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The great leader and the fighter pilot : the true story of the tyrant who created North Korea and the young lieutenant who stole his way to freedom / by Harden, Blaine.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Players and Game -- Part I: Guerrilla and Rich Boy -- Beginnings -- Poodle and Pretender -- Sweet-Talking Stalin -- Part II: War -- The Great Liberation Struggle -- Kicked in the Teeth -- MiGs -- Return to North Korea -- An International Sporting Event -- Attack Maps and Defection Bribes -- Uncle Yoo -- Part III: Flight -- Flying Clear -- Squeezing the Moolah -- Right Stuff and Fake Stuff -- Learning and Purging -- Epilogue."From the bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14, the murderous rise of North Korea's founding dictator and the fighter pilot who faked him out. In The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot, New York Times bestselling author Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of how Kim Il Sung grabbed power and plunged his country into war against the United States while the youngest fighter pilot in his air force was playing a high-risk game of deception--and escape. As Kim ascended from Soviet puppet to godlike ruler, No Kum Sok noisily pretended to love his Great Leader. That is, until he swiped a Soviet MiG-15 and delivered it to the Americans, not knowing they were offering a $100,000 bounty for the warplane (the equivalent of nearly one million dollars today). The theft--just weeks after the Korean War ended in July 1953--electrified the world and incited Kim's bloody vengeance. During the Korean War the United States brutally carpet bombed the North, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and giving the Kim dynasty, as Harden reveals, the fact-based narrative it would use to this day to sell paranoia and hatred of Americans. Drawing on documents from Chinese and Russian archives about the role of Mao and Stalin in Kim's shadowy rise, as well as from never-before-released U.S. intelligence and interrogation files, Harden gives us a heart-pounding escape adventure and an entirely new way to understand the world's longest-lasting totalitarian state"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.; No, Kum-Sok.; Defectors; Dictators; Escapes; Fighter pilots; Korean War, 1950-1953; Theft;
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Animal pound [graphic novel] / by King, Tom,1978-author.; Bonvillain, Tamra,colourist.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Gross, Peter,1958-illustrator.;
When a revolt puts an animal pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution. The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for appointing a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together, will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism?Teen 13+.
Subjects: Allegories.; Dystopian comics.; Graphic novels.; Social issue comics.; Cats; Dogs; Rabbits; Domestic animals; Dictatorship; Animal pounds;
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Five feet apart [videorecording] / by Baldoni, Justin,1984-film director,film producer.; Daughtry, Mikki,screenwriter.; Forlani, Claire,actor.; Iaconis, Tobias,1971-screenwriter.; Richardson, Haley Lu,actor.; Schulman, Cathy,film producer.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Séville Pictures,production company.;
Music by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian ; edited by Angela M. Catanzaro ; director of photography, Frankie G. DeMarco.Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Moises Arias.Stella is a vibrant, fun-loving seventeen-year-old. Unlike most teenagers, Stella has to spend much of her time living at a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. When Stella meets Will, a charming and rebellious fellow patient, she feels a powerful connection, but restrictions dictate that she and Will maintain a safe distance between them. As their feelings grow, Stella and Will face a life-changing question: How does love feel when even a single touch is off-limits?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and suggestive material.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Cystic fibrosis; Drugs; Love; Man-woman relationships; Lungs; Teenage boys; Teenage girls;
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Five feet apart [videorecording] / by Baldoni, Justin,1984-film director,film producer.; Daughtry, Mikki,screenwriter.; Forlani, Claire,actor.; Iaconis, Tobias,1971-screenwriter.; Richardson, Haley Lu,actor.; Schulman, Cathy,film producer.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Séville Pictures,production company.;
Music by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian ; edited by Angela M. Catanzaro ; director of photography, Frankie G. DeMarco.Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Moises Arias.Stella is a vibrant, fun-loving seventeen-year-old. Unlike most teenagers, Stella has to spend much of her time living at a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. When Stella meets Will, a charming and rebellious fellow patient, she feels a powerful connection, but restrictions dictate that she and Will maintain a safe distance between them. As their feelings grow, Stella and Will face a life-changing question: How does love feel when even a single touch is off-limits?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and suggestive material.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Cystic fibrosis; Drugs; Love; Man-woman relationships; Lungs; Teenage boys; Teenage girls;
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Paradise lost / by Milton, John,1608-1674,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Blind, broken by the death of his wife and bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, Milton dictated his sweeping biblical epic Paradise Lost to a series of helpers. While the struggle between God and Satan rages across the cosmos, the human tragedy of Adam and Eve--the temptation and fall--is movingly depicted in language unsurpassed in its musicality and beauty. A staggering and audacious undertaking--seeking, in Milton's words, to "justify the ways of God to men"--Paradise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary Shelley to William Wordsworth, and is widely considered to be the greatest poem ever written in the English language."--
