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Chanel's Riviera : glamour, decadence, and survival in peace and war, 1930-1944 / by De Courcy, Anne,author.(CARDINAL)681808;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.1930, the Beginning: La Pausa -- Misia Sert and Her Circle -- Fun, Games and the Beginning of Terror -- Love and Glamour on the Sunshine Coast -- Socialism and Mrs Simpson -- 1937, the Rise of Schiaparelli -- The Shadow of War -- 'La drôle de guerre' -- June 1940 -- The Vichy Government -- 'A German Victory is Certain' -- The Brutal Antisemitism of Vichy; Italian Protection -- Escapes, Captures and Starvation Rations -- Trying to Survive -- Dubious Activities -- The Resistance Grows Stronger, the Starving People Weaker -- Last Days -- Epilogue."In this captivating narrative, Chanel's Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century. The Cote d'Azur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited by a sparkling cast of characters including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joseph P. Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Colette, the Mitfords, Picasso, Cecil Beaton, and Somerset Maugham. The elite flocked to the Riviera each year to swim, gamble, and escape from the turbulence plaguing the rest of Europe. At the glittering center of it all was Coco Chanel, whose very presence at her magnificently appointed villa, La Pausa, made it the ultimate place to be. Born an orphan, her beauty and formidable intelligence allured many men, but it was her incredible talent, relentless work ethic, and exquisite taste that made her an icon. But this wildly seductive world was poised on the edge of destruction. In a matter of months, the Nazis swooped down and the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos gave way to the horrors of evacuation and the displacement of thousands of families during World War II. From the bitter struggle to survive emerged powerful stories of tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism. Enriched by original research and de Courcy's signature skill, Chanel's Riviera brings the experiences of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; World War, 1939-1945; Socialites; Celebrities;

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8

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Survival scout : Lost at sea / by Eaton, Maxwell,III,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352652;

Includes bibliographical references (page 175)."Scout has found herself in another sticky situation: this time she's LOST AT SEA!Luckily, she knows just what to do to make sure she and Skunk make it back to shore in one piece. Here's some of the fun stuff you can learn in this interactive, informative survival guide: 1.) Signal for help: Don't just flap your arms in the air, call for aid with a flare or radio. 2.) Take care of physical needs: Your boat can provide you shelter, and it should be stocked with emergency food and water--ration them. You may be adrift for days! 3.) Learn how wind and boats work: Did you know that a sailboat can sail into the wind? It's all about the angles! Learn all this, and more, in this fun and practical graphic novel guide to surviving at sea."--Amazon.Ages 8-11.Grades 3-6.

Subjects: Educational comics.; Instructional comics.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Survival; Ocean travel;

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13

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The virtue of selfishness : a new concept of egoism / by Rand, Ayn.(CARDINAL)132900; Branden, Nathaniel.(CARDINAL)513057;

The objectivist ethics -- Mental health versus mysticism and self-sacrifice -- The ethics of emergencies -- The "conflicts" of men's interests -- Isn't everyone selfish -- The psychology of pleasure -- Doesn't life require compromise? -- How does one lead a rational life in an irrational society? -- The cult of moral grayness -- Collectivized ethics -- The monument builders -- Man's rights -- Collectivized "rights" -- The nature of government -- Government financing in a free society -- The divine right of stagnation -- Racism -- Counterfeit individualism -- The argument from intimidation.Ayn Rand set forth the moral principles of objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life-- the life proper to a rational being-- as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society.

Subjects: Egoism.; Objectivism (Philosophy);

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4

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Things you may find hidden in my ear : poems from Gaza / by Abu Toha, Mosab,author.(CARDINAL)875983;

"In this poetry debut, the first collection from any Gazan poet to be published in English, Mosab Abu Toha writes directly from the experience of growing up and living one's entire life in Gaza, the world's largest open-air prison camp. These poems emerge from Mosab's life under siege, first as a child, and then as a young father. A survivor of four brutal military attacks, he bears witness to a grinding cycle of destruction and assault, and yet, his poetry is infused with a profoundly universal humanity. In direct, vivid language, Abu Toha writes about being unwelcome in your own land, and even outside of it. He writes about being wounded by shrapnel at the age of 16, and then, a few years later, watching his home and his university get hit by Israeli warplanes in an attack that killed two of his close friends. Books are buried in rubble and electricity is often limited to 2 hours a day, and yet, families continue traditions, students attend university, and libraries rise from the ruins. These poems are filled with bombs and the ever-present menace of surveillance drones, as well as the smell of tea and roses in bloom, and the view of the sea at sunset. They present an almost surrealist/absurd viewpoint, based in a sense of rational and profound perplexity as to why these conditions continue, and how the people of Gaza go about their lives, even creating beauty as they find new ways to survive. Abu Toha writes, "It's not only about narrating things. It's about keeping things alive in us and for the generations to come. It's about how life crumbles, but also how it tries to stand." If we don't begin understanding what has happened there--and is still happening--Gaza might be our future as well. We all need to grasp what it means to still be human in such a situation"--

