<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for ca:9* -ca:91* AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for ca:9* -ca:91* AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/llc/rss/search?query=ca%3A9%2A%20-ca%3A91%2A%20AND%20nw%3A%5B0%20TO%20180%5D&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;sort=NEWLY_ACQUIRED&amp;suppress=true&amp;title=History&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:53:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Roll the Calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ari Emanuel has long been one of the most influential people in the world, but he’s also something of a mystery. Part of the reason is Emanuel’s job description. As Hollywood’s best-known super-agent—the inspiration for Ari Gold in the classic TV drama Entourage—he’s paid to speak for his A-list clients, not himself. Now, for the first time, the agent, the mogul, the fero­cious power broker, speaks for himself, about himself, and about the game of life—often at the top of his lungs. In Roll the Calls, his take-no-prisoners memoir, Eman­uel tells the incredible stories behind the signings and firings, the triumphant mergers and nasty breakups, the hard-won victories and crushing mistakes. With great comic zest, and in precise cinematic detail, he traces the arc of a classic rags-to-riches career, from suffering through severe dyslexia, to clerking in the mail­room of CAA, to striking out on his own with three fellow agents, launching a new talent agency that would go on to represent some of the most glittering names in show busi­ness, including Larry David, Quentin Tarantino, Denzel Washington, Billie Eilish, Martin Scorsese, and Oprah Win­frey. Along the way Emanuel was also raising four kids, fighting and reconciling with friends and colleagues, coping with a failing marriage, and struggling to find love again. Shattering the mold of stodgy CEO memoirs, Roll the Calls is told in a punchy, telegraphic style, with disarming humility and ribald candor. It’s a fable about success and failure, about creativity and persistence, and a master class in how to ignore the haters, how to overcome withering self-doubt, and, at moments of profound crisis and despair, how to be a fearless advocate for your most vulnerable client: yourself.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5594591</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5594591</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emanuel, Ari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5594591147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217209347/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Shadow of Eight]]></title><description><![CDATA["For years, the world watched Jon & Kate Plus 8 through a lens of curated joy. But while the cameras captured the milestones, they missed the moments that defined Collin Gosselin's life: the Christmas morning where the gifts were reclaimed as soon as the cameras went down, and the basement room where silence was his only companion. In the Shadow of Eight is the first account of a secret childhood lived in the gaps between the frames. Collin is finally sharing the truth about the "help" that held him down, the basement cell where he was hidden for years, and the cocktail of powerful antipsychotics forced on an eleven-year-old boy. This is a reckoning with the dark side of fame: the systems, the entourage, and the institutions that looked the other way while one boy was erased. This is the never before told story of how he escaped and found his way back from the dark"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5593583</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5593583</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gosselin, Collin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5593583147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Surviving the Reality of My Childhood</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538784723/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniting the States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Kilmeades page-turning and riveting storytelling transports us to 1770 and the unshakeable John Adams as he does the unthinkable and defends the British soldiers accused at the Boston Massacrebut he is willing to risk his life and reputation to establish the rule of law as an essential American value. Then there is George Washington, who, outnumbered and outgunned against the most powerful military force in the world, innovates a new way of warfare and an improbable road to victory in the Revolutionary War. Captain Daniel Shays follows, a man who loses everything to stand up for the little man while helping to inspire the Constitutional Convention. The visionary Thomas Jefferson remakes the country in 1803, doubling its boundaries by masterminding the Louisiana Purchase from none other than Napoleon Bonaparte. James Madison challenges the British Goliath again, declaring the War of 1812 and rallying the United States in its first foray into making America a respected world power. Finally, John Quincy Adams, the conscience of the country, launches the nations hardest-ever conversation, attempting to erase Americas original sin. When the colonists threw off British rule, they launched a great experiment in democracy. Self-government by the people, with a sworn commitment to equality and liberty for all, had never been tried. In the pages of this book, Brian Kilmeade tells us how the six heroes united the fledgling United States of America in its early decades, setting our nation on a trajectory unlike any other.