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God save Texas [large print] : a journey into the soul of the Lone Star State / by Wright, Lawrence,1947-author.(CARDINAL)137978;
With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny. "God Save Texas" is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities already form a majority (including the largest number of Muslim adherents). The cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports. The Texas economic model of low taxes and minimal regulation has produced extraordinary growth but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. And Wright's profound portrait of the state not only reflects our country back as it is, but as it was and as it might be.
Subjects: Large print books.; Wright, Lawrence, 1947-; Harrigan, Stephen, 1948-;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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God save Texas : a journey into the soul of the Lone Star State / by Wright, Lawrence,1947-author.(CARDINAL)137978;
The charms, such as they are -- A tale of three wells -- Houston, we have a problem -- Culture, explained -- The cradle of presidents -- Turn the radio on -- Big D -- Sausage makers -- The city of the violet crown -- More sausage -- Borderlands -- The high lonesome -- Far west, far out -- Among the confederates.With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Looming Tower" explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny. "God Save Texas" is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities already form a majority (including the largest number of Muslim adherents). The cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports. The Texas economic model of low taxes and minimal regulation has produced extraordinary growth but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. And Wright's profound portrait of the state not only reflects our country back as it is, but as it was and as it might be.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Wright, Lawrence, 1947-; Harrigan, Stephen, 1948-;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 18
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Altered carbon / by Morgan, Richard K.,1965-author.(CARDINAL)353788;
In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person’s consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats "existence" as something that can be bought and sold. --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Science fiction.; Genetic engineering; Immortalism; Interstellar travel; Murder; Nanotechnology; Private investigators; Rich people; Soldiers of fortune;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Altered carbon : a Takeski Kovacs novel, book 1 / by Morgan, Richard K.,1965-author.;
In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats "existence" as something that can be bought and sold. For Kovacs, the shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning...
Subjects: Science fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Technology; Future life; Conspiracy; Science fiction.; Private investigators; Soldiers of fortune; Rich people; Murder; Interstellar travel; Nanotechnology; Genetic engineering; Immortalism;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 12
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Altered carbon / by Morgan, Richard K.,1965-;
In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats "existence" as something that can be bought and sold. For Kovacs, the shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning...
Subjects: Science fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Technology; Future life; Conspiracy; Private investigators; Soldiers of fortune; Rich people; Murder; Interstellar travel; Nanotechnology; Genetic engineering; Immortalism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Inclusion on purpose : an intersectional approach to creating a culture of belonging at work / by Tulshyan, Ruchika,author.; Oluo, Ijeoma,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)356686;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index."A guide for organizations to improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, focusing specifically on the experiences of women of color." --
Subjects: Case studies.; Diversity in the workplace; Minority women; Women's rights.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Changing the equation : 50+ US black women in STEM / by Bolden, Tonya,author.(CARDINAL)340185;
Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index.Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler -- Rebecca J. Cole -- Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson -- Eliza Anna Grier -- Mary Eliza Mahoney -- Sarah E. Goode -- Josephine Silone Yates -- Ida Gray Nelson Rollins -- Alice Augusta Ball -- Anna Louise James -- Willa Beatrice Brown -- Ruth Ella Moore -- Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes -- Alfreda Johnson Webb -- Jane Hinton -- Georgia Louise Harris Brown -- Angie Lena Turner King -- Myra Adele Logan -- Flemmie Kittrell -- Carolyn Beatrice Parker -- Marie Maynard Daly -- Jane Cooke Wright -- Annie Easley -- Yvonne Young Clark -- Angella Dorothea Ferguson -- Jessie Isabelle Price -- Bessie Blount -- Georgia Mae Dunston -- Joan Murrell Owens -- June Bacon-Bercey -- Patricia Suzanne Cowings -- Mamie Parker -- Shirley Ann Jackson -- Patricia E. Bath -- Donna Auguste -- Pamela McCauley -- Treena Livingston Arinzeh -- Ayanna Howard -- Paula T. Hammond -- Ashanti Johnson -- Yasmin Hurd -- Phyllis A. Dennery -- Lisa D. White -- Emma Garrison-Alexander -- Kimberly Bryant -- Aprille Joy Ericsson -- Lisette Titre-Montgomery -- Latanya Sweeney -- Patrice Banks -- Aomawa Shields."Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious. The book includes endnotes, a bibliography, and an index"--1170L
