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The naked society The naked society Vance Packard Examines the invasion of privacy in the United States by government, business, and education. Describes surveillance techniques and tools of investigative experts. OL10473567W
Development as Freedom Development as Freedom Amartya Sen **Development as Freedom** is a 1999 book about international development by Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. The American edition of the book was published by Alfred A. Knopf. (So… OL116534W
On the wings of the west wind On the wings of the west wind Joni Eareckson Tada Marcus has been a slave his entire life, dreaming of freedom, until the day a boy arrives on the wings of the west wind with a message from another master, the King. OL15052549W
Young Fredle Young Fredle Cynthia Voigt Fredle, a young mouse cast out of his home, faces dangers and predators outside, makes some important discoveries and allies, and learns the meaning of freedom as he struggles to return home. OL15616032W
The Midnight Zoo The Midnight Zoo Sonya Hartnett Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo wher… OL15990953W
The kite princess The kite princess Juliet Clare Bell Princess Cinnamon's stuffy parents want her to look grand, wearing the finest clothes and jewels, and study deportment but Cinnamon longs to be wild and free. OL16461712W
Freedom's a-callin me Freedom's a-callin me Ntozake Shange A collection of poems brings to life the treacherous journey of the travelers on the Underground Railroad, in a universal story about the human need to be free. OL16560414W
Music From A Broken Violin Music From A Broken Violin Tikvah Feinstein A gripping memoir written in literary style, as in Roots, that brings to life the author's parents and their parents and places them in the historically accurate, critical era of pre-Holocaust Europ… OL16574490W
Against the State - An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto Against the State - An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto Llewelln H. Rockwell, Jr. ![alt text][1] Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto diagnoses what is wrong with the American political system, and tells us in no uncertain terms what is required to stop leviathan.… OL17043428W
The Pearl That Broke It's Shell The Pearl That Broke It's Shell Nadia Hashimi In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of … OL17312575W
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Coleen Marlo,Angela Y. Davis,Frank Barat En este amplio y brillante conjunto de ensayos, la reconocida y erudita activista Angela Davis expone las conexiones entre las luchas contra la violencia estatal y la opresión a lo largo de la histor… OL17794034W
Schritt für Schritt ins Paradies Schritt für Schritt ins Paradies Klaus Lederer,Karsten Krampitz Kaum ein Wort, das in unserer Zeit gleichermaßen verhunzt und missbraucht wird: Freiheit – auch bekannt als Kaufkraft, Überlegenheit des Westens oder als Möglichkeit, sich ohne Zwang entscheiden zu k… OL17825801W
The MacGregor's lady The MacGregor's lady Grace Burrowes Asher MacGregor, the new Earl of Balfour, refuses to choose a Society wife to be his countess, though he agrees to host Boston heiress Hannah Cooper for one Season. When he's tended to that chore, he… OL17852905W
Avalon Avalon Mindee Arnett "Seventeen-year-old Jeth Seagrave, the leader of a ragtag team of teenage mercenaries, skirts the line between honor and the law in an attempt to win freedom for his sister and himself in the form of… OL17875584W
Washington Black Washington Black Esi Edugyan George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master's brother as his manservant. To his surprise, the eccentric … OL19669797W
Tomasa the cow = Tomasa the cow = Pietrapiana. Tired of being hooked to a milking machine, Tomasa the one-horned cow leaves the farm on a quest to find freedom. Text in English and Spanish. OL1987676W
Romany free Romany free Robert Vavra Poetic text reveals a gypsy boy's feelings about nature and freedom. OL2914860W
47 47 Walter Mosley,Ossie Davis Walter Mosley is one of the best-known writers in America. In his first book for young adults, Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of fr… OL447678W
Freedom Freedom Lois Cantwell Explores the concept of freedom, explaining how ideals such as freedom of religion and the freedom to petition and assemble were developed, secured, and made accessible to all Americans. OL5261633W
Inquiring about freedom Inquiring about freedom Jerry E. Jennings Discusses personal, political, religious, and economic freedom in the United States, historically and in the present day. OL5615247W
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