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5595131</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5595131</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kilmeade, Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5595131147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063490031/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Steps]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the fifty years since Sylvester Stallone ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, he and those steps have become symbols of resilience and determination, and have inspired millions from all over the world to pursue their dreams. In his memoir, Stallone recounts how he pursued his own dreams. A culmination of decades of reflection, Stallone shares where he came from - a difficult birth, an even more difficult childhood, years of struggle in school being misunderstood - and he explains how the real story of a successful life is built by facing, embracing, and ultimately overcoming challenges. It's found in the distances we are willing to go and the steps we must take to get from where we are to where we want to go.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604103</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stallone, Sylvester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604103147</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063443877/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fascinating and alternative perspective on history as we know it, told through 50 of the world's tyrants and the regimes that have shaped the course of humanity.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604762</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604762</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gazur, Ben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604762147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781789298956/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way of the Samurai]]></title><description><![CDATA["Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us" To many people, the word samurai conjures images of menacing masks, long blades and elaborate armor. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe reveals the greater depths to samurai culture - they were not simply warriors but an aristocratic class who practiced literary and military arts in equal measure. Essential to this way of life was the samurai's moral code and the quality of bushido, roughly translated as chivalry. The Way of the Samurai provides an intriguing exploration of bushido and other valued qualities such as rectitude or justice, courage, politeness, veracity, honor, loyalty and self-control. It also explores the Samurai's more violent traditions, such as the chilling act of hara-kiri or self-immolation. This mixture of chivalric principles with brutal warfare is fascinating. While many aspects of Samurai culture have disappeared, its principles still have resonance in modern Japanese society and around the globe.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603465</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603465</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nitobe, Inazo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5603465147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781398808751/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actually, Nevermind]]></title><description><![CDATA["As she approaches thirty-four—the same age her mother, Angela, was at her death—Tomlinson grapples with fear and ambition, identity and doubt, and all the ways her mind has changed since the day her mom died. In these sharply observed, uproariously funny, and moving original essays, Tomlinson leads readers through a tour of her brain and her shifting opinions about everything from love and relationships, mental health and therapy, religion and sex, food and body image, being the eldest daughter and the only woman in late-night TV, to ghosts, morning people, and more. With the same unflinching honesty that fuels her beloved stand-up specials, she captures the dizzying contradictions of adulthood in the modern world: wanting independence while craving reassurance, chasing self-improvement while resisting change, and finally learning that certainty can be overrated. “True wisdom,” writes Tomlinson, “is accepting how little you know, and real maturity is becoming as flexible as possible. (Emotionally, not physically. Real maturity also means needing to stretch way more).”" --Publisher's website.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579838</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579838</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomlinson, Taylor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5579838147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Essays</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668097236/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mayor, the Maestro, and the Mansion]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Mayor, the Maestro, and the Mansion is a welcome addition to publications chronicling the history of Grand Rapids, Michigan and an inside look at the mansion at 254 Fulton Street East in Heritage Hill. Martin L. Sweet served as mayor of the city in 1860. He was an entrepreneur who owned banks, flour mills, furniture factories, railroads, and plank roads. In 1869 he built a hotel at the intersection of Pearl Street and Monroe Avenue where the Amway Grand Plaza stands today. The Maestro, Ottokar Malek, operated a school of music in the mansion from 1914 to 1919. He was a concert pianist and founded the Grand Rapids Civic Orchestra, known today as the Grand Rapids Symphony. The Mansion, built by Martin Sweet in the 1860s, was home of the Women's City Club for 90 years from 1928 to 2018. The club hosted celebrities, entertainers, and politicians at its social and educational events and filled the house with art and antiques. This book closes the gap in the history of Grand Rapids which has largely omitted the legacy of Martin Sweet and Ottokar Malek. It establishes the importance of preserving the venerable Sweet House."--Back cover.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604639</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604639</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dodge, Carol R.