Manson, Marilyn.
Summary: Discusses the life and influences of the gothic/death metal musician, and includes a tour diary from his band's controversial "Dead to the World" tour
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MANSON, MARILYN MANBeccia, Carlyn
Summary: "From the kidnapping of Einstein's brain to the horrifying end of Louis XIV's heart, the mysteries surrounding some of history's most famous body parts range from medical to macabre. Carlyn Beccia explores the misadventures of noteworthy body parts through history and uses them as springboards for exploring topics such as forensics, DNA testing, brain science, organ donation, and cloning. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.02 BECJenner, Caitlyn
Summary: "Imagine denying your core and soul. Then add to it the most impossible expectations that people have for you because you are the personification of The American Male Athlete." Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JENNER, CAITLYN JENStrauss, Neil.
Summary: A new collection of candid, hysterical, revealing short-form celebrity interviews and experiences with celebrities such as the Oasis band, the Who's aging leader Pete Townshend, Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner, Ludacris, Courtney Love, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, actor Orlando Bloom, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: It Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 STRStrauss, Neil.
Summary: From the author of the blockbuster bestseller The Game A shockingly personal, surprisingly relatable, brutally honest memoir, in which the celebrated dating expert confronts the greatest challenge he has ever faced: monogamy and fidelity. Neil Strauss became famous to millions around the world as the author of The Game, a funny and slyly instructive account of how he transformed himself from a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 STRStrauss, Gwen
Summary: "The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Helene Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 STRCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 STRStrauss, Robert
Contents: Marshall's early years -- Marshall becomes a revolutionary and a sense of time and distance -- Marshall moves up the ladder in Virginia and the world shakes as America comes to be -- Marshall on the national and international stage and a small cadre makea large nation -- Marshall was almost president, so who else came close? -- The necessity of the American myth -- From XYZ to Marbury -- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press, An imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARSHALL, JOHN STRStause, Chrishell
Summary: "For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling Sunset"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STAUSE, CHRISHELL STAErickson, Carolly
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robson Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CATHERINE II ERICassady, Carolyn
Summary: "This book illustrious Carolyn is a charming narative filled with heartfelt advice for adventurers and weary travelers alike! Evoking a bygone era of elegance and international travel that bursts with beauty and wonderment, you are invited to take a leisurely journey with a savvy mother and daughter team as they soak in the sites, culture and deliciousness of each stop on an extended European...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Open Book Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CASSpinney, Caroll.
Summary: The puppeteer who brings Sesame Street's Big Bird to life shares words of wisdom from his feathered alter ego--as well as from his counterpart, Oscar the Grouch--explaining how these lessons have transformed his own life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 SPIErickson, Carolly
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAStrouse, Jean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORGAN, J.P. STRJenner, Caryn
Summary: Shares the experiences of important women in history, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Arianna Huffington, and Madam C.J. Walker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JENStrauss, Barry S.
Summary: "The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 STRCaroli, Betty Boyd.
Summary: Draws from letters, memoirs, and interviews to chronicle the lives of nine women from the Roosevelt clan, covering a period of 150 years; discussing their activities as wives, mothers, authors, campaigners, and socialites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CARCaroli, Betty Boyd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Book & Music Clubs 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.3 CARCarlin, John.
Summary: In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison for 23 years, set about winning over the fiercest proponents of apartheid, from his jailers to the head of South Africa's military. First he earned his freedom and then he won the presidency in the nation's first free election in 1994. But he knew that South Africa was still dangerously divided. If he couldn't unite his country in a visceral, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.333 CARCarlin, Peter Ames.
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, George.
Summary: An autobiography that the late comedian nearly completed before he died chronicles his storied career, during which he pushed the boundaries of comedy and language and influenced several generations of performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio CarlinCarlin, Kelly
Summary: "Truly the voice of a generation, George Carlin gave the world some of the most hysterical and iconic comedy routines of the last fifty years. From the "Seven Dirty Words" to "A Place for My Stuff," to "Religion is Bullshit," he perfected the art of making audiences double over with laughter while simultaneously making people wake up to the realities (and insanities) of life in the twentieth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLIN, KELLY CARCaron, Leslie.
Summary: From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting with Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholosm and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in fim and television, Caron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARON, LESLIE CARSimon, Carly
Summary: A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship between Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. An intimate, vulnerable, and insightful portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different American women, this work is a celebration of kinship in all its many forms.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 SIMON, CARLY SIMServid, Carolyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2000