Subjects: Poetry.; Palestinian Arabs;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5

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Awakening : how gays and lesbians brought marriage equality to America / by Frank, Nathaniel,author.(CARDINAL)492933;

The right of same-sex couples to marry provoked decades of intense conflict before it was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015. Yet some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. Nathaniel Frank tells the dramatic story of how an idea that once seemed unfathomable--and for many gays and lesbians undesirable--became a legal and moral right in just half a century. Awakening begins in the 1950s, when millions of gays and lesbians were afraid to come out, let alone fight for equal treatment. Across the social upheavals of the next two decades, a gay rights movement emerged with the rising awareness that same-sex love is equal to love everywhere. As movement leaders and ordinary gay people created new communities, alliances, and ideas, a tight-knit cadre of (mostly) gay and lesbian lawyers began to focus on legal recognition for same-sex couples, eventually creating a long-term strategy to win marriage rights in the courts. But first they had to win over members of their own LGBTQ community who declined to make marriage a priority, while reining in others who charged ahead heedless of their carefully laid plans, and often at odds with them. All the while, they had to fight against virulent antigay opponents and capture the American center by spreading the simple message that love is love--ultimately propelling the LGBTQ community, and America, immeasurably closer to justice.--Includes bibliographical references and index."Homosexual marriage?": the stirrings of a new idea -- "What was important was that we were a household": gay marriages and the domestic partnership alternative -- "We are criminals in the eyes of the law, and that is used against us": sodomy, AIDS, and new alliances -- "A tectonic shift": earthquake in Hawaii -- "The very foundations of our society are in danger": the defense of marriage -- "Here come the brides": laying the cornerstone in Massachusetts -- "Power to the people": rogue weddings and ballot initiatives -- "A political awakening": California's proposition 8 changes the game -- "Brick by brick": progress in the states -- "Make more snowflakes and eventually there will be an avalanche": the battle over strategy comes to a head -- "Without any rational justification": proposition 8 on trial -- "A risk well worth taking": Edie Windsor and winning marriage in New York -- "The nation is ready for it": a president and a country evolve -- "Love survives death": the Windsor ruling and its aftermath -- "The responsibility to right fundamental wrongs": a circuit split sets up a showdown -- "It is so ordered": marriage equality comes to all fifty states.

Subjects: Same-sex marriage; Gay culture; Gay people; Gay liberation movement; Gay rights; Same-sex marriage.; Gay culture.; Homosexuals.; Gay rights.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Everyday calculus : discovering the hidden math all around us / by Fernandez, Oscar E.(Oscar Edward)(CARDINAL)405130;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Wake up and smell the functions. What's trig got to do with your morning? ; How a rational function defeated Thomas Edison, and why induction powers the world ; The logarithms hidden in the air ; The frequency of trig functions ; Galileo's parabolic thinking -- Breakfast at Newton's. Introducing calculus, the CNBC way ; Coffee has its limits ; A multivitamin a day keeps the doctor away ; Derivatives are about change -- Driven by derivatives. Why do we survive rainy days? ; Politics in derivatives, or derivatives in politics? ; What the unemployment rate teaches us about the curvature of graphs ; America's ballooning population ; Feeling derivatives ; The calculus of time travel -- Connected by calculus. E-mails, texts, tweets, ah? ; The calculus of colds ; What does sustainability have to do with catching a cold? ; What does your retirement income have to do with traffic? ; The calculus of the sweet tooth -- Take a derivative and you'll feel better. I "heart" differentials ; How life (and nature) uses calculus ; The costly downside of calculus ; The optimal drive back home ; Catching speeders efficiently with calculus -- Adding things up, the calculus way. The little engine that could...integrate ; The fundamental theorem of calculus ; Using integrals to estimate wait times -- Derivatives and integrals : the dream team. Integration at work-- tandoori chicken ; Finding the best seat in the house ; Keeping the T running with calculus ; Look up to look back in time ; The ultimate fate of the universe ; The age of the universe.Uses everyday experiences to reveal the hidden calculus behind a typical day's events, showing how math naturally emerges from simple observations such as how hot coffee cools down, and demonstrating that calculus can be both useful and fascinating.

Subjects: Calculus;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5

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Leningrad : state of siege / by Jones, Michael K.(CARDINAL)361226;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-309) and index.Preface -- Timeline -- Bread rations -- 'An almost scientific method': the German advance -- 'The biggest bag of shit in the Army': attempts to defend -- The butcher's hook: ordinary civilians' experience -- The noose: the blockade is not broken -- Elena's sketchbook: the emerging horror -- The abortionist: the onset of mass starvation -- One black beret: the authorities lose control -- The road of life: keeping hope alive -- The symphony: finding the will to survive -- Operation Spark: the military breakthrough -- Something necessary: the siege is lifted -- Epilogue.Describes life in the Russian city of Leningrad during World War II.

Subjects: Biographies.;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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