Schwarz, Geraldine
Summary: "Those Who Forget, published to international awards and acclaim, is journalist Géraldine Schwarz's riveting account of her German and French grandparents' lives during World War II, an in-depth history of Europe's post-war reckoning with fascism, and an urgent appeal to remember as a defense against today's rise of far-right nationalism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCHWARTZ SCHBarris, Chuck.
Summary: The creator of The Gong Show, The Dating Game, and other television game shows describes his career and shares a tongue-in-cheek glimpse of his personal life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 HARDeRuiter, Geraldine
Summary: "From the James Beard Award-winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays on how food and cooking stoke the flames of her feminism. When celebrity chef Mario Batali sent out an apology letter for the sexual harassment allegations made against him, he had the gall to include a recipe-for cinnamon rolls, of all things. When Geraldine DeRuiter decided to make the recipe,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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Summary: Some people are meant to travel the globe, to unwrap its secrets and share them with the world. And some people have no sense of direction, are terrified of pigeons, and get motion sickness from tying their shoes. These people are meant to stay home and eat nachos. Geraldine DeRuiter is the latter. But she won't let that stop her. Hilarious, irreverent, and heartfelt, All Over the Place...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DERUITER, GERALDINE DERBrooks, Geraldine.
Summary: Preserved in the cellar of her parents' home in Sydney were letters Brooks had received as a teenager from several international pen pals, around whom she spun a romantic view of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books/Doubleday 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROOKS, GERALDINE BROHardin, David
Contents: The daughter of the confederacy : Winnie Davis -- The conqueror's son : Tom Sherman -- The general's last battle : Ulysses S. Grant -- The diarist : Mary Boykin Chesnut -- The crippled knight : John Bell Hood -- That devil Forrest : Nathan Bedford Forrest -- The mad woman : Mary Todd Lincoln -- The good hater : Joseph E. Johnston -- The legend : Robert E. Lee -- The turncoat : George H. Thomas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ivan R. Dee 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US HardinShorris, Earl
Summary: Documents the author's observations of circumstances reflected in a maximum-security prison and subsequent launch of a humanities college course for dropouts, immigrants and former inmates who eventually became high-achieving contributors to society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.3071 SHODorris, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall & Co. 1990
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 362.292 DorriMarrin, Albert
Summary: A Polish Jew on the eve of World War II, Janusz Korczak turned down opportunities for escape in order to stand by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his children in Treblinka. Marrin examines not just Korczak's life but his ideology of children: that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 KORMagris, Claudio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.6 MAGFarris, Christine King.
Summary: Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KING FARMarrin, Albert.
Summary: Discusses Drake, Morgan, Blackbeard, and other pirates and privateers, both men and women, who have roamed the sea since 1500.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1984
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 364.164 MARWatkins, Angela Farris.
Summary: The family of the inspiring civil rights leader shares memories and reflections on his legacy in a personal portrait that incorporates previously unpublished photographs and new images of the National Mall memorial.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR WATDirie, Waris.
Summary: Fashion model and UN ambassador Waris Dirie recounts her life, from her roots as a desert nomad in Somalia, her escape from an arranged marriage, her modeling career, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virago 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.152 DIRIE, WARIS DIRNorris, Kathleen
Summary: Kathleen Norris's masterpiece: a personal and moving memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and brilliantly explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2008
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Summary: Poet Kathleen Norris' account of her two extended retreats at Benedictine monasteries and the resulting enrichment of her marriage, her daily life, and her poetry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paulist Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.843 NORHarig, Bob
Summary: "Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win. In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, the Masters, by a record of 12 strokes. Woods became the youngest golfer ever to win the Masters and the first African or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: "Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. For two decades now there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused, inspired, frustrated, fascinated, and entertained us, and in doing so have demanded our attention - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Even with all the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 HARJarvis, Tim
Summary: Outfitted solely with authentic items from the time period, a leading explorer recounts his modern-day journey to retrace the perilous 1914 expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton, a three-year Antarctic adventure that became one of the greatest stories of endurance and survival ever recorded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.89 JARFerris, William
Summary: Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 FERMarrin, Albert.
Summary: A fast-paced account of the life and times of the man who became the first president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2001
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Summary: The popular actress shares funny stories about her misadventures with romance to offer offbeat advice on navigating the bizarre, chaotic, and ultimately worthwhile challenges of finding love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1997