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1) Defiance
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occupying Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests to undertake the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of Polish Jews fleeing from the German war machine. The brothers, living with the fear of discovery, must contend with neighboring Soviet partisans and deciding whom to trust. They...
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Next on a killer’s list, Jason Bourne, as someone high up in the U.S. government erases all evidence of a shocking mission from his past known as Defiance, follows a global trail to expose the truth, bringing him face-to-face with his archenemy, the assassin known as Lennon.
Pub. Date
[2005], c2001
Language
English
Description
Throughout Africa, democracy has long been touted as the cure for the continent's ongoing unrest. But can such a form of government flourish in countries where extreme poverty is the norm and violence is the chief tool of statecraft? Spanning the continent from Libya to South Africa, this program seeks to understand Africa's complex political situations, addressing the "Big Man" syndrome and the one-party state, the destabilizing effects of armed...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Lim's deeply researched--and deeply personal--account casts often startling new light on key moments: the British takeover in 1842, the negotiations leading to its 'return' to China in 1997, the current protests, and the future Beijing seeks to impose. Throughout, it is populated by contemporary figures who, like her, aim to put Hong Kongers at the center of their own story: guerrilla calligraphers, amateur historians, and archaeologists, and wending...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz "Churchill's lessons of resilience and his style of steady-handed leadership are essential to the state of mind of American readers."-Vanity Fair "A bravura performance by one of America's greatest storytellers."-NPR On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
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Idealists thrive on the notion that a single person can change the world-but what basis does it have in reality? Is there room for it in an age of oppression and unrepentant brutality? This film profiles six people from different cultures and religions who, through small nonviolent actions, helped to overcome injustice. Ashin Kovida, a Buddhist monk now living in the U.S., reflects on his leadership of anti-government protests in Myanmar, formerly...
8) Defiance
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Defiance trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Rachel's father goes missing on a mission, her attempt to escape their walled city-state and find him brings danger, heartbreak, and a new romance with her father's apprentice.
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2022.
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English
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"Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese, from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton. Lieutenant William Frederick "Bill" Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth by swimming eight hours through a shark-infested bay;...
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Series
Defiance trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Rachel Adams has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark while her love, Logan McEntire, is imprisoned and awaiting trial, unable to leave Lankenshire. As uneasy alliances are tested and their enemies plot against them, will the two manage to find a way to rid their world of the tyrannical Commander and destroy the tech that controls the deadly Cursed One once and for all?"--
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Foster good behavior by using positive discipline. Even if you were spanked as a child, use positive discipline instead. Remind yourself why spanking is not a viable alternative. Learn about how spanking creates rebellion, low self-esteem, creates fear and how spanking can escalate to abuse.
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[2012], c2002
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English
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Martin Luther was born into a world dominated by the Catholic church-and for the keenly spiritual Luther, the church's promise of salvation was irresistible. Driven to Defiance tells the story of a man caught in a thunderstorm, vowing to become a monk, only to realize his ultimate skepticism of the church. His views crystallize even further with a trip to Rome where he finds that the capital of Catholicism is swamped in corruption, and Luther attacks...
14) Act of defiance
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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When U.S. intelligence reports there's something going on in Russia, President Jack Ryan and his youngest daughter, Katie, determine the Russians are about to launch a super missile submarine, and the race is on to find its location and decide if it poses a threat to the continental U.S..
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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"From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II. Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did. The Third Reich did not surrender until Germany had been left in ruins and...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7,000 Jews during WWII. When the Nazis invaded Denmark on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. But...
18) Born survivors: three young mothers and their extraordinary story of courage, defiance, and hope
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2015.
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English
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Relates the true account of three pregnant women who met in Auschwitz, where they concealed their pregnancies from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and fought for their survival as well as the survival of their newborns as they embarked on a treacherous journey to freedom.
19) Women heroes of the American Revolution: 20 stories of espionage, sabotage, defiance, and rescue
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Susan Casey gives 20 remarkable girls and women the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. These women took action in many ways: as spies, soldiers, nurses, water carriers, fundraisers, writers, couriers, and more. Women Heroes of the American Revolution brings a fresh new perspective to their stories resulting from interviews with historians and with descendants of participants of the Revolution and features ample...
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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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-- The Rebel of Rangoon follows the inner life of Nway and his comrades to describe that journey, revealing in the process how a movement of dissidents came into being, how it almost died, and how it pushed its government to crack apart and begin an irreversible process of political reform. The result is a profoundly human exploration of daring and defiance and the power and meaning of freedom.
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