Overdue

Overdue

Author: Amanda Oliver

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2022-03-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1641605340

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"One part love letter, one part eulogy, Overdue tells the story of America's public library system . . . Amanda Oliver proves herself a vibrant new literary voice . . . This is a book for all book lovers." —Reza Aslan, author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth When Amanda Oliver began work as a school librarian, fueled by a lifelong love of books and a desire to help, she felt qualified for the job. What she learned was that librarians are expected to serve as mediators and mental-health-crisis support professionals, customer service reps and administrators of overdose treatment, fierce loyalists to institutionalized mythology and enforced silence, and arms of state surveillance. Based on firsthand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research, Overdue begins with Oliver's first day at Northwest One, the DC Public Library branch where she would ultimately end her library career. Through her experience at this branch, Oliver highlights the national problems that have existed in libraries since they were founded, troublingly at odds with the common romanticization of the library as a shining beacon of equality: racism, segregation, and economic oppression. These fundamental American problems manifest today as police violence, the opioid epidemic, widespread inaccessibility of affordable housing, and a lack of mental health care nationwide—all of which come to a head in public library spaces. Can public librarians continue to play the many roles they are tasked with? Can American society sustain one of its most noble institutions? Libraries will not save us, but Oliver helps us imagine what might be possible if we stop expecting them to.


This Book Is Overdue!

This Book Is Overdue!

Author: Marilyn Johnson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0061431605

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A spirited exploration of libraries' evolution from fusty brick-and-mortar institutions to fluid virtual environments.


Long Overdue

Long Overdue

Author: Charles P. Henry

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0814737412

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In the wake of recent successes in South Africa and New Zealand, new models for reparations have recently found traction in a number of American cities and states, from Dallas to Baltimore and Virginia to California. By looking at other dispossessed group - Native Americans, holocaust survivors, and Japanese internment victims in the 1940s - Henry shows how some groups have won the fight for reparations. As Hurricane Katrina made apparent, the legacy of racial segregation and economic disadvantage is never far below the surface in America. Long Overdue provides an up-to-date survey of the political and legislative efforts that are now breaking the surface to move reparations into the heart of our national discussion about race.


My Overdue Book

My Overdue Book

Author: Peter Bright

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-04-30

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781511856102

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My Overdue Book: Too many stories not to tell: spells out the varied episodes in the life of a man who spent decades working in Hollywood. He began as a little boy in Cincinnati impressed early on by the broadcasting magic of radio and then TV in the middle of twentieth century America. His drive to get into broadcasting culminates in an early success that gets interrupted by an unexpected sidebar in The US Army and a subsequent tour as an Infantryman in Vietnam in the late 1960's. His yearlong excursion in "Fun City East," with its repeated life and death experiences, had lifelong effects on this soldier-of-media. Following his wanderings through the jungles of Vietnam, Bright's interactions with many of America's top public figures throughout his decades in radio and television come to life with intriguing stories that are personal, professional, positive and negative. It's life without a filter! Readers across generations will share and co-experience numerous real life feelings and emotions with writer Bright as his winding trail of life opens in front of them. book endorsement for peter bright; i always thought that peter bright and i had many things in common; we both grew up in ohio, we both had careers in the live event and variety side of television, and the few times we had times to talk i thought we shared a mutual philosophy toward the ups and downs of life. but it wasn't until i read his "overdue" book that i realized just what a rich and storied life peter has had and how much more deeply he had experienced the highs and lows, particularly during his years in the military, than i ever could have imagined. it really amazes me just how little we know about people we think we know, and just how much more we appreciate who they are when we are fortunate enough to have that background filled in by someone as articulate and able to express both facts and feelings as peter has in this book. when i started to read it, i thought all of those common events that we shared would be an interesting parallel track to my life and as such i would have a great frame of reference, but as i read on, i realized just what an amazing story peter has to tell and just how well he tells it. ken ehrlich, executive producer, the grammy awards


The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

Author: Kelly Harms

Publisher: Center Point

Published: 2020-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781643585017

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"Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City. Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and - with a little encouragement from her friends - a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy's heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind. But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she's ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart"--Provided by publisher.


Review of the Fund's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Review of the Fund's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2007-08-22

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1498333427

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This paper provides an annual review of progress under the Fund’s strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations and proposes to extend the availability of the rights approach by another year, to end-August 2008. The rights approach could provide a useful mechanism for arrears clearance for the remaining eligible members, depending on their specific circumstances. A draft decision to this effect is provided in Section V.


Review of the IMF's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Review of the IMF's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Author: International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2009-08-18

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1498335675

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This paper reviews progress under the IMF's strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations. Total arrears to the Fund declined by SDR 11 million, to SDR 1,327 million, since the last review. While Sudan’s payments in excess of its new obligations falling due to the Fund accounted for the decline, arrears by Somalia and Zimbabwe increased further. The majority of the arrears to the Fund (85 percent) were to the General Resources Account (GRA).


Review of the Fund's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Review of the Fund's Strategy on Overdue Financial Obligations

Author: International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2018-07-09

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1498309100

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"This paper reviews progress under the Fund’s strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations. The level of overdue obligations to the Fund declined and their structure has remained broadly unchanged since the last review. Total overdue obligations to the Fund at end-June 2017 amounted to SDR 1,205.7 million, a decline of about SDR 100 million from the end-June 2012 level, when the strategy was reviewed last. All overdue obligations to the Fund at end-June 2017 were due to two protracted overdue obligations cases. Sudan accounts for the bulk of the overdue obligations to the Fund (80 percent), and Somalia for the remainder. Zimbabwe, which was in protracted overdue obligations to the PRGT at the time of the last Review, settled its overdue obligations to the PRGT on October 20, 2016."


Overdue and Presumed Lost

Overdue and Presumed Lost

Author: Martin Sheridan

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1612512003

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The USS Bullhead was the last American naval vessel lost in World War II. This history of the submarine--from launch to disappearance--is told by the only war correspondent allowed on a wartime submarine patrol. Narrow escapes from floating mines, fast dives to avoid enemy aircraft, and a daring sortie to rescue three badly hurt survivors of a downed B-25 are just a few of the adventures Martin Sheridan recounts. Trained as a feature writer, he shares his own experiences as well as the humorous and poignant incidents of everyday life aboard the submarine to capture that intangible spirit of camaraderie and sense of impending danger. First published in 1947, the narrative is based on a journal the author kept during the Bullhead's first war patrol in March and April 1945 and supplemental information from official Navy reports. The book, supported by a unique collection of period photographs, describes the perilous undersea war in the Pacific as only a firsthand account can.


An Overdue Healing

An Overdue Healing

Author: Eleanor Jane

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2013-12-05

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1491835427

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Ian McKenzie is stunned by the woman he is introduced to while on security duty at high society event. But Hannah is anything but receptive to him as a man. Finding out she would be present at most of the events hes assigned to work over the next few weeks gives him an edge to get to know her better. Hannah cant believe her luck! After all of these years, the one person she never wanted to see again is suddenly standing before her. She is sure hes the same arrogant, jock she knew in high school and had hurt her but gave her a resolve, which had carried her into her adulthood. Deadly circumstances bring the two together, Hannah as a victim in another horrible crime and Ian as the cop assigned to the case. Hannah, being the only survivor, holds the key to helping the police solve this case. Can Ian get her to trust him enough to protect her and unravel the clues to this case and to her private demons?