Bryant, Howard
Summary: "Full Dissidence is a collection of essays focusing on the corporate assault on civil liberties, collisions of race and identity, and the kleptocracy of the Trump White House has forced America to ask itself if its beliefs of freedom and democracy are more than just words"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 BRYBryant, Howard
Summary: In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B AARON BRYBryant, Howard
Summary: "Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. "If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers," the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENDERSON, RICKEY BRYBryant, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 BRYSummary: An anthology of top-selected sports writing from the past year is culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty publications as well as a variety of leading sports blogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 BESBryars, Gavin
Summary: This gorgeous archival release features a newly remastered version of Gavin Bryars' legendary cult classic album, which was the first release in Eno's Obscure Records series. This new album contains the two pieces that made up the two sides of the original vinyl release, emphasizing the second piece Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet; which achieved huge success in its later version on Point...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL BRYSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007