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The back channel : a memoir of American diplomacy and the case for its renewal / by Burns, William J.(William Joseph),1956-author.(CARDINAL)790692;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471--476) and index.Apprenticeship : the education of a diplomat -- The Baker years : shaping order -- Yeltsin's Russia : the limits of agency -- Jordan's moment of transition : the power of partnership -- Age of terror : the inversion of force and diplomacy -- Putin's disruptions : managing great power trainwrecks -- Obama's long game : bets, pivots, and resets in a post-primacy world -- The Arab Spring : when the short game intercedes -- Iran and the bomb : the secret talks -- Pivotal power : restoring America's tool of first resort."Ambassador William J. Burns is the most distinguished and admired American diplomat of the last half century. Over the course of four decades, he played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time--from the bloodless end of the Cold War to post-Cold War relations with Putin's Russia, from post-9/11 tumult in the Middle East to the secret nuclear talks with Iran. Upon his retirement, Secretary John Kerry said Burns belonged on "the short list of American diplomatic legends, alongside George Kennan." In The Back Channel, Burns recounts with vivid detail and incisive analysis some of the seminal moments of his career. He draws on a trove of newly declassified cables and memos to give readers a rare, inside look at American diplomacy in action, and of the people who worked with him. His dispatches from war-torn Chechnya and Qadhafi's camp in the deserts of Libya and his searing memos warning of the "Perfect Storm" unleashed by the Iraq War will reshape our understanding of history and the policy debates of the future. Burns sketches the contours of effective American leadership in a world that resembles neither the zero-sum Cold War contest of his early years as a diplomat, nor the "unipolar moment" of American primacy that followed. Ultimately, The Back Channel is an eloquent, deeply informed, and timely story of a life spent in service of American interests abroad, as well as a powerful reminder, in a time of great turmoil, of the importance of diplomacy"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Burns, William J. (William Joseph), 1956-; Diplomats;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Twelve doctors of Christmas / by Rayner, Jacqueline.All I want for Christmas.; Brake, Colin.Comedy of terrors.; Rayner, Jacqueline.Christmas inversion.; Dungworth, Richard.Three wise men.; Tucker, Mike.Sontar's little helpers.; Russell, Gary,1963-Fairy tale of new New York.; Tucker, Mike.Grotto.; Handcock, Scott.Ghost of Christmas past.; Russell, Gary,1963-Red bicycle.; Dungworth, Richard.Loose wire.; Handcock, Scott.Gift.; Brake, Colin.Presistence of memory.; Harris, Nick,illustrator.(CARDINAL)378225;
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Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Science fiction.; Short stories.; Doctor (Fictitious character); Time travel; Science fiction, English.; Christmas stories, English.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A natural history of homosexuality / by Mondimore, Francis Mark,1953-(CARDINAL)776491;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.
Subjects: Homosexuality.; Sex (Biology); Homosexuality.; Sex (Body);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Humour in Dutch culture of the Golden Age / by Dekker, Rudolf.(CARDINAL)161817;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Dutch wit and humor; Dutch wit and humor, Pictorial.; Dutch literature;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric. by Farnsworth, Ward,1967-(CARDINAL)462392;
Repetition of words and phrases. Simple repetition of words and phrases: epizeuxis, epimone, etc. -- Repetition at the start: anaphora -- Repetition at the end: epistrophe -- Repetition at the start and end: symploce -- Repeating the ending at the beginning: anadiplosis -- Repeating the root: polyptoton -- Structural matters. Parallel structure: isocolon -- Reversal of structure: chiasmus -- Inversion of words: anastrophe -- Using extra conjunctions: polysyndeton -- Leaving out conjunctions: asyndeton --Leaving out words: ellipsis -- Dramatic devices. Saying things by not saying them: praeteritio -- Breaking off in midstream: aposiopesis -- Correcting oneself: metanoia -- Rhetorical uses of the negative: litotes -- Rhetorical questions: erotema -- Asking questions and answering them: hypophora -- Anticipating objections and meeting them: prolepsis.
Subjects: English language;
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The complete book of scales, chords, arpeggios & cadences : includes all the major, minor (natural, harmonic, melodic) & chromatic scales plus additional instructions on music fundamentals / by Palmer, Willard A.,author,compiler,editor.(CARDINAL)512581; Manus, Morton,author,compiler,editor.(CARDINAL)761381; Lethco, Amanda Vick,author,compiler,editor.(CARDINAL)522889;
Arranged in the key signature sequence by which scales are usually taught, this book introduces each major and minor key in a unique two-page format. Includes information on tetrachords, major and minor scales, triads and other chords, arpeggios, cadences, scale degrees and fingering.
