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Moriarty the patriot. [manga] by Takeuchi, Ryosuke,author.(CARDINAL)814793; Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930.Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.(CARDINAL)745646; Miyoshi, Hikaru,illustrator.(CARDINAL)851545;
"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty's upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family's hands cements Albert's hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two boys--who has a genius mind and a killer instinct--to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert's own family!"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult fiction.; Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Nobility;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 13
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Bunny Mellon : the pursuit of perfection / by Gordon, Meryl,author.(CARDINAL)347948;
"A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author Meryl Gordon received access to thousands of pages of her letters, diaries and appointment calendars and has interviewed more than 175 people to capture the spirit of this talented American original"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Mellon, Bunny, 1910-2014.; Upper class women; Gardeners; Women gardeners; Philanthropists; Women philanthropists;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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In pursuit of privilege : a history of New York City's upper class & the making of a Metropolis / by Hood, Clifton,author.(CARDINAL)376854;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The upper class is a foreign country -- "The best mart on the continent:" The 1750s and 1760s -- Uncertain adjustments: The 1780s and 1790s -- Wealth: The 1820s & beyond -- All for the Union: The 1860s -- A dynamic businessman's aristocracy: The 1890s -- The ways of millionaireville: The 1890s -- Making spaces of their own: The 1940s -- The antielitist elite: the 1970s and beyond -- Conclusion: The limits of antielitism."A history that extends from the 1750s to the present, In Pursuit of Privilege recounts upper-class New Yorkers' struggle to create a distinct world guarded against outsiders, even as economic growth and democratic opportunity enabled aspirants to gain entrance. Despite their efforts, New York City's upper class has been drawn into the larger story of the city both through class conflict and through their role in building New York's cultural and economic foundations. In Pursuit of Privilege describes the famous and infamous characters and events at the center of this extraordinary history, from the elite families and wealthy tycoons of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the Wall Street executives of today. From the start, upper-class New Yorkers have been open and aggressive in their behavior, keen on attaining prestige, power, and wealth. Clifton Hood sharpens this characterization by merging a history of the New York economy in the eighteenth century with the story of Wall Street's emergence as an international financial center in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as the dominance of New York's financial and service sectors in the 1980s. Bringing together several decades of upheaval and change, he shows that New York's upper class did not rise exclusively from the Gilded Age but rather from a relentless pursuit of privilege, affecting not just the urban elite but the city's entire cultural, economic, and political fabric."--Publisher's description"Clifton Hood traces the history of the elite class of New York City and the institutions they created in their relentless pursuit of privilege. While they were responsible for the creation of intuitions such as Columbia University, the New York Public Library system, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and provided skilled leadership in eras of immense turmoil, the idea of a privileged class clashes with the American democratic ideal. And, in fact, this upper class clashed with the rising professional class of bankers, lawyers, and other executives who increasingly rose in prestige and power as time rolled on. In Pursuit of Privilege traces the history of this elite class over two centuries, focusing on decades of upheaval and great change (such as the wars of the 1780s, 1860s, 1940s and the urban upheaval in the 1820s and 1970s), and argues the upper class was not born in the Gilded Age, but that the late nineteenth century was one of many periods where the elites wielded great power and influence and profoundly shaped, for better and for worse, the history of New York and America."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Upper class; Elite (Social sciences); Rich people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jane Eyre [manga] by Chan, Crystal S.,adapter.(CARDINAL)354582; Lee, Jeannie,1983-letterer.(CARDINAL)354580; Lee, SunNeko,artist.(CARDINAL)615999; Graphic novelization of (work):Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855.Jane Eyre.(CARDINAL)293615; Morpheus Studios,letterer.(CARDINAL)857272;
In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.Age: Young adult, 12+GN560L
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Comics adaptations.; Fiction.; Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Romance comics.; Governesses; Mentally ill women; Orphans; Upper class;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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Vanity fair [videorecording] / by Davies, Andrew,1936-; Gold, Murray.; Grey, Frances.; Little, Natasha.; Munden, Marc.; Parker, Nathaniel,1963-; Thackeray, William Makepeace,1811-1863.; A & E Home Video (Firm); Arts and Entertainment Network.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; New Video Group.;
