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The hardest job in the world : the American presidency / by Dickerson, John,1968-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Imagine you have just been elected president. You are now commander-in-chief, chief executive, chief diplomat, chief legislator, chief of party, chief voice of the people, first responder, chief priest, and world leader. You're expected to fulfill your campaign promises, but you're also expected to solve the urgent crises of the day. What's on your to-do list? Where would you even start? The American presidency is in trouble. It has become overburdened, misunderstood, almost impossible to do. "The problems in the job unfolded before Donald Trump was elected, and the challenges of governing today will confront his successors," writes John Dickerson. After all, the founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to "the little brother who can't keep up." In this eye-opening book, John Dickerson draws on history and contemporary times to show why we need to reevaluate how we view the presidency, how we choose our presidents, and what we expect from them once they are in office. Think of the presidential campaign as a job interview. Are we asking the right questions? Are we looking for good campaigners, or good presidents? Once a candidate gets the job, what can they do to thrive? Drawing on research and interviews with current and former White House staffers, Dickerson defines what the job of president actually entails, identifies the things that only the President can do, and analyzes how presidents in history have managed the burden. What qualities make for a good president? Who did it well? Why did Bill Clinton call the White House "the crown jewel in the American penal system"? And what lessons can we draw from past successes and failures? Ultimately, in order to evaluate candidates properly for the job, we need to adjust our expectations, and be more realistic about the goals, the requirements, and the limitations of the office."--

Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidents; Executive power;

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Orange is the new black. [videorecording] / by Brooks, Danielle,actor.; Kerman, Piper.Orange is the new black.; Manning, Taryn,actor.; Mulgrew, Kate,1955-actor.; Prepon, Laura,1980-actor.; Schilling, Taylor,1984-actor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon.When the standoff at the prison turns into a full-blown riot, the inmates take advantage of the confusion by conducting séances, holding prisoner auctions, and preening for the morning news. But with relationships tested and friendships starting to fray, will life at Litchfield ever return to normal?Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Television comedies.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Kerman, Piper.; Federal Correctional Institution (Danbury, Conn.); Female friendship; Reformatories for women; Women prisoners;

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Unmasking AI : my mission to protect what is human in a world of machines / by Buolamwini, Joy,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the self-described "Poet of Code" who has had a lifelong passion for computer science, engineering, and art -- disciplines that, she felt, pushed the boundaries of reality. After tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Tennessee, to developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini eventually found herself at MIT. As a graduate student at the "Future Factory," Buolamwini's groundbreaking research revealed that AI systems -- from leading tech companies -- were consistently failing on non-male, non-white bodies. In Unmasking AI, Buolamwini goes beyond the news headlines about racism, colorism, and sexism in Big Tech to tell the remarkable story of how she uncovered what she calls "the coded gaze" -- evidence of racial and gender bias in tech -- and galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League. Applying an intersectional lens to both tech industry and research sector, Buolamwini shows how race, gender, and ability bias can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity vulnerable in our AI-dependent world. Computers, she reminds us, are reflections of both the aspirations and the limitations of the people who create them"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Buolamwini, Joy.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Discrimination in science.; Sex discrimination in science.; Artificial intelligence;

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Freaky tales [videorecording] / by Boden, Anna,film director.; Ellis, Jay,1981-actor.; Fleck, Ryan,1976-film director.; Hanks, Tom,actor.; Pascal, Pedro,actor.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;

Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Jay Ellis, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Jack Champion, Dominique Thorne.An NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teenage punks, neo-Nazis and a debt collector embark on a collision course in 1987 Oakland, California.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for slurs, drug use, sexual content, language throughout, and strong bloody violence.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; full screen and wide screen formats (1.33:1, 1.85:1, 2.39:1 aspect ratios) ; Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Anthology films.; Basketball players; Collecting of accounts; Interpersonal relations; Police corruption; Race relations; Teenage boys; White supremacy movements; Women rap musicians;

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Namatjira Project. by Davies, Sera,film director.; , Various,actor.; Umbrella Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

VariousOriginally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 2017.An extraordinary first-hand account of the international battle to reclaim the artwork and heritage of one of Australia's most important Indigenous figures: Albert Namatjira.Namatjira was one of those rare artists who changed the course of history. But he was never fully accepted by white Australia, and after being wrongfully imprisoned, he died despondent and broken. Then, in 1983, the Government sold the rights to his work to a dealer – despite Namatjira having left his art to his wife and children. NAMATJIRA PROJECT documents their fight to have his legacy returned to its rightful home.  Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Aboriginal Australians.; Art.; Justice.; Australians.; Artists.; Human rights.; Indigenous peoples.; History.; Documentary films.;

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Your driver is waiting : a novel / by Guns, Priya,author.;

"In this spiky and hilarious 21st century reboot of the iconic film Taxi Driver, a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity and a living wage ... until she decides she's done waiting. Damani is tired. Her father just passed away and now she lives paycheck to paycheck in the basement of her parents' old house, caring for her mom, and driving for an app to (not even) pay the bills. Protests are all the rage--everybody's in solidarity with somebody-- and the city is roiling with them, but while she keeps hearing that they're fighting for change on behalf of people like her she's too broke to even afford to pay attention. And they're blocking the roads. That is, until she gives a ride to Jolene, and life opens up. Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend - attentive, attractive, liberal - and their chemistry is incredible. So maybe Damani can look past the one thing that's holding her back: She's never dated a white girl before. But Jolene's done the reading, she goes to every protest, and she says all the right things. Still, just as their romance intensifies, just as Damani is learning to trust, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events. A wild ride brimming with dark comedy, piercing social commentary and propulsive writing, Your driver is waiting is a feverish take on our culture of modern alienation"--

