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The in between : a novel / by Landweber, Michael,author.; Pressley, Brittany,narrator.; Boyett, Mark,narrator.;
Performed by Brittany Pressley and Mark Boyett.The year is 2047, and teleportation is the cutting-edge transportation method of choice - Teleportation Services International (TSI) operates facilities in all of the worlds major cities. When Lillian, a TSI employee, wins a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation, she knows it's just a photo op for the tech giant, but she takes the opportunity and books a trip to Tokyo with her husband Jackson and their six-year-old son Cole. But before they arrive, tragedy strikes: Cole disappears in transit. Lillian and Jackson take very different paths to cope: Lillian wants justice for her son's death and attempts to find those responsible by conducting a covert investigation from within TSI. Jackson, meanwhile, is convinced that Cole is still alive somewhere in "the in between" and teleports back and forth from Japan, over and over again, to find him.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player ; requires headphones for use.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Teleportation; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A course in miracles : combined volume / by Foundation for Inner Peace.(CARDINAL)516611; Foundation for Inner Peace,issuing body.(CARDINAL)516611;
Preface -- A Course in Miracles : Text : Introduction -- The meaning of miracles -- The separation and the atonement -- The innocent perception -- The illusions of the ego -- Healing and wholeness -- The lessons of love -- The gifts of the kingdom -- The journey back -- The acceptance of the atonement -- The idols of sickness -- God or the ego -- The Holy Spirit's curriculum -- The guiltless world -- Teaching for truth -- The holy instant -- The forgiveness of illusions -- Forgiveness and the holy relationship -- The passing of the dream -- The attainment of peace -- The vision of holiness -- Reason and perception -- Salvation and the holy relationship -- The war against yourself -- The goal of specialness -- The justice of God -- The transition -- The healing of the dream -- The undoing of fear -- The awakening -- The new beginning -- The final vision -- A Course in Miracles : Workbook for students -- A Course in Miracles : Manual for teachers -- Clarification of terms -- Supplements to A Course in Miracles : Psychotherapy: purpose, process and practice -- The song of prayer: prayer, forgiveness, healing.This is the edition of A Course in Miracles that its two scribes, Drs. Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford, authorized for publication by the Foundation for Inner Peace in 1975. It is now available in translation in 27 languages and is widely used by students in thousands of Course study groups around the world. A Course in Miracles is a unique spiritual self-study program—a course in mind-training—designed to undo the illusion that you are separate in any way from God or your fellow humans. At the level of the mind we are all united as one. When we learn to live this truth consistently, fear, anger and guilt give way to a profound sense of inner peace. The Course systematically leads you to experience God’s Love in all your relationships through the practice of forgiveness (releasing the past), the willingness to receive and follow higher guidance, and the cultivation of miracle-mindedness. Happiness, peace, joy, and love are the natural outcomes of the Course’s teaching. A Course in Miracles consists of three separate volumes: Text, Workbook for Students and Manual for Teachers. The Text presents the theory of the Course, laying out its central ideas in a holistic, symphonic-like progression. The Workbook for Students provides 365 lessons, one for each day of the year. It begins the process of changing the student’s mind and perception. The Manual for Teachers is written in question-and-answer form to address many of the most important and practical Course topics. Also included in this Combined edition only are two valuable Supplements to the Course: Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice and the beautiful and inspiring Song of Prayer.
Subjects: Course in Miracles.; Christianity.; Devotional exercises.; Devotional literature.; Miracles.; New Age movement.; Religion.; Religious life.; Spiritual life;
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The life of a movement lawyer : Lewis Pitts and the struggle for democracy, equality, and justice / by Langberg, Jason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Childhood and college -- Law school and the public defender's office -- The law offices of Warren and Pitts -- Antinuclear movement -- Labor and racial justice movement in Greensboro, NC -- Defending black movement leaders and activists (Part 1) -- Defending black movement leaders and activists (Part 2) -- Movement to restart local government in Keysville, GA -- Detour to expose the Iran-Contra affair and those behind a bombing in Nicaragua -- Movement against corruption in Robeson County, NC (Part 1) -- Movement against corruption in Robeson County, NC (Part 2) -- Movement to protect Gullah culture on Daufuskie Island, SC -- Movement to protect abused and neglected children -- "Majorly traumatic" end of an era -- Finding stability while still fighting for justice (1994-2015) -- Civil legal aid -- "Off the clock" activism and pro bono work -- Personal and professional transitions."Be inspired by this grassroots civil rights lawyer's quest for equity and justice. Born in 1947 and raised in rural South Carolina, Lewis Pitts grew up oblivious to the civil rights revolution underway across his native state and throughout the country. A directionless, white college student, in 1968 Pitts committed to military service and was destined for Vietnam. Five years later-after a formative period in which he underwent an intellectual and moral awakening, was discharged as a conscientious objector, and graduated from law school-he embarked on an unlikely forty-year career as a crusading social justice attorney. The Life of a Movement Lawyer: Lewis Pitts and the Struggle for Democracy, Equality, and Justice chronicles how Pitts positively affected thousands of lives working in civil rights movements for social change. Beyond documenting a life well-lived and shedding light on lesser-known activists and movements, Jason Langberg in this thoroughly researched biography explores issues that continue to threaten American democracy: poverty; climate change; police brutality; voter suppression; and corporate power. Pitts' life will energize, inspire, and compel action in those who seek to continue the pursuit of increased justice for all"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Pitts, Lewis, 1947-; Lawyers; Lawyers; Civil rights lawyers; Civil rights movements; Democracy.; Equality.;
