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American wit and humor Women authors Authors, American 21st century Biography Businesspeople Nike (Firm) Obama, Michelle 1964- Olympic athletes United States Biography Salazar, Alberto 1958- Self-actualization (Psychology) United States United States Politics and government 2017-2021Evans, Mike
Summary: "While dreaming of an easier way to order pizza, Mike Evans founded the online food delivery site, Grubhub, in his spare bedroom and grew it into the multi-billion-dollar colossus that is now a household name. But it wasn't as easy as searching, clicking, and checking out. Mike's meteoric rise to the top of the booming tech and business world demanded a decade of 80 hour work weeks, endless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy Lit 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 EVANevins, Sheila
Summary: In You Don’t Look Your Age, Sheila Nevins has put together an incredibly surprising, funny and poignant collection of short stories, essays, and poetry that, taken together, tell not only her life story—but the life stories of a generation of women. Nevins has seen it all. A famed documentary producer (many credit her with creating the modern documentary) Nevins has always been behind the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NEVINS, SHEILA NEVTrump, Ivana
Summary: "'Behind every successful woman, there is a man in shock.' Contrary to popular belief, self-proclaimed 'Lion Mom' Ivana Trump has not always had it all. Born to two loving and diligent parents but raised in communist Czechoslovakia, Ivana knows a thing or two about working her way to the top. And though she is now a successful businesswoman in her own right, her true pride and joy rests within...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMP, IVANA TRUGoucher, Kara
Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOUCHER, KARA GOULynch, Evanna
Summary: The actress, who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, shares how she confronted all the complexities and contradictions within herself; reveals how she began to conquer her self-hate and eating disorder; and explores the choices that led her down the path of creativity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LYNCH, EVANNA LYNMeans, Brittany
Summary: "I can't write a story about myself as the sad, quiet child of two drug addicts. That's not how it was, even when it was. To me, sleeping in the car was normal. Better, it was comfy and fun. I loved my bed made of clothes inside a trash bag that I sank into slowly like Uncle Fester from the Addams Family movie... I loved the motels and their swimming pools and trashy daytime TV channels......
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zibby Books LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MEANS, BRITTANY MEAPence, Mike
Summary: "Mike Pence spent more hours in the Oval Office than any of his predecessors. On the surface, the affable evangelical Christian from a gas-station-owning family in Indiana wouldn't seem to have much in common with a brash real estate mogul from New York. But the unlikely duo formed a tight bond. Pence was at Donald Trump's side when he enacted historic tax relief, when he decided to take more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PENCE, MIKE PENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B PENCE PENPompeo, Mike
Summary: "Mike Pompeo recounts his political career"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POMPEO, MIKE POMLove, Mike
Summary: Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations." Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LOVE, MIKE LOVEruzione, Mike
Summary: "On the fortieth anniversary of the historic 'Miracle on Ice,' Mike Eruzione--the captain of the 1980 U.S Men's Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal--recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollings Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERUZIONE, MIKE ERULindell, Mike
Summary: "What Are the Odds? is a raw, authentic account by a man many thought would never rise above his serial, addiction-fueled failures. Mike's gripping narrative transports readers from his small-town tavern with its colorful cast of "Regulars" to Mexico and a drug deal gone awry. From Las Vegas casinos, where Mike won and lost fortunes as a professional gambler, to a jail-cell beatdown. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lindell Publishing, LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDELL, MIKE LINRinder, Mike
Summary: Mike Rinder's parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years old. After high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted into Scientology's elite inner circle, the Sea Organization. Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard's yacht and promised training in Hubbard's most advanced techniques, Mike was instead put to work swabbing the decks. Still, Rinder...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RINDER, MIKE RINMaker, Janet
Summary: When Dr. Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breast cancer. What she did know is that she didn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. The treatment is not always successful; some people die, and some who survive have disabling side effects. She needed to understand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jane Thomas Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 MAKEvans, Richard Paul
Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays.Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans was a young boy being raised by a suicidal mother and dealing with relentless bullying. He could not fathom what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: "One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike's Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of internationalbusiness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MILLER, LARRY MILKing, Kathleen
Summary: "The founder of the world-renowned Tate's Bake Shop shares how her obsession with baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie as a child led to her starting a cookie company that grew into a multimillion-dollar empire"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINVan Doren, Paul
Summary: "In the tradition of bestsellers such as Shoe Dog, Authentic is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands. You may not know their creator, but you certainly know the shoes: for more than a generation, Vans shoes have been synonymous with cool. Now in this refreshingly candid memoir, meet Paul Van Doren, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertel Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VAN DOREN, PAUL VANMcCormick, Patricia
Summary: For generations, Mevan and her family lived in their beloved Kurdistan. But when they are forced to flee by the Iraqi government, Mevan must leave everything behind. Her family travels from country to country in search of safety; and with each stop, Mevan feels more and more alone. Until . . . a stranger's gift changes everything. Based on Mevan Babakar's own childhood, this is a moving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher 2024
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Summary: Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regan Arts 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ROUSEY ROUFine, Karen R.
Summary: "All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.089 FINRussert, Luke
Summary: "Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUSSERT, LUKE RUSShears, Jake
Summary: The lead singer of the glam rock band Scissor Sisters examines his life and career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHEARS, JAKE SHEObama, Michelle
Summary: "When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon took her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton, where she learned for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Goldman 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 438.4 OBAEger, Edith Eva
Summary: Edith Eger was sixteen years old when the Nazis came to her hometown in Hungary and took her Jewish family to an internment center and then to Auschwitz. Her parents were sent to the gas chamber by Joseph Mengele soon after they arrived at the camp. Hours later Mengele demanded that Edie dance a waltz to 'The Blue Danube' and rewarded her with a loaf of bread that she shared with her fellow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017