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- All the worst humans : how I made news for dictators, tycoons, and politicians / by Elwood, Phil(Philip),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the 129-billion-dollar industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media -- from a man who used to pull the strings, and who is now pulling back the curtain. After nearly two decades in the Washington PR business, Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that's made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he's been up to for the past twenty years -- and it isn't pretty. Elwood has worked for a murderer's row of clients, including Gaddafi, Assad, and the government of Qatar -- namely, the bad guys. In All the Worst Humans, Elwood unveils how the PR business works, and how the truth gets made, spun, and sold to the public -- not shying away from the gritty details of his unlikely career. This is a piercing look into the corridors of money, power, politics, and control, all told in Elwood's disarmingly funny and entertaining voice. He recounts a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator's son, plotting communications strategies against a terrorist organization in Western Africa, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator's wife a glowing profile in Vogue on the same time the Arab Spring broke out. And he reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and ultimately cover for politicians, dictators, and spies -- the industry-secret tactics that led to his rise as a political PR pro. Along the way, Phil walks the halls of the Capitol, rides in armored cars through Abuja, and watches his client lose his annual income at the roulette table. But as he moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all -- until Elwood receives a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Elwood his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, Elwood decides to change his ways, and his clients, and to tell the full truth about who is the worst human"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Elwood, Phil (Philip); Communication in politics.; Political consultants; Public relations and politics.; Public relations consultants;
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- The good allies : how Canada and the United States fought together to defeat fascism during the Second World War / by Cook, Tim,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a deadly struggle between the Axis powers and the Allies, but also fraught negotiations between and among the allies. On questions of diplomacy, economic policy, industrial might, military capabilities, and even national sovereignty, thousands of lives and the fate of the free world depended on back-room deals and desperate trade-offs between soldiers, diplomats, and leaders. In North America, Canada and the US strained to forge a new military alliance to guard their coasts and fend off German U-boats and the menace of a Japanese invasion. Wartime economies were entwined to produce a staggering contribution of weapons to keep Britain and other allies in the war. The defence of North America against enemy threats was essential before the US and Canada could send armies, navies, and air forces overseas. In his trademark style, Tim Cook employs eyewitness accounts to vividly lay bare the brutality of combat and the courage of North Americans under fire. Behind the fighting fronts, the charged and often secret communications between national leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt, and King, reveals how their personalities shaped the outcome of history's most destructive war, the fate of the British Empire, and the North American alliance that lives on to this day. The Good Allies is a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower. In exploring this complex and crucial dimension of the Second World War and its legacy, Cook recounts two nations' story of cooperation, sacrifice, and of bleeding together to save the world from the fascist threat"--- Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Faster, higher, farther : the Volkswagen scandal / by Ewing, Jack,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Volkswagenwerk; Automobile industry and trade; Corporations; Volkswagen automobiles;
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- Innovation in real places : strategies for prosperity in an unforgiving world / by Breznitz, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Across the world, cities and regions have wasted trillions of dollars on blindly copying the Silicon Valley model of growth creation. We have lived with this system for decades, and the result is clear: a small number of regions and cities at the top of the high-tech industry but many more fighting a losing battle to retain economic dynamism. But, as this books details, there are other models for innovation-based growth that don't rely on a flourishing high-tech industry. It argues that the purveyors of the dominant ideas on innovation have a feeble understanding of the big picture on global production and innovation. They conflate innovation with invention and suffer from techno-fetishism. In their devotion to start-ups, they refuse to admit that the real obstacle to growth for most cities is the overwhelming power of the real hubs, which siphon up vast amounts of talent and money. Communities waste time, money, and energy pursuing this road to nowhere. Instead Breznitz proposes that communities focus on where they fit within the four stages in the global production process. Success lies in understanding the changed structure of the global system of production and then using those insights to enable communities to recognize their own advantages, which in turn allows to them to foster surprising forms of specialized innovation. All localities have certain advantages relative to at least one stage of the global production process, and the trick is in recognizing it"--- Subjects: Community development.; Economic development.; Globalization.; Industrial capacity; Industrial policy.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations;
