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Punching Above Our Weight The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 [electronic resource] : by Borys, David A..aut; cloudLibrary;
“Quick-paced, well-researched and well-illustrated, this is the first new history of Canada’s armed forces in decades.” — J. L. Granatstein, author of Canada’s Army Punching Above Our Weight takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces. This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country’s armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War to modern peacekeeping and the long war in Afghanistan, David A. Borys details the conflicts and operations that Canadian soldiers have served in. He highlights the key battles, decisive moments, and significant people that came to define Canada’s participation and helped cement its global reputation. Borys also explores the challenges that the Canadian nation and its military have faced over those years, including major cultural and demographic shifts, a continual struggle for resources from generally disinterested governments, battlefield failures, notorious and shocking scandals, along with ever-changing global threats. Punching Above Our Weight brings to light a new perspective on the Canadian military and its place in the world over the past one hundred and fifty years.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Canada; Post-Confederation (1867-); Canadian;
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Arm of the sphinx / by Bancroft, Josiah,author.;
"The Tower of Babel is proving to be as difficult to reenter as it was to break out of. Forced into a life of piracy, Senlin and his eclectic crew are struggling to survive aboard their stolen airship as the hunt to rescue Senlin's lost wife continues. Hopeless and desolate, they turn to a whispered legend, the mysterious Sphinx. But help from the Sphinx never comes cheaply, and as Senlin knows, debts aren't always what they seem. Time is running out, and now Senlin must choose between his friends, his freedom, and his wife. Does anyone truly escape the Tower?"--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary places; Pirates; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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PAW Patrol [videorecording] : the movie / by Armitage, Iain,voice actor.; Bhaneja, Raoul,voice actor.; Brisbin, Will,voice actor.; Corlett, Ian James,1962-voice actor.; Kardashian, Kim,1980-voice actor.; Kimmel, Jimmy,1967-voice actor.; Martin, Marsai,2004-voice actor.; Pardo, Ron,voice actor.; Park, Randall,voice actor.; Perry, Tyler,voice actor.; Shahidi, Yara,voice actor.; Shepard, Dax,1975-voice actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Iain Armitage, Will Brisbin, Ron Pardo, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry, Raoul Bhaneja, Ian James Corlett.When their biggest rival, Humdinger, starts wreaking havoc as the mayor of Adventure City, Ryder and everyone's favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge. Armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol joins forces with a savvy dachshund to save the citizens of Adventure City.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dogs; PAW Patrol (Fictitious characters); Puppies;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Hit list / by Woods, Stuart,author.;
"When Stone Barrington finds his name on a hit list, he plans to lie low until the culprit is caught. But when this foe shows no signs of stopping until his deadly objective is realized in full, Stone is left with no choice but to face the problem head-on. Armed and alert, Stone joins forces with his most savvy connections to catch the perpetrator before the next strike. But it turns out this scum is an expert at evasion in more ways than one, and the international cat-and-mouse hunt that ensues has Stone questioning if he has become the predator or the prey."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Surveillance state : inside China's quest to launch a new era of social control / by Chin, Josh,author.; Lin, Liza,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Josh Chin and Liza Lin's Surveillance State is a groundbreaking work of investigative nonfiction on life in China's burgeoning surveillance state People living in democracies have for decades drawn comfort from the notion that their form of government, for all its flaws, is the best history has managed to produce. Surveillance State documents with startling detail how even as China's Communist Party pays lip service to democracy as a core value of "socialism with Chinese characteristics," it is striving for something new: a political model that shapes the will of the people not through the ballot box but through the sophisticated-and often brutal-harnessing of data. On the country's remote Central Asian frontier, where a separatist movement strains against Party control, China's leaders have built a dystopian police state that keeps millions under the constant gaze of security forces armed with AI. Across the country in the city of Hangzhou, the government is weaving a digital utopia, where tech giants help optimize the friction out of daily life. Award-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin take readers on a journey through both places, and several in between, as they document the Party's ambitious push-aided, in some cases, by American technology-to engineer a new society around the power of digital surveillance. China is hardly alone. As faith in democratic principles wavers, advances in surveillance have upended debate about the balance between security and liberty in countries around the globe, including the US. Succeed or fail, the Chinese experiment has implications for people everywhere"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Electronic surveillance; Internal security; Social control;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hit list [sound recording] / by Woods, Stuart,author.; Roberts, Tony,1939-narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Tony Roberts."When Stone Barrington finds his name on a hit list, he plans to lie low until the culprit is caught. But when this foe shows no signs of stopping until his deadly objective is realized in full, Stone is left with no choice but to face the problem head-on. Armed and alert, Stone joins forces with his most savvy connections to catch the perpetrator before the next strike. But it turns out this scum is an expert at evasion in more ways than one, and the international cat-and-mouse hunt that ensues has Stone questioning if he has become the predator or the prey."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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No turning back / by McKenna, Lindsay,1946-author.;
"On the edge of war a country needs its protectors. Captain Ram Kozak is armed to face hell with a steely rage against those who would hurt his country. His only weak point is when Darina "Dare" Mazur, a US Army Special forces combat medic, joins his team. She has a confidence--and loving touch--that brings him to his knees. Will their attraction be the glue that holds them together during the coming storm?'--Back cover.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army. Special Forces; man-woman relationships;
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Alone at dawn : Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the untold story of the world's deadliest special operations force / by Schilling, Dan,author.; Longfritz, Lori Chapman,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The astonishing true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Chapman, John Allan, 1965-2002.; United States. Air Force; United States. Air Force; Afghan War, 2001-; Takur Ghar, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2002.; Special forces (Military science);
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Deadpool [videorecording] / by Miller, Tim,1964-film director.; Reynolds, Ryan,actor.; Skrein, Ed,1983-actor.; Baccarin, Morena,actor.; Miller, T. J.,1981-actor.; Carano, Gina,1982-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano.Based upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, the film tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity.DVD ; widsecreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Deadpool (Fictitious character); Human experimentation in medicine; Antiheroes; Revenge;
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Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The room on Rue Amélie / by Harmel, Kristin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For fans of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls, this powerful novel of fate, resistance, and family--by the international bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting and When We Meet Again--tells the tale of an American woman, a British RAF pilot, and a young Jewish teenager whose lives intersect in occupied Paris during the tumultuous days of World War II. When newlywed Ruby Henderson Benoit arrives in Paris in 1939 with her French husband Marcel, she imagines strolling arm in arm along the grand boulevards, awash in the golden afternoon light. But war is looming on the horizon, and as France falls to the Nazis, her marriage begins to splinter, too. Charlotte Dacher is eleven when the Germans roll into the French capital, their sinister swastika flags snapping in the breeze. After the Jewish restrictions take effect and Jews are ordered to wear the yellow star, Charlotte can't imagine things getting much worse. But then the mass deportations begin, and her life is ripped forever apart. Thomas Clarke joins the British Royal Air Force to protect his country, but when his beloved mother dies in a German bombing during the waning days of the Blitz, he wonders if he's really making a difference. Then he finds himself in Paris, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, and he discovers a new reason to keep fighting--and an unexpected road home. When fate brings them together, Ruby, Charlotte, and Thomas must summon the courage to defy the Nazis--and to open their own broken hearts--as they fight to survive. Rich with historical drama and emotional depth, this is an unforgettable story that will stay with you long after the final page is turned"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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