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Oath and honor : a memoir and a warning / by Cheney, Liz,1966-author.;
"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution -- leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021 -- by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol. Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and then helped lead the Congressional Select Committee investigation into how it happened. In Oath and Honor, she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Cheney, Liz, 1966-; United States. Congress. House; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021.; Legislators; Women legislators;
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The revolutionary : Samuel Adams / by Schiff, Stacy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel Adams was the man." With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history. Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution. He employed every tool available to rally a town, a colony, and eventually a band of colonies behind him, creating the cause that created a country. For his efforts he became the most wanted man in America: When Paul Revere rode to Lexington in 1775, it was to warn Samuel Adams that he was about to be arrested for treason. In The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, Schiff brings her masterful skills to Adams's improbable life, illuminating his transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.; United States.; Politicians;
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Daughters of the resistance / by Kortchik, Lana,author.;
"Ukraine, 1943 On a train from Ukraine to Germany, Lisa Smirnova is terrified for her life. The train is under Nazi command, heading for one of Hitler's rumoured labour camps. As she is taken away from everything she holds dear, Lisa wonders if she will ever see her family again. In Nazi-occupied Kiev, Irina Antonova knows she could be arrested at any moment. Trapped in a job registering the endless deaths of the people of Kiev, she risks her life every day by secretly helping her neighbours, while her husband has joined the Soviet partisans, who are carrying out life-threatening work to frustrate the German efforts. When Lisa's train is intercepted by the partisans, Irina's husband among them, these women's lives will take an unimaginable turn. As Irina fights to protect her family and Lisa is forced to confront the horrors of war, together they must make an impossible decision: what would they be willing to lose to save the people they love?"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Anti-Nazi movement; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
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The burial hour / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.;
"A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's noose left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl, the only witness to the crime. With a crime scene this puzzling, forensic expertise of the highest order is absolutely essential. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. Soon the case takes a stranger turn: a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged, his desperate gasps the backdrop to an eerie piece of music. The video is marked as the work of The Composer. Despite their best efforts, the suspect gets away. So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples, Italy, Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to rejoin the hunt. But the search is now a complex case of international cooperation--and not all those involved may be who they seem. Sachs and Rhyme find themselves playing a dangerous game, with lives all across the globe hanging in the balance"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Rhyme, Lincoln (Fictitious character); Police; Forensic scientists;
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Last paddle? [videorecording] : 1000 rivers 1 life / by Catchlove, Rob,on-screen participant.; Catt, Danny,on-screen participant.; Williams, Roger,film director,film producer.; Blue Water Content,film distributor.;
Mark Angelo, Rob Catchlove, Danny Catt.From the producers of the multi international award-winning film RiverBlue comes the feature length documentary, Last Paddle; 1000 Rivers 1 Life. This inspirational and visually stunning film chronicles the amazing lifetime journey of renowned river advocate Mark Angelo who has paddled more than 1000 rivers in well over 100 countries; perhaps more than any other individual. Last Paddle chronicles a life-long commitment to river conservation and restoration around the globe. The film also delves into Mark's current efforts, including the need to better protect and restore city waterways, understanding the impacts of climate change on rivers, and doing more to conserve the planet's greatest river environments. In acknowledging Mark's accomplishments, including the founding of World Rivers Day, Last Paddle makes an eloquent plea to cherish and better care for our life-giving waterways while also offering hopeful insights into how we might attain a more sustainable future.E.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Angelo, Mark.; Canoes and canoeing.; Boats and boating.; Conservationists; Stream conservation;
For private home use only.
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Raise your roof : the hidden power of your potential / by Subban, Karl,author.; Glencoe, Elle,author.;
"Unlock the often-overlooked key to making positive and lasting change. For over three decades, Karl Subban has been honing his proven approach to resilience, perseverance and goal-setting -- and bringing the best out of everyone. Every year we get bigger, but not necessarily better. Older, but not necessarily wiser. Despite our best efforts, we're not always set up for success. And we can get stuck in a place where we don't think it's possible to dream, let alone dream big. As a coach, an educator, an author and a father, Subban knows that understanding and believing in your own potential are key to making changes that matter, that bring purpose to our lives and the lives of those around us. Packed with proven strategies and including "raise their roof" playbooks for leaders, parents and educators, Raise Your Roof is an inspiring and practical guide to creating meaningful change, realizing goals and finding fulfillment. The power of potential is that it's your starting line, not your finish line"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Change (Psychology); Goal (Psychology); Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Living. by Hermanus, Oliver,film director.; Rawlins, Adrian,actor.; Lou Wood, Aimee,actor.; Sharp, Alex,actor.; Nighy, Bill,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adrian Rawlins, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Bill NighyOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2022.LIVING is the story of an ordinary man (Bill Nighy), reduced by years of oppressive office routine, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Bullets and silver / by James, Nik.;
"Colorado, July 1878. The nationally famous solar eclipse is almost upon the country and a peak overlooking the fledgling town of Elkhorn is one of the centers of attention. In the midst of boisterous and chaotic frontier pre-celebrations, Caleb Marlowe -- reluctantly deputized for the coming event -- learns that local power broker Judge Horace Patterson is targeted for assassination by agents of a financial magnate. Caleb's efforts to thwart the plan, however, are complicated when a ghost from his past shows up with the intention of blackmailing him. Elijah Starr, acting for a railroad robber baron, will use any ruthless method at his disposal to clear the way to control a planned rail line to be built through Elkhorn. Caleb is commissioned to bring Starr in to face justice after the assassination attempt, but he has his own burning agenda. Starr is his own father, the man who abused and murdered Caleb's mother. Caleb swears his mother's death will be avenged and justice will prevail... or he'll die trying." --
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Police; Outlaws; Fathers and sons; Revenge; Solar eclipses;
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by McCrery, Nigel,1953-creator.; Fox, Emilia,1974-actor.; Caves, David,actor.; Carr, Liz,actor.; Lintern, Richard,actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,production company.; BBC Studios,distributor.;
Emilia Fox, David Caves, Liz Carr, Ruth Gemmell, Richard Lintern.When a new crime scene looks like the carbon copy of a case from her past, forensic pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) hunts for clues to the connection before the evidence gets too hot to handle. Join Nikki and her London colleagues Doctors Thomas Chamberlain and Jack Hodgson in their better-late-than-never efforts to pry secrets from victims remains and catch the killers. Did a gunman target a family of picnickers on purpose, or shoot at random? Who would kill a gentle Muslim man known for protesting violence? How to explain the brutal death of a recently paroled murderer? What's behind the passionate response of a police officer after the accidental killing of a young Polish girl? The answers take you where you may not want to go in this award-winning crime drama series.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Criminal investigation; Forensic pathology; Forensic pathologists;
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The Mother Code / by Stivers, Carole,author.;
"In this mind-bending debut novel, Carole Stivers explores what it means to be a mother in a world that is more chilling and precarious than ever. It is 2049. When a U.S. attempt at stealth biowarfare goes awry, a team of scientists is engaged to ensure human survival on earth. Their best efforts fail, and they must turn to their last resort: a plan to place genetically engineered children inside the cocoons of large-scale robots--to be incubated, birthed, and raised by these machines, which have been programmed with the latest advances in artificial intelligence: the Mother Code. Kai is born in America's desert Southwest, his only companion his robotic Mother, Rho-Z. Equipped with the knowledge and intuition of a human mother, Rho-Z raises Kai and teaches him how to survive. As children like him come of age, their Mothers transform too--in ways that were never predicted. When government survivors decide that the machines who raised the children must be destroyed, Kai must fight to save the only parent he has ever known"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Motherhood;
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