dissenters

Recounts the events surrounding the assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, and the investigation into the person or group responsible for his death.

It is 1982 and nineteen-year-old Laura Reid is spending a semester in Leningrad studying Russian, but when she meets Alyosha she discovers the dissident Russia--a world of wild parties, underground books and music, love, and constant danger.

An anthology of poems by over 150 writers in which they address the topic of aloneness.

Introduces the lives of Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Elena Bonner, against a background of Russian history, especially since the 1917 Revolution. Discusses how Dr. Sakharov's and his wife's outspoken ideas and activities ran afoul of the authorities and the punishments they have endured for upholding the cause of human rights.

After a natural disaster has all but destroyed the earth, the orphaned and "defective" Leora, while searching for her sister, defies the oppressive laws of the land and joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the government.

The Black Knights travel to Area 11 to take back control of Japan, but when Lelouch learns that Nunnally has become the viceroy for Area 11, he is obligated to send his friend, Suzaku, to rescue her.

Now that Lelouch is Emperor of the Holy Empire of Britannia, his and Suzaku's promise to create a kinder and gentler world is realized, but he will have to fight to hang on to that world.

Mao, a new Geass user, appears after Lelouch strikes a devastating blow against the Britannian Forces, and must continue in his quest even as the world starts crumbling around him.

Lelouch, a Brittanian in Japan after the Holy Empire of Brittania conquered the country and renamed it Area 11, vows to demolish his own government, and meets a girl who bestows him with the power of Geass, which allows him to control people's minds and become the terrorist known as Zero.

A collection of international documents that examine how the public has expressed dissent in various regions around the world and throughout history, covering key events and figures in the history of protest.