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- Twelfth knight / by Follmuth, Alexene Farol,author.; based on (work):Shakespeare, William,1546-1616.Twelfth night.;
"Iola Reyes is annoyed. Her painstakingly crafted tabletop game campaign was shot down, her best friend is suggesting she try being more "likable," and her school's star running back Jack Orsino is the most lackadaisical Student Body President she's ever seen, which makes her job as VP that much harder. Vi's favorite escape from the world is the MMORPG Twelfth Knight, but online spaces aren't exactly kind to girls like her-girls who are extremely competent and have the swagger to prove it. So Vi creates a masculine alter ego, choosing to play as a knight named Cesario to create a safe haven for herself. But when a football injury leads Jack Orsino to the world of Twelfth Knight, Vi is alarmed to discover their online alter egos-Cesario and Duke Orsino-are surprisingly well-matched. As the long nights of game-play turn into discussions about life and love, Vi and Jack soon realize they've become more than just weapon-wielding characters in an online game. But Vi has been concealing her true identity from Jack, and Jack might just be falling for her offline."--014-up.- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; School fiction.; Novels.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Avatars (Virtual reality); Computer games; Fantasy games; High school students; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Impersonation; Knights and knighthood; Student government; Video games; Women in video games; Avatars (Virtual reality); Computer games; High school students; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Impersonation; Knights and knighthood; Student government; Video games; Women in video games;
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- Selma [videorecording] / by DuVernay, Ava,film director.; Ejogo, Carmen,1974-; Gooding, Cuba,Jr.,1968-; Oyelowo, David,actor.; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Roth, Tim,actor.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-; Winfrey, Oprah,actor.; Harpo Films,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Plan B (Firm),production company.;
David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding, Jr.Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.); African Americans; African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights movements; Civil rights; Feature films.; Historical films.; Race discrimination; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Voter registration;
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- The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / by Thompson, Wright,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--- Subjects: True crime stories.; Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.; African American teenage boys; African Americans; Collective memory; Lynching; Racism against Black people; Murder;
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- Blood and oil : Mohammed bin Salman's ruthless quest for global power / by Hope, Bradley,author.; Scheck, Justin,author.;
"From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters Justin Scheck and Bradley Hope (coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale), a revelatory look at the inner workings of the world's most powerful ruling family, the royal family of Saudi Arabia, revealing how a rift within that family produced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS, a charismatic leader with a ruthless streak"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Āl Saʻūd, Muḥammad bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 1985-; Āl Saʻūd, Muḥammad bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 1985-; Āl Saʻūd, House of.; State crimes;
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- The flag, the cross, and the station wagon : a graying American looks back at his suburban boyhood and wonders what the hell happened / by McKibben, Bill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing-knowing-that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts. He sang "Kumbaya" at church. And with the remarkable rise of suburbia, he assumed that all Americans would share in the wealth. But fifty years later, he finds himself in an increasingly doubtful nation strained by bleak racial and economic inequality, on a planet whose future is in peril. And he is curious: What the hell happened? In this revelatory cri de coeur, McKibben digs deep into our history (and his own well-meaning but not all-seeing past) and into the latest scholarship on race and inequality in America, on the rise of the religious right, and on our environmental crisis to explain how we got to this point. He finds that he is not without hope. And he wonders if any of that trinity of his youth-The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon-could, or should, be reclaimed in the fight for a fairer future.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; McKibben, Bill.; Christianity and culture; Climatic changes.; Equality; Equality.; Middle class; Patriotism; Race relations; Racism.;
