Author: Schou, Nick, author. Published: 2006 Call Number: B WEBB Format: Books Summary: Tells the story of newspaper reporter Gary Webb, who wrote an exposé series linking the CIA to crack cocaine trafficking in 1996 and killed himself in 2004, and argues that his editors betrayed him.
Author: Ledgin, Norm, author. Published: 2000 1998 Call Number: 973.46 Format: Books Summary: Examines the apparent inconsistencies in the character and behavior of founding father Thomas Jefferson, and relates those traits to the neurological disorder Asperger's Syndrome, or high-functioning autism. Historians have long remarked on Thomas Jefferson's "peculiarities." But it took author Norm Ledgin, whose son has Asperger's Syndrome, to see what others did not. In this intriguing book, Ledgin carefully constructs a convincing case for the likelihood that Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. He matches Jefferson's behaviors with five diagnostic criteria for Asperger's: social impairment, preoccupation with "special interests," impairment in nonverbal communication, lack of emotional reciprocity, and inflexible adherence to nonfunctional routines. He also addresses other well-known signs of Asperger's, such as failure to recognize social cues, need for calming pressure, and indifference to peer pressure. A fascinating read!
Author: Prowse, David L., author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 004.6076 PROWSE Format: Books Summary: "This is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA's new A+ Core (200-1001) and Core 2 (220-1002) exams. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic, including substatial new coverage of Windows 10, as well as new PC hardware, tablets, smartphones, macOS, Linux, cloud computing, and professional-level networking and security."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Chopra, Deepak, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 204 Format: Books Summary: The New York Times-bestselling author unlocks the secrets to moving beyond one's present limitations to access infinite possibilities by becoming metahuman, liberating oneself from old conditioning and the mental constructs that underlie anxiety and ego-driven demands.
Author: Anshaw, Carol, 1946- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F ANSHAW Format: Books Summary: It's the fall of 2016. Cate, a set designer in her early forties, lives and works in Chicago's theater community. She has stayed too long at the fair and knows it's time to get past her prolonged adolescence and stop taking handouts from her parents. She has a firm plan to get solvent and settled in a serious relationship. She has tentatively started something new even as she's haunted by an old, going-nowhere affair. Her ex-husband, recently booted from his most recent marriage, is currently camped out in Cate's spare bedroom, in thrall to online conspiracy theories, and she's not sure how to help him. Her best friend Neale, a yoga instructor, lives nearby with her son and is Cate's model for what serious adulthood looks like.
Author: Lerner, Ben, 1979- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F LERNER Format: Books Summary: From the award-winning author of 10:04 and Leaving the Atocha Station, a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the New Right. Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting "lost boys" to open up. They both work at a psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world. Adam is a renowned debater, expected to win a national championship before he heads to college. He is one of the cool kids, ready to fight or, better, freestyle about fighting if it keeps his peers from thinking of him as weak. Adam is also one of the seniors who bring the loner Darren Eberheart-- who is, unbeknownst to Adam, his father's patient, into the social scene, to disastrous effect. Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, The Topeka School is the story of a family, its struggles and its strengths: Jane's reckoning with the legacy of an abusive father, Jonathan's marital transgressions, the challenge of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinity. It is also a riveting prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the trolls and tyrants of the New Right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white men.
Author: Chen, Emily, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: Y 731.42 CHEN Format: Books Summary: Polymer Clay for Beginners introduces artists, art hobbyists, and polymer clay enthusiasts to this versatile, accessible medium. Because polymer clay does not require the use of a kiln and needs only baking in the oven, it is an easy, approachable art form for even the most inexperienced artist to learn.
Author: Lang, Rocky, editor, writer of added commentary. Hall, Barbara (Film historian), editor, writer of added commentary. Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939- writer of foreword. Published: 2019 Call Number: 791.4302 Format: Books Summary: "A collection unlike any other, Letters from Hollywood reproduces rare correspondence between some of the most notable and talented film industry names of all time--from the silent era to the Golden Age and up through the pre-email days of the 1970s. Culled from university libraries, archives, and personal collections, by filmmaker Rocky Lang and archivist Barbara Hall, this is the first time most of these letters, memos, and telegrams have been printed in full, with many having never been seen by the greater public until now. Organized chronologically, each note is thoughtfully annotated by the authors to provide inside into the private world of its writer and recipient. Comprised of intimate messages exchanged between colleagues, friends, lovers, and rivals, Letters from Hollywood captures the larger-than-life personalities and behind-the-scenes practices that would define the industry for years to come. This star-studded compendium also celebrates the lost art of letter writing--the romance and excitement of a personal typewritten or hand-scrawled message sealed and sent. Letters from Hollywood's extensive roster of contributors include movie legends like Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Cary Grant, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, and more. Their letters offer all the intrigue and glamour of early Hollywood, and together they form a fascinating picture of a bygone, though not forgotten, era in America moviemaking"--Dust jacket flap.