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Music, Biography
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"John Denver chronicles the experiences that shaped his life, while unraveling the rich, inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy…
whose uneasy partnership with fame has been one of the defining forces of his first fifty years."-- From publisher
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Music, Music biography, Biography
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He was jazz's first hipster. He performed in sunglasses and coined and popularized phrases like 'that's cool' and 'you dig?'…
He always wore a suit and his trademark porkpie hat. He influenced everyone from B.B. King to Stan Getz to Allen Ginsberg, creating a lyrical style of playing that forever changed the sound of the tenor saxophone.' 'In this biography of Lester Young (1909-1959), historian Douglas Daniels brings to life the man and his world, and corrects a number of misconceptions. Even though others have identified Young as a Kansas city musician, Daniels traces his roots to the blues of Louisiana and his early years traveling with his father's band and the legendary Oklahoma City Blue Devils. Later we see the jazz culture of New York in the early 1940s, when Young was launched to national and international fame with the Count Basie Orchestra and began to accompany his close friend Billie Holiday. After a year spent in an Army prison on a conviction for marijuana use, Young made changes in his music but never lost his sensitivity or soul. For high school and Adult
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Biography, Social issues
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"Jessa Crispin melds personal narrative with history and current events to explore the dark side of Kansas, where she grew…
up. She meditates on why the American Midwest still enjoys an esteemed position in the US's imagination about itself, why its foundational myths are the myths of what it means to be "American." And while we may romanticize aspects of Midwestern life-the nuclear family, the pioneering attitude, the small town friendliness-the realities, she argues, are harsher: so-called Midwestern values cover up a long history of oppression and control over Native Americans, over women, over the economically disadvantaged. Her subjects range from The Wizard of Oz to the White race, from chastity to rape, from radical militias and recent terrorist plots to Utopian communities; from the murders of the Clutter family made famous in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, to her own horror when a beloved art teacher inexplicably one night slaughtered his wife and three daughters and killed himself. Her pursuit takes her back to the Civil War, John Brown, and the immigration of German religious communities to the Midwest; she then ferries across the Atlantic Ocean to Amsterdam to visit a lay seminary for women where, since the Reformation, they have found sanctuary from violence and domestic abuse. Yet, despite the darkness, which is Crispin's stock in trade, there is a kind of bleak redemption at the heart of this project, the insight that, no matter where you go, no matter how far from home you roam, the place you came from is always with you, "like it or not.""-- Provided by publisher
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Music, Biography, Music biography
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A fearless songwriter and political radical, Woody Guthrie used music to capture the struggles of his era and inspire generations…
of musicians. From his travels during the Great Depression to his battles with illness and government scrutiny, his life reflects both the hardships and hope of 20th-century America. Some descriptions of sex. 2004. Adult. Some descriptions of sex
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Self help, Biography, Psychology
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Author Gem C. Collie attempts to understand the self, the surrounding people, relationships, and the culture that she comes from,…
from a psychological perspective. Rendering the life story of the author, this book explores the world of the African diaspora and the challenges they face. The coming-of-age account of a young girl in Jamaica who travels to America only to return to her native place is filled with innumerable twists and turns, forcing her to evolve amidst a broken family and community, creating an inordinate impact on her personality. The book not only probes into her life, psychology, and being, but also the people around her. Adult. Descriptions of sex. Strong language. Violence
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United States history, Biography, History, Politics and government
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U.S. Presidents have played a major role in shaping Florida, whether waging wars, protecting the environment, seeking votes, or just…
drawing media attention to the state's attractions. Covers political history from George Washington to George W. Bush
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Biography, Journals and memoirs, Social issues, Parenting, Family and relationships
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As a child, the author's world was shattered when one hot summer day her mother drove off without explanation, abandoning…
her family. Thirty-five years later, with children of her own, she gets a call that her mother is dying and that this is her last chance to see her. But when she arrives, her mother is too ill to recognize her own daughter, let alone explain her actions. Just as she has given up hope of ever getting closure, she stumbles across a collection of letters that her mother wrote to her but never mailed letters that could provide answers and a path towards forgiveness. Adult
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Literature, Humour, Biography, Philosophy, Science and technology, Animals and wildlife, Arts and entertainment, Reference, Health and medicine, Games
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"American Mensa presents: The Brilliant Bathroom Reader--The ultimate book of 5,000 facts curated by the world's smartest brand. Perfect to…
expand any curious mind! Whether gearing up for a big trivia night or simply wanting to give your brain something interesting to think about, this big book of 5,000 facts from the smartest brand in the world fits the bill. These facts will make you think. They'll make you wonder. You may even want to research more about some of these topics. Most of all, you'll have a ton of fun learning about everything from Thomas Edison's attempts at mind reading to Dr. Lucy King's beehive fences that scare elephants from destroying farms. We cover as many topics as possible, including facts that got our attention while weeding out the stuff that made us yawn or go, "Yeah, yeah, I've heard that one a million times." Topics include: Flora, Fauna, and Funga Science and Technology World Culture History US Presidents National Parks Art, Fashion, and Literature Architecture Health Comics Music and Entertainment Sports and Leisure Bizarre but True The Brilliant Bathroom Reader is the perfect gift for learning new and exciting facts whenever you have a spare moment or two." -- OCLC
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Social issues, Actors biography, Biography
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"From New York Times-bestselling author of ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE comes an illuminating set of profiles of Black and Queer…
icons from the Harlem Renaissance, interspersed with personal essays and spot illustrations by a Steptoe Award-winning illustrator"-- Provided by publisher
