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HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY June 2020
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Curbside Service Is Here! We are now offering curbside service! We will pull your hold items for you and bring them right out to you for contactless delivery. Items from other libraries are not available at this time. Click here for more information! Of course, you're always welcome to utilize our virtual library. Get all the entertainment you need at home through our free streaming services. Find hundreds of eBoooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, educational resources, and music on Hoopla, Kanopy (new!), and Libby. Checkout dozens of popular magazines through Flipster. Click here to see all of our digital offerings. Below you will find a few our favorite titles!
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24 : life stories and lessons from the Say Hey Kid by Willie Mays The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and off the field in this reflective and inspirational memoir. Widely regarded as the greatest all-around player in baseball history because of his unparalleled hitting, defense and baserunning, the beloved Willie Mays offers people of all ages his lifetime of experience meeting challenges with positivity, integrity and triumph in 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid. Presented in 24 chapters to correspond with his universally recognized uniform number, Willie's memoir provides more than the story of his role in America's pastime. This is the story of a man who values family and community, engages in charitable causes especially involving children and follows a philosophy that encourages hope, hard work and the fulfillment of dreams.
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Pelosi by Molly Ball The award-winning TIME Magazine national political correspondent presents an intimate portrait of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that illuminates her leadership, less-recognized career accomplishments and her decisions throughout Donald Trump's impeachment.
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Hollywood Park : a memoir
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Mikel Jollett
The front man of indie band The Airborne Toxic Event reveals his upbringing in the infamous Church of Synanon cult, where he endured poverty, addiction and emotional abuse before slowly working his way toward college and a music career.
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Say I'm dead : a family memoir of race, secrets, and love by E. Dolores Johnson Fearful of violating Indiana's anti-miscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson's black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry. Johnson searched her father's black genealogy and then was amazed to suddenly realize that her mother's whole white side was missing in family history. Johnson went searching for the white family who did not know she existed. When she found them, it's not just their shock and her mother's shame that have to be overcome, but her own fraught experiences with whites. eBook and Audiobook Available on Hoopla!
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The Scourge of War : The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman by Brian Holden Reid William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the best-known generals in the Civil War. His March to the Sea, which resulted in a devastated swath of the South from Atlanta to Savannah, cemented his place in history as the pioneer of total war. In The Scourge of War, preeminent military historian Brian Holden Reid offers a deeply researched life and times account of Sherman.
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eBook and Audiobook Available on Libby!
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