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604639147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Martin Sweet, Ottokar Malek, and the Sweet House</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798987265505/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing your Ancestors Using Newspapers]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604670</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604670</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[O'Shea, Chloe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604670147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Guide for Family Historians</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781036134730/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE HELLUVA RIDE--ON ORDER FOR HERRICK!]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604070</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604070</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[DOUGLAS, MICHAEL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604070147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538782224/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Russia Won]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Russia Won tells the little-understood yet crucial story of how Vladimir Putin has waged a secret campaign to subvert and weaken the United States--and how Trump, his MAGA movement, the Republican Party, and right-wing media have served as useful idiots for the tyrannical Russian leader in his assault on America and the West. In this gripping tale of international intrigue and political skullduggery, David Corn, bestselling author and veteran investigative journalist: -Details the Kremlin's clandestine operations to fuel political discord in the U.S. politics and assist Trump that have been underway since 2016 -Exposes the extensive, fierce, and non-stop efforts of Trump and his supporters to deny Russia's years-long attack on the United States -Delivers a tough truth: Trump and his allies have been complicit in Putin's war on America This is the harrowing story of modern information warfare aimed at the U.S. by a nefarious foreign adversary and profound political betrayal at home. A compelling narrative with the verve and twist of a spy novel-- yet it's all true-- How Russia Won is one of the most important stories of recent decades and indispensable for fully understanding what's happened to America in the age of Trump. -- Pages 2-3 of cover]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603938</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603938</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corn, David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5603938147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063486201/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latino Firsts]]></title><description><![CDATA["Latino Firsts gathers more than 1,250 events in Latino American history. Hard-won victories, barrier-breaking triumphs, inspirational stories, amazing people, and remarkable achievements are presented in areas including everything from government and labor movements to entertainment and sports. This comprehensive volume also includes ground-breaking accomplishments in science, exploration, religion, the military, literature, film, theater, dance, music, TV and movies, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604117</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604117</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanellos, Nicolás]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604117147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781578598489/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Centennial]]></title><description><![CDATA["The spectacular story of the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876-held in the shadow of a highly contested presidential election that triggered the collapse of Reconstruction and laid the foundations of the Republican Party we know today"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604112</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604112</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bordewich, Fergus M.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604112147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America&apos;s Future</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593803363/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Boy for Life]]></title><description><![CDATA["A groundbreaking investigative account of the rise and fall of the mogul who brought hip-hop to the mainstream, offering readers a riveting look at the music industry and the destructive power of celebrity If not for Sean "Diddy" Combs' ability to harness the voice of hip-hop and package it via artists like Mary J. Blige and the Notorious B.I.G., the landscape of American-and world-music would look and sound entirely different. For decades, mainstream performers clamored to be close to Diddy; his charisma, vision, and brand of cool transformed hip-hop culture into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse. While his acumen built an empire that reflected the biggest names in not only music but also fashion, business, and the bright lights of Hollywood, another side of Combs was hidden from public view. In Bad Boy for Life, journalist Cheyenne Roundtree's investigation builds upon her extensive coverage, excavating the disturbing history of Combs' alleged abuse and sexual violence. Through cultural insights, meticulous reporting, and in-depth interviews with more than a hundred sources, she examines Combs' misuse of power that led to the criminal trial in 2025 that caused his kingdom to unravel. Ultimately, this narrative uses Combs' life to tell the much bigger story of hip-hop's ascension, the wider music industry, and fame's sinister aspects. This is one of the most significant pop-culture stories of our time, one that charts the path of an impresario while asking questions about accountability and justice, who is believed and who is silenced, and why we protect the powerful. In Bad Boy for Life, Roundtree depicts the