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Pub. Date
s202
Language
English
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The antics and adventures of a girl growing up in a small Pennsylvania town flow into stories of college life, the pursuit of a PhD in genetics, marriage to an Ivy League graduate and soon-to-be medical doctor, the collapse of the marriage three children later, and the chaos of raising the kids on her own during the 1970s. The author shares all of it-the unflattering details and failures along with the triumphs. A strong resourceful woman in an era...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America’s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. “I don’t want to be remembered,” she answered. “I am still here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I want every stage of my life to be more exciting than the last.”
In that time of transition, the former Secretary considered the possibilities: she could...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first...
4) David Bowie
Author
Pub. Date
s201
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Bengali
Description
As a child, young David had a head full of songs and ideas. He was inspired by the pop and mod scenes in Britain to pick up the saxophone. After earning his stripes in some of the coolest bands in London, David splashed onto the solo scene. His songwriting talent and musical skill made him one of rock and roll's all-time greatest artists.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career.
Author
Pub. Date
s201
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Bengali
Description
From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Vivienne Westwood, the flame-haired fashion designer and impresario.
When Vivienne was a young woman, she wasn't sure how a working class girl from England could make a living in the art world. But after discovering her passion for design and jewelry making, she erupted onto the fashion scene with a bang. Vivienne's designs became iconic, and she became famous for...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
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Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career--
Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career.
Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year, he made the stunning announcement that he had been...
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Pub. Date
s202
Language
Slave
Description
Queens. Warriors. Witches. Revolutionaries. History is full of sisters making their mark. Meet incredible women in this nonfiction book for kids, from Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Authors (and sisters!) Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson have scoured history for jaw-dropping stories of amazing siblings, including: Why Egyptian ruler Cleopatra went to war against her younger sister Arsinoe How...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
These days, the road to success can feel jam packed with scheduling, networking, nonstop hustle, and flat-out absurdity. And no one knows better than Al Roker-beloved co-host of The Today Show,, weatherperson extraordinaire, and the man we all secretly wish we could turn to for wisdom and wisecracks in our everyday lives. From his college days as a polyester-suit clad weather forecaster in Syracuse to battling and buttering up the Butter Man during...
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Pub. Date
s201
Language
English
Description
Bill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into the Marriott hotel company, grew up in the family business. In his more than fifty years at the company s helm, Bill Marriott was the driving force behind growing Marriott into the world s largest global hotel chain. His vision and leadership expanded the family business to more than 6,500 properties across 127 countries...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
So, I've written a book.
Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!) I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This exciting Who Was? title explores how Catherine the Great was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia--
14) Charles Darwin
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Darwin, the scientist who changed the way people see the world. Although he didn't do very well at school, Charles Darwin was passionately curious about wildlife, humans and plants. After a journey to South America, he developed his landmark theory: that all living things are related. Today, he is regarded as one of the most...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The American boxing champ and vocal civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is the 27th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8.
Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century and a charismatic, beloved public figure. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today.
This...
16) Greenlights
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Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Drawing on the Academy Award-winning actor's journals and diaries from the last 40 years, this book presents a uniquely McConaughey approach to achieving success and satisfaction--
I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Due to his wide range of musical talent and an incomparable career spanning forty-nine years, Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Gospel Halls of Fame. He also won 18 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards. Who Was Johnny Cash? lets young readers learn about every step in Johnny Cash's groundbreaking musical career. As one of the best-selling American musicians of all time, Cash, born JR Carter, was...
Author
Pub. Date
s202
Language
Bengali
Description
Women scientists are not new, but they haven’t always gotten credit for being so stellar. In Jennifer Calvert and Octavia Jackson's Science Superstars, you’ll be introduced to 30 remarkable women whose passion and dedication to all things science led to groundbreaking discoveries, vital medicine, essential technology, and cutting-edge inventions that changed the world. Discover the triumphs, curiosity, and hard work of female trailblazers whose...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
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