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The 25 best World War II sites : European theater : the ultimate traveler's guide to battlefields, monuments and museums / by Thompson, Chuck.(CARDINAL)415163;
Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Better off without 'em : a Northern manifesto for Southern secession / by Thompson, Chuck.(CARDINAL)415163;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index.Introduction: divided we stand (sort of) -- Religion: Georgia, Kentucky, end times, and the rise of KKKristian zombies -- Politics: South Carolina and the seven deadly sins of Southern gub?mit -- Race: Alabama, bigotry, wildman, and the white Spike Lee -- Football: Louisiana state, ESPN, BCS, and the gridiron scourge of the SEC -- Education: Arkansas, Mississippi, and the three R's of modern Southern schools: revenue, resentment, resegregation -- Economics: Florida, Texas, the U.S. military, and fiscal future of secession -- Epilogue: the South's gonna do it again and again and again.The author of Smile When You're Lying describes his controversial road trip investigation into the cultural divide of the United States during which he met with possum-hunting conservatives, trailer park lifers and prayer warriors before concluding that both sides might benefit if former Confederacy states seceded.
Subjects: Political culture; Secession;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Smile when you're lying : confessions of a rogue travel writer / by Thompson, Chuck.(CARDINAL)415163;
Subjects: Travel writing.; Thompson, Chuck; Voyages and travels.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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To hellholes and back : bribes, lies, and the art of extreme tourism / by Thompson, Chuck.(CARDINAL)415163;
I. Continent: Africa -- The funniest joke in Africa -- In this way children are fed and girlfriends kept happy -- The most beautiful city in the Congo -- We have a winner -- II. Country: India -- Heretics in the temple -- The unyielding Indian workforce -- Sex, rain, and 100 percent cotton -- III. City: Mexico City -- Red fighters, white tequila, and Cruz Azul -- The electric Shanghai Bob margarita acid test -- IV. Calamity: Walt Disney World -- To sneer or not to sneer?.Describes sojourns into intimidating tourist destinations ranging from Kinshasa and India to a Mexico City barrio and Walt Disney World, locations that challenged the author's wits, safety, and digestion.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Thompson, Chuck; Voyages and travels.; Adventure stories.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The status revolution : the improbable story of how the lowbrow became the highbrow / by Thompson, ChuckAuthor(DLC)n 2016061823;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-252) and index."How did rescue dogs become status symbols? Why are luxury brands losing their cachet? What's made F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous observations obsolete? The answers are part of a new revolution that's radically reorganizing the way we view ourselves and others. Status was once easy to identify--fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutins and Lamborghinis, the relevance of the rich, famous, and gauche is waning and a riveting revolution is underfoot. Why do dog owners boast about their rescues, but quietly apologize for their purebreds? Why do people brag about their grinding workweeks? Why are so many billionaires anxious to give (some of) their money away rather than hoard it? In The Status Revolution, Chuck Thompson--dubbed "savagely funny" by The New York Times and "wickedly entertaining" by the San Francisco Chronicle--sets out to determine what "status" means today and learns that what was once considered the low life has become the high life. In The Status Revolution, Thompson tours the new world of status from a small community in British Columbia where an indigenous artist uses wood carving to restore communal status; to a Washington, DC, meeting of the "Patriotic Millionaires," a club of high-earners who are begging the government to tax them; to a luxury auto factory in the south of Italy where making beautiful cars is as much about bringing dignity to a low-earning region than it is about flash and indulgence; to a London lab where the neural secrets of status are being unlocked. With his signature wit and irreverence, Thompson explains why everything we know about status is changing, upends centuries of conventional wisdom, and shows how the new status revolution reflects our place in contemporary society"--.