Subjects: Biographies.; African American women scientists; Women in science; Minorities in science;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 25
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Small teaching online : applying learning science in online classes / by Darby, Flower,author.; Lang, James M.,author.(CARDINAL)674525;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I: Designing for learning -- Surfacing backward design -- Guiding learning through engagement -- Using media and technology tools -- Part II: Teaching humans -- Building community -- Giving feedback -- Fostering student persistence and success -- Part III: Motivating online students (and instructors) -- Creating autonomy -- Making connections -- Developing as an online instructor -- Conclusion: finding inspiration."Find out how to apply learning science in online classes The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom. This book outlines practical and feasible applications of theoretical principles to help your online students learn. It includes current best practices around educational technologies, strategies to build community and collaboration, and minor changes you can make in your online teaching practice, small but impactful adjustments that result in significant learning gains"
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction.; Learning, Psychology of.; Internet in education.; Motivation in education.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Great Depression and World War II : 1929 to 1949 / by Carlisle, Rodney P.(CARDINAL)157654;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Family and daily life -- Material culture -- Social attitudes -- Cities and urban life -- Rural life -- Religion -- Education -- Science and technology -- Entertainment and sports -- Crime and violence -- Labor and employment -- Military and wars -- Population trends and migration -- Transportation -- Public health, medicine, and nutrition."Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many Americans. Over the next 10 years the economy fell into a deep depression, alleviated only by vast government expenditures on wartime materials manufacturing when the United States entered World War II in 1941. America's social and cultural life underwent profound changes during this period, with women and minorities finding new opportunities as a consequence of the war. Great strides were also made in science and technology"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Depressions; Education; Families; Labor market; National characteristics, American; Technology; World War, 1939-1945.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe / by Schöpflin, George.(CARDINAL)165449;
Includes bibliographies and index.Contributors -- Maps -- Editor's preface -- Pronunication guide -- Introduction. The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe : patterns of political development / George Schöpflin - Basic information / compiled by William Forwood, John Williams and George Kurian - Part one. Historical. Russia and the Soviet Union to 1985 / John Keep - Eastern Europe 1944-85 / Geoffrey Stern -- Part two. Political. General. Ideology and politics / Marcus Wheeler ; The Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact : military and security affairs / John Erickson - The Soviet Union. Russian nationalism / Neil Hyams ; The structure of politics / Peter Frank ; The social and political significance of dissent in the Soviet Union / Peter Reddaway ; The Ukraine / Victor Swoboda ; The Baltic Republics / David Kirby ; Soviet foreign policy / Malcolm Mackintosh - Eastern Europe. Nationalism in Eastern Europe / J.F. Brown ; National minorities in Eastern Europe / George Schöpflin ; Poland : the "Bloodless Revolution" / Abraham Brumberg ; Hungary / George Schöpflin ; The legacy of the Prague Spring / Vladimir V. Kusin ; The German Democratic Republic / Martin McCauley ; The nature of government and politics in Yugoslavia / K.F. Cviić ; Romanian foreign policy under Dej and Ceaușescu / Michael Shafir ; Opposition and dissent in Eastern Europe / Walter D. Connor -- Part three. Economic. Economic planning in communist societies / Francis Seton and David A. Dyker - East-West trade and technology transfer / Philip Hanson - The evolution of COMECON institutions / Vladimir Sobell - Agriculture / Everett M. Jacobs - Tourism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe / Gary Mead - Transport in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe / David Turnock - Energy / Iain Elliott - The Soviet North / Terence Armstrong -- Part four. Social. Changing social structure / George Kolankiewicz - The working class / Alex Pravda - Soviet social policies / Mervyn Matthews - Education in the Soviet Union / Mervyn Matthews - Legal system / William E. Butler - The political and social settIng in contemporary arts / George Gömöri - Religion in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe / Judy Dempsey -- Index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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