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Bridging revolutions : the lives of Chief Justices Richmond Pearson and John Belton O'Neall / by Ranney, Joseph A.,1952-author.(CARDINAL)280677;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index.Introduction -- Formative years in the Piedmont -- Early storms : nullification and O'Neall's freedom quintet -- Wrestling with slavery and state sovereignty -- Disputes corporate and domestic -- Leges inter arma : the judges' civil war -- Reconstructing Southern law -- The Kirk-Holden war and the crisis of reconstruction -- Final years -- The judges' legacies."Bridging Revolutions examines the lives of North Carolina chief justice Richmond Pearson (1805-1878) and South Carolina chief justice John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) and their impact on the South's transition from a slave to a free society. Joseph A. Ranney documents how the two judges fought to preserve the Union and protect basic civil rights for both white and Black southerners before and after the Civil War. Pearson's and O'Neall's lives were marked by contrarianism and controversy. Prior to the Civil War, they took important steps to soften slave law during times marked by calls for more discipline and control of slaves. O'Neall, a committed Unionist, resisted his state's nullification movement during the 1830s and put an end to that movement with a crucial 1834 decision. Pearson was the only southern supreme court justice whose service spanned the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras. During the Civil War, he stoutly defended North Carolinians' civil rights against incursions by the central Confederate government. After the war, he urged the South to accept "the world as it is" rather than oppose civil rights for freed slaves, and he did more than any other southern judge to protect those rights and to reshape southern state law. Examined in conjunction, the two judges' colorful public and private lives illuminate the complex relationship between southern law and culture during times of deep crisis and change"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Pearson, Richmond Mumford, 1805-1878.; Judges; Justice, Administration of; O'Neall, John Belton, 1793-1863.; Judges; Justice, Administration of;
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The young activist's dictionary of social justice / by Passchier, Andy,illustrator.; Tottingham, Ryse,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references."A Is for Ally, Advocate, Anti-Racist, Ancestors, and Assembly Using simple explanations and appealing illustrations in a familiar A-to-Z format, The Young Activist's Dictionary of Social Justice will teach kids the new vocabulary of change. Vetted by an anti-bias, anti-racism educator, this essential new resource is packed with easily understandable definitions of timely concepts. Each beautifully designed spread represents a letter and provides concise, age-appropriate definitions for 10 or more terms, with subject matter spanning issues like racial justice, climate change, gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, income disparity, voter engagement, and immigration. In addition to information, the pages are also full of inspiration: Bite-sized bios accompany key terms, illuminating the stories of justice advocates who got involved with a cause at a young age. Infographics and sidebars bring complementary concepts to life. And with the rich resource section in the back, kids can read more about how to take action on the cause that's meaningful to them. Read on, and let's work together for a more equal world for all. Featuring: Audrey Faye Hendricks (arrest) Claudette Colvin (boycott) Iqbal Masih (child labor) Greta Thunberg (climate justice) Malala Yousafzai (education) Mari Copeny (environmental racism) Parkland Survivors (gun control) Ruby Bridges (integration) Frederick Douglass (literacy) John Lewis (nonviolence) Clara Lemlich (organize) Marley Dias (representation) Dolores Huerta (strike) Jazz Jennings (transition) Autumn Peltier (water protector)"--Grades 2-3Ages 7 and up
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Informational works.; Children; Political activists; Social action; Social justice; Youth; Children.; Youth.;
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Coming home / by Griner, Brittney,author.(CARDINAL)405295; Burford, Michelle,author.(CARDINAL)402342;
Prologue: before -- Hostage. Flight to hell ; Daybreak ; Caged ; Pops ; In the gray -- Lockdown. Prison playbook ; Putin's pawn ; Justice delayed ; I plead sane ; Spring -- Show trial. Wrongfully detained ; Rumor has it ; On the line ; Hearing disorder ; Tested ; Nine deaths ; Transitions -- Labor camp. Off the grid ; Needled ; Frozen ; Taken ; The trade -- Home. Ground shifts ; A house divided ; Growing season ; Home to me -- Epilogue: bring our families home."From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested for mistakenly carrying under one gram of medically prescribed hash oil. Brittney's world was violently upended in a crisis she has never spoken in detail about publicly--until now. In Coming Home, Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system amid her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as the first American woman ever to endure a Russian penal colony while the #WeAreBG movement rallied for her release; the chilling prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; and her remarkable rise from hostage to global spokesperson on behalf of America's forgotten. In haunting and vivid detail, Brittney takes listeners inside the horrors of a geopolitical nightmare spanning ten months. And yet Coming Home is more than Brittney's journey from captivity to freedom. In an account as gripping as it is poignant, she shares how her deep love for Cherelle, her college sweetheart and wife of six years, anchored her during their greatest storm; how her family's support pulled her back from the brink; and how hundreds of letters from friends and neighbors lent her resolve to keep fighting. Coming Home is both a story of survival and a testament to love--the bonds that brought Brittney home to her family, and at last, to herself."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Griner, Brittney.; Women's National Basketball Association.; National Collegiate Athletic Association.; African American basketball players; Women basketball players; Basketball players; Prisoners; Hostages;
