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Cooking with grease: stirring the pots in American politics
By Donna Brazile. 2004
First African American woman to head a national political campaign gives a behind-the-scenes look at her life and career. Describes…
her impoverished Louisiana childhood, early involvement in the civil rights movement, voter registration efforts, advocacy for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and management of Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. 2004Politics, pollution, and pandas: an environmental memoir
By Russell E Train. 2003
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator recounts his pivotal role in environmental policy development under presidents Nixon and Ford and later…
as head of the World Wildlife Fund in the private sector. Provides an insider's look at key conservation movement events and figures of the 1960s-1970s. 2003Lincoln: a photobiography (Journeys 2014)
By Russell Freedman. 1987
Biography of sixteenth U.S. president. Describes his rise from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois to become a…
self-educated lawyer, state representative, and, in 1860, president. Highlights Lincoln's Civil War leadership before his 1865 assassination. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1987Why Lincoln matters: today more than ever
By Mario Matthew Cuomo. 2004
Former New York governor applies the sixteenth president's wisdom to challenges in 2004. Calling Lincoln's vision "worthy of the world's…
greatest nation," Cuomo finds in it contemporary relevance to war, civil liberties, governmental roles, economic opportunity, global interdependence, religion, the Supreme Court, and race. 2004Judging Thomas: the life and times of Clarence Thomas
By Ken Foskett. 2004
Biography of the African American Supreme Court justice. Journalist Foskett describes Thomas's impoverished Georgia childhood, Yale Law School matriculation, legal…
career, conservative views, and 1991 appointment to the court by fellow Republican President George Bush. Also examines controversies that surround the jurist. Strong language. 2004Ask not: the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the speech that changed America
By Thurston Clarke. 2004
Chronicles the creation of Kennedy's inaugural address during the ten days in January 1961 just before he was sworn in…
as president. Discusses the political context and people and perspectives that influenced the speech. Contributes to the debate over which parts of the speech were written by Kennedy himself. 2004FBI girl: how I learned to crack my father's code
By Maura Conlon-McIvor. 2004
Memoir of a Hoover-era FBI agent's daughter determined to penetrate her father's secretive world with the help of her own…
detective work. Author describes how she learned even more about her dad through mutual love, loss, and understanding when her beloved uncle, Father Jack, was murdered in New York. 2004La révolution Facebook
By David Kirkpatrick. 2011
" Comment un étudiant de Harvard a-t-il créé à dix-neuf ans une entreprise qui a transformé Internet et comment a-t-il…
géré sa phénoménale croissance ? David Kirkpatrick, chroniqueur technologique chevronné du magazine Fortune, a bénéficié de la coopération complète des responsables de Facebook, de leurs collaborateurs et de leurs amis pour reconstituer l'histoire fascinante du site de réseautage social. Il nous montre comment Mark Zuckerberg, en donnant la priorité à la croissance sur les bénéfices, a refusé à maintes reprises de compromettre sa vision à long terme : dominer la communication sur Internet. Intuitions géniales, erreurs, ballet des collaborateurs et conseillers, chassé-croisé épique avec les capital-risqueurs la firme de Palo Alto ne cesse de rebondir d'une innovation à l'autre pour devenir une entité qui a changé la vie sociale aux États-Unis et ailleurs. Facebook est devenu une présence incontournable dans la pub et le marketing, avec des implications dans la politique, le monde des affaires, et même dans notre conception de l'identité individuelle. C'est cela, l'effet Facebook. " -- 4e de couvL'oligarchie ça suffit, vive la démocratie (L'Histoire immédiate)
By Hervé Kempf. 2011
" Sommes-nous en dictature? Non. Sommes-nous en démocratie? Non plus. Les puissances d'argent ont acquis une influence démesurée, les grands…
médias sont contrôlés par les intérêts capitalistes, les lobbies décident des lois en coulisses, les libertés sont jour après jour entamées. Dans tous les pays occidentaux, la démocratie est attaquée par une caste. En réalité, nous sommes entrés dans un régime oligarchique, cette forme politique conçue par les Grecs anciens et qu'ont oubliée les politologues : la domination d'une petite classe de puissants qui discutent entre pairs et imposent ensuite leurs décisions à l'ensemble des citoyens... " -- 4e de couvInside WikiLeaks: dans les coulisses du site Internet le plus dangereux du monde
