Biographies and autobiographies

  • In unison : the unfinished story of Jeremy and Adrienne Camp

    Creator

    Camp, Jeremy

    Camp, Adrienne

    Haley, Amanda Hope

    Abstract

    Jeremy Camp became a GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter, released four gold albums, and received two American Music Awards nominations. While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of another band. In a beautiful and inspiring story, their love unfolded taking them both by surprise. After sixteen years of marriage, Jeremy and Adrienne have experienced devastating losses and incredible joy and have grown alongside each other.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • I belong to Vienna : a Jewish family's story of exile and return

    Creator

    Goldenberg, Anna

    Abstract

    In autumn 1942, Anna Goldenberg's great-grandparents and one of their sons are deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Hans, their elder son, survives by hiding in an apartment in the middle of Nazi-controlled Vienna. But this is no Anne Frank-like existence; teenage Hans passes time in the municipal library and buys standing-room tickets to the Vienna State Opera. Hans never sees his family again. Goldenberg reconstructs this unique story in magnificent reportage.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Made available through hoopla

    Not specified
  • Ms. Gloria Steinem : a life

    Creator

    Conkling, Winifred

    Abstract

    Gloria Steinem was no stranger to injustice even from a young age. Her mother, Ruth, having suffered a nervous breakdown at only 34, spent much of Gloria's childhood in and out of mental-health facilities. And when Gloria was only 10 years old, her father divorced her mother and left for California, unable to bear the stress of caring for Ruth any longer. Gloria never blamed her mother for being unable to hold down a job to support them both after that, but instead blamed society's intrinsic hostility toward women, and working women in particular.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Use the power you have : a brown woman's guide to politics and political change

    Creator

    Jayapal, Pramila

    Abstract

    In November 2016, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Indian American woman to serve in that role. Two years later, the "fast-rising Democratic star and determined critic of President Donald Trump," according to Politico's Playbook 2017 "Power List," won reelection with more votes than any other member of the House.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Heaven and hell : my life as an Eagle

    Creator

    Holden, Wendy

    Felder, Don

    Abstract

    The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles' years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band's wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • He came in with it : a portrait of motherhood and madness

    Creator

    Feldman, Miriam

    Abstract

    In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations of families enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O'Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage son, Nick, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, a tumultuous decade ensues in which the family careens permanently off the conventional course.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Triumph of hope : from Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to Israel

    Creator

    Elias, Ruth

    Abstract

    Ruth Elias, a Jewish woman who was taken to Auschwitz while several months pregnant, recounts her challenging and unthinkable story of confronting perhaps the most agonizing choice so that she and her newborn infant would not die. Taken for Nazi medical experimentation, she confronted the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele and saved the life of not only herself but her child as well.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Sembrando historias : Pura Belpré : bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos

    Creator

    Denise, Anika

    Abstract

    Cuando llegó a Estados Unidos, en 1921, Pura traía los cuentos folclóricos de su querido Puerto Rico. Al encontrar un nuevo hogar en la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York como asistente bilingüe, convirtió sus historias populares en libros y esparció semillas de historias por todo el país.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Planting stories

    Creator

    Denise, Anika Aldamuy

    Abstract

    This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • But what I really want to do is direct : lessons from a life behind the camera

    Creator

    Kwapis, Ken

    Abstract

    For over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He's Just Not That Into You.He is among the most respected directors in show business, but getting there wasn't easy. He struggled just like everyone else. With each triumph came the occasional faceplant. Using his background and inside knowledge, But What I Really Want to Do is Direct tackles Hollywood myths through Ken's highly entertaining experiences.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified