Plusieurs années se sont écoulées depuis que la rebelle Tally a renversé le système des Uglies, des Pretties et des Specials. Sans castes, le monde connaît une véritable renaissance, sous le regard de millions de caméras. La société n'est plus qu'une gigantesque émission de télé-réalité. Une chose pourtant n'a pas changé : les moins de seize ans sont interdits en ville. Surtout quand on est une Extra comme Aya, une anonyme au rang facial ridicule. Sa seule chance de s'arracher à la médiocrité : claquer sur le nouveau réseau une histoire inouïe et... dangereuse.
Pity the "extras.
These are just some of the stories Neff tells before looking ahead to a future that could bring lidar to unpiloted air taxis, to the contaminated pipes of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, and to satellites capable of pinpointing greenhouse ...
In this chilling but ultimately uplifting novel, Kathryn Lasky imagines the lives of the Gypsies who worked as extras for the real Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, giving readers a story of survival unlike any other.
Lay opinions (in their diversity, creativity and richness) and the Estate as Rights holder of Potter's work (a ... David Bianculli(2013) has compiled with historical detail the 'life and works of the TVauteur Dennis Potter' from an ...
How generosity is actually the key to unlocking productivity. This expanded edition includes: a new chapter on productivity in a fallen world a new appendix on being more productive with work that requires creative thinking.
A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social ...
Line drawings by Rutledge. Great for gift giving and personal inspiration, this book was once given by Henry Ford to all twenty-five thousand of his employees.
How we come to feel at home in our towns and cities is what Warnick sets out to discover in This Is Where You Belong.
Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse, an Extra, just wants to lay low, so when she discovers the secret lives of the Sly Girls, she wants to report their story, but she knows that would propel her into a celebrity status she's not prepared for.
Fan-favorite Rachel Fordham brings to life the dusty streets of an 1880s frontier town in this story that affirms where you come from matters far less than where you're going.