By Daniel Domscheit-Berg. 2011
" [...] De ce site qui savait tout, on ne savait presque rien - jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Pour la première fois,…
l'un des acteurs principaux de l'affaire, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, s'impose à lui-même le principe de transparence totale prôné par WikiLeaks et raconte tout, sans détours ni censure. Qui envoie, reçoit, gère, filtre l'information? Comment fonctionne le site en interne? Qui y travaille? Pour qui, pour quoi, et pour combien ? A qui profitent les fuites. A qui nuisent-elles? Et qui, enfin, le mystérieux Julian Assange est-il réellement? " -- 4e de couvMoi, je suis de Bouctouche: les racines bien ancrées
By Donald J Savoie. 2009
« [...] Donald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli.…
Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l'administration du pays. Moi, je suis de Bouctouche n'est pas seulement l'histoire de Savoie lui-même, mais aussi une histoire qui porte sur le Canada, le peuple acadien et l'évolution du Canada français [...] ». -- 4e de couvC'est quoi la politique? (C'est quoi)
By Philippe Séguin. 1999
Après vingt ans de vie publique, Philippe Séguin, ancien président de l'Assemblée nationale, répond aux questions d'élèves de CM2 (cinquième…
année) à propos du sens de l'action politique ainsi que des structures politiques en France, en particulier. [SDMThe presidential nominating process: a place for us? (American political challenges)
By Rhodes Cook. 2004
Former Congressional Quarterly political writer examines the role of voters in determining presidential nominees. Traces the history and evolution of…
modern primary elections; looks at the process in other democratic countries like England, France, and Germany; and suggests reforms that would increase competition and empower voters. 2004Murdering McKinley: the making of Theodore Roosevelt's America
By Eric Rauchway. 2003
Study of William McKinley's assassination in 1901 and Theodore Roosevelt's ascent to the presidency. Focuses on assassin Leon Czolgosz's upbringing,…
motives, mental health, and trial to explain the country's reaction to the crime. Asserts that the new president's political astuteness shaped his response to the murder through social reform. 2003In defense of liberty: the story of America's Bill of Rights
By Russell Freedman. 2003
Describes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and explains how they are applied as well as tested. Examples…
of challenges include a suit brought on behalf of schoolchildren who were required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and rap musicians sued for obscenity. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Microchip: an idea, its genesis, and the revolution it created
By Jeffrey Zygmont. 2003
Chronicles the major developments in the evolution of the integrated circuit from 1958 to the digital age. Zygmont presents the…
people and businesses behind the technology that has defined a culture, beginning with Jack Kilby's work with Texas Instruments. 2003Plan of attack
By Bob Woodward. 2004
Follows Pulitzer Prize-winning author's Bush at War (DB 55015) with a behind-the-scenes account of President eorge W. Bush's decision to…
invade Iraq. Draws on interviews with Bush and others to chronicle crucial operations from November 2001 to March 2003. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2004The hedgehog, the fox, and the magister's pox: mending the gap between science and the humanities
By Stephen Jay Gould. 2003
Eminent evolutionary biologist, who died in 2002, explores--and rejects--the supposed dichotomy between two major fields of knowledge. Using an ancient…
Greek proverb as a metaphor to support his point, Gould advocates a unified approach to study of the sciences and the humanities since neither one can suffice alone. 2003George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 (American Presidents Ser.)
By James MacGregor Burns. 2004
Two historians analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidency. While commending his creation of a strong executive and sense…
of national unity, Burns and Dunn criticize his denunciation of political parties and public silence on slavery. They also contrast his self-effacing persona with intense craving for "esteem and notice." 2004Inventing a nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (Yale American Icons Ser.)
By Gore Vidal. 2003
Novelist and playwright reflects on the Founding Fathers' attempts to shape a new government. Vidal cites historical documents to provide…
a human perspective of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams, including their personal styles and concerns, opinions of each other, and political feuds. Also examines the influences of Hamilton, Madison, and Franklin. 2003