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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning photojournalist, Pete Souza, documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate right up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. More than 80% of these candid and stunning photographs capturing private and political moments have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and participants. Photo-by-photo the viewer...
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Language
English
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his...
3) Derek Jeter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees.
5) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Barack Obama"--Provided by publisher.
6) Derek Jeter
Author
Language
English
Description
A biography of the premier shortstop who helped lead the New York Yankees to three World Series championships in the 1990s.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and...
10) Tiger Woods
Author
Language
English
Description
A biography of the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, from his childhood in California to his development as one of the best known personalities in professional golf.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
The first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer "Papi" was on the popular gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering, but then it happened again and again...and again, leaving JP wondering: Who the hell is Papi? What started as a racialized moniker given to him on a hookup app soon became the inspiration for his now wildly popular advice column "¡Hola Papi!," launching his career as the Cheryl Strayed for young queer people everywhere-and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This title examines the fascinating life of Beyoncé. Readers will learn about Beyoncé's childhood, family, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Beyoncé's early interest in music and talent in singing that led to her membership in Destiny's Child and eventually the release of her solo albums Dangerously in Love, B'Day, I Am . . .
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man's immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk. Apple Valley, California, in the late eighties, a thirsty, miserable desert. Teenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in town after years away. The one silver lining--new school, new you,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. Rodriguez has a distinctly inspiring passion and wisdom in his approach. Ultimately, the book carries the message that we must come together if we are to move forward. As he reminds us in the first essay, "The End of Belonging," "I'm writing as a Native person. I'm writing as a poet....
15) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the forty-fourth President of the United States, from childhood to his accomplishments since taking office in 2009.
16) Tiger Woods
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Updated for 2020. Explores the life of Tiger Woods, including his childhood and major accomplishments.
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