Filter By Authors
Bader, Bonnie Keane, Erin Kennedy, Robert Francis Pellegrino, Danny Storey, Kate Winkler, HenryFilter By Authors
Bader, Bonnie Keane, Erin Kennedy, Robert Francis Pellegrino, Danny Storey, Kate Winkler, HenryBader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENStorey, Kate
Summary: Drawing from conversations with family members, friends, neighbors, and household and security staff, this multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod provides a sweeping history of an American dynasty that has left an indelible mark on the nation's politics and culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 STOKeane, Erin
Summary: "In 1970, Erin Keane's mother ran away from home for the first time. She was thirteen years old. Over the next several years, and under two assumed identities, she hitchhiked her way across America, experiencing freedom, hardship, and tragedy. At fifteen, she met a man in New York City and married him. He was thirty-six. Though a deft balance of journalistic digging, cultural criticism, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Belt Publishing 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEANE, ERIN KEASummary: A deft politician and skillful diplomat, TR's magnetic personality and genius for publicity made him a legend in his own time. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, this is an engaging portrait of the private man and the president who created the modern American presidency.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PREKennedy, Robert Francis
Summary: The son and namesake of Robert F. Kennedy shares memories from his turbulent childhood, the lessons he learned from family mentors, and finding his calling as a passionate environmental activist.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Luxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 KENNEDY, ROBERT F., JR. KENWinkler, 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 WINPellegrino, Danny
Summary: "For many families, the holiday season is--in a word--unhinged. In no family is that more true than in Danny Pellegrino's, beloved podcast host of Everything Iconic and bestselling author. Inappropriately improvised monologues at the children's Christmas pageant, presents that land someone in the emergency room, or just sitting on the absolute roller coaster that is a Hallmark movie marathon,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELLEGRINO, DANNY PELSummary: Tells an epic story of military strategy, politics, romance, and family conflict set against the backdrop of world events from 1938 through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Follows naval officer Victor "Pug" Henry as he is sent to Berlin as the U.S. Naval attaché. Shows how "Pug" and his family are drawn into the center of the conflicts that lead to America's involvement in World...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004