man in full, offering a comprehensive portrait of Combs' astonishing rise and fall"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603761</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603761</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roundtree, Cheyenne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5603761147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Rise and Fall of Sean Combs</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250411167/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE HELLUVA RIDE]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603930</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603930</guid><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[DOUGLAS MICHAEL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5603930147</comments><format>UK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538782224/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=&amp;upc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[MYSTERY OF SACAJAWEA - INDIAN GIRL WITH  LEWIS AND CLARK]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5604012</guid><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[HOWARD, HAROLD P.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5604012147</comments><format>UK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9789130622948/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=&amp;upc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Only We Could See]]></title><description><![CDATA[“God only knows the endless possibilities that lie enfolded in each of us.” - Lilias Trotter In the late 19th century, Lilias Trotter stood at the threshold of artistic fame, her extraordinary talent praised by the renowned critic John Ruskin. Yet, at the height of her promise, she made a radical choice that would define the course of her life. Turning away from worldly recognition and social convention, she forged her own path—one that led her through the roughest streets of London and, ultimately, to the deserts of North Africa. There, her artistic and spiritual journeys intertwined as she expanded the many-colored canvas of her creativity to embrace not only the sweeping vistas of the Sahara, but also the lives of the Arab people she loved. Blending biography, personal engagement, and theological reflection, Trafton takes readers on an intimate journey with Lily as her friends knew her – a visionary who saw the world with an artist’s eye and a missionary’s heart, and whose imaginative empathy and creative compassion transformed the lives of those she encountered. More than the story of one remarkable woman, this book is an invitation to experience the beauty of creation with fresh wonder, to look at our neighbors through new lenses, and to discover what “beautiful possible life” awaits each one of us as we follow the call of the Divine Artist.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5593561</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5593561</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trafton, Jennifer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5593561147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Reimagining Creativity, Compassion, and Calling Through the Extraordinary Life of Lilias Trotter</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781087784526/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Pope]]></title><description><![CDATA["From the co-host of NPR's All Things Considered and NPR's Senior Editor of Religion and Spirituality, a deeply reported, revelatory biography of Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, that offers rare and exciting new insight into the life and times of the man who would come to lead the Catholic Church. On May 8, 2025, eighteen days after the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to share the name of the new leader of the Catholic Church. "Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Robertum Franciscum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Prevost-qui sibi nomen imposuit Leo XIV." For the first time in its 2,000 year history, the Catholic Church would be led by an American. NPR's Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow, who were in St. Peter's Square that day leading the network's coverage, were among those shocked by the selection. Growing up in the faith as kids and reporting on it as adults, they had been told it was an article of faith, a given, that the Catholic Church would never elect an American pope. And yet, there was Prevost-now Leo XIV-smiling, waving, and declaring to the crowd in Italian, "Peace be with you." Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who grew up just outside Chicago but had spent much of his adult life in Peru, had been a dark horse candidate to say the least-an unassuming Augustinian who had only recently been promoted to the top levels of Church leadership. His elevation to the most prominent religious seat in the world prompted unprecedented enthusiasm-a surge of "Da Pope" memes and American tourists flocking to Rome with gifts of deep dish pizza and hats from Villanova (his alma mater)-but despite international media coverage and fascination, the scope of Prevost's journey has yet to be told in full, intimate detail. Now, in American Pope, Burke and Detrow present the first comprehensive, impressively sourced biography of the new pontiff. The two journalists spent the year after Leo's election reporting in Peru, Chicago, and Rome. They tracked down Leo's close confidants, childhood friends, family members, classmates, fellow clergy, and Vatican insiders. They gained unprecedented access to archival documents, letters, emails, and other personal correspondence that provide key insights into Prevost's experiences and views. As a result, readers are introduced to a man at varying stages of his destiny: Robert, a quiet young boy from a working-class parish straddling Chicago's southern border, coming into his faith in Kennedy-era America; Bob, a serious student who writes for his high school paper and spends