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How to be an antiracist / by Kendi, Ibram X.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.
Subjects: Kendi, Ibram X.; Anti-racism; Racism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Dutch House : a novel / by Patchett, Ann,author.;
"Ann Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Dysfunctional families; Stepmothers; Poverty; Inheritance and succession; Families;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Comedy samurai : forty years of blood, guts, and laughter / by Charles, Larry,1956-author.;
"Telling Larry Charles's life story is telling the story of modern American comedy. Over the last 40 years, few comedians have been a part of so many iconic, beloved projects. Larry was one of the original writers and producers on the first five seasons of Seinfeld, directed over 20 episodes each of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage, and served as the showrunner for Mad About You. His film directing credits include Borat, Bruno, and The Dictator, Bill Maher's Religulous, and Bob Dylan's Masked and Anonymous. In Comedy Samurai, Charles pulls back the curtain on the making of his successful projects, offering often sharp, never-before-told anecdotes about Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bill Maher, Nic Cage, Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Larry David, among many others. Perfect for fans of Seinfeldia and lovers of comedy in general, Larry promises to offer new insights into and about many of the most beloved shows, films, and actors of all time"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Charles, Larry, 1956-; Motion picture producers and directors; Screenwriters; Television comedy writers; Television producers and directors;
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The fifth assassin / by Meltzer, Brad.;
Archivist Beecher White discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins' crimes.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Suspense fiction.; United States. National Archives and Records Administration; Archivists; Assassins; Clergy; Presidents;
© 2013., Grand Central Publishing,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Zucked : the education of an unlikely activist / by McNamee, Roger,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. ZUCKED is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face"--
Subjects: Zuckerberg, Mark, 1984-; Facebook (Electronic resource); Online social networks; Disinformation; Propaganda;
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Brat : an '80s story / by McCarthy, Andrew,1962-author.;
"Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life in these pages--scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park and skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; McCarthy, Andrew, 1962-; Actors; Motion pictures; Nineteen eighties.;
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Grey's anatomy. [videorecording] / by Dempsey, Patrick,1966-; Heigl, Katherine.; Oh, Sandra,1971-; Pickens, James.; Pompeo, Ellen.; Rhimes, Shonda.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
Disc 1. Time has come today -- I am a tree -- Sometimes a fantasy -- What I am.Disc 2. Oh, the guilt -- Let the angels commit -- Where the boys are -- Staring at the sun.Disc 3. A whisper to a scream -- Don't stand so close to me -- Six days, part one -- Six days, part two.Disc 4. Great expectations -- Wishin' and hoping -- Walk on water -- Drowing on dry land.Disc 5. Some kind of miracle -- Scars and souvenirs -- My favorite mistake -- Time after time.Disc 6. Desire -- The other side of this life, part one -- The other side of this life, part two.Disc 7. Testing -- Didn't we almost have it all.Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, James Pickens Jr., Chandra Wilson, Isaiah Washington, Justin Chambers.Centers around the lives and loves of 5 young surgical interns at Seattle Grace Hospital. Placed in the most competitive and grueling internship a hospital has, these young interns learn how to become surgeons from some of the best in the business. Derek's previously unknown wife, Addison shows up and tries to win back her husband. Confronted with the two women he loves, Derek is forced to choose between them, a choice that will have wide reaching consequences. Christina and Burke's relationship continues to develop, Izzy and Alex continue to have chemistry, and Meredith still has unfinished feelings for Derek.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Interns (Medicine); Man-woman relationships; Medical television programs.; Surgeons; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Not that kind of guy / by Christopher, Andie J.,author.;
"An office attraction becomes something more when theyʼre off the clock in this delightful romantic comedy. State attorney Bridget Nolan is successful in all aspects of her life-except romance. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, sheʼs been slow to reenter the dating scene. To be honest, she has more important things to do, like putting bad guys behind bars. But with her brotherʼs wedding right around the corner, she suddenly needs a date-and fast. Lucky for Bridget, the legal intern is almost done with his program. Matt Kido is dumbstruck by Bridget-total love at first sight-but thereʼs one problem: sheʼs totally off-limits while sheʼs his boss. But the moment he no longer reports to her, Matt decides to take a chance. An impulsive decision takes them to Las Vegas where, as the saying goes, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unless you put a ring on it"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Women attorneys general; Interns; Man-woman relationships;
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The fall : the end of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty / by Wolff, Michael,1953-author.;
In The Fall, Wolff returns to one of the foundational subjects of his journalistic career, Rupert Murdoch, to tell the story of the collapse of a media dynasty. He writes of the effects of Foxs all-powerful controlling shareholders age (92), the desperate rivalries and contradictory desires of his children regarding the future of the network (the flesh and blood version of HBOs Succession ), the irresolvable contradiction of Rupert Murdochs antipathy to Trump, and to Foxs own stars, the full backstory of Tucker Carlsons ouster and of Foxs Chief Legal Officer, Viet Dinhs recent ouster, and reveals hidden details of the Dominion Settlement. Foxs power and its business are unsustainable, says Wolff, and the end of the network is not only imminent, but inevitable as we accelerate into the 2024 presidential election and a looming future without the patriarch.
Subjects: Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-; Fox News.; Television and politics; Television broadcasting of news;
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The pirate's wife : the remarkable true story of Sarah Kidd / by Geanacopoulos, Daphne Palmer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas. But few know that Kidd had an accomplice, a behind-the-scenes player who enabled his plundering and helped him outpace his enemies. That accomplice was his wife, Sarah Kidd, a well-to-do woman whose extraordinary life is a lesson in reinvention and resourcefulness. Twice widowed by twenty-one and operating within the strictures of polite society in seventeenth-and eighteenth-century New York, Sarah secretly aided and abetted her husband, fighting alongside him against his accusers. More remarkable still was that Sarah not only survived the tragedy wrought by her infamous husband's deeds, but went on to live a successful and productive life as one of New York's most prominent citizens. Marshaling in newly discovered primary-source documents from archives in London, New York and Boston, historian and journalist Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos reconstructs the extraordinary life of Sarah Kidd, uncovering a rare example of the kind of life that pirate wives lived during the Golden Age of Piracy. A compelling tale of love, treasure, motherhood and survival, this landmark work of narrative nonfiction weaves together the personal and the epic in a sweeping historical story of romance and adventure.
Subjects: Biographies.; Informational works.; Personal narratives.; Kidd, Sarah.; Kidd, William, -1701.; Pirates; Pirates; Pirates; Women pirates; Women;
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