Graham, Franklin
Summary: Franklin Graham is preparing to share a lifetime of personal memories, anecdotes, and lessons that he has learned from his father in Through My Father's Eyes -- a book that has taken almost twelve years to complete. "My father's image will remain etched in my mind and his voice will ring in my ears," says Franklin Graham. "The lessons I have learned through my father's eyes have anchored me and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GRAConniff, Ray
Contents: S'wonderful -- Sometimes I'm happy -- You do something to me -- They can't take that away from me -- I'd like to teach the world to sing (in perfect harmony) -- Love theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A time for us) -- Lara's theme from "Doctor Zhivago" -- Ravel's Bolero -- Love theme from "Love story" (Where do I begin) -- The way we were -- Love theme from "The Godfather" (Speak softly love) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia 1986
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD EASY LISTENING CONFoster, Thomas C.
Summary: Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing--and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher--retired professor Thomas C. Foster guides you through the basics of writing. With How to Write Like a Writer you'll learn how to organize your thoughts, construct first drafts, and (not incidentally) keep you in your chair so that inspiration can come to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 FOSTrillin, Calvin
Summary: "Calvin Trillin can write just about anything--and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this program, esteemed authors including Thomas Keneally, Christopher Koch, Eva Sallis, Luke Davies, and Nikki Gemmell focus on two of the most difficult things that inevitably come with a writer's livelihood: writer's block and rejection. The business side of writing-agents, publishers, and editors-is also considered. Some final advice on how to write a story? Sallis says, "Just write-let...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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McCann, Colum
Summary: "From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer--and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 MCCMinot, Susan
Summary: "A superb collection of short fiction--her first in thirty years and spanning many geographies--from the critically acclaimed author of Monkeys, Evening, and Thirty Girls A writer dryly catalogs the myriad reasons she cannot write; an artist bicycles through protests in lower Manhattan and ruminates on an elusive lover; an old woman on her deathbed calls out for a man other than her husband; a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MINNelson, Willie
Contents: Ride me back home (3:36) -- Come on time (2:55) -- My favorite picture of you (3:55) -- Seven year itch (3:22) -- Immigrant eyes (4:34) -- Stay away from lonely places (3:59) -- Just the way you are (4:36) -- One more song to write (3:56) -- Nobody's listening (4:51) -- It's hard to be humble (3:48) -- Maybe I should've been listening (3:52).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY NELGreene, Marjorie Taylor
Summary: "In her first book, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals her personal account of the battles she fights in the halls of Congress and beyond. MTG shares the story of her incredible ascension from small town business owner to MAGA firebrand! Known for her humor and honesty, MTG offers a never before seen glimpse at her decision to give up private sector success for public service, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Winning Team Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GREENE, MARJORIE TAYLOR GREDelisle, James R.
Summary: Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling "Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children," this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prufrock Press Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 DELNelson, Willie
Contents: Stormy weather -- Don't get around much anymore -- Ole buttermilk sky -- Wind beneath my wings -- I'm gonna sit right down & write myself a letter -- Am I blue -- Unchained melody -- Exactly like you -- Old-fashioned love -- That lucky old sun (just rolls around Heaven all day)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Special Products 1996