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Flags of our fathers
By James Bradley, Ron Powers. 2000
Recounts the story of the six young Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima during fierce combat on the…
obscure Japanese-held island in 1945. Author Bradley, the son of one of the soldiers, recreates his father's experiences as well as those of the five men who fought beside him. Bestseller. 2000.Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978Trail to Fort Smith: a Ralph Compton novel
By Ralph Compton, Dusty Richards. 2004
Saddle partners Hamp and Clint will never make it to Fort Smith at this rate. First Clint kills a card…
shark and Hamp has to marry a girl to get Clint sprung from jail. Then Clint shoots a rancher. Strong language. 2004Waking up in heaven: a true story of brokenness, heaven, and life again
By Alex Tresniowski, Crystal McVea. 2013
Memoir of McVea, an Oklahoma teacher and the mother of four children, who believes that while hospitalized in 2009 she…
died, ascended to heaven, and experienced the presence of God. Describes her return to earth and the transformation of her dysfunctional life. Bestseller. 2013The dry divide
By Ralph Moody. 1994
In this sequel to Shaking the Nickel Bush (DB 54466), Ralph Moody is twenty in 1919 when he lands in…
Nebraska without any money. Three months later he owns eight teams of horses and falls in love. 1963Rock this!
By Chris Rock. 1997
Monologues and jokes from the black comedian Chris Rock. Rock started on the Saturday Night Live comedy show and graduated…
to his own television spot, the Chris Rock Show. Rock explores current social issues such as racism, poverty, drugs, and sex. Strong language and descriptions of sex. BestsellerMessages from my father
By Calvin Trillin. 1996
The author and humorist fondly recounts his relationship with his father, Abe, a Kansas City grocer and restaurateur who emigrated…
from Russia. Trillin recalls his father's stubborn ways, strong moral instruction, and comic sensibility, as well as his penchant for collecting Yiddish curses and yellow neckties. BestsellerOutrageous acts and everday rebellions
By Gloria Steinem. 1983
Steinem records her own education as a feminist and charts the growth of the burgeoning women's movement. She traces her…
journalism career, from posing as a Playboy Bunny to serving as the editor of 'Ms.' Bestseller 1983The undying West: a chronicle of Montana's Camas Prairie
By Carlene Cross. 1999
Reed Anthony, Cowman
By Andy Adams. 2012
LIFE Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at 50
By The Editors of LIFE. 2019