Netflix s Speculative Fictions

2021-01-15

While you have been listening to me talk, the Netflix service has gone live in nearly every country of the world, ... Our goal is to offer an ever improving service with incredible Netflix shows and films coming from storytellers around ...

Author: Colin Jon Mark Crawford

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ISBN: 9781793625298

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This monograph offers a close reading of the financial story of Netflix, exposing the central importance of narrativity, performative language, and affect, which drive the speculative worlds of global finance, technology, and now television.
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Shadow and Bone Now a Netflix Original Series

2013-06-06

Ivan grabbed me roughly by the arm. “Come on.” “Ivan,” called the Darkling, “mind your tone. She is Grisha now. ... “You have to listen to me,” I gasped as I struggled to keep up with his long strides. “I'm not Grisha. I'm a mapmaker.

Author: Leigh Bardugo

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781780621838

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 320

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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series. Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country's magical military elite - and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country, but only if she can master her untamed gift. As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation. Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." -The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series
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Beyond Possible

2020-11-12

'14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' Now On Netflix Nimsdai Purja. another two hours, the Sherpa stepping in ... But there are people in Camp 4 that I think will listen to me – they'll come to his rescue. Either you can stay here with him, ...

Author: Nimsdai Purja

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781529312270

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 320

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**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER** 'An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.' - Mail on Sunday 'The energy of the book gives it pace and you whip through, rather as Purja nips up verticals... Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The Times 'Not only does Nims have exceptional physical stamina, he's also a leader with great skills in financial management and logistics.' - Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen highest mountains in the world 'The magnitude of his achievement is astonishing.' Soldier Magazine 'A Living Legend.' Trail Magazine *** Welcome to The Death Zone. Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years. So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months. People laughed. They told me I was crazy, even though I'd sharpened my climbing skills on the brutal Himalayan peaks of Everest and Dhaulagiri. But I possessed more than enough belief, strength and resilience to nail the job, having taken down enemy gunmen and terrorist bomb makers while serving with the Gurkhas and the UK Special Forces. Throughout 2019, I came alive in the death zone. Soon after, I was showing the world a new truth: that with bravery and enough heart and drive, the impossible was possible...
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The Match

2022-03-17

From the #1 bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series Stay Close Harlan Coben ... The Hartford cops come to me and say, 'That slick New York attorney from your hometown is protecting someone who broke into the house of a murdered ...

Author: Harlan Coben

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9781529156782

Category: Fiction

Page: 352

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PRAISE FOR HARLAN COBEN 'The absolute master' RICHARD OSMAN 'A helter-skelter of a read!' LISA JEWELL 'One of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN 'One of my favourites' JOHN GRISHAM 'At the top of his game' PETER JAMES 'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD 'Insanely readable' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Coben is a phenomenon' THE TIMES He is known as Wilde, the boy from the woods. Discovered living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey, he has grown up knowing nothing of his parents, and even less about his own identity. Until now. When a match on a DNA database puts him on the trail of a close relative - the only family member he has ever known - Wilde thinks he might be about to solve the mystery of who he really is. Only this relation disappears as quickly as he's resurfaced. Undaunted, Wilde continues his research, becoming caught up in a secret community committed to exposing anonymous online trolls. Then one by one, people start to die, and it soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting this secret community. And that the next victim could be Wilde himself ... _____________________________________ READERS LOVE HARLAN COBEN *****'Harlan's books have gripped me for years' *****'Hooked from the start' *****'A masterclass in thriller fiction' *****'Great story, as always!' *****'Harlan Coben can do no wrong'
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No One Listens to Your Dad s Show

2021-06-03

after watching the Netflix show Great American Barbecue Showdown. I never thought I'd get excited about mates coming round for beers and my brisket. ... I don't just mean those who listen to me, I mean everyone.

Author: Christian O'Connell

Publisher: Atlantic Books

ISBN: 9781838952891

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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'Christian has achieved something very beautiful and funny with this book, weaving ordinary life and every day sadness into something hopeful and profound. I loved it.' Russell Brand As a radio DJ in London, Christian O'Connell appeared to have it all. He held the number one spot nationally, with a faithful audience of millions who'd listened to him for years. Celebrities flocked to come on his show and no other radio DJ had won more awards. But not everything was as it seemed. Minutes before going live one morning, something happened that changed everything and led to a decision of seismic proportions. He quit his job, moved to the other side of the world, where no one knew him, and took on the toughest radio market in the world - Australia. Why? is the question he's been asked every day since landing Down Under. Until now he's never shared the real reason. No One Listens to Your Dad's Show is the story of Christian risking everything, uprooting his wife, two daughters and his dog to move to Australia. A move that lands him as a complete unknown in a country where, he soon finds out, no one wants to hear him on the radio. He was failing, fortysomething and falling apart. Until he wasn't.
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Y all Didn t Hear it From Me

2021-04-12

Again, he refused to listen. He didn't budge. He was completely defiant. I reminded him, “You don't make the rules here. This isn't your mother's house. My daughter will play out here, or you will come back in while she plays outside.

