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- The imperial cruise [sound recording (CD)] / by Bradley, James,1954-; Poe, Richard.;
Read by Richard Poe with an introduction and closing by the author.- Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.; United States. Navy; Audiobooks.; Imperialism;
- © p2009., Hachette Audio,
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- The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II / by Maier, Thomas,1956-author.;
As a tough but smart Italian American kid, Ernest Cuneo played Ivy League football at Columbia University and was in the old Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise before becoming a City Hall lawyer and "Brain Trust'' aide to President Roosevelt. He was on the payroll of national radio columnist Walter Winchell and mingled with the famous and powerful. But his status as a spy remained a secret, hiding in plain sight. During this time, Cuneo began a love affair with one of Churchill's agents at Rockefeller Center, Margaret Watson, a beautiful Canadian woman with a photographic memory ideal for spycraft. In one nighttime attack, Watson was nearly smothered to death by a Nazi assassin inside her women's dormitory near Rockfeller Center. Cuneo's transformation from a gridiron athlete into a high-stakes intelligence go-between and political influencer is one of the great untold stories of American espionage. He has remained "invisible" in the public eye, until now, with this unveiled look into his life. Thomas Maier weaves Cuneo's remarkable personal story with the vivid and insightful portraits of many top figures in his world. Full of action and fascinating characters, this untold history shows how the British launched a far-ranging covert campaign against Nazi conspirators hidden in America, a spy war unbeknown to many.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Cuneo, Ernest L., 1905-1988.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972; Great Britain. MI6; United States. Office of Strategic Services; Espionage, American; Intelligence officers; Spies; Undercover operations; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Klondikers : Dawson City's Stanley Cup challenge and how a nation fell in love with hockey / by Falconer, Tim,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.With 'Klondikers', join a ragtag group of misfits from Dawson City as they scrap to become the 1905 Stanley Cup champions and cement hockey as Canadas national pastime. Tim Falconer lives in Toronto, ON.- Subjects: Dawson City Nuggets (Hockey team); Stanley Cup (Hockey); Hockey players.;
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Mode of access: Internet.- Subjects: Entertainment & TV;
- © , Burda Thailand
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- Great state : China and the world / by Brook, Timothy,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with the Ascendancy of the Yuan dynasty in the thirteenth century, and despite the passing of one Imperial dynasty to the next, has maintained them for the eight centuries since. China remained China through the Ming, the Qing, the Republic, the Occupation, and Communism. But despite the desires of some of the most powerful people in the Great State through the ages, China has never been alone in the world. It has had to contend with invaders as well as foreign traders and imperialists. Its rulers for the majority of the last eight centuries have not been Chinese. China became a mega-state not by conquering others, Timothy Brook contends, but rather by being conquered by others and then claiming right of succession to the empires of those Great States. What the Mongols and Manchu ruling families wrought, the Chinese ruling families of the Ming, the Republic, and the People's Republic, have perpetuated. Yet a contemporary Chinese idea of a 'fatherland' that is, and always has been, completely and naturally Chinese persists. Brook argues that China, like everywhere, is the outcome of history, and like every state, rests on its capacities to conquer and suppress. In The Great State, Brook examines China's relationship with the world at large for the first time, from the Yuan through to the present, by following the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people navigating the spaces where China met, and continues to meet, the world.- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Young titan : the making of Winston Churchill / by Shelden, Michael.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prelude: the prime minister -- Introduction: the young titan -- 1901-1905. -- A new world -- A family affair -- Born for opposition -- The duke's smile -- Empire dreams -- The great rift -- Departures -- The bachelor and the heiress -- Fortunate son -- 1906-1910. -- Winners and losers -- The world at his feet -- Private lives -- The political maiden -- A place in the sun -- Best laid plans -- The castle -- Eminent Edwardian -- Sound and fury -- Life and death -- 1910-1915. -- Valiant -- Storm signals -- Armada -- The old man and the sea -- Wings -- Countdown -- Last stand.- Subjects: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Cabinet officers; Prime ministers;
- © c2013., Simon & Schuster,
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- 12 angry men [videorecording (DVD)] by Marshall, E. G.,1910-; Lumet, Sidney,1924-; Fonda, Henry,1905-1982; Cobb, Lee J.,1911-1976; Begley, Ed; Warden, Jack;
Photography: Boris Kaufman; editor, Carl Lerner; music, Kenyon Hopkins.Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall and Jack Warden.Courtroom drama revolving around the trial of a boy accused of killing his father, where one man stands between him and capital punishment.CHV rating: G.MPAA rating: Not rated.NTSC 1.DVD, Dolby digital.- Subjects: Trials (Murder); Jury duty; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Feature films;
- © c2001., MGM/UA Home Video,
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- Daffy Duck's movie. [videorecording] / by Blanc, Mel.; Foray, June.; Freleng, Friz,1905-1995.; Jones, Chuck,1912-2002.; McKimson, Robert,1910-1977.; Tremayne, Les.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Voice actors: Mel Blanc, June Foray, Les Tremayne.Take 'De Plane! De Plane!' to an amazing atoll where wishes hilariously come true as Daffy Duck, sidekick Speedy Gonzales and the Warner Bros. menagerie welcome all aboard this feature-film delight.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital mono.- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Daffy Duck (Fictitious character); Feature films.; Islands; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2014., Warner Bros. Entertainment,
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- Westward ho [videorecording] / by Bell, Hank.; Bradbury, Robert N.(Robert North); Bromley, Sheila,1911-2003.; Canutt, Yakima,1895-1986.; Curtis, Jack,1880-1956.; Jones, Dickie,1927-; MacLaren, Mary,1896-; Malvern, Paul,1902-1993.; McGlynn, Frank,1904-1939.; Parsons, Lindsley,1905-1992.; Wayne, John,1907-1979.; Olive Films.; Republic Pictures Corporation.;
John Wayne, Sheila Mannors, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Jack Curtis, Yakima Canutt, Mary McLaren, Dickie Jones, Hank Bell.While searching for the brother he has been separated from since childhood, John Wayne forms a vigilante group to catch a vicious band of outlaws. On the trail of the bandits, Wayne come face-to-face with his biggest fear: the brother he has been trying to find is the leader of the gang.PG.DVD, full screen, Dolby monaural audio, digitally mastered.- Subjects: Brothers; Feature films.; Outlaws; Vigilantes; Western films.;
- © c2013., Republic Pictures Home Video : Distrbuted by Olive Films,
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- Stalingrad / by Grossman, Vasiliĭ,author.; Chandler, Robert,1953-editor,translator.; Bit-Yunan, Yury,editor.; Chandler, Elizabeth,1947-translator.; translation of:Grossman, Vasiliĭ.Za pravoe delo.English.; Grossman, Vasiliĭ.For a just cause.;
Inclbies bibliographical references."Vassily Grossman (1905-1964) has become well-known in the last twenty years -- above all for his novel Life and fate. This has often been described as a Soviet (or anti-Soviet) War and peace. Most readers, however, do not realize that it is only the second half of a dilogy. The first half, originally titled Stalingrad but published in 1952 under the title For a just cause, has received surprisingly little attention. Scholars and critics seem to have assumed that, since it was first published in Stalin's lifetime, it can only be considered empty propaganda. In reality, there is little difference between the two novels. The chapters in the earlier novel about the Shaposhnikov family are as tender, and sometimes humorous, as in the later novel. The chapters devoted to the long retreats of 1941 and the first half of 1942 are perhaps still more vivid than the battle scenes in the later novel"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Classics; Literary; Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943;
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