Subjects: Black humor.; Novels.; Interracial dating; Lesbians; Ridesharing; Social movements;

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Migration [videorecording] / by Awkwafina,1988-voice actor.; Banks, Elizabeth,1974-voice actor.; DeVito, Danny,voice actor.; Gazal, Tresi,voice actor.; Jennings, Caspar,voice actor.; Kane, Carol,1952-voice actor.; Key, Keegan-Michael,1971-voice actor.; Mitchell, David,1974-voice actor.; Nanjiani, Kumail,voice actor.; Renner, Benjamin,1983-film director,screenwriter.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;

Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Danny Devito.The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids - teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen - the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.

Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Birds; Migratory birds; Mallards; Families; Family vacations;

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Covert affairs. [videorecording] / by Gorham, Christopher,1974-actor.; Matchett, Kari,actor.; Perabo, Piper,actor.; Ramamurthy, Sendhil,1974-actor.; Universal Cable Productions,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;

Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Hill Harper, Peter Gallagher, Gregory Itzin.Annie Walker is a young CIA operative whose exceptional linguistic skills and spot on instincts make her invaluable to the Agency. In season three, Annie takes on missions that become personal and finds herself on dangerous forays into inhospitable territory, while a series of explosive relevations forces her to question her role and what matters most.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0 ; widescreen (1.78:1).

Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Undercover operations; Work-life balance;

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A working man [videorecording] / by Ayer, David,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Block, Bill,film producer.; Evans, Nigel(Art director and production designer),production designer.; Falkow, Cokey,actor.; Flemyng, Jason,actor.; Friedberg, John,1981-film producer.; Fry, Jared Michael,composer (expression); Gonzalez, Noemi,1988-actor.; Harbour, David,1975-actor.; Long, Chris(Film director),film producer.; Mauro, Eve,1981-actor.; Niniże, Merab,1965-actor.; Osinski, Maximilian,actor.; Peña, Michael,1976-actor.; Raskin, Fred,editor of moving image work.; Rivas, Arianna,actor.; Scanlan, Emmett J.,actor.; Stallone, Sylvester,screenwriter,film producer.; Statham, Jason,1967-film producer,actor.; Templeton, Kevin King,film producer.; White, Shawn,director of photography.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dixon, Chuck,1954-Levon's trade.; Amazon MGM Studios,presenter.; Balboa Productions (Firm),production company.; Black Bear Pictures,presenter,production company.; CAT5 (Firm),presenter.; Cedar Park Entertainment,production company.; Eastern Film Investments,presenter.; Fifth Season (Firm),presenter.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Punch Palace Productions,production company.;

Music by Jared Michael Fry ; editor, Fred Raskin ; production designer, Nigel Evans ; director of photography, Shawn White.Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze, Maximilian Osinski, Cokey Falkow, Michael Peña, David Harbour, Noemi Gonzalez, Arianna Rivas, Emmett J. Scanlan, Eve Mauro.Levon Cade left his "profession" behind to live a simple life working construction and spending time with his daughter. But when his boss's teenage daughter vanishes, he's called upon to re-employ the skills that made him a legendary figure in the shadowy world of black ops. Levon's hunt for the missing college student takes him to the heart of a sinister criminal conspiracy creating a chain reaction that will threaten his new way of life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, language throughout, and drug content.Described video for the blind and visually impairedSubtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Construction workers; Criminals; Vigilantes; College students; Human trafficking; Kidnapping; Kidnapping victims; Missing persons; Veterans;

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We survived the night : an Indigenous reckoning / by NoiseCat, Julian Brave,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."A stunning debut work of narrative nonfiction from one of the most powerful Indigenous story-tellers at work in Canada today, We Survived the Night combines investigative journalism, colonial history, Salish Coyote stories and a deeply personal father-son journey in a searing yet uplifting portrait of contemporary Indigenous life. Born to a charismatic Sécwepemc artist from a tiny reserve in the interior of B.C. and a Jewish-Irish woman from Westchester County, N.Y., Julian Brave NoiseCat grew up in a swirl of contradictions. He was the spitting image of his dad, but was raised mostly by his white mother in the urban Native community of Oakland, CA. He became a competitive powwow dancer, travelling the North American circuit, but despite being embraced by his family, he felt like an outsider when he spent time on his home reserve -- drawn to his father's world, his Indigenous heritage and identity, but struggling to make sense of his place in it. Struggling also to make sense of the swirling damage his alcoholic father -- who could turn into "a brawling Indian super vigilante in the mould of Billy Jack" out to kick colonialism in the ass -- had caused to those he loved. So in his twenties, NoiseCat set out to uncover and tell the story of his father, of his Coyote People -- the Interior Salish nations almost extirpated by the apocalyptic horsemen of colonialism -- which soon rippled out, in five years of on-the-ground reporting, into the stories of other First Peoples in the United States and Canada, as NoiseCat attempted to counter the erasure, invisibility and misconceptions surrounding them. We Survived the Night paints a profound, inspiring and unforgettable portrait of Indigenous life, entwined with a deeply powerful reckoning between a father and a son seeking a path to a future full of possibilities -- for himself and all the children of Turtle Island"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; NoiseCat, Julian Brave.; Fathers and sons; Indigenous peoples; Secwepemc;

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