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The biker who shot me: recollections of a crime reporter
By Michel Auger, Jean-Paul Murray. 2001
As a journalist, Auger has observed and reported upon the growth of the biker gangs and their increasing involvement in…
organized crime. He has written a number of articles that exposed the Hells Angels' links to the Mafia; articles that he knows enraged the bikers enough to have him killed. This is an account of his life as a crime reporter, with particular attention to his brush with death when he was shot in the back six times with a pistol equipped with a silencer, and the events that followed. Some descriptions of violence. 2001.The big truck that went by: how the world came to save Haiti and left behind a disaster
By Jonathan Katz. 2013
Responding to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, more than half of American adults donated money, totaling $16.3 billion in pledges.…
But three years later the relief effort has foundered. It’s most basic promises—to build safer housing for the homeless, alleviate severe poverty, and strengthen Haiti to face future disasters—remain unfulfilled. The author suggests that the way wealthy countries give aid makes poor countries seem irredeemably hopeless, while trapping millions in cycles of privation and catastrophe. Katz uncovers startling truths about how good intentions go wrong, and what can be done to make aid “smarter.” 2013.The Bin Ladens: an Arabian family in the American century
By Steve Coll. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ghost Wars" (DC26423) outlines the history of the Arabian Peninsula's Bin Laden family. Begins with patriarch…
Mohamed Bin Laden, an illiterate Yemeni bricklayer who established a building company in Saudi Arabia in 1931 and fathered fifty-four children. Charts the path of son Osama. Some descriptions of violence. Bestseller. c2008.In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert…
and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. In 2012, thousands of Al Qaeda militants from northwest Africa seized control of most of Mali, including Timbuktu. They imposed Sharia law, chopped off the hands of accused thieves, stoned to death unmarried couples, and threatened to destroy the great manuscripts. As the militants tightened their control over Timbuktu, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. 2016.Phoebe Baker Hyde made a vow: to give up new clothes, makeup, haircuts, and jewelry in hopes of revealing something…
she had always paid lip service to but never quite believed in - her inner beauty. Hyde holds up a mirror to all women and shows how perfectionism can keep us from achieving what we really want: happiness, confidence, and serenity. 2013.The beautiful and the damned: a portrait of the new India
By Siddhartha Deb. 2011
In 2004, Deb returned to India from New York and discovered that sweeping change had overtaken the country, due to…
the globalization of its economy, the relaxation of trade rules, and the growth in technology. Visiting the metropolises, small towns, and villages, as well as both gated suburban communities and camps for displaced peasants, Deb offers a view of the changes in landscape and urban geography, creating a narrative of the people who make up the world's second-most populous nation. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Under orders from Queen Elizabeth I, Privateer Martin Frobisher took up the search for a northwestern route to Asia. On…
July 14, 1576, he sighted the most easterly tip of Arctic North America. Over the next three summers the area would be the scene of an adventure involving the fruitless search for a northwest passage, the first attempt by the British to establish a settlement in the New world, and the first major gold-mining fraud in North American history. 2001.The ballad of Danny Wolfe: life of a modern outlaw
By Joe Friesen. 2016
In 2008, Danny Wolfe, a Winnipeg Aboriginal man, was 31-years-old and awaiting trial on two counts of first-degree murder in…
at the Regina Correctional Centre. In spite of his young age, Danny had found himself in and out of correctional facilities since his teenage years, sometimes even finding his own way out. Now, fifteen years after his last break out of prison, Danny was orchestrating a bigger escape from a jail where the notion was inconceivable. This biography traces the early years of Daniel Wolfe's life, from his birth in Regina to his mother Susan Creeley, a First Nations woman; to his first brush with the law at the age of four and then his subsequent arrests; to the birth of the Indian Posse--the Aboriginal street gang in Canada that would eventually claim the title of the largest street gang in North America with over 12,000 members (from BC to Ontario, and even Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona) and Danny at the helm; to Danny's death in 2010. Bestseller. 2016.More and more of our social, political and religious activities are modelling themselves after the World Wide Web. A committed…
anarchist, Vaidhyanathan shows how the key information structure of our time is the 'peer-to-peer network'. These networks have always existed - gossip is one example, as is word-of-mouth advertising - but with the rise of electronic communication, they are suddenly coming into their own. And they are drawing the outlines of a battle for information that will determine much of the culture and politics of our century. Everything from culture to terrorism and extremist politics to religion will be affected. 2005.The A-Z of conspiracy theories
