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  iWoz - How I Invented the...

  Gina Smith, Steve Wozniak

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  The mastermind behind Apple sheds his low profile and steps forward to tell his story for the first time. Before cell phones that fit in the palm of your hand and slim laptops that fit snugly into briefcases, computers were like strange, alien vending machines. They had cryptic switches, punch cards and pages of encoded output. But in 1975, a young engineering wizard named Steve Wozniak had an idea: What if you combined computer circuitry with a regular typewriter keyboard and a video screen? The result was the first true personal computer, the Apple I, a widely affordable machine that anyone could understand and figure out how to use. Wozniak's life-before and after Apple-is a "home-brew" mix of brilliant discovery and adventure, as an engineer, a concert promoter, a fifth-grade teacher, a philanthropist, and an irrepressible prankster. From the invention of the first personal computer to the rise of Apple as an industry giant, iWoz  presents a no-holds-barred, rollicking, firsthand account of the humanist inventor who ignited the computer revolution.

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  100 Women: A Life Story of Sex...

  Tyler True

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  A humorous life story told through the experiences of 100 different sexual partners. The author gives his philosophy on life while describing his transition away from sex addiction to a more fulfilling purpose.

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  The Emperor of Sound - A Memoir

  Timbaland, Veronica Chambers

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  The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. 
  Hailed by the New Yorker as “the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days,” world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he’s not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. 
  In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he’s producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today’s most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master’s artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind.

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  Last Things - A Graphic Memoir...

  Marissa Moss

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  Last Things is the true and intensely personal story of how one woman coped with the devastating effects of a catastrophic illness in her family.Using her trademark mix of words and pictures to sharp effect, Marissa Moss presents the story of how she, her husband, and her three young sons struggled to maintain their sense of selves and wholeness as a family and how they continued on with everyday life when the earth shifted beneath their feet.After returning home from a year abroad, Marissa’s husband, Harvey, was diagnosed with ALS. The disease progressed quickly, and Marissa was soon consumed with caring for Harvey while trying to keep life as normal as possible for her young children. ALS stole the man who was her husband, the father of her children, and her best friend in less than 7 months.This is not a story about the redemptive power of a terminal illness. It is a story of resilience—of how a family managed to survive a terrible loss and grow in spite of it. Although it’s a sad story, it’s powerfully told and ultimately uplifting as a guide to strength and perseverance, to staying connected to those who matter most in the midst of a bleak upheaval. If you’ve ever wondered how you would cope with a dire diagnosis, this book can provide a powerful example of what it feels like and how to come through the darkness into the light.

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  Dark Tales - Uncanny and...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maxim...

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  A collection of strange and often grisly tales by some of the world's greatest writers, ranging from mildly unsettling to hair-raising.    1."The Mystery of Sasassa Valley", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    2. "The Severed Hand", by Wilhelm Hauff    3. "The Black Ferry", by John Galt    4. "The Tête Noire", by Charles Allston Collins    5. "The Bundle of Letters", by Maurus Jokai    6. "The Judgement of Paris", by Leonard Merrick    7. "A Witch in the Peak" ,by R. Murray Gilchrist    8."The Door of the Trap", by Sherwood Anderson    9. "The Drover’s Wife", by Henry Lawson    10. "The Encased Man", by Anton Chekhov    11. "The Pistol-Shot", by Alexander Pushkin    12. "A Pastoral Horror", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    13. "The Other Side", by Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock    14. "The Inn of the Two Witches", by Joseph Conrad    15. "The Hair", by A. J. Alan    16. "A Child’s Revenge", by Paul Bourget    17. "Gabriel-Ernest", by Saki    18. "The Haunted Doll’s House", by M. R. James    19. "An Egyptian Cigarette", by Kate Chopin    20. "Nyarlathotep", by H. P. Lovecraft    21. "Old Fags", by Stacy Aumonier    22. "The Idiot", by Arnold Bennett    23. "Mademoiselle Fifi", by Guy de Maupassant    24. "Odour of Chrysanthemums", by D. H. Lawrence

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  Death Penalty discussion -...

  PBS NewsHour

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  PBS NewsHour presents a discussion about the death penalty in Illinois and wrongful convictions that have called it into question.

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