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"Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Fearless gonzo journalism--an insider's look at the enigmatic and successful CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, and his quest to create his own version of utopia in the center of Las Vegas. In 2010 Tony Hsieh was introduced to many as a visionary modern business leader. Under Hsieh's leadership, Zappos became the world's largest online shoe company by championing satisfied customers and a valued workforce. After his company was purchased by Amazon, even...
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
©2012
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English
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"Breaking down walls between musical genres that are usually discussed separately--classical, jazz, and popular--this book offers a compelling new, integrated view of twentieth-century music. Placing Duke Ellington (1899-1974) at the center of the story, David Schiff explores music written during the composer's lifetime in terms of such broad ideas as rhythm, melody, and harmony. He shows how composers and performers across genres shared the common...
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Netflix
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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From the minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise and sometimes fall of their billion dollar creations. The documentary series taps into the emotional connection adults have with their toys from the past, while still attracting children of all ages.
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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From a lethal chemistry classroom to a fatal medical marijuana clinic to a deadly memorabilia convention, the evidence leads to Sin City's most twisted corners. Whatever the case, lead investigator D.B. Russell knows he can rely on the brilliance of blood-work expert Julie Finlay, and veteran investigators Nick Stokes, Sara Sidle, and Greg Sanders.
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Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Return to the sumptuous, global feast of fantasy fiction with Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's selection of modern masterpieces. From the swinging sixties to the strange, strange seventies, the over-the-top eighties to the gnarly nineties--and beyond, into the twenty-first century--the VanderMeers have found the stories and the writers from around the world that reinvented and revitalized the fantasy genre after World War II. From Jorge Luis Borges to Ursula...
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Universe Publishing, a Division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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From the film critics of The New York Times come these uncut, original reviews of the most popular and influential movies ever made--from the talkies to blockbusters like Chicago and The Wizard of Oz from timeless classics like Casablanca and Notorious, to beloved foreign films by Truffaut and Kurosawa, Fellini and Almodovar. The reviews reflect Hollywood history at its best. In addition, this volume includes: Full cast and production credits for...