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The infernal library : on dictators, the books they wrote, and other catastrophes of literacy / by Kalder, Daniel,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Since the days of the Roman Empire dictators have written books. But in the twentieth-century despots enjoyed unprecedented print runs to (literally) captive audiences. The titans of the genre--Stalin, Mussolini, and Khomeini among them--produced theoretical works, spiritual manifestos, poetry, memoirs, and even the occasional romance novel and established a literary tradition of boundless tedium that continues to this day. How did the production of literature become central to the running of regimes? What do these books reveal about the dictatorial soul?
Subjects: Dictatorship; Dictators as authors; Revolutionary literature;
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How to survive history : how to outrun a Tyrannosaurus, escape Pompeii, get off the Titanic, and survive the rest of history's deadliest catastrophes / by Cassidy, Cody,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."History is the most dangerous place on earth. From dinosaurs the size of locomotives to meteors big enough to sterilize the planet, from famines to pandemics, from tornadoes to the Chicxulub asteroid, the odds of human survival are slim but not zero--at least, not if you know where to go and what to do. In each chapter of How to Survive History, Cody Cassidy explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being destroyed by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, being devoured by the Donner Party, drowning during the sinking of the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more. Using hindsight and modern science to estimate everything from how fast you'd need to run to outpace a T. rex to the advantages of different body types in surviving the Donner Party tragedy, Cassidy gives you a detailed battle plan for survival, helping you learn about the era at the same time. History may be the most dangerous place on earth, but that doesn't mean you can't visit. You can, and you should. And with a copy of How to Survive History in your back pocket, you just might make it out alive"--
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Disasters; History; Survival.;
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The Russia trap : how our shadow war with Russia could spiral into nuclear catastrophe / by Beebe, George,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A former head of CIA's Russia analysis shows how Washington and Moscow may be headed toward nuclear annihilation. After years of unsuccessful post-Cold War efforts to forge a cooperative relationship, it is now clear that the U.S. and Russia have become competitors, not partners--no matter what some politicians would have the American public believe. And this competition is quickly spiraling into enmity thanks to new strategic weapons, shifts in world power, and unsettled regional conflicts. Meanwhile, the rules that kept the Cold War from getting hot no longer apply. The inherent advantages of cyber attackers over cyber defense are incentivizing aggression and fueling feelings of vulnerability. And the arms control regimes and deterrence strategies that once contained dangers are ironically stoking mistrust between the U.S. and Russia. Americans don't worry about nuclear war the way they did thirty years ago. But they should because the danger has become even greater today. Beebe's terrifying but essential new work allows us to face this reality--and, in doing so, to take steps to divert the world from this path."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Cyberterrorism; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear crisis control.; Geopolitics.;
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BlackBerry [videorecording] / by Baruchel, Jay,1982-actor.; Donovan, Martin,1957-actor.; Elwes, Cary,1962-actor.; Howerton, Glenn,1976-actor.; Ironside, Michael,1950-actor.; Johnson, Matt,1985-screenwriter,film director.; Rubinek, Saul,1948-actor.; Silcoff, Sean,actor.; Sommer, Rich,1978-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Cary Elwes.The story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone maker.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Balsillie, Jim, 1961-; Lazaridis, Mike, 1961-; BlackBerry Limited; Research in Motion (Firm); Businesspeople; BlackBerry (Smartphone); Smartphones;
For private home use only.
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Fun home [graphic novel] : a family tragicomic / by Bechdel, Alison,1960-author,illustrator.;
A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Bechdel, Alison, 1960-; Cartoonists;
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The library book / by Orlean, Susan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history and delivers a love letter to the institution of libraries themselves.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Los Angeles Public Library; Libraries; Library buildings; Library materials; Books; Libraries;
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Children of anguish and anarchy / by Adeyemi, Tomi,author.;
When Zaelie is captured and taken away from her homeland, she must face her captor, King Baldyr, and find allies to stop the impending catastrophe threatening her people at the hands of the Skulls.014-018.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Good and evil; Magic; Good and evil; Magic;
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A finer future : creating an economy in service to life / by Lovins, L. Hunter,1950-author.; Wijkman, Anders,1944-author.; Wallis, Stewart,author.; Fullerton, John(John B.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Humanity is in a race with catastrophe and charting the course to a regenerative economy is the most important work facing the world. A Finer Future gathers the evidence and delivers the essential blueprint for an economy that works for people and the planet."--
Subjects: Sustainable development.; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship;
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Aftertaste. by Lavelle, Daria.;
In this debut novel, Kostya Duhovny can taste the favourite foods of the the ghosts that haunt him. When Kostya discovers he can reunite people with their deceased loved ones and offer closure through the food he prepares, he sets out to learn all he can by entering the New York culinary scene. But Kostya is too blind to see the catastrophe looming in the Afterlife, and the one person who knows Kostya must be stopped also happens to be falling in love with him.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous; FICTION / Ghost; FICTION / Literary;
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Hurricane girl / by Dermansky, Marcy,1969-author.;
"The story of a woman on the run from catastrophe, searching for love, home, healing, a swimming pool, and perhaps someone who can stop the bleeding from her head"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Black humor.; Psychological ficition.; Novels.; Psychic trauma; Women; Wounds and injuries;
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