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Carnie King The Story of Patty Conklin and Conklin Shows [electronic resource] : by Thurston, John.aut; cloudLibrary;
The story of the audacious showman who built the greatest carnival dynasty in North America. Enter the realm of the carnie king, Patty Conklin, the flamboyant founder of what would become the world’s largest carnival company. Patty started on the mean streets of New York selling peanuts before becoming a a small-time operator. Willing to try anything to promote his show, he established himself as a carnie celebrity. Winning the midway contract for the Canadian National Exhibition in 1937, he made it his personal world’s fair. It became the foundation for his son and grandson to expand Conklin Shows until they were playing the biggest fairs and exhibitions throughout North America. Carnie King begins with the birth of Joseph Renker to German immigrant parents, tells of his personal transformation into Patty Conklin, and follows his incredible life through to his death in 1970. It covers his company's history after Jim Conklin took over, expanded it beyond recognition, then handed it on to his own son. Not only a history of Conklin Shows, Carnie King explores how midways work and their commercial and popular presence in North America The story it tells is based on dozens of interviews with carnies and access to the Conklin archives. It includes anecdotes about a range of characters and insights about life on the midway. Carnie King is at once a revealing look at a unique part of twentieth-century culture and a vivid account of three generations of showmen and their dominance of midways across the continent.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; 20th Century; Circus; Entertainment & Performing Arts;
© 2024., Dundurn Press,
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The long accomplishment : a memoir of hope and struggle in matrimony. by Moody, Rick.;
Rick Moody, author of the novel 'The Ice Storm', is a recovering alcoholic and sexual compulsive with a history of depression. In 'The Long Accomplishment', Moody shares the harrowing true story of the first year of his second marriage. To Moodys astonishment, matrimony turns out to be the site of strength in hard times, a vessel infinitely tougher and more durable than any boat these two participants would have traveled by alone. Love buoys the couple, lifting them above their hardships, and the reader is buoyed along with them.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures;
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King of Kings : The Iranian Revolution : A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation. by Anderson, Scott.;
'King of Kings' is a revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution, one of the most momentous events in modern times, and the dawn of the age of religious nationalism. From the author of 'Lawrence of Arabia', an international bestseller which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a NYT Notable Book.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political; HISTORY / Middle East / Iran; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century;
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Dirtbag Billionaire : How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away. by Gelles, David.;
Patagonia is one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. In 'Dirtbag Billionaire', David Gelles reveals how Patagonia became a global leader in doing well by doing good and how other companies are adopting its principles. From the author of 'The Man Who Broke Capitalism'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture;
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I Am Maria My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home [electronic resource] : by Shriver, Maria.aut; CloudLibrary;
A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days. I Am Maria is a powerful collection of Maria Shriver’s own poems that grapple with identity, grief, love, loss, longing, heartbreak and healing. Her deeply personal poems address life’s transitions, challenges, successes and failures. Vulnerable and deeply moving, Shriver’s words are a collection of her life experiences woven into poetry to inspire everyone on their own journey. It is also an invitation for readers to write their own personal poetry, reclaiming the art as accessible to everyone and a tool to look within. I Am Maria is a roadmap for anyone trying to shed the labels, layers, and armor that holds us back from creating a wildly authentic and meaningful life. “I never imagined writing poetry would help me embark On a journey deep into myself I never imagined that everything I sought or thought I needed Was within me all along” —from I Am Maria
Subjects: Electronic books.; Personal Memoirs; Personal Growth; Women Authors;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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I Am Maria My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home [electronic resource] : by Shriver, Maria.aut; Shriver, Maria.nrt; CloudLibrary;
A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days. I Am Maria is a powerful collection of Maria Shriver’s own poems that grapple with identity, grief, love, loss, longing, heartbreak and healing. Her deeply personal poems address life’s transitions, challenges, successes and failures. Vulnerable and deeply moving, Shriver’s words are a collection of her life experiences woven into poetry to inspire everyone on their own journey. It is also an invitation for readers to write their own personal poetry, reclaiming the art as accessible to everyone and a tool to look within. I Am Maria is a roadmap for anyone trying to shed the labels, layers, and armor that holds us back from creating a wildly authentic and meaningful life. “I never imagined writing poetry would help me embark On a journey deep into myself I never imagined that everything I sought or thought I needed Was within me all along” —from I Am Maria
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Personal Memoirs; Personal Growth; Women Authors;
© 2025., Penguin Random House,
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The Milky Way : an autobiography of our galaxy / by McTier, Moiya,author.; Salai, AnnaMarie,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speakfor itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds of gas scattered through the universe's primordial plasma just could not keep their metaphorical hands off each other. They succumbed to their gravitational attraction, and the galaxy we know as the Milky Way was born. Since then, the galaxy has watched as dark energy pushed away its first friends, as humans mythologized its name and purpose, and as galactic archaeologists have worked to determine its true age (rude). The Milky Way has absorbed supermassive (an actual technical term) black holes, made enemies of a few galactic neighbors, and mourned the deaths of countless stars. Our home galaxy has even fallen in love. After all this time, the Milky Way finally feels that it's amassed enough experience for the juicy tell-all we've all been waiting for. Its fascinating autobiography recounts the history and future of the universe in accessible but scientific detail,presenting a summary of human astronomical knowledge thus far that is unquestionably out of this world"--
Subjects: Cosmology.;
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Still Bobbi. by Brown, Bobbi.;
She didnt just change how people wear makeup - she changed how they see themselves (Charlamagne tha God, for the Time 100 Most Influential People list). In her first memoir, Bobbi Brown, beauty mogul and visionary, opens up and shares her personal story of reinvention, resilience, and the power of staying real.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success;
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The JFK Conspiracy The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed [electronic resource] : by Meltzer, Brad.aut; Mensch, Josh.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans’ most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don’t know is that JFK’s historic presidency almost ended before it began—at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite. On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy’s election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car—a parked Buick—on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect’s schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan—one that could’ve changed the course of history. Written in the gripping, page-turning style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch’s bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life. Meltzer and Mensch are at the top of their game with this brilliant exploration of what could’ve been for one of the most compelling leaders of the 20th century.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Presidents & Heads of State; Intelligence & Espionage;
© 2025., Flatiron Books,
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The Siege A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World [electronic resource] : by Macintyre, Ben.aut; cloudLibrary;
A brilliant, seat-of-your-pants hostage-taking and daring SAS rescue mission of the Iran Embassy in London in 1980, this is Ben Macintyre at the very height of his story-telling powers. On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Prince’s Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There, they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens. A tense six-day siege ensued—all on television, over a Bank Holiday weekend—in which police negotiators and psychiatrists sought a bloodless end to the standoff, while the SAS laid plans for a daring rescue mission: Operation Nimrod. This mission marked a fundamental turning point in global history, when Middle Eastern terrorism arrived in the West. Britain had experienced IRA terrorism before, but never an international terrorist incident on this scale. It was a precursor to the brutal Iran-Iraq War that would follow, in which millions perished. Yet there exists to this day no full account of the week-long siege and gripping rescue. Drawing on interviews with police, hostages, terrorists and key SAS figures, and cutting through the sensationalism and misinformation, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre (author of Sunday Times #1s Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and SAS: Rogue Heroes) goes deep into the archives with exclusive access to tell the story of what really happened and give the first definitive account of a moment that forever changed the way the nation thought about the SAS—and itself.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Military; 20th Century; Intelligence & Espionage;
© 2024., McClelland & Stewart,
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