ANTEBELL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present, and future--before it's too late. From the producer of Get Out and Us comes this tense and provocative thriller with a terrifying twist..
Author: Olmos, Edward James, film director, film producer, actor, director. McEveety, Robert, screenwriter, film producer. Hibler, Patrick, film producer. McEveety, Steve, film producer. Strathairn, David, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DEVIL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Widowed, broke, and adrift, farmer Fred Stern finds a new purpose in life when he learns that a multi-national oil company has been polluting his water. But as his crusade against the posers that spill out of the courtroom and into his personal life, Fred must find a way to avoid the ruin of his farm, his family, and his dreams. It pulls back the curtain on the culture of greed that poisons Corporate America, from sea to polluted sea.
Author: Duhamel, Josh, 1972- actor, film director. Ackles, Jensen, actor. Munn, Olivia, 1980- actor. McDonough, Neal, actor. Shepard, Dax, 1975- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: BUDDY
Format: Video disc
Summary: After six lifelong friends have a five-year falling out, Bob, aka "The Bobfather," reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a 150,000 dollar pot. Now all bets are off as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks in this star-studded bro-fest.
Author: Paone, Nicol, film director, screenwriter. Stiller, Ben, 1965- film producer. Weinstock, Nicholas, film producer. Saleem, Haroon, film producer. Akerman, Malin, 1978- film producer, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: FRIENDSG
Format: Video disc
Summary: Plans for a quiet Thanksgiving between two friends go up in smoke when their party is crashed by a comically chaotic group of friends, lovers, and relatives.
Author: Bezos, Jeffrey, author. Isaacson, Walter, writer of introduction. Bezos, Jeffrey. It's all about the long term. Bezos, Jeffrey. Obsessions. Bezos, Jeffrey. Building for the long term.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 658 BEZOS
Format: Books
Summary: A collection of writings by the founder and CEO of Amazon includes a selection of Bezos's unusual annual shareholder letters, speeches, and interviews that offer insight into his background, his professional approaches, and the evolutions of his ideas.
Author: Gryta, Thomas, author. Mann, Ted (Reporter), author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 338.7
Format: Books
Summary: "How could General Electric--perhaps America's most iconic corporation--suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?"-- Since its founding in 1892, General Electric has been more than just a corporation: it was job security, a solidly safe investment, and an elite business education for top managers. GE electrified America, from lightbulbs to turbines, and became fully integrated into the American societal mindset as few companies ever had. And after two decades of leadership under legendary CEO Jack Welch, GE entered the twenty-first century as America's most valuable corporation. Gryta and Mann examine how Welch's handpicked successor, Jeff Immelt, tried to fix flaws in Welch's profit machine, while stumbling headlong into mistakes of his own. In doing so, they detail how one of America's all-time great companies has been reduced to a cautionary tale for our times. -- adapted from jacket
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