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The age of walls : how barriers between nations are changing our world / by Marshall, Tim,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index."Tim Marshall ... analyzes the most urgent and tenacious topics in global politics and international relations by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populations. The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian's Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nationalism is upon us, visible not just in Trump's obsession with building a wall on the Mexico border or in Britain's Brexit vote but in many other places as well. China has the great Firewall, holding back Western culture. Europe's countries are walling themselves against immigrants, terrorism, and currency issues. South Africa has heavily gated communities, and massive walls or fences separate people in the Middle East, Korea, Sudan, India, and other places around the world. In fact, at least sixty-five countries, more than a third of the world's nation-states, have barriers along their borders. There are many reasons why walls go up, because we are divided in many ways: wealth, race, religion, and politics, to name a few. Understanding what is behind these divisions is essential to understanding much of what's going on in the world today"--
Subjects: World politics.; Geopolitics.; Walls.; Boundaries.; Border security.;
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World's greatest natural icons. [videorecording] / by Bluett, Mike,television director.; Houston, Toni,screenwriter.; McAllum, Peter,1946-narrator.; Nine Network,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Wildbear Entertainment,production company.;
Narrator, Peter McAllum.Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Mount Everest, Jordan's Dead Sea, Rotorua's boiling mud pools, Indonesia's archipelago, Sossusvlei's dunes, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, the Amazon, Antarctica, and more. Throughout six episodes, we travel worldwide, exploring. The icons are as different as the forces that created them, from exploding volcanoes to phosphorescent reefs, from snaking rivers to infinite ice sheets, from burning deserts to abyssal fjords. In turn, these natural wonders shape the evolution of all life.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Auroras.; Earth sciences.; Geology.; Landforms.;
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10/7 : 100 human stories / by Yaron, Lee,author.; Cohen, Joshua,writer of afterword.;
"The definitive account of the 10/7 attacks through the stories of its victims and the communities they called home. On October 7, 2023 -- the Sabbath and the final day of the holiday of Sukkot-the Gaza -- based terror group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on the people of Israel. Crashing through the border, attacking from the sea and air, militants indiscriminately massacred civilians in what became one of the worst terror attacks in modern history, and the most lethal day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. A radically passionate work of investigative journalism and political critique by acclaimed Haaretz reporter Lee Yaron, 10/7 chronicles the massacre that ignited a war through the stories of more than 100 civilians. These stories are the products of extensive interviews with survivors, the bereaved, and first responders in Israel and beyond. The victims run the gamut from left-wing kibbutzniks and Burning Man-esque partiers to radical right-wingers, from Bedouins and Israeli Arabs to Thai and Nepalese guest workers, peace activists, elderly Holocaust survivors, refugees from Ukraine and Russia, pregnant women, and babies. At a time when people are seeking a deeper understanding of the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how internal political turmoil in Israel has affected it, they predominantly encounter perspectives from the powerful-from politicians and military officers. 10/7 takes a fresh approach, offering answers through the stories of everyday people, those who lived tenuously on the border with Gaza. Yaron profiles victims from a wide range of communities-depicting the fullness of their lives, not just their final moments-to honor their memories and reveal the way the attack ripped open Israeli society and put the entire Middle East on the precipice of disaster. Each chapter begins with a portrait of a community, interweaving history with broader political analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to provide context for the narratives that follow. Ultimately, 10/7 shows that the tragedy is much greater than the violence of the attacks, and in fact extends back through the entire Netanyahu era, which propagated a false image of Israel as a technologically advanced, militarily formidable powerhouse so essential to the region that it could continue to ignore and undermine Palestinian statehood indefinitely"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.; Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.; Arab-Israeli conflict; Israelis; Jews; October 7 Hamas Attack, Israel, 2023.;
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No time to lose : the fifth journey through time / by Stilton, Geronimo.; Barozzi, Danilo.; Bigolin, Silvia.; De Bernardi, Carla.; Decker, Shannon.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Professor von Volt plans to send Geronimo and his time traveling friends back to King Solomon's court to borrow a ring that supposedly will restore harmony to Mouse Island and balance the environment--but they soon find themselves taking an unplanned detour through Napoleon's court, a Viking village, and the Minotaur's labyrinth, before finally arriving before the wise King.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Stilton, Geronimo; Solomon, King of Israel; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Mice; Time travel; Quests (Expeditions); Vikings;
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Killing the SS : the hunt for the worst war criminals in history / by O'Reilly, Bill,author.; Dugard, Martin,author.;
"The latest history book from bestselling author Bill O'Reilly"--
Subjects: Harel, Isser, 1912-2003.; Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel; Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim; Nazi hunters; World War, 1939-1945; War criminals; Fugitives from justice;
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September 5 [videorecording] / by Binder, Moritz,screenwriter.; David, Alex,screenwriter.; Benesch, Leonie,1991-actor.; Chaplin, Ben,actor.; Fehlbaum, Tim,1982-film director.; Magaro, John,1983-actor.; Sarsgaard, Peter,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch.September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides a powerful new perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-Aswad; Israel. Sherut ha-biṭaḥon ha-kelali; Olympic Games 1972 : Munich, Germany); Athletes; Jewish athletes; Hostages; Israelis; Journalism; Broadcast journalism; Terrorism;
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My grandfather would have shot me : a Black woman discovers her family's Nazi past / by Teege, Jennifer,1970-; Sellmair, Nikola,1971-; Sommer, Carolin(Translator);
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and Internet addresses.Prologue: The discovery -- Me, granddaughter of a mass murderer -- Master of the Płaszów Concentration Camp : my grandfather Amon Goeth -- The commandant's lover : my grandmother Ruth Irene Kalder -- Living with the dead : my mother Monika Goeth -- The victim's grandchildren : my friends in Israel -- Flowers in Krakow -- Further resources: Books, films and online."The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Göth, Amon, 1908-1946; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Płaszów (Concentration camp); Grandchildren of war criminals; Racially mixed people; Nazis; Concentration camp commandants;
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Words that ring through time : from Moses and Pericles to Obama : fifty-one of the most important speeches in history and how they changed our world / by Golway, Terry,1955-;
Includes bibliographical references.Moses bids Israel farewell -- Funeral oration / by Pericles -- Cicero's first oration against Catiline -- Jesus and the blessed -- Muhammad: turn thy face.
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc.;
© c2009., Overlook Press,
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War / by Woodward, Bob,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power. With unrivaled, inside-the-room reporting, Woodward shows President Biden's approach to managing the war in Ukraine, the most significant land war in Europe since World War II, and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back-channel diplomacy and decision-making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III. The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. War provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Harris, Kamala, 1964-; Netanyahu, Binyamin.; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Zelensky, Volodymyr, 1978-; Israel-Hamas War, 2023-; Presidential candidates; Presidents; Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-;
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Archaeology of the Bible : the greatest discoveries from Genesis to the Roman era / by Isbouts, Jean-Pierre.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The archaeology of the Patriarchs -- The archaeology of the Exodus -- The archaeology of the Kingdoms of Israel -- The archaeology of the Second Temple period -- The archaeology of the life of Jesus -- The archaeology of early Christianity -- The Scriptures.LSC
Subjects: Bible;
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