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- Papa Goose : one year, seven goslings, and the flight of my life / by Quetting, Michael,1974-author.; Billinghurst, Jane,1958-translator.; O'Brien, Stacey,writer of foreword.; translation of:Quetting, Michael,1974-Plötzlich Gänsevater.English.;
"In Papa Goose, Michael Quetting shares the hilarious and moving true story of how he became a father to seven rambunctious goslings--and the surprising things he learned along the way. Starting right at the beginning, with the eggs, his journey takes him from the incubator all the way to the airstrip, where he must attempt to teach the geese to fly as part of an ambitious scientific research initiative for the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, which tracks animal migrations around the world. For the next eleven months, we follow the newly minted dad as he takes the goslings on daily swims in the lake, tracks them down when they go astray, and watches their personalities develop: feisty, churlish, and lovable. Packed with charm and humor, Papa Goose quickly draws us into the adventure as Gloria, Nemo, and the rest of the crew conquer land, water, and air."--- Subjects: Quetting, Michael, 1974-; Geese; Geese; Human-animal relationships.;
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- Eyes on the prize [videorecording] : America's civil rights years, 1954-1965 / by Bagwell, Orlando,television producer,television director.; Bond, Julian,1940-2015,narrator.; Crossley, Callie,television producer,television director,screenwriter.; DeVinney, James A.,television producer,television director,screenwriter.; Else, Jon,1944-television producer.; Fayer, Steve,1935-screenwriter.; Hampton, Henry,1940-1998,television producer,creator.; Samels, Mark,television producer.; Vecchione, Judith,television producer,television director.; Blackside, Inc.,production company.; WGBH Video (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Associate producers, Llewellyn M. Smith, Prudence Arndt ; edited by Daniel Eisenberg, Jeanne Jordan, Charles Scott ; senior researcher, Laurie Kahn-Leavitt ; camera, Jon Else ... [and others] ; academic advisors, Wiley Branton, Clayborne Carson, John Dittmer, Tony Freyer, David Garrow, Paul Gaston, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hine, Steve Lawson, Genna Rae McNeil, Aldon Morris, J. Mills Thornton, Howard Zinn ; theme music produced, arranged and performed by Bernice Johnson Reagan ; series title animation, Colossal Pictures.Narrated by Julian Bond.The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impared.DVD ; NTSC, region 1; full screen presentation ; stereophonic.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Civil rights movements; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights movements; Race relations; Racism;
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- The purpose of power : how we come together when we fall apart / by Garza, Alicia,1981-author.;
"Coupled with the speed and networking capacities of social media, #blacklivesmatter was the hashtag heard round the world. But Alicia Garza well knew that the distance between a hashtag and real change would take more than a single facebook to cover. It would take a movement. Garza was a lifelong activist who had spent the previous decades educating herself on the hard lessons of organizing. She started as a kid, working on sexual education for her peers, and then moved on to major campaigns around housing, policing, and immigrant and labor rights in California and then nationally. The lessons she extracted were different from the "rules for radicals" that animated earlier generations of lefitists; they were also different than the charismatic, patriarchal model of the American Civil Rights Movement. She instead developed a mode of organizing based on creating deep connections with communities, forging multiracial, intersectional coalitions, and, most of all, calling in all sorts of people to join the fight for the world we all deserve. This is the story of an activist's education on the streets and in the homes of regular people around the country who found ways to come together to create change. And it's also a guide for anyone who wants to share in that education and help build sustainable movements for the 21st century at any level, whether you're fighting for housing justice in your community or advocating for a political candidate or marching in the streets or just voting. It's a new paradigm for change for a new generation of changemakers, from the mind and heart behind one of the most important movements of our time"--- Subjects: Political participation.; Social movements.;
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- Churchill and Orwell : the fight for freedom / by Ricks, Thomas E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world. Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's--Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that by the end of the 20th century they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. Together, to an extent not sufficiently appreciated, they kept the West's compass set toward freedom as its due north. It's not easy to recall now how lonely a position both men once occupied. By the late 1930's, democracy was discredited in many circles, and authoritarian rulers were everywhere in the ascent. There were some who decried the scourge of communism, but saw in Hitler and Mussolini 'men we could do business with,' if not in fact saviors. And there were others who saw the Nazi and fascist threat as malign, but tended to view communism as the path to salvation. Churchill and Orwell, on the other hand, had the foresight to see clearly that the issue was human freedom--that whatever its coloration, a government that denied its people basic freedoms was a totalitarian menace and had to be resisted. In the end, Churchill and Orwell proved their age's necessary men. The glorious climax of Churchill and Orwell is the work they both did in the decade of the 1940'sto triumph over freedom's enemies. And though Churchill played the larger role in the defeat of Hitler and the Axis, Orwell's reckoning with the menace of authoritarian rule in Animal Farm and 1984 would define the stakes of the Cold War for its 50-year course, and continues to give inspiration to fighters for freedom to this day. Taken together, in Thomas E. Ricks's masterful hands, their lives are a beautiful testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it can take to stay true to it, through thick and thin"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Orwell, George, 1903-1950.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Orwell, George, 1903-1950; Prime ministers; Authors, English; Fascism; Communism; World politics;
