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1) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
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English
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Basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
Alasdair Gray's “Poor Things” echoes Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein” in this novel of a young woman freeing herself from the confines of the suffocating Victorian society she was created to serve.
In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing...
3) Poor Thing
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English
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Poor Thing tells the story of a little boy and another little boy that becomes his best friend. It shows how both overcome significant problems and drawbacks and the significance and help their friendship was to both boys.
The artwork I have done for the story is incidental to the story, which is intended to make the reader ponder the relationships with peers and why these little boys ended up living meaningful and productive lives.
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Language
English
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This simple and sweet story is based on true events and a real toy. Hamer is a gentle and adorable little plush seal who thinks he is a "poor little thing." Sadly, he finds himself in a situation that leaves him lonely and afraid. Just when he is about to lose hope, he decides to look up. What he sees could change his life. Join Hamer on his first adventure and be on the lookout for more to come.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The color purple: A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Poor things: The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry...
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English
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Black folks take whites much too seriously. (Except for the police. Everybody, and especially black men, has to be wary of them because you never know when a couple of them may have had a bad day.) Taking whites too seriously is just one of the things I write about in this book. This collection of essays is about identifying and using the power we have as members of the American body politic to work together for our common good. The essays also emphasize...
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Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has...
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