McNamara, Craig
Summary: Craig McNamara came of age during the political tumult and upheaval of the late '60s. While he would grow up to take part in antiwar demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's secretary of defense and was the architect of the Vietnam War. This searching and revealing memoir offers an intimate portrait of one father and son at pivotal periods in American history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 508 FOSCarlson, Craig
Summary: "A second helping of tales on the joys and challenges of working, eating, and loving in France..." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books, Ltd 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLSON, CRAIG CARBragg, Rick
Summary: "Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant, self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and screen door moocher who spends his days playing chicken with the FedEx man, picking fights with thousand-pound livestock and rolling in donkey manure and his nights howling at the moon. He has been that way since the moment he appeared on the ridgeline behind Rick Bragg's house....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "The heartwarming story of how one hungry American with a hankering for pancakes founded the first American-style diner in Paris"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLSON, CRAIG CARMelvin, Craig
Summary: The news anchor of NBC News' Today tells the story of the father figures in his life as well as his reconciliation and understanding of his own father, and how all these experiences and encounters have informed his understanding of his own role as a dad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MELVIN MELChang, David
Summary: In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny space in Manhattan's East Village. Chang, the chef-owner, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant noodles in Styrofoam cups. He was about to become one of the most influential chefs of his generation, driven by the question, "What if the underground could...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2020
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Summary: "Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant, self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and screen door moocher who spends his days playing chicken with the Fed Ex man, picking fights with thousand-pound livestock, and rolling in donkey manure, and his nights howling at the moon. He has been that way since the moment he appeared on the ridgeline behind Rick Bragg's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BRAGG BRACraig, Mya-Rose
Summary: "Birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig is an international force. In her moving memoir, Birdgirl, she chronicles her mother's struggle with mental illness, and shares her passion for social justice and fierce dedication to preserving our planet. Meet Mya-Rose - otherwise known as "Birdgirl." In her words: "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAIG, MYA-ROSE CRAHosten-Craig, Jennifer
Summary: "1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to find herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutherland House 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: 791.6 HOSChang, Rosa
Summary: This gorgeous celebration of the color blue and the indigo plant, by a Korean American debut artist and storyteller, powerfully connects art and the natural world. With lavish mixed-media art including watercolor painting and hand-dyed textiles, debut author-illustrator Rosa Chang pays tribute to the science and art of growing the indigo plant and making indigo dye. Woven throughout is a poetic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: mineditionUS 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 667.26 CHASmith, Craig R.
Summary: "The celebrated cardio-thoracic surgeon at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, writes an elegant story of life in the land of illness and daily miracles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "Sophia Chang is a badass of the music industry. As the daughter of Korean immigrants in predominantly white suburban Vancouver, she grew up shunning the "model minority" myth. Armed with a fierce sense of independence, she moved to New York City and infiltrated the world of hip-hop, yet remained mostly in the shadows of the artists she supported. With her debut memoir, Sophia Chang is finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHANG, SOPHIA CHASt. Clair, Chip.
Summary: The child of an abusive parent learns that his "father" is a wanted child murderer and that everything he has been told about his past is false, thus sending him on a quest for justice and identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ST.CLAIR StCCompestine, Ying Chang
Summary: "The memoir of Ying Chang Compestine's childhood growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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Summary: From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain takes us on an odyssey from center stage with Journey when all America was listening to songs like "Don't Stop Believin', "Faithfully," and "Open Arms," to his hope and faith today. He tells of the thrilling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CAIN CAIDuggar, Jill
Summary: "For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Shuster 2023
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Summary: While racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia, the author, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encounters a stray dog who, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles, gives him a new perspective on life, causing him to fight to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2017