Golio, Gary
Summary: Presents a rhythmic tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and their creation of bebop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 UNG, CHOU UNGUng, Loung.
Summary: "When readers first met Loung Ung in her critically acclaimed memoir First They Killed My Father, she was a young, innocent child in Cambodia. But forced by the Khmer Rouge into the life of a child soldier, she soon found herself locked in a desperate struggle for survival in Cambodia's notorious killing fields. In Lucky Child, her life took a turn. As a refugee in Vermont, she grappled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 UNG, LOUNG UNGHong, Ying
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HONG, YING HONYount, Lisa.
Summary: A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1996
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB LEEUWENHO YOULee, Sung-Yoon
Summary: Recent years have seen the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in North Korea. Stomping the world stage from the shadows of her secretive state, she is creating headlines and fevered speculation about her role and her future. She is the sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and, as her murderous regime's chief propagandist, internal administrator and foreign policymaker, she is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIM, YO-JONG LEEDeYoung, Karen
Summary: A biography of the soldier-statesman follow's Colin Powell's life from his Jamaican roots and youth in the Bronx, through his decorated career in the Army and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to his role as Secretary of State and departure from the post.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POWELL, COLIN POWPound, Ezra
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Pub. Corp. 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 816.52 POULeung, Julie
Summary: Presents the life and career of Hazel Ying Lee, the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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Summary: A renowned marine biologist presents this extraordinary firsthand account of the discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance--a century to the day after Shackleton's death--that captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuries, both of whom accomplished the impossible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Describes the author's quest to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, offering details on the effects of deforestation and his encounters with both vicious animals and tribal members with machetes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.11 STAVulliamy, Ed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1999
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Summary: "In 1971, Ed Sanders published The Family, his insider's account of the Manson family murders; it was an immediate sensation. Using the same investigative skills and insider contacts that informed his counterculture classic, Sanders delivers the definitive account of the brief and tragic life of Sharon Tate. The biography takes a close look at Tate's life-from her itinerant childhood and early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2015
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Summary: The parents of kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart offer their perspective on the abduction of their daughter, discussing their long ordeal, the faith that kept them going, and their joy over the ultimate rescue of their daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003
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Summary: "From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression—because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.46 TUNTung, Debbie
Summary: "This illustrated gift book of short comics illuminates author Debbie Tung's experience as an introvert in an extrovert's world. Presented in a loose narrative style that can be read front to back or dipped into at one's leisure, the book spans three years of Debbie's life, from the end of college to the present day. In these early years of adulthood, Debbie slowly but finally discovers there...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2017
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Summary: "After living in America for over a decade, Eun Ji's parents return to Korea for work, leaving fifteen-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in the family's new California home. Overnight, Eun Ji finds herself in a world made strange in her mother's absence. Her mother writes letters over the years seeking forgiveness and love-letters Eun Ji cannot understand until she finds them years later...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KOH, EJ KOHLeung, Julie
Summary: In this stunning picture book about renowned architect I. M. Pei, award-winning author Julie Leung and captivating illustrator Yifan Wu unite to tell the story of the man who changed architecture forever with his forward-thinking shapes. As a boy in Shanghai, Ioeh Ming Pei was awestruck by the enormous buildings that popped up around him every day. He quickly figured out exactly what he wanted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PEI LEULee, Christine Hyung-Oak
Summary: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee woke up with a headache on New Year’s Eve 2006. By that afternoon, she saw the world—quite literally—upside down. By New Year’s Day, she was unable to form a coherent sentence. And after hours in the ER, days in the hospital, and multiple questions and tests, she learned that she had had a stroke. For months, Lee outsourced her memories to her notebook. It is from these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.82 SLUBegley, Ed
Summary: The beloved American actor and environmental activist shares humorous and heartfelt stories throughout his life and illustrious career, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, addiction and recovery and his constant search for wisdom and common ground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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Summary: "A Navy SEAL veteran's proven, battle-tested guide for developing grit and resilience, overcoming obstacles, and living life to the fullest. What does it take to set a goal or have a dream, and then actually achieve it? What does it take to turn fear and stress into foresight, motivation, and action? It takes GUTS. No one knows this better than decorated Navy SEAL veteran Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner....
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill 2021