Author: Crys McAllister

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

ISBN: 9781662414800

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 150

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Do you ever wish you could write a letter to your former, younger self about the details of your present life, maybe as a way to do something different? Well, as you know, we can't change our past; however, we can change our future and how we are looking at our past.In this book, you will read stories about my lifetime. My personal ups and downs, triumphs, good times and bad, people I've met, and for good measure, a few stories to give you an insight on how I think and the many things I think about.As each story unfolds with detailed emotion and witty sarcasm, you'll see as my thoughts transform to understanding. There is a reason for everything, and only you can change your future, like I changed mine.This book is my way of saying we are not alone in this world.
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Coming Back Alive

2021-03-31

Sometime later, they flutter open again to the Netflix home screen, the movie long over. ... My stomach rolls in anticipation as the robotic voice tells me I'm about to listen to my first new message. 'Hey, Jo—it's me. It's Jay.

Author: J.L. Stiles

Publisher: Fresh Air Media

ISBN: 9781777670016

Category: Fiction

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"Exceptional! JL Stiles has a way of drawing you in so that you won’t be able to put this book down. A definite must read!" - reader KT Joanna Barrett has lived two lives. The one before tragedy stole her husband, and the one after. IF you call 18-hour days, way too much alcohol and random hook-ups a life. When a routine night out goes horribly wrong, Jo is forced to take stock of her bleak reality. With the help of her best friend, Tim, and a budding new relationship with a work colleague, Jo’s life finally seems to be going right for once. That is, until the one person she hoped to never see again suddenly steps back into view. Long-buried truths are finally unearthed. Precarious relationships splinter while others mend. And Jo has the chance to find out which of her two lives is worth living. Will she take that chance, or will she let the truth continue to keep her from coming back alive?
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Hurry Up We re Dreaming

101

He moves to sit next to me on the couch, keeping his hands to himself. We don't touch that often, Dad and me. ... even listen to music or come support me and my band? ... I open Netflix on my computer and click on The Walking Dead.

Author: Sara Crawford

Publisher: Sara E. Crawford

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Category: Young Adult Fiction

Page: 472

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To find her Muse, she must first find herself. Sylvia Baker used to live for music: constantly listening to artists like M83 and Moonlight Bride, writing songs, and playing drums in a band. But now, the soundtrack of her life is silence. If she lets the music back in, she's worried she will return to her delusions about the Muses--the mystical beings who inspire artists to create art. She's worried she'll have to face the wounds of losing Vincent, her Muse, her love. She tries to move on, immersing herself in the real world--working at the grocery store, mending her relationships with her friends and her father, and developing a new love for hiking. But in her dreams, she is forced to face the questions growing in her heart. What if they never were delusions? What if a vicious battle between the traditional Greek Muses and modern Earthly Muses tore her from the world of the Muses? What if she never lost Vincent at all? And what if he's the one who needs to be saved?
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The Muse Chronicles Books 1 3

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He moves to sit next to me on the couch, keeping his hands to himself. ... If I let the music back in, the hallucinations will come back, the overwhelming emotions will come back. ... “Why can't you even listen to ...

Author: Sara Crawford

Publisher: Sara Crawford

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Category: Young Adult Fiction

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What could you create if you fell in love with a Muse? 16-year-old musician, Sylvia Baker, has always been different. She's the only one who can see the "flickering people." When she sees a gorgeous flickering man named Vincent, she learns that they are Muses. With his help, she finds herself creating exquisite songs that she loves almost as much as songs by her favorite bands--Radiohead, M83, and The Black Keys--and she is falling in love in a way she never knew was possible. While trying to maintain her newfound friendships and her band, she falls deeper into the world of the Muses. When the original Greek Muses wake to find a world in which the internet has given everyone the tools to be an artist, a battle between traditional and new methods of creation ensues. As Sylvia discovers how she is connected to the world of the Muses, she learns that this war may put her music, her love, her very life at stake. Book 1 of this young adult urban fantasy romance was a semi-finalist in the YA Books Central 2017 Awards in the "All the Feels" category
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