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Unguarded / by Pippen, Scottie,author.; Arkush, Michael,author.;
"Scottie Pippen has been called one of the greatest NBA players for good reason. Simply put, without Pippen, there are no championship banners-let alone six-hanging from the United Center rafters. There's no Last Dance documentary. There's no "Michael Jordan" as we know him. The 1990s Chicago Bulls teams would not exist as we know them. So how did the youngest of twelve go from growing up poor in the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, enduring two family tragedies along the way, to become a revered NBA legend? How did the scrawny teen, overlooked by every major collegiate basketball program, go on to become the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft? And, perhaps most compelling, how did Pippen set aside his ego (and his own limitless professional ceiling) in order for the Bulls to become the most dominant basketball dynasty of the last half century? In Unguarded, the six-time champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist finally opens up to offer pointed and transparent takes on Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Dennis Rodman, among others. Pippen details how he cringed at being labeled Jordan's sidekick, and discusses how he could have (and should have) received more respect from the Bulls' management and the media. Pippen reveals never-before-told stories about some of the most famous games in league history, including the 1994 playoff game against the New York Knicks when he took himself out with 1.8 seconds to go. He discusses what it was like dealing with Jordan on a day-to-day basis, while serving as the facilitator for the offense and the anchor for the defense. On the 30th anniversary of the Bulls' first championship, Pippen is finally giving millions of adoring basketball fans what they crave; a raw, unvarnished look into his life, and role within one of the greatest, most popular teams of all time"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Pippen, Scottie.; African American basketball players; Basketball players;
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Tom Clancy power and empire [sound recording] / by Cameron, Marc,author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013,creator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."A newly belligerent Chinese government leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of the #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy series. Jack Ryan is dealing with an aggresive challenge from the Chinese government. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard: an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist strike on an American destroyer and a storm tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. It seems that President Zhao is determined to limit Ryan's choices in the upcoming G20 negotiations. But there are hints that there's even more going on behind the scene. A routine traffic stop in rural Texas leads to a shocking discovery--a link to a Chinese spy who may have intelligence that lays bare an unexpected revelation. John Clark and the members of the Campus are in close pursuit, but can they get the information in time?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Audiobooks.; Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); Ryan, Jack, Jr. (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers; Presidents; Terrorism;
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We were once a family : a story of love, death, and child removal in America / by Asgarian, Roxanna,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children-and a searing indictment of the American foster care system"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Adopted children; Adopted children; Children; Children; Murder-suicide;
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Duties of My Heart. by Lieff, Judy,film director.; Terrylene,actor.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
TerryleneOriginally produced by New Day Films in 1997.Originally shot on 16mm, DUTIES OF MY HEART breathes life into Barbara Barg's poem through the expressive and evocative movement of American Sign Language and dance. Influenced by the experimental filmmakers of the 1940s, the film creates a visual and auditory poetic experience and weaves a tapestry of sorrow, resilience and revival. "Following the law of the heart is ultimately a revolutionary act in poet Barg's world, calling us to free our bodies from the rule of authority and find a space we can call our own." - Peter Valente, Author, Translator, FilmmakerMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Dance.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Short films.; Motion pictures.; Modern dance.; Performing arts.;
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Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian love story : a novel / by DeFino, Terri-Lynne,author.;
"An utterly delightful and surprising family drama-think "Moonstruck" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" set in New Jersey-about a boisterous, complicated Italian family determined to help their widowed mother find a new boyfriend"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Italian American families; Man-woman relationships; Widows;
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Make a move, Sunny Park! / by Kim, Jessica,1980-;
"From the author of Stand Up, Yumi Chung! comes a funny and utterly charming novel about friends-how to make them, how to let go of them, and how to be your own BFF."--
Subjects: Friendship; Korean Americans;
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The operator : firing the shots that killed Osama bin Laden and my years as a SEAL Team warrior / by O'Neill, Robert,1976-author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011; O'Neill, Robert, 1976-; United States. Navy. SEALs; United States. Navy. SEALs; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-; Special operations (Military science); Special operations (Military science); War on Terrorism, 2001-2009;
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Nuclear family : a novel / by Han, Joseph,author.;
"Mr. and Mrs. Cho run a successful chain of Hawai'ian plate lunch restaurants, and their adult children are finding their way in the world: 21-year-old Grace is graduating in a few months, and 25-year-old Jacob is teaching English in Seoul. They're set to take over the restaurants when Umma and Appa retire. But when Jacob is captured by the South Korean government for attempting to run across the DMZ, the Chos' peaceful lives are shattered. What could possess Jacob to do something so stupid? The Chos don't know that Jacob has been literally possessed by his wily grandfather's ghost, don't know that Jacob is hiding his bisexuality and confusion over his identity as a Korean-American; they don't know that Grace is constantly stoned and plotting her escape from the island and her family's expectations. The children don't know the burdens of their immigrant parents. Joseph Han draws from Korean myth to explore the generational trauma experienced by families shattered by partition, and the impacts of American imperialism on the Korean peninsula. Nuclear family is a spectacular debut novel -- at once devastating and hilarious -- about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home"--
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Adult children of immigrants; Bisexuals; Family secrets; Identity (Psychology); Korean American families; Korean Americans;
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His very best : Jimmy Carter, a life / by Alter, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An intimate portrait of the thirty-ninth president draws on fresh archival material to trace Jimmy Carter's improbable rise from a humble peanut farmer and complex man of faith to an American president and Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian.
Subjects: Biographies.; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Presidents;
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The situation room : the inside story of presidents in crisis / by Stephanopoulos, George,1961-author.; Dickey, Lisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years host of This Week and Good Morning America, recounts never-before-told crises that decided the course of history, from the place 12 presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room. No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Created under President Kennedy, the Sit Room has been the epicenter of crisis management for presidents for more than six decades. Time and again, the decisions made within the Sit Room complex affect the lives of every person on this planet. Detailing close calls made and disasters narrowly averted, THE SITUATION ROOM will take readers through dramatic turning points in a dozen presidential administrations, including: -Incredible minute-by-minute transcripts from the Sit Room after both Presidents Kennedy and Reagan were shot -The shocking moment when Henry Kissinger raised the military alert level to DEFCON III while President Nixon was drunk in the White House residence -The extraordinary scene when President Carter asked for help from secret government psychics to rescue American hostages in Iran -A vivid retelling of the harrowing hours during the 9/11 attack -New details from Obama administration officials leading up to the raid on Osama Bin Laden -And a first-ever account of January 6th from the staff inside the Sit Room. THE SITUATION ROOM is the definitive, past-the-security-clearance look at the room where it happened, and the people -- the famous and those you've never heard of -- who have made history within its walls"--
Subjects: United States. White House Situation Room.; Executive power; Political leadership; Presidents; Presidents;
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