Allan Blakeney believed in government as a force for good. As premier of Saskatchewan, he promoted social justice through government intervention in the economy and the welfare state. He created legal and constitutional structures that...
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:McGrane, DavidSummary: - Author:Gilbert, MelissaSummary:
The New York Times bestselling author and star of Little House on the Prairie returns with a new hilarious and heartfelt memoir chronicling her journey from Hollywood to a ramshackle house in the Catskills during the COVID-19 pandemic....
- Author:Rains, OmerSummary:
“You’ll never walk again.” California Senator Omer Rains had been a politician on the global stage, a power-broking lawyer of A-list celebrities, and conqueror of some of the highest mountains in the world. But when a paralyzing brain...
- Author:Witter, Bret, Roberts, JessiSummary:
Her name is Jessi Roberts, and her store is Cheekys. Starting with just 6 purses in inventory, Jessi turned Cheekys into a clothing and fashion accessories brand name with annual revenues of over $6 million. Best of all, she did it by...
- Author:Croll, JenniferSummary:
Covering everyone from Louis XIV to Prince, "Bad boys of fashion" looks at men across history who have broken the rules both in fashion and in life. For junior high readers.
- Author:Bowen, SesaliSummary:
From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut....
- Author:Miranda, Deborah A.Summary:
“If we allow the pieces of our culture to lie scattered in the dust of history, trampled on by racism and grief, then yes, we are irreparably damaged. But if we pick up the pieces and use them in new ways that honor their integrity,...
- Author:Reilly, JohnSummary:
John Reilly's second book, Bad Judgment, details the author's battle with the Canadian justice system and the difficulties he faced trying to adapt Eurocentric Canadian law for the benefit of First Nations people across the country....
- Author:Gay, HeatherSummary:
Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star's departure from the Mormon Church, and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood. Straight...
- Author:Edwards, GavinSummary:
An exploration and celebration of the life and work of the coolest man in Hollywood, Samuel L. Jackson, Gavin Edwards explains why Jackson's embodiment of cool is not just inspirational, it's important.
- Author:Nelson, VaundaSummary:
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson received the Coretta Scott King Award for her children's book Almost to Freedom. Here she relays the extraordinary story of Bass Reeves, a lawman in the Old West who escaped slavery to become one of the most...
- Author:Nelson, Vaunda MicheauxSummary:
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson received the Coretta Scott King Award for her children's book Almost to Freedom . Here she relays the extraordinary story of Bass Reeves, a lawman in the Old West who escaped slavery to become one of the most...
- Author:Falconer, TimSummary:
In the tradition of Daniel Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music and Oliver Sacks' Musicophilia, Bad Singer follows the delightful journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness--and along the way discovers what we're...
- Author:Andrews, BryceSummary:
The gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Badluck Way is also an ode to the satisfaction of hard work on some of the wildest and most beautiful land in the world. "Mine might have been a...
- Author:Cumming, AlanSummary:
"An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate-and most importantly-a happy human being. A wonderful book that is funny, honest, fearless, and generous in its vulnerability." - Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-...
- Author:Markel, MichelleSummary:
This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books-John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined...
- Author:Bouton, JimSummary:
The 50th Anniversary edition of "the book that changed baseball" (NPR), chosen by Time magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Non-Fiction" books. When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a...
- Author:Orji, YvonneSummary:
Thriving stand-up comic and actress Yvonne Orji--best known as Issa Rae's BFF on the HBO series, Insecure--shares the secrets to living the life of your dreams. Yvonne Orji has never shied away from being unapologetically herself,...
- Author:Winter, JonahSummary:
Acclaimed poet and award-winning children's author Jonah Winter-inspired by a political rally he attended during the historic 2008 presidential campaign-tells the moving story of Barack Obama. Beginning in Africa and Kansas, this...
- Author:Parvis, SarahSummary:
In the incredibly giftable little book Barack Obama, readers get an inside look at the remarkable 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama is the first African American U.S. president and the first politician to bring 21st-...
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