Jackson, Mitchell S.

Summary: "Equal parts stunning, photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball. Each chapter explores the style of an era and the cultural influences that shaped it: The league's inception in 1949, pre-Civil Rights Movement, when the NBA was mostly comprised of white players who wore suits and skinny ties. The years...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Books 2023

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 391.4 JAC

Wilbur, Matika

Summary: "In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and set out on a Kickstarter-funded pursuit to visit, engage, and photograph people from what were then the 562 federally recognized Native American Tribal Nations. Over the next decade, she traveled six hundred thousand miles across fifty states--from Seminole country (now known as the Everglades) to Inuit territory (now known as...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 970.004 WIL
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Clavreul, Denis

Summary: "An artist's uniquely personal journey across Audubon's America In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.092 CLA

Souza, Pete

Summary: Go behind the scenes of the West Wing--into the Oval Office and Situation Room, aboard Air Force One, and beyond--with #1 bestselling author and former presidential photographer Pete Souza.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.932 SOU

Yenne, Bill

Summary: Discover the history and personal stories of 46 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume. From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-sixth, Joe Biden, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included in this fourth edition of The Complete Book of US Presidents by journalist and historian Bill Yenne. This book features...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crestline Books 2021

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.099 YEN

Schultz, Joey

Summary: In 2017 photographer Joey Schultz was asked a question - "What would be the most powerful photograph that you could take?" His answer was images of his grandmothers. That was the spark that lit the fire on the idea of photographing grandmothers all over the country and how powerful a collection that would be. He brought this idea to fellow photographer John Hanson over breakfast one day in Los...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ProSeed Books 2021

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.24 SCH

Chin, Jimmy

Summary: "Filmmaker, photographer, and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes where few can follow to capture stunning images in death-defying situations. There and Back draws from his breathtaking portfolio of photographs, captured over twenty years during cutting-edge expeditions on all seven continents--from skiing Mount Everest, to an unsupported traverse of Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau on foot, to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.092 CHI

Quattro, Ken

Summary: Stories of Black artists who drew -- mostly covertly behind the scenes -- superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of the industry. The life stories of each man's personal struggles and triumphs are represented as they broke through into a world formerly occupied only by whites. Using primary source material from World War II-era Black newspapers and magazines, this book...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yoe Books, IDW Publishing 2020

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 920 QUA

Parton, Dolly

Summary: "For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 921 PAR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAR

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 PARTON, DOLLY PAR

Hoseley, Rantz

Summary: Based on Nikki Sixx's drug-soaked New York Times best-selling memoir, The Heroin Diaries, chronicles the year of decadence and depravity that almost cost Sixx his life during the recording and tour for M©œtley Cr©ơe's seminal 1987 album, Girls Girls Girls, the book not only became a worldwide best-seller, but also spawned the band Sixx A.M.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Heavy Metal Media 2018

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 921 SIX

Kelly, Scott

Summary: A collection of photographs taken by Commander Scott Kelly documenting his journey on the International Space Station, 250 miles above the earth. One's perspective shifts when one lives for an entire year, as Commander Scott Kelly has. His breathtaking collection of photos document his journey on the International Space Station ... and the unparalleled beauty of our own home planet. His...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2018

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 KEL

Lentz, Timothy Paul

Summary: In the spring of 2017 David DiChiera's nearly fifty-five year tenure as the guiding spirit of opera in southeast Michigan came to an end with his retirement from Michigan Opera Theatre. The Impresario and civic leader extraordinaire was stepping aside, and the company he founded was in excellent shape with a bright and sustainable future and a beautiful world-class home in the Detroit Opera...

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Publisher / Publication Date: [Wayne State University Press] 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.1 LEN

Felix, Antonia

Summary: A photographic journey of Michelle Obama, one of the most beloved First Ladies.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, MICHELLE FEL

Rivers, Melissa

Summary: "Joan Rivers is an enduring icon of the 20th century, and her wildly popular humor has appealed to generations of fans. With a career that began in the late 1950s, Joan kept mementos over the course of her entire working life, and Joan Rivers Confidential is a compilation of never-before-seen personal archives. Assembled by her daughter Melissa with Scott Currie, the book contains scripts and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 RIVERS, JOAN RIV

Summary: Annie Leibovitz : Portraits 2005-2016 is the photographer's follow-up to her two landmark books, Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990 and A Photographer's Life 1990-2005. In this newest collection, Leibovitz has captured the world's most compelling subjects in the style that has distinguished her as one of the most loved and compelling talents of our time. The photographs document contemporary culture...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Inc 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770 ANN

Baker, Peter

Summary: Peter Baker's authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obama's achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, "doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills."

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Publisher / Publication Date: The New York Times 2017

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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK BAK

Pop, Iggy

Summary: The almost unbelievable story of the band that invented punk rock, entirely in the words of Stooges founder, Iggy Pop. Includes over 200+ images, many published here for the first time, and contributions from Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Joan Jett, Jonhhy Marr, Jack White, Ben Blackwell, Johan Kugelberg, and Jon Savage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Third Man Books 2016

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.6 POP

Yoshizawa, Akira

Summary: This beautiful origami book is the first comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work of Akira Yoshizawa. In addition to 60 models from his private collection, it features over 1,000 original drawings by the artist, and English translations of his writings in Japanese on origami, all of which are published here for the very first time.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. 2016

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.55 Yoshizawa

Bradsher, Bethany

Summary: Presents a brief history of fifty Super Bowl games, profiling the key players and coaches, setting, and events affiliated with each.

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Publisher / Publication Date: JKR Ventures, LLC 2015

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.332 BRA

Marshall, Ben

Summary: Blending memoir, history, and music, The Who explores the influences that shaped the band and its members, from Britain’s post-war austerity to Elvis, Lonnie Donegan, and American youth counter-culture. It follows them through the Mod and Pop years and the furiously fast sixties, and charts the hit singles—"My Generation," "I’m a Boy,, "The Kids Are Alright," and "Pinball Wizard." It revels in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.6 MAR

Daniels, Stacy L.

Summary: The "tragedy/comedy" is a well-known story of the lowering of Crystal Lake, in Benzie Co., MI.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Flushed with Pride Press 2015

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.4632 DAN
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Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Summary: Presents Laura Ingalls Wilder's unedited, and unpublished, draft of her autobiography that was written for an adult audience and eventually served as the foundation for her popular Little House on the Prairie series.

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Publisher / Publication Date: South Dakota Historical Society Press 2014

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 921 WIL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILDER, LAURA INGALLS WIL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B WILDER HIL

Summary: On the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the editors of Life bring readers everything that has been left to us from the life of one of history's most iconic figures. His pictures, actions, words in his speeches and his private letters are analyzed and pointed inward toward the person, to help us understand the man: the heart and soul of the man. This book is about the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Books 2014

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM LIF