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1) Tupac Shakur
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 426 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"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"--
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
viii, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A naturalist's view of the Colorado River as it flows through the Grand Canyon, looking at the plants, animals, and people that live along and interact with the river throughout the changing seasons.
6) Invisible generals: rediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black generals
Author
Publisher
Black Privilege Publishing/Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
9) Molly
Author
Publisher
Archway Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
316 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Blake Butler and Molly Brodak instantly connected, fell in love, married and built a life together. Both writers with deep roots in contemporary American literature, their union was an iconic joining of forces between two major and beloved talents. Nearly three years into their marriage, grappling with mental illness and a lifetime of trauma, Molly took her own life. In the days and weeks after Molly's death, Blake discovered shocking secrets she...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Taylor Swift always knew she wanted to be a country music artist, so at age thirteen, she convinced her parents to move their family out of Pennsylvania to Nashville. As a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Taylor wrote songs about teenage heartbreak and fitting in with her peers, and she performed these and other tunes at open mic nights and karaoke events. Breaking into the music industry took longer than she expected because record executives...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
Multiple
Description
A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history. Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Nothing scared Julio, not even the ancient human skulls he found. His bravery earned him the boyhood...
15) Rewind & play
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In December 1969, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk ended his European concert tour with a performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Before the show, he was invited to appear on a French television program to perform and answer questions in an intimate setting. Using newly discovered footage from this recording, director Alain Gomis (Félicité) reveals the disconnect between Monk and his interviewer, Henri Renaud, whose unwittingly...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death—whether imminent or not—will breathe wild, new potential into your life. Warm, generous, and funny AF, Alua supports and helps manage end-of-life care on many levels. The business matters, medical directives, memorial planning;...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Whiskey Tender is a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and the frictions between being raised to strive towards the American dream while also coming into an understanding of how the narratives of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo heritages have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of America"--
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fearless documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras's career-long pursuit of truth and justice finds powerful expression in an epic story of art, activism, and survival. Made in collaboration with renowned artist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed entwines the mission of PAIN an advocacy group she founded to raise awareness about the billionaire Sackler family's integral role in the ongoing crisis of opioid overdoses with an intimate journey through...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny--lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and presidential candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader. THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a...
Author
Publisher
Winning Team Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiii, 273 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An unmatched champion for the America First movement, Kari Lake in her first book, Unafraid: Just Getting Started, outlines her journey from being the most beloved newscaster and broadcast journalist in Arizona to the leader of the largest grassroots movement in the state's history. Kari Lake shares an exclusive, uncensored look inside her journey. From the time she walked away from the media, to the beginning of her bid for governor, her David and...
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