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- At a loss for words : conversation in the age of rage / by Off, Carol,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Award-winning author and broadcast journalist Carol Off digs deep into six words whose meanings have been distorted and weaponized in recent years -- including democracy, freedom and truth -- and asks whether we can reclaim their value. As co-host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, Carol Off spent a decade and a half talking to people in the news five nights a week. On top of her stellar writing and reporting career, those 25,000 interviews have given her a unique vantage point on the crucial subject at the heart of her new book -- how, in these polarizing years, words that used to define civil society and social justice are being put to work for a completely different political agenda. Or they are being bleached of their meaning as the values they represent are mocked and distorted. As Off writes, "If our language doesn't have a means to express an idea, then the idea itself is gone -- even the range of thought is diminished." And, as she argues, that's a dangerous loss. In six, wide-ranging chapters, Off explores the mutating meanings and the changing political impact of her six chosen words -- freedom, democracy, truth, woke, choice and taxes -- unpacking the forces, from right and left, that have altered them beyond recognition. She also shows what happens when we lose our shared political vocabulary: we stop being able to hear each other, let alone speak with each other in meaningful ways. This means we stop being able to reckon with the complexity of the crises we face, leaving us prey to conspiracy theories, autocrats and the machinations of greed. At a Loss for Words is both an elegy and a call to arms."--- Subjects: Interpersonal communication.; Miscommunication.; Semantics.;
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- The best strangers in the world : stories from a life spent listening / by Shapiro, Ari,1978-author.;
"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable, Ari Shapiro keeps seeking ways to help people listen to one another; to find connection and commonality with those who may seem different; to remind us that, before religion, or nationality, or politics, we are all human. The Best Strangers in the World is a testament to one journalist's passion for Considering All Things--and sharing what he finds with the rest of us"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Shapiro, Ari, 1978-; Radio journalists;
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- Sense & sensibility [videorecording] / by Alexander, John,television director.; Austen, Jane,1775-1817.Sense and sensibility.; Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Cooper, Dominic,1978-actor.; Davies, Andrew,1936-screenwriter.; Edmondson, Adrian,1957-actor.; Hiddleston, Tom,actor.; Hughes, Gwyneth,screenwriter.; Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Laurenson, Jamie,television producer,actor.; Law, Phyllida,1932-actor.; Lovering, Jeremy,actor.; McTeer, Janet,actor.; Morahan, Hattie,1978-actor.; Morrissey, David,actor.; Pivcevic, Anne,television producer.; Poots, Imogen,1989-actor.; Scacchi, Greta,actor.; Skinner, Claire,actor.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Wakefield, Charity,1981-actor.; Williams, Mark,1959-actor.; Williams, Olivia,1968-actor.; 2 Entertain Video (Firm),production company.; BBC Video (Firm),production company.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.;
Miss Austen regrets: music, Jennie Muskett ; editor, Luke Dunkley ; director of photography, David Katznelson.Sense & sensibility: music, Martin Phipps ; editor, Roy Sharman ; director of photography, Sean Bobbitt.Miss Austen regrets: Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllida Law, Jack Huston, Adrian Edmondson, Tom Hiddleston, Greta Scacchi.Sense & sensibility: David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, Dominic Cooper, Mark Williams, Claire Skinner.Originally broadcast in 2008.Miss Austen regrets: Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane Austen appears happily unmarried. When asked by her young niece Fanny to help her vet potential husbands, Jane's confident composure is threatened as she finds herself looking back on her own potential suitors and the choices she has made. Based on the life and letters of Jane Austen.Sense and sensibility: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love?PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD9, NTSC.- Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Romance television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Authors; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships; Sisters; Social classes; Young women;
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- Voici David Suzuki / by MacLeod, Elizabeth.; Deas, Mike,1982-; Binette, Louise.;
LSC- Subjects: Suzuki, David, 1936-; Suzuki, David, 1936-; Environnementalistes; Généticiens; Écrivains canadiens-anglais; Personnalités de la radio et de la télévision; Environmentalists; Geneticists; Authors, Canadian (English); Broadcasters;
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