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Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In this look at how the telling of American history has changed over the past three hundred years, historian Kyle Ward juxtaposes excerpts from U.S. history textbooks of different eras to compare how the same event or historical figure has been portrayed differently at different times in our nation's history. From the Boston Massacre to antebellum slavery, the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor to the stock market crash of 1929, Ward uncovers...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Academic and public libraries are continuing to transform as the information landscape changes, expanding their missions into new service roles that call for improved organizational performance and accountability. This extensively revised and updated edition explores further the ways technology influences both the experiences of library customers and the ways libraries themselves can assess those experiences. With a focus on real-world application,...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school--we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling,...
11) Mind the gap
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The story of five people, who seem to be unrelated, who make a decision to take some risks with their personal lives while searching for happiness.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A critic and historian who has been watching cinema for seventy years and has seen almost nineteen thousand films presents a tour of his favorite movies, highlighting forgotten treasures and explaining what makes a film a hit or a flop." --
