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Leaving Microsoft to change the world : an entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children / by Wood, John,1964 January 29-(CARDINAL)477958;

Discovering Nepal; leaving Microsoft -- "Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books" -- An idea burns by candlelight -- You need to get home soon! -- Woody and john's excellent adventure -- Debating a radical change -- Lonely in a city of 12 million strangers -- Gates in China -- Walking away -- Starting over -- The start-up years: an object in motion remains in motion -- Making the ask - Expansion beyond Nepal -- A postcard from Nepal -- What every entrepreneur needs: a strong second-in-command -- September 11 -- Building "the Microsoft of nonprofits" -- Building the network -- You life is a mess -- Hitting our stride -- Putting girls in the place-school! -- "Count me in Don" -- The students of Cambodia - The network goes into overdrive -- Democracy in action in India -- The Tsunami -- The millionth book -- The next chapter of my adult life.A former Microsoft executive describes his profound change of perspective after a visit to Nepal and his creation of the non-profit program Room to Read, a network of schools and libraries throughout rural communities in Asia and Africa.

Subjects: Case studies.; Wood, John, 1964 January 29-; Room to Read (Organization); Education, Rural; Education, Rural;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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The Elvis tooth / by Pope, Jerry.(CARDINAL)590780;

"Odell Lutz just wants to get married ...but first he's got to find his way out of this time warp that sent him hurtling sixty-five years into the past. The quaint little mountain town they chose for the wedding is like "a step back in time" his fiancée said. Apparently Odell has stepped in it big time. Now he's got to convince a network of bumpkins, schemers, and not-what-they-seemers to help him find his way back home. Thus begins a mountain odyssey worthy of Homer ... and Jethro"--Back cover.

Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Science fiction.; Marriage; Marriage.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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This was CNN : how sex, lies, and spies undid the world's worst news network / by Heckenlively, Kent,author.(CARDINAL)617770; Poarch, Cary,author.; O'Keefe, James,1984-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)403398;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210)."Cary Poarch started working at CNN in the summer of 2017 as a die-hard Bernie Sanders supporter. But on his first location shoot during the Charlottesville riots, he quickly became disillusioned with how the network created the "fine people" hoax. This began a political odyssey as he documented numerous incidents of outright bias, eventually leading him to contact James O'Keefe of Project Veritas. For months, Cary Poarch documented CNN's rampant political bias for Project Veritas, and saw how the network was dividing the country. When the story was released by Project Veritas, it was seen by millions. This book continues his investigation and uncovers even more shocking information about the behavior of network personnel, CNN's ties to the Biden White House, CNN's creation of a terrifying digital warfare capacity, and the possible penetration of CNN by our own intelligence agencies. Cary partnered with two time New York times bestselling author, Kent Heckenlively, and together they uncovered even more shocking secrets about 'the most trusted name in news'"--

Subjects: Cable News Network.; Television broadcasting of news; Television and politics; Television broadcasting of news;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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The perfect police state : an undercover odyssey into China's terrifying surveillance dystopia of the future / by Cain, Geoffrey,1986-author.;

"Blocked from facts and truth, under constant surveillance, surrounded by a hostile alien police force: Xinjiang's Uyghur population has become cursed, oppressed, outcast. Most citizens cannot discern between enemy and friend. Social trust has been destroyed systematically. Friends betray each other, bosses snitch on employees, teachers expose their students, and children turn on their parents. Everyone is dependent on a government that nonetheless treats them with suspicion and contempt. Welcome to the Perfect Police State. Using the haunting story of one young woman's attempt to escape the vicious technological dystopia, his own reporting from Xinjiang, and extensive firsthand testimony from exiles, Geoffrey Cain reveals the extraordinary intrusiveness and power of the tech surveillance giants and the chilling implications for all our futures."--Amazon.Includes bibliographical resources (pages 237-275) and index.The new dominion -- The panopticon -- Sky Net has found you -- China rises -- Deep neural network -- Do you think I am an automaton? -- The great rejuvenation -- China's war on terror -- The three evils : terrorism, extremism, and separatism -- People as data -- How to rank everyone on their trustworthiness -- The all-seeing eye -- Called to a concentration camp -- Mass internment -- The big brain -- The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy -- The prison of the mind -- A new cold war? -- The great rupture -- You're not safe anywhere.

