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Agents of influence : a British campaign, a Canadian spy, and the secret plot to bring America into World War II / by Hemming, Henry,1979-author.; Hemming, Henry,1979-Our man in New York.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The gripping story of a propaganda campaign like no other: the covert British operation to manipulate American public opinion and bring the US into the Second World War. When William Stephenson - "our man in New York" - arrived in the United States towards the end of June 1940 with instructions from the head of MI6 to 'organise' American public opinion, Britain was on the verge of defeat. Surveys showed that just 14% of the US population wanted to go to war against Nazi Germany. But soon that began to change ... Those campaigning against America's entry into the war, such as legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, talked of a British-led plot to drag the US into the conflict. They feared that the British were somehow flooding the American media with 'fake news', infiltrating pressure groups, rigging opinion polls and meddling in US politics. These claims were shocking and wild: they were also true. That truth is revealed here for the first time by bestselling author Henry Hemming, using hitherto private and classified documents, including the diaries of his own grandparents, who were briefly part of Stephenson's extraordinary influence campaign that was later described in the Washington Post as 'arguably the most effective in history'. Stephenson - who saved the life of Hemming's father - was a flawed maverick, full of contradictions, but one whose work changed the course of the war, and whose story can now be told in full.
Subjects: Stephenson, William Samuel, 1896-1989.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Robert's rules of order, newly revised / by Robert, Henry M.,III,author.; Honemann, Daniel H.,author.; Balch, Thomas J.,author.; Seabold, Daniel E.,author.; Gerber, Shmuel,author.;
Subjects: Parliamentary practice.;
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Raven squak, orca squeak / by Vickers, Roy Henry,1946-; Budd, Robert,1976-;
A sturdy board book that introduces babies and toddlers to the sounds of the West Coast.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Animal sounds; Nature sounds; Textured books;
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Ben the sea lion / by Vickers, Roy Henry,1946-;
When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin Bussy take responsibility for nursing the tiny creature back to health. They name the pup Ben, short for Teeben--the Tsimshian word for sea lion. With the boys' loving care, Ben eats and eats and grows and grows, getting up to all sorts of fun in Kitkatla, including towing the boys in their skiff and showing local dogs who is boss! Eventually, Ben must return to the wild, leaving his human friends to remember him fondly.LSC
Subjects: Sea lions; Indigenous peoples;
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Henry Heckelbeck dinosaur hunter / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
On a class field trip, Henry hopes to dig up a dinosaur bone with his lucky shovel.Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Heckelbeck, Henry (Fictitious character); Dinosaurs; Antiquities; School field trips;
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Be kind, be calm, be safe : four weeks that shaped a pandemic / by Henry, Bonnie,Dr.,author.; Henry, Lynn,author.;
Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called "one of the most effective public health figures in the world" by The New York Times. She has been called "a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness," and "our hero" in national newspapers. But in the waning days of 2019, when the first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wuhan, China began to trickle into her office in British Colombia, these accolades lay in a barely imaginable future. Only weeks later, the whole world would look back on the previous year with the kind of nostalgia usually reserved for the distant past. With a staggering suddenness, our livelihoods, our closest relationships, our habits and our homes had all been transformed. In a moment when half-truths threatened to drown out the truth, when recklessness all too often exposed those around us to very real danger, and when it was difficult to tell paranoia from healthy respect for an invisible threat, Dr. Henry's transparency, humility, and humanity became a beacon for millions of Canadians. And her trademark enjoinder to be kind, be calm, and be safe became words for us all to live by. Coincidentally, Dr. Henry's sister, Lynn, arrived in BC for a long-planned visit on March 12, just as the virus revealed itself as a pandemic. For the four ensuing weeks, Lynn had rare insight into the whirlwind of Bonnie's daily life, with its moments of agony and gravity as well as its occasional episodes of levity and grace. Both a global story and a family story, Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe combines Lynn's observations and knowledge of Bonnie's personal and professional background with Bonnie's recollections of how and why decisions were made, to tell in a vivid way the dramatic tale of the four weeks that changed all our lives. Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe is about communication, leadership, and public trust; about the balance between politics and policy; and, at heart, about what and who we value, as individuals and a society.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Henry, Bonnie, Dr.; Henry, Lynn.; British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer; Health officers; Sisters; COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics;
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Henry Heckelbeck chills out / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
On a snowy day in Brewster, Henry keeps warm with a little magic while competing against his friends in a series of winter contests.Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Heckelbeck, Henry (Fictitious character); Magic; Snow; Contests;
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Henry Heckelbeck never cheats / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
When new student Max challenges Henry for the position of goalie on the soccer team, he must decide whether using the Book of Spells would make him a cheater.LSC
Subjects: Soccer stories.; Heckelbeck, Henry (Fictitious character); Wizards; Magic; Sports; Schools; Friendship; Brothers and sisters;
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Henry Heckelbeck builds a robot / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Heckelbeck, Henry (Fictitious character); Robots; Magic; Schools;
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The song of Hiawatha and other poems / by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,1807-1882; Remington, Frederic,1861-1909;
© c1989., Reader's Digest Association,
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