time in the seminary leading family interventions for alcoholics; Padre and Monsignor Roberto, a stabilizing and hopeful presence in impoverished and terrorized communities of Peru, and who would help lead his diocese through the COVID-19 pandemic; Father Bob, the leader of the Augustinian order at a time of crisis for the Catholic Church; Cardinal Prevost, the unassuming ally of Pope Francis; and, finally, Leo, whose ascension will forever change the Church he serves and loves. Enlightening, engrossing, and undeniably human, American Pope is the key to understanding one of the most consequential figures of our time"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579681</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579681</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Burke, Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5579681147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Leo XIV&apos;s Road From the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250446053/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Phantom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldier, spy, scout, saboteur, and French Resistance leader in the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe--the untold story of Marine legend Pete Ortiz. Major Pierre "Pete" Ortiz was a Manhattan-born and Paris-educated polymath fluent in five languages. An adventuresome French Foreign Legion veteran specifically recruited by "Wild" Bill Donovan's Office of Strategic Services (the precursor to both the CIA and U.S. Special Forces) upon his enlistment in the Marines, Ortiz was the officer "Wild Bill" instinctively knew he needed and could rely on to complete a string of clandestine missions.  While recuperating from gunshot wounds received during a behind-the-lines excursion into enemy-held North Africa, Ortiz delivered his After-Action Report directly to Donovan in Washington. After reading it, "Wild Bill" scrawled across the top of the report: "Please re-employ this man as soon as possible." Ortiz's handlers heeded Donovan's request. Within a year Ortiz was surreptitiously parachuted into the Haute Savoie region of Occupied France, where he made contact with the resistance fighters who called themselves Maquisards. By the time he retired as a United States Marine Corps colonel, he received two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism in World War II. He was one of the very few U.S. Marines to serve in combat in Europe during World War II, and one of the most decorated Marine officers of the war.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579855</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579855</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Drury, Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5579855147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Untold Story of the American Marine the Nazis Could Not Kill</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250285850/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[CORMAC MCCARTHY: A LEGACY REVISITED--ON ORDER FOR HERRICK!]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579856</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579856</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[DAUGHERTY, TRACY]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5579856147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250348722/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The City Without Jews]]></title><description><![CDATA[From an award-winning historian, the gripping, singular story of the destruction of Jewish Vienna as seen through the letters and diaries of an extraordinary woman who witnessed it all. In 1922, Hugo Bettauer published the novel The City Without Jews , a satirical critique of Austrian antisemitism. Three years later he would be killed by an early follower of the Nazi Party. More than a decade later, in March 1938, the novel's terrifying vision of a Vienna emptied of Jews would begin to be realized. German troops poured into the glittering city, marking the beginning of seven years of unfathomable state-sanctioned violence against the Jewish population. A work of great power and urgency, The City Without Jews: Life and Death in Nazi Vienna tells the dramatic story of these seven years as they have never been told before. Drawing on hundreds of sources, many of which have lain untouched for decades, the historian Douglas Smith captures with novelistic immediacy the intertwined lives of those who experienced this age of extremes. And of all these voices, one stands out: a middle-aged nurse named Mignon Langnas, a Jewish woman who would see all her friends and family, and her entire world, disappear. The only Jew who spent the entire seven years in Nazi Vienna and left behind such a detailed record of her life, Mignon, in her letters and diaries, shows herself to be a woman of exceptional strength, compassion, and dignity, seeking to make sense of the once-vibrant city that had now turned against her. By turns heartbreakingly intimate and dazzlingly epic, The City Without Jews tells the story of the destruction of Jewish Vienna in previously untapped breadth and detail. Even more than a work of history, it is a reminder and a warning-of the consequences of forgetting a past whose legacy refuses to die.