Mottola, Tommy.
Summary: One of the most powerful, famous executives in the history of the music industry, Mottola was there from Elvis to the iPod. Now, Mottola recounts how a street kid from the Bronx became the music industry's most creative and successful CEO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.640 MOTRyan, Jack.
Summary: Includes updates on many of the performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Glendower Media LLC 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 RYACook, Kevin
Summary: A tribute to the professional achievements of the father-and-son team of Tom and Tom Morris cites their pivotal contributions to the founding of golf in the 1800s, the differences in their athletic styles, and young Tom's tragic early death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 COOTranströmer, Tomas
Summary: "Tomas Tranströmer--the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature--can be clearly recognized not just as Sweden's most important poet, but as a writer of international stature whose work speaks to us now with undiminished clarity and resonance. Long celebrated as a master of the arresting, suggestive image, Tranströmer is a poet of the liminal: his verse is drawn again and again to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.7 TRADePaola, Tomie
Summary: Author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school in 1941 when he was a boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2003
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Oachs, Emily Rose
Summary: A group of tourists crowds into a dusty room with brightly painted walls. They have entered King Tut's tomb! Priceless artifacts once filled every chamber of the tomb. Now they are in museums across the world, carrying on King Tut's legacy thousands of years after his death! This high-interest title uses vivid photographs, timelines, graphs, and profiles of important discoveries to introduce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 OACMark, Nikki
Summary: In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark's perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never woke up. They're still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. She created a plan to transform neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field, honoring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MARMoser, Barry
Summary: "Illustrator Barry Moser renders the memories of his youth--in luminous drawings and candid prose--on his quest to understand how he and his identically raised brother could have become such very different men"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MOSER, BARRY MOSTranströmer, Tomas
Summary: "A collection of poetry and prose by Tomas Tranströmer, translated by Patty Crane"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.7 TRAFraed, George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carol Pub. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795.41 FRAFreeman, Anna Harber
Summary: "The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Poveka Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her Ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them-and Maria-famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria's belief in sharing her love of clay brought success...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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Summary: "James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system. James Comey might best be known as the FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017, but he's had a long, varied career in the law and justice system. He knows better than most just what a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.2509 COMKim, Carol
Summary: "The 1922 discovery of King Tut's tomb is one of the most important ancient Egyptian finds in history. People have told stories about it ever since. Are there rooms in King Tut's tomb yet to be discovered? Did clues point to King Tut being murdered? Read the stories. Then see if you can separate the truths from the myths!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 KIMWilkinson, Toby
Summary: "Marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's spectacular tomb, its incredible treasures are revealed as never before. In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, each with a story to tell about ancient life. Tutankhamun's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932 WILSmith, Tommie
Summary: "A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B SMIDuckworth, Tammy
Summary: The Iraq War veteran traces her impoverished childhood, her decision to join the Army, the months spent recovering from the RPG attack that shot down her helicopter and nearly took her life, and her subsequent mission of serving in elected office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio DuckworthSwift, Earl
Summary: Follows auto mechanic Tommy Arney as he painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to its former glory, all while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2222 SWINorris, Mary
Summary: A New Yorker copy veteran presents laugh-out-loud descriptions of some of the most common and vexing errors in language and usage, drawing on examples from classic literature and pop culture while sharing anecdotes from her work with celebrated writers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 808 NORDavidson, Tommy
Summary: In 1990, Tommy Davidson burst onto the scene in the Emmy Award-winning show In Living Color, a pioneering sketch comedy show, featuring a multi-racial cast of actors and dancers who spoke to an underrepresented new generation created by Hip Hop Nation. In this memoir, Tommy shares his unique perspective on making it in Hollywood, being an integral part of television history, on fame and family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVIDSON, TOMMY DAVJames, Tommy.
Summary: Tells the intimate story of the complex and sometimes terrifying relationship between Tommy James, the bright-eyed, sweet-faced blond musician from the heartland and Morris Levy, the big, bombastic, brutal bully from the Bronx, who hustled, cheated, and swindled his way to the top of the music industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 JAMShearer, Benjamin F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 929.92 SHECarter, Jimmy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 CARCarter, Jimmy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 CARTER, Jimmy CARGownley, Jimmy
Summary: Recounts the author's adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2014