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Pub. Date
c2012
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xiv, 289 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Traces how the author lost a leg to bone cancer in childhood before connecting with farm animals and questioning her Southern Baptist upbringing to expose what she has learned about slaughterhouse abuses.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
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337 pages ; 25 cm
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An investigation into some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades she has worked as an advocate for victims of unethical research while also defending the right of scientists to pursue challenging research into human identities. Dreger's own attempts to reconcile academic freedom with the pursuit of justice grew out...
224) 36 hours
Pub. Date
[2007]
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The clock is ticking for the Nazis trying to dupe Jefferson Pike (James Garner) into giving up war secrets. They pose as U.S. physicians to convince the supposedly amnesiac Pike to unlock his memory by recalling his last assignment: planning for D-Day.
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Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxvii, 240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 cm.
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In 2003, a backhoe operator hired by the state of Washington to work on the Port Angeles waterfront discovered what a larger world would soon learn. The place chosen to dig a massive dry dock was atop one of the largest and oldest Indian village sites ever found in the region. Yet the state continued its project, disturbing hundreds of burials and unearthing more than 10,000 artifacts at Tse-whit-zen village, the heart of the long-buried homeland...
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Pub. Date
[2017] ©2017
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xx, 347 pages ; 24 cm
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In 2013 Dr Kermit Gosnell was convicted of killing four people, including three babies, but is thought to have killed hundreds, perhaps thousands more in a 30-year killing spree. Gosnell is currently serving three life sentences (without the possibility of parole) for murdering babies and patients at his "House of Horrors" abortion clinic. This book|now a major movie starring Dean Cain (Lois & Clarke)|reveals how the investigation that brought Gosnell...
Pub. Date
2014.
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10 videodiscs (approximately 1440 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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History marks the advent of modern warfare in the 20th century with this epic DVD collection. Discover how the First World War changed the face of battle forever from hand-to-hand combat to high-tech warfare, in History of WWI: the first modern war. Experience the acrobatic encounters of flying aces high above the battlefield in Dogfights. Watch the Normadny assault in spectacular high definition in D-Day in HD, and learn soldiers' personal stories...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inspired by Deborah Willis's book Reflections in Black, Through a Lens Darkly casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
248 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm
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"American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the immigration debate: He argues that opening all borders could...
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Pub. Date
c2011
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xx, 448 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Description
World War I stands as one of history's most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. In his riveting narrative, Hochschild brings it to life as never before while focusing on the long-ignored moral drama of the war's critics, alongside its generals and heroes.
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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321 pages ; 25 cm
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"When U.S. troops occupy Germany, friends Jakob and Emmanuelle are saved from the terrible fate of so many in the camps. With the help of sponsors, they make their way to New York. In order not to be separated, they allow their friendship to blossom into love and marriage, and start a new life on the Lower East Side, working at grueling, poorly paid jobs. Decades later, through talent, faith, fortune, and relentless hard work, Jakob has achieved success...
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the true story of Ron Kovic, a young man who volunteered for the Vietnam War, was wounded, and returned paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He later became a new voice for those disenchanted with the war.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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372 pages ; 25 cm
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"Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century - widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world - many economists and business leaders still preach dogmas that lack evidence and create political catastrophe: Private markets are always more efficient than public ones; investment capital flows efficiently to necessary projects; massive inequality is the unavoidable...
234) La herida de Paulina
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Pub. Date
2022.
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114, [18] pages : photographs ; 19 cm.
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La herida de Paulina es la historia de una niña de 13 años a la que la ley, en connivencia con la Iglesia católica, no le hizo justicia. El libro es de enorme actualidad a la luz de los acontecimientos políticos, como la ley del aborto en el Distrito Federal y las demandas de la iglesia Católica y el partido en el gobierno, el PAN, para que se siga penalizando.
Presents the story of Paulina, who was forced to carry her pregnancy to term...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 372 pages ; 24 cm
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"A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day. The world needs an ethical awakening, a consciousness-raising...
238) Grand theft horse
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
220 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Graphic biography of the author's cousin, a rookie horse trainer who defiantly challenged the horse racing world and its treatment of animals.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Minh-Ha T. Pham provides a critical discussion of social media's unacknowledged importance to the development of global fashion. In particular, Pham examines the informal and extralegal work social media users do to monitor and regulate the fashion market against an array of "fake" fashion. Practices of "crowdsourced IP regulation" are undertaken in the name of ethical fashion but as Why We Can't Have Nice Things...
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