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Great society : a new history / by Shlaes, Amity,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index." In the 1960s, Americans sought the same goals many seek now: an end to poverty, higher standards of living for the middle class, a better environment and more access to health care and education. Then, too, we debated socialism and capitalism, public sector reform versus private sector advancement. Time and again, whether under John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon, the country chose the public sector. Yet the targets of our idealism proved elusive. What's more, Johnson's and Nixon's programs shackled millions of families in permanent government dependence. Ironically, Shlaes argues, the costs of entitlement commitments made a half century ago preclude the very reforms that Americans will need in coming decades."--
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Nineteen sixties.; Public housing;
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Cold fire : Kennedy's northern front / by Boyko, John,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Sheds a new light on the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and his critical battles with the leaders of Canada.LSC
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979.; Pearson, Lester B., 1897-1972.; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.;
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Chicago [videorecording (DVD)] by Marshall, Rob.; Gere, Richard,1949-; Zeta-Jones, Catherine,1969-; Zellweger, Renée,1969-; Latifah,Queen; Reilly, John C.,1965-;
Deleted musical number -- Behind the scenes special -- Director & screenwriter commentary.Based on the musical play Chicago ; music by John Kander ; lyrics by Fred Ebb.Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly.In an era where crimes of passion make celebrity headlines, two women find themselves sharing both space on Murderess Row and the slickest lawyer in town.14A.DVD.Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Subjects: Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Musical films; Women murderers; Historical films;
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The Vietnam War : an intimate history / by Ward, Geoffrey C.,author.; Burns, Ken,1953-writer of introduction.; Novick, Lynn,writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A comprehensive look at the Vietnam War"--
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975.;
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Eunice : the Kennedy who changed the world / by McNamara, Eileen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Examines the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens, and her role as founder of the Special Olympics.
Subjects: Biographies.; Shriver, Eunice Kennedy.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969; Kennedy family.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.); Special Olympics, Inc.; Women philanthropists; Philanthropists; Presidents;
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The navigator's children / by Williams, Tad,author.;
In this fourth and final entry of the 'Last King of Osten Ard' series, Prince Morgan and Nezeru travel deep into the mysterious fateful valley called Tanakirú -- the Vale of Mists. Along their journey, after encountering wonder and horror, they come face-to-face at last with the ancient secret that has kindled the Norn Queen's war -- a secret that will destroy immortals and humans alike.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Good and evil; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Kings and rulers; Magic; Quests (Expeditions);
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We keep the dead close : a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence / by Cooper, Becky,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."1969: the height of counterculture and the year universities would seek to curb the unruly spectacle of student protest the winter that Harvard University would begin the tumultuous process of merging with Radcliffe, its all-female sister school and the year that Jane Britton, an ambitious 23-year-old graduate student in Harvard's Anthropology Department and daughter of Radcliffe Vice President J. Boyd Britton, would be found bludgeoned to death in her Cambridge, Massachusetts apartment. Forty years later, Becky Cooper a curious undergrad, will hear the first whispers of the story. In the first telling the body was nameless. The story was this: a Harvard student had had an affair with her professor, and the professor had murdered her in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology because she'd threatened to talk about the affair. Though the rumor proves false, the story that unfolds, one that Cooper will follow for ten years, is even more complex: a tale of gender inequality in academia, a 'cowboy culture' among empowered male elites, the silencing effect of institutions, and our compulsion to rewrite the stories of female victims. WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE is a memoir of mirrors, misogyny, and murder. It is at once a rumination on the violence and oppression that rules our revered institutions, a ghost story reflecting one young woman's past onto another's present, and a love story for a girl who was lost to history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Britton, Jane Sanders, 1945-1969.; Harvard University; Murder; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder victims; Women graduate students; Women in higher education; Sex discrimination in higher education;
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The house of Kennedy / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Fagen, Cynthia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-421).The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do--but at a price. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's most storied family, as told by America's most trusted storyteller.
Subjects: Biographies.; Biographies.; Biographies.; Biographies.; Kennedy family.; Politicians; Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.; Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995.; Kennedy, Kathleen, 1920-1948.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Kennedy, Rosemary, 1918-2005.; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994.; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009.; Kennedy, John F., Jr., 1960-1999.; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; TRUE CRIME; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994.; Kennedy, Rosemary, 1918-2005.; Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995.; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.; Kennedy, Kathleen, 1920-1948.; Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.; Kennedy, John F., Jr., 1960-1999.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009.; Kennedy family.; Politicians.; Presidents; Politicians;
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Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood / by Trejo, Danny,1944-author.; Logue, Donal,1966-author.;
"For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo's journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood's favorite bad guy with a heart of gold"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Trejo, Danny, 1944-; Actors; Hispanic American actors; Ex-convicts; Drug addicts;
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Gaslit [videorecording] : the complete limited series / by Gilpin, Betty,actor.; Linklater, Hamish,actor.; Penn, Sean,1960-actor.; Roberts, Julia,1967-actor.; Ross, Matt,television director.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Whigham, Shea,1969-actor.; Studio Distribution Services (Firm),production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,distributor.;
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Hamish Linklater.Based on Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long-neglected lens of the lesser-known but no-less-key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president--from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing to the ground. Sean Penn (Colors) is former Attorney General John Mitchell and Julia Roberts (Ticket to Paradise, Pretty Woman), with a Golden Globe®-nominated performance, is celebrity socialite Martha Mitchell in this riveting story of secret break-ins, smear campaigns, and one woman's risk of everything for the truth.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938-; Dean, Maureen; Liddy, G. Gordon; Mitchell, John N. (John Newton), 1913-1988; Mitchell, Martha, 1918-1976; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Conspiracies; Criminal behavior; Man-woman relationships; Political corruption; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974;
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