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What can I do? [large print] : my path from climate despair to action / by Fonda, Jane,1937-author.(CARDINAL)145779;
The wake-up call -- The launch -- The green new deal -- Oceans and climate change -- Women and climate change -- War, the military, and climate change -- Environmental justice -- Water and climate change -- Plastics -- Food, agriculture, and climate change -- Climate, migration, and human rights -- Jobs and a just transition -- Health and climate change -- Forests and climate change -- Holding the fossil fuel industry accountable -- Stop the money pipeline -- Fire drill Fridays : going forward -- Appendix A. An introduction to understanding the climate emergency -- Appendix B. Civil disobedience."In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, Jane Fonda moved to Washington, DC to lead weekly climate change demonstrations on Capitol Hill. On October 11, she launched Fire Drill Fridays (FDF), and has since led thousands of people in non-violent civil disobedience, risking arrest to protest for action. In her new book, Fonda weaves her deeply personal journey as an activist alongside interviews with leading climate scientists, and discussions of specific issues, such as water, migration, and human rights, to emphasize what is at stake. Most significantly, Fonda provides concrete solutions, and things the average person can do to combat the climate crisis in their community. No stranger to protest, Fonda's life has been famously shaped by activism. And now, on the eve of the next presidential election, she is once again galvanizing the public to take to the streets. Too many of us understand that our climate is in a crisis, and realize that a moral responsibility rests on our shoulders. 2019 saw atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases hit the highest level ever recorded in human history, and our window of opportunity to avoid disaster is quickly closing. We are facing a climate crisis, but we're also facing an empathy crisis, an inequality crisis. It isn't only earth's life-support systems that are unraveling. So too is our social fabric. This is going to take an all-out war on drilling and fracking and deregulation and racism and misogyny and colonialism and despair all at the same time"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Autobiographies.; Fonda, Jane, 1937-; Climatic changes; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Public health;
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Veil of night / by Scott, Ember,author.;
Who is Frostbite? And why has this fledgling killer picked Pine Haven to terrorize? Jessie Night has settled into her new life, but when a body is found in the frozen North Carolina mountains, she realizes that Pine Haven is being targeted by a new psychopath with a particularly disturbing fetish. In the isolation of winter, a murderer has set up shop in Pine Haven. With each attack increasing in viciousness and depravity, Jessie knows that the clock is ticking on bringing this madman to justice. But with more hours of darkness in which to work, the killer is slowly transitioning from hunted to the hunter...and he has Jessie set in his sights. --
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Conspiracy;
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Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau : race, gender, and public policy in the age of emancipation / by Farmer-Kaiser, Mary.(CARDINAL)859038;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-268) and index.Introduction: A long time in want of a bureau -- That the freed-women ... may rise to the dignity and glory of true womanhood : the men, purpose, and gendered freedom of the Freedmen's Bureau -- A weight of circumstances like millstones about their necks to drag and keep them down : freedwomen, federal relief, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- The women are the controlling spirits : freedwomen, free labor, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- To put forth almost superhuman efforts to regain their children : freedwomen, parental rights, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- Strict justice for every man, woman, and child : gender, justice, and the Freedman's Bureau -- Conclusion: The unpardonable sin."Established by Congress in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands -- more commonly known as 'the Freedmen's Bureau' -- assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the post-Civil War South. Although it was called the Freedmen's Bureau, the agency profoundly affected African American women. Until now remarkably little has been written about the relationship between black women and this federal government agency. As Mary Farmer-Kaiser clearly demonstrates in this revealing work, by failing to recognize freedwomen as active agents of change and overlooking the gendered assumptions at work in Bureau efforts, scholars have ultimately failed to understand fully the Bureau's relationships with freedwomen, freedmen, and black communities in this pivotal era of American history"--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.; African American women; African American women; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877);
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John Marshall : the final founder : a biography and thoughts on the issues of American history he inspired / by Strauss, Robert,1951-author.(CARDINAL)597834;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index.Marshall's early years -- Marshall becomes a revolutionary and a sense of time and distance -- Marshall moves up the ladder in Virginia, and the world shakes as America comes to be -- Marshall on the national and international stage and a small cadre makea large nation -- Marshall was almost president, so who else came close? -- The necessity of the American myth -- From XYZ to Marbury -- The worst Supreme Court Decisions, the worst justices, and the best dissent -- Marshall's landmark decisions and whendid the founding of America end? -- Transitional courts and how clerks have changed the court -- Modest proposals -- Marshall and Burr, his retreats to Richmond, and his legacy -- Why we study history, and how the study of it has deeply changed."A biographical history of Chief Justice John Marshall, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Marshall, John, 1755-1835.; United States. Supreme Court; Judges;
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