- Browse
- » My Account
- » List
1) 1984
Author
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
An allegory exploring the dangers of life in a strictly totalitarian society governed by Big Brother and the Thought Police. As an employee at the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith is constantly confronted with lies invented by the government to perpetuate its own power. Smith joins a rebel group called the Brotherhood dedicated to destroying the Party and freeing everyone under its control.
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 150
On Shelf
Bordeaux - Teen Fiction 1 available
YA Fiction Orwell
Madison - Adult Fiction 1 available
Fiction Orwell
Main - Upon Request - Adult Fiction 1 available
Fiction Orwell
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[1996] | Signet Classic | 140 p. ; 18 cm. | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Teen Fiction 1 available YA Fiction Orwell Madison - Adult Fiction 1 available Fiction Orwell | ||
c1995 | 1st ed. | Harcourt Brace | 179 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. | On Shelf
Main - Upon Request - Adult Fiction 1 available Fiction Orwell | |
1993 | Distributed by Random House | xl, 113 pages ; 22 cm. |
Checked Out
6 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
| ||
2003, c1946 | Centennial ed. | Harcourt Brace | xxix, 97 p. ; 21 cm. |
Checked Out
| |
1996, c1946 | 50th anniversary ed. | Plume | xxii, 101 p. ; 21 cm. |
Checked Out
|
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell
Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell
Madison - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
p2002 | Library ed. | Books on Tape | 3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell | |
p1987 | Recorded Books | 3 sound discs (ca. 3 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Madison - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell | ||
p2004 | Blackstone Audiobooks | 3 sound discs (ca. 3 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO Fiction Orwell |
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | OverDrive | Recorded Books, Inc | Available Online
| |
2007 | OverDrive | Blackstone Publishing | Checked Out
4 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
| |
2013 | OverDrive | BBC Audio | Checked Out
|
Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | OverDrive | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
|
Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Publication Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
|
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available
PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell
Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available
PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell
Inglewood - Adult Audiobook 1 available
PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[released 2008], c2008 | Unabridged. | [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC | 1 sound media player (ca. 3 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell Inglewood - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell | |
p1987 | Recorded Books | 1 sound media player (3 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 cm. | On Shelf
Richland Park - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY Fiction Orwell |
Description
The animals on Farmer Jones's farm revolt in a move led by the pigs, and drive out the humans. A totalitarian state slowly evolves in which 'all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.'
Author
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Bernard Marx feels empty despite living in a world where everyone is provided for, babies are genetically engineered to be perfect, and there is no violence.
Author
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Presents the fiftieth anniversary edition of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange," with an introduction explaining Burgess' vision for the work and his invented lexicon.
5) Divergent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 1
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Author
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | OverDrive | Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España | Español | Available Online
|
Description
A totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be destroyed, but one of the book burners, Guy Montag, suddenly realizes their merit.
7) The giver
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 1
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Author
Series
Handmaid's tale volume 1
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[2019] | First edition. | Nan A. Talese, Doubleday | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm | English |
Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
|
Description
"Margaret Atwood's best-loved novel has taken the world by storm again. Riding high on bestseller lists for months and the basis for Hulu's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning smash hit series, The Handmaid's Tale is everywhere--and it's primed for a stunning new graphic novel adaptation. The story is iconic: In the Republic of Gilead, a Handmaid named Offred lives in the home of the Commander, to the purpose that she become pregnant with his child....
Author
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
A fable of ship-wrecked children turning to primitive savagery which portrays the collapse of social order into chaos.
Author
Formats:
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | OverDrive | RosettaBooks | English | Available Online
|
Publication Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | RosettaBooks | English | Available Online
|
Description
A detective hunts down a killer in a dystopian, overpopulated NYC in this classic science fiction novel that inspired the film Soylent Green.
Originally published in 1966, Make Room! Make Room! imagines a world at the end of the twentieth century where Earth is so overwhelmed by rampant population growth that it teeters on the edge of self-destruction. In New York City alone, thirty-five million people are squeezed...
Originally published in 1966, Make Room! Make Room! imagines a world at the end of the twentieth century where Earth is so overwhelmed by rampant population growth that it teeters on the edge of self-destruction. In New York City alone, thirty-five million people are squeezed...
11) The time machine
Author
Series
Formats:
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Project Gutenberg | Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation | 1 online resource : multiple file formats. | English | Available Online
|
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation | 1 online resource : digital, multiple file formats. | English | Available Online
|
Description
An evening of dinner and light conversation turned into a discussion of math and science. Soon, our host was showing us his latest contraption--a machine to travel in time. He promised to return the following week with a story of his adventures. Will his machine work and will he return at all? Find out in this stunning graphic novel adaptation of H.G. Well's classic by Joe Dunn. Creator biographies and a glossary help reluctant readers take the first...