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Born round : the secret history of a full-time eater / by Bruni, Frank.;
Bruni, restaurant critic for "The New York Times," tells his heartbreaking and hilarious account of his lifelong, often painful struggle with food.
Subjects: Bruni, Frank.; Bruni, Frank; Overweight men; Compulsive eating; Reducing diets; Food writers; New York Times Company; Italian Americans;
© 2009., Penguin Press,
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Revenge of the tipping point : overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering / by Gladwell, Malcolm,1963-author.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm99kkFhgwMVqPpJJ4rMP; Little, Brown and Company,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index.Introduction. The passive voice -- Three puzzles. Casper and C-Dog -- The trouble with Miami -- Poplar Grove -- The social engineers. The magic third -- The mysterious case of the Harvard women's rugby team --Mr. Index and the Marriott outbreak -- The overstory. The L.A. survivors' club -- Doing time on Maple Drive -- Conclusion. Overstories, superspreaders, and group proportions."Revisits the world of social epidemics first explored in Gladwell's 2000 book "The tipping point," this time taking a closer look at the dark side of social engineering. Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. Why is Miami... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of riveting stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of Los Angeles to meet the world's most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis. Revenge of the Tipping Point is Gladwell's most personal book yet. With his characteristic mix of storytelling and social science, he offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of modern world. It's time we took tipping points seriously."--Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audio-content company that produces Revisionist History, among other podcasts and audiobooks. He was born in England, raised in Canada, and lives outside New York with his family and a cat named Biggie Smalls.
Subjects: Social engineering.; Social psychology.; Contagion (Social psychology); Causation.; Context effects (Psychology); Epidemics.;
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The satanic verses [electronic resource]. by Rushdie, Salman.; Dastor, Sam.;
Narrator: Sam Dastor.Inextricably linked with the fatwa called against its author in the wake of the novel's publication, The Satanic Verses is, beyond that, a rich showcase for Salman Rushdie's comic sensibilities, cultural observations, and unparalleled mastery of language. The tale of an Indian film star and a Bombay expatriate, Rushdie's masterpiece was deservedly honored with the Whitbread Prize. "Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Voltaire's Candide . [Rushdie] is very much a latter-day member of their company."-New York Times Book ReviewRequires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.;
© 2009., Recorded Books Inc.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=578510 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Big pharma : the money behind the pills / by New York Times Company,editor,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index.Big pharma's new deals: Acquisition and little innovation -- Monopolies and exclusivity drive price spikes -- The money behind epidemics: Preventing, treating, and healing -- The Trump administration vs. big pharma.With the price of pills reaching an all-time high, we are looking for justifications and turning to our government for solutions. The articles in this collection provide valuable coverage and insights into the practices of drug manufacturers, the driving forces behind the costs we face today, and what, if anything, can be done to satiate the hunger of big pharma. Media literacy questions and terms will engage readers beyond the text and aid them in considering the many facets of this complicated issue.
Subjects: Pharmaceutical industry; Drugs;
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Nano [electronic resource]. by Cook, Robin.; Guidall, George.;
Narrator: George Guidall.Acclaimed as the master of the medical thriller, Robin Cook is a fixture on the New York Times best-seller list. Fans of Death Benefit will welcome the return of embattled medical student Pia Grazdani, who takes a job at a burgeoning nanotech firm in the Rockies. Soon after her arrival on the secretive corporate campus, Pia starts to suspect her company may be using human guinea pigs to fuel its latest billion-dollar medical innovation.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 352766 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.; Thriller.;
© 2016., Recorded Books, Inc.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=202075&titleID=2617051 -- Click to access in OverDrive.;
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Vaping : big business / by New York Times Company,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and index.The rise of vaping -- Safe to vape? -- Risks of vaping -- Teens vaping -- Trying to quit.Over the past few years, e-cigarettes such as Juul have taken over the market, rising in popularity among smokers and retailers. Originally marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, vaping may actually not be as harmless as first believed. As scientists debate the relative merits of e-cigarettes, policymakers have had to contend with a new reality: the rise in vaping among teenagers. The articles in this book evaluate the increasing prominence and regulation of the vaping industry, and media literacy questions and terms will enlighten readers to how news coverage of the topic has developed.
