I Thought I Heard You Speak
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Available : Verdugo Campus Library, New Books - Main Floor - Center of Library ; 823.92 M365s
Summary: Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a time she was Bell's student learning visible speech. During their lessons, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device that would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent of the telephone, which is being challenged by rival inventors. But Ellen has a different story to tell: that of how Bell betrayed her and other deaf pupils in pursuit of his own ambition. Ellen knows that this is her one opportunity to tell the true story--her story--but to do so will risk her engagement, her future prospects and her mother's last wish for her.
Inspired by a true story, describes the life of Ellen Lark, a deaf woman who became a favorite student of Alexander Graham Bell while he raced against Western Union to cast a human voice over wires.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 362.4092 B636b
Summary : Well-known disability activist and social media influencer Melissa Blake offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies. In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake's work in a YouTube video. What happened next is equal parts a searing view into society, how we collectively view and treat disabled people, and the making of an advocate. After a troll said that Blake should be banned from posting pictures of herself, she took to Twitter and defiantly posted three smiling selfies, all taken during a lovely vacation in the Big Apple. Her tweet went viral, attracting worldwide media attention and interviews, and an activist was born. Now, in her manifesto, Beautiful People, Blake shares her truths about disability, writing about (among other things): the language we use to describe disabled people ; ableism, microaggressions, and their pernicious effects ; what it's like to live in a society that not only isn't designed for you, but actively operates to render you invisible ; her struggles with self-image and self-acceptance ; the absence of disabled people in popular culture ; why disabled people aren't tragic heroes. Blake also tells the stories of some of the heroes of the disability rights movement in America, in doing so rescuing their incredible achievements from near total obscurity. Highlighting other disabled activists and influencers, Blake's work is the calling card of a powerful voice -- one that has sparked new, different, better conversations about disability.
Summary: The thesis is simple: Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix this problem. But the labor movement of today has failed to enable enough individuals to join unions. Thus, organized labor's powerful potential is being wielded incompetently. And what is happening inside of organized labor will--far more than most people realize--determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In deeply reported chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers how organized labor can and does wield power effectively--in spots--but also why it has long been unable to build itself into the powerful institution that the working class needs. These narratives both inspire by example and motivate by counter-example. Whether it's a union that has succeeded in a single city, and is trying to scale that effectiveness nationally, or the ins and outs of a historically large and transformative union campaign, or the human face of a strike, or a profile of the most anti-union state in America, Nolan highlights the actual mechanisms that connect labor to politics to real change. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the powerful and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader of the labor movement, to try to fix what is broken about it. The Hammer draws the line from forgotten workplaces to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. Nolan is an expert who has covered labor and politics for more than a decade, and has helped to unionize his own industry. The time has come for his poignant and enlightening book as we prepare for the historic 2024 presidential election. The Hammer is a unique on-the-ground excavation of the present and the future of the labor movement. It is the story of what the labor movement can be, and why it isn't that...yet.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 629.892 H561r
Summary : The latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence and a preview of the coming decades, based on research and interviews with the world's foremost experts. If there's one universal trait among humans, it's our social nature. Having relationships with others is a hard-wired need that literally shapes us and the lives we lead. The craving to connect is universal, compelling, and frequently irresistible. This concept is central to Robots and the People Who Love Them. This book is about socially interactive robots and how they will transform friendship, work, home life, love, warfare, education, and nearly every nook and cranny of modern life. It is an exploration of how we, the most gregarious creatures in the food chain, could be changed by social robots. On the other hand, it questions how will we remain the same, and how will human nature express itself when confronted by a new class of beings created in our own image? Drawing upon recent research in the development of social robots, including how people react to them, how in our minds the boundaries between the real and the unreal are routinely blurred when we interact with them, and how their feigned emotions evoke our real ones, science writer Eve Herold takes readers through the gamut of what it will be like to live with social robots and still hold onto our humanity. This is the perfect book for anyone interested in artificial intelligence, robotics, and what they mean for our future.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 811.608 T448
Summary : In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, "Beach incantation," as Mahogany L. Browne puts it in her titular poem, is "Ba jubilee of a people dreaming wildly."
