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Ministry of truth : democracy, reality, and the Republicans' war on the recent past / by Benen, Steve,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For as long as historical records have existed, people in positions of authority have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes. The pattern has become tragically familiar: dictatorial powers use their editing pens to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes. Today, as Republican politics becomes increasingly radicalized, it's not surprising to see the party read from a similarly despotic script. Indeed, the party is taking dangerous, aggressive steps to rewrite history -- and not just from generations past. Unable to put a positive spin on Trump-era scandals and fiascos, GOP voices and their allies have grown determined to rewrite the stories of the last few years, treating the recent past as an enemy to be overpowered, crushed, and conquered. The consequences for our future, in turn, are deadly. Extraordinarily timely and undeniably important, Steve Benen's new book tells the staggering chronicle of the Republican party's unsettling attempts at historical revisionism. It reveals not only how dependent they have grown on the tactic, but also how dangerous the consequences are if we allow the party to continue. The stakes, Benen argues, couldn't be higher: the future of democracy hinges on both our accurate understanding of events and the end of alternative narratives that challenge reality"--
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Communication in politics; Deception; Social media;
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The wall [videorecording] / by Johnson, Aaron,1990-actor.; Cena, John,actor.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Nakli, Laith,1969-actor.; Amazon Studios,presenter.; Hypnotic (Firm),production company.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli.Follows two soldiers pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; War films.; Snipers; Soldiers;
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Churchill [videorecording] / by Anton, George,actor.; Aris, Jonathan,1971-actor.; Bluemhuber, Claudia,1969-film producer.; Cox, Brian,1946-actor.; Cree, Steven,actor.; Durden, Richard,actor.; Purefoy, James,1964-actor.; Purnell, Ella,1996-actor.; Richardson, Miranda,actor.; Slattery, John,1962-actor.; Taussig, Nick,1973-film producer.; Tempest, Piers,film producer.; Teplitzky, Jonathan,film director.; Van Carter, Paul,1976-film producer.; Von Tunzelmann, Alex,1977-screenwriter.; Wadham, Julian,1958-actor.; Webb, Danny,actor.; Creative Scotland (Organization),production company.; Embankment Films,production company.; Head Gear Films,production company.; LipSync Productions,production company.; Metrol Technology,production company.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.; Salon Pictures,production company.; Silver Reel (Firm),presenter.; Tempo Productions (Great Britain),production company.;
Music, Lorne Balfe ; editor, Chris Gill ; director of photography, David Higgs.Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Julian Wadham, Richard Durden, Danny Webb, Jonathan Aris, George Anton, Steven Cree, Ella Purnell, James Purefoy.June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi-occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality; fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness: his destiny.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, brief war images, historical smoking throughout, and some language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Prime ministers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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By the ghost light : war, memory, and families / by Thomson, R. H.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From one of Canada's most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations. Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson's imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmother's house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies--ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished. Yet Thomson's childhood was also shaped by the spirits of real-life warriors in his family, their fates a brutal and more complicated reminder of the true human cost of war. Eight of Robert's great uncles--George, Joe, Jack, Harold, Arthur, Warren, Wildy, and Fred--fought in the First World War, while his great Aunt Margaret served as a wartime surgical nurse in Europe. Five of the great uncles--George, Joe, Fred, Wildy, and Warren--were killed in battle while two others--Jack and Harold--would return home greatly diminished, spending the rest of their lives in and out of sanitariums, their lungs scarred by disease and poison gas. Throughout their lives, the great uncles, as well as great aunts and cousins, were faithful letter writers, their correspondence offering profound insights into their experiences on the front lines to their loved ones back home, a somber record of the sacrifice the family paid. In By the Ghost Light, R.H. Thomson offers an extraordinary look at his family's history while providing a powerful examination of how we understand war and its aftermath. Using his family letters as a starting point, Thomson roams through a century of folly, touching on areas of military history, art, literature, and science, to express the tragic human cost of war behind the order and calm of ceremonial parades, memorials, and monuments. In an urgent call for new ways to acknowledge the dead, R.H. has created "The World Remembers," an ambitious international project to individually name each of the millions killed in the First World War. Epic in its scope and incredibly intimate in its exploration of lives touched by the tragedy of war, By the Ghost Light is a truly original book that will challenge the way we approach our history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Thomson, R. H.; Thompson family; World War, 1914-1918;
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A compassionate spy [videorecording] / by Hall, Joan,on-screen participant.; Hall, Theodore A.(Theodore Alvin),1925-on-screen participant.; James, Steve,1955-film director,screenwriter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ted Hall, Joan Hall.Recruited in 1944 to help create the world's first atomic bomb, Ted Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project. Concerned that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, Hall began passing key intel to the Soviet Union. After the war, he fell in love with and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for the explosive secret of his espionage. The pair raised a family while living under years of FBI surveillance and intimidation. A COMPASSIONATE SPY, from two-time Oscar nominee Steve James (HOOP DREAMS), reveals the twists and turns of this real-life spy story, its profound impact on history, and the couple's remarkable love and life together during more than 50 years of marriage.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Spy films.; Hall, Theodore A. (Theodore Alvin), 1925-; Manhattan Project (U.S.); Spies; World War, 1939-1945; Espionage; Nuclear weapons;