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History, Biography, Politics and government, European history, War, Historical biography, Police and military, Social issues
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"At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old…
Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phil Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes"-- Provided by publisher
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Biography, Criticism, Arts and entertainment, Social issues, Family and relationships
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Here is "happily ever after" - except when things aren't happy, and when "ever after" is abruptly terminated by divorce,…
tragedy... or even murder. With her large-hearted understanding of how movies and audiences work, leading film historian Jeanine Basinger traces the many ways Hollywood has tussled with the tricky subject of marriage, explicating the relationships of countless marriages from Blondie and Dagwood to the heartrending couple in the Iranian A Separation, from Coach and his wife in Friday Night Lights to Tracy and Hepburn, and even to Laurel and Hardy (a marriage if ever there was one). A treasure trove of insight and sympathy, illustrated with scores of wonderfully telling movie stills, posters, and ads. Adult. Unrated
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Biography, Family and relationships, Frontier and pioneer life
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In the rare free moments she had, ranchwife and mother Evelyn Amos kept a marvelous diary on scraps of Kraft…
paper bags, backs of bulk mail advertisements, and the insides of old envelopes, recoding from 1948-1957 the life (and death) of a family farm near Sweet, Idaho. In 1970, Mrs. Amos discovered her diary and set about revising and typing it, then put it aside for almost twenty years. Adult
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Literature biography, Biography, Family and relationships, Journals and memoirs, Environment, Women biography, Criticism, Social issues
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"What does it mean to belong to a place, to be truly rooted and grounded in the place you call…
home? How do you commit to a marriage, to a full partnership with another person, and still maintain your own separate identity? These questions have been central to Susan Wittig Albert's life, and in this beautifully written memoir, she movingly describes how she has experienced place, marriage, and aloneness while creating a home in the Texas Hill Country with her husband and writing partner, Bill Albert. Together, Alone opens in 1985, as Albert leaves a successful, if rootless, career as a university administrator and begins a new life as a freelance writer, wife, and homesteader on a patch of rural land northwest of Austin. She vividly describes the work of creating a home at Meadow Knoll, a place in which she and Bill raised their own food and animals, while working together and separately on writing projects. Once her sense of home and partnership was firmly established, Albert recalls how she had to find its counterbalanceâ€"a place where she could be alone and explore those parts of the self that only emerge in solitude. For her, this place was Lebh Shomea, a silent monastic retreat. In writing about her time at Lebh Shomea, Albert reveals the deep satisfaction she finds in belonging to a community of people who have chosen to be apart and experience silence and solitude." -- back cover. 2009. Adult
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Biography, History, Royalty biography, European history
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A decade after her tragic death, Princess Diana's influence continues to shape the British royal family, exposing deep-seated struggles over…
power, legacy, and identity. This compelling account delves into the private lives of the monarchy, revealing secrets, scandals, and the lasting impact of Diana's love and compassion on her sons as they navigate their own destinies. 2007. Adult
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Biography, Medicine
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Jerry Apps recounts his experience of being diagnosed with polio at age 12 while growing up on a farm in rural Wisconsin in the 1940s. Adult
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Music, Biography, Music biography
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"Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music--its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of…
musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. Pickers and Poets, however, focuses on an essential thread in this tapestry: the Texas singer-songwriters to whom the editors refer as ruthlessly poetic. All songs require good lyrics, but for these songwriters, the poetic quality and substance of the lyrics are front and center." -- book jacket. Some violence. Strong language. Adult
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Literature, Customs and cultures, Arts and entertainment, Biography
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"From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth, featuring contributions from Elizabeth Gilbert, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Lin-Manuel Miranda alongside…
tales of an international rescue mission for Paddington Bear, a family matriarch running numbers in Detroit, an epic Lucha libre showdown in Mexico City, and more. An inspiring and entertaining collection of unforgettable true stories about finding unexpected beauty in life's transitions. Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of stories told live, onstage and without notes, readers of The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty will encounter moments that cut and moments that heal. If we look closely enough, we can find real beauty in moments when our lives change forever-for better or for worse"-- Provided by publisher
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Biography, United States history, History, Social issues
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In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to…
walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut's caves his home. Adult. Unrated
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Family and relationships, Biography, Sports and games, LGBTQ+ biography, Women biography, Literature biography
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This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch, a lifelong swimmer and Olympic hopeful, escapes…
her raging father and alcoholic and suicidal mother when she accepts a swimming scholarship which drug and alcohol addiction eventually cause her to lose. What follows is promiscuous sex with both men and women, some of them famous, and some of it S&M, as Lidia discovers the power of her sexuality to help her forget her pain. The forgetting doesn't last, though, and it is her hard-earned career as a writer and teacher, and the love of her husband and son, that ultimately create the life she needs to survive. Adult. Unrated
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Biography, Politics and government biography, Politics and government
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Follow Paul Wellstone's passionate political journey from the farm fields of Minnesota to the U.S. Senate, where a steadfast advocate…
for progressive change takes on powerful opponents. With humor and heartfelt storytelling, it highlights the importance of citizen activism, personal conviction, and the belief that deeply held values can shape democracy. 2001. Adult