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Lazarus man [large print] / by Price, Richard,1949-author(CARDINAL)350457;
"East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into rubble and the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. Anthony Carter, whose miraculous survival transforms him into a man with a message and a sense of mission. Felix Pearl, whose photography and film work that day provokes a sharp sense of personal destiny. Royal Davis, owner of a failing Harlem funeral home, whose desperate trolling for potential "customers" triggers a quest to find another path in life. And Mary Roe, a detective who becomes obsessed with finding one of the building's missing. Rich with indelible characters, Lazarus Man is a riveting work of suspense and social vision"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Social problem fiction.; Building failures; Tenement houses; Life change events; Interpersonal relations;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 26
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Why the towers fell [videorecording] /
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001); Building failures.; Forensic engineering.; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Structural stability.; Terrorism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fail up : 20 lessons on building success from failure / by Smiley, Tavis,1964-;
MARCIVE 7/05/11The author offers anecdotes and experiences with failure in his own life to help readers reconsider how they view past mistakes and to use past failures to overcome hardship and succeed later in life.
Subjects: Smiley, Tavis, 1964-; Failure (Psychology); Success.; Conduct of life.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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The heap [sound recording] : a novel / by Adams, Sean,author.(CARDINAL)675222; Sadzin, David,narrator.; Ryan, Allyson,1976-narrator.; Naughton, Sarah,narrator.(CARDINAL)560433; Haberkorn, Todd,1982-narrator.;
Performed by David Sadzin, Allyson Ryan, Sarah Naughton, and Todd Haberkorn.Originally five hundred stories tall, innovative urban planning project Los Verticalés has collapsed into a pile of rubble known as the Heap. Orville Anders is digging to find the tragedy's only known survivor: his brother Bernard, radio DJ of Los Verticalés, who is somehow alive and broadcasting under the massive rubble. But when Orville refuses to do product placements, his access to Bernard is cut off, and he continues to hear his own voice over the airwaves, casually shilling products. Is Bernard even alive?
Subjects: Dystopias.; Audiobooks.; Satirical literature.; Dystopian fiction.; Brothers; High-rise apartment buildings; Radio talk show hosts; Building failures; Buildings; Deception; Corporations; Community life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The heap : a novel / by Adams, Sean(Novelist),author.;
Chronicles the rise and fall of a massive high-rise housing complex, and the lives it affected before--and after--its demise. --Publisher"Standing nearly five hundred stories tall, Los Verticalés once bustled with life and excitement. Now this marvel of modern architecture and nontraditional urban planning has collapsed into a pile of rubble known as the Heap. In exchange for digging gear, a rehabilitated bicycle, and a small living stipend, a vast community of Dig Hands removes debris, trash, and bodies from the building's mountainous remains, which span more than twenty acres of unincorporated desert land. Orville Anders burrows into the bowels of the Heap to find his brother Bernard, the beloved radio DJ of Los Verticalés, who is alive and miraculously broadcasting somewhere under the massive rubble. For months, Orville has lived in a sea of campers that surrounds the Heap, working tirelessly to free Bernard--the only known survivor of the imploded city--whom he speaks to every evening, calling into his radio show. The brothers' conversations are a ratings bonanza, and the station's parent company, Sundial Media, wants to boost its profits by having Orville slyly drop brand names into his nightly talks with Bernard. When Orville refuses, his access to Bernard is suddenly cut off, but strangely, he continues to hear his own voice over the airwaves, casually shilling products as 'he' converses with Bernard. What follows is an imaginative and darkly hilarious story of conspiracy, revenge, and the strange life and death of Los Verticalés that both captures the wonderful weirdness of community and the bonds that tie us together."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Satirical literature.; Dystopian fiction.; Brothers; High-rise apartment buildings; Radio talk show hosts; Building failures; Buildings; Deception; Corporations; Community life;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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World Trade Center. [videorecording] anatomy of the collapse / by Discovery Communications, Inc.(CARDINAL)273359;
Narrated by Craig SechierExamination of the engineering, construction and design of the World Trade Center and the reasons for its collapse in the attack of September 11, 2001.DVD, Dolby stereo surround.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.); Building failures; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Skyscrapers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Disaster in Lawrence : the fall of Pemberton Mill / by Oickle, Alvin F.(CARDINAL)653873;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125).
