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Snafu : the definitive guide to history's greatest screwups / by Helms, Ed,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."History contains a plethora of insane screwups-otherwise known as SNAFUs. Coined during World War I, SNAFU is an acronym that stands for Situation Normal: All F*cked Up. In other words, "things are pretty screwed up, but aren't they always?" Spanning from the 1950's to the 2000's, Ed Helms steps in as unofficial history teacher for a deep dive into each decade's craziest SNAFUs. From planting nukes on the moon to training felines as CIA spies to weaponizing the weather, this book will unpack the incredibly ironic decision-making and hilariously terrifying aftermath of America's biggest mishaps. Filled with sharp humor and lively illustrations, SNAFU is a wild ride through time that not only entertains but offers fresh insights that just might prevent history from repeating itself again and again"--
Subjects: Common fallacies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bookshop : a history of the American bookstore / by Friss, Evan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-385) and index."An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones of their own. Bookshops are powerful spaces, but they are also endangered ones. In The Bookshop, we see those stakes: what has been, and what might be lost. Evan Friss's history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, catalogs, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at this institution beloved by so many -- not just as a merchant, but as a gathering place for likeminded people who cherish books. The story begins with Benjamin Franklin's first bookstore in Philadelphia, and takes us to a range of booksellers including The Strand, Chicago's Marshall Field & Co., Gotham Book Mart, specialty stores like Oscar Wilde and Drum and Spear, sidewalk sellers of used books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books, and Parnassus. The Bookshop is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold over the course of more than two centuries -- including, for example, a 3,000-pound elephant who appeared to sign books at Marshall Field's in 1944. The Bookshop is a book every bookstore will want to carry, as there has never been a more affectionate and engaging celebration of this beloved institution"--
Subjects: Booksellers and bookselling; Bookstores.; Bookstores;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Who we are [videorecording] : a chronicle of racism in America / by Crutcher, Tiffany,interviewee.; Kunstler, Emily,1978-film director,film producer.; Kunstler, Sarah,film director,film producer.; McCall, Josephine Bolling,interviewee.; Payne, Carolyn,interviewee.; Robinson, Jeffery,screenwriter,film producer,interviewee.; Sawyer, Tami, ,interviewee.; Off Center Media (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),presenter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Josephine Bolling McCall, Tiffany Crutcher, Carolyn Payne, Jeffery Robinson, Tami Sawyer.Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Race discrimination; Racism against Black people; Racism;
For private home use only.
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The big screen : the story of the movies / by Thomson, David,1941-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion pictures;
© 2012., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019 / by Kendi, Ibram X.,editor.; Blain, Keisha N.,1985-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Last year marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas--and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracism Institute of American University, and Keisha Blain, editor of The North Star. They've gathered together eighty black writers from all disciplines -- historians and artists, journalists and novelists--each of whom has contributed an entry about one five-year period to create a dynamic multivoiced single-volume history of black people in America"--
Subjects: African Americans;
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By the light of burning dreams : the triumphs and tragedies of the second American revolution / by Talbot, David,1951-author.; Talbot, Margaret,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.By the Light of Burning Dreams' chronicles some of the most important moments of activism from the 60s and 70s, and ties them into the arrival of today's major political players and major progressive movements. David and Margaret Talbot are both very well-connected, with contacts such as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., George R.R. Martin,Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, and Oliver Stone. From the founder of Salon, and the author of 'The Devil's Chessboard.'.
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Uncomfortable conversations with a Jew / by Acho, Emmanuel,author.; Tishby, Noa,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby no question about Jews is off-limits. They go there. They cover Jews and money. Jews and power. Jews and privilege. Jews and white privilege. The Black and Jewish struggle. Emmanuel asks, "Did Jews kill Jesus?" To which Noa responds, "Why are Jewish people history's favorite scapegoat?" They look at Judaism itself: Is it a religion, culture, a peoplehood, or a race? They discuss whether Jews are white. They poke at whether you're antisemitic, if you're anti-Zionist? The questions -- and answers -- might make you squirm, but together, they explain the tropes and catalysts of antisemitism in America today. This book is a lexicon for a fraught cultural moment. The topics are complicated and Acho and Tishby bring vastly different perspectives. Tishby is an outspoken Israeli American. Acho is a mild-mannered son of a Nigerian American pastor. But they share a superpower: an uncanny ability to make complicated ideas easy to understand so anyone can follow the straight line from the past to our immediate moment -- and then see around corners. Acho and Tishby are united by the core beliefs that the only way out is through and that hatred toward one group is never isolated: if you see the smoke of bigotry in one place, expect that we will all be in the fire"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Jews.; Jews; Jews; Judaism.;
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American tapestry : the story of black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama / by Swarns, Rachel L.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-367) and index.A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry as well as a portrait of America itself in an epic and inspiring family saga.
Subjects: Obama, Michelle, 1964-;
© c2012., Amistad,
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies : the patriots / by Fisher, David,1946-author.; O'Reilly, Bill,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index.
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Death of the liberal class / by Hedges, Chris.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Liberalism; Liberalism; Political culture;
© 2010., Knopf Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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