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Contents: Introduction / by Andrew J. Nathan -- The kiss of death -- The making of a revolutionary -- A young communist in Europe -- Building the infrastructure of revolution -- Birds of a different feather -- A rising star -- Trapping the "Chinese Khrushchev" -- "Preparing to take the test" -- "A man of both sides" -- A whirlpool of absurdity -- No exit -- Heir pre-emptive -- Night flight -- Whither...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZHOU, ENLAI WENCao, Lan
Summary: "A mother-daughter memoir exploring loss, love, and healing, told in two alternating voices, from the critically acclaimed novelist and her teenage daughter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CAOCai, Chongda
Summary: "An unprecedented and heartfelt memoir that illuminates the lives of rural Chinese workers, offering a portrait of generational strife, family, love, and loss that crosses cultures and time. Cai Chongda spent his childhood in a rural fishing village in Fujian province. When his father-a former communist gang leader turned gas station owner-has a stroke that partially paralyzes him, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAI, CHONGDA CAIGao, Laura
Summary: Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Alley 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 GAOCaro, Ina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 CARRipken, Cal
Summary: Baseball's Iron Man, Cal Ripken, Jr., retired in 2001 after breaking countless records, including Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played (Ripken played 2,632). Ripken is admired by thousands of fans not only for his relentless perseverance, but also for his unparalleled integrity. Now, in a book that draws on his exhilarating career as well as the wisdom of his legendary father,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 RIPPerron, Cam
Summary: "The extraordinary, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron--a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston--and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition andcompensation that they deserved from Major League Baseball more than fifty years after their playing days were over"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 PERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.3576 PERJohnston, David Cay
Summary: "Bestselling author and longtime Trump observer David Cay Johnston shines a light on the political termites who have infested our government under the Trump Administration, destroying it from within and compromising our jobs, safety, finances, and more. No journalist knows Donald Trump better than David Cay Johnston, who has been following him since 1988. It's Even Worse Than You Think: What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 JOHCho, Catherine
Summary: "The riveting story of a mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when committed to an involuntary psychiatric ward in New Jersey after a harrowing bout of postpartum psychosis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHO, CATHERINE CHOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B Catherine Cho CHOSimpson, Cam
Summary: A heart-rending narrative that moves from the Himalayas to the Middle East to Houston and culminates in an epic court battle, this is a story of death and life - of the war in Iraq, the killings of the twelve Nepalese, a journalist determined to uncover the truth, and a trio of human rights lawyers dedicated to finding justice. At its heart is one unforgettable young woman, Kamala Magar, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGAR, KAMALA SIMMarnell, Cat
Summary: "From Cat Marnell, 'New York's enfant terrible' (The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America--and that's all most people knew about her. But she hid a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARNELL, CAT MARCaro, Robert A.
Summary: Examines Lyndon Johnson's volatile relationships with John and Robert Kennedy, describes JFK's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and recounts his accomplishments as president before they were overshadowed by the Vietnam War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, LYNDON B CARWarren, Cat.
Summary: Explores the world of working dogs, as well as canine intelligence and training, as the author and her German shepherd, Solo, work with forensic anthropologists, detectives, and dog handlers to find the bodies of the missing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 WARYang, Kao Kalia
Summary: "In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a Hmong refugee child navigating life at home and school in America while carrying the weight of her selective mutism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2024
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Summary: "Short autobiography about author's processes of researching, interviewing, and writing his books"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARO, ROBERT A CARCaro, Robert A.
Summary: Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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Summary: Carries Johnson from his 19th senate defeat through WWII and on to the securing of his political and economic fortunes. 2nd in trilogy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHCora, Cat
Summary: "Before she became a celebrated chef, Cathy Cora was just a girl from Jackson, Mississippi, where days were slow and every meal was made from scratch. Her passion for the kitchen started in her home, where she spent her days internalizing the dishes that would form the cornerstone of her cooking philosophy incorporating her Greek heritage and Southern upbringing-- from crispy fried chicken and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CORA, CAT CORYang, Kao Kalia
Summary: Presents the journey from refuge camp to America and the hardships and joys of a family's struggle to adapt in a strange culture while holding onto traditions that are passed down from her beloved grandmother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 YANYang, Kao Kalia
Summary: "In the 1960s when Kalia's mother, Chue, was born, the US was actively recruiting Hmong Laotians to assist with CIA efforts in Laos's Secret War. By the time Chue was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were perceived as traitorous for their involvement. Notably, from 1964-1973, Laos became victim to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024
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Summary: Moses is pictured as idealist reformer and political manipulator as his rise to power and eventual domination of New York State politics is documented.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 CARMay, Molly Caro.
Summary: "Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAY, MOLLY CARO MAYCho, Grace M.
Summary: "Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, TASTES LIKE WAR is a hybrid text about a daughter's search...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York 2021
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Contents: Volume 1. One loaf at a time : the baking that brought us together while remained apart during COVID-19 -- Volume 2. One bowl at at time : the soups, stews, and bowls of comfort that brought us together while we remained apart during COVID-19.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020