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21) The trial
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English
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Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge. Kafka's final work was left unfinished at the time of his 1924 death, and the original 1925 and subsequent editions were edited according to the standards of the day. This edition endeavors to restore the text as closely as possible to the original manuscript. In addition to the text, this volume includes a bibliography and a...
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Español
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Los animales de granja con mentalidad política se someten a una revolución contra su amo humano y establecen un nuevo gobierno que fracasa debido a un líder corrupto tentado por la codicia y el poder.
Politically minded farm animals undergo a revolution against their human master and establish a new government that fails because of a corrupt leader tempted by greed and power.
23) UltraViolet
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Human society has been decimated by a holocaust caused by biological warfare research gone wrong. The intent was to create super-soldiers, but a genetically-engineered virus turns infected humans into Hemophages. These human, vampire-like sub-species have enhanced physical abilities. In the infection-paranoid and technologically advanced society that follows, Violet is a singular Hemophage warrior battling the totalitarian dictator who is determined...
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English
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Orwell's masterwork in a stunning Clothbound Classics edition for the first time Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his...
26) Julia: a novel
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Pub. Date
2023.
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385 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Description
In 1984, mechanic Julia Worthing, who works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, in one impulsive moment, sets in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story, in this imaginative, feminist and brilliantly relevant to-today journey through Orwell's now-iconic dystopia.
London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceana. It's 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing...
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Tuttle twins volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
Description
"A twisted tale of unintended consequences unfolds! History abounds with examples of government officials making decisions, well-intentioned or otherwise, that harm others. Unfortunately, these unintended consequences are never anticipated, and rarely considered once they occur. As theTuttle twins find in their latest adventure, central planning can ruin people's lives. Nobel prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek's famous book The Road to Serfdom comes...
28) Fahrenheit 451
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
In a not too distant future, humans live a seemingly care-free existence where they're happy and productive. There is a "price" though for this life: They must place special drops in their eyes daily and follow the rules perfectly, including the rule that they never own or read books. Guy Montag is a firefighter. He doesn't fight fires though, but instead hunts down those people who refuse to follow the law and burns their books. Like everyone else,...
30) Fahrenheit 451
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English
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Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
In a not too distant future, a totalitarian state secret government organization controls all aspects of life. All 'Enemies of the State' are executed by a secret group of assassins. The best of the assassins is code-name 'Condor'. However, in his latest assignment, he fails to kill the opposition leader and finds himself on the run from the very same government agency that hired him.
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Pub. Date
2010.
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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English
Description
When the oppressive New Order declares that all magic is evil, sibling teenagers Whit and Wisty Allgood use their newly discovered magic abilities to infiltrate the New Order's territory.
34) No 6: Volume 1
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Series
No. 6 volume 1
Pub. Date
©2013.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
Description
After sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon, gifted ecology student Shion finds his life thrown into chaos as he begins to discover the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6, the computerized metropolis he calls home.
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Series
(Friedrich August),Works volume 2
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
xi, 283 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics. Originally published in 1944, it was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. The author was a cowinner of the Nobel Memoiral Prize in economics in 1974and was a pioneer in monetary theory and the principal proponent of libertariansim in the twentieth century.
37) Serenity
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (1 hr. 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
River Tam and her brother Simon are hiding out from the totalitarian government that experimented with River's brain aboard a space-freighter. Captained by a down on his luck soldier, the crew of Serenity must take jobs, whether they are legal or not, while trying to avoid the Alliance, and keeping the Tams safe. Then things get out of control and the true extent of River's powers becomes known. At the same time, the Alliance sends a new Operative...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley's enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today. With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form. Fred...
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