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84) Madam President
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An intimate conversation about music and writing illuminates the perspectives and shared interests of the internationally acclaimed author of "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.--
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
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Description
Award winner: “Hearing about Down syndrome directly from these young men has a good deal more impact than reading any guide from a professional.” —Booklist
This book is in Mitchell and Jason’s own words. . . . We wanted readers to have a true-to-life sense of their charm, their directness, their humor and warmth, and, yes, their intelligence.
At ages nineteen and twenty-two,...
This book is in Mitchell and Jason’s own words. . . . We wanted readers to have a true-to-life sense of their charm, their directness, their humor and warmth, and, yes, their intelligence.
At ages nineteen and twenty-two,...
Author
Series
Baxter family ; 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Decades ago, John and Elizabeth Baxter lived a love story that is still playing out in the lives of their adult children and grandchildren. But few of them know the exact details of that story or the heartbreak that brought the two together. Now in high school, Ashley Baxter Blake's oldest son, Cole, must write a family history paper for a freshman English class. He decides to interview his grandfather about that long ago love story. John is hesitant,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
We are in a small room with the vampire, face to face, as he speaks--as he pours out the hypnotic, shocking, moving, and erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. The time is now. We are in a small room with the vampire, face to face, as he speaks--as he pours out the hypnotic, shocking, moving, and erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. . . He speaks...
Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian talks with some of twentieth century's most iconic musicians… Through the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted the legendary radio show "The Wax Museum," presenting Chicago's music fans with his inimitable take on music of all kinds, from classical, opera, and jazz to gospel, blues, folk, and rock. Featuring more than forty of Terkel's conversations with some of the greatest musicians of...
Author
Publisher
Tin House Books
Pub. Date
[2018.
Language
English
Description
In a series of interviews with David Naimon, Le Guin discusses craft, aesthetics, and philosophy in her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction works. The discussions provide ample advice and guidance for writers of every level, but also give Le Guin a chance to sound off on some of her favorite subjects: the genre wars, the patriarchy, the natural world, and what, in her opinion, makes for great writing. With excerpts from her own books and those that she...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"This book, first published in 2010, is the fruit of a series of journalistic interviews with Bergoglio when he was cardinal, consecrated by Pope John Paul II. They give insight into his core beliefs, his personal history, his widsom, intellect, compassion, humility, and ultimately his humanity. Here--in his own words--is an intimate look at the man who is now the leader of the Roman Catholic Church"--Page ix.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Rubenstein, who has spent more than three decades in the hypercompetitive world of private equity, now distills everything he's learned about the art and craft of investing, from venture capital, real estate, private equity, hedge funds, to crypto, endowments, SPACs, ESG, and more"--
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