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In Putin's footsteps : searching for the soul of an empire across Russia's eleven time zones / by Khrushcheva, Nina L.,1962-author.; Tayler, Jeffrey,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Putin's Footsteps is Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler's unique combination of travelogue, current affairs, and history, showing how Russia's dimensions have shaped its identity and culture through the decades. With exclusive insider status as Nikita Khrushchev's great grand-daughter, and an ex-pat living and reporting on Russia and the Soviet Union since 1983, Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler offer a poignant exploration of the largest country on earth through their recreation of Vladimir Putin's fabled New Year's Eve speech planned across all eleven time zones. After taking over from Yeltsin in 1999, and then being elected president in a landslide, Putin traveled to almost two dozen countries and a quarter of Russia's eighty-nine regions to connect with ordinary Russians. His travels inspired the idea of a rousing New Year's Eve address delivered every hour at midnight throughout Russia's eleven time zones. The idea was beautiful, but quickly abandoned as an impossible feat. He correctly intuited, however, that the success of his presidency would rest on how the country's outback citizens viewed their place on the world stage. Today more than ever, Putin is even more determined to present Russia as a formidable nation. We need to understand why Russia has for centuries been an adversary of the West. Its size, nuclear arsenal, arms industry, and scientific community (including cyber-experts), guarantees its influence"--
Subjects: Khrushcheva, Nina L., 1962-; Tayler, Jeffrey; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Regionalism;

The borrowers / by Norton, Mary,1903-1992; Krush, Beth; Krush, Joe;
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.Reading level : Age 8 and up.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction;
© c1999., Harcourt Brace,

The trap : a novel / by Glass, Ava,1974-author.;
British spy Emma Makepeace races against the clock to stop the Russians from carrying out a high-profile assassination in this gripping third entry of the 'Alias Emma' series.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Assassination; Assassins; Spies;

Baby's big busy book / by Katz, Karen.;
A lift-the-flap book with textured pages that follows baby's day from waking up to bedtime. Presents such common words as lamp, clock, cereal, kite, and shoes.LSC
Subjects: Infants; Vocabulary; Lift-the-flap books; Toy and movable books;

Lark and the wild hunt / by Adam, Jennifer(Jennifer Frances);
When her brother disappears into the Fae realm, twelve-year-old Lark must try to save him by solving riddles, fixing an ancient clock, and trusting her new Fae friend, Rook.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Magic; Witches; Apprentices; Adventure and adventurers; Riddles; Quests (Expeditions);

The Green Ninja / by West, Tracey,1965-;
When Lord Garmadon uses his Mega Weapon to turn back the clock and bring an ancient monster back to life, the Ninjago try to stop him, but end up being turned into children instead.
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; Sensei Wu (Fictitious character); Good and evil; LEGO toys; Weapons; Ninja;
© 2013., Scholastic,

The Americans. [videorecording]. by Keidrich Sellati.; Rhys, Matthew,1974-; Russell, Keri,1976-; Taylor, Holly.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Disc 1. Pilot -- The clock -- Gregory -- In control.Disc 2. Comint -- Trust me -- Duty and honor -- Mutually assured destruction.Disc 3. Safe house -- Only you -- covert war -- The oath.Disc 4. The colonel.Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Margo Martindale, Noah Emmerich, Richard Thomas.A pair of Soviet spies pose as an American married couple so they can spy on the U.S. government.PG.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Espionage; Spies; Spy television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.

Data analytics & visualization all-in-one for dummies / by Hyman, Jack,author.; Massaron, Luca,author.; McFedries, Paul,author.; Mueller, John Paul,author.; Pierson, Lillian,author.; Reichental, Jonathan,author.; Schmuller, Joseph,author.; Simon, Alan,author.; Taylor, Allen G.,author.;
Data Analytics & Visualization All-in-One For Dummies collects the essential information on mining, organizing, and communicating data, all in one place. Clocking in at around 850 pages, this tome of a reference delivers eight books in one, so you can build a solid foundation of knowledge in data wrangling. Data analytics professionals are highly sought after these days, and this book will put you on the path to becoming one. You'll learn all about sources of data like data lakes, and you'll discover how to extract data using tools like Microsoft Power BI, organize the data in Microsoft Excel, and visually present the data in a way that makes sense using a Tableau. You'll even get an intro to the Python, R, and SQL coding needed to take your data skills to a new level. With this Dummies guide, you'll be well on your way to becoming a priceless data jockey.
Subjects: Big data.; Data mining.; Information visualization.;

Dying inside [graphic novel] / by Wentz, Pete,1979-author.; Klein, Hannah,author.; Sterle, Lisa,illustrator.;
"Today is Ash's big finale. And by finale, of course, she means exiting the stage permanently. Ash is a sixteen-year-old girl with more angst than Ian Curtis and Elliott Smith combined (her two idols). She's apathetic and therefore believes death is the easiest route to relief. But nothing is more embarrassing than a lame death. Unfortunately, her meticulous plans--which include the perfect outfit, soundtrack, and method--are all ruined when the beautiful knife she buys off a webstore turns out to be charmed with a protection spell. Now, Ash has to track down the witch who turned her clocking out attempt into the worst gift imaginable: immortality. Turns out, the witch responsible is another sixteen-year-old-girl named (get this) Liv. The two vow to undo the charm together and fight for Ash's death ... even as things get increasingly entangled with a strange new antidepressant called Somnia and her mom's gross boyfriend, Greg."--
Subjects: Witch comics.; Paranormal comics.; Graphic novels.; Teenage girls; Witches; Charms; Immortalism;

Es la hora de los esqueletos! / by Galán, Ana.; Luján, Rodrigo,1981-;
An adaptation of a traditional Costa Rican song featuring a group of skeletons who jump out of their tombs as the clock strikes each of the twelve hour marks teaches young readers how to tell time.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Skeleton; All Souls' Day; Spanish language materials;

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