Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kitchen Privileges Kitchen Privileges Mary Higgins Clark Lively memior of mystery author Mary Higgins Clark. She had been a secretary, stewardess, copywriter, radio writer, and bestselling author. The book has a humorous touch even when discussing tragi… OL13048W
Random family Random family Adrian Nicole LeBlanc The result of over ten years of immersion reporting, "Random Family" charts a tumultuous decade in which girls become mothers, mothers become grandmothers, boys become criminals, and hope struggles a… OL15844775W
Panther Baby Panther Baby Jamal Joseph One of the many stories of the Black Panther Party by a New York City member. OL21465013W
Fierce attachments Fierce attachments Vivian Gornick Vivian Gornick's brave and deeply moving memoir is a tour de force, a book that dissects one of life's most complex, maddening and closely entwined alliances - the relationship between mother and dau… OL2648130W
Ordinary Resurrections Ordinary Resurrections Jonathan Kozol In this national bestseller, now in paperback, the acclaimed author of Savage Inequalities recounts the lessons he has learned from the struggles and unlikely triumphs of children in the South Bronx,… OL2933783W
Tilting at Mills Tilting at Mills Lis Harris "It is New York City in 1992. Unaware of the heartbreak he will encounter, the veteran environmentalist Allen Hershkowitz proposes developing a major recycled-paper mill in the city. He's tired of be… OL3738665W
Bronx primitive Bronx primitive Kate Simon The classic, unforgettable memoir of a young girl's coming of age, "Bronx Primitive" recalls the vitality of an immigrant neighborhood through the unsentimental eyes of a child. With an unerring eye … OL4651446W