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The book of Charlie : wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man / by Von Drehle, David,1961-author.;
A veteran Washington journalist recounts his long friendship with Charlie White, the centenarian next door who, sharing his good and meaningful life, mastered survival strategies that reflect thousands of years of human wisdom as his sense of adventure guided him through a century of upheaval.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; White, Charlie.; Centenarians; Conduct of life.; Older men;
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Wilmington's lie : the murderous coup of 1898 and the rise of white supremacy / by Zucchino, David,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."By 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina, was a shining example of a mixed-race community-a bustling port city with a thriving African American middle class and a government made up of Republicans and Populists, including black alderman, police officers, and magistrates. But across the state-and the South-white supremacist Democrats were working to reverse the advances made by former slaves and their progeny. They were plotting to take back the state legislature in the November 8th election and then use a controversial editorial published by black newspaper editor Alexander Manly to trigger a "race riot" to overthrow the elected government in Wilmington. With a coordinated campaign of intimidation and violence, the Democrats sharply curtailed the black vote and stuffed ballot boxes to steal the 1898 mid-term election. Two days later, more than 2,000 heavily armed white nightriders known as Red Shirts swarmed through Wilmington, terrorizing women and children and shooting at least sixty black men dead in the streets. The rebels forced city officials and leading black citizens to flee at gun point while hundreds of local African Americans took refuge in nearby swamps and forests. This brutal insurrection is the only violent overthrow of an elected government in U.S. history. It halted gains made by blacks and restored racism as official government policy, cementing white rule for another seventy years. It was not a "race riot" as the events of November 1898 came to be known, but rather a racially-motivated rebellion launched by white supremacists. In Wilmington's Lie, David Zucchino uses contemporary newspaper reports, diaries, letters, and official communications to create a gripping narrative that weaves together individual stories of hate, fear, and brutality. This is a dramatic and definitive account of a remarkable but forgotten chapter of American history"--
Subjects: African Americans; White supremacy movements; Wilmington Race Riot, Wilmington, N.C., 1898.;
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Hacks : the inside story of the break-ins and breakdowns that put Donald Trump in the White House / by Brazile, Donna,1959-;
Subjects: Brazile, Donna, 1959-; Clinton, Hillary Rodham.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Democratic National Committee (U.S.); Presidents; Political campaigns;
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Inside SNC-Lavalin : How Crime and Politics Almost Killed a Great Canadian Company. by Stevenson, Larry.;
The SNC-Lavalin affair dominated Canadian headlines in 2019, pushing Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus government to the brink and casting one of the nations largest and most successful companies as a villain looking to escape the consequences of its actions. Larry Stevenson is the founder and former CEO of Chapters, the largest book retailer. He lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian; TRUE CRIME / White Collar Crime;
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Smoke kings : a novel / by Mayfield, Jahmal,author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; African American men; Hate crimes; Racism; Retribution; Revenge; Vigilantes; White supremacy movements;
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Sonic underground. [videorecording] / by Chalk, Gary,1953-voice actor.; Vincent, Sam,1971-voice actor.; White, Jaleel,1976-voice actor.; NCircle Entertainment,publisher.;
Voices: Sam Vincent, Jaleel White, Gary Chalk, Gail Webster.Sonic The Hedgehog and his two siblings are separated from their mother Queen Aleena after Dr. Robotnik's takeover of Mobius. While searching for her, they encounter resistance groups against Robotnik as well as powerful artifacts.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Sonic the Hedgehog (Fictitious character); Families; Mothers; Siblings;
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Master gardener [videorecording] / by Cosnett, Rick,actor.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.; Hill, Victoria,1971-actor.; Le, Amy,actor.; Losan, Eduardo,actor.; Morales, Esai,actor.; Schrader, Paul,1946-screenwriter,film director.; Swindell, Quintessa,1997-actor.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-actor.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Eduardo Losan, Esai Morales, Rick Cosnett, Victoria Hill, Amy Le.Directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader based on his original screenplay, Master Gardener follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel's spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten them all.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horticulturists; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; White supremacy movements; Widows; Witness protection programs;
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Cars and trucks / by Salariya, David.;
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Subjects: Automobiles;
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Recitatif : a story / by Morrison, Toni,author.; Smith, Zadie,writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references."In this 1983 short story--the only short story Morrison ever wrote--we meet Twyla and Roberta, who have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable then, they lose touch as they grow older, only later to find each other again at a diner, a grocery store, and again at a protest. Seemingly at opposite ends of every problem, and at each other's throats each time they meet, the two women still cannot deny the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them. Another work of genius by this masterly writer, Recitatif keeps Twyla's and Roberta's races ambiguous throughout the story. Morrison herself described Recitatif, a story which will keep readers thinking and discussing for years to come, as "an experiment in the removal of all racial codes from a narrative about two characters of different races for whom racial identity is crucial." We know that one is white and one is Black, but which is which? And who is right about the race of the woman the girls tormented at the orphanage? A remarkable look into what keeps us together and what keeps us apart, and how perceptions are made tangible by reality, Recitatif is a gift to readers in these changing times"--
Subjects: Short stories.; African American women; African Americans; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Interracial friendship; Whites; Women, White;
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Dinner with the president : food, politics, and a history of breaking bread at the White House / by Prud'homme, Alex,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. Thomas Jefferson had an affinity for eggplant and FDR for terrapin stew. Nixon ate a lump of cottage cheese topped with barbecue sauce every day and Obama regularly had arugula. Now, Alex Prud'homme takes us to the dining tables of the White House to look at what the presidents chose to eat, how the food was prepared and by whom, and the context in which the meals were served, making clear that every one of these details speaks volumes about both the individual president and the country he presided over. We see how these gustatory messages touch on not only sometimes curious personal tastes, but also local politics, national priorities, and global diplomacy-not to mention all those dinner-table-conversation-taboos: race, gender, class, money, and religion. The individual stories are fascinating in themselves, but taken together-under the keen and knowledgeable eye of Prud'homme-they reveal that food is not just food when it is desired, ordered, and consumed by the President of the United States"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; White House (Washington, D.C.); Food habits; Food; Presidents;
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