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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
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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.
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"--
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.
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...
8) 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.
10) 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
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...
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Venerada tanto por su espíritu salvaje, como por su arte, Frida Kahlo es un símbolo de creatividad arriesgada. Durante décadas sus pinturas han permanecido atemporales, cautivando admiradores de distintas generaciones alrededor del mundo. Sin embargo, su más grande obra de arte es quizá su propia vida. ¿Qué haría Frida? celebra el estilo característico de esta icónica mujer, la franqueza de sus ideales, su apasionada vida amorosa y su intrépido...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsEspanol
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Mientras crecía, los padres de Rafa no querían que se sintiera diferente porque, como su mamá le dijo: “Los sueños no deben tener fronteras”. Pero cuando intentó sacar su licencia de conducir en su tercer año de preparatoria, sus padres se vieron forzados a revelarle su estatus migratorio. De pronto, el chico que moldeó todos sus estudios de preparatoria como en los programas de televisión estadounidenses, no tenía idea de que iba a hacer...
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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? Wrong! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors....
18) 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
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Description
Durante generaciones, las mujeres de color han tenido que luchar contra las poderosas fuerzas del sexismo, el racismo y el clasismo; una lucha bastante solitaria. Cuando Prisca Dorca Mojicas fundó Latina Rebels, creó también una comunidad que las ayuda a pelear juntas. Lo hizo de nuevo con este libro.
Para chicas fuertes, de corazón tierno y piel canela ofrece sabiduría y caminos de liberación, maneras poderosas de enfrentar diversos retos...
Author
Publisher
Tendencias
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
"In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life"--
Llega la desgarradora e hilarante biografía de Jennette McCurdy, la estrella de iCarly y Sam & Cat, en la que narra sus dificultades como actriz infantil, sus...
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