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Summary: "Will Smith's transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale, but it's only half the story. Will Smith thought he had won at life: not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 SMIStanley, Bob
Summary: "Pop music didn't begin with the Beatles in 1963, or with Elvis in 1956, or even with the first seven-inch singles in 1949. There was a pre-history that went back to the first recorded music, right back to the turn of the century. Who were these earliest record stars--and were they in any meaningful way "pop stars"? Who was George Gershwin writing songs for? Why did swing, the hit sound for a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.6409 STABlair, Gabrielle Stanley
Summary: "Why abortion is a men's issue. By focusing on the role men play in unwanted pregnancy, Ejaculate Responsibly gets us out of the destructive loop centered on issues like when life begins and the injustice of legislating women's bodies and presents a powerfully fair and effective way out of the abortion impasse. Highly readable, funny, and unflinching, the book's 28 arguments walk readers...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.9 BLASchwalbe, Will
Summary: "From the author of the best-selling and beloved The End of Your Life Book Club-a new book that tracks an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years. Author Will Schwalbe describes his friendship with unlikely college-buddy Maxey through marriage, divorce, and career changes up until the present day, noting what makes their bond so special and enduring"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: Setting out to uncover the story of her attacker, Connors embarked on a journey to find out who he was, where he came from, who his friends were and what his life was like. What she discovers stretches beyond one violent man's story and back into her own, interweaving a narrative about strength and survival with one about rape culture and violence in America.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CONNORS, JOANNA CONPasek, Benj
Summary: An illustrated presentation of the lyrics to a song from the Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which emphasize that however bad things seem, one is never alone. Includes authors' note about the background of the song and how it led to the book.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 782.1 PASSchwalbe, Will
Summary: "For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In this delightful celebration of reading, Schwalbe invites us along on his quest for books that speak to the specific challenges of living in our modern world, with all its noise and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016