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Chandler, Matt

Summary: "This is the true story of one man's bravery, ingenuity, and daring determination as he trekked thousands of feet up in the mountains. Readers will learn about the struggles Sven Somme endured as he eluded 900 German soldiers set out to capture him."--Publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 CHA

Warren, Andrea

Summary: "A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MIN

Steinman, Louise.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5425 STE

Braverman, Blair

Summary: "A revelatory memoir of the author's efforts to develop the strength and resilience to survive in the demanding landscapes of Norway and Alaska describes her physically exhausting survival endeavors on a ruthless arctic tundra marked by violent natural and human threats. 30,000 first printing,"--NoveList.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRAVERMAN, BLAIR BRA

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.9 WOR

Deluxe, Jean-Emmanuel

Contents: The 1960s -- Panorama -- Social Affairs -- Ye-Ye Girls & Marriage -- The Media -- A General View -- The Rock Papers -- Television -- The Four Aces Of Hearts -- France Gall -- Françoise Hardy -- Sylvie Vartan -- Chantal Goya -- Serge Gainsbourg's Filles De La Pop -- From Literary Chanteur to Pop Entrepreneur -- Initials B.B. -- Jane B.: Nationality: British, Sex: Female -- His Majesty Serge's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Adler, Laure.

Summary: A selection of sixty powerfully seductive women, from Biblical times to the present day, featuring mythical and real heroines. The most memorable stories throughout history feature a powerful, seductive woman who has an irresistible hold over the man in her life. The alluring Cleopatra, like Helen of Troy, inspired lovers to the battlefield in a brave display of loyalty. Eve and Pandora...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704 ADL

Summary: A visual history of the Jacksons combines exclusive interviews, anecdotes, quotes, and previously unseen family archive photographs to trace their meteoric rise and history-making tours.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 JAC

Hall, Ron

Summary: The authors of "Same Kind of Different as Me" offer new reflections and stories of hope and healing, covering such topics as faith, friendship, community outreach, and much more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.8325 HAL

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.9 WOR

Hall, Ron

Summary: This remarkable story shows what can happen when we choose to help. Kids will discover that we can all make a difference—no matter how big or small we are and no matter how big or small the task. Based on the New York Times bestseller Same Kind of Different As Me, which sold more than a million copies worldwide and inspired the major motion picture, this book tells the true story of Denver...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tommy Nelson 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MOO

Hall, Ron

Summary: The co-author relates how he was held under plantation-style slavery until he fled in the 1960s and suffered homelessness for an additional eighteen years before the wife of the other co-author, an art dealer accustomed to privilege, intervened.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2006

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HALL, RON HAL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem Hall

Hollway, Don

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "The Last Viking tells the dramatic story of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest warriors to have ever lived. Drawing on original source material, Don Hollway recreates the violence and drama of the late Viking era in a gripping chronicle that transports the reader from the frozen wastelands of Scandinavia to the glittering opulence of the Byzantine empire and then finally to a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Osprey Publishing 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARALD III HOL

Summary: Timed to coincide with the band's twenty-fifth anniversary, an inside portrait of Bon Jovi follows them on their 2008 Lost Highway tour, explores the history of the band, and discusses the band members' lives both at home and on the road.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins Design 2009

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 BON JOVI BON

Marshall, Ben

Summary: Blending memoir, history, and music, The Who explores the influences that shaped the band and its members, from Britain’s post-war austerity to Elvis, Lonnie Donegan, and American youth counter-culture. It follows them through the Mod and Pop years and the furiously fast sixties, and charts the hit singles—"My Generation," "I’m a Boy,, "The Kids Are Alright," and "Pinball Wizard." It revels in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.6 MAR

Brenner, Michael

Summary: "In 1935, Adolf Hitler declared Munich the "Capital of the Movement." It was here that he developed his anti-Semitic beliefs and founded the Nazi party. Though Hitler's immediate milieu during the 1910s and 1920s has received ample attention, this book argues that the Munich of this period is worthy of study in its own right and that the changes the city underwent between 1918 and 1923 are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943 BRE

Seierstad, Åsne

Summary: "On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb outside the Norwegian prime minister's office in central Oslo, killing eight people. He then proceeded to a youth camp on the wooded island of Utøya, where he killed sixty-nine more, most of them teenage members of the country's governing Labour Party. In [this book], the journalist Åsne Seierstad tells the story of this terrible day...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.1 SEI

Metallica (Musical group)

Summary: An illustrated scrapbook of the band's career follows Metallica's rise to success, from the 1980s to the present, profiling the individual members of the band and discussing their music and concert tours.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.166 MET

Lev, Elizabeth.

Contents: Prologue: Christmas cannons -- The education of an Amazon -- Childhood's end -- The countess-in-waiting -- Triumphal parade to Rome -- Courtiers and conspiracies -- The Riario dynasty -- The fairest in the realm -- The birth of Athena -- The lean years -- Center stage -- The retort at Ravaldino -- The spoils of war -- Fanning the flames -- Blinded by love -- Avenging fury -- Intrigue and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SFORZA, CATERINA LEV

Pearl Jam (Musical group)

Summary: Published to commemorate the influential band's twentieth anniversary, an illustrated portrait covers their achievements while sharing reproductions of rare archival memorabilia, personal photos, and tour notes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2011

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 PEARL JAM PEA

Lee, Geddy

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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Timberlake, Justin

Summary: "In his first book, Justin Timberlake creates a characteristically dynamic experience, one that combines an intimate, remarkable collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations on his life and work with hundreds of candid photographs from his personal archives that range from his early years to the present day, in locations around the world, both on and off the stage. Justin discusses...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN TIM

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B TIMBERLAKE TIM

Conway, Kelly

Summary: "Comic and television star Tim Conway enjoyed enormous popular appeal, including a wide readership for his best-selling memoir, What's So Funny? In her own humorous, loving and surprising memoir, Tim's eldest child Kelly reveals that the Conway home lifewas as riotous and engaging as some of her father's best-known comedy sketches. Kelly Conway allows readers an intimate look at a supremely...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CONWAY, KELLY CON

Dahl, Roald.

Summary: As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1999

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