Filter By Subjects
College teachers United States Biography Dench, Judi 1934- Interviews Dench, Judi 1934- Performances Fleming, Brandon P Gay men United States Biography Gay political activists School failure United States Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Dramatic production Shakespearean actors and actresses Great Britain Biography United StatesFilter By Subjects
College teachers United States Biography Dench, Judi 1934- Interviews Dench, Judi 1934- Performances Fleming, Brandon P Gay men United States Biography Gay political activists School failure United States Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Dramatic production Shakespearean actors and actresses Great Britain Biography United StatesRock, Bretman
Summary: Celebrating self, identity, queerness, and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and Internet darling presents a funny and fabulous collection of essays, drawings, recipes, how-tos, and never-before-seen photos that go beyond what is known of him from social media.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROCK, BRETMAN ROCMendel, Iuliia
Summary: "In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from popular comedian to the president of Ukraine. Mendel had a front row seat to many of the key events preceding the 2022 Russian invasion. From attending meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin and other European leaders, visiting the front lines in Donbas, to fielding press...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 MENWenner, Jann
Summary: "Rolling Stone founder, editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a memoir from the heart of the rock and roll generation: from the triumphs of the Beatles and the Stones to Bono and the Boss, from Burning Man to the White House. Jann Wenner has been called by his peers "the greatest editor of his generation." His deeply personal memoir brings you inside the music, the politics, and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 921 WENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WENNER, JANN S. WENWeigel, Alicia Roth
Summary: "From a celebrated activist on the forefront of fighting for intersex representation and rights-and a subject of the forthcoming documentary Every Body, from the filmmakers behind RBG-a funny, thought-provoking collection of essays about owning your identity and living your truth"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEIGEL, ALICIA ROTH WEIBrennan, John O.
Summary: Brennan pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Central Intelligence Agency, describing the selfless, patriotic, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. He also examines the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government. He brings the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRENNAN, JOHN O BRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BRENNAN BREBrennan-Jobs, Lisa
Summary: "A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents--artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs--Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BRENNAN-JOBS BREEngel, Richard
Summary: "Based on two decades of reporting, NBC's chief foreign correspondent's riveting story of the Middle East revolutions, the Arab Spring, war, and terrorism seen up-close--sometimes dangerously so. When he was just twenty-three, a recent graduate of Stanford University, Richard Engel set off to Cairo with $2,000 and dreams of being a reporter. Shortly thereafter he was working freelance for Arab...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 ENGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 956.05 ENGMyers-Powell, Brenda
Summary: "What did Brenda Myers-Powell want? When she turned to prostitution at the age of fifteen, she wanted to support her two baby daughters and have a little money for herself. She was pretty and funny as hell, and although she called herself "Breezy," she was also tough--a survivor in every sense of the word. Over the next twenty-five years, she would move across the country, finding new pimps,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MYERS-POWELL, BRENDA MYEWolf, Brandon J.
Summary: "Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he'd been searching for: belonging--in a community...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOLF, BRANDON J. WOLFleming, Brandon P.
Summary: "An inspiring memoir of one man's transformation through literature and debate from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator -- all by the age of 27"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FLEMING, BRANDON P. FLEDench, Judi
Summary: "Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig ... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green ... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head ... These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare. For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024