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Citizen spies: the long rise of America's surveillance society
Par Joshua Reeves. 2017
An examination of ways in which political states and allied institutions have used average citizens to inform on others. Describes…
efforts such as the junior police, Neighborhood Watch, AMBER Alerts, and more. Discusses how political and social fears have long been exploited for recruitment into such efforts. 2017Lenin on the train
Par Catherine Merridale. 2017
An account of Vladimir Lenin's journey from exile in Zurich, across a chaotic Germany, and back to Russia. Discusses the…
German hopes of sowing confusion in Russia through this plan, the journey itself, and Lenin's ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds in Petrograd. 2017Mini knitted charms: twenty to make (Twenty to make)
Par Sachiyo Ishii. 2017
Collection of twenty knitting patterns to create charms that can be added to keychains, bookmarks, and similar items. Forms include…
shapes, food items, animals, and more. Contains brief overview of what knitting knowledge is required for completion of projects. 2017In strangers' arms: the magic of the tango
Par Beatriz E. Dujovne. 2011
A psychologist from Buenos Aires draws on her own experience and interviews with other dancers as she examines the history…
and mythology of the dance known as the tango. She shows how the dance is deeply entwined in Argentine culture. 2011The angel: the Egyptian spy who saved Israel
Par Uri Bar-Joseph. 2016
An account of the sensational life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, a senior official in Egypt who spied on…
behalf of Israel under the codename "the Angel" and who was responsible for alerting the Mossad in advance of the 1973 Egyptian-Syrian attack on Yom Kippur. 2016Investigative report of the 2006 death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in London and died twenty-two days…
later. The cause was found to be polonium, a rare radioactive substance. Tracks the crime and the preceding events, following the deadly trail all the way back to the Russian government. 2016Dueling with kings: high stakes, killer sharks, and the get-rich promise of daily fantasy sports
Par Daniel Barbarisi. 2017
A sportswriter quits his job and goes deep inside the world of daily fantasy sports, which combines fantasy sports leagues…
with high stakes gambling. He looks at two companies that dominate this arena, observes the sharks who bet millions, and puts his own money on the line. Some strong language. 2017The man with the poison gun: a Cold War spy story
Par Serhii Plokhy. 2016
An account of KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky's defection to the West. Stashinsky's testimony, which implicated Kremlin rulers in political assassinations…
carried out abroad, had a significant impact on international politics. His story inspired many works of fiction, including Ian Fleming's last James Bond novel, The Man with the Golden Gun (DB 10777). 2016The curse of cash
Par Kenneth S. Rogoff. 2016
Former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund argues for the elimination of paper money. Discusses the drawbacks of cash…
with regard to criminal enterprises--including tax evasion, illicit drugs, and national security--the effect on national interest rates, and the interplay between international currencies. 2016Couture confessions: fashion legends in their own words
Par Pamela Golbin. 2016
A collection of faux interviews with deceased fashion designers, using writings, correspondence, and other media from the designers' own times…
to answer the questions posed. Among the designers included are Paul Poiret, Jeanne Lanvin, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Madame Grès, Pierre Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, and others. 2016Stalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge spy ring
Par Andrew Lownie. 2016
A member of the Cambridge Spies--a group of British men recruited to pass intelligence to the Soviets during World War…
II--Guy Burgess was first approached in the 1930s. The author examines the depths of Burgess's betrayal of the British Intelligence Service, his personal relationships, and his final escape to Russia. 2016Queen of spies: Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War spy master
Par Paddy Hayes. 2015
A recounting of the evolution of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from World War II until the Cold War…
as seen through the life of Daphne Park, one of its most unusual and highest-ranking agents. Discusses how Park was able to rise through the ranks of a predominantly male field. 2015The life of Dusko Popov, a Serbian playboy who eventually came to serve the Abwehr, MI5, MI6, and the FBI…
as a spy. Discusses his entanglements with espionage, murder, assassins, and lovers, as well as his role as the inspiration for the fictional James Bond. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2016The secret war: spies, ciphers, and guerrillas 1939-1945
Par Max Hastings. 2016
Author of Retribution (DB 66833) and Catastrophe 1914 (DB 78009) examines the use of spycraft and guerrilla warfare during World…
War II. Discusses individual countries' intelligence programs, major personalities, technology, and specific programs considered and implemented. Considers the impact of these programs on the outcome of the war. 2016How everything became war and the military became everything: tales from the Pentagon
Par Rosa Brooks. 2016
A former top Pentagon official traces how war has transitioned from being considered, typically, a temporary state of affairs between…
times of peace to a continuous state. Argues that when the boundaries around war disappear, one risks destroying the founding values of America and invites chaos. 2016Collection of articles, tidbits, and factoids of interest to knitters and crocheters. Includes entries about the patron saint of knitting--currently…
not assigned--a description of a nineteenth-century spinning bee, a history of the sizing of knitting needles and crochet hooks, a quiz on slogans for fiber-related companies, and more. 2015The eye: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Michael F. Land. 2014
Traces the evolution of the marvel of biological engineering that controls vision. Describes how vision works in humans and other…
creatures, the eye's parts, how it moves, what happens in the brain, and what can go wrong. Discusses loss of vision and restoration procedures in those not blind from birth. 2014Design: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par John Heskett. 2005
Defines design and emphasizes its undervalued but fundamental importance, allowing us to construct and transform our environment. Highlights design's lack…
of a body of knowledge and theory, which prevents controlled entry and practice levels as found in architecture or engineering. Discusses designing compatibility between artificial and evolved biological systems. 2002A chronicle of the fourteen-year manhunt and capture of Balkan war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, as well as…
the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic, the Yugoslav president who became the first head of state to stand before an international tribunal for war crimes. Some violence. 2016Missing man: the American spy who vanished in Iran
Par Barry Meier. 2016
In 2013, it was revealed that former FBI agent turned private investigator Robert Levinson, who had disappeared in Iran six…
years prior, had been there on a mission for the CIA and was captured. Interviews and CIA files weave together the story of Levinson's time in Iran and the efforts to rescue him. 2016