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The storm before the calm : America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / by Friedman, George,author.;
"The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture"--
Subjects: Twenty-first century;
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The woman who smashed codes : a true story of love, spies, and the unlikely heroine who outwitted America's enemies / by Fagone, Jason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.; Cryptographers; Cryptography;
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Toads / by Jacobs, Lee.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.Examines the toad's environment, anatomy, social life, food, mating habits, and relationship with humans.
Subjects: Toads;
© 2003., Blackbirch,
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New cold wars : China's rise, Russia's invasion, and America's struggle to defend the West / by Sanger, David E.,author.; Brooks, Mary K.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A fast-paced account of America's plunge into simultaneous Cold Wars against two very different adversaries -- Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia -- based on deep reporting from inside the White House, U.S. intelligence agencies, technology firms, and foreign governments"--
Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Xi, Jinping.; Cold War.; Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.; Strategic rivalries (World politics);
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The backwoods of Canada : being letters from the wife of an emigrant officer, illustrative of the domestic economy of British America / by Traill, Catherine Parr (Strickland),1802-1899;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxv]-xxxvi).
Subjects: Traill, Catherine Parr (Strickland), 1802-1899; Frontier and pioneer life; Pioneers;
© c2006., Penguin Group (Canada),
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Our family wedding [videorecording (DVD)] / by Famuyiwa, Rick.; Ferrera, America,1984-; Gross, Lance,1981-; King, Regina.; Mencia, Carlos.; Whitaker, Forest.; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Edited by Dirk Westervelt ; music by Barry Cole.Lance Gross, America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, Regina King.When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: African American families; Betrothal; Comedy films.; Fathers; Feature films.; Interracial marriage; Mexican American families; Parent and child; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Hell put to shame : the 1921 Murder Farm massacre and the horror of America's second slavery / by Swift, Earl,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror: all eleven had been kept in virtual slavery before their deaths. In fact, as America was shocked to learn, the dead were among thousands of Black men enslaved throughout the South in conditions nearly as dire as those before the Civil War. Hell Put to Shame tells the forgotten story of that mass killing and of the revelations about peonage, or debt slavery, that it placed before a public self-satisfied that involuntary servitude had ended at Appomattox more than fifty years before. By turns police procedural, courtroom drama, and political exposé, Hell Put to Shame also reintroduces readers to three Americans who spearheaded the prosecution of John S. Williams, the wealthy plantation owner behind the murders, at a time when white people rarely faced punishment for violence against their Black neighbors. The remarkable polymath James Weldon Johnson, newly appointed the first Black leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, marshaled the organization into a full-on war against peonage. Johnson's lieutenant, Walter F. White, a light-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed Black man, conducted undercover work at the scene of lynchings and other Jim Crow atrocities, helping to throw a light on such violence and to hasten its end. And Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey won the statehouse as a hero of white supremacists -- then redeemed himself in spectacular fashion with the "Murder Farm" affair. The result is a story that remains fresh and relevant a century later, as the nation continues to wrestle with seemingly intractable challenges in matters of race and justice. And the 1921 case at its heart argues that the forces that so roil society today have been with us for generations.
Subjects: Case studies.; Manning, Clyde.; Williams, John S.; African Americans; Murder; Peonage; Plantation workers; Trials (Murder);
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One drum : stories and ceremonies for a planet / by Wagamese, Richard,author.;
Fans of Richard Wagamese's writing will be heartened by the news that the bestselling author left behind a manuscript he'd been working on until shortly before his death in 2017. One Drum welcomes readers to unite in ceremony to heal themselves and bring harmony to their lives and communities. In One Drum, Wagamese wrote, "I am not a shaman. Nor am I an elder, a pipe carrier, or a celebrated traditionalist. I am merely one who has trudged the same path many of this human family has-- the path of the seeker, called forward by a yearning I have not always understood." One Drum draws from the foundational teachings of Ojibway tradition, the Grandfather Teachings. Focusing specifically on the lessons of humility, respect and courage, the volume contains simple ceremonies that anyone anywhere can do, alone or in a group, to foster harmony and connection. Wagamese believed that there is a shaman in each of us, and we are all teachers and in the world of the spirit there is no right way or wrong way. Writing of neglect, abuse and loss of identity, Wagamese recalled living on the street, going to jail, drinking too much, feeling rootless and afraid, and then the feeling of hope he gained from connecting with the spiritual ways of his people. He expressed the belief that ceremony has the power to unify and to heal for people of all backgrounds. "When that happens," he wrote, "we truly become one song and one drum beating together in a common purpose-- and we are on the path to being healed.".
Subjects: Healing.; Indians of North America; Ojibwa Indians; Ojibwa philosophy.; Native peoples;
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Unplanned [videorecording] / by Solomon, Cary,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Konzelman, Chuck,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Lefever, Daryl C.,film producer.; Bratcher, Ashley,actor.; Ryan, Brooks,actor.; Scott, Robia,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Johnson, Abby.Unplanned.; Pure Flix Entertainment,presenter.; Mill Creek Entertainment,publisher.;
Director, Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon.Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan, Robia Scott.Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turns her into an anti-abortion activist.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing/bloody images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Film adaptations.; Johnson, Abby; Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Pro-life movement; Abortion;
For private home use only.
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Alex shares his wampum belt / by Crawford, Kelly.; Chrétien, Don.;
Alex explains what wampum belts are, and their significance with respect to treaties. Includes teacher quick tips.LSC
Subjects: Wampum belts; Indians of North America; Promises; Peace treaties; First Nations;
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