Viviano, Frank.

Summary: The author journeys back into his own family's past to investigate the century-old murder of his great-great-grandfather, a revolutionary and legendary bandit known as "the Monk," and the conspiracy of silence that followed the crime.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001

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Summary: Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, who was a small-time imposter. Bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2012

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Summary: A character-driven documentary and cooking series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard, who, with her husband Ben Knight, left the big city to open a fine dining restaurant in small-town Eastern North Carolina.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Chong, Vivian

Summary: "In late 2004, Vivian Chong's life was changed forever when a rare skin disease, TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis), left her with scar tissue that would eventually blind her. As she was losing her sight, she put down as many drawings on paper as she could to document the experience. In Dancing After TEN, Chong teams up with cartoonist Georgia Webber -- whose graphic autobiography, Dumb,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2020

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Swift, Vivian

Summary: An illustrated, round-the-world tour of idiosyncratic gardens from beloved traveler/writer/watercolorist Vivian Swift.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2016

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Swift, Vivian

Summary: Traces an idyllic French honeymoon trip while sharing lighthearted tips and advice on how to thrive as a traveler, in a book with hundreds of watercolor and line illustrations.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2012

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FRENCH,VIVAN

Summary: Stanley has trouble deciding what to give his mother for Mother's Day.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: CANDLEWICK PRESS 2002

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Cash, Vivian

Summary: A memoir by the iconic musical artist's first wife covers a wide range of topics, from Cash's struggles with drug addiction and his tenacious family relationships to his divorce from the author and the inspirations for his most famous songs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007

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Gornick, Vivian.

Summary: In this book of new and collected critical essays, Vivian Gornick turns the searching intelligence and honesty of insight that mark her memoirs on the work - and the lives - of writers she admires, among them Jean Rhys, Willa Cather, Christina Stead, and George Meredith. In doing so, she examines a century of novels of love-in-the-Western-world and comes to see that, for most writers, it is the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1997

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Gornick, Vivian.

Summary: "A memoir of self-discovery and the dilemma of connection in our time, The Odd Woman and the City explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman who has lived out her conflicts, not her fantasies, in a city (New York) that has done the same." --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015

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Bowers, Vivien

Summary: Takes readers on a tour of Canada from coast to coast with zany hosts, Moose and Goose. Shows a nation full of fascinating facts, peculiar places, hilarious histories, and perplexing people.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Owl Books 2002

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Goldman, Vivien.

Contents: Send us another Brother Moses -- Don't worry 'bout a thing -- Walking creation road -- Jah people -- Smile Jamaica -- Never forget, no way -- So much things to say -- Exodus vibration -- Punk reggae party -- Exodus : the intro -- Exodus : a song cycle. Natural mystic ; So much things to say ; Guiltiness ; The heathen ; Exodus ; Jamming ; Waiting in vain ; Turn your lights down low ; Three...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2006

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Buchan, Vivian.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 1997

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Foster, Vivian

Summary: Getting frustrated is in many ways a natural part of being human, but you can navigate through the chaos of raising a child without letting it get you all worked up inside. You just need to better understand your own emotions and your own anger. When you can recognize your triggers before they happen (and develop the right techniques to navigate through your emotional storms), this explosion...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Star Spark Press 2022

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Gornick, Vivian

Summary: "A series of essays exploring the different books that shaped Gornick throughout her life"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020

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Scott, Vivian.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2010

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Zhu, Fayuan

Summary: "To understand China, we need to step into the palace of her culture and explore her rich history. With this in mind, a group of scholars from China and America have put this book together as a primer on all things China, from art and science to religion and society. They attempt to offer a panoramic view of the totality of Chinese culture, using only the most representative material, to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Gornick, Vivian.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2002

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Kirkfield, Vivian

Summary: Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe. On the outside, you couldn't find two girls who looked more different. But on the inside, they were alike--full of hopes and dreams and plans of what might be. Ella Fitzgerald's velvety tones and shube-doobie-doos captivated audiences. Jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington couldn't wait to share the stage with her, but still, Ella could not...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: little bee books 2020

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Forrester, Viviane.

Summary: Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Forrester's biography draws on revelations about the author that often remain buried and carefully applies them to a narrative of her development and influence. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2015

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Cook, Vivian

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publising 2010

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