Subjects: Poetry.; Epic poetry.; Adam (Biblical figure); Eve (Biblical figure); Bible.; Fall of man; Good and evil;
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The magick of physics : uncovering the fantastical phenomena in everyday life / by Flicker, Felix,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index."If you were to present the feats of modern science to someone from the past, those feats would surely be considered magic. Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker proves that they are indeed magic-just familiar magic. The name for this magic is "condensed matter physics." Most people haven't heard of the field, yet more than a third of physicists identify as condensed matter researchers, making it the most active area in the subject-with good reason. Condensed matter is the solids, liquids, and gasses that surround us-and the more exotic matters-which dictate every aspect of our present existence, and hold the keys to a brighter future, from quantum computing to real-life invisibility cloaks"--
Subjects: Condensed matter.; Physics.;
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Knockout / by Kang, Mia,author.;
Mia Kang is many things: a sought-after model, an immigrant, an eating disorder survivor, and a Muay Thai fighter. Her first book, Knockout, is the story of how she eschewed normative body standards and learned to use martial arts to redefine her sense of self-worth. In a charming, fierce, and intimate voice, Kang invites readers into her world. She once lived and died by her weight, but she is now defined by her confidence in being a woman who lives outside the mold of what we're taught is "feminine." After dealing with bullying, addiction, body dysmorphia, anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts, Mia acknowledges that she is lucky to still be alive to tell readers what she's learned: to not let anyone else dictate who you are supposed to be.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kang, Mia.; Muay Thai; Models (Persons); Boxers (Sports);
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They call me No Sam! / by Daywalt, Drew.; Lowery, Mike,1980-;
Meet Sam: an insolent pug--and incidental hero--who will stop at nothing to protect his family! When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company in the midst of a top-secret research project, they never imagine the precocious pup will cause more harm than good. But from chewing up Elaine's hair dryer (the "brain-melting heat cannon") to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the "pooping rug"?), the Petersons aren't sure how much more they can take. And that's before Sam starts harassing Justin's crush (and potential new friend), Phoebe, who Sam is sure is an evil wizard out to harm Justin. But when a pair of crooks encroaches on the Peterson household in an attempt to steal their confidential findings, Sam's actions--never mind his reasoning for them--just may save the day.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Pug; Families;
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FIFA 14 by EA Sports (Firm); Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Experience the emotion of scoring great goals in FIFA 14. The game plays the way great soccer matches are contested, with innovations to the award-winning gameplay that inspire fans to build play through midfield, dictating the tempo of a match. Feel the tension as chances are created, and experience the thrill of hitting the back of the net. A new feature called Pure Shot and a brand-new ball physics system will transform shooting, making every shot attempt feel real, and when players connect with the perfect strike, feel exhilarating. FIFA 14 delivers engaging online features and live services that connect fans to the heartbeat of the sport - and to each other - through EA SPORTS Football Club. FIFA 14 is soccer's social network, where fans connect, compete and share with millions of others around the world.ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone.DVD compatible with Playstation console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game Dolby Digital ; 2-22 player (co-op 2-4) online multiplayer with voice (paid subscription and broadband Internet connection required) ; Kinect sensor optional.
Subjects: Fédération internationale de football association; Computer games.; FIFA 14 (Game); Soccer; Video games.; Playstation 3 (Video game console);
© c2013., Microsoft Corp.,
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FIFA 14 by EA Sports (Firm); Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Experience the emotion of scoring great goals in FIFA 14. The game plays the way great soccer matches are contested, with innovations to the award-winning gameplay that inspire fans to build play through midfield, dictating the tempo of a match. Feel the tension as chances are created, and experience the thrill of hitting the back of the net. A new feature called Pure Shot and a brand-new ball physics system will transform shooting, making every shot attempt feel real, and when players connect with the perfect strike, feel exhilarating. FIFA 14 delivers engaging online features and live services that connect fans to the heartbeat of the sport - and to each other - through EA SPORTS Football Club. FIFA 14 is soccer's social network, where fans connect, compete and share with millions of others around the world.ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone.DVD compatible with Xbox console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game Dolby Digital ; 2-22 player (co-op 2-4) online multiplayer with voice (paid subscription and broadband Internet connection required) ; Kinect sensor optional.
Subjects: Fédération internationale de football association; Computer games.; FIFA 14 (Game); Soccer; Video games.; Xbox 360 (Video game console);
© c2013., Microsoft Corp.,
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