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La passione : how Italy seduced the world / by Hales, Dianne R.,1950-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A charming narrative and "pop historical" look into how Italy has shaped the Western world's most vibrant passions, from literature to love, music to art, food to wine"--
Subjects: Civilization, Western;
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Near abroad : Putin, the West, and the contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus / by Toal, Gerard,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the "near abroad", or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years later when they invaded the heavily Russian Crimea in Ukraine and annexed it. In contrast to the earlier Georgia episode, this new conflict has generated a crisis of global proportions, forcing European countries to rethink their relationship with Russia and their reliance on it for energy supplies, as Russia was now squeezing natural gas from what is technically Ukraine. In Near Abroad, the eminent political geographer Gerard Toal analyzes Russia's recent offensive actions in the near abroad, focusing in particular on the ways in which both the West and Russia have relied on Cold War-era rhetorical and emotional tropes that distort as much as they clarify. In response to Russian aggression, US critics quickly turned to tried-and-true concepts like "spheres of influence" to condemn the Kremlin. Russia in turn has brought back its long tradition of criticizing western liberalism and degeneracy to grandly rationalize its behavior in what are essentially local border skirmishes. It is this tendency to resort to the frames of earlier eras that has led the conflicts to "jump scales," moving from the regional to the global level in short order. The ambiguities and contradictions that result when nations marshal traditional geopolitical arguments-rooted in geography, territory, and old understandings of distance-further contributes to the escalation of these conflicts. Indeed, Russia's belligerence toward Georgia stemmed from concern about its possible entry into NATO, an organization of states thousands of miles away. American hawks also strained credulity by portraying Georgia as a nearby ally in need of assistance. Similarly, the threat of NATO to the Ukraine looms large in the Kremlin's thinking, and many Ukrainians themselves self-identify with the West despite their location in Eastern Europe."--
Subjects: Geopolitics; Geopolitics; Geopolitics; South Ossetia War, 2008.;
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The Technological Republic : Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West / by Karp, Alexander C.,author.; Zamiska, Nicholas W.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A sweeping indictment of Silicon Valley, showing how the West has slid into a culture of complacency, even as we enter a new era of mounting global threats"--
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); Regression (Civilization); Technology and state; World politics; Technology;
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The night ship : a novel / by Kidd, Jess,author.;
A historical novel, based on a real-life event, follows the lives of two characters, a newly orphaned girl in 1629 who was shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia, and a lonely boy in 1989 who, over three hundred years later, arrives on the same island, discovering the story of an infamous shipwreck.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Batavia (Ship); Fate and fatalism; Folklore; Mothers; Orphans; Secrecy; Shipwrecks;
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Last stage to El Paso / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Guarding five foolhardy passengers on the Gray Ghost stagecoach, which is rumored to be haunted, cursed or just plain unlucky, Red Ryan, with Apaches and a killer on his trail, finds his journey becoming something straight out of his worst nightmare.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Stagecoaches; Voyages and travels; Apache Indians;
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True grit [videorecording] / by Campbell, Glen,1936-; Darby, Kim,1947-; Duvall, Robert.; Hathaway, Henry,b. 1898.; Martin, Strother,1919-1980.; Portis, Charles.True grit.Videorecording.; Slate, Jeremy.; Wayne, John,1907-1979.; Paramount Home Video (Firm);
Photography, Lucien Ballard ; music by Elmer Bernstein ; title song sung by Glen Campbell.John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall and Strother Martin.Darby hires the drunken, one-eyed, overweight marshal Rooster Cogburn, played by Wayne, to find and kill the man who murdered her father and stole all the family's money. She accompanies him on his journey to find the killer, as does Campbell, a Texas Ranger who wants a reward.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.Academy Awards: Best Actor, John Wayne
Subjects: Portis, Charles.; Fathers and daughters; Fathers; Feature films.; Murder for hire; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Western films.;
© c2011., Paramount,
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Masters of the air : America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany / by Miller, Donald L.,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Bomber pilots;
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Longmire. [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Huntley.; Coveny, John.; Freeman, Cassidy,1982-; Johnson, Craig,1961-Walt Longmire mystery.Videorecording.; Phillips, Lou Diamond,1962-; Sackhoff, Katee.; Taylor, Robert.; Shephard/Robin Company.; Warner Bros. Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. Pilot -- The dark road -- A damn shame -- The cancer -- Dog soldier.Disc 2. The worst kind of hunter -- 8 seconds -- An incredibly beautiful thing -- Dogs, horses and Indians -- Unfinished business.Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Cassidy Freeman.To close murder cases under open skies, he's your man. Out of bestselling author Craig Johnson's mystery novels strides Walt Longmire, the charismatic and unflappable sheriff of Absroka county and the world-weary yet dedicated lead character of this spellbinding hit series.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Johnson, Craig, 1961-; Action and adventure television programs.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Longmire, Walt (Fictitious character); Murder; Western television programs.;
© c2013., Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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The wild west [videorecording] / by Cunningham, Liam.; Leon, David,1980-; Praed, Michael,1960-; Robinson, Tim.; Stephens, Toby,1969-; Stewart, David.; Swash, Colin.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Discovery Channel (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Toby Stephens, Liam Cunningham, David Leon ; narrator, Michael Praed.Re-evaluates three of the most famous figures of the time. Colonel Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn, Billy the kid, and the role that Wyatt Earp played in the gunfight at the OK Corral. Wild West presents the facts, uncovering secrets and twists, proving that once and for all, fact can be a lot more interesting than fiction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Billy, the Kid; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929; Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Western television programs.;
© c2013., BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Exploring Canada with the five themes of geography / by Golden, Nancy;
© 2004., PowerKids,
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