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 306.73 R683u
Summary : In years past, young people--especially girls--were often taught that being polite was more important than standing up for what they wanted. These attitudes have not entirely disappeared, especially when it comes to dating and relationships. However, attitudes are changing. Young people are speaking up unapologetically about what is acceptable and not acceptable in dating and relationships. It is always okay to say no. Saying no is not always easy, but learning how to stand up for oneself can feel very empowering
Available : Garfield Campus Library, Books ; 364.163 K14s
Summary : Every day scammers defraud thousands of people with texts, emails, dating apps, and other digital tools. And young people are just as likely to fall for online scams as their grandparents. Spotting Online Scams and Fraud explains the intricacies of how phishing, diet scams, crypto fraud, and romance rip-offs work while providing methods to avoid getting scammed.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 641.59477 K66a
Summary : Now, more than ever, Ukrainian cuisine and culture deserve to be known around the world. Here, Yevhen Klopotenko shares modern recipes for the dishes that best express Ukraine's unique culinary heritage and define the independent spirit of its people. Inside you'll find fresh ideas about how to use common vegetables, new approaches to fermentation and pickling, the delight of dumplings and simple baked goods, hearty long-simmered braises, and the pleasure of babka, torte, candied fruit, and so much more. Klopotenko is Ukraine's most internationally celebrated chef, and these recipes are the result of years of research into regional Ukrainian cooking. He has peeled back layers of propaganda to identify true Ukrainian cuisine, shaped by tradition, geography, and agriculture. But this cookbook is about more than the food: It stands for the preservation of a culture under threat and the independence of people under attack.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 641.5677 K18r
Summary : Quick, easy, flavorful, and filling--these recipes will become the go-to for suhoor, iftar, and other special, festive meals. In this cookbook, readers will find all the recipes they need to make Ramadan meals family-friendly and fuss-free. For Anisa Karolia--who is known for sharing her family's traditional Indian and Malawi recipes--Ramadan, the month of fasting to celebrate the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is about self-reflection, becoming closer to her religion, and sharing the holiday with loved ones. Of course, at suhoor and iftar, the pre-dawn and fast-breaking meals of Ramadan respectively, this sharing means dining together. From comforting classics like masala roast chicken to fusion favorites like cauliflower Manchurian, the recipes in "The Ramadan cookbook" make it possible for readers to share simple, delicious recipes with family and friends. Beautifully photographed and featuring recipes for sides, chutneys, flatbreads, refreshments, and sweets, this book ensures that readers will eat well before and after fasting, as well as throughout the year.
Available: Verdugo Campus Library , New Books - Main Floor - Center of Library ; 362.2 G638s
Summary: In 2022, Los Angeles became the US city with the largest population of unhoused people, a stark contrast with the city's luxurious hillside mansions. This book from sociologist Neil Gong traces the divide between the haves and have nots by looking to mental health treatment, a key factor in what kind of life a person can live. As Gong shows, the mental health options available to the wealthy versus the poor affects not only the resources they can access, but their very personhood.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, Books - Upper Level ; 364.134 G514w
Summary: The issue of the lynchings of Africans and African Americans in the United States is a sensitive subject for historical perpetrators and victims alike. Past and present scholars have done and continue to do a remarkable job in exposing, documenting and educating laypersons about the horrors of the physical and mental acts of lynchings and the resulting trauma experienced by those survivors left behind.
My analysis has been researched and documented here to analyze white fear of black and/or African Americans. The primary basis of my research is aligned with the medical and scientific works of Dr. Francis Cress Welsing (1968) and Dr. Bobby Wright (1984). Moreover, it includes general and specific discussions on the radical agency needed for lasting and permeant change. My goal and academic contribution are to make aware to individuals and society in general that institutionalized racism, white supremacy ideologies, white privilege, and racism must be eradicated through active agency. My intention is not to analyze the plethora of evidence of white fear in the numerous archival historical documents. Rather, my intention is to demonstrate that the lynchings of African Americans and continued acts of violence against them may be apprehended on the basis of an understanding of the similarities of these acts, which I theorize, stem from the fear of losing white privilege. I argue that it is imperative to understand and interrupt the pattern of the ongoing literal and metaphorical lynching of African Americans.
Available : Verdugo Campus Library , Books - Upper Level ; 006.3 N532
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Summary: Scientists have now created machines capable of imitating human intelligence and creativity so well that many people around the world cannot tell the difference. In the 2020s, these supercomputing AI tools became available to Americans through services like Chat GPT and Open AI, which enable consumers to tap into the power of this emerging technology for all kinds of activities. This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the current era in AI technology and the debate about how this emerging technology is changing, and potentially threatening,many familiar parts of human life
Available : Verdugo Campus Library, New Books - Main Floor - Center of Library ; 363.728 H921t
Summary: "What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change--all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous. This story-driven and in-depth exploration of the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates our daily lives illuminates the ways in which we've been duped into accepting absolutely insane levels of waste as normal. Total Garbage also tells the story of individuals and communities who are finding the way back from waste, and showing us that our choices truly matter and make a difference. Our big environmental challenges--climate, energy, plastic pollution, deforestation, toxic emissions--are often framed as problems too big for any one person to solve. Too big even for hope. But when viewed as symptoms of a single greater problem--the epic levels of trash and waste we produce daily--the way forward is clear. Waste is the one problem individuals can positively impact--and not just on the planet, but also on our wallets, our health, and national and energy security. The challenge is seeing our epic wastefulness clearly. Total Garbage will shine a light on the absurdity of the systems that all of us use daily and take for granted--and it will help both individuals and communities make meaningful changes toward better lives and a cleaner, greener world"
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