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Breaker Morant [videorecording] / by Beresford, Bruce,film director,screenwriter.; Brown, Bryan,1947-actor.; Thompson, Jack,1940-actor.; Waters, John,1948-actor.; Woodward, Edward,1930-2009,actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Ross, Kenneth,1941-Breaker Morant.Videorecording.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Donald McAlpine ; editor, Harold Lander.Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Rod Mullinar.During the Boer war, a champion horse trainer and two other Australian officers are court-martialed for murdering civilians.MPAA Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Morant, Breaker, 1865-1902; Ross, Kenneth, 1941-; Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers; Feature films.; South African War, 1899-1902; Trials (Military offenses);
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Abraham Lincoln vs. zombies [videorecording] / by Hirsch, Karl T.; Latt, David Michael,1966-; McGraw, Don.; Norman, Baby.; Oberst, Bill.; Proctor, Lauren.; Schenkman, Richard.; Vail, Jason.; Asylum (Firm); Asylum Home Entertainment.; Video Service Corp.;
Director of photography, Tim Gill ; editor, James Kondelik ; music composer, Chris Ridenhour.Bill Oberst, Jr., Jason Vail, Baby Norman, Don McGraw.While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task - destroying the Confederate Undead.14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Zombie films.; Zombies;
© c2012., Asylum Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Video Service Corp.,
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2034 : a novel of the next world war / by Ackerman, Elliot,author.; Stavridis, James,author.;
"From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic, geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034 -- and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration. On March 12, 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is on the bridge of her flagship, the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones conducting a routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea when her ship detects an unflagged trawler in clear distress, smoke billowing from its bridge. On that same day, US Marine aviator Major Chris "Wedge" Mitchell is flying an F35E Lightning over the Strait of Hormuz, testing a new stealth technology as he flirts with Iranian airspace. By the end of that day, Wedge will be an Iranian prisoner, and Sarah Hunt's destroyer will lie at the bottom of the sea, sunk by the Chinese Navy. Iran and China have clearly coordinated their moves, which involve the use of powerful new forms of cyber weaponry that render US ships and planes defenseless. In a single day, America's faith in its military's strategic pre-eminence is in tatters. A new, terrifying era is at hand. So begins a disturbingly plausible work of speculative fiction, co-authored by an award-winning novelist and decorated Marine veteran and the former commander of NATO, a legendary admiral who has spent much of his career strategically out maneuvering America's most tenacious adversaries. Written with a powerful blend of geopolitical sophistication and literary, human empathy, 2034 takes us inside the minds of a global cast of characters - Americans, Chinese, Iranians, Russians, Indians - as a series of arrogant miscalculations on all sides leads the world into an intensifying international storm. In the end, China and the United States will have paid a staggering cost, one that forever alters the global balance of power. Everything in 2034 is an imaginative extrapolation from present-day facts on the ground combined with the authors' years working at the highest and most classified levels of national security. Sometimes it takes a brilliant work of fiction to illuminate the most dire of warnings: 2034 is all too close at hand, and this cautionary tale presents the reader a dark yet possible future that we must do all we can to avoid"--
Subjects: War fiction.; Naval battles; Cyberspace operations (Military science);
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Trippy : the peril and promise of medicinal psychedelics / by Londoño, Ernesto,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat run by a mysterious Argentine woman deep in Brazil's rainforest in early 2018, Ernesto Londoño, a veteran New York Times journalist, was so depressed he had come close to jumping off his terrace weeks earlier. His nine-day visit to Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center included four nighttime ceremonies during which participants imbibed a vomit-inducing plant-based brew that contained DMT, a powerful mind-altering compound. The ayahuasca trips provided Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of his personal transformation that anchors this sweeping journalistic exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. Londoño introduces readers to a dazzling array of psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma and healing. They include Indigenous elders who regard psychedelics as portals to the spirit world; religious leaders who use mind-bending substances as sacraments; war veterans suffering from PTSD who credit psychedelics with changing their lives; and clinicians trying to resurrect a promising field of medicine hastily abandoned in the 1970s as the United States declared a War on Drugs. Londoño's riveting personal narrative pulls the reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise. Trippy is the definitive book of psychedelics and mental health today and Londoño's in-depth and nuanced look at this shifting landscape will be pivotal in guiding policymakers and readers as they make sense of the perils, limitations and promise of turning to psychedelics in the pursuit of healing"--
Subjects: Ayahuasca; Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.; Hallucinogenic drugs.; Hallucinogenic plants;
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Phantom [videorecording] / by Adams, Julian.; Densham, Pen.; Duchovny, David.; Fichtner, William.; Harris, Ed,1950-; Robinson, Todd,1958-; Watson, John(John K.); RCR Media Group.; Trilogy Entertainment Group.; Videoville Showtime.;
Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Lance Henriksen, Johnathon Schaech, Jason Beghe, Dagmara Dominczyk, Sean Patrick Flanery, Kip Pardue.At the height of the cold war, the world holds its breath when a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles goes missing in the Pacific. On board the vessel, the battle-tested captain (Harris) and a rogue KGB agent (Duchovny) are waging a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. With enemy forces closing in and time running out, the captain fights to keep control with nuclear armageddon hanging in the balance.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, dual layer, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti; Action and adventure films.; Cold War; Feature films.; Nuclear submarines; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
© c2013., Distributed by Videoville Showtime,
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