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Author
Publisher
Bell Farm Recordings
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (approximately 59 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jim May, of rural McHenry County, Illinois where his family has lived since the 1840's, tells original stories of growing up in the tiny Catholic farming community of Spring Grove. These stories that are at once hilarious and touching range from, "How to Become 'Most Valuable Altar Boy' (MVAB)", to horse trading tales and heart-warming memories of family life.
7242) Who Is Kamala Harris?
Author
Language
English
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
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
542 p. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Because the U.S. began as an idea, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. American identity is not based on any universally shared heritage, so we have had to return to our nation's founding to understand who we are. Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution's attempts to forge an American democracy, and traces the origins of American...
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
136 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2011 one of the biggest political events in the world, the Arab Spring, swept across North Africa. But what came next? As the world moves on, four young Tunisians must cope with the reality of an uncertain future in this original graphic novel.
7247) The favourite
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-Ray videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
7248) Founding brothers
Author
Publisher
Compass Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
xii, 457 p. (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
251 pages, 11 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the West's collective imagination, Vladimir Putin is a devious cartoon villain, constantly plotting and scheming to destroy his enemies around the globe and in Ukraine. But how did an undistinguished mid-level KGB officer become one of the most powerful leaders in Russian history? And how much of Putin's tough-guy persona is a calculated performance? In Accidental Czar, Andrew S. Weiss, a former White House Russia expert, and Brian "Box" Brown...
7252) American cult
Publisher
Paper Rocket Minicomics, Silver Sprocket
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
197 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Across the decades, Americans in search of divine truths have turned to unconventional prophets for the answers. Some of these prophets have demanded their faith, fortunes, and even their very lives. In American Cult, over twenty cartoonists explore the history of these groups with clarity and empathy--digging deep to find the human stories within."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
320 p. : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Founded in 1979 by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper, World War 3 Illustrated is a labor of love run by a collective of artists (both first-timers and established professionals) and political activists working with the unified goal of creating a home for political comics, graphics, and stirring personal stories. Their confrontational comics shine a little reality on the fantasy world of the American kleptocracy, and have inspired the developing popularity...
Author
Series
Dilbert book volume 25
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
128 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The twenty-fifth collection of comics about the work-place antics of Dilbert, his dog Dogbert, and their co-workers
Author
Series
Dilbert book volume 30
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Pub
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dilbert and his co-workers cope with senior management, the pointy-haired boss, Dogbert, Catbert, and each other as they struggle to survive, in a collection of excerpts from the comic strip about life at a large corporation.
7257) American terrorist
Author
Publisher
A Wave Blue World
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
224 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Embedded with an eco-terrorist group hellbent on explosive direct action, investigative journalist Owen Graham is enmeshed in a dangerous culture on the political fringe. Ordinary citizens, frustrated by inequality and oppression and a bureaucracy’s resistance to change, are starting to go off the grid and disrupt the status quo. But the fringe is poised to go mainstream, and Owen’s days as a passive observer are running short. While a series...
7258) Amongst the liberal elite: the road trip exploring societal inequities soliidified by Trump (RESIST)
Author
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
7259) Year of the rabbit
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
368 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seizes power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set about evacuating the country's major cities with the brutal ruthlessness and disregard for humanity that characterized the regime ultimately responsible for the deaths of one million...
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