Bogle, Donald
Summary: "An eye-opening and unique biography of two larger-than-life legends--Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson--and their unlikely yet enduring friendship"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 BOGBogle, Donald
Summary: "From Turner Classic Movies and Donald Bogle, the award-winning author and leading authority on Black cinema history, this is a comprehensive and lavish biography of Hollywood's first African American movie goddess"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HORNE, LENA BOGBoggs, Dock
Contents: Down South blues (2:08) -- Country blues (3:48) -- Pretty Polly (2:52) -- Coal Creek march (1:53) -- My old horse died (1:43) -- Wild Bill Jones (2:08) -- Rowan County crew (6:06) -- New prisoner's song (2:51) -- Oh, death (3:15) -- Prodigal son (3:52) -- Mother's advice (3:38) -- Drunkard's lone child (4:04) -- Bright sunny South (3:36) -- Mistreated mama blues (1:49) -- Harvey Logan (3:24) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK BOGBeller, Elizabeth
Summary: "The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this captivating and effervescent biography that is perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, the magnitude of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: The definitive biography of Charles Barkley exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy in American pop culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BARKLEY BELContents: O Death (Pace Jubilee Singers) -- Hello stranger (Carter Family) -- Sitting on top of the world (Mississippi Sheiks) -- I'm so glad (Skip James) -- Gathering flowers for The Master's bouquet (Stanley Brothers) -- I'm a man of constant sorrow (Emry Arthur) -- Sail away ladies (Uncle Dave Macon) -- You've got to move (Fairfield Four) -- Heaven's radio (Molly O'Day & the Cumberland Mountain Folks)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Country Stars 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY OBoggs, Johnny D.
Summary: "Pierce Braden was six when his father left Texas to fight for the Confederacy. When his father returns after the war refusing to talk about it, Pierce thinks he must be a coward until he learns the truth during an Indian raid"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BOGRoberts, Rebecca Boggs
Summary: "This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. The hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, he had defeated Santa Anna to win independence for Texas back in 1836. He had twice served as president of the Republic of Texas, helped Texas join the Union, and served as senator and governor of Texas. Before settling in Texas, he had been a hero of the Creek War and governor of Tennessee. He had been friends with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BOGBenke, Britta.
Summary: The art of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is resplendent with color and laden with hidden sensuality. O'Keeffe's reputation rests mainly on the large-format flower pictures that have assured her an unusual place in the annals of art, between realism and abstraction. This book traces O’Keeffe's idiosyncratic career, while the numerous full-color illustrations document the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BENBell-Scott, Patricia.
Summary: Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did for justice and freedom.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.917 BELBeals, Melba
Summary: A member of the Little Rock Nine shares her memories of growing up in the South under Jim Crow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BEALS BEABreathed, Berke.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BREMaggs, Sam
Summary: Meet the DC Universe's most incredible female Super Heroes! Who granted Wonder Woman her mighty superpowers? How does teenager Supergirl disguise her identity in public? And why can Vixen channel the power of any animal in the world? Discover the empowering stories of Batgirl, Bumblebee, Mera, Hawkgirl and many more. You'll be inspired to be brave and bold, just like them. With a foreword by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.5 MAGBenedict, Marie
Summary: The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched the nation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BENCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC BENDePaulo, Bella M.
Summary: "A close-up examination and exploration, How We Live Now challenges our old concepts of what it means to be a family and have a home, opening the door to the many diverse and thriving experiments of living in twenty-first century America. Across America and around the world, in cities and suburbs and small towns, people from all walks of life are redefining our "lifespaces"--the way we live and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books/Beyond Words 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 DEPBreathed, Berke
Summary: Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County is back, with all-new, never before printed comic strips featuring everyone's favorite penguin and the rest of the quirky and endearing denizens of the magical land called Bloom County. This second volume from the strip's 2015 relaunch follows just a year after Bloom County Episode XI- A New Hope , but, boy, have things changed. Seems like we need Opus, Bill,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A complex and entertaining portrait of Ted Williams who was as obsessive as he was talented, the documentary reveals his complicated relationships with family and friends and explores the impact he has had on the current generation of MLB stars. Features Bob Costas, Wade Boggs, Roger Angell and Joey Votto. Narrated by Jon Hamm.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TEDBreathed, Berke
Summary: In July of 2015, Breathed reintroduced the world to his brand new Bloom County comic strips, ending a self-imposed exile of more than 25 years. Discover the new adventures of Opus, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, Milo Bloom, and the rest of your favorite characters. Includes a commentary throughout by a selection of his Facebook fans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW 2016
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Summary: "Biases become harmful when they lead us to treat people unfairly. When unfair treatment of a particular group is widespread in a community or society, it gives rise to discrimination and inequality. But due to the country's long embrace of racially discriminatory laws, policies, and social codes, racial bias stands out as a particularly entrenched and destructive problem"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 DIGLapierre, Alexandra
Summary: New York in the 1900s. A young girl fascinated by rare books defies all odds and becomes the director of one of the country's most prestigious private libraries. It belongs to the magnate J.P. Morgan, darling of the international aristocracy and one of the city's richest men. Flamboyant, brilliant, beautiful, Belle is among New York society's most sought after intellectuals. She also hides a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LAPMartin, Bogan & the Armstrongs
Contents: Yes pappy yes (3:08) -- In the bottom (4:15) -- Marie (4:01) -- Ice cream freezer blues (3:56) -- That old gang of mine (4:05) -- Jamaica farewell (2:36) -- I'd do most anything for you (2:13) -- Nagging woman blues (4:37) -- Sheik of Araby (2:45) -- Streets of old Chicago (3:56) -- Let's give a party (3:32) -- Chinatown (3:36) -- Do you call that a buddy (4:42) -- They cut down the old pine...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Fish Records 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK MARCreamer, Henry
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Music Pub. Co. 1929
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMHoliday, Billie
Contents: Disc 1: Lover man (oh, where can you be?) -- No more -- No more (alternate) -- That ole devil called love -- Don't explain (first version) -- Big stuff (first version) -- Don't explain -- Big stuff (second version) -- You better go now -- What is this thing called love -- Good morning heartache -- No good man (previously unissued alternate) -- No good man -- Big stuff (previously unissued...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records, Inc. 1991