Daughton, J. P. (James Patrick)

Summary: "The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021

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Donleavy, J. P. (James Patrick)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1986

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Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Summary: Louis Mazzini seeks to avenge his mother's disinheritance by ascending to her family's dukedom. To do this, he must kill eight of his relatives in the d'Ascoyne family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick)

Summary: "The story of three locations in the United States--in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma--where the indigenous people were driven out by European colonists, where vicious racial killings took place in the last century, and how these places are coming to terms with the past, creating new organizations dedicated to racial repair and reconciliation as they aspire to a more inclusive, more...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023

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Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick)

Summary: Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy, and issues an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation. As the nation grapples with demographic changes and the legacy of racism in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020

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Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick)

Summary: "The founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and columnist forThe Atlantic describes how white Protestant Christians have declined in influence and power since the 1990s and explores the effect this has had on America,"--NoveList.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016

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Mileham, P. J. R. (Patrick J R)

Summary: Every one of the regiments recorded in this book has a unique history. Raised at different times under different circumstances, each has formed its own particular reputation. To this day each maintains its own distinctive style and ethos, and faces tasks in the late-twentieth century of which its founders could have never dreamed.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippocrene 1988

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Willett, Walter.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: HealthText Audio 2001

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Peebles, P. J. E. (Phillip James Edwin)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 1993

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Patricof, Alan J.

Summary: "Extensive media and online coverage of the businesss arena, news of start-ups, merers, and deals are familiar headlines these days. But that wasn't always the case. The early years of venture capital were a far cry from today's very public dealings. Alan Patricof, one of the pioneers of the venture arena, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the past fifty years of the industry. From...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2022

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Jones, Kimberly (Kimberly Latrice)

Summary: "A breakdown of the economic and social injustices facing Black people and other marginalized citizens inspired by political activist Kimberly Jones' viral video, "How Can We Win.""--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021

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Jones, Patrick

Summary: Looks at the issue of teenage incarceration and introduces the stories of former teen incarcerees who have turned their lives around.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2017

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Kennedy, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)

Summary: "Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015

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Summary: " ... the first documentary to investigate the actual mechanisms by which mobile phone technology can cause cancer. The film takes a deeper look at how humanity is reacting to the most profound environmental change the planet has ever seen. Two billion years ago life first appeared on earth, a planet bathed in a natural electromagnetic frequency. As life slowly evolved from simple to complex...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2013

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O'Rourke, P. J.

Summary: "When The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations was published in 1987, P. J. O'Rourke had more entries than any living writer. And he kept writing funny stuff for another thirty-five years. Now, for the first time, P.J.'s best quips and riffs have been collected in one volume, edited by his longtime friend and award-winning magazine editor Terry McDonell. The Funny Stuff is organized...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022

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Jennings, Patricia

Summary: In spring 1939 O'Keeffe spent 9 weeks in Hawai'i. During her 2-week stay on Maui, she was guided by her host's 12-year old daughter. Now 85, Patricia tells of showing O'Keeffe the valleys and hills of Wailuku and the waterfalls, jungles, lava bridges, and black-sand beaches of Hana. The two formed a deep bond that influenced the rest of Patricia's life.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Koa Books 2011

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Horn, James P. P.

Summary: "In the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish explorers in the Chesapeake region kidnapped an Indian teenager and took him back to Spain, a common occurrence at the time. What was uncommon in this case was that the young man eventually came back. During his timeabroad, the boy lived in Madrid, Seville, Havana, and Mexico City, becoming a favorite of King Philip II and converting to Catholicism in the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021

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Summary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011

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Gomes, Peter J.

Summary: The Good Book is a brilliant and inspiring look at the Bible today from the preacher to Harvard University, a man Time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in America. "The theme of this book," writes Peter Gomes in his introduction, "is the risk and the joy of the Bible: risk in that we might get it wrong, and joy in the discovery of the living Word becoming flesh. It is around this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1996

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