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- Ukraine and Russia : from civilized divorce to uncivil war / by D'Anieri, Paul J.,1965-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West, that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually led to war in 2014. Proceeding chronologically, this book shows how Ukraine's separation from Russia in 1991, at the time called a 'civilized divorce', led to what many are now calling 'a new Cold War'. He argues that the conflict has worsened because of three underlying factors--the security dilemma, the impact of democratization on geopolitics, and the incompatible goals of a post-Cold War Europe. Rather than a peaceful situation that was squandered, D'Anieri argues that these were deep-seated pre-existing disagreements that could not be bridged, with concerning implications for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The book also shows how this war fits into broader patterns of contemporary international conflict and should therefore appeal to researchers working on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's relations with the West, and conflict and geopolitics more generally." --
- Subjects: Ukraine Conflict, 2014-;
- Marmee [text (large print)] : a novel / by Miller, Sarah,author.; Based on (work):Alcott, Louisa May,1832-1888.Little women.;
- Includes bibliographical references.In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters-- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely her fault, thanks to a disastrous mistake made over a decade ago which wiped out her family's fortune and snatched away her daughters' chances for the education they deserve. Yet even with all that weighs upon her, Margaret longs to do more--for the war effort, for the poor, for the cause of abolition, and most of all, for her daughters. Living by her watchwords, "Hope and keep busy," she fills her days with humdrum charity work to keep her worries at bay. All of that is interrupted when Margaret receives a telegram from the War Department, summoning her to her husband's bedside in Washington, D.C. While she is away, her daughter Beth falls dangerously ill, forcing Margaret to confront the possibility that the price of her own generosity toward others may be her daughter's life. A stunning portrait of the paragon of virtue known as Marmee, a wife left behind, a mother pushed to the brink, a woman with secrets.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.; Families; March family (Fictitious characters); Mothers and daughters; Secrecy; Women;
- Red dawn [videorecording] / by Bradley, Dan.; Ellsworth, Carl.; Flynn, Beau.; Hemsworth, Chris.; Hutcherson, Josh.; Lucas, Isabel,1985-; Morgan, Jeffrey Dean,1966-; Palicki, Adrianne,1983-; Passmore, Jeremy.; Peck, Josh,1986-; Vinson, Tripp.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Contrafilm Production.; FilmDistrict (Firm); Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
- Director of photography, Mitchell Amundsen ; editor, Richard Pearson ; music, Ramin Djawadi.Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.The unsuspecting citizens of Spokane, Washington, wake up one morning to the shocking sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky in a surprise attack on the United States. Soon the entire city is under enemy control, but a group of courageous teenagers has decided to fight back, waging an all-out war against the invaders, to take back their town and their freedom!Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Civil defense; Feature films.; Guerrilla warfare; Guerrillas; High school students; Resistance movements, War; War films.; World War III;
- © c2013., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
- Red dawn [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Bradley, Dan.; Ellsworth, Carl.; Flynn, Beau.; Hemsworth, Chris.; Hutcherson, Josh.; Lucas, Isabel,1985-; Morgan, Jeffrey Dean,1966-; Palicki, Adrianne,1983-; Passmore, Jeremy.; Peck, Josh,1986-; Vinson, Tripp.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Contrafilm Production.; FilmDistrict (Firm); Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
- Director of photography, Mitchell Amundsen ; editor, Richard Pearson ; music, Ramin Djawadi.Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.The unsuspecting citizens of Spokane, Washington, wake up one morning to the shocking sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky in a surprise attack on the United States. Soon the entire city is under enemy control, but a group of courageous teenagers has decided to fight back, waging an all-out war against the invaders, to take back their town and their freedom!Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Civil defense; Feature films.; Guerrilla warfare; Guerrillas; High school students; Resistance movements, War; War films.; World War III;
- © c2013., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
- Tidelands / by Gregory, Philippa,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references.Midsummer's Eve, 1648. England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches to every corner of the kingdom, even the remote Tidelands--the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of wise women and crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead, she meets James, a young man on the run and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she's leading disaster into the heart of her life.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women; Civil war; Witches; Families;
- Tidelands [sound recording] / by Gregory, Philippa,author.; Brealey, Louise,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Louise Brealey.Midsummer's Eve, 1648. England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches to every corner of the kingdom, even the remote Tidelands--the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of wise women and crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead, she meets James, a young man on the run and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she's leading disaster into the heart of her life.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Women; Civil war; Witches; Families;
- Chenneville : a novel of murder, loss, and vengeance / by Jiles, Paulette,1943-author.; Springer, Nick,cartographer.;
- "Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a man undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawless post-Civil War frontier seeking redemption"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Frontier and pioneer life; Murderers; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Revenge; Veterans;
- The Spanish promise / by Swan, Karen(Writer),author.;
- Charlotte, a wealth counsellor who knows from personal experience the complications that a sudden inheritance can bring, helps her clients navigate the emotional side effects of sudden wealth syndrome. When she is asked by Mateo Mendoza, heir to a huge Spanish estate, to fly to Madrid to help resolve an issue in his father's will, she's confident it will be straightforward. The timing isn't great as Charlotte's due to get married the following week, but once her client signs on the dotted line, Charlotte can return to her life in London and her wedding, and live happily ever after. Marrying Stephen might not fill her with excitement, but she doesn't want to live in the fast lane anymore - safe and predictable is good. But Carlos Mendoza's final bequest opens up a generation of secrets, and Charlotte finds herself compelled to unravel the mystery. As Charlotte digs deeper, she uncovers the story of a family divided by Spain's Civil War, and of a love affair across the battle lines that ended in tragedy. And while she is consumed in the drama of the Mendozas, Charlotte's own tragic past catches up with her, threatening to overturn everything in her life she has worked so hard to build.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Inheritance and succession; Brothers and sisters; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships;
- Horizon, an American saga. [videorecording] / by Abbey Lee,1987-actor.; Costner, Kevin,film director,actor,film producer,screenwriter.; Dickey, Dale,actor.; Huston, Danny,1962-actor.; Kasdan, Mark,screenwriter.; Malone, Jena,1984-actor.; Miller, Sienna,1981-actor.; Patton, Will,actor.; Payne, Tom,1982-actor.; Rooker, Michael,1955-actor.; Wilson, Luke,1971-actor.; Worthington, Sam,1976-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
- Kevin Costner, Dale Dickey, Jena Malone, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Danny Huston, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Luke Wilson.Explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won, and lost, through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner's ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence, some nudity and sexuality.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.
- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Western films.; Cowboys; Families; Frontier and pioneer life; Gunfighters; Male friendship; Man-woman relationships; Pioneers; Wilderness survival; Women pioneers;
- For private home use only.
- Mercy Street. [videorecording] / by Grant, Shalita,actor.; James, Hannah,actor.; Winstead, Mary Elizabeth,actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
- Shalita Grant, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James, Mckinley Belcher III, Jay Bush II, Jonathan Hardison.It takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. This series is about the drama and unexpected humor of everyday life behind the front lines. It's a fresh twist on an iconic story, one that resonates with larger themes we still struggle with today.14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16x9) presentation; stereo.
- Subjects: Antislavery movements; Historical television programs.; Man-woman relationships; Slavery; Television mini-series.; War television programs.;
- For private home use only.
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