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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis's Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound with a borrowed towel. This kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days leading up to the murder. But he also had another identity: an undercover Memphis police officer reporting on the activities...
1382) The unknown known
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington, D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
1383) Ballad for Sophie
Author
Series
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a young journalist prompts a reclusive musical superstar to finally break his silence, he pours out an astonishing saga of rivalry and regret, starring child prodigies and bitter old men, beautiful dancers and demonic managers, Nazi commandants, compassionate nuns, and lifesaving animals. Ballad for Sophie is a sweeping tale that spans the twentieth century, packed with all the drama of a rock & roll biopic and more twists than a night at the...
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The lean times following the Great War continue to require creative solutions for England's noble class. But Lady Phoebe?s proposal to open up the Renshaw estate to guided tours for additional income strikes many in the family as a "vulgar enterprise." Phoebe?s grandfather, the Earl of Wroxly, however, reluctantly concedes the necessity. Their first tour group consists of members of the Historical Society, a magazine writer, and a flock of students....
1385) Rose: my life in service
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1975
Language
English
Description
Rose was a lady's maid serving Lady Astor, first female member of Parliament, hostess to the aristocracy, and wife of one of England's wealthiest lords, for 35 years. This is her story.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines. Growing up in Germany, Freddy Mayer witnessed the Nazis' rise to power. When he was sixteen, his family made the decision to flee to the United States--they were among the last German Jews to escape, in 1938. In America, Freddy tried enlisting the day after Pearl Harbor, only to be rejected...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A revealing and explosive portrayal of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's fifteen-year friendship with Melania Trump and observations of the most chaotic White House in history."--
Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump's then girlfriend. As their friendship deepened over lunches, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump manage...
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Language
English
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Description
Former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Language
English
Description
It is 1937 and Amabelle Desir, a young Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, has built herself a life as the servant and companion of the wife of a wealthy colonel. She and Sebastien, a cane worker, are deeply in love and plan to marry. But Amabelle's world collapses when a wave of genocidal violence, driven by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, leads to the slaughter of Haitian workers. Amabelle and Sebastien are separated, and she desperately...
1390) Up in the air
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
1391) The Vain
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Series
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Spanning nearly a century in time, The Vain chronicles the criminal lives of four sinful and stylish blood bank-robbing vampires. Chicago, 1941. A blood bank is held up in a robbery, but no cash is taken--only blood. It's the latest in a string of similar robberies and as the United States prepares to enter World War II, FBI Agent Felix Franklin is certain it's part of a wider plot to weaken the United States by depriving it of its blood supply....
Publisher
National Smokejumper Association
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
When the first smokejumper base in Oregon history was established at Cave Junction in 1943, the nation was fully involved in World War II. Funding was at a minimum for the fledgling program and much of what was eventually established had to be pieced together with salvaged materials and improvised facilities, and most of it was put together by the inventive and resourceful smokejumpers. Regardless of its rough start and shoestring budget, the program...
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This instantly scored 20-question practice exam is based on the format, content, and timing of the Arithmetic Reasoning section of the official Treasury Enforcement Agent test. Includes detailed answer explanations and a personalized score report." --
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This second instantly scored 20-question practice exam is based on the format, content, and timing of the Arithmetic Reasoning section of the official Treasury Enforcement Agent test. Includes detailed answer explanations and a personalized score report." --
1395) Think black: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The story of America's first Black engineer, his revolutionary son, and the corporation that destroyed their relationship"-- publisher
Author
Publisher
Published by Ka-BOOM!, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Join Bee and PuppyCat as they once again work for some hard-earned cash in the most weird situations. From cleaning a windmill to fixing a giant egg-- a magic girl does what a magic girl can do!" -- page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Damien ‘Spike’ Baker is a young voyeur who loves to climb up trees, houses and walls . . . and look in people’s windows. But when he climbs up some rampant ivy on a large mansion and peers through one of its windows, he makes a deadly mistake. It seems that Damien has looked in one window too many . . . What did he see? Detective Chief Inspector James Carrick of Bath CID is dealing with a raid on a jeweller’s shop, and soon...
1398) Women, war and work: shaping space for productivity in the shipyards during the Second World War
Publisher
KUSM-TV Montana Public Television
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Documentary video about Vanport City, Oregon (pop. 40,000) that was built in 1943 to support women shipyard workers. Twenty-four hour childcare was provided for children at the Kaiser Shipyards, and nurseries and schools in Vanport gave women unusual domestic support so they could work in the shipyards. When the war ended, much of the city and childcare centers were dismantled. A flood destroyed what remained in 1948. The video includes rare photos...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"At the end of World War II, the United States dominated the world militarily, economically, and in moral standing--seen as the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear--to some--that the Soviet Union was already executing a plan to expand and foment revolution around the world. The American government's strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly-formed CIA. THE QUIET AMERICANS chronicles the exploits of four...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
May 1945. In the aftermath of the Second Word War, the first British War Crimes Investigation Team is assembled to hunt down the senior Nazi officials responsible for the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. One of the lead investigators is Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, a German Jew serving in the British Army. Rudolf Höss is his most elusive target. As Kommandant of Auschwitz, Hoss not only oversaw the murder of more than one million men,...
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