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Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the ’60s and ’70s. Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors. -- from publisher.
2) Elon Musk
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"When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies ... But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father's impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission,...
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2023.
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"Authoritative, personal, and vividly written, Romney: A Reckoning is a revealing account of Mitt Romney's life. Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with Romney, his family, and his inner circle as well as hundreds of pages of his personal journals, this book offers a rare, portrait of a politician who in recent years has been at the center of our nation's most defining political dramas." --Amazon.
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"In her most candid and revealing book yet, acclaimed broadcast journalist and Baby Boomer Joan Lunden delves into the various phases of aging that leave many feeling uncomfortable, confused, and on edge. In her hilarious book, Lunden takes the dull and depressing out of aging, replacing it with wit and humor. After all, laughing is better than crying--unless it makes you pee! Whether you're in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or more, this book is full of helpful...
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Florian Gadsby tells the story of his artistic awakening, his education in England, Ireland and Japan. Arguing for the value in dedicating yourself to a craft, Florian weaves anecdotes about particular pots and processes into the narrative of his life, exploring what he has learnt from specific pieces he was taught to throw during his apprenticeships and how they have informed his philosophy and approach to his work
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Simon & Schuster
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2023.
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416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"--
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Torrey House Press
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2019.
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English
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"Skier and debut author Ayja Bounous explores threats to the winters and watershed in the face of climate change and the far-reaching impacts of a diminishing snowpack on the American West--not only from ecological and economic perspectives, but also in regard to emotional and psychological health, as she realizes how deeply her personal relationships are tied to the snow-covered mountains of Utah's Wasatch range"--Provided by publisher.
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls reveals the untold story of how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, a sweeping story of a 'sisterhood' of women spies spanning three generations who broke the glass ceiling, helped transform spycraft, and tracked down Osama Bin Laden. Upon its creation in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency instantly became one of the most important spy services in the world. Like every male-dominated...
11) The doctors Blackwell: how two pioneering sisters brought medicine to women--and women to medicine
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A "biography of two pioneering sisters who, together, became America's first female doctors and transformed New York's medical establishment by creating a hospital by and for women"--
12) Invisible generals: rediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black generals
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Black Privilege Publishing/Atria
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2023.
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xxiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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The true story of America's first Black generals--Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. and Jr.--a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen.
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First Run Features
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[2014]
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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With a career that spanned 50 years, Mercedes Sosa sold millions of records, performed thousands of concerts all over the world, and left behind an incredible legacy as an artist who went beyond the borders of music to become one of the most influential and loved personalities of the twentieth century. This intimate documentary reveals her early life and her rise to worldwide stardom, and explores the impact she had on the musical and political heritage...
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Cinema Libre Studio
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Profiles peace activist and Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson whose political convictions changed as a result of his involvement in the Vietnam War and later lost his legs during a nonviolent protest.
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