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1978, c1973., Seabury Press Call No: 302.33 C2215c Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Continuum book
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-- Final revival of Opal and Nev.2021., 37 Ink, Simon & Schuster Call No: BLK Fic Wal Edition: First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, Afro-punk before that term existed. Coming of age in Detroit, she can't imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job--despite her unusual looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar's amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together for the fledgling Rivington Records. In early seventies New York City, just as she's finding her niche as part of a flamboyant and funky creative scene, a rival band signed to her label brandishes a Confederate flag at a promotional concert. Opal's bold protest and the violence that ensues set off a chain of events that will not only change the lives of those she loves, but also be a deadly reminder that repercussions are always harsher for women, especially black women, who dare to speak their truth. Decades later, as Opal considers a 2016 reunion with Nev, music journalist S. Sunny Shelton seizes the chance to curate an oral history about her idols. Sunny thought she knew most of the stories leading up to the cult duo's most politicized chapter. But as her interviews dig deeper, a nasty new allegation from an unexpected source threatens to blow up everything."--
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c2004., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: QWF 971.4 L649h Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Studies on the history of Quebec = Études d'histoire du Québec Volume: 16.
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2013., UIT Cambridge Ltd. Call No: 361.8 H793p Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Something is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the wellbeing of their local community and its economy lies with them. TheyÃÃÂÑâœÃ·¢re people like you. TheyÃÃÂÑâœÃ·¢re rolling up their sleeves, getting together with friends and neighbours and doing something about it. Whether they start small or big, they find that just doing stuff can transform their neighbourhoods and their lives. This book is packed with inspiring real-life examples, and the voices of people who have created innovative local businesses and invested in all manner of new enterprises. This is the seed of a new economy ÃÑÂÑâî the answer to our desperate search for a new way forward. At its heart is people deciding that change starts with them. Communities worldwide are already modelling a more local economy rooted in place, in wellbeing, in entrepreneurship and in creativity. And it works. Reviving the place you live in starts with a small group of people making the decision to do something. One of that group could be you.
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2019., W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Call No: 302 R952t Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Team Human is a manifestoa fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff's most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature. In one hundred lean and incisive statements, he argues that we are essentially social creatures, and that we achieve our greatest aspirations when we work togethernot as individuals. Yet today society is threatened by a vast antihuman infrastructure that undermines our ability to connect. Money, once a means of exchange, is now a means of exploitation; education, conceived as way to elevate the working class, has become another assembly line; and the internet has only further divided us into increasingly atomized and radicalized groups. Team Human delivers a call to arms. If we are to resist and survive these destructive forces, we must recognize that being human is a team sport. In Rushkoff's own words: zBeing social may be the whole point.y Harnessing wide-ranging research on human evolution, biology, and psychology, Rushkoff shows that when we work together we realize greater happiness, productivity, and peace. If we can find the others who understand this fundamental truth and reassert our humanitytogetherwe can make the world a better place to be human.
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c2009., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: QWF 971.533 M368t Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2016., Adult, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Call No: 302.3 J95t Edition: First Canadian edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A critical look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the many challenges today's returning veterans face. There are ancient tribal human behaviors - loyalty, inter-reliance, cooperation - that flare up in communities during times of turmoil and suffering. These same behaviors typify good soldiering and foster a sense of belonging among troops. Drawing from history, psychology, and anthropology, Sebastian Junger shows us just how at odds the structure of modern society is with our tribal instincts, arguing that the difficulties many veterans face upon returning home from war do not stem entirely from the trauma they've suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into. A 2011 study by the Canadian Forces and Statistics Canada reveals that 78 percent of military suicides from 1972 to the end of 2006 involved veterans. Though these numbers present an implicit call to action, the government is only just taking steps now to address the problems veterans face when they return home. But can the government ever truly eliminate the challenges faced by returning veterans? Or is the problem deeper, woven into the very fabric of our modern existence? Perhaps our circumstances are not so bleak, and simply understanding that beneath our modern guises we all belong to one tribe or another would help us face not just the problems of our nation but of our individual lives as well. This timely look at how veterans react to coming home will reconceive our approach to veteran's affairs and help us repair our current social dynamic. Sebastian Junger is the author of The Perfect Storm. He lives in New York City"--Provided by publisher.
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2006., Metropolitan Books Call No: 305.5 M621t Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to watch Click here to view Summary Note: "If there is one thing Americans agree on, it's the value of diversity. Our corporations vie for slots in the Diversity Top 50, our universities brag about minority recruiting, and every month is Somebody's History Month. But in this new book, Walter Benn Michaels argues that our enthusiastic celebration of "difference" masks and even contributes to our neglect of America's vast and growing economic divide. Affirmative action in schools has not made them more open, it's just guaranteed that the rich kids come in the appropriate colors. Diversity training in the workplace has not raised anybody's salary (except maybe the diversity trainers'), but it has guaranteed that when your job is out-sourced, your culture will be treated with respect." "Michaels takes on the many manifestations of our devotion to diversity, from companies apologizing for slavery, to a college president explaining why there aren't more women math professors, to the codes of conduct in the new "humane corporations." Our commitment to diversity is so complete, he argues, that we're no longer willing to take a stand against people with opposite religious or political beliefs, preferring to think of them as innocuously different rather than plain wrong. Looking at the books we read, the TV shows we watch, and the lawsuits we bring, Michaels shows that diversity has become everyone's sacred cow precisely because it offers a false vision of social justice, one that conveniently costs us nothing."--BOOK JACKET.
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2005., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: 305 B533u Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
