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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.66 ASSMishra, Pankaj.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 MISKakutani, Michiko
Summary: "An urgent examination of how disruptive politics, technology, and art are capsizing old assumptions in a great wave of change breaking over today's world, creating both opportunity and peril--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Truth. The twenty-first century is experiencing a watershed moment defined by chaos and uncertainty, as one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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Summary: "Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit Euphoria. But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly's life has been anything but easy. Raised by a single mother who worked as a stripper and struggled with addiction, Minka spent years waking up in strange apartments as she and her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KELLY, MINKA KELParadis, Michel
Summary: A narrative account of the Doolittle Raids of World War II traces the daring Raiders attack on mainland Japan, the fate of the crews who survived the mission, and the international war crimes trials that defined Japanese-American relations and changed legal history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5425 PARBillioud, Jean-Michel
Summary: "Records smashed ... incredible athletic feats ... Medals won ... The top 40 Olympic athletes of all time are here! In this fun, fact-packed book from the 40 Inspiring Icons series, learn how these athletic stars became the best in the world."--Amazon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.092 BILHumphreys, Jessica Dee
Summary: Recounts the experiences of Michel Chikwanine, who at age five was abducted during a schoolyard soccer game and forced to become a child soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 HUMDawson, Mick
Summary: One of the world⁰́₉s most experienced ocean rowers details his two Atlantic Ocean crossings and his three attempts to row across the North Pacific Ocean, discussing how he overcame exhaustion; dealt with painful injury; and battled the elements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAWSON, MICK DAWBrzezinski, Mika.
Summary: The hosts of "Morning Joe" recount their early years and careers while discussing their contrasting values and lifestyles, explaining how they have forged a camaraderie based on mutual respect that can serve as a model in a politically contentious culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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Summary: "In January 2016, the unexpected death of David Bowie rocked the globe. For millions of people, he was an icon celebrated for his music, his film and theatrical roles, and his trendsetting influence on fashion and gender norms. But no one from his inner circle has told the story of how David Jones -- a young folksinger, dancer, and aspiring mime -- became one of the most influential artists of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOODMANSEY, WOODY WOODiep, Hayley
Summary: "This dynamic picture book biography introduces readers of all ages to Wataru Misaka, the first non-white athlete to play in the NBA. Wataru "Wat" Misaka, a Japanese American boy born to immigrant parents, liked to play basketball under the glow of stars and a small street lamp in Ogden, Utah. America was home to Wat, but with the onset of World War II, many people thought he didn't belong. "Go...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2023
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Summary: "A biography of a powerhouse female Japanese chef and her rise to fame"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MICBrallier, Steven W.
Summary: "The remarkable life story of Mitka Kalinski, who, while still a child, survived the Holocaust and seven years of enslavement to a Nazi officer, then began a new life in the United States and revealed his secret past decades later"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALINSKI, MITKA BRASteele, Earle E
Summary: From horse-drawn wagon rides to school through five decades of tending majestic trees at the gothic Traverse City State Hospital, Earle Steele colorfully and compassionately shares tales of life and how it was lived at The Asylum, a city-within-a-city that once housed 3000 mentally ill patients.Steele's first affiliation with the hospital was at age nine when his father began employment at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Denali 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 362.21 SteCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 362.2 STEKasson Township Heritage Group, Kasson, Mich
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 1976
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4635 KAS1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 977.4635 REM