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Le journaliste béluga: les reporters face à l'extinction
Par Mathieu-Robert Sauvé. 2020
Les journalistes forment-ils une espèce en voie de disparition ? Si c'est le cas, que risque-t-on en les perdant ?…
C'est la question qui sous-tend cet état des lieux du journalisme à l'ère d'Internet et des réseaux sociaux, des fake news et de la précaritéEl infinito en un junco: la invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
Par Irene Vallejo. 2019
This award-winning essay explores the history of books in a journey through almost thirty centuries of the life of the…
book and those who have safeguarded it. Identifies important moments in the development of the book, from the battlefields of Alexander to the Oxford Library. Premio Nacional de Ensayo et al. Spanish language. 2019Un tal Evo: biografía no autorizada
Par Darwin Pinto. 2013
The authors, award-winning journalists who start following Evo Morales as an agricultural organizer in the 1980s, share the unknown history…
of the former president of Bolivia. They reveal details from his childhood on the high plateau until his first term as president. Strong language and some violence. Spanish language. 2007The sisterhood: The secret history of women at the cia
Par Liza Mundy. 2023
The acclaimed author of Code Girls returns with a “rip-roaring” (Steve Coll) history of three generations at the CIA, “electric…
with revelations” ( Booklist ) about the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spycraft, and tracked down Osama bin Laden. “This masterful book cements Liza Mundy as one of our foremost historians.”—Kate Moore, bestselling author of The Radium Girls One of Kirkus Reviews’ Most Anticipated Books of the Fall Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls , The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerousGray areas: How the way we work perpetuates racism and what we can do to fix it
Par Adia Harvey Wingfield. 2023
A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today's multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for…
creating a truly equitable, multiracial future. Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and failed Black people. While explicit discrimination no longer occurs, and organizations make internal and public pledges to honor and achieve "diversity," inequities persist through what Adia Harvey Wingfield calls the "gray areas:" the relationships, networks, and cultural dynamics integral to companies that are now more important than ever. The reality is that Black employees are less likely to be hired, stall out at middle levels, and rarely progress to senior leadership positions. Wingfield has spent a decade examining inequality in the workplace, interviewing over two hundred Black subjects across professions about their work lives. In Gray Areas, she introduces seven of them: Alex, a worker in the gig economy Max, an emergency medicine doctor; Constance, a chemical engineer; Brian, a filmmaker; Amalia, a journalist; Darren, a corporate vice president; and Kevin, who works for a nonprofit. In this accessible and important antiracist work, Wingfield chronicles their experiences and blends them with history and surprising data that starkly show how old models of work are outdated and detrimental. She demonstrates the scope and breadth of gray areas and offers key insights and suggestions for how they can be fixed, including shifting hiring practices to include Black workers; rethinking organizational cultures to centralize Black employees' experience; and establishing pathways that move capable Black candidates into leadership roles. These reforms would create workplaces that reflect America's increasingly diverse population—professionals whose needs organizations today are ill-prepared to meet. It's time to prepare for a truly equitable, multiracial future and move our culture forward. To do so, we must address the gray areas in our workspaces today. This definitive work shows us howBeyond the stony mountains: nature in the American west from Lewis and Clark to today
Par Daniel B Botkin. 2004
Ecologist retraces the footsteps of early-nineteenth-century explorers Lewis and Clark and compares the natural history they documented to its condition…
in the early twenty-first century. Describes environmental changes including the damming of rivers and the disappearance of ecosystems and wildlife species. 2004The Greek way
Par Edith Hamilton. 1993
The author of Mythology (DB 20026) explores the accomplishments of Greek intellectual life in the fifth century B.C. Discusses customs,…
philosophy, religion, and art, referencing the era's noted writers--the poet Pindar; dramatists Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles; and historians Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon--with excerpts from classic works. 1930100 words every high school freshman should know: the 100 words (100 Words)
Par American Heritage Dictionary Editors. 2004
Selected vocabulary organized from A to Z includes straightforward terms and typical items from textbooks for grades 7 and 8.…
Definitions are accompanied by example sentences from familiar authors. Includes a few exercises to build vocabulary. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Maine squeeze
Par Catherine Clark. 2004
The summer before Colleen goes to college, her parents travel to Europe while Colleen stays with her friends at their…
Maine island home. Although they try to obey house rules, Colleen breaks up with her boyfriend and rekindles a romance with Evan. For senior high readers. 2004I love russia: Reporting from a lost country
Par Elena Kostyuchenko. 2023
“A haunting book of rare courage.” —Clarissa Ward, CNN chief international correspondent and author of On All Fronts A fearless,…
cutting portrait of Russia and an essential cri de coeur for journalism in opposition to the global authoritarian turn To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko’s unrelenting attempt to document her country as experienced by those whom it systematically and brutally erases: village girls recruited into sex work, queer people in the outer provinces, patients and doctors at a Ukrainian maternity ward, and reporters like herself. Here is Russia as it is, not as we imagine it. The result is a singular portrait of a nation, and of a young woman who refuses to be silenced. In March 2022, as a correspondent for Russia’s last free press, Novaya Gazeta , Kostyuchenko crossed the border into Ukraine to cover the war. It was her mission to ensure that Russians witnessed the horrors Putin was committing in their name. She filed her pieces knowing that should she return home, she would likely be prosecutedand sentenced to up to fifteen years in prison. Yet, driven by the conviction that the greatest formof love and patriotism is criticism, she continues to write. I Love Russia stitches together reportage from the past fifteen years with personal essays, assembling a kaleidoscopic narrative that Kostyuchenko understands may be the last work from her homeland that she’ll publish for a long time—perhaps ever. It exposes the inner workings of an entire nation as it descends into fascism and, inevitably, war. She writes because the threat of Putin’s Russia extends beyond herself, beyond Crimea, and beyond Ukraine. We fail to understand it at our own perilSmoking / Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn (My Health Ser.)
