Author: Seitz, Nicole A., editor. Haupt, Jonathan, 1973- editor. Streisand, Barbra, writer of foreword. King, Cassandra, 1944- writer of afterword.
Published: 2018
Call Number: B CONROY
Format: Books
Summary: "Writer Pat Conroy passed away in 2016 at age 70. He was the author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and Beach Music, among other works. Several of his books have been made into movies starring actors including Robert Duvall, Barbra Streisand, and Jon Voight. This book collects in one volume seventy entries from people who all knew a different facet of Pat Conroy: writers, poets, editors, musicians, friends, classmates. Contributors include Rick Bragg, Kathleen Parker, Nikky Finney, Mary Alice Monroe, Dori Sanders, Ron Rash, Janis Ian, Tony Grooms, Patti Callahan Henry, Connie May Fowler, Sandra Brown, Jonathan Carroll, Jonathan Galassi, Nathalie Dupree, and Wendell Minor, as well as several members of the Conroy family. Additionally, the book includes a gallery of photos of Conroy, many never seen by the public before"--
Author: Russworm, TreaAndrea M., editor. Sheppard, Samantha N., editor. Bowdre, Karen M., editor. Pierson, Eric, writer of foreword.
Published: 2016
Call Number: 791.4302 FROM
Format: Books
Summary: "For over a decade Tyler Perry has been a lightning rod for both criticism and praise. To some he is most widely known for his drag performances as Madea, a self-proclaimed "mad black woman," not afraid to brandish a gun or a scalding pot of grits. But to others who watch the film industry, he is the businessman who by age thirty-six had sold more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos, $20 million in merchandise, and was producing 300 projects each year viewed by 35,000 every week. Is the commercially successful African American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, and producer "malt liquor for the masses," an "embarrassment to the race," or is he a genius who has directed the most culturally significant American melodramas since Douglas Sirk? Are his films and television shows even melodramas, or are they conservative Christian diatribes, cheeky camp, or social satires? Do Perry's flattened narratives and character tropes irresponsibly collapse important social discourses into one-dimensional tales that affirm the notion of a "post-racial" society? This volume makes the argument that Tyler Perry must be understood as a figure at the nexus of converging factors, cultural events, and historical traditions. The essays challenge value-judgment criticism and offer new insights on the industrial and formal qualities of Perry's work"--
Author: Lee, Stan, 1922-2018 author. David, Peter (Peter Allen), author. Doran, Colleen, 1963- artist.
Published: 2015
Call Number: B LEE
Format: Books
Summary: "In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee--comic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes--shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be. Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. The most legendary name in the history of comic books, he has been the leading creative force behind Marvel Comics, and has brought to life--and into the mainstream--some of the world's best-known heroes and most infamous villains throughout his career. His stories--filled with superheroes struggling with personal hang-ups and bad guys who possessed previously unseen psychological complexity--added wit and subtlety to a field previously locked into flat portrayals of good vs. evil. Lee put the human in superhuman and in doing so, created a new mythology for the twentieth century. In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir--illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran--Lee tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics, through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current resurgence in movies, Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career"--
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: PB BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: Young Amish newlyweds Luke and Meredith struggle to stay together when Luke travels to Indiana to learn a new trade despite Meredith's reservations.
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: PB BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: Meredith Stoltzfus, having almost lost her baby, rekindles her friendship with Jonah Miller, and worries she will not be able to provide for her child and misses Luke. Meanwhile, a young man, who a nurse calls "Eddie," is in an unresponsive state in a hospital after being beaten at a bus station.
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: PB BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: Meredith longs to hear the sound of her husband's voice, to know that he arrived safely in Indiana, and to share her big news. Instead of the call she's waiting for, Meredith receives news that tears her heart to shreds and leaves her in a dark pit of despair.
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: PB BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: Meredith Stoltzfus could never love anyone like she loved her husband, Luke. When a friend from her past stops by her home to offer a helping hand, Meredith hesitantly agrees. But deep down, she feels uneasy about it. How would it look to others, seeing Jonah around so often?
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: PB BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: After months of facing nothing but blank memories Eddie remembers his name Luke and his past seems within his reach. But there are still many pieces left to place. Meanwhile miles away in Lancaster County everything has changed in Luke's former life. His house is occupied by Englishers. His own parents believe he is dead. And caught between her undying love for Luke and her need to provide for her son's future Meredith has grown closer to Jonah and closer to marriage. Can Luke salvage the rest of his memory and return home before its too late?
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: F BRUNSTET
Format: Books
Summary: Despite the disapproval of her late husband's parents, Meredith Stolzfus has become closer to Jonah Miller. Meredith knows that he can never replace her first love, but Jonah is head-over-heels for Meredith and cares deeply for her baby. Besides, Jonah promises to be a good provider--what Meredith needs for her son's future. Just as Meredith and Jonah begin to talk of marriage, the husband Meredith believes to be dead is about to remember something from his past. But can the young man called "Eddie" put the pieces of his life back together--before he loses Meredith again?
Author: Martin, George R. R. author.
Published: 2011 1996
Call Number: PB MARTIN
Format: Books
Summary: The kingdom of the royal Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes.
Author: Riggs, Ransom author.
Published: 2011
Call Number: PZ7.R4423 M57 2011
Format: Books
Summary: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here -- one of whom was his own grandfather -- were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow -- impossible though it seems -- they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows. - Publisher. After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
Author: Goodwin, Cliff, 1948- Griffith, Dan (Daniel B.)
Published: 2009
Call Number: 658.3145
Format: Books
Author: Livingston, Gordon, author.
Published: 1999
Call Number: 362.1989
Format: Books
Author: Doka, Kenneth J., author.
Published: 1998
Call Number: 155.916
Format: Books
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