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No way to run : a mother and son story of surviving abuse / by Crichton, Holly,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Crichton, Holly.; Crichton, Mat; Victims of family violence; Trials (Manslaughter);
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Beasts : what animals can teach us about the origins of good and evil / by Masson, J. Moussaieff(Jeffrey Moussaieff),1941-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."There are two supreme predators on the planet with the most complex brains in nature: humans and orcas. In the twentieth century alone, one of these animals killed 200 million members of its own species, the other has killed none. Jeffrey Masson's fascinating new book begins here: There is something different about us. In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed that animals can teach us much about our own emotions--love (dogs), contentment (cats), grief (elephants), among others. But animals have much to teach us about negative emotions such as anger and aggression as well, and in unexpected ways. In Beasts he demonstrates that the violence we perceive in the "wild" is mostly a matter of projection. We link the basest human behavior to animals, to "beasts" ("he behaved no better than a beast"), and claim the high ground for our species. We are least human, we think, when we succumb to our primitive, animal ancestry. Nothing could be further from the truth. Animals, at least predators, kill to survive, but there is nothing in the annals of animal aggression remotely equivalent to the violence of mankind. Our burden is that humans, and in particular humans in our modern industrialized world, are the most violent animals to our own kind in existence, or possibly ever in existence on earth. We lack what all other animals have: a check on the aggression that would destroy the species rather than serve it. It is here, Masson says, that animals have something to teach us about our own history. In Beasts, he strips away our misconceptions of the creatures we fear, offering a powerful and compelling look at our uniquely human propensity toward aggression"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animal psychology.; Cruelty; Emotions in animals.; Violence;
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One hour in Paris : a true story of rape and recovery / by Freedman, Karyn L.(Karyn Lynne),1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Karyn L. Freeman's terrifying and shattering story, One Hour in Paris, reveals the devastating truth about rape - that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book."--Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Freedman, Karyn L. (Karyn Lynne), 1968-; Rape victims; Rape victims; Rape victims; Women;
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Always in season [videorecording] / by Olive, Jacqueline,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Bernier, Don,1970-screenwriter,editor of moving image work.; Glover, Danny,narrator.; Sheehan, Patrick(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Chiang, S. Leo,director of photography.; Essed, Osei,1974-composer.; Giant Interactive (Firm),film distributor.;
Original music by Osei Essed ; cinematography by Patrick Sheehan, S. Leo Chiang ; edited by Don Bernier.Narrated by Danny Glover.When Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina, his mother's search for justice begins while the trauma of more than a century of lynching African Americans bleeds into the present.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 2.0 stereophonic.Winner, 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize for Moral Urgency
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Lynching; African Americans; Race discrimination;
For private home use only.
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Bowling for Columbine [videorecording] / by Moore, Michael,1954 Apr. 23-; Glynn, Kathleen R.; Czarnecki, Jim.; Bishop, Charles.; Donovan, Michael.; Heston, Charlton.; Danitz, Brian.; McDonough, Michael.; Engfehr, Kurt.; Gibbs, Jeff.; United Artists Corporation.; Alliance Atlantis (Firm); Salter Street Films.; VIF 2 (Firm); Dog Eat Dog Films.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;
DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1 surround (feature), 1.85:1 aspect ratio (feature).Michael Moore; Charlton Heston is also interviewed.Director of photography, Brian Danitz, Michael McDonough ; editor, Kurt Engfehr ; music, Jeff Gibbs.MPAA rating: R, for some violent images and language (for feature; bonus material is unrated).The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.Disc 1. Feature film (119 min.) -- disc 2. Special features (ca. 16 min.).Academy Awards, 2003: Best Documentary, Features (Michael Moore, Michael Donovan)Cannes Film Festival, 2002: 55th Anniversary Prize (Michael Moore)
Subjects: Documentary films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Gun control; School violence; School shootings; Columbine High School (Littleton, Colo.);
© 2003, c2002., MGM Home Entertainment,
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The shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitalism / by Klein, Naomi;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Capitalism; Corporate power.; Disasters; Economic history; Free enterprise; International economic relations; Violence; World politics;
© c2007., A.A. Knopf Canada,
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Behind a closed door / by Barker, J. D.(Jonathan Dylan),1971-author.;
"Would you kill a total stranger to save someone you love? Sugar & Spice is the latest app craze taking the world by storm, but for Abby and Brendan Hollander, downloading it leads to a dangerous game of life and death. When the app assigns them a series of increasingly taboo tasks, they soon find themselves caught up in a twisted web of seduction and violence in this sexually charged dark thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey -- master of suspense, J.D. Barker."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Mobile apps; Seduction; Violence;
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The art of self-defense [videorecording] / by Eisenberg, Jesse,1983-actor.; Nivola, Alessandro,actor.; Poots, Imogen,1989-actor.; Terada, Steve,actor.; Botello, Phillip Andre,actor.; Stearns, Riley,1986-screenwriter,film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello.After a roving motorcycle gang attacks him on the street, timid bookkeeper Casey joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei, and hardcore brown belt Anna, Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Ontario Film Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R, for violence, sexual content, graphic nudity and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Karate teachers; Karate; Karate; Masculinity; Men; Self-defense; Violence;
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Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution [electronic resource] : by Kuang, R. F..aut; cloudLibrary;
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence? 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Epic; Historical; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Alternative History; Dark Fantasy;
© 2022., HarperCollins,
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Harsh times / by Vargas Llosa, Mario,1936-author.; West, Adrian Nathan,translator.; translation of:Vargas Llosa, Mario,1936-Tiempos recios.English.;
"The true story of Guatemala's political turmoil of the 1950s as only a master of fiction can tell it"--
Subjects: Political fiction.; Historical fiction.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Political violence;
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