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Catching the wind : Edward Kennedy and the liberal hour / by Gabler, Neal,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The epic, definitive biography of Ted Kennedy--an immersive journey through the life of a complicated man and a sweeping history of the fall of liberalism and the collapse of political morality. Edward M. Kennedy was never expected to succeed. The youngest of nine, he lacked his brothers' natural gifts and easy grace. Yet after winning election to the Senate at the tender age of thirty, he became the most consequential legislator of his lifetime, perhaps even American history. Surviving the traumas of his brothers' assassinations, Ted Kennedy ultimately exerted the greatest effort keeping alive the mission of an active and caring government. He swept into the Senate at the high-water mark of the mid-century New Deal consensus and fulfilled the promise of that momentum throughout his glory years in the Senate as the booming voice of American liberalism. That voice found its greatest impact in the laws he passed that wove government firmly into American life, extending aid and opportunity to those in most desperate need. Two thousand pieces of legislation, ranging from health care to education to civil rights, bore Ted's fingerprints. He worked tirelessly to better people's lives, even after the Reagan-era push for limited government rewrote the contract between nation and citizens. He did this because he felt he owed it to those who suffered, and those with whom he empathized out of his own pain and ever-present sense of inadequacy. But Ted Kennedy was not immune to the darkness that plagued his family. He lived long enough to fail, to sin, to fall in and out of favor. The infamous incident at Chappaquiddick marked an unfortunate turning point in the youngest Kennedy's life, and it would not be his last brush with controversy. As his personal failures compounded in the public eye, he struggled to maintain the traction that had carried his agenda so far. The product of a decade of work and hundreds of interviews, Catching the Wind will be an essential work of history and biography. The first of two volumes in a sweeping narrative, it traces the extraordinary life of an American statesman from his early years through the turning point of the 1970s. It is a landmark study of legislative genius and a powerful exploration of the man who spent his career upholding his mandate in service of a better America"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009.; United States. Congress. Senate; Legislators;
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Sanditon. [videorecording] / by Ainsworth, Joe,screenwriter.; Ashfield, Kate,actor.; Bolam, James,1935-actor.; Brett, Steve,television director.; Brigden, Cai,actor.; Bytheway, Colin,screenwriter.; Clarke, Crystal(Actor),actor.; Convery, Turlough,actor.; Davis, Edward(Actor),actor.; Eldon, Kevin,1960-actor.; Fielding, Emma,actor.; Fox, Jack,1985-actor.; French, Robin,screenwriter.; Garrigan, Liam,1981-actor.; Gibb, Andrea,screenwriter.; Hedderly, Rebecca,television producer.; Hogan, Ian,television producer.; Jaymes, Jyuddah,actor.; Lloyd-Hughes, Ben,1988-actor.; Marshall, Kris,1973-actor.; McDade, Sandy,actor.; Mitchell, Flora,actor.; Orr-Ewing, Alice,1989-actor.; Paddon, Jennie,television director.; Reid, Anne,actor.; Rodriguez, Amy,television producer.; Scarborough, Adrian,actor.; Spain, Joe,screenwriter.; Vlahos, Alexander,1988-actor.; Webb, Eloise,2003-actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Williams, Rose,1994-actor.; Wilson, Flo(Florence),actor.; Winkleman, Sophie,1980-actor.; Young, Justin (Screenwriter),screenwriter.; television adaptation of (work) :Austen, Jane,1775-1817.Sanditon.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.; Red Planet Pictures (Firm),production company.;
Rose Williams, Kate Ashfield, James Bolam, Cai Bridgen, Crystal Clarke, Turlough Convery, Edward Davis, Kevin Eldon, Emma Fielding, Jack Fox, Liam Garrigan, Jyuddah Jaymes, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Sandy McDade, Flora Mitchell, Alice Orr-Ewing, Adrian Scarborough, Alexander Vlahos, Eloise Webb, Sharlene Whyte, Flo Wilson, Sophie Winkleman, Kris Marshall, Anne Reid.The final season continues the story of high-spirited heroine, Charlotte Heywood, and her friend, Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else - romance - await them?PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Health resorts; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Seaside resorts;
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Chatter : the voice in our head, why it matters, and how to harness it / by Kross, Ethan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we're facing a tough task, our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus--you can do this. But just as often, our inner critic sinks us entirely. I'm going to fail. They'll all laugh at me. What's the use? In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies--from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy--Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk--what he calls "chatter"--can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure. But the good news is that we're already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor. These tools are often hidden in plain sight--in the words we use to think about ourselves, the technologies we embrace, the diaries we keep in our drawers, the conversations we have with our loved ones, and the cultures we create in our schools and workplaces. Brilliantly argued, expertly researched, and filled with compelling stories, Chatter gives us the power to change the most important conversation we have each day: the one we have with ourselves"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Communication; Self-talk.; Thought and thinking.;
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Our Body. by Simon, Claire,film director.; Cinema Guild (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Cinema Guild in 2023.French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. Through these many encounters, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Midwives.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.;
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