Subjects: Vaping; Smoking; Youth;
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Plastic : can the damage be repaired? / by New York Times Company,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index.Due to their affordability, versatility, and relatively easy production, plastics are used in a variety of products of all different scales, from household goods to computers to airplanes. Advancements in chemical technology following World War I catalyzed innovations in the industry, with mass production beginning in the 1940s. Since the earliest days of production, environmentalists have questioned the sustainability of plastic, and voiced the potential risks of reliance on this synthetic material that has such a slow decomposition rate.Fantastic plastic -- Growing environmental concerns -- Environmental crisis in the 21st century -- A future without plastic?
Subjects: Plastics; Plastics; Pollutants; Environmental protection;
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The Triangle Fire : a brief history with documents / by Argersinger, Jo Ann E.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index,Pt. 1. Introduction : The fire that changed America. The garment industry and its workers -- Triangle and the "uprising of twenty thousand" -- The Triangle tragedy: grief and outrage -- "The fire that lit the nation": investigations and reform -- pt. 2. The documents. 1. The garment industry and its workers: Fire and the skyscraper, the problem of protecting workers in New York's tower factories / Arthur E. McFarlane ; The shirtwaist trade / Pearl Goodman and Elsa Ueland ; Out of the shadow / Rose Cohen ; The story of a sweatshop girl / Sadie Frowne ; Life in the shop / Clara Lemlich -- 2. Triangle and the "uprising of twenty thousand": Arrest strikers for being assaulted / The New York Times ; Women in a labor war, how the working girls of New York East Side have learned to use men's weapons in a struggle for better conditions / Allan L. Benson ; Church to the aid of girl strikers / The New York Times ; The working girls' strike / William Mailly ; The uprising of the twenty thousands (dedicated to the waistmakers of 1909) -- 3. The Triangle tragedy, grief and outrage: The Triangle fire / The New York World ; Thrilling incidents in Gotham holocaust that wiped out one hundred and fifty lives / Chicago Sunday Tribune ; Partners' account of the disaster / The New York Times ; The Washington Place fire / Rosey Safran ; 120,000 pay tribute to the fire victims / The New York Times ; Emergency relief after the Washington Place fire: New York, March 25, 1911 / Report of the Red Cross Emergency Relief Committee of the Charity Organization of the Society of the City of New York ; Budgets of the Triangle fire victims / Elizabeth Dutcher ; All for one / Rose Schneiderman ; The Triangle fire / Martha Bensley Bruere -- 4. "The fire that lit the nation," investigations and reform: Indictments in the Asch fire case / The Outlook ; 147 dead, nobody guilty / The Literary Digest ; What the grave covers / Chicago Daily Tribune ; Preliminary report of the Factory Investigating Commission / State of New York ; Up to now: an autobiography / Alfred E. Smith ; The Roosevelt I knew / Frances Perkins.
Subjects: Clothing trade; Triangle Shirtwaist Company; Strikes and lockouts; Fires;
© c2009., Bedford/st Martins
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Good company : a novel / by Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix,author.;
"A warm, incisive new novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship from Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Nest"--Everything Flora Mancini thought she knew about herself, her twenty years of marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband's wedding ring -- the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter, Ruby, was five. Flora and Julian struggled for years, scraping together just enough acting work to raise Ruby in Manhattan and keep Julian's small theater company, Good Company, afloat. A move to Los Angeles brought their first real career successes, and a reunion with Margot, now a television star. What happened that summer all those years ago? And what happens now? -- adapted from jacket
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Married people; Marriage; Adultery; Deception; Families; Friendship; Actors;
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Tom Clancy Point of contact / by Maden, Mike.; Brick, Scott,narrator.;
Read by Scott Brick.#1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy created a world of indelible characters who live on this electrifying thriller. Jack Ryan Jr. is going out on an ordinary audit. Hendley and Associates, the investment firm that acts as cover for the Campus is looking to invest in a German company. Along for the ride is David Kraft a back office employee who will help run numbers, but is mostly useful to help carry Jack's bags. But all isn't what it seems. Kraft has a secret past. One that may be very much closer to the surface than it first appears, and one that has put both men in terrible danger.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Ryan, Jack, Jr. (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers;
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