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Kochland : the secret history of Koch Industries and corporate power in America / by Leonard, Christopher,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The annual revenue of Koch Industries is bigger than that of Goldman Sachs, Facebook, and US Steel combined. Together, CEO Charles Koch and his brother David Koch are richer than Bill Gates. Christopher Leonards 'Kochland', which has been seven years in the making, is like a true life thriller. He uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America.
Subjects: Koch Industries; Petroleum industry and trade; Corporate power;
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Notes on Being a Man. by Galloway, Scott.;
Rarely has a cohort fallen further and faster than young men living in Western democracies. Boys are less likely to graduate from high school or college than girls. One in seven men reports having no friends, and men account for three of every four deaths of despair in America. In 'Notes on Being a Man', Scott Calloway explores what it means to be a man in modern America and promotes the importance of healthy masculinity and mental strength.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Teenagers; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success;
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How I survived four nights on the ice / by Ittusardjuat, Serapio,1945-; Hoddy, Matthew K.,1984-;
"After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive. This harrowing first-person account of four nights spent on the open sea ice--with few supplies and no water--shows young readers the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Ittusardjuat, Serapio, 1945-; Survival; Traditional ecological knowledge;
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The Comey rule [videorecording] / by Banks, Jonathan,1947-actor.; Chaplin, Oona,1986-actor.; Daniels, Jeff,1955-actor.; Ehle, Jennifer,1969-actor.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Hunter, Holly,1958-actor.; Kelly, Michael,1969-actor.; McNairy, Scoot,actor.; Pasquale, Steven,actor.; Seimetz, Amy,actor.; Showtime Networks,broadcaster,distributor.;
Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; production designer, Christopher Brown ; edited by Jeffrey Ford ; costume designer, Anne Dixon ; music by Henry Jackman.Jeff Daniels, Holly Hunter, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, Scoot McNairy, Jonathan Banks, Oona Chaplin, Amy Seimetz, Steven Pasquale, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Zissis, Shawn Doyle, Brian d'Arcy James, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Dalmar Abuzeid, William Sadler, Richard Thomas, T. R. Knight, Joe Lo Truglio, Spencer Garrett, Michael Hyatt, Peter Coyote, Damon Gupton.Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this two-part event series that tells the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course. Part one follows the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails and their impact on the election. Part two is an account of first months of the Trump presidency.PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD-R ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; Comey, James B., Jr., 1960-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Department of Justice; Criminal investigation; Presidents;
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Death of a whale : the challenge of anti-whaling activists and Indigenous rights / by Watson, Paul,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Death of a Whale' is an in-depth account of how Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fights to defend and protect our oceans from human predators who hunt and murder whales and other aquatic marine mammals under the false pretense of Indigenous rights. Captain Paul Watson is a marine conservation environmentalist. A direct descendent of Chief Henri Membertou (1490-1560) of the Mi'kmaq First Nations, Watson was born in Toronto and raised in St. Andrews-by-The Sea, NB.
Subjects: Whales;
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Invisible hands [videorecording] / by Satyarthi, Kailash,on-screen participant.; Skinner, Ben,on-screen participant.; Barenberg, Mark,on-screen participant.; Kara, Siddharth,on-screen participant.; Tandon, Shraysi,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; First-Run Features (Firm),film distributor.;
Editor, Chad Beck ; cinematography, Yuanchen Liu, Eric Shirai, Selase Kove Seyram ; music by Sofia Hultquist ; executive producers, Christina Weiss Lurie, Todd Dagres, Jane Wilf, Mark Wilf.On-screen participants: Kailash Satyarthi, Ben Skinner, Mark Barenberg, Siddharth Kara, Nicholas Kristof.Produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Ferguson, Invisible Hands is the first feature documentary to expose child labor and trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest companies. Filmed in six countries, including India, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Ghana, it is a harrowing account of children as young as six years old making the products we use every day. Invisible Hands marks the directorial debut of journalist Shraysi Tandon.E.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Child labor.; Child trafficking.; Child trafficking victims.; Forced labor.;
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Bad singer : the surprising science of tone deafness and how we hear music / by Falconer, Tim,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the tradition of Daniel Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music and Oliver Sacks' Musicophilia, Bad Singer follows the delightful journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness--and along the way discovers what we're really hearing when we listen to music. A work of scientific discovery, musicology, and personal odyssey, Bad Singer is a fascinating, insightful, and highly entertaining account from an award-winning journalist and author."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Music; Musical perception.; Hearing.; Amusia.;
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The meddler [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose.; Sarandon, Susan,1946-; Simmons, J. K.; Scafaria, Lorene.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J. K. Simmons.With a new iPhone, and apartment near the grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori and smother her with motherly love. When the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Mothers and daughters; Women screenwriters; Widows; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships;
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Trump : America first / by Lewandowski, Corey R.,author.; Bossie, David N.,1965-author.;
The president and vice president have embarked on an unprecedented, high-octane forty-city "Trump: America First" tour that targets key Senate, House, and Gubernatorial races. In 'Trump: America First', former senior campaign officials Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie give readers a firsthand account of the Trump administrations battle to continue on course to Make America Great Again. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous LBI Bestseller list; libraries may need to reorder.
Subjects: Biographies.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidents;
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The Many Names of Robert Cree : How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People. by Cree, Robert.;
'The Many Names of Robert Cree' is his first-person account of survival in a brutally racist residential school system designed to erase traditional Indigenous culture, language, and knowledge. It is also the story of an epic life of struggle and healing, as Robert Cree takes the wisdom of his ancestors and a message of reconciliation to the halls of government and to industry boardrooms. Cree is the former Chief of Fort McMurray First Nation 468, where he still resides.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island; HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies;
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