Cooper, Anderson
Summary: The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story--of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: PA 920 ANDHerriot, James
Summary: James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions of readers around the world, and millions more have watched the popular PBS series All Creatures Great and Small, which is based on his four books. The Wonderful World of James Herriot excerpts the best of his stories to shape the larger tale of his life, his family, and his world,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 636.089 HERRoosa, Christopher A.
Summary: Christopher A. Roosa grew up the eldest son of Apollo 14 astronaut and command module pilot Stuart A. Roosa. As a child of the space program, Christopher had a ringside seat at the dinner table of one of twenty-four Americans who had either entered lunar orbit or landed on the moon. The first book written by an offspring of an Apollo astronaut to focus on growing up in that era, Son of Apollo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 ROOSA, CHRISTOPHER ROOSmalley, Susan L.
Summary: Mindfulness has attracted ever?growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all?in?one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing well?being....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 616.89 SMAStephens, Gin
Summary: Gin Stephens is unstoppable! And she won't even pause until she's introduced every potential reader to Intermittent Fasting. In her 28-Day FAST Start Day-By-Day, she dispenses the "hows" and "whys" of IF day by day for a reader's first month, giving IFers what they need to know, when they need to know it. Supported throughout with inspirational case histories that add up to a troubleshooting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: This groundbreaking YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals. So. Just how queer are ducks? We're taught the natural order means male-female pairs for each animal on Earth. Darwin's theory of natural selection only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad's fast-food joint that one day he'd be a household name and that, at the height of his success, he'd be living alone, divorced, with no kids, high on a cocktail of forgetting, he might've asked, "You want fries with that?" John burst onto the scene in General Hospital, propelling him into the teen idol stratosphere, a place...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Discover the revolutionary new Artists Way tool, from "the Queen of Change" (New York Times) In her internationally bestselling book, The Artists Way, Julia Cameron shared with her millions of readers the three main tools needed to unlock creativity. Now, in her revolutionary new book, Living the Artists Way, Cameron finally reveals the vital fourth Artists Way tool that she relies upon daily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F MINCheng, Long
Summary: "A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 CHAN, JACKIE CHEFeinstein, John.
Summary: Sports writer John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream: a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in the game -- not just on the field, but in the locker rooms and behind the scenes of some of the most extraordinary sports moments of all time.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 796.092 FEIFerriss, Timothy.
Summary: Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The twenty-nine-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years: a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with an entirely new way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2009
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Summary: "Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 973.922 KENMays, Willie
Summary: "In Willie's own words and those of others whose lives he has touched -- including Hall of Famers, Negro Leaguers, teammates, opponents, managers, commissioners, childhood friends, celebrities, and three U.S. presidents -- this revealing book emphasizes his unique and lasting place in American history, culture, and public life. Willie Mays is an American icon, treasure, and hero. For the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 MAYS, WILLIE MAYMichaels, Al
Summary: No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels. During the course of his forty-plus-year career, he has logged more hours on live primetime network television than anyone in history, having covered all four major sports championships -- the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA finals, and the Stanley Cup final -- as well as the Olympic Games, the Triple Crown, and many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 MICHAELS, AL MicPage, Susan
Summary: "As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. With her cooperation, this audiobook offers Barbara Bush's last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 BUSH, BARBARA PAGAnderson, Chris
Summary: The inside secrets to giving a first-class presentation from the man who put TED talks on the world's stage. Chris Anderson discovered early on that the key to getting an audience to sit up and pay attention is to condense a presentation into 18 minutes or less, and to heighten its impact with a powerful narrative. This is chock full of personal presentation suggestions - everything from how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 808.5 ANDBascomb, Neal
Summary: April 9, 1940. The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping up a silent fjord. Soon planes full of paratroopers roar over the mountains, and in two months, the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They cripple food supplies to the Norwegian people. And at the Vemork power plant, they gain access to an essential ingredient in the weapon that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 940.54 BASBlankson, Amy
Summary: "Technology-at least in theory-is improving our productivity, efficiency, and communication. The one thing it's not doing is making us happier. We are experiencing historically high levels of depression and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can drive-not diminish-human happiness. Our brains receive 11 million bits of information every second but can only process 40...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 158 BLACurry, Lynne
Summary: "Bullies aren't limited to the playground. These days, they roam our offices and can be found everywhere from break rooms to boardrooms. They don't steal your lunch money, but they can make your work life a living hell--and even ruin your career. Whether the bully is a boss or a coworker...whether you're the target of manipulation, intimidation, verbal abuse, or deliberate humiliation, "Beating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 158 CURDungy, Tony.
Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mentor Leader and Quiet Strength comes a book sure to transform your team or organization! For most people, succeeding in life requires mastering the art of teamwork. Whether at work, school, church, or home, virtually everyone is part of a team-and when they work well, teams can accomplish more than individuals working by themselves. But not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 658.4 DUNFleming, Crystal Marie
Summary: This unique and irreverent take on what₂s wrong with the national conversation about race shares concrete steps for detecting and dismantling racial oppression.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 305.8 FLEGrann, David
Summary: Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017