Teresa
Summary: During her lifelong service to the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of thousands whom nobody else was prepared to look after have been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world. Little was known, however, about her own spiritual heights, or her struggles. This collection of her writing and reflections,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TERESA, MOTHER TERBateman, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.11 BATSchlachter, Terese
Summary: "The biography of Colonel Greg Gadson (Ret.) co-written with writer and video producer Terese Schlachter, details Gadson's remarkable and inspirational journey from his grievous wounding as a battlefield commander in Iraq to becoming the spiritual coach of the New York Giants, a major film and television actor, and motivational life coach and outdoor-adventure enthusiast"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schaffner Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GADSON, GREGORY DIMITRI, SCHDaneman, Meredith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FONTEYN, MARGOT DANBauman, Jeff.
Summary: A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped to set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, discusses his experiences that day and his ongoing mission to walk again after losing both legs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAUMAN, JEFF BAUGiudice, Teresa
Summary: In her second memoir, the Real Housewife chronicles her life since her release from prison and what it's been like to weather difficult times as a single mother. Though she recounts the happy memories she's experienced over the past year, she also touches upon some of the darkest times of her life, including her parents' hospitalizations for severe medical issues in late 2016, which led to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUIDICE, TERESA GUIRobeson, Teresa
Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DALWong, Teresa
Summary: "In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering from PPD and the profound feelings of inadequacy and loss. As Teresa grapples with her fears and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.198 WONSullivan, Teresa
Summary: When Mikey is young, the Sullivans are a closely knit unit, all of them devoted to caring for her. But as Mikey grows older, she also grows increasingly violent. By the time she's twelve, institutionalization is the only available option--and without the shared purpose of caring for Mikey, the family begins to unravel. As her family falls apart, Teresa searches for relief and connection during...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SULDomnauer, Teresa.
Summary: Traces Lewis & Clarke's exploratory journey acorss the western United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.46 DOMWaterman, Dick.
Summary: "Between Midnight and Day is the groundbreaking record of Dick Waterman's most important photographs from his unparalleled vintage blues archive. Beginning in 1964 with the rediscovery of legendary Delta blues singer Son House, Dick Waterman established Avalon Productions, the first agency devoted exclusively to managing and promoting blues musicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 781.643 WATTeresa, Mother
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print in association with Ballantine Books 1995
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 271.97 TERMailhot, Terese Marie
Summary: "Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder; Terese Marie Mailhot is given a notebook and begins to write her way out of trauma....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAILHOT, TERESE MARIE MAIPeres, Daniel
Summary: In the vein of Mary Karr's Lit, Augusten Burroughs' Dry and Sarah Hepola's Blackout, As Needed for Pain is a raw and riveting--and often wryly funny--addiction memoir from one of New York media's most accomplished editors which explores his never-before-told story of opioid addiction and the drastic impact it had on his life and career--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERES, DANIEL PERWeir, Theresa
Summary: The story of a street-smart city girl who must adapt to a new life on an apple farm after she falls in love with Adrian Curtis, the pride of a prominent local family whose lives and orchards are said to be cursed. Married after only three months, young Theresa finds life with Adrian on the farm far more difficult and dangerous than she expected. Rejected by her husband's family as an outsider,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 WEIR, THERESA WEIPeres, Shimon
Summary: A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the United Nations 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nextbook/Schocken 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 BEN-GURION, DAVID PERBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGWaterman, Laura.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shoemaker & Hoard 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.872 WATDeRosa, Melissa
Summary: When COVID-19 hit the United States, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was thrust onto the national stage, hailed around the globe for his leadership. Alongside him every step of the way, Melissa DeRosa quickly became a household name. In her riveting memoir, DeRosa details her journey as a young woman in politics rising to the highest levels of government, writing with raw honesty and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEROSA, MELISSA DERLarson, Theresa
Summary: In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought—on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul—revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what “perfect” really is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LARSON, THERESA LARMoon, Elaine Latzman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.434 MOOPaseman, Floyd L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zenith 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PASEMAN, FLOYD PASBrown, Theresa
Summary: "When a cancer nurse becomes a cancer patient, she has to confront the most critical, terrified, sometimes furious patient she's ever encountered: herself. A frank look at struggling with illness while navigating the health care maze"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, THERESA BROWeir, Theresa
Summary: Describes the author's marriage to the favorite son of local orchard-owners whose bad luck makes them seem cursed and depicts the newlyweds' life on the farm amidst pesticides, environmental destruction, and death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2011