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Eating promiscuously : adventures in the future of food / by McWilliams, James E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Food habits.; Diet.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soundtrack to a coup d'etat [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971,on-screen participant.; Blouin, Andrée,1921-1986,on-screen participant.; Coltrane, John,1926-1967,on-screen participant.; Grimonprez, Johan,film director,screenwriter.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Louis Armstrong, Andrě Blouin, John Coltrane.United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo's leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today's geopolitical climate.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961; United Nations. Security Council; Jazz musicians; Cold War; Coups d'etat; Geopolitics;
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Cobalt red : how the blood of the Congo powers our lives / by Kara, Siddharth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation-and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt. To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. More than 70 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions. Billions of people in the world cannot conduct their daily lives without participating in a human rights and environmental catastrophe in the Congo. In this stark and crucial book, Kara argues that we must all care about what is happening in the Congo-because we are all implicated"--
Subjects: Cobalt industry; Cobalt mines and mining; Human rights; Miners;
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Countdown 1960 : the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever / by Wallace, Chris,author.; Weiss, Mitch,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-428) and index."It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his [presidential] candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers a front-row seat to history. From the challenge of primary battles in a nation that had never elected a Catholic president, to the intense machinations of the national conventions -- where JFK chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate over the impassioned objections of his brother Bobby -- this is a nonfiction political thriller filled with intrigue, cinematic action, and fresh reporting. Like with many popular histories, readers will be familiar with the story, but few will know the behind-the-scenes details"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Democratic Party (U.S.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Campaign debates; Mass media; Nineteen sixties.; Political campaigns; Presidential candidates; Presidents; Press and politics; Television in politics;
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A woman among warlords : the extraordinary story of an Afghan who dared to raise her voice / by Joya, Malalai.;
Subjects: Joya, Malalai.; Afghanistan. Ūlasī Jirgahoyah; Democratization; Human rights; Legislators; Women legislators; Women; Women's rights;
© 2009., Scribner,
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Mandela [videorecording] : long walk to freedom / by Chadwick, Justin.; Elba, Idris.; Harris, Naomie,1976-; Mandela, Nelson,1918-2013.Long walk to freedomVideorecording.; Pheto, Terry.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa.A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen 1.77:1.
Subjects: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Apartheid; Biographical films.; Civil rights workers; Feature films.; Historical films.; Presidents;
© c2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Where we go from here : two years in the resistance / by Sanders, Bernard,author.;
The Democratic presidential candidate, senator, and economist traces the first year of the Trump administration and what he and his colleagues are doing to reinforce the progressive movement.
Subjects: Sanders, Bernard.; Progressivism (United States politics); Opposition (Political science);
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The West Wing. [videorecording] / by Channing, Stockard.; Hill, Dulé.; Janney, Allison.; Malina, Joshua,1966-; Moloney, Janel,1969-; Schiff, Richard,1959-; Sheen, Martin.; Spencer, John,1946-; Whitford, Bradley.; John Wells Productions (Firm); Warner Bros. Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. N.S.F. Thurmont -- The Birnam Woods -- Third day story -- Liftoff.Disc 2. The Hubbert Peak -- The Dover test -- A change is gonna come -- In the room.Disc 3. Impact winter -- Faith-based initiative -- Opposition research.Disc 4. 365 days -- King Corn -- The wake up call -- Freedonia.Disc 5. Drought conditions -- A good day -- La Palabra -- Ninety Miles away.Disc 6. In God we trust -- Things fall apart -- 2162 votes.Martin Sheen, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford.Follow the drama when the government is temporarily passed from a Democratic administration to the Republican Speaker of the House, as President Bartlet copes with the kidnapping of his youngest daughter Zoey.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Presidents; Presidents; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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The West Wing. [videorecording] / by Channing, Stockard.; Hill, Dulé.; Janney, Allison.; Malina, Joshua,1966-; Moloney, Janel,1969-; Schiff, Richard,1959-; Sheen, Martin.; Spencer, John,1946-; Whitford, Bradley.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. 7A WF 83429 -- The dogs of war -- Jefferson lives -- Han.Disc 2. Constituency of one -- Disaster relief -- Separation of powers -- Shutdown.Disc 3. Abu el Banat -- The stormy present -- The benign prerogative -- Slow news day.Disc 4. The warfare of Genghis Khan -- An Khe -- Full disclosure -- Eppur Si Muove.Disc 5. The Supremes -- Access -- Talking points -- No exit.Disc 6. Gaza -- Memorial Day.Martin Sheen, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford.Follow the drama when the government is temporarily passed from a Democratic administration to the Republican Speaker of the House, as President Bartlet copes with the kidnapping of his youngest daughter Zoey.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Presidents; Presidents; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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Shadows of tyranny : defending democracy in an age of dictatorship / by McGoogan, Ken,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Shadows of Tyranny', bestselling historian and author Ken McGoogan delves into dictatorships of the 20th century to sound this crucial alarm about the possibility of democratic collapse in the U.S. and its implications for Canada.
Subjects: Authoritarianism; Democracy; Dictators; Radicalism; Totalitarianism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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