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Category [videorecording] : woman / by Ellis, Phyllis,film director,screenwriter.; Proximity Films,film distributor.;
Caster Semenya."When 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya burst onto the world stage in 2009, her championship was not celebrated, but instead launched a series of increasingly invasive public attacks, exposing her personal medical records via the international media, and stirring relentless debates on her "legitimacy" as an athlete and as a woman. Using women's naturally varying androgen levels to evaluate their performance advantages, the sporting institution World Athletics create new rules declaring certain female athletes must medically alter their healthy bodies to compete in their sport. Category: Woman focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are targeted and forced out of competition by these regulations, and explores the devastation both to their bodies and their private lives. Filmmaker and former Olympian Phyllis Ellis exposes an industry controlled by men that puts women's lives at risk and raises issues of racism, sexism, and the right to determine another persons' biological sex."E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Personal narratives.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Semenya, Caster, 1991-; Androgens.; Runners (Sports); Sex discrimination in sports.; Women athletes; Women's rights.;
For private home use only.
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The nature of the Chinese character : gifts from the earth / by Aria, Barbara.; Gon, Russell Eng.; Ehlers, Lesley.;
Subjects: Chinese characters.; Chinese language;
© 2001., Chronicle Books,
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Never : the autobiography / by Astley, Rick,1966-author.;
When 'Never Gonna Give You Up' propelled Rick Astley into the pop stratosphere, it irrevocably altered his life's trajectory. Nothing could have prepared the young, unassuming Lancashire lad for what was in store for him. What followed was a whirlwind of TV appearances, fame, worldwide tours, bestselling albums and media scrutiny. But, after only six years in the business, having sold millions of records globally, Rick made a major life decision to retire, choosing family over fame. Time out of the industry offered him room for much-needed reflection and therapy--and unknowingly helped to set the stage for his triumphant return to music.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Astley, Rick, 1966-; Popular music; Popular music; Singers; Singers;
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The complete book of garden design, construction and planting / by Stevens, David,1943-; Huntington, Lucy; Key, Richard.;
Subjects: Gardens; Garden structures; Landscape gardening; Plants, Ornamental;
© 2002., Cassell Paperbacks,
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The Russia conundrum : how the west fell for Putin's power gambit--and how to fix it / by Khodorkovskiĭ, Mikhail,1963-author.; Sixsmith, Martin,author.;
"An urgent analysis of the battle between Russia and the West and an exposae of Putin's Russia, by a former Kremlin insider. "I'm a fairly calm fellow; I don't usually get wound up about things. But I was, let's say, concerned when I tuned into the MoscowEcho radio station and heard that the Kremlin had put a price on my head. The announcement didn't quite say 'dead or alive'. But it came close ... " -Mikhail Khodorkovsky, March 2021 Mikhail Khodorkovsky has seen behind the mask of Vladimir Putin. Once anoil tycoon and the richest man in Russia, Khodorkovsky spoke out against the corruption of Putin's regime-and was punished by the Kremlin, stripped of his entire wealth and jailed for over ten years. Now freed, working as a pro-democracy campaigner in enforced exile, Khodorkovsky brings us the insider's battle to save his country's soul. Offering an urgent analysis of what has gone wrong with Putin, The Russia Conundrum maps the country's rise and fall against Khodorkovsky's own journey, from Soviet youthto international oil executive, powerful insider to political dissident, and now a high-profile voice seeking to reconcile East and West. With unparalleled insight, written with Sunday Times bestselling author Martin Sixsmith, The Russia Conundrum exposes the desires and damning truths of Putin's "mafia clan," and provides an answer to the West on how it must challenge the Kremlin-in order to pave the way for a better future"--
Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-;
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The road to unfreedom : Russia, Europe, America / by Snyder, Timothy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Authoritarianism.; Democracy.;
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Here we are now : the lasting impact of Kurt Cobain / by Cross, Charles R.;
Subjects: Cobain, Kurt, 1967-1994; Nirvana (Musical group); Rock music; Rock musicians;
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All that is solid melts into air / by McKeon, Darragh,1979-;
Includes bibliographical references.A story about the lives of everyday ordinary people in Ukraine trying to survive after Chornobyl as the Soviet Union struggles to deal with a disaster of this proportion.LSC
Subjects: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986; Nuclear accidents; Environmental disasters;
© c2014., HarperCollins,
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Ukraine : what everyone needs to know / by Yekelchyk, Serhy,author.; Yekelchyk, Serhy,.Conflict in Ukraine.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Conventional wisdom dictates that Ukraine's political crises can be traced to the linguistic differences and divided political loyalties that have long fractured the country. However, this theory obscures the true significance of Ukraine's recent civic revolution and the conflict's crucial international dimension. The 2013-14 Ukrainian revolution presented authoritarian powers in Russia with both a democratic and a geopolitical challenge. In reality, political conflict in Ukraine is reflective of global discord, stemming from differing views on state power, civil society, and democracy. Ukraine's sudden prominence in American politics has compounded an already-widespread misunderstanding of what is actually happening in the nation. In the American media, Ukraine has come to signify an inherently corrupt place, rather than a real country struggling in the face of great challenges. Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know is an updated edition of Serhy Yekelchyk's 2015 publication, The Conflict in Ukraine. It addresses Ukraine's relations with the West, particularly the United States, from the perspective of Ukrainians. The book explains how independent Ukraine fell victim to crony capitalism, how its people rebelled twice in the last two decades in the name of democracy and against corruption, and why Russia reacted so aggressively to the strivings of Ukrainians. Additionally, it looks at what we know about alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the factors behind the stunning electoral victory of the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky, and the ways in which the events leading to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump have changed the Russia-Ukraine-US relationship. This volume is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the forces that have shaped contemporary politics in this increasingly important part of Europe, as well as the international background of the impeachment proceedings in the US."--
Subjects: Group identity; Regionalism; Ukraine Conflict, 2014-; Ukraine Conflict, 2014-;
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Putin / by Short, Philip,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first comprehensive, fully up-to-date biography of Vladimir Putin, woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years. Vladimir Putin is wreaking havoc in Europe, threatening global peace and stability and exposing his fellow citizens to devastating economic countermeasures. Yet puzzlingly many Russians continue to support him. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the many facets of the man behind the mask that Putin wears on the world stage. Drawing on almost two hundred interviews conducted over eight years in Russia, the United States, and Europe and on source material in more than a dozen languages, Putin will be the last word for years to come"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Political corruption; Presidents;
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