Scheier, Liz
Summary: "A darkly funny and devastating memoir of growing up in '90s Manhattan with a mentally ill single parent"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCHEIER SCHScheiner, Ethan
Summary: At the height of the Cold War, a group of small-town men led their Czechoslovakian hockey team against the powerful Soviet team. At the same time, they inspired their nation's resistance to a Soviet invasion, finding a way to fight back against the authoritarian forces seeking to crush their society. At the heart of this story is the Holík family, who loved hockey and desired freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.9620 SCHScheuer, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potomac 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1046 SCHScherer, Migael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHERER, MIGAEL SCHScheer, George
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1991
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Summary: "In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books/Jeter Publishing 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2005
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Summary: The co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chronicles his life from his birth in Australia and upbringing on the streets of Los Angeles through his rise to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FLEA FLEHeat Moon, William Least.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.015 HEAScheer, Paul
Summary: "From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2024
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Summary: "Part Kitchen Confidential part Breaking Bad, a culinary memoir exploring the highs and lows of addiction, anxiety, and ambition in the world of haute cuisine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHENKER, JESSE SCHSchroer, Andreas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1993
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.66 SCHBeah, Ishmael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 966.404 BEABrown, Keah
Summary: "From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn't always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto was a firebrand of American liberty, free speech, and perhaps our greatest national treasure: public lands. But when a corrupt band of lawmakers, led by Senator Pat McCarran, sought to quietly cede millions of acres of national parks and other western lands to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.78 SCHScheller, Stuart
Summary: A combat-decorated Marine officer, Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout. As the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, came to light he stood up for the American service members, demanding accountability for the hasty and ill-planned exit that cost thousands of lives. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 SCHSchemel, Patty
Summary: Hit So Hard begins with stories from a childhood informed by the AA meetings Schemel's parents hosted in the family living room. Their divorce triggered her rebellious adolescence and first forays into drinking at age 11, which coincided with her passion for punk rock and playing drums. Her efforts to come to terms with her sexuality further drove her memorably hard playing, and by the late...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHEMEL, PATTY SCHLesh, Phil
Summary: The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Dead. Lesh first met Garcia in 1959 in the clubs of East Palo Alto, California. At Garcia's suggestion, Lesh learned to play the electric bass, joining him in a new band that blended R & B, country, and rock and roll with an experimental fervor. Now Lesh offers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2005
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Summary: "Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WILHeat Moon, William Least
Summary: Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least-Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map--if they get on at all--only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Back Bay Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 HEAHeat Moon, William Least.
Summary: A collection of short-form travel writing features the author's observations on locations ranging from Japan, England,and Italy to Long Island, Oregon, and Arizona.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 HEASchefter, Adam
Summary: "On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife, Sharri, and 15-month old son, Devon. Five years later, Sharri remarried, and Devon welcomed a new dad into his life. For thousands, the whole country really, 9/11 is a day of grief. For Adam and Sharri Maio Schefter and their family it's not just a day of grief,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHEFTER, ADAM SCHHeat Moon, William Least.
Summary: The author sets out from New York City to sail his boat across the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 HEAHeat Moon, William Least.
Summary: Over a quarter of a century ago, a previously unknown writer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote Blue Highways, a book unlike any other. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore the winding back roads, overlooked towns, and forgotten histories that have directly-or indirectly-shaped our culture, Heat-Moon uncovered a nation filled with character, depth, and charm. Now, for the first time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2008