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Gemini : stepping stone to the moon, the untold story / by Kluger, Jeffrey,author.;
From the bestselling co-author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon. Without Gemini, there would be no Apollo. After we first launched Americans into space but before we touched down on the moon's surface, there was the Gemini program. It was no easy jump from manned missions in low-Earth orbit to a successful moon landing, and the ten-flight, twenty-month celestial story of the Gemini program is an extraordinary one. There was unavoidable darkness in the program -- the deaths and near-deaths that defined it, and the blood feud with the Soviet Union that animated it. But there were undeniable and previously inconceivable successes. With a war raging in Vietnam and lawmakers calling for cuts to NASA's budget, the success of the Gemini program -- or the space program in general -- was never guaranteed. Yet against all odds, the remarkable scientists and astronauts behind the project persevered, and their efforts paid off. Later, with the knowledge gained from the Gemini flights, NASA would launch the legendary Apollo program. Told with Jeffrey Kluger's signature cinematic storytelling and in-depth research and interviews, Gemini is an edge-of-your-seat narrative chronicling the history of the least appreciated -- and most groundbreaking -- space program in American history. Finally, Gemini's story will be told, and finally, we'll learn the truth of how we landed on the moon.
Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.; Project Gemini (U.S.); Astronautics and state; Astronauts; Manned space flight.; Space flight to the moon;

Everything I never dreamed : my life surviving and standing up to domestic violence / by Glenn, Ruth M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt. Ruth M. Glenn wasn't surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. After all, this was just the way things were, right? It was only after she lay bleeding in a carwash parking lot, after being shot three times by him, that Glenn resolved-if she managed to survive-to spend the rest of her life combating domestic violence. Now, she brings her full story to the forefront with this survivor's tale crossed with a rousing call to action. She reveals her difficult but ultimately rewarding journey from that parking lot to sacrificing everything to obtain her GED, followed by her JD. With her evocative and thoughtful voice, Glenn explores the reasons why men beat and kill women, why women and children are seen as lesser in our society, how to stop victim blaming, and how to demystify domestic violence to stop it once and for all. A memoir of resilience and courage, Everything I Never Dreamed is a necessary book that proves that abuse does not have to define a survivor's entire life"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Glenn, Ruth M.; National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (U.S.); Abused wives; Family violence; Women; Women;

Snowden [videorecording] / by Cage, Nicolas,1965-actor.; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-actor.; Leo, Melissa,actor.; Quinto, Zachary,actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; Stone, Oliver,film director.; Harding, Luke,1968-Guardian book.; Kucherena, Anatoly.Time of the octopus.; Elevation Pictures,distributor.;
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Nicolas Cage.The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Biographical films.; Snowden, Edward J., 1983-; United States. National Security Agency; Whistle blowing; Electronic surveillance; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Domestic intelligence; Computer crimes; Espionage;
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The reckoning : our nation's trauma and finding a way to heal / by Trump, Mary L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, examines America's national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies. Our failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasize. Whether it manifests itself in rising levels of rage and hatred, or hopelessness and apathy, the stress of living in a country we no longer recognize has affected all of us. America is suffering from PTSD - a new leader alone cannot fix us.
Subjects: Biographies.; Instructional and educational works.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Collective memory.; National characteristics.; Political corruption; Post-traumatic stress disorder;

Prequel : an American fight against Fascism / by Maddow, Rachel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-362) and index."Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis. Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens' confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule. That effort worked -- tongue and groove -- alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection. At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court. None of it went as planned. While the scheme has been remembered in history -- if at all -- as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country's most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation. That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times"--
Subjects: Antisemitism; Disinformation; Fascism; National socialism; Nazis; Right-wing extremists; Trials (Sedition); World War, 1939-1945;

Boldly go / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
"In this novel for middle readers, fourteen-year-old Houston is on his way to the International Space Station as part of a secret NASA study."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Astronauts; Teenagers;

Moving target : a novel / by Preisler, Jerome.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013.; Pieczenik, Steve R.;
To prevent global chaos, Net Force agent Kali Alcazar, a member of America's elite cyber-defense organization, leads a final strike against the world's most dangerous hacker, discovering too late that he has prepared a deadly trap for them all.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Cyber intelligence (Computer security); Cyberterrorism; National security; Adventure stories;

Above the noise : my story of chasing calm / by DeRozan, DeMar,1989-author.; Zarum, Dave,1986-author.;
"From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable memoir chronicling a very public struggle with depression, in the hopes that other young men will not suffer alone"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; DeRozan, DeMar, 1989-; National Basketball Association.; Toronto Raptors (Basketball team); African American basketball players; Basketball players; Depression in men; Forwards (Basketball);

Permanent record / by Snowden, Edward J.,1983-author.;
In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first time how he helped to build this system and why he was moved to expose it. Spanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, Permanent Record is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up online-- a man who became a spy, a whistleblower, and, in exile, the Internet's conscience.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Snowden, Edward J., 1983-; United States. National Security Agency; WikiLeaks (Organization); Government information; Domestic intelligence; Electronic surveillance; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Whistle blowing;

Cokie : a life well lived / by Roberts, Steven V.,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In this loving tribute, Steve Roberts details the extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts - a trailblazer for women - remembered by her friends and family.
Subjects: Biographies.; Roberts, Cokie.; National Public Radio (U.S.); Radio journalists; Women journalists; Women television journalists; Women television news anchors;

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