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What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action / by Fonda, Jane,1937-author.;
"In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, Jane Fonda moved to Washington, DC to lead weekly climate change demonstrations on Capitol Hill. On October 11, she launched Fire Drill Fridays (FDF), and has since led thousands of people in non-violent civil disobedience, risking arrest to protest for action. In her new book, Fonda weaves her deeply personal journey as an activist alongside interviews with leading climate scientists, and discussions of specific issues, such as water, migration, and human rights, to emphasize what is at stake. Most significantly, Fonda provides concrete solutions, and things the average person can do to combat the climate crisis in their community. No stranger to protest, Fonda's life has been famously shaped by activism. And now, on the eve of the next presidential election, she is once again galvanizing the public to take to the streets. Too many of us understand that our climate is in a crisis, and realize that a moral responsibility rests on our shoulders. 2019 saw atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases hit the highest level ever recorded in human history, and our window of opportunity to avoid disaster is quickly closing. We are facing a climate crisis, but we're also facing an empathy crisis, an inequality crisis. It isn't only earth's life-support systems that are unraveling. So too is our social fabric. This is going to take an all-out war on drilling and fracking and deregulation and racism and misogyny and colonialism and despair all at the same time"--
Subjects: Climatic changes; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Public health;
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The WikiLeaks files : the world according to US empire / by Assange, Julian.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: WikiLeaks (Organization); Government information; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Official secrets;
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War on peace : the end of diplomacy and the decline of American influence / by Farrow, Ronan,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership. US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America's place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make America's deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. We're becoming a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. In an astonishing journey from the corridors of power in Washington, DC, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth--Afghanistan, Somalia, and North Korea among them--acclaimed investigative journalist Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history. His firsthand experience as a former State Department official affords a personal look at some of the last standard bearers of traditional statecraft, including Richard Holbrooke, who made peace in Bosnia and died while trying to do so in Afghanistan. Drawing on newly unearthed documents, and richly informed by rare interviews with warlords, whistle-blowers, and policymakers--including every living secretary of state from Henry Kissinger to Hillary Clinton to Rex Tillerson--[this book] makes a powerful case for an endangered profession. Diplomacy, Farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, shortsightedness, and outright malice--but it may just offer America a way out of a world at war."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: United States. Department of State.; Diplomacy.;
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The killer across the table : unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter / by Douglas, John E.,author.; Olshaker, Mark,1951-author.;
A glimpse into the mind of a man who has pierced the heart of human darkness, The Killer Across the Table unlocks the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice.
Subjects: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Murderers; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
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A false report : a true story of rape in America / by Miller, T. Christian,author.; Armstrong, Ken,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Rape; Rape victims; Police charges; Rape;
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Billionaire at the barricades : the populist revolution from Reagan to Trump / by Ingraham, Laura,author.;
Includes bibliographical information and index.Laura Ingraham details how Trump remade the Reagan Revolution in his own image, attracting a new coalition of voters who were angry and disgusted with the corporatist agenda of GOP elites. With an insider's access and knowledge, Ingraham reveals previously unreported details behind Trump's victory and the possible pitfalls that lay ahead for his ambitious populist agenda.
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidents; Presidential candidates; Populism; Political culture;
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Beautiful country burn again : democracy, rebellion, and revolution / by Fountain, Ben,author.;
Subjects: Presidents;
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The woman who smashed codes : a true story of love, spies, and the unlikely heroine who outwitted America's enemies / by Fagone, Jason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.; Cryptographers; Cryptography;
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Jerry Lee Lewis : his own story / by Bragg, Rick,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The result of two years' worth of interviews, a chronicle of Lewis' life and career relates encounters with other musical legends and his lifelong rivalries with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry for the title of king of rock and roll.
Subjects: Lewis, Jerry Lee.; Rock musicians; Singers;
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The long haul : a trucker's tales of life on the road / by Murphy, Finn,1958-author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Murphy, Finn, 1958-; Truck drivers; Trucking;
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