Subjects: Uighur (Turkic people); Muslims; Turkic peoples; Law enforcement; Electronic surveillance; Police; Police.;

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Softly, with feeling : Joe Wilder and the breaking of barriers in American music / by Berger, Edward,author.(CARDINAL)512583;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313), discography (pages 315-363), and index.The making of a musician : Philadelphia (1922-1938) -- From student to pro (1938-1943) -- Integration of the Armed Forces : the Montford Point Marines (1943-1946) -- Big band odyssey (1946-1950) -- New York (1950-1953) -- On the road again : Count Basie (1953-1954) -- Back on Broadway and into the studios (1955-1957) -- On staff : African American musicians and the network orchestras (1957-1964) -- A dream realized : return to classical music (1964-1975) -- Freelance : the end of the staff orchestras (1974-1989) -- New outlets : jazz repertory and jazz parties (1989-2000) -- Passing it on : teaching, awards, and honors (2000- ).

Subjects: Biographies.; Wilder, Joe.; Jazz musicians; Trumpet players;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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A man and his presidents : the political odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr. / by Felzenberg, Alvin S.,author.(CARDINAL)716187;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-394) and index.Preface -- In the shadow of Woodrow, Lindbergh, and Franklin D. -- God and Bill at Yale -- Standing athwart history -- "Reading Dwight Eisenhower out of the conservative movement" -- The editor, the colossus, and the "Anti-Communist at Harvard" -- Sailing against the New Frontier -- Bill, Barry, and the Birchers -- Part of the way with LBJ -- "Demand a recount" -- Buckley and Nixon : mutual suspicions -- "Let the man go decently" -- Bill and Ronnie : preparing a president -- Bill and Ronnie : advising a president -- Disappointed with G.H.W. Bush; unsold on Clinton -- W : "counting the silver" -- The ancient truths."William F. Buckley Jr. is widely regarded as the most influential American conservative writer, activist, and organizer in the postwar era. In this nuanced biography, Alvin Felzenberg sheds light on little-known aspects of Buckley's career, including his role as back-channel adviser to policy makers, his intimate friendship with both Ronald and Nancy Reagan, his changing views on civil rights, and his break with George W. Bush over the Iraq War. Felzenberg demonstrates how Buckley conveyed his message across multiple platforms and drew upon his vast network of contacts, his personal charm, his extraordinary wit, and his celebrity status to move the center of political gravity in the United States closer to his point of view. Including many rarely seen photographs, this account of one of the most compelling personalities of American politics will appeal to conservatives, liberals, and even the apolitical."--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Biographies.; Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.; Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008; Journalists; Conservatism;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5

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The new odyssey : the story of the twenty-first-century refugee crisis / by Kingsley, Patrick,author.(CARDINAL)607062;