By Kate Tuckett. 1998
Provides a comprehensive guide to cover-ups extending far back into history, as well as terrifying modern revelations. Topics range from…
the Sphinx to JFK, from life on Mars to Roswell. The A-Z deals with the political, scientific, mythical, historical, and plain wacky. 1998.Presents discoveries about the 9/11 terrorist attack, the emergency response, and insights into the inner workings of the US government,…
including the decision-making process at the top levels, the miscommunication between the FBI and CIA, and the fatal oversights made by the Bush administration before the attacks. It also explores the investigation process itself, placing the 9/11 investigation into historical context, and asks who will be held responsible for the intelligence and leadership failures revealed by the investigations. And perhaps most importantly, will the 9/11 investigation help prevent such a tragedy from happening again? Some descriptions of violence. 2004.Terms in context (Studies in corpus linguistics ; #1)
By Jennifer Pearson. 1998
This text seeks to demonstrate that corpora can be used for semi-automatic terminography. Metalanguage patterns are a common feature of…
certain types of specialized text and frequently offer clues to the meaning of the terms to which they refer. It describes a methodology for retrieving and manipulating these metalanguage patterns so that they can be used in the formulation of terminological definitions. 1998. (Studies in corpus linguistics ; 1)Texas Ranger: the epic life of Frank Hamer, the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde (Lone Star audio)
By John Boessenecker. 2016
To most Americans, Frank Hamer is known only as the "villain" of the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. But from…
the horseback days of the Old West through the gangster days of the 1930s, Frank Hamer stood on the frontlines of some of the most important and exciting periods in American history. He participated in the Bandit War of 1915, survived the climactic gunfight in the last blood feud of the Old West, battled the Mexican Revolution's spillover across the border, protected African Americans from lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan, and ran down gangsters, bootleggers, and Communists. When at last his career came to an end, it was only when he ran up against another legendary Texan: Lyndon B. Johnson. 2016.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.That used to be us: how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
By Michael Mandelbaum, Thomas L Friedman. 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Friedman and foreign-policy expert Mandelbaum warn against America's "dangerous complacency" in the face of…
global challenges and suggest government policies for increasing prosperity. Bestseller. 2011.Terror on the seas: true tales of modern-day pirates
By Daniel Sekulich. 2009
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.The 7 habits of highly effective families: building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world
By Stephen R Covey. 1997
From the author of "The seven habits of highly effective people" (DC30225) and father of nine, a method of achieving…
peace and harmony at home. Recommends simple and practical ways to communicate and to resolve common problems so that "everyone wins." c1997.The accidental guerrilla: fighting small wars in the midst of a big one
By David Kilcullen. 2009
Kilcullen illuminates both the global "War on Terrorism" and its relation to associated "small wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines,…
Indonesia, Thailand, Chechnya, Pakistan and North Africa. He sees today's conflicts as a pairing of contrasting trends: local social networks and worldwide movements; local insurgencies seeking autonomy and a broader pan-Islamic campaign. He warns that America has often misidentified insurgents with limited aims and legitimate grievances (whom he calls "accidental guerrillas") as part of a worldwide terror network. c2009.Sur les pas de Geronimo
By Harlyn Geronimo, Corine Sombrun. 2008
Combattant légendaire, Geronimo (1829-1909) fut l'un des derniers chefs indiens à déposer les armes après avoir tenu en échec près…
de la moitié de l'armée des États-Unis. Malgré les promesses qui lui ont été faites, il ne reverra jamais sa terre natale : les restes du vieux guerrier chiricahua seront ensevelis dans le cimetière militaire de Fort Sill, en Oklahoma. Aujourd'hui, Harlyn Geronimo, son arrière-petit-fils, engagé dans la défense des droits de son peuple, continue de se battre pour honorer la mémoire de son aïeul et pour que soit réalisé son ultime souhait. Quelques descriptions de violence. 2008.Strong women stories: native vision and community survival (Women's issues publishing program)
By Kim Anderson, Bonita Lawrence. 2003
A collection of 17 essays which present original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are…
pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings. The contributors address such issues as youth health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; and caring for children and adults living with fetal alcohol syndrome. 2003.