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603782</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5603782</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smith, Douglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5603782147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Life and Death in Nazi Vienna</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780374606558/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Indigenous Peoples' History Of The United States: Tenth Aniiversary Edition]]></title><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5592735</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5592735</guid><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[DUNBAR-ORTIZ, ROXANNE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5592735147</comments><format>UK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807013076/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=&amp;upc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></title><description><![CDATA[""It was so obvious she had something. You know, she was 13, and she had that sparkle. So much sparkle dust around her," - Renee Bell, head of A&R at RCA Records Meet Taylor, 2003. She's a teen who came to Nashville with blisters on her fingers from learning to play a 12-string guitar. In every room she enters, she's the youngest person (by decades) and often the only woman. And if anyone asked if she could see herself becoming the biggest superstar on the planet, her answer probably would have been yes. Writing alongside industry veterans after school, Taylor Swift's songwriting ability set her apart. But her origins are more complex than a teen tapping into a new generation of country music fans. It's a story of taking risks, like walking away from powerhouse label RCA to strike out with an unknown, unfunded new label, and of trusting her instincts when no one else did. Washington Post reporter Emily Yahr pulls back the curtain on the country music industry-from executives who said yes to Taylor (and those who regret saying no), to collaborators like Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, and Liz Rose, to Nashville itself. Intimate and immersive, Yahr takes us to iconic locations like Music Row and The Bluebird Cafe, as well as to Hendersonville High and the Swifts' own lakefront house. Taylor Swift: The Debut Years tells the definitive origin story of today's biggest star, with never-before-published interviews. Taylor's decade in Nashville shaped her as a musician, and ultimately changed country music itself long after she left the genre"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5568402</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5568402</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yahr, Emily]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5568402147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Debut Years</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250379252/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rush]]></title><description><![CDATA[In January 1848, a carpenter spotted flecks of gold in a shallow stream at Sutter's Mill in California, triggering the greatest voluntary migration in U.S. history, as hundreds of thousands raced west in pursuit of sudden wealth, reinvention, and power. From the feverish gold-mining camps of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the wharves and vigilance committees of San Francisco, Nathaniel Philbrick renders a combustible, all-world society: Chilean brothers reinventing themselves to outrun prejudice; Native communities navigating dispossession and violence; the merchant-showman Samuel Brannan, drawn into the center of early vigilantism; and the politicians vying for control of California's future--the ambitious Free-Soil political boss David Broderick, who squared off against William Gwin, the Southern power broker intent on tilting the state toward slavery and the Confederacy. In The Rush, Nathaniel Philbrick transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America's modern contradictions--capital consolidated at dizzying speed, democracy in thrall to private power, xenophobia weaponized in the name of liberty--and a stubborn belief in the American experiment that refuses to die. This is the story of a nation tearing at the seams and a republic tested by its own ideals. Not until a year after the outbreak of the Civil War, when President Lincoln signed legislation that would unite the nation east to west by building a transcontinental railroad, was California's loyalty secured.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5560799</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5560799</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philbrick, Nathaniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5560799147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780525562238/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil on My Shoulder]]></title><description><![CDATA["More than rock 'n' roll royalty, Alice Cooper is a living legend who has transformed shock rock and left an indelible mark on music and pop culture. Known for his theatrical stage shows, razor-sharp lyrics, and a career spanning nearly five decades, he's captivated audiences worldwide as both the fiendish onstage persona of "Alice Cooper" and the man beneath the makeup-a figure with a story as compelling as his onstage act. From unforgettable songs like "School's Out" and "I'm Eighteen" to albums such as Welcome to My Nightmare and Billion Dollar Babies, Cooper's music has defined generations of rock fans. In Devil On My Shoulder, Alice Cooper offers an intimate glimpse into his dual identity, pitting his rockstar persona against the man beneath the makeup. Through an "angel vs. devil" narrative, he reflects on his battles with addiction, fame, and faith, while sharing unforgettable stories of encounters with legends like Salvador Dalí, John Lennon, and Frank Sinatra. This memoir dives deep into the highs and lows of his extraordinary career, exploring what it truly means to survive and thrive in rock 'n' roll while staying true to oneself. With humor and introspection, Alice reveals the darker and lighter sides of stardom, offering readers a front-row seat to his career and the demons he's battled along the way"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579851</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://llc.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5579851</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cooper, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://llc.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5579851147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780306838026/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>