Subjects: Methods; Studies (Music.); Studies (Music); Methods (Music); Scores.; Études (Musique); Méthodes (Musique); Partitions (Musique); Piano; Piano; Musical intervals and scales.; Piano; Piano; Musique;
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Dark æon : transhumanism and the war against humanity / by Allen, Joe(Writer on transhumanism),author.(CARDINAL)885599; Bannon, Stephen K.,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)350278; Skyhorse Publishing,publisher.(CARDINAL)602429;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword by Stephen K. Bannon -- Preface. (Part one: Selling the "inevitable"): Into the electric antfarm -- Gathering nano swarms -- Mechanical bodies, artificial brains -- Cultural eugenics and digital Darwinism. (Part two: The pentagram of power): A global pandemic as initiation rite -- The devil's dollhouse -- Homo deus: a man of wealth and taste -- In praise of mad prophets. (Part three: A reflected inversion): Images of Jesus: a confession -- Virtual gnosis -- Countdown to gigadeath -- Singularity and its discontents -- Axial powers. Appendix: My 55-point plan to stay human.The author defines transhumanism as a merger of humankind with the machine. An illustration of this is the fact that artificial intelligence makes important decisions for us every day. The book confronts the paradox of what the author calls "good people constructing a digital abomination." Among the topics the book covers are the emergence of Scientism, government-mandated mRNA vaccines, and the visions of cyborg billionaires like Elon Musk.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Transhumanism;
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The past and future city : how historic preservation is reviving America's communities / by Meeks, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)592306; Murphy, Kevin C.,1974-author.(CARDINAL)409645;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-320) and index.Introduction: The Powers of Place -- Downtown Is For People: Competing Visions of the Ideal American City -- Older, Smaller, Better: How Older Buildings Enhance Urban Vitality -- Making It Work for Your City: Unleashing the Power and Potential of Historic Fabric -- Buildings Reborn: Keeping Historic Properties in Active Use -- Our Diverse History: Towards More Inclusive History and Communities -- Mitigating the Great Inversion: The Problems of Affordability and Displacement -- The Greenest Buildings: Preservation, Climate Change, and the Environment -- Conclusion: The Future of the Past: Livable Cities and the Future of Preservation."In The Past and Future City, Stephanie Meeks, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. She explains the critical importance of preservation for all our communities, the ways the historic preservation field has evolved to embrace the challenges of the twenty-first century, and the innovative work being done in the preservation space now"--provided by publisher.
Subjects: City planning; Historic preservation; Cultural property; Historic buildings;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Tales of the jazz age / by Fitzgerald, F. Scott(Francis Scott),1896-1940,author.(CARDINAL)138276;
'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' sees a baby born in 1860 begin life as an old man and then age backwards. F. Scott Fitzgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called his era 'a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'. Perhaps nowhere in American fiction has this 'Lost Generation' been more vividly preserved than in Fitzgerald's short fiction. Spanning the early twentieth-century American landscape, this collection captures, with Fitzgerald's signature blend of enchantment and disillusionment, America during the Jazz Age.
Subjects: Short stories.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The big bang theory. [videorecording] / by Lorre, Chuck,creator,television producer.; Prady, Bill,creator,television producer.; Molaro, Steven,television producer.(CARDINAL)822424; Galecki, Johnny,actor.(CARDINAL)848201; Cuoco, Kaley,actor.; Parsons, Jim,1973-actor.(CARDINAL)849258; Bialik, Mayim,actor.(CARDINAL)370428; Rauch, Melissa,1980-actor.; Helberg, Simon,actor.; Nayyar, Kunal,actor.(CARDINAL)562479; Chuck Lorre Productions (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.(CARDINAL)340305; Warner Bros. Television,production company.(CARDINAL)843556; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)218485;
Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch.Originally broadcast on television in 2012-2013.Season six kicks off in space, where Howard is caught in an argument between Bernadette and his mom. Back on Earth, Sheldon decides to hire, Alex, a young female assistant which makes Amy feel threatened. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny make strides to define their relationship and Raj attempts to find love. Find out what surprises are in store for everyone, once Howard returns home in these twenty four must watch episodes.Rating: Not rated.Blu-ray, wide screen, DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1, Dolby 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Television programs.; Television comedies.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Physicists; Man-woman relationships; Apartment dwellers; Neighbors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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