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- Nine [videorecording (DVD)] / by Fergie,1975-; Cotillard, Marion,1975-; Cruz, Penélope.; Day-Lewis, Daniel.; Dench, Judi,1934-; Hudson, Kate,1979-; Kidman, Nicole,1967-; Loren, Sophia,1934-; Marshall, Rob.; Minghella, Anthony.; Tolkin, Michael.; Alliance Films (Firm); Weinstein Company.;
Stacy Ferguson, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren.With only a week left before shooting begins on the filming of his latest movie, world famous film director Guido Contini is desperately searching for a way to overcome his creative block. Escaping to a seaside resort, he attempts to restore the equilibrium to his personal and professional existence by drawing inspiration from the women in his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Costume designers; Feature films.; Husband and wife; Man-women relationships; Mistresses; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures; Musical films.; Women journalists;
- © c2010., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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- Making a scene / by Wu, Constance,1982-author.; Wu, Constance,1982-Essays.Selections.; Wu, Constance,1982-Betty and Syd.; Wu, Constance,1982-Exploring orange.; Wu, Constance,1982-Impeach the president.; Wu, Constance,1982-Little Cassandra.; Wu, Constance,1982-Lucky bucks.; Wu, Constance,1982-Making a scene.; Wu, Constance,1982-Montana gold.; Wu, Constance,1982-Of course she did.; Wu, Constance,1982-Snap and whistle.; Wu, Constance,1982-Welcome to Jurassic Park.;
"Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Wu, Constance, 1982-; Asian American actors; Motion picture actors and actresses; Television actors and actresses;
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- 21 Jump Street [videorecording] / by Ice Cube(Musician); Bacall, Michael.; Cannell, Stephen J.; Davis, DeRay.; Franco, David,1985-; Hasburgh, Patrick.; Hill, Jonah,1983-; Larson, Brie,1989-; Lord, Phil,1977-; Miller, Chris,1975-; Moritz, Neal H.; Mothersbaugh, Mark.; Riggle, Rob.; Tatum, Channing.; Cannell Studios (Firm); Columbia Pictures Industries.; Original Film (Firm); Relativity Media.;
Music, Mark Mothersbaugh ; editor, Joel Negron ; director of photography, Barry Peterson.Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Brie Larson, David Franco, Rob Riggle, Deray Davis, Ice Cube.Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) have the kind of faces that could let them pass for teenagers. Eager to prove themselves as effective policemen, the pair join the Jump Street program and go undercover to investigate a high-school drug ring. Now, the only thing more daunting than the prospect of taking on violent adolescent dope slingers is the possibility of experiencing the torture of their teenage years all over again.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.40:1), Dolby Digital.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Drug dealers; Feature films.; High school students; Male friendship; Undercover operations; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2012., Columbia Pictures Industries,
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- Deepwater Horizon [videorecording] / by Berg, Peter,1964-actor.; Berg, Peter,1964-film director.; Carnahan, Matthew Michael,screenwriter.; Griffin, Douglas M.,1966-actor.; Russell, Kurt,actor.; Wahlberg, Mark,1971-actor.; Hudson, Kate,1979-; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, Kate Hudson, Dylan O'brien.For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images, and brief strong language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; British Petroleum Company; BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010; Environmental disasters; Environmental disasters; Offshore oil industry; Offshore oil industry; Offshore oil well drilling; Oil well drilling rigs;
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- The art of gathering : how we meet and why it matters / by Parker, Priya,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together--at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them"--- Subjects: Interpersonal relations.; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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- There's something in the water [videorecording] / by Daniel, Ian,film director.; Page, Elliot,1987-on-screen participant,film director.; Collective Eye Films,publisher.;
Elliot Page.Based on Ingrid Waldron's incendiary study, the film follows Page as he travels to rural areas of the province that are plagued by toxic fallout from industrial development. As did Waldron, the filmmakers discover that these catastrophes have been precisely placed, all in remote, low-income, and very often Indigenous or Black, communities.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Environmental films.; Blacks; Racism against Blacks; Environmental justice; Environmental policy; Hazardous waste sites; Racism; Capitalism; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
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