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Pub. Date
♭2015
Description
The 2015 edition of The Ultimate Search Book displays Lori Carangelo's mastery for finding adopted children, missing relatives, runaway children, and others that was cultivated over an adult lifetime. Inside you will learn just how search experts get past the wall of secrecy and roadblocks to their loved ones; how, in the case of adoptees, they find someone without a prior knowledge of the name; and the trade secrets of both professional investigators...
Pub. Date
2001
Description
"From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book. John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day come together to discuss the role that libraries play in advancing democracy in the twenty-first century. As issues such as filtering and copyright protection take center stage in libraries everywhere, librarians, advocates, and policymakers alike can find answers to tough questions in this...
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Pub. Date
2022
Description
Through the release of Freedom of Information documents, including a sailor's journal, details of the "Fuji Jiken" nuclear weapon incident are unveiled within The Siren Sea: In 1977, two sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway entertain the idea of how to get a nuclear weapon past security -- as the system is set up to keep someone from getting in, not out. However, their game turns serious after several traumatizing mishaps, and they commit...
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Pub. Date
2012
Description
Cypherpunks are activists who advocate the widespread use of strong cryptography (writing in code) as a route to progressive change. Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of and visionary behind WikiLeaks, has been a leading voice in the cypherpunk movement since its inception in the 1980s.Now, in what is sure to be a wave-making new book, Assange brings together a small group of cutting-edge thinkers and activists from the front line of the battle...
8) Truth
Description
"Truth" is based on a riveting true story of one of network news' biggest scandals. As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather (Redford), Mary Mapes (Blanchett) believes she's broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President's military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authencity is questioned and the casualties begin to mount. This dramatic thriller...
9) Truth
Description
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer Mary Mapes believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News...
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Series
Library wars volume 3
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
After witnessing a pair of young boys protesting the banning of their favorite books, Iku wants to reach out to the next generation of book lovers. Dojo's insistence that they stick to the rules and not play favorites might mean trouble for Iku and Dojo's budding relationship.
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Series
Library wars volume 4
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Dojo is concerned when Iku, his most inexperienced student, is captured along with Commander Inamine by a group of Bakushu-kai terrorists who threaten to kill the hostages if they are not given sensitive material from the library's protected collection.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Provides a framework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the First Amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression-- and our freedom to read what we choose-- are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration. This updated and expanded 2014 edition features a new, streamlined design that will make this an essential reference...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"A smart, lively history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society--and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit and Creative Commons--from Slate correspondent Justin Peters. Aaron Swartz was a zealous young advocate for the free exchange of information and creative content online. He committed suicide in 2013 after being indicted by the government for illegally downloading millions...
14) Truth
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer Mary Mapes believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Ten years into researching a book about the possibility that the United States had used biological weapons in the Korean War, Nicholson Baker was frustrated and disheartened. In the course of his research, he had become deeply disillusioned with the process of FOIA requests. He has been forced to wait years in some cases, while other requests have been answered only with documents rendered inscrutable, or even illegible, by copious redactions. Rather...
Author
Series
Library wars volume 6
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Iku finds her hopes for Valentine's Day ruined when her crush, Dojo, receives a box of chocolates from an admirer, while Shibazaki meets a suitor and Hikaru thinks he is being followed.
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