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- The front runner [videorecording] / by Farmiga, Vera,actor.; Jackman, Hugh,actor.; O'Brien, Mark,1984-actor.; Ephraim, Molly,actor.; Reitman, Jason,1977-film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Simmons, J. K.,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Bai, Matt.All the truth is out.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O'Brien, Molly Ephraim.In the spring of 1987, the smart money was on charismatic Colorado senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) to head the Democratic presidential ticket the following year. However, his jousting with the political press over his rumored infidelities would all too quickly scuttle his ambitions and forever alter the landscape of government-media relations.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Political films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Historical films.; Bai, Matt.; Hart, Gary, 1936-; Adultery; Presidents; Character; Mass media; Presidential candidates; Press and politics; Public opinion; Scandals; Tabloid newspapers;
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- The return of great powers : Russia, China, and the next world war / by Sciutto, Jim,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-338) and index."Powerful nations are determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as their push for power escalates, a new order will affect everyone across the globe. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a part of it, but in reality, this power struggle impacts every corner of our world -- from Helsinki to Beijing, from Australia to the North Pole. This is a battle with many fronts: in the Arctic, in the oceans and across the skies, on man-made islands and redrawn maps, and in tech and cyberspace. Through globe-spanning, exclusive interviews with dozens of political, military, and intelligence leaders, Sciutto defines our times as a return of great power conflict, 'a definitive break between the post-Cold War era and an entirely new and uncertain one.' ... The Return of Great Powers analyzes a historic and visible shift in real time. It details the realities of this new post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new, global nuclear arms race. And it poses a question: As we consider uncertain, even terrifying, outcomes, will it be possible for the West and Russia and China to prevent a new World War?" --- Subjects: Great powers.; War;
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- The politics of Ontario / by Collier, Cheryl N.,1967-editor.; Malloy, Jonathan,1970-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ontario is the most populous province in Canada and perhaps also the most complex. It encompasses a range of regions, cities, and local cultures, while also claiming a longstanding pre-eminence in Canadian federalism. The second edition of The Politics of Ontario aims to understand this unique and ever-changing province. The new edition captures the growing diversity of Ontario, with new chapters on race and Ontario politics, Black Ontarians, and Indigenous Ontario. With contributors from across the province, the book analyses the political institutions of Ontario, key areas such as gender, northern Ontario, the intricate Ontario political economy, and public policy challenges with the environment, labour relations, governing the GTA, and healthcare. Completely refreshed from the earlier edition, it emphasizes the evolution of Ontario and key public policy challenges facing the province. In doing so, The Politics of Ontario provides readers with a thorough understanding of this complicated province.- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Boy Nobody : a novel / by Zadoff, Allen.;
Sixteen-year-old Boy Nobody, an assassin controlled by a shadowy government organization, The Program, considers sabotaging his latest mission because his target reminds him of the normal life he craves.LSC- Subjects: Spy stories.; Teenage boys; Assassins; Conduct of life; Interpersonal relations; High schools;
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- The illegals : Russia's most audacious spies and their century-long fight to bring down the West / by Walker, Shaun(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A century ago, the new Bolshevik government began sending Soviet citizens abroad as deep-cover spies, training them to pose as foreign aristocrats, merchants, and students. Over time, this became the most ambitious espionage program in human history. Many intelligence agencies use undercover operatives, but the KGB was the only one to go to such lengths, spending years training its spies to pass for foreigners, then sending them on missions that could last for decades. These spies were known as the illegals. During the Cold War, illegals were dispatched to assassinate world leaders and steal technological secrets -- the greatest among them performed remarkable feats, while many others failed in their missions or cracked under the strain of living a double life. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with illegals and their descendants, as well as archival research in more than a dozen countries, Shaun Walker brings the illegals to life in a page-turning tour-de-force that takes us into the heart of the KGB's most secretive program. A riveting spy drama peopled with richly drawn characters, The Illegals also uncovers a hidden thread in the story of Russia itself. As Putin extols Soviet achievements and the KGB's espionage prowess, and Moscow continues to infiltrate illegals across the globe, this timely narrative shines new light on the long arc of the Soviet experiment, its messy aftermath, and its influence on our world at large"--- Subjects: Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.; Sluzhba vneshneĭ razvedki Rossiĭskoĭ Federat͡sii.; Espionage, Russian; Espionage, Soviet; Spies; Spies;
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