Director of photography, Oliver Curtis; editor, Bill Diver; music, Murray Gold.Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey, Anton Lesser, Danielle Hawley. In a culture obsessed with status, Becky Sharp, beautiful, clever and poor, is determined to earn her place in society. While the wickedly amoral Becky manipulates the men around her, the vagaries of fate leave her innocent childhood friend, Amelia Sedley, to the mercy of others. DVDs, Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Television adaptations.; Television plays.; Upper class; Women;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Vanity fair [videorecording] / by Davies, Andrew,1936-(CARDINAL)509267; Gold, Murray.(CARDINAL)366449; Grey, Frances.; Little, Natasha.; Munden, Marc.; Parker, Nathaniel,1963-; Thackeray, William Makepeace,1811-1863.(CARDINAL)137790; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.(CARDINAL)132222; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
Director of photography, Oliver Curtis; editor, Bill Diver; music, Murray Gold.Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey, Anton Lesser, Danielle Hawley. In a culture obsessed with status, Becky Sharp, beautiful, clever and poor, is determined to earn her place in society. While the wickedly amoral Becky manipulates the men around her, the vagaries of fate leave her innocent childhood friend, Amelia Sedley, to the mercy of others. DVDs, Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Television adaptations.; Television plays.; Upper class; Women;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The duke heist a Wild Wynchesters novel / by Ridley, Erica,author.(CARDINAL)605609;
A NYT bestselling author kicks off a new Regency series of "irresistible romance and a family of delightful scoundrels" as a woman looking to recover a stolen painting accidentally kidnaps a duke instead. (Eloisa James) Chloe Wynchester is completely forgettable — a curse that gives her the ability to blend into any crowd. When the only father she's ever known makes a dying wish for his adopted family of orphans to recover a missing painting, she's the first one her siblings turn to for stealing it back. No one expects that in doing so, she'll also abduct a handsome duke. Lawrence Gosling, the Duke of Faircliffe, is tortured by his father's mistakes. To repair his estate's ruined reputation, he must wed a highborn heiress. Yet when he finds himself in a carriage being driven hell-for-leather down the cobblestone streets of London by a beautiful woman who refuses to heed his commands, he fears his heart is hers. But how can he sacrifice his family's legacy to follow true love? "Erica Ridley is a delight!" —Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Adopted children; Adoptees; Orphans; Theft; Aristocracy (Social class); Art thefts; Families; Kidnapping; Nobility; Man-woman relationships; Romance fiction.; Nobility; Regency; Upper class families; Upper class;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Moriarty The Patriot. [manga] by Takeuchi, Ryosuke,author.(CARDINAL)814793; Beck, Adrienne,translator.(CARDINAL)340183; Christman, Annaliese,letterer,illustrator.(CARDINAL)607358; Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930(CARDINAL)144251; Miyoshi, Hikaru,artist.(CARDINAL)851545; Based on (work):Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930.Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.(CARDINAL)745646;
"In order to negotiate with Irene Adler in secret, Count Albert Moriarty arranges a masquerade ball at Buckingham Palace. What is the secret contained in the documents Miss Adler stole? And what is she really after? The Lord of Crime, the Great Detective,and the Beautiful Thief battle it out in the shadows while the fate of London rests in their hands"--Rated: T+ for Older teen. Recommended for ages 16 and up and for realistic violence, drug use and criminal activity.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Detective and mystery comics.; Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Young adult fiction.; Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Murder; Social stratification; Upper class; Villains;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Moriarty the patriot. [manga] / by Takeuchi, Ryosuke,author.(CARDINAL)814793; Miyoshi, Hikaru,artist.(CARDINAL)851545; Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930.(CARDINAL)144251;
"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans canspin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty's upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family's hands cements Albert's hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older ofthe two boys--who has a genius mind and a killer instinct--to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert's own family!"--Publisher description.Rated T+, older teen.
Subjects: Detective and mystery comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Young adult fiction.; Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Holmes, Sherlock; Nobility; Criminals;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Fun with Dick and Jane [videorecording] /
Director of photography, Fred J. Koenekamp ; art director, James Hulsey ; editor, Danford B. Greene ; music, Ernest Gold.George Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahon, Richard Gautier, Allan Miller, Hank Garcia, John Dehner, Mary Jackson.When an upper-middle class businessman is fired, he and his wife become burglars in order to support their lifestyle.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital mono.
Subjects: Gaiser, Gerald; Burglars; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Husband and wife; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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