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Identical strangers Identical strangers Paula Bernstein,Elyse Schein,Paula Bernstein Elyse Schein had always known she was adopted, but it wasn't until her mid-thirties while living in Paris that she searched for her biological mother. When Elyse contacted her adoption agency, she wa… OL12275816W
Confessions of a counterfeit farm girl Confessions of a counterfeit farm girl Susan McCorkindale A laugh-out-loud memoir about a city slicker who discovers that Manolos and manure just don’t mix.At her husband’s prompting, suburban mom and New York career woman Susan McCorkindale agreed to give … OL13761475W
Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Andrew Kirtzman "During his reign as the mayor of New York, the controversial Giuliani has been called many names. But after September 11, 2001, New York had new words to describe him. In this edition, political rep… OL15839614W
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
Folklore and Legends of Rochester Folklore and Legends of Rochester Michael T. Keene "Born from the chilly waters of Lake Ontario and the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, has been the cradle of the modern spiritualist an anti-Masonic movements and religious sects and communes. Thi… OL15979901W
'Tis 'Tis Frank McCourt A sequel to Angela's Ashes, following on the memoirs of Frank McCourt. The story of Frank continues from when he first arrives in America. OL16050892W
Katie up and down the hall Katie up and down the hall Glenn Plaskin "The heartwarming true story of how one special cocker spaniel turned four strangers into family"--Provided by publisher. OL16523408W
Secret Historian Secret Historian Justin Spring,Sean Runnette Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals, and sexual records of the novelist, poet, and university professor Samuel M. Steward, Secret Historian is a sensational reconstruction of o… OL16799820W
Hell-bent Hell-bent Benjamin Lorr Traces the author's journey through the world of competitive yoga, documenting his fantastical encounters with athletic prodigies, celebrities and hucksters while visiting studios throughout the coun… OL17710684W
After Woodstock After Woodstock Elliot Tiber During the summer of 69, Elliot Tiber helped start the gay liberation movement and saved the Woodstock Festival from cancellation. But some of the best and most significant events of Tiber s life did… OL17873426W
Daniel's music Daniel's music Jerome Preisler "Daniel's music is the gripping story of Daniel's recovery against odds experts said were insurmountable; of medical science, faith, and perseverance combining for a miracle; and of an average family… OL18007402W
Mob boss Mob boss Jerry Capeci,Tom Robbins (journalist) "Reminiscent of Wiseguy, this compelling biography from two prominent mob experts recounts the life and times of the first acting boss of an American Mafia family to turn government witness As top bo… OL18173289W
White boy White boy Mark Naison "How does a Jewish boy who spent the bulk of his childhood on the basketball courts of Brooklyn wind up teaching in one of the city's pioneering black studies departments? Naison's odyssey begins as … OL18245634W
Surpassing certainty Surpassing certainty Janet Mock "Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world--without a road map to guide her. The journey begins a few m… OL19712272W
Street warrior Street warrior Friedman, Ralph (Police detective) x, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm OL19713262W
Top hoodlum Top hoodlum Anthony M. DeStefano "The definitive book on the ultimate mob boss--featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and never-before-published material . . . The press nicknamed him "The Prime Minister of the Underwor… OL19748128W
Honky Honky Dalton Conley "This memoir is the coming-of-age story of a white boy growing up in a neighborhood of predominantly African American and Latino housing projects on New York's Lower East Side. Vividly evoking the de… OL1998365W
The red bandanna The red bandanna Tom Rinaldi One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day, and just about every day to come;… OL20033332W
The Pope of Brooklyn The Pope of Brooklyn Joseph Di Prisco In this sequel to his previous memoir, Subway to California, the author discovers trial transcripts which provide evidence that his father was a small-time criminal who turned informant against the c… OL20052283W
Straight Up and Dirty Straight Up and Dirty Stephanie Klein "I did have my own friends, my own salary, my health, and TiVo: all the important things we're likely to take for granted. Still, when it hit that I'd now have to date again, I panicked. Dating meant… OL2396350W
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