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Will / by Smith, Will,1968-author.; Manson, Mark,author.;
A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Smith, Will, 1968-; African American actors; Rap musicians;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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All-American murder : the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez, the superstar whose life ended on murderers' row / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Abramovich, Alex,1972-author.; Harvkey, Mike,author.;
He was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later a Super Bowl veteran. He was a star tight end on the league-dominant New England Patriots, who extended his contract for a record $40 million. Football coaches, players, and fans called Aaron Hernandez unstoppable. His four-year-old daughter called him Daddy. The law called him inmate 174594.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Case studies.; Biographies.; Hernandez, Aaron.; Hernandez, Aaron; Murder; Trials (Murder); Football players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Finding your African American ancestors : a beginner's guide / by Thackery, David T.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Although the search for African American ancestry prior to the Civil War is challenging, the difficulties are not always insurmountable. Finding Your African American Ancestors takes you through your ancestors' transition from slavery to freedom, and helps you find them using the federal census, plantation records, and other helpful sources. The book also considers ways to locate runaway slave advertisements, to identify an ancestor's military regiment, and to access the valuable information from The Freedman's Savings and Trust records.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Directories.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The back of the turtle : a novel / by King, Thomas,1943-author.;
Subjects: Dystopias.; Environmental disasters; North American Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A quantum life : my unlikely journey from the street to the stars / by Oluseyi, Hakeem M.(Hakeem Muata),author.; Horwitz, Joshua,author.;
This memoir of the renowned astrophysicist tells the story of how he overcame his personal demons, including an impoverished childhood and life of crime as well as an addiction to crack cocaine and entrenched racism.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Oluseyi, Hakeem M. (Hakeem Muata); African American scientists; Astrophysicists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fetishized : a reckoning with yellow fever, feminism, and beauty / by Yu, Kaila,1979-author.;
"A deeply personal memoir-in-essays, reckoning with being an object of Asian fetish and how media, pop culture, and colonialism contributed to the oversexualization of Asian women -- from Kaila Yu, former pin-up model and lead singer of Nylon Pink"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Yu, Kaila, 1979-; Nylon Pink (Musical group); Asian American women; Asian American women; Asian American women; Models (Persons); Orientalism; Women rock musicians; Women singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nineteen steps : a novel / by Brown, Millie Bobby,2004-author.; McGurl, Kathleen,author.;
"Millie Bobby Brown's dazzling debut novel is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Airmen; Americans; Bombings; Disasters; Interpersonal attraction; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just as I am / by Tyson, Cicely,author.; Burford, Michelle,author.; Davis, Viola,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer, Cicely Tyson, tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Tyson, Cicely.; Motion picture actors and actresses; African American motion picture actors and actresses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fervor : a novel / by Katsu, Alma,author.;
"From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger and The Deep comes a new psychological and supernatural twist on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in World War II"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American mah jongg for everyone : the complete beginner's guide / by Swain, Gregg,author.; Grad, Gladys,contributor.; Salk, Toby,author.; Swain, Woody,illustrator.;
"Experienced international Mah Jongg instructors Gregg Swain and Toby Salk walk you through the basics of American Mah Jongg-introducing readers to the tiles, rituals, history, rules and winning strategies of the game. Using the humor, warmth and professional tips they share with their own students, this narrative-style instruction book offers an accessible way to learn this popular game." --
Subjects: Mah jong.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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