Graham, Katharine

Summary: The author describes her privileged but lonely childhood, her tragic marriage to the charismatic Phil Graham, her struggles as the head of the Washington Post, and the colorful politicians and celebrities she has known.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRAHAM, KATHARINE GRA

Baron, Martin

Summary: "A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech -- for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 BAR

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Summary: This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham, the first female newspaper publisher in the country (specifically of the Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee. The two become involved in an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA POS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE POS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Post 2018

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POS

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Sullivan, Margaret

Summary: "A trusted champion and critic of the American news media recounts her four decades of working in newsrooms big and small, taking us behind the scenes of the nation's most influential news outlets to explore how Americans lost trust in the news and what it will take to regain it"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SULLIVAN, MARGARET SUL

Abramson, Jill

Summary: "The definitive report on the disruption of the news media over the last decade. With the expert guidance of former Executive Editor of The New York Times Jill Abramson, we follow two legacy (The New York Times and The Washington Post) and two upstart (BuzzFeed and VICE) companies as they plow through a revolution in technology, economics, standards, commitment, and endurance that pits old vs....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 071.3 ABR

Mitchell, Henry

Summary: Collection of columns written by Henry Mitchell for the Washington Post over the past twenty years offering advice on gardening.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 MIT

Gilliam, Dorothy Butler

Summary: Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose fifty-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the US, covering a wide swath of media history--from the era of game-changing Negro newspapers like the Chicago Defender to the civil rights movement, feminism, and our current imperfect diversity.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street, Hachette Book Group 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILLIAM, DOROTHY BUTLER GIL

Sousa, John Philip

Contents: El capitan march -- High school cadets march -- The thunderermarch -- Semper fidelis -- Washington post march -- Stars and stripes forever -- Boston commandery march -- American patrol march.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Camden Classics 1987

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Residents (Musical group)

Contents: Hey good lookin' -- Six more miles (to the graveyard) -- Kaw-liga -- Ramblin- man -- Jambalaya -- Nobles of the mystic shrine -- The stars and stripes forever -- The thunderer -- The liberty bell -- Semper fidelis -- The Washington Post.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: East Side Digital 2000

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RES

Contents: On brave old Army team -- Anchors aweigh -- King cotton -- Nobles of the mystic shrine -- Golden jubilee -- El capitan -- Manhattan beach -- Northern pines -- Gridiron club -- Fairest of the fair -- American Civil War fantasy -- Washington Post march; and others.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1986

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL STA

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD STA POP/ROCK

Weil, Jamie

Summary: Details the life and career of the internet businessman, discussing his youth, creation of Amazon, and his purchase of the "Washington Post."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015

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Pratchett, Terry.

Summary: "The 39th installment in the New York Times bestselling "Discworld" canon from Terry Pratchett, "the purely funniest English writer since Wodehouse." (Washington Post Book World)"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PRA

Vargas, Jose Antonio

Summary: "The movement of people--what Americans call 'immigration' and the rest of the world calls 'migration'--is among the defining issues of our time. Technology and information crosses countries and continents at blistering speed. Corporations thrive on being multinational and polyglot. Yet the world's estimated 244 million total migrant population, particularly those deemed 'illegal' by countries...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VARGAS, JOSE ANTONIO VAR

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Downie, Leonard

Summary: "At a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, Leonard Downie, the former executive editor of the Washington Post writes about his nearly 50 years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOWNIE, LEONARD, JR. DOW

Andrews, Travis M.

Summary: A Washington Post pop-culture writer presents an irreverent, deeply researched portrait of the enigmatic Hollywood star that includes coverage of Goldblum's experiences as a remarkable character actor, family man, pianist and style influencer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOLDBLUM, JEFF AND

Whitlock, Craig

Summary: "The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about the longest war in American history by Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, a three-time Pulitzer Prizefinalist"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 WHI

Goldstein, Amy

Summary: "A Washington Post reporter's intimate account of the fallout from the closing of a General Motors' assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin—Paul Ryan's hometown—and a larger story of the hollowing of the American middle class."--Amazon.com

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331 GOL

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Vedantam, Shankar.

Summary: From a "Washington Post" columnist comes an original and deeply engaging investigation into the role of the hidden brain--the parts of the mind concealed from conscious awareness but responsible for controlling decision making.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.2 VED

Jakes, John

Summary: From the "New York Times" bestselling author who "makes history come brilliantly alive" ("The Washington Post Book World") comes a novel that spans decades and generations--from the American Revolution through the downfall of the Confederacy--in Jakes's most ambitious work yet.From the "New York Times" bestselling author who "makes history come brilliantly alive" ("The Washington Post Book...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2002

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JAK

Levine, Adele.

Summary: "M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, absurdly funny, inspiring, and totally unique debut memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical therapy and the world leader in prosthetic rehabilitation for injured war veterans"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEVINE, ADELE LEV

Contents: Radetzky March / Strauss -- National emblem march / Bagley -- Pomp and circumstance, no. 1 / Elgar -- Symphony no. 5 -- finale / Tchaikovsky -- Washington Post march / Sousa -- El capitan / Sousa -- Turkish march / Beethoven -- March Troyenne / Berlioz -- Entry of the gladiators / Fucik -- Riders for the flag / Sousa -- The circus bee / Fillmore -- Gallito / Lope -- Under the double eagle / J....

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Classical Heritage 1992

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Leibovich, Mark.

Summary: "Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington's elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a 'master of the political profile,' Leibovich has spent his career writing memorable, buzz-worthy, and often jaw-dropping features about politicians and other notables. Currently chief...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 LEI

Higham, Scott.

Summary: It was the mystery that gripped the nation during the summer of 2001: the sudden disappearance of young intern Chandra Levy and the possible involvement of Congressman Gary Condit. And then the case went cold. But Chandra Levy haunted. Six years after her disappearance, investigative editors of the Washington Post pitched two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors their idea: Revisit the case and find...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.1523 HIG

Partlow, Joshua

Summary: "The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 PAR