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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when, in her mid-50s, she loses her job in the Great Recession, she is forced back into the job market for the first time in decades. Set up with a job counselor, Cara instead begins to narrate the story of her life. Over the course of twelve sessions, Cara recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her alternately biting and loving relationships with her...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Kit Noonan's life is stalled: unemployed, twins to support, a mortgage to pay--and a frustrated wife, who is certain that, more than anything else, Kit needs to solve the mystery of his father's identity. He begins with a visit to his former stepfather, Jasper, a take-no-prisoners Vermont outdoorsman. But it is another person who has kept the secret: Lucinda Burns, wife of a revered senior statesman and mother of Malachy (the journalist who died...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Mark is a desperate unempolyed writer who lives in a world where everyone unfailingly tells the truth. People don't even know what fiction is. Every thought, no matter how humiliating or harsh, tumbles out unvarnished. Then one day, Mark becomes so desperate he concocts a lie. In a world where everyone is unfailingly honest, a lie is believed with total and absolute gullibility. Mark can get anything he wants. The one thing he truly wants is the love...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When family man and war veteran Russell loses his job as a quarry worker, his life suddenly seems more like a waking nightmare than a chance to finally live the American dream. Facing bills, a new baby, and a bone-dry bank account, hes got nothing left to lose. Russell comes to the rescue of a naked stranger dancing in the rain, and what was supposed to be a straightforward good deed turns into a spiral of danger. When Russell finds an enticing stash...
8) Get a job
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Recent college graduates Will and Jillian quickly encounter the struggles millennials face in today's highly competitive job market. When Will's job falls through and Jillian get laid off, the young couple and their friends must endure public humiliation, hazing, and surprise drug tests to ultimately launch their fledgling careers.
Publisher
Sundance Selects
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Español
Description
Roberto once had a promising career in advertising. Now out of work because of the economic downturn, he struggles to keep his family afloat and their dire situation a secret from his adoring wife Luisa. After yet another dead end interview, Roberto's chances for a promising future seem slim, until a freak accident places him at the center of a wild media storm. Realizing his opportunity, Roberto hires a brazen agent to help him leverage his newfound...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A Maine librarian is fired after a teen accuses her of spying on her romantic romps in the bathroom and reaches out to her favorite author to speak at their library and help her clear her name.
"Now that her brilliant botanist daughter is off at college, buttoned-up Maeve Cosgrove loves her job at a quiet Maine public library more than anything. But when a teenager accuses Maeve―Maeve!―of spying on her romantic escapades in the mezzanine bathroom,...
12) Carpool diem
Author
Publisher
5 Spot
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"A tale of a professional mom who loses her job and finds herself caught up in the kiddie soccer craze"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the season in this hilarious romantic-comedy caper. Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak. She's lost yet another job, her student loan debt won't stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it lightly, she's desperate for a break-that's...
17) Don Peyote
Publisher
Xlrator Media
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
The story of Warren Allman, an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Allman becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiance is busy planning their wedding.
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A memoir chronicles the adventures and misadventures of a woman whose perfect life and perfect job vanishes when she goes from a six-figure career to unemployment, and, forced to do some soul searching, becomes an author.
20) Step brothers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Two middle-aged men find themselves becoming brothers after their parents meet each other and marry. When their laziness threatens to break up the family, the pair work as a team to get their mom and dad back together.
Brennan and Dale are two middle-aged loafers who are forced to live together when their parents get married. When their immature antics over TV privileges and personal property take their toll on their parents' marriage, the devious...
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