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Between the world and me / by Coates, Ta-Nehisi.;
"For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him -- most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear. What were they afraid of? In Tremble for my country, Coates takes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings -- moments when he discovered some new truth about our long, tangled history of race, whether through his myth-busting professors at Howard University, a trip to a Civil War battlefield with a rogue historian, a journey to Chicago's South Side to visit aging survivors of 20th century America's 'long war on black people,' or a visit with the mother of a beloved friend who was shot down by the police. In his trademark style -- a mix of lyrical personal narrative, reimagined history, essayistic argument, and reportage -- Coates provides readers a thrillingly illuminating new framework for understanding race: its history, our contemporary dilemma, and where we go from here"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Race discrimination; African Americans; African Americans; Whites;
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SuperAging : getting older without getting old / by Cravit, David,author.; Wolf, Larry,author.;
Welcome to the dazzling new world of SuperAging, where everything youve been taught about aging is challenged. Getting older does not need to mean the end of accomplishment and growth. For SuperAgers, the period after age 65 can be one of the most productive and fulfilling times of life. Why settle for getting old when you can thrive? David Cravit is the president of CARP and the vice-president of Zoomer Media. Zoomer will be promoting the book with a dedicated podcast and website. Cravit lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Ageism.; Aging; Longevity.; Older people.;
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The exvangelicals : loving, living, and leaving the white evangelical church / by McCammon, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-302) and index.A work of memoir and investigative journalism on the exvangelical movement: its origins; stories of its members; and massive social, cultural and political impact.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; McCammon, Sarah.; Christianity and culture; Christianity and politics; Christians, White; Evangelicalism.; Evangelicalism; Ex-church members;
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Endeavour : the ship that changed the world / by Moore, Peter,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world. The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779.; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Endeavour (Ship); Navigation;
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Kids these days : human capital and the making of millennials / by Harris, Malcolm.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Generation Y; Young adults; Generation Y; Young adults; Entitlement attitudes;
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The four workarounds : strategies from the world's scrappiest organizations for tackling complex problems / by Savaget, Paulo,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget reveals the ways that the scrappiest organizations problem solve and how everyone can use the same tools at work and in life. We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can't wait? The answer: A Workaround. When Paulo Savaget was ten months old growing up in Brazil, he became deathly ill. His parents had no access to baby formula he needed-but managed to save his life using a simple workaround. Decades later, Savaget began to study workarounds to find different ways they can address our most urgent problems. For ages, corporations have been lecturing the world on how to get things done-but Savaget soon discovered that much about problem-solving can be learned from the scrappiest groups. He focused his research on groups that have made an artform out of subverting the status quo. He identified four workarounds: the piggyback, the loophole, the roundabout, and the next-best. This book explains how each one works and how to know which one to use when. The Four Workarounds covers stories of how seemingly intractable problems-from public urination to the challenges of delivering life-saving medicine to remote communities- were unconventionally addressed. Savaget shows how some of the world's most influential and admired organizations have used and benefited from these scrappy tactics. And he demonstrates how we can, too"--
Subjects: Decision making.; Positive psychology.; Problem solving.;
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Miss representation [videorecording] / by Cho, Margaret.; Congdon, Jessica,1972-; Couric, Katie,1957-; Cvetko, Svetlana.; Davis, Geena.; Dawson, Rosario.; Durham, Meenakshi Gigi.; Feinstein, Dianne,1933-; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Heldman, Caroline,1972-; Holland, Eric.; Huerta, Dolores,1930-; Katz, Jackson.; Kilbourne, Jean.; Lauzen, Martha M.; Ling, Lisa.; Maddow, Rachel.; Mitchell, Pat,1943-; Newsom, Jennifer Siebel,1974-; Pelosi, Nancy,1940-; Pozner, Jennifer L.; Rice, Condoleezza,1954-; Scully, Regina Kulik.; Steinem, Gloria.; Girls Club Entertainment.; Roco Films Educational (Firm); Virgil Films (Firm);
Director of photography, Svetlana Cvetko ; editor, Jessica Congdon ; composer, Eric Holland.Featured in the film: Caroline Heldman, Condoleezza Rice, Dianne Feinstein, Dolores Huerta, Geena Davis, Gloria Steinem, Jackson Katz, Jane Fonda, Jean Kilbourne, Jennifer Pozner, Katie Couric, Lisa Ling, M. Gigi Durham, Margaret Cho, Martha Lauzen, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson.As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.E.DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation (16:9) aspect ratio; Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Gender identity in mass media.; Leadership in women.; Women in mass media.; Women in popular culture; Women; Women;
© c2012., Virgil Films,
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Not all animals are blue : a big book of little differences / by Boutignon, Béatrice.;
Presents animals in groups of five and asks young readers to spot differences among them for such things as color, shape, pose, attitude, behavior, and facial expression.LSC
Subjects: Picture puzzles.; Individual differences;
© 2009., Kane/Miller Book Publishers,
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Training day [videorecording]. by Glenn, Scott; Hawke, Ethan; Mendes, Eva; Washington, Denzel;
Scott Glenn, Ethan Hawke, Eva Mendes, Denzel Washington.Working undercover is a job. And an attitude. A mad dog narco cop blurs the line between cop and criminal as he mentors an idealistic rookie partner during his Training Day.CHVRS rating: 18A.DVD.
Subjects: Action.; Academy Award Winners.; Afi (American Film Institute).; Drama.; Suspense / Thriller.;
© 2010., Warner Home Video,
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Birders [videorecording] : the Central Park effect : a film about birds and people / by Alvarez, Regina.; Auerbach, Anya.; Bryant, Mike.; Kimball, Jeffrey.; Music Box Films.;
Music by Paul Damian Hogan; edited by Nick August-Perna, Daniel Baer.Regina Alvarez, Anya Auerbach, Mike Bryant.A diverse group of full of attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.E.DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1; widescreen presentation, 16 x 9.
Subjects: Bird watching; Documentary films.; Nature films.;
© c2013., Music Box Films,
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