Lane, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 LANGrohl, Virginia Hanlon
Summary: Drawing on interviews with such women as Verna Griffin, Dr. Dre's mother; Marianne Stipe, Michael Stipe of REM's mother; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Hester Diamond, Mike D of The Beastie Boys' mother; and many more, the mother of Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl presents an exposé of what it's like to be a rock 'n' roll mom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2017
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GROBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuPietrusza, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 PIEBird, Kai
Summary: J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIRWeir, Alison
Summary: "Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history chronicles the first five queens from the powerful royal family that ruled England and France for over three hundred years. This remarkable recreation of the action-packed century that saw the murder of Thomas Becket and the signing of the Magna Carta covers the lives and reigns of the first five...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 WEIFullilove, Michael
Summary: Documents the lesser-known role of the President and five influential diplomats in overturning American isolationist beliefs and pulling the country into World War II, citing the reports that led to America's support of Great Britain and Russia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D FULHersh, Burton.
Summary: An evaluation of the complex relationship between the Kennedy family and the FBI director traces their shared political years through their parallel rises and controversial deaths and considers the roles played by such figures as Joe McCarthy and Martin Luther King.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf 2007
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Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWACallahan, Maureen
Summary: The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and--above all else--integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the pattern of Kennedy men physically and psychologically abusing women and girls, leaving a trail of ruin and death in each generation's wake. Through decades of scandal after scandal--from sexual assaults to reputational slander,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown and Company 2024
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Summary: "Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1399. The Age of Chivalry describes a period of medieval history dominated by the social, religious, and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds, military greatness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WEIKendrick, Stephen
Summary: "A history of the 1960 US presidential election with a focus on the role played by the imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of an Atlanta sit-in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 KENHuffman, Alan.
Contents: Midstream, April 27, 1865 -- Getting there -- War -- The raids -- Somewhere, the little brother -- Captured -- Cahaba -- Andersonville -- Going off alone -- Release -- Sold up the river -- The disaster -- In a dead man's pocket -- The beginning of the end -- Home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.771 HUFWaller, Douglas C.
Summary: "The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had-- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WALCohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
Summary: Brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history--the tense, feverish first one hundred days of FDR's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government in response to the Crash of 1929 and its consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 CohTubbs, Anna Malaika
Summary: "In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 TUBLance, Rachel
Summary: "This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 LANIndyk, Martin
Summary: "A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arabneighbors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 INDBorman, Tracy.
Summary: Chronicles the achievements of Matilda of Flanders, the ruthless wife of William the Conqueror, who eschewed the traditional views of women in medieval society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATILDA, QUEEN BORWalters, Ryan S.
Summary: "He's the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a "Worst Presidents" list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the "Worst President Ever," "Dead Last," "Unfit," and "Incompetent," to name but a few. Many contemporaries were equally cruel. H. L. Mencken called him a "nitwit." To Alice Roosevelt Longworth, he was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery History 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDING, WARREN G. WALPeete, Holly Robinson
Summary: Teenagers Ryan Elizabeth Peete and RJ Peete discuss what it is like for RJ as a teenager with autism and Ryan as a teenager with an autistic sibling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 PEEDeng, Sally
Summary: "An empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan's army"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KHUBader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENGarth, John.
Summary: This book tells the full story of how Tolkien embarked on the creation of Middle-earth as the world around him was plunged into the catastrophe of World War I. It reveals the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology into life. It shows how, after two of these brilliant young men were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003