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1) Flushed away
Pub. Date
2007]
Description
Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a pampered pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes out of the sink, he desides he had hit the jackpot. Roddy schemes to rid himself of Sid by luring him into the "whirlpool." Sid may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, but it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger...
2) Trashlands
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Pub. Date
2021.
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A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods and tides. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency. In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a "plucker," pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She's stuck in Trashlands, a dump named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless...
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Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
In small towns and along America's backroads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz, hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners. From a vintage Harley to a one-of-a-kind Ferris wheel, each treasure hunt uncovers weird and wonderful Americana, offering a glimpse into a little-known side of the antiques business. Along the way, Mike and Frank meet people whose own stories open...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz, hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners. From a vintage Harley to a one-of-a-kind Ferris wheel, each treasure hunt uncovers weird and wonderful Americana, offering a glimpse into a little-known side of the antiques business. Along the way, Mike and Frank meet people whose own stories open...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
"Varda's most recent effort-- the first filmed with a digital videocamera-- focuses on gleaners, those who gather the spoils left after a harvest, as well as those who mine the trash. Some completely exist on the leavings; others turn them into art, exercise their ethics, or simply have fun. The director likens gleaning to her own profession-that of collecting images, stories, fragments of sound, light, and color."--Www.imdb.com.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Pablo and his sister spend every day at ���Treasure Mountain,��� the local dump. There, they rummage through the mounds of garbage looking for items that their mother can sell in order to provide food for the family. Occasionally, they find a ���real��� treasure like some still-edible food, or a picture book, which Pablo delights in, even though he cant read. The work is exhausting, and sometimes not very lucrative, but the...
13) Delver
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Series
Delver volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"When the door to a living dungeon surfaces in the tiny hamlet of Oddgoat, village girl Temerity Aster has two choices: abandon the only home she's ever known to carpet baggers and sellswords, or carve out a place for herself and her family in the new and dangerous world of delving."--