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Things aren't looking good for ex-cop Frank Hathaway: his detective agency is in dire financial straits and cases are thin on the ground. So when a sobbing Lu Shakespeare appears in his office, he sees a solution to his cash flow worries. Lu suspects her charming fiancé, Clive, might be playing away, but is unconvinced when Frank seemingly catches Clive giving his devoted secretary, Janice, a diamond necklace.
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One Piece volume 72
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Luffy's red-hot battle with Papa threatens to destroy the entire icy island, and the rest of the Straw Hats need a little help from a former enemy to recover their flag!
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Batman Beyond volume 1
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Spinning out of the epic event FUTURES END and the world of the classic animated series, BATMAN BEYOND is reimagined within the DC Universe continuity! Tim Drake has been a lot of things-teen genius, teen hero, Teen Titan. As Red Robin, he carried on Batman's legacy, but he never thought he'd be the one to assume the cowl and become Batman himself. Of course, Tim never thought he'd find himself flung decades into the future-into a world where the...
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In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
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Reviewers say Antunites Unite: "is fantastical to a degree not seen elsewhere in any Sci-Fi dystopian fiction" and "holds its ground next to Brave New World, Dune, Animal Farm, and 1984".
Imagine cyborg insectoids a thousand times larger than Earth insects engaged in an interplanetary struggle for power.
Generations after cyborg insects return to their revitalized planet, a draconian red ANT ruler takes over the colony exterminating other...
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Matched trilogy volume 3
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2012
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The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times Bestselling Matched Trilogy!
Perfect for fans of 1984, Brave New World, Black Mirror, and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Cassia’s journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the...
Perfect for fans of 1984, Brave New World, Black Mirror, and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Cassia’s journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the...
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Accell volume 2
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Daniel DosSantos is Accell, the first speedster superhero in a brave new world, but just how fast is he? Accell's quest to test the limits of his powers throw him into a sideways dimension where horrors exist, and death comes at him faster than the speed of sound.
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Great Courses volume 22
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Enter the brave new world of social robotics, where robots are built specifically to communicate with humans and other autonomous physical agents. With the help of the robot Baxter, discover how simple signals like spoken words, expressions, and body language can create a dynamic user interface between human and robot.
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Great Courses volume 24
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Genetically modified organisms are in the news almost every day. They are lauded for solving numerous agricultural problems and reviled for their perceived "Frankenstein" nature. But what is the truth about GMOs? Learn what scientists have accomplished, what might be possible in the future, and the very real dilemmas we face in this brave new world of plant science.
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Batman/Superman volume 16
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Worlds collide! In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal comes a glimpse into brave new worlds within the DC Universe...but what are these strange planets? You have never seen Batman and Superman like this before-so buckle up and get ready for Gene Luen Yang and Ivan Reis's epic tale! Collecting Batman/Superman #16-21!
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Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century. Offers a compelling glimpse of Laura's life with Aldous.
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Great Courses volume 10
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Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, published in 1932, is the second of the "Big Three" dystopian novels of the interwar years. Investigate the ways Huxley projects the anxieties of his day onto the future, creating a world in which people are controlled not by pain or fear, but by pleasure, and consider how utopian and dystopia are often only matters of perspective.
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When Captain Midnight discovers his innovative technology has been corrupted in his seventy-year absence, he rockets into action, setting a collision course with a high-flying, overzealous patriot without a conscience and a rogue black-ops organization eager to exterminate anyone who knows their secrets! Midnight is confronted by a brave new world he's determined to make better...or die trying! Collects Captain Midnight #4–#7 and the four-page story...
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Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD
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2011
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When 14 year-old Cassie Sullivan-smart, sensitive, and perceptive-stands up for her beliefs, the flagpole Christian majority decides she's the school Antichrist. Cassie had no idea defending Darwin and refusing to sing "Proud to be an American" would be such a big deal. But it's a brave new world of post-9/11 paranoia in her über-conservative Colorado school. Trying to stay cool while the torments increase, Cassie wonders if anything is really
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Archie vs. Predator II volume 2
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Our trios (new and old) are getting to know each other better-like Classic Betty and Veronica discovering that the newer versions of themselves actually AREN'T both trying to win over Archie's affections. There's a lot to take in in this brave, new world, but they've got a more pressing issue to deal with: Predator-Archie is quickly turning back into a Predator, and time is running out. Fortunately, the Riverdale Halloween Dance may be just the cover...
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Nova volume 3
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Cold. For centuries we've fought it, shunned it and huddled against it. Cold has always been the enemy of life, but now it may hold the key to a new generation of science and technology that will improve our lives. David Pogue explores the frontiers of cold science, from saving the lives of severe trauma patients and cooling a warming planet to ultracold physics, where bizarre new properties of matter are the norm and the basis of new technologies...
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Captain Midnight volume 4
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In the forties, he was an American hero, a daredevil fighter pilot, a technological genius...a superhero. And when he rifled out of the Bermuda Triangle and into the present day, he found a world rife with danger! When Captain Midnight discovers his innovative technology has been corrupted in his seventy-year absence, he rockets into action, setting a collision course with a high-flying, overzealous patriot without a conscience, and a rogue black-ops...
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