Fasman, Jon

Summary: "An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? Jon Fasmanlooks at how these technologies help police do their jobs, and what their use means for our privacy rights and civil liberties"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021

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Contents: To the lighthouse / Virginia Woolf. -- The metamorphosis / Franz Kafka. -- The prussian officer / D. H. Lawrence. -- The waste land / T.S. Eliot. -- Mourning becomes electra / Eugene O'Neill. -- The great gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald. -- A rose for Emily / William Faulkner. -- Mother courage and her children / Bertolt Brecht. -- The short happy life of Francis Macomber / Ernest Hemingway. --...

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Publisher / Publication Date: EncyclopŒdia Britannica 1990

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Fadiman, Anne

Summary: When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents were part of a large Hmong community in Merced. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Noonday Press 1998

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Lahman, Sean.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2008

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Mitman, Gregg

Summary: "An ambitious and shocking exposeÌp1(B of America's hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021

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Fadiman, Anne

Summary: When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Noonday Press/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997

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Fisman, Raymond.

Summary: Describes how the everyday dysfunction inherent in all organizations is actually a necessary part of the organization and uses case studies from McDonald's, Google, and even al Qaeda to prove that red tape, meetings, and management all serve a purpose.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2013

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Kamman, Madeleine.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1997

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Layman, Teresa.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1997

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Rotman, Isabella

Summary: A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. Includes tips on what affirmative consent looks like, advocating for what you want, and setting boundaries that honor your comfort and safety. The result is a positive resource illustrating how easy it really is to respect each other's bodies and desires.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Limerence Press, an imprint of Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC 2020

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Wadman, Meredith

Summary: "The epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the creation of some of the world's most important vaccines. Until the late 1960s, tens of thousands of American children suffered crippling birth defects if their mothers had been exposed to rubella, popularly known as German measles, while pregnant; there was no vaccine and little understanding of how the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017

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Hagman, Bette.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1994

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Paxman, Jeremy

Summary: Examines the role of the monarchy in modern times, commenting on the lives of royalty from George IV to the public scandals of Prince Charles and how they serve the imaginations and expectations of their people.

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2007

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Tayman, John.

Summary: Reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy colony on Molokai and of the extraordinary people who struggled to survive under the most horrific circumstances. Tracked by bounty hunters and torn screaming from their families, the luckless were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and most of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006

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Fadiman, Anne

Summary: "A memoir exploring the author's father's love of wine" --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017

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Fadiman, Clifton

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1997

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Paxman, Jeremy

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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2000

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Farbman, Melinda.

Summary: Describes the life of the chimpanzee that was sent into space as part of the American space program, describing his capture, training, the actual flight, and his life afterwards.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2000

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Fatland, Erika

Summary: "The acclaimed author of Sovietistan travels along the seemingly endless Russian border and reveals the deep and pervasive influence it has had across half the globe."--Book jacket.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books, Ltd. 2021

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Pateman, Robert

Summary: "From the capital of Nairobi to the savannas that are home to animals such as giraffes and lions, readers take a journey through the East African nation of Kenya they won't soon forget! With focused chapters that highlight Kenya's rich history, important economic contributions, and geography, the text supports social studies curriculum topics, while stories about sports, stunning photographs of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024

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Litman, Amanda

Summary: From the e-mail marketing director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the co-founder of Run for Something; comes an essential and inspiring guide that encourages and educates young progressives to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operatives.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2017

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Saltman, Bethany

Summary: "When professional researcher and writer Bethany Saltman gave birth to her daughter, Azalea, she loved her deeply but felt as if something was missing. Looking back at her lonely childhood, dangerous teenage years, and love-addicted early adulthood, Saltman thought maybe she was broken. Then she discovered the science of attachment, the field of psychology that explores the question of why?from...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020

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Keith, Phil

Summary: Two award-winning historians bring to life the greatest Civil War battle at sea, which was fought off the coast of France in 1864 and effectively ended the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022

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