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181) No. 6: #3
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No. 6 volume 3
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English
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On the run from No. 6, Shion moves in with Rat in West Block. Though life outside the comfort of the city is a trial, Shion learns to survive. Meanwhile, back in Chronos, the elite core of No. 6, Safu begins to look into Shion's disappearance only to find herself under arrest! What can Shion possibly do from exile to help his lifelong friend?
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Español
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En tiempos de demagogia populista, ¿aún queda espacio para una experiencia democrática de acción política? ¿Existe todavía una oportunidad, cuando expresamos nuestro disentimiento en las calles, de redescubrir esa emoción de participar, que HannahArendt llama felicidad pública?Apelando a esta emoción, Adriana Cavarero propone recuperar el núcleo genuino de la democracia y sugiere identificarlo en la vivencia concreta de las personas que...
183) No. 6: #1
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No. 6 volume 1
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English
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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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Polish
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"Orwell pisał: „»Folwark zwierzęcy« miał być przede wszystkim satyrą na rewolucję rosyjską. Jednak, jak podkreślam, przesłanie utworu jest szersze - chciałem wyrazić w nim myśl, iż ów szczególny rodzaj rewolucji (gwałtowna rewolucja oparta na konspiracji, z motorem napędowym w postaci nieświadomie żądnych władzy osób) może doprowadzić jedynie do zmiany władców. Mój morał brzmi tak oto: rewolucje mogą przynieść radykalną...
185) 1984: a new play
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English
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The classic story from George Orwell is adapted for the stage by Duncan Macmillan in this new version of 1984. The idea of the big-brother world and being constantly under surveillance is just as relevant now as when Orwell penned this classic.
186) 451 za Farenheĭtom
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Ukrainian
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"Що трапилося з нашим світом? Чому пожежники спалюють будинки, а не гасять пожежі? Чому люди не читають книги, не ходять пішки і майже не розмовляють одне з одним? Як виглядатиме наша Земля та якими будуть люди, якщо заборонити їм читати книги? Зі сторінок...
187) Cold as thunder
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English
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Since the Eagle Party took power in the United States, all schools and public utilities have been privatized, churches and libraries closed, and independent news media shut down. Drones buzz overhead in constant surveillance of the populace, and the internet has been replaced by the network of the New Society Corporation. Environmental degradation and unchecked climate change have brought raging wildfires to the Western states and disastrous flooding...
188) 2084
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Arabic
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"Welcome to the year 2084 when the Arab world is now comprised of three major warring states. This dystopian, Orwellian tale is the "1984" of the Middle East"--
189) No. 6: #4
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No. 6 volume 4
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English
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"OUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL ARE ROUGHLY ZERO PERCENT." Shion accidentally learning that his childhood friend Safu is under arrest -- and all because of him! Not wanting to get Rat involved, Shion sets out alone to save her. But how can he possibly infiltrate No. 6's secure correctional facility and escape with a high-priority prisoner all on his own?
190) No. 6: #9
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No. 6 volume 9
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English
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With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to No. 6. But what he finds there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the 'holy city' collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put the future of humanity-- and their future together-- on the line in the shocking final volume!"--Page 4 of cover.
191) Un mundo feliz
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Español
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Clásico imponente de la sátira distópica, BRAVE NEW WORLD es una visión brillante y aterradora de una sociedad sin alma y de un hombre que descubre los costos humanos de la conformidad sin sentido. Cientos de años en el futuro, los Controladores del Mundo han creado una civilización ideal. Sus miembros, moldeados por la ingeniería genética y el condicionamiento conductual, son productivos y están contentos con los roles que se les han asignado...
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"The Plot to Destroy Trump exposes the Deep State conspiracy to discredit and even depose the legitimately elected President Donald J. Trump with the fabricated 0along with Fake News Award-winner CNN, BuzzFeed, and the other liberal media that all played a part in pushing the information to the American people. The compromised CIA and FBI personnel who took the dossier and ran with it, despite knowing it was unverified. The roles that George Papadopoulos,...
197) No. 6: #8
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No. 6 volume 8
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English
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"Risking everything, Shion and Rat have finally made it to the top floor of the Correctional Facility, where Shion is finally reunited with Safu! But has Shion's rescue attempt come too late? Is the Safu he once knew gone forever? As Rat rushes to find a way out, Shion must make a heartbreaking decision: Leave, saving Rat and himself from capture, or stay, and find another solution? Either way, Shion may lose a friend, or his own life! The tale of...
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English
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Nineteen eighty-four: Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. When he starts an illegal love affair, he becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him to conform.
Crime and punishment: A modern version of Dostoyevsky's classic of one man's search for the true meaning of his existence.
199) Obydva šedevry
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Ukrainian
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"Skotnyĭ dvor: V osnovu skotizma li͡ahly sim zapovideĭ, prydumani svyni͡amy, i nakresledi nymy z͡h farboi͡u na tort͡si velykoho komory: 1. Toĭ, khto khodyt' na dvokh nohakh, - voroh. 2. Toĭ, khto khodyt' na chotyr'okh (tak samo i͡ak i toĭ, u koho kryla), - odyn. 3. Tvaryna ta ne nosyt' odi͡ah. 4. Tvaryna ta ne spyt' u liz͡hku. 5. Tvaryna ta ne p'i͡e spyrtnoho. 6. Tvaryna ta ne vb'i͡e inshu tvarynu. 7. Vsi tvaryny rivni. Ale vyi͡avylosi͡a,...