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- Russia : revolution and civil war, 1917-1921 / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century. Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. The doomed White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and the single-minded Communist dictatorship under Lenin. In the savage civil war that followed, terror begat terror, which in turn led to ever greater cruelty with man's inhumanity to man, woman and child. The struggle became a world war by proxy as Churchill deployed weaponry and troops from the British empire, while contingents from the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and Czechoslovakia played rival parts. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, Antony Beevor assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative that conveys the conflict through the eyes of everyone from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the doctor in an improvised hospital"--- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- October : the story of the Russian Revolution / by Miéville, China,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions? This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail. Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Mieville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story"--- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The bonobo sisterhood : revolution through female alliance / by Rosenfeld, Diane L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Gender violence expert and law professor Diane L. Rosenfeld pulls from the natural world, specifically bonobo society, to present a roadmap for ending gendered violence through female allyship"--- Subjects: Bonobo; Women; Women; Women;
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- Sandstorm : Libya in the time of revolution / by Hilsum, Lindsey.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293) and index.LSC- Subjects: Qaddafi, Muammar.; Revolutions;
- © 2012., Penguin Press,
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- The awakened family : a revolution in parenting / by Tsabary, Shefali,1972-author.;
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- Subjects: Families.; Parent and child.; Parenting.;
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- All together healthy : a Canadian wellness revolution / by MacLeod, Andrew,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Never before have individuals faced so much conflicting information about how to be healthy: a constant rotation of fad diets, extreme workout regimens and celebrity-endorsed supplements are regularly hyped as the latest cure for all modern ills. We also maintain a massive health care system that absorbs a steadily growing share of public spending. As health has increasingly come to occupy a prominent role in our lives and headlines, however, we've tended to ignore that many of the the most significant contributors to making and keeping us well lie outside both the medical system and our individual control--income, education, employment, housing, environmental factors and social supports. In All Together Healthy, award-winning author Andrew MacLeod digs deep to discover how to build a healthy society, examines inequities within Canada and draws on international comparisons to assess why Canada's high spending on health care has failed to achieve better results. Meticulously researched and enlivened with interviews and personal stories, MacLeod explains the complexities of public health policy in an immediate and approachable way, making a passionate case for how best to maximize the health of the many. In Canada, this is a moment of political optimism, where the path to a healthier society seems possible, but it is uncertain whether promised changes will happen. All Together Healthy defines what's at stake and articulates a vision of a future where the health and well-being of all citizens is of central importance."--- Subjects: Health; Medical policy;
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- Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies : the patriots / by Fisher, David,1946-author.; O'Reilly, Bill,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index.- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The Instagram book : inside the online photography revolution / by Crist, Steve.; Shoemaker, Megan.;
LSC- Subjects: Instagram (Firm); Photography; Image files.; Computer file sharing.;
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- Madame Tussaud : a novel of the French revolution / by Moran, Michelle.;
Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Tussaud, Marie, 1761-1850; Wax modellers;
- © c2011., Crown,
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- Beautiful country burn again : democracy, rebellion, and revolution / by Fountain, Ben,author.;
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- Subjects: Presidents;
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