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Summary: Takes a look at the whole life of the Beatles star, casting new light on his years with the band Wings and wife, Linda McCartney, and revealing a man as haunted by his legacy--and particularly his relationship with John Lennon--as he was inspired by it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCARTNEY, PAUL CARCarlin, Peter Ames
Summary: "From journalist Peter Ames Carlin-the New York Times bestselling music biographer who chronicled the lives and careers of Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, the Beach Boys, and Paul Simon-Sonic Boom captures the rollicking story of the most successful record label in the history of rock and roll, Warner Bros Records, and the remarkable secret to its meteoric rise"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 CARCarlin, Peter Ames
Summary: "Recounts the life and achievements of the American music icon, detailing his youth as a grandchild of Jewish Hungarian immigrants, his celebrity relationships, and the definitive music that earned him fifteen Grammy Awards and two inductions into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame,"--NoveList. To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SIMON, PAUL CARRoss, Alec
Summary: "For 150 years, there has been a contract. Companies hold the power to shape our daily lives. The state holds the power to make them fall in line. And the people hold the power to choose their leaders. But now, this balance has shaken loose. As the marketconsolidates, the lines between Walmart and the Halls of Congress have become razor-thin. Private companies have begun to behave like nations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322 ROSRoss, Alec
Summary: Over the past two decades, the Internet has radically changed markets and businesses worldwide. In The Industries of the Future, Ross shows us what's next, highlighting the best opportunities for progress and explaining why countries thrive or sputter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 338 ROSRyrie, Alec
Summary: "Looking back to the crisis of the Reformation and beyond, Unbelievers shows how, long before philosophers started to make the case for atheism, powerful cultural currents were challenging traditional faith. These tugged in different ways not only on celebrated thinkers such as Machiavelli, Montaigne, Hobbes, and Pascal, but on men and women at every level of society whose voices we hear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 211 RYRRyrie, Alec
Summary: Five hundred years ago, an obscure monk challenged the authority of the pope with a radical new vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he unwittingly set in motion has toppled governments, upended social norms, and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. In this dazzling global history charting five centuries of innovation and change, Alec...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 284 RYRFoege, Alec.
Summary: A tribute to America's innovators traces the nation's history through its feats of engineering, citing the achievements of various individuals while challenging views about the reductions of innovations in the post-World War II decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 609.2273 FOEMacGillis, Alec
Summary: "The story of regional inequality in America as revealed by the rise of Amazon and its distribution network"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 381 MACGilpin, Alec R. (Alec Richard)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 973.523 GIL1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 973.523 GIL
Flora, Carlin
Summary: Illuminates the critical role of friendship in happiness, combining scientific findings with relatable anecdotes to explore how relationships, long-time friends, and social networking groups shape an individual's mental, emotional, and physical health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 FLOScott, Alev
Summary: "An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East."--Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 SCOLeung, Julie
Summary: "Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, with a focus on their accomplishments that were "firsts" in their fields."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.02 LEUSarlin, Peggy.
Summary: "It's awful to watch someone you love slip further and further into forgetfulness and confusion, their minds wiped clean by dementia. If you or someone you care about ever suffers from ANY kind of memory loss, then you'll want to know about a discovery that won a Nobel Prize. Research shows this breakthrough supplement can get to the root cause of age-related dementia, Alzheimer's disease and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Online Publishing & Marketing 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 SARCaplin, Steve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 2003
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Nevala-Lee, Alec
Summary: "From Alec Nevala-Lee, the author of the Hugo and Locus Award finalist Astounding, comes a revelatory biography of the visionary designer who defined the rules of startup culture and shaped America's idea of the future. During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was hailed as one of the greatest geniuses of the twentieth century. As the architectural designer and futurist best known for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FULLER, BUCKMINSTER NEVKarlin, Mary.
Summary: "A contemporary guide to making 100 artisan cheeses at home--from classic favorites to popular, modern varieties--written by cheese-making authority Mary Karlin. In recent years there has been an explosion in the artisan cheese movement and a kitchen crafting revival. Artisan Cheese Making at Home inspires and encourages do-it-yourselfers with approachable, easy-to-follow instructions to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 KARGilpin, Alec R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.403 GILSummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Summary: A bold, insightful book that rejects the myth of America the Unphilosophical, arguing that America today towers as the most philosophical culture in the history of the world, an unprecedented marketplace of truth and argument that far surpasses ancient Greece or any other place one can name.Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 191 ROMArlen, Alice
Summary: "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th century, from her troublemaking days as the middle child of complicated parents to her successes as publisher of the Pulitzer Prize winning Newsday"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PATTERSON, ALICIA ARLKarlin, Mary.
Summary: An authoritative guide to the art and science of fermented foods provides more than 90 sophisticated recipes that progress from simple condiments to more advanced techniques, offering insight into the history and health benefits of fermentation. By the author of Artisan Cheese Making at Home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piper Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 MARBree, Marlin
Summary: The author tells of his three month adventure sailing alone on Lake Superior in his twenty-foot wooden sailboat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C.N. Potter 1988