Filter By Authors
Babb, Valerie Melissa Kaag, John J. McDonnell, Evelyn Pace, Julie Stocker, ShannonFilter By Authors
Babb, Valerie Melissa Kaag, John J. McDonnell, Evelyn Pace, Julie Stocker, ShannonMcDonnell, Evelyn
Summary: An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices of deep attention, rigorous interrogation and beautiful style. Joan Didion was a writer's writer; not only a groundbreaking journalist, essayist, novelist and screenwriter, but a keen observer who honed her sights...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIDION, JOAN MCDStocker, Shannon
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GLEKaag, John J.
Summary: "John Kaag is a dispirited young philosopher at sea in his marriage and his career when he stumbles upon West Wind, a ruin of an estate in the hinterlands of New Hampshire that belonged to the eminent Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking. Hocking was one of the last true giants of American philosophy and a direct intellectual descendent of William James, the father of American philosophy...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 190 KAABabb, Valerie Melissa
Summary: "No athlete is referenced as frequently in commentaries on Black politics as LeBron James. The NBA all-star, gold medal Olympian, four time NBA champion, and four-time finals MVP has been a pivotal figure in both the culture and politics of basketball. Despite his unmatched skill, success and popularity, James has never been fully free from the entrenched racism and anti-blackness in American...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEBRON, JAMES BABPace, Julie
Summary: The Washington Bureau Chief for The Associated Press examines the life of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in her roles as wife, mother and educator over 40 years in the public spotlight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022