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- Churchill and Orwell [sound recording] : the fight for freedom / by Ricks, Thomas E.,author.; Lurie, James(James Harrison),narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by James Lurie."From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world. Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's--Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that by the end of the 20th century they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. Together, to an extent not sufficiently appreciated, they kept the West's compass set toward freedom as its due north. It's not easy to recall now how lonely a position both men once occupied. By the late 1930's, democracy was discredited in many circles, and authoritarian rulers were everywhere in the ascent. There were some who decried the scourge of communism, but saw in Hitler and Mussolini 'men we could do business with,' if not in fact saviors. And there were others who saw the Nazi and fascist threat as malign, but tended to view communism as the path to salvation. Churchill and Orwell, on the other hand, had the foresight to see clearly that the issue was human freedom--that whatever its coloration, a government that denied its people basic freedoms was a totalitarian menace and had to be resisted. In the end, Churchill and Orwell proved their age's necessary men. The glorious climax of Churchill and Orwell is the work they both did in the decade of the 1940'sto triumph over freedom's enemies. And though Churchill played the larger role in the defeat of Hitler and the Axis, Orwell's reckoning with the menace of authoritarian rule in Animal Farm and 1984 would define the stakes of the Cold War for its 50-year course, and continues to give inspiration to fighters for freedom to this day. Taken together, in Thomas E. Ricks's masterful hands, their lives are a beautiful testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it can take to stay true to it, through thick and thin"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Orwell, George, 1903-1950.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Orwell, George, 1903-1950; Prime ministers; Authors, English; Fascism; Communism; World politics;
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- Tarzan [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Close, Glenn; Driver, Minnie; Hawthorne, Nigel; O'Donnell, Rosie; Goldwyn, Tony; Blessed, Brian;
Director, Chris Buck, Kevin Lima.Rosie O'Donnell, Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Blessed.Disney's magnificent adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' story begins deep within the jungle when baby Tarzan is adopted by a family of gorillas. But his 'Two Worlds' collide with the arrival of humans, forcing Tarzan to choose between a 'civilized' life with the beautiful Jane and the life he shares with his fun-loving friends and his gorilla family.CHVRS rating: G.Blu-ray.- Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Award Winners.; Family Films.;
- © 2014., Disney,
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- Spent [graphic novel] : a comic novel / by Bechdel, Alison,1960-author,illustrator.; Chad, Jon,illustrator.; Taylor, Holly Rae,1967-colourist.;
"In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war. She wonders: Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathingly self-critical memoir about her own greed and privilege? Meanwhile, Alison's first graphic memoir about growing up with her father, a taxidermist who specialized in replicas of Victorian animal displays, has been adapted into a highly successful TV series. It's a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group (recognizable as characters, now middle-aged and living communally in Vermont, from Bechdel's beloved comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For). As the TV show Death and Taxidermy racks up Emmy after Emmy--and when Alison's Pauline Bunyanesque partner Holly posts an instructional wood-chopping video that goes viral--Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a critically lauded and wildly popular reality TV show ... like Queer Eye ... showing people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!!"--- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Humorous comics.; Lesbian comics.; Political comics.; Queer comics.; Social issue comics.; Bechdel, Alison, 1960-; Cartoonists; Farm life; Lesbians; Political activists;
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- The cat man of Aleppo / by Latham, Irene,author.; Shamsi-Basha, Karim,1965-author.; Shimizu, Yuko,1965-illustrator.; Faragallah, Ramsey,narrator.; Container of (expression):Latham, Irene.Cat man of Aleppo.Spoken word (Faragallah);
Read by Ramsey Faragallah.Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty--except for the many cats left behind. Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay--he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart, but he will need help from others if he wants to keep all of his new friends safe.Ages 4-8.P-3.- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Aljaleel, Alaa; Animal sanctuaries; Cat rescue; VOX books.;
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- The magic school bus. [videorecording] / by Cole, Joanna.Magic school bus seriesVideorecording.; Cinedigm (Firm); Scholastic Inc.;
Revving up -- Under construction -- Gets programmed.When Wanda's little brother accidently port-a-shrinks Ms. Frizzle and the kids, they end up trapped in a bathroom with no way out.G.DVD.- Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's films.; Children's television programs.; Civil engineering.; Computers.; Frizzle, Ms. (Fictitious character); Instructional films.; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2013., Scholastic : Distributed by Cinedigm Entertainment Corp.,
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- Damages. [videorecording] / by Bean, Noah.; Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Danson, Ted,1947-; Donovan, Tate.; Ivanek, Zeljko,1957-; Kessler, Glenn.; Kessler, Todd A.; Zelman, Daniel.; FX Productions (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. Pilot, Get me a lawyer -- Jesus, Mary & Joe Cocker -- And my paralyzing fear of death -- Tastes like a Ho-Ho -- A regular Earl Anthony.Disc 2. She spat at me -- We are not animals -- Blame the victim -- Do you regret what we did? -- Sort of like a family.Disc 3. I hate these people -- There's no 'we' anymore.Disc 4. Because I know Patty.Production credits vary by episode.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Zeljko Ivanek, Noah Bean, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson.Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and most reviled litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégée Ellen Parsons become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting Arthur Frobisher, one of the country's wealthiest CEOs. As Patty battles Frobisher and his attorney, Ellen learns what it takes to win at all costs.14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.2008 Golden Globe winner, Best performance by an actress in a television series, drama- Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2008., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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