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1101) Incident at Vichy
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Television adaptation of Arthur Miller's play, set in a detention room in Vichy in 1942, where a number of Jews await interrogation before being sent to concentration camps. Issues of personal responsibility are explored through the character of an Austrian prince who has been guilty of silent complicity during the German occupation of France.
1103) Amen
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen format (1.85:first).
Language
English
Description
A German SS Lieutenant covertly collaborates with a young Italian priest in hopes of changing the Vatican's policies toward Germany during WWII, which both believe are exacerbating the Jewish Holocaust.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
2008 edition.
Language
English
Description
Provides both sides of the divisive argument surrounding abortion. Also includes information on the number and types of abortions performed in the United States, abortion clinics, teen pregnancy and abortion, views of abortion from around the world, religious thoughts on abortion, and legal rulings pertaining to abortion.
1105) Birthright: a war story
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the recent movement across the United States to limit access to abortion services and other rights formerly held by pregnant women. Featured cases: a woman in Nebraska, who, following a diagnosis 22 weeks into her term, was forced to carry an unviable pregnancy to term; a woman in Alabama who is facing criminal charges for taking half a valium during her pregnancy.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Logan's Run : In the Year of the City 2274, humans live in a vast, bubbled metropolis where computerized servo-mechanisms provide all needs so everyone can pursue endless hedonism. Endless, that ism until Lastday, when anyone who's 30 must submit to Carrousel, a soaring, spinning trip to eternity and supposed rebirth.
Omega Man : Welcome to the future. Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
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 boundaries...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A whistle-blowing manifesto about America's unchallenged war machine, from a new kind of military hero. First: Imagine your own death. Second: Imagine America's wars from "the other side." Third: Imagine what might have been if the war were never fought.Un-American poses these startling circumstances in a searing examination of America and Americans at war. Erik Edstrom grew up in suburban Massachusetts with an idealistic desire to make an impact,...
1109) How bad writing destroyed the world: Ayn Rand and the literary origins of the financial crisis
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
2008 edition.
Language
English
Description
Covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"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...
1112) Command decision
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
General Casey of the U.S. Army Air Forces in England must fight congressional representatives and his own chain of command to be allowed to complete an important mission.
1113) Future crimes
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Marc Goodman takes listeners deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using new and emerging technologies, and how this makes everyone more vulnerable than ever imagined.
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 6
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"The Prince" examines the life and ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli and how they were reflected in the politics and government of Florence, Spain. and England. "The warior" examines the art, methods and morality of Renaissance warfare and how they differ from modern perceptions of armed conflict.
1118) The Mueller report
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Cartoonist Shannon Wheeler and journalist Steve Duin present a comprehensive, understandable, and readable graphic novel version of the exhaustive Mueller report.
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