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Anecdotes. Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography Children's audiobooks.Allen, Jonathan, (Jonathan J. M.)
Summary: Almost no one thought Joe Biden could make it back to the White House--not Donald Trump, not the two dozen Democratic rivals who sought to take down a weak front-runner, not the mega-donors and key endorsers who feared he could not beat Bernie Sanders, not even Barack Obama. The story of Biden's cathartic victory in the 2020 election is the story of a Democratic Party at odds with itself, torn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 ALLFine, Karen R.
Summary: "All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.089 FINBin Laden, Najwa.
Summary: Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved feared by his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 BIN LADEN FAMILY BINMadsen, Axel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ASTOR JOHN JACOB MADWalsh, Mikey.
Summary: The son of a Romany Gypsy champion bareknuckle boxer shares the story of his upbringing in England, his realization of his sexual orientation, and how his circumstances were shaped by his culture's absolute beliefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALSH, MIKEY WALJollett, Mikel
Summary: "Hollywood Park is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country's most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. Yet, ultimately, his is a story of fiercelove and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice that signals the emergence of a uniquely gifted writer. We were never young. We were just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOLLETT, MIKEL JOLMadden, Bill.
Summary: "Jackie Robinson heroically broke the color barrier in 1947. But how--and, in practice, when--did the integration of the sport actually occur? Bill Madden shows that baseball's famous "black experiment" did not truly succeed until the coming of age of Willie Mays and the emergence of some star players--Larry Doby, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks--in 1954. And as a relevant backdrop off the field,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 MADMadden, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 MADGoucher, Kara
Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOUCHER, KARA GOUDuden, Jane.
Summary: Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman, examining the legend of the Besty Ross Flag and explaining the importance of its legacy today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ROSS DUDBrina, Elizabeth Miki
Summary: "A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclubhostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRINA, ELIZABETH MIKI BRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BRINA BRIGirma, Haben
Summary: Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GIRMA, HABEN GIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B GIRMA GIRClassen, Mikel B.
Summary: On the same day Theodore Roosevelt narrowly survived an assassination attempt, his press secretary handed him a newspaper editorial from the Iron Ore, a small town daily located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Its publisher, George Newett, had printed "...Roosevelt lies and curses in a most disgusting way; he gets drunk, too, and that not infrequently, and all his intimates know about it." Tired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 CLAGaren, Micah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 GREMadden, Amy.
Summary: The author describes how she survived being abused by her stepfather and learned to let go of her anger towards her mother and herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Syren Book Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.764 MADFagen, Donald
Summary: A work of memoir and criticism by the co-founder of Steely Dan explores the cultural figures who shaped his youth in 1960s suburban New Jersey, his progressive education at Bard College, and the ups and downs of his cross-country tour with Boz Scaggs andMichael McDonald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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Contents: Introduction: shipwrecked with God -- The genesis of gender -- Trans experience in the Torah -- Close encounters with an incomprehensible God -- Reading between the binaries -- Knowing the soul of the stranger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brandeis University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.3086 LADBiden, Jill
Summary: "An intimate look at the love that built the Biden family and the delicate balancing act of the woman at its center. 'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BIDEN, JILL BIDBrzezinski, 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: "The New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14 returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the U.S. role in the Korean War, and its legacy In 1946, master sergeant Donald Nichols was stationed on the sleepy island of Guam when he caught the eye of recruiters from the Army's Counter Intelligence Corps. After just three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NICHOLS, DONALD HARBiden, Jill.
Summary: The wife of former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden recounts his childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, his perseverance and leadership from his earliest years, his struggles to overcome stuttering, his relationships with his family, andhis political career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio BidenKiki
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIKI KikiBiden, Jill
Summary: Joey is the first ever picture book about the young life of Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States, and includes never before told family stories about the president-elect and former vice president's childhood-written by Jill Biden, his spouse. Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BIDHarden, Blaine
Summary: "The story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power, and the brave North Korean fighter pilot who escaped the prison state and delivered the first MiG-15 into American hands"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015