Denenberg, Barry.
Summary: Conceived as a one-year anniversary newspaper edition of Lincoln's assassination, this brilliant, beautiful, and bold biographical portrait of Abraham Lincoln mimics 19th-century newsprint, combining pen and ink drawings with archival photography, and period typography with articles surveying Lincoln's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINWolff, Christoph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN WOLFink, Jesse
Summary: "Pure Narco tells the tale of arguably America's biggest cocaine trafficker and his capture in Venezuela during one of the biggest anti-narcotics takedowns of all time. But it is more than that; Pure Narco is unique in that it is a story of a family caught up in a life on the run and Luis Navia's adjustment to civilian life after prison"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NAVIA, LUIS FINWoerden, Henk van
Summary: Publisher description: If ever one individual could be said to have embodied the tragedy of apartheid, Dimitri Tsafas would be that man. At a time when color was all, Tsafas, bastard son of a Greek father and an African mother, was untouchable -- too black for the whites and too white for the blacks. Stateless, homeless, and loveless, on September 6, 1966, he entered South Africa's Parliament...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 839.31 WOEFink, Mitchell.
Summary: Former New York Daily News gossip columnist Fink made his livelihood reporting on celebrities' lives. Now, he reports on their deaths. John Lennon, Ted Williams, Lucille Ball, John Ritter, Warren Zevon: these are just a few of the fifteen larger-than-life celebrities whose final days are detailed here. Working with the cooperation of the stars' families and friends, all on the record, he has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FINFink, Mitchell.
Summary: Intimate stories from September 11, 2001, and the days following are told by those forever affected--from survivors of the attacks to rescuers and family members. This collection is ultimately a very real and memorable look at the tragedy and its effects on the people who were willing to share their stories with generations to come.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regan Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.71 FINHine, Darlene Clark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published by the Historical Society of Michigan 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.4 HIN1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4 HIN
Link, Mardi.
Summary: "An inspiring and heartfelt memoir about the friendship between eight women forged over two decades. The eight Drummond Girls first met in 1991 at Peegeo's Food & Spirits in northern Michigan where, at the time, they were all waitresses, bartenders, or regular customers. When one of them got engaged, they celebrated with a trip to Drummond Island-- their first trip together to the remote...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LINCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Word LinkBordowitz, Hank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schirmer Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 BORFinck, Liana
Summary: "How do you know if you're ready to have a baby? How do you know if you might be pregnant? And how do you deal with peeing all the time and being hungry all the time and fielding well-meaning but kind of insulting advice and finding a doula and being dropped by your old friends and learning why it's called mom brain and not dad brain and spending half your life on hold with your insurance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FINHanc, John.
Contents: The boy who walked to the zoo and ran to the ends of the earth -- The last race on earth -- Baby, we were born to run...but in Antarctica? -- All feet on deck -- Going south -- English lessons, Russian rules -- The Drake Lake effect -- The madness of King George Island -- At a glacial pace -- Bicycle-riding grandmas of the Antarctic -- Southern discomfort, northern exposure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 HANStuever, Hank.
Summary: In "Tinsel," Hank Stuever turns his unerring eye for the idiosyncrasies of modern life to Frisco, Texas, a suburb at once all-American and completely itself, to tell the story of the nation's most over-the-top celebration: Christmas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.4556 STUDenk, Jeremy
Summary: "In this searching and funny memoir, based off his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey.But then a family meltdown forces a move to New Mexico, far from classical music's nerve centers, and he has to please a new taskmaster while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DENK, JEREMY DENMessick, Hank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McKay 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOOChinn, Laura
Summary: "Laura Chinn tells her by turns horrifying and hilarious story of growing up with non-conformist, irresponsible parents and countless family tragedies (and really bad, chronic acne) and how she found happiness despite everything"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHINN, LAURA CHIGachman, Dina
Summary: "A searching, heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating losses inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to others. Since losing her mother to cancer in 2018 and her sister to alcoholism less than three years later, author and journalist Dina Gachman has dedicated herself to understanding what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 GACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 155.9 GACHack, Richard.
Summary: Based on newly uncovered personal letters, sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, and never-before-revealed autopsy findings, this book by an investigative journalist and Hollywood insider is the definitive biography of Howard Hughes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Millennium Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUGHES, HOWARD HACFinck, Liana
Summary: "Passing for Human is what Finck calls 'a neurological coming-of-age story,' one in which, through her childhood, human connection proved elusive and her most enduring relationships were with plants and rocks and imaginary friends; in which her mother was an artist whose creative life had been stifled by an unhappy first marriage and a deeply sexist society that seemed expressly designed to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FINChing, Jacqueline.
Summary: Biography of the life story of Thomas Jefferson from his early education to his work in France, his time in the White House, to his retirement in Virginia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2009
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT 921 Jefferson 2009Bonanos, Christopher
Summary: Arthur Fellig-- Weegee-- documented crime scenes better than any other photographer. While documenting the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City, he lived a life just as worthy as the scenes he captured. Bonanos provides a view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEEGEE BONColumbus, Christopher.
Summary: Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historia (of the Columbus family). His own account of the voyage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine Pub. Co. 1987
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 970.015 COLKetcham, Christopher
Summary: "The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe land, canyons, forests, and mountains. It's an American commons, and it is under assault as never before. Journalist Christopher Ketcham has been documenting the confluence of commercial exploitation and governmental misconduct in this region for over a decade. His revelatory book takes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.73 KETReeve, Christopher
Summary: Drawing on his own personal experiences and those of others, the author explains how to overcome seemingly insurmountable problems and challenges and advocates living life fully with gratitude, zeal, and curiosity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 791.43 REERichard, Christopher
Summary: "Readers take a tour through Brazil in this comprehensive look at its geography, history, and culture. As readers explore main text that has been meticulously updated to highlight current events, they also find stunning photographs of Brazil's natural beauty and vibrant way of life. Featuring fact boxes that highlight essential words and phrases to know when traveling to this South American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2023