Keno, Leigh.
Summary: Antique experts Leigh and Leslie Keno describe more than a dozen of their most fascinating treasure hunts and extraordinary discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2000
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Summary: "This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary half-century-and-counting creative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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Summary: "From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells the hilarious, shocking, and spiritually profound story of one man's journey through hell and back when infidelity threatens his marriage."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2023
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Summary: Describes the author's haphazard attempts to make and fulfill a bucket list involving humiliating experiments with tattoo removal, eating pasta in Rome, and navigating a menagerie of rescued pets
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2015
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Summary: "Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation's interest the way Jen Psaki did. Refreshingly candid and clear, Psaki quickly became known for her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: A Chinese expatriate tells his story of escaping the hardship and repression of Mao's Cultural Revolution by joining the dissident underground, swimming miles across open water to Hong Kong, and eventually moving to the United States as a refugee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WONG, KENT WONLima, Jamie Kern
Summary: "Shares the wild but true story of how a once struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international bestselling sensation, eventually selling the company for over a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L'Oraeal's 100+ year history. Faced with self-doubt, body-doubt, God-doubt, Jamie reveals how she almost didn't make it, how she learned to trust...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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Summary: The power of quiet can haunt us over generations, crystallizing in pain that Jen Soriano views as a form of embodied history. In this searing memoir in essays, Soriano, the daughter of a neurosurgeon, journeys to understand the origins of her chronic pain and mental health struggles. By the end, she finds both the source and the delta of what bodies impacted by trauma might need to thrive. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SORIANO, JEN SORWinston, Jen
Summary: "Jen's provocative, laugh-out-loud debut takes us inside her journey of self-discovery, leading us through stories of a childhood "girl crush," an onerous quest to have a threesome, and an enduring fear of being bad at sex. Greedy follows Jen's attempts to make sense of herself as she explores the role of the male gaze, what it means to be "queer enough," and how to overcome bi stereotypes when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WINSTON, JEN WINUtecht, Ben
Summary: "After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters--whom he someday may not recognize--and an inspiring message for all to live every moment fully. Emotionally powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Ben's story will captivate and encourage you to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2016
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Summary: In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe's candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend in predominantly white spaces. From cheating his way out of swim tests to discovering stray family members in unlikely places, he finds the punchline in the serious while acknowledging the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 PHIWiddicombe, Ben
Summary: "Widdicombe has appeared at nearly every gossip-worthy venue, from the Oscars to the Hamptons. In this book, he takes us past the velvet rope to teach us the golden rules of gatecrashing, dishing on dozens of celebrities along the way."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio WiddicombeChen, Nathan
Summary: The three-time World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the first Asian American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating reflects on the events that led him to where he is today, in this testament to the love of family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: It's Not Just Cookies shares the inspiring story of a Texas mom-and-pop company, tracing its humble founding in a college dorm room to becoming a beloved billion-dollar business--all by delivering not only warm cookies but also warm moments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprit of HarperCollins Focus LLC. 2022