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      By Armstrong, Sally, 1943-
       c2013., General, Random House Canada Call No: 305.42 A738a    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "From Africa to Asia to the Americas, women are key yo progess on ending poverty, violence and conflict. [...] Sally Armstrong shows us why women and girls are the way forward and introduces us to the leading women who are making change happen, from Nobel Prize inners to little girls suing for justice." -Publisher.
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      -- Book of gutsy women :
      By Clinton, Hillary Rodham  Clinton, Chelsea
       2019., Simon & Schuster Call No: 920.72 C641b   Edition: First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there's a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the toughest resistance imaginable to win victories that have made progress possible for all of us. That is the achievement of each of the women in this book. So how did they do it? The answers are as unique as the women themselves. Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, LGBTQ trailblazer Edie Windsor, and swimmer Diana Nyad kept pushing forward, no matter what. Writers like Rachel Carson and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named something no one had dared talk about before. Historian Mary Beard used wit to open doors that were once closed, and Wangari Maathai, who sparked a movement to plant trees, understood the power of role modeling. Harriet Tubman and Malala Yousafzai looked fear in the face and persevered. Nearly every single one of these women was fiercely optimistic--they had faith that their actions could make a difference. And they were right. To us, they are all gutsy women--leaders with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. So in the moments when the long haul seems awfully long, we hope you will draw strength from these stories. We do. Because if history shows one thing, it's that the world needs gutsy women"--Dust jacket.
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      -- Fighting ships :
      By Davies, David Tudor, 1920-
       2002, c1996., Constable & Robinson Call No: 940.2 D255f   Edition: 1st Stackpole Books ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: From 1793 to 1815 were the years of the Napoleonic wars. This is the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the ship of the line, the beautiful but deadly battleships that waged the war at sea. There are accounts of the ships, their construction and armaments, the daily life of the men, and details of the battles that include the Glorious First of June, Camperdown, the Battle of the Nile, and Trafalgar.
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      By Johnson, Dillard  Tarr, James
       [2013]., Adult, William Morrow Call No: Bio J66c   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Amid ferocious fighting that many times nearly took his life, Sergeant Dillard "C. J." Johnson and his crew accounted for astonishing enemy KIA totals while battling inside and out of the "Carnivore," the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Johnson commanded during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After miraculously beating stage-three cancer (caused by radiation exposure from firing armor-piercing depleted-uranium rounds during combat), he returned to his platoon in Baghdad for a second tour, often serving as a sniper protecting his fellow troops. Carnivore is the gripping and unflinchingly honest autobiography"--Provided by publisher.
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      -- Remarkable odyssey of Angela Merkel
      By Marton, Kati
       2021., Simon & Schuster Call No: NEW Bio M564m   Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: The definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the remarkable rise and political brilliance of the most powerful--and elusive--woman in the world. The Chancellor is at once a riveting political biography and an intimate human story of a complete outsider--a research chemist and pastor's daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany--who rose to become the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed biographer Kati Marton set out to pierce the mystery of how Angela Merkel achieved all this. And she found the answer in Merkel's political genius: in her willingness to talk with adversaries rather than over them, her skill at negotiating without ever compromising on what's most important to her, her canniness in appointing political rivals to her cabinet and exacting their policies so they have no platform to run against her, the humility to allow others to take credit for things done in tandem, the wisdom to stay out of the papers and off Twitter, and the vision to take advantage of crises to enact bold change. Famously private, the Angela Merkel who emerges in The Chancellor is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while holding onto one's moral convictions--and for anyone looking to understand how to successfully bridge huge divisions within society. No modern leader has so ably confronted Russian aggression, provided homes to over a million refugees, and calmly unified Europe at a time when other countries are becoming more divided. But Marton also describes Merkel's many challenges, such as her complicated relationship with President Obama, who she at one point refused to speak to. This captivating portrait shows a woman who has survived extraordinary challenges to transform her own country and return it to the global stage. Timely and revelatory, this great morality tale shows the difference an exceptional leader can make for the greater good of a country and the world.
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      By Hamilton, Ian
       2019., Adult, House of Anansi Press Inc Connect to this eBook title Series Title: Uncle Chow Tung series   Volume: 1Summary Note: Hong Kong, 1970. The Dragon Head (also known as the Mountain Master) of the Fanling Triad has died and there is a struggle to replace him among senior members of the gang. Normally, the Deputy Mountain Master is next in line, but this one is weak and ineffectual and has only survived because of the protection of the Dragon Head. Up to this point, the Fanling Triad has operated in relative isolation from neighbouring gangs, but the Dragon Head's death has drawn attention to the area - and to its wealth. Other gangs start to make threatening moves and it's obvious to the senior members of the Fanling Triad that they need a leader who can fend off the threats, unite the membership, and maintain their prosperity. There are several candidates. The least conspicuous is the White Paper Fan, their young administrator. His name is Chow Tung, but many of those who work with him already refer to him as "Uncle" . . .
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      By Ignatieff, Michael
       2013., Adult, Random House Canada Call No: 971.07 I24f    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Renowned author and former Liberal Party of Canada leader Michael Ignatieff delivers a stirring meditation on contemporary politics and the lessons he learned in defeat. Candid and utterly unexpected, this book is not just for Canadians concerned about the future of the Liberal Party, but for all citizens concerned about the future of Canada and of political discourse in today's increasingly partisan world."--From publisher.