Par Alvin Silverstein. 2003
Describes the damage to body organs and the respiratory system caused by nicotine and tar in tobacco smoke and explains…
other harmful effects of cigarettes. Presents various methods to stop smoking, lists the benefits of being smoke-free, and provides helpful resources. For grades 4-7. 2003Writing coach offers a humorous four-week guide to penning a first draft, from creating a realistic schedule and developing plot,…
setting, and characters to polishing the manuscript into publication-worthy form. Includes do's and don'ts, encouraging anecdotes, and creativity exercises. 2004Real U guide to buying your first car (Real U Guides Ser.)
Par Johanna Bodnyk. 2004
Advice for the first-time automobile purchaser on making a decision to buy. Discusses price considerations, negotiation at the dealership, tips…
for looking at used vehicles, finances, and insurance. Also describes the pros and cons of leasing. For senior high and older readers. 2004Days to celebrate: a full year of poetry, people, holidays, history, fascinating facts, and more
Par Lee Bennett Hopkins, Stephen Alcorn. 2005
A calendar lists each month's birthdays--of people, inventions, or historical events. Facts and poems for specific dates follow. For example,…
November 10, 1903, cited for the invention of the windshield wiper, is accompanied by Rebecca Kai Dotlich's poem "Windshield Wipers." For grades 4-7. 2005The secret man: the story of Watergate's Deep Throat
Par Bob Woodward. 2005
Journalist who uncovered the 1972 Watergate scandal, All the President's Men (DB 50574), chronicles his long relationship with the scandal's…
secret informant. Details Woodward's early dealings with the man as a mentor, their covert meetings during Watergate, decades of concealment, and W. Mark Felt's public admission in 2005. Bestseller. 2005A kick in the head: An Everyday Guide To Poetic Forms
Par Chris Raschka, Paul B. Janeczko. 2005
A guide to twenty-nine poetic forms including haiku, limerick, roundel, sonnet, elegy, and ballad. Provides examples with narrative explanations of…
each form from simple rhyme schemes--couplet, tercet, quatrain--to more-complex combinations like the pantoum. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005Caught by the sea: my life on boats
Par Gary Paulsen. 2001
Author of Hatchet (BR 11525) relates how falling in love with the ocean at age seven evolved into a later…
love for sailing. Describes boats he has owned, his adventures up and down the Pacific Coast, and surviving a killer storm. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001An insider's guide to the UN
Par Linda M Fasulo. 2003
News correspondent's overview of the United Nations, the international body established in 1945 to promote peace and prosperity among member…
nations. Discusses its structure and function; humanitarian, crime-fighting, and peacekeeping missions; sovereignty issues; and twenty-first-century challenges. Profiles influential leaders such as Secretary General Kofi Annan. 2004American scholar of Middle Eastern Studies distills fifty years of research and experience into a concise overview of Iraqi history,…
providing insight into Iraqi conduct and culture under American occupation. Discusses possible outcomes for Iraq's economy, government, and internal administration depending on whether the United States continues occupation or withdraws. 2005Saint Valentine
Par Ann Tompert. 2004
This short biography of the Christian saint covers those facts known about him and the reason his name is connected…
with a holiday celebrating friendship and love. For grades 2-4. 2004