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JFK Jr., George, & Me: A Memoir
Matt Berman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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If George magazine was about "not just politics as usual," a day at the office with John F. Kennedy Jr. was not just business as usual. John handpicked Creative Director Matt Berman to bring his vision for a new political magazine to life. Through marathon nights leading up to George's... |
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In Gratitude
Jenny Diski · Bloomsbury
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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The future flashed before my eyes in all its pre-ordained banality. Embarrassment, at first, to the exclusion of all other feelings. But embarrassment curled at the edges with a weariness ... I got a joke in. "So - we'd better get cooking the meth," I said to the Poet.In... |
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Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe
Matthew Pratt Guterl · Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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Creating a sensation with her risqué nightclub act and strolls down the Champs Elysées, pet cheetah in tow, Josephine Baker lives on in popular memory as the banana-skirted siren of Jazz Age Paris. In Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe, Matthew Pratt Guterl brings out a little... |
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Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother
Kate Hennessy · Scribner Book Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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The life and work of Dorothy Day - the iconic, celebrated, and controversial Catholic whom Pope Francis called a "great American" - told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter.Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement... |
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Handy African American History Answer Book
Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D. · Visible Ink Press
Format: Paperback
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Walking readers through a rich but often overlooked part of American history, this compendium addresses the people, times, and events that influenced and changed African American history. An overview of major biographical figures and history-making events is followed by a deeper look at the development... |
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When in French: Love in a Second Language
Lauren Collins · Penguin Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier - a surprising turn of events for someone who didn't have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean... |
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The Blood of Emmett Till
Timothy B Tyson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In 2014, protesters ringed the White House, chanting, "How many black kids will you kill? Michael Brown, Emmett Till!" Why did demonstrators invoke the name of a black boy murdered six decades before?In 1955, white men in the Mississippi Delta lynched a fourteen-year-old from... |
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Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray
Rosalind Rosenberg · Oxford University Press
Pages: 512
Format: Print book
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Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country. In this definitive biography, Rosalind Rosenberg offers... |
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The Maid of Orleans: The Life and Mysticism of Joan of Arc
Sven Stolpe · Ignatius Press
Format: Print book
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This acclaimed work on the life and legacy of Joan of Arc is considered by many historians as one of the most well researched, convincing and best written accounts of the maid of Orleans. Stolpe vividly creates the contemporary situation in France, evaluates the latest research in her life,... |
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But Enough About You: Essays
Christopher Buckley · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Christopher Buckley at his best: an extraordinary, wide-ranging selection of essays both hilarious and poignant, irreverent and delightful.In his first book of essays since his 1997 bestseller, Wry Martinis, Buckley delivers a rare combination of big ideas and truly fun writing. Tackling... |
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The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court
Anna Whitelock · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 462
Format: Hardcover
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From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy, royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfugeQueen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay her bedchamber, closely guarded by the favored... |
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Broussard
Linda A. Meaux · Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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As early as 1765, Acadians began to settle near St. Martinville in the center of an area known as Cote Gelee, or "Frozen Hill, " due to seasonal cold temperatures that covered the Mississippi River with ice. These early settlers were exiles from Acadie (now Nova Scotia, Canada)... |
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Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark
Tamara Saviano · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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For more than forty years, Guy Clark wrote and recorded unforgettable songs. His lyrics and melodies paint indelible portraits of the people, places, and experiences that shaped him. He has served as model, mentor, supporter, and friend to at least two generations of the world's most talented... |
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