Subjects: Pemberton Manufacturing Company; Pemberton Manufacturing Company; Building failures; Disasters; Disasters; Fires;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Last man down [large print] a firefighter's story of survival and escape from the World Trade Center / by Picciotto, Richard.(CARDINAL)667852; Paisner, Daniel.(CARDINAL)340496;
Subjects: Large print books.; World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001); September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Rescue work; Fire fighters; Building failures;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The great miscalculation : the race to save New York City's Citicorp tower / by Greenburg, Michael M.,author.(CARDINAL)559026;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : "anchor of serenity" -- A skyscraper of stilts -- "Scary excitement" -- "A skyscraper for the people" -- Diane Hartley -- The mystery student -- "Some very peculiar behavior" -- "Vertical urbanism" -- One in sixteen -- "A catalogue of failures" -- "A serious and deadly matter" : Monday, July 31 -- Revelations -- Mobilzation -- "Angel of the battlefield" : Monday, August 7 -- "White lies" : Tuesday, August 8 -- "A thousand-year wind" -- Safety, secrecy, and surveillance -- A critical analysis -- Ella -- "Events nobody envisioned" -- Epilogue."The Great Miscalculation is the compelling true story of a structural engineering crisis and one man's confrontation with principle - both mathematical and ethical. It is the story of a moral dilemma that threatened a building, a career, and the lives of countless, unsuspecting New Yorkers"--
Subjects: Building failures; Real estate development; 601 Lexington Avenue (New York, N.Y.); LeMessurier, William J.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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4 film favorites. [videorecording] by Wong, James, 1959-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Sawa, Devon,1978-actor.; Larter, Ali,1976-actor.(CARDINAL)346622; Smith, Kerr,actor.(CARDINAL)876329; Ellis, David R.(David Richard),1952-2013,film director.; Cook, A. J.,1978-actor.(CARDINAL)543534; Landes, Michael,1972-actor.; Winstead, Mary Elizabeth,actor.; Merriman, Ryan,actor.(CARDINAL)847541; Campo, Bobby,1983-actor.; Todd, Tony,1952-actor.; VanSanten, Shantel,1985-actor.; Scott, Seann William,actor.(CARDINAL)867076; Williamson, Mykelti,actor.(CARDINAL)785882; Coblentz, James,editor of moving image work.; Walker, Shirley,1945-2006,composer (expression); McLachlan, Robert,director of photography.; Reddick, Jeffrey,screenwriter.; Gruber, J. Mackye,screenwriter.; Bress, Eric,screenwriter.; Perry, Craig,film producer.; Zide, Warren,film producer.; Freeborn, Mark S.,production designer.; Morgan, Glen,1961-film producer,screenwriter.; Sears, Eric,editor of moving image work.(CARDINAL)536491; Capo, Gary,director of photography.; Tyler, Brian(Composer),composer (expression)(CARDINAL)346681; Greene, Justis,film producer.; Bolton, Michael S.,production designer.; Stevens, Mark(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; MacPherson, Glen,director of photography.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.(CARDINAL)340619; Zide/Perry Productions (Firm),production company.; Hard Eight Pictures (Firm),production company.; Practical Pictures,production company.; Matinee Pictures (Firm),production company.; Parallel Zide (Firm),production company.; New Line Productions, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)528287; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)218485;
DVD, widescreen, 5.1 Dolby surround and surround stereo, region 1.Final destination: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Tony Todd, Seann William Scott.Final destination 2: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes.Final destination 3: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman.The final destination: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Mykelti Williamson.Music by Shirley Walker; edited by James Coblentz; production designer, John Willett; director of photography, Robert McLachlan.Music by Shirley Walker; editor, Eric Sears; production designer, Michael Bolton; director of photography, Gary Capo.Music by Shirley Walker; production designer, Mark Freeborn; director of photography, Robert McLachlan.Music by Brian Tyler; edited by Mark Stevens; production designer, Jaymes Hinkle; director of photography, Glen MacPherson.Final destination: While boarding for a cross-country flight with friends, Alex has a premonition of the plane crashing. When he causes a ruckus and gets kicked off the flight, he and his friends watch in horror as the plane crashes, but Alex and his friends learn that they were fated to die on board the airplane, a fate that hunts them down one-by-one.Final destination 2: A teen with mild precognitive powers prevents a gruesome highway accident from killing seven strangers and must protect the ones she saved from Death.Final destination 3: A group of seven high school graduates manages to escape from a deadly roller-coaster disaster, only to discover that their own deaths have been only temporarily avoided.The final destination: When Nick manages to escape a gristly car wreck at a racetrack, he must figure out how to cheat death once and for all.MPAA rating: R; for violence, terror and language.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence/gruesome accidents, language, drug content and some nudity.MPAA rating: R; for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity.MPAA rating: R; for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Horror films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aircraft accidents; Death; Forecasting; Precognition; Traffic accidents; Roller coasters; High school graduates; Automobile racing; Building failures; Racetracks (Automobile racing);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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