Obama, Michelle
Summary: "Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group 2022
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, MICHELLE OBACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B OBAMA OBACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio ObamaWinkler, Henry
Summary: The former star of "Happy Days" uses his trademark sense of humor to discuss the lessons he learned from family, fatherhood, and most importantly, fly fishing.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.12 WINMichaelis, Arno
Summary: Documents the story of the unlikely and powerful friendship between a Sikh and a former white supremacist in the aftermath of Wade Michael Page's murderous 2012 attack on a Wisconsin Sikh Temple, describing how they launched the Serve 2 Unite organization to promote community inclusion and fight hate crimes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MICLeavy, Jane
Summary: George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh-- business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father-- Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom. Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man. -- adapted from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUTH, BABE LEACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUTH LEARobbins, Alexandra
Summary: "A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins. Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.1 ROBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social RobbinsWang, Esmé Weijun
Summary: "Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esmé Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the 'collected schizophrenias' but to those who wish to understand it as well. Opening with the journey toward her diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, Wang discusses the medical community's own disagreement about labels and procedures for diagnosing those with mental illness, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 WANFeinstein, John
Summary: In the NFL, quarterbacks are kings. The right QB becomes the face of a franchise and marches his team-- and millions of fans-- on a glorious winning odyssey. The wrong QB leads his team to losses, infighting, second-guessing, and fan misery. A few become legends. Feinstein takes us inside the rarified world with five men who have achieved the highest levels in the NFL: Andrew Luck, Alex Smith,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 FEITorres, Tia
Summary: "From one of the most respected figures in the dog rescue community come the harrowing, funny, and inspiring stories of nine incredible dogs that shaped her life. Tia Torres, beloved underdog advocate and star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir featuring some of her best-loved dogs. With inimitable honesty and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019