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Crazy town : the Rob Ford story / by Doolittle, Robyn.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Ford, Rob, 1969-; Mayors; Political corruption;
© 2014., Penguin Group,
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Big Sur [videorecording] / by Barr, Jean-Marc,1960-; Bosworth, Kate,1983-; Edwards, Anthony,1962-; Kerouac, Jack,1923-1969.; Lucas, Josh.; Polish, Michael.; Williams, Orian.; 3311 Productions.; Ketchup Entertainment (Firm);
Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Anthony Edwards.In an attempt to heal from the deterioration caused by the pressures of sudden fame and too much alcohol, famous Beat author Jack Kerouac escapes to an isolated, mist-shrouded cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. Instead of finding the peace he desires, he is foiled once again by his own inner demons and sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness.14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Doly Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969; Authors, American; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Ketchup Entertainment, LLC,
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The fall of Richard Nixon : a reporter remembers Watergate / by Brokaw, Tom,author.;
"The last year of the Nixon presidency was filled with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu and high-stakes showdowns, with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, the NBC News White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, gives us a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. Brokaw writes, 'Even now, almost half a century later, I am astonished by what the country went through, and I wanted to share press stories from the inside looking out -- what it was like to be on call 24/7, the twists and turns, the laughs and tensions during this historic time.'"--
Subjects: Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974;
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The day of the Triffids [videorecording] / by Cox, Brian,1946-; Glasgow, Troy.; Izzard, Eddie.; Priestley, Jason,1969-; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-; Richardson, Joely.; Scott, Dougray,1965-; Taylor, Shane,1974-; Wyndham, John,1903-1969.Day of the triffids.Videorecording.; BBC Video (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Entertainment One (Firm);
Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; edited by Alex Mackie, Tim Murrell ; music by Alan Boyd.Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Priestley, Shane Taylor, Troy Glasgow.With the world blinded and the Triffids set loose, it falls upon a band of scattered, sighted survivors to fight this carnivorous plant invasion. With a brave new world of maniacs, warring factions and renegades, the battle on the streets is not only directed at the purple-headed organisms but a battle to survive the sinister street-army headed by megalomaniac Torrence.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (4:3) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono.
Subjects: Wyndham, John, 1903-1969.; Blind; Carnivorous plants; Plant mutation; Science fiction television programs.; Television mini-series.;
© c2011., BBC Video ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Profiles in ignorance : how America's politicians got dumb and dumber / by Borowitz, Andy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Andy Borowitz, "one of the funniest people in America" (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines the intellectual deterioration of American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump. The winner of the first-ever National Press Club award for humor, Andy Borowitz has been called a "Swiftian satirist" (The Wall Street Journal) and "one of the country's finest satirists" (The New York Times). Millions of fans and New Yorker readers enjoy his satirical news column "The Borowitz Report." Now, in Profiles in Ignorance, he offers a witty, spot-on diagnosis of our country's political troubles by showing how ignorant leaders are degrading, embarrassing, and endangering our nation. Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan's first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and culminating with the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, Borowitz shows how, during the age of twenty-four-hour news and social media, the US has elected politicians to positions of great power whose lack of the most basic information is terrifying. In addition to Reagan, Quayle, Bush, Palin, and Trump, Borowitz covers a host of congresspersons, senators, and governors who have helped lower the bar over the past five decades. Profiles in Ignorance aims to make us both laugh and cry: laugh at the idiotic antics of these public figures, and cry at the cataclysms these icons of ignorance have caused. But most importantly, the book delivers a call to action and a cause for optimism: History doesn't move in a straight line, and we can change course if we act now.
Subjects: Politicians; Politicians;
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All the demons are here : a novel / by Tapper, Jake,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's 1977. Ike and Lucy, Senator Charlie and Margaret Marder's kids, are grown up-and in trouble. US Marine Ike has gone somewhat off the grid, working on Evel Knievel's pit crew in Montana, when-after a bar fight-he has to flee a neo-Nazi gang and seek refuge in the woods with a group of Vietnam veterans. Lucy, a reporter, has become the star of the brand new Washington DC tabloid, the Sentinel, and is breaking all sorts of stories about a serial killer and falling in with the Lyons, the wealthy family that owns the newspaper, British immigrants with quite a different view of journalism than Lucy's heroes Woodward and Bernstein. As their lives spiral out of control, Ike goes on the road with Evel Knievel, the Vietnam veterans, and other societal outcasts, first heading to Graceland to mourn Elvis Presley, then going to confront politicians-for grievances real and perceived-on an island in Georgia. Lucy, too, is at that retreat with both her parents and the Lyon family, attendees at this retreat where the future of the post-Nixon Republican party will be decided. The confrontation turns violent and both Ike and Lucy have to make decisions that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Alternating between Ike and Lucy's dual, fast-paced narratives, All the Demons Are Here offers a thrilling continuation of the Marder family's story with an unforgettable, brother-sister duo"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Knievel, Evel, 1938-2007; Cults; Serial murders; Siblings; Veterans; Women journalists;
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(untitled) by Barnes, Paul,1951-editor of moving image work.; Botstein, Sarah,1972-television producer.; Burns, Ken,1953-television director,television producer.; Coyote, Peter,narrator.; Ewers, Erik,editor of moving image work.; Mellish, Craig,editor of moving image work.; Novick, Lynn,television director,television producer.; Reidy, Tricia,editor of moving image work.; Reznor, Trent,composer.; Ross, Atticus,1968-composer.; Squires, Buddy,director of photography.; Ward, Geoffrey C,screenwriter.; Florentine Films,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.),production company.;
Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish ; original music, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross.Narrated by Peter Coyote.In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
For private home use only.
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The oldest student : how Mary Walker learned to read / by Hubbard, Rita L.; Mora, Oge.;
"A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Walker, Mary, 1848-1969; Women slaves; Freedmen; Illiterate persons;
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Woodstock [videorecording] : three days that defined a generation / by Ephron, Jamila,television producer.; Goodman, Barak,television producer,screenwriter,television director.; Kleszy, Don,screenwriter.; Samels, Mark,television producer.; Ark Media (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
In August 1969, nearly half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. What happened over the next three days, however, was far more than a concert. It would become a legendary event, one that would define a generation and mark the end of one of the most turbulent decades in modern history. Occurring just weeks after an American set foot on the moon, the Woodstock music festival took place against a backdrop of a nation in conflict over sexual politics, civil rights and the Vietnam War. A sense of an America in transition -- a handoff of the country between generations with far different values and ideals -- was tangibly present at what promoters billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music." Woodstock turns the lens back at the audience, at the swarming, impromptu city that grew up overnight on a few acres of farm land. What took place in that teaming mass of humanity -- the rain-soaked, starving, tripping, half-a-million strong throng of young people -- was nothing less than a miracle of teamwork, a manifestation of the "peace and love" the festival had touted and a validation of the counter-culture's promise to the world. Who were these kids? What experiences and stories did they carry with them to Bethel, New York that weekend, and how were they changed by three days in the muck and mire of Yasgur's farm?E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.); Rock music; Rock music festivals; Rock music;
For private home use only.
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Watergate : a new history / by Graff, Garrett M.,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Watergate became a shorthand for corruption, deceit, and unanswered questions. Now, author Garrett M. Graff explores the full scope of this unprecedented moment from start to finish, in the first comprehensive, single-volume account in decades. --adapted from jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Political corruption; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.;
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