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8201) True indie
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course. Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now he's taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the wild world of the independent filmmaker. Join Coscarelli as he sells his first feature film to Universal Pictures...
Author
Publisher
Kindle Direct Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What does a diplomat do? Carol Stricker shares stories from her distinguished career over 25 years with the U.S. Department of State. From Angola to Zimbabwe and often in harm's way, she kept embassies running, ran an embassy as acting ambassador, and helped on such diverse issues as eliminating thousands of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and working to stop genocide in Burundi.With a dash of humor, a dose of history and some lessons for today, Ms. Stricker...
Author
Series
Political life of Abraham Lincoln volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"After a period of depression that he would ever find his way to greatness, Lincoln takes on the most powerful demagogue in the country, Stephen Douglas, in the debates for a senate seat. He sidelines the frontrunner William Seward, a former governor and senator for New York, to cinch the new Republican Party's nomination. All the Powers of Earth is the political story of all time. Lincoln achieves the presidency by force of strategy, of political...
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, fifteen-year-old Dan French had no way to know that one day his tribute to the great president would transform a plot of Washington, DC marshland into America's gathering place. He did not even know that a sculptor was something to be. He only knew that he liked making things with his hands. This is the story of how a farmboy became America's foremost sculptor. After failing at academics, Dan was working...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of a woman who wielded imagination and hope in the face of intolerance and who transformed everything she touched into art. Born in California in 1926, Ruth Asawa grew from a farmer's daughter to a celebrated sculptor. She survived an adolescence in the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, attended the groundbreaking art school at Black Mountain College, fought through lupus, and revolutionized arts education...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"One of the founders of U.S. cryptology who would eventually become one of the world's greatest code breakers, Elizebeth Smith Friedman (1892-1980) was a brilliant mind behind many important battles throughout the 20th century, saving many lives through her intelligence and heroism. Whip-smart and determined, Elizebeth displayed a remarkable aptitude for language and recognizing patterns from a young age. After getting her start by looking for linguistic...
8207) No impact man
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Colin Beavan, a New York City writer and self-proclaimed liberal, has big plans for his new book. He decides on a grand experiment: to live one year with as little impact on the environment as possible. The problem is, the project requires his wife Michelle, an espresso-guzzling, Prada-worshipping business writer, and their young daughter to be fully on board. The family embarks on a year of no electricity, television, cars, toilet paper, elevators,...
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump's White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. The focus is on the explosive debates and the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports...
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"Clarence Darrow is the most celebrated criminal trial lawyer in American history. In the Spring of 1911, organized labor implored Darrow to represent the McNamara brothers, two union iron workers charged with the murder of twenty employees arising out of the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. Darrow and his wife Ruby's trip west quickly became a fight for survival. After Darrow negotiated a plea bargain for the McNamaras with the help of...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Next Level Basic and fan-favorite alumna of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules returns from cancellation and pregnancy with the definitive Basic Bitch handbook for surviving bad days (or years)"--
The year 2020 was going to be the best year of Schroeder's life. She bought her first house, and was planning her dream wedding-- until it all went to hell. Here she addresses the experience of getting cancelled, getting...
8213) I never did like politics: how Fiorello La Guardia became America's mayor, and why he still matters
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A hugely entertaining celebration of one of America's greatest politicians--a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times....Fiorello La Guardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians--on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues...
Author
Publisher
Ablaze, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A compelling trip in the mind and the life of the legendary guitarist. An exhilarating ride from the difficult beginnings in the South, plagued by racism, through global stardom and the excessive lifestyle of a rockstar. A rockstar who, even with all his experiences, never forgot where he came from. Penciled by bestselling artist Gianluca Maconi, this gripping tale of music, personal demons and thirst for glory is a must-have for any Jimi Hendrix...
8215) Drawn together
Author
Publisher
Liveright
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Spanning nearly four decades of a one-of-a-kind artistic and romantic collaboration of the infamous couple, the Crumbs.
8216) Praisesong for the kitchen ghosts: stories and recipes from five generations of Black country cooks
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen; There were an abundance of ancestors stirring, measuring, and braising with her. These...
8217) The fabulist: the lying, hustling, grifting, stealing, and very American legend of George Santos
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers, Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"America has grown used to larger-than-life politicians: Teflon Don, AOC, MTG, Dark Brandon, and all the rest have injected DC politics with an unmistakable edge of celebrity flair and tabloid intrigue. Yet in 2022, a new player on the national scene outshone them all. George Anthony Devolder Santos, and his revolving door of pseudonyms, shed glaring new light on how far we’d all let our politics slide as his claimed resume was shred to bits in...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]-
Language
English
Description
"As the Walt Disney Studio entered its first decade and embarked on some of the most ambitious animated films of the time, Disney hired a group of "concept artists" whose sole mission was to explore ideas and inspire their fellow animators. They Drew as They Pleased showcases four of these early pioneers and features artwork developed by them for the Disney shorts from the 1930s, including many unproduced projects, as well as for Snow White and the...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist--an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on "sustainability" rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fashion and creative director Sunita Kumar Nair presents Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion, which pays homage to the style icon's timeless, distinguished beauty, and legacy in the first book of its kind. Foreword by Gabriela Hearst, award-winning designer to First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Preface by Edward Enninful, OBE, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue. Long blonde hair, an iconic red lip, and effortless style--all...
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