Subjects: Social status.; Identity (Psychology); Social sciences.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The status revolution : the improbable story of how the lowbrow became the highbrow / by Thompson, Chuck,author.(CARDINAL)415163;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-252) and index."How did rescue dogs become status symbols? Why are luxury brands losing their cachet? What's made F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous observations obsolete? The answers are part of a new revolution that's radically reorganizing the way we view ourselves and others. Status was once easy to identify-fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutins and Lamborghinis, the relevance of the rich, famous, and gauche is waning and a riveting revolution is underfoot. Why do dog owners boast about their rescues, but quietly apologize for their purebreds? Why do people brag about their grinding workweeks? Why are so many billionaires anxious to give (some of) their money away rather than hoard it? In The Status Revolution, Chuck Thompson-dubbed "savagely funny" by The New York Times and "wickedly entertaining" by the San Francisco Chronicle-sets out to determine what "status" means today and learns that what was once considered the low life has become the high life. In The Status Revolution, Thompson tours the new world of status from a small community in British Columbia where an indigenous artist uses wood carving to restore communal status; to a Washington, DC, meeting of the "Patriotic Millionaires," a club of high-earners who are begging the government to tax them; to a luxury auto factory in the south of Italy where making beautiful cars is as much about bringing dignity to a low-earning region than it is about flash and indulgence; to a London lab where the neural secrets of status are being unlocked. "This isn't a book about designer brands or orgies of overindulgence," Thompson writes. "Even if I cared about them, the preferences of the rich, famous, and gauche have already been covered more exhaustively than a guy in my tax bracket could ever hope to fake." With his signature wit and irreverence, Thompson explains why everything we know about status is changing, upends centuries of conventional wisdom, and shows how the new status revolution reflects our place in contemporary society." --
Subjects: Social status.; Social classes.; Identity (Psychology); Material culture;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Empire's end [sound recording] / by Wendig, Chuck,author.(CARDINAL)351224; Thompson, Marc,narrator.(CARDINAL)832664; Penguin Random House.(CARDINAL)613934;
Following Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the New York Times best selling trilogy set in the years between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.Read by Marc Thompson.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space warfare; Government, Resistance to; Space weapons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Star wars, aftermath [sound recording] / by Wendig, Chuck,author.; Thompson, Marc,narrator.;
Read by Marc Thompson.A story bridging the period between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens" follows the efforts of the Rebel Alliance to defeat the fracturing forces of a desperate Empire.
Subjects: Star Wars fiction.; Science fiction.; Audiobooks.; Space warfare;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Story Ave [videorecording] / by Adams, Whitney Anne,costume designer.; Blackk, Asante,actor.; Branco, Eric,1984-cinematographer.; Charles, Pierre,composer.; Ford, Cheyenne,production designer.; Foxx, Jamie,film producer.(CARDINAL)342903; Gregg, Melvin,actor.; Guzmán, Luis,1956-actor.(CARDINAL)783101; Inglish, Chuck,composer.; Thompson, Bonsu,screenwriter.; Torres, Aristotle,film director,screenwriter.; Way, Jasmin,film editor.; Dark Rabbit Productions,production company.; Firstgen Content,production company.; Foxxhole,production company.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)347545; Mero Mero Productions,production company.; Space Program (Firm),production company.;
Original score by Pierre Charles ; original music by Chuck Inglish ; costume designer, Whitney Anne Adams ; production desginer, Cheyenne Ford ; edited by Jasmin Way ; director of photography, Eric Branco.Asante Blackk, Melvin Gregg, Luis Guzman, Alex Hibbert, Coral Pena.South Bronx teen Kadir is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of graffiti gangs, seeking an outlet for the creative force threatening to explode out of him. To prove himself and join his neighborhood's ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis on the Story Ave subway platform. He is caught off guard when Luis agrees to give Kadir the cash if he sits down to a meal with him. Following their conversation and the delicate, transformative friendship that grows out of it, Kadir sees for the first time how his artistic talent could lead to a better life.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)DVD, widescreen (1.44:1, 16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.Title from container.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Artists; Graffiti artists; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Robbery;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 20
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Love don't cost a thing [videorecording] / by Beyer, Troy,film director,screenwriter.; Burg, Mark,producer.; Cannon, Nick,1980-,4eactor.; Cannon, Reuben,1946-,producer.; Codron, David,film editor.; Cohen, Chuck,director of photography.; Gibbs, Richard Kendall,1955-,composer.(CARDINAL)848081; Harvey, Steve,1956-,actor.(CARDINAL)538343; Johnson, Broderick,producer.(CARDINAL)848375; Kosove, Andrew A.,producer.(CARDINAL)848374; Mallini, Jennifer,costume designer.; McMullen, Cabot,productino designer.; Milian, Christina,1981-,actor.; Penn, Kal,1977-,actor.(CARDINAL)344841; Peters, Christine,costume designer.(CARDINAL)845186; Swerdlick, Michael,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)544180; Thompson, Al,actor.; Thompson, Kenan,actor.(CARDINAL)784823; Alcon Entertainment (Firm).(CARDINAL)786547; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ).; Warner Home Video (Firm).(CARDINAL)218485;
Director of photography, Chuck Cohen ; editor, David Codron ; music, Richard Gibbs ; costume designers, Jennifer Mallini, Christine Peters ; production designer, Cabot McMullen.Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn, and Steve Harvey.Alvin is a brilliant, but awkward teenager, who seizes a golden opportunity when popular cheerleader, Paris, wrecks her parents SUV and is strapped for cash. Alvin and Paris agree to strike a bargain: Alvin will do the repairs for free if Paris pretends to be his girlfriend for two weeks, all in the hopes of elevating his fledgling social standing. Little does he know, being popular is not all that it's cracked up to be.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content/humor.DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Teenagers; Teenagers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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