Includes bibliographical references and index.A birthday interrupted -- The second sea -- Trading in souls -- SOS -- Shipwreck -- Promised land? -- Between the woods and the water -- To Sweden? -- A gate clangs shut -- Status pending -- Epilogue: What happened next? -- A message from Hashem al-Souki."On the day of his son's fourteenth birthday, Hashem al-Souki lay somewhere in the Mediterranean, crammed in a wooden dinghy. His family was relatively safe--at least for the time being--in Egypt, where they had only just settled after fleeing their war-torn Damascus home three years prior. Traversing these unforgiving waters and the treacherous terrain that would follow was worth the slim chance of securing a safe home for his children in Sweden. If he failed, at least he would fail alone. Hashem's story is tragically common, as desperate victims continue to embark on deadly journeys in search of freedom. Tracking the harrowing experiences of these brave refugees, The New Odyssey finally illuminates the shadowy networks that have facilitated the largest forced exodus since the end of World War II. The Guardian's first-ever migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley has traveled through seventeen countries to put an indelible face on this overwhelming disaster. Embedding himself alongside the refugees, Kingsley reenacts their flight with hundreds of people across the choppy Mediterranean in the hopes of better understanding who helps or hinders their path to salvation. From the starving migrants who push through sandstorms with children strapped to their backs to the exploitive criminals who prey on them, from the smugglers who dangerously stretch the limits of their cargo space to the volunteers who uproot their own lives to hand out water bottles--what emerges is a kaleidoscope of humanity in the wake of tragedy. By simultaneously tracing the narrative of Hashem, who endured the trek not once but twice, Kingsley memorably creates a compassionate, visceral portrait of the mass migration in both its epic scope and its heartbreaking specificity. Exposing the realities of this modern-day odyssey as well as the moral shortcomings evident in our own indifference, the result is a crucial call to arms and an unprecedented exploration of a world we too often choose not to know."--Jacket.

Subjects: Refugees; Refugees;

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10

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Lost world : rewriting prehistory : how new science is tracing America's Ice Age mariners / by Koppel, Tom.(CARDINAL)393959;

Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Coastal archaeology; Glacial epoch; Navigation, Prehistoric; Paleo-Indians; Underwater archaeology;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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The twilight zone. [videorecording] / by Serling, Rod,1924-1975,creator,host.(CARDINAL)734586; Weaver, Dennis,1924-2006,actor.(CARDINAL)434018; Pollack, Sydney,1934-2008,actor.(CARDINAL)842306; Rickles, Don,actor.(CARDINAL)532034; Robertson, Cliff,1923-2011,actor.(CARDINAL)791626; Moorehead, Agnes,1900-1974,actor.; Mumy, Billy,1954-actor.(CARDINAL)764937; York, Dick,1928-1992,actor.; Ebsen, Buddy,1908-2003,actor.(CARDINAL)745459; Meredith, Burgess,1907-1997,actor.(CARDINAL)520562; Carney, Art,1918-2003,actor.; Cerf, Bennett,1898-1971.(CARDINAL)128875; CBS DVD (Firm)(CARDINAL)544739; CBS Television Network.(CARDINAL)161300; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)287167;

Host, Rod Serling ; various actors.Various actors, including Agnes Moorehead, Art Carney, Bill Mumy, Buddy Ebsen, Burgess Meredith, Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, Dick York, Don Rickles, Sydney Pollack.The complete second season of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone," featuring all 29 episodes aired in 1960-1961.Not rated.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono; dual layer format.Emmy Awards, 1961: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (Rod Serling); Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television (George T. Clemens).

Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Fantasy television programs.; Anthology television programs.; Television series.; Fiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Parapsychology; Supernatural;

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All else failed : the unlikely volunteers at the heart of the migrant aid crisis / by Sachs, Dana,author.;

"In 2015, increasing numbers of refugees and migrants, most of them fleeing war-torn homelands, arrived by boat on the shores of Greece, setting off the greatest human displacement since WWII. As journalists reported horrific mass drownings, an ill-prepared and seemingly indifferent world looked on. Those who reached Europe needed food, clothing, medicine, and shelter, but the international aid system broke down completely. All Else Failed is Dana Sachs's compelling eyewitness account of the successes-and failures-of the volunteer relief network that emerged to meet the enormous need. Closely following the odysseys of seven individual men and women, and their families, All Else Failed tells a story of despair and resilience, revealing the humanity within an immense humanitarian disaster"--

Subjects: Humanitarian aid workers; Humanitarian assistance; Political refugees.; Refugees.; Refugees, Arab.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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