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Like Mother, Like Son: From the Deepest Despair of Mental Illness to the Grittiest End-Of-Life Battle with Metabolic Syndrome

Stephen Bryant Biles

  • May 19 - Jun 3
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She was carried off by law enforcement in a straitjacket. She was committed and institutionalized. She was carted off on a gurney by paramedics over 20 times with 10 visits ending in the ICU (intensive care unit). She lost her husband and caretaker. More than once, she was thought unfixable by society, family and the medical profession.Like Mother, Like Son tells the inspiring story of an ordinary mother and homemaker who overcame mental illness and loss to live her best life. With her indomitable spirit, she faced her end-of-life illnesses with strength, grace and a smile.Experience the power of perseverance and grace in the face of adversity with this heartwarming tale. Through the eyes of her son and caretaker, discover the incredible impact dogs can have on healing and motivation.In Like Mother, Like Son, you will     An intimate look into the life of an indomitable woman. Heartwarming memories shared by her son. A journey of overcoming mental illness and loss, with dogs, exercise and love. Lessons on perseverance, second-chances, grace, and strength. Insight into the power of love and her family of dogs. The Foreword was written by Daniel Fredman, M.D. - Diplomate of Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Buy now and be inspired by the compelling story of love, strength, and resilience in "Like Mother, Like Son."
  • Biography
  • Non-fiction
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Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice

Corky Lee

  • May 9 - Jun 7
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A collection of over 200 breathtaking photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement, from a beloved photographer who sought to change the world, one photograph at a time

“For generations, Corky taught us how to see ourselves—as individuals and as a community.” — Hua Hsu, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stay True

Known throughout his lifestyime as the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile, passive, and, above all, foreign to this country. Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning retrospective of his life’s work--a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021.

Corky Lee's Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Iconic photographs feature protests against police brutality in New York in the 1970s, a Sikh man draped in an American flag after 9/11, and a reenactment of the completion of the transcontinental railroad of 1869 featuring descendants of Chinese railroad workers, and his last photos of community life and struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. Asian American writers, artists, activists, and friends of Lee reflect on his life and career and provide rich historical and cultural context to his photographs, including a foreword from writer Hua Hsu and contributions from artist Ai Weiwei, filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña, writer Helen Zia, photographer Alan Chin, historian Gordon Chang, playwright David Henry Hwang, and more.

Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, Corky Lee’s Asian America represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism. This is a remarkable documentation of vital moments in Asian American history and a timely reminder that it’s also a history that we continue to make.
  • Art
  • Biography
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Einstein in Kafkaland: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up With the Universe

Ken Krimstein

  • May 17 - Jun 2
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“Clever, charming, amusing, and just plain brilliant. Ken Krimstein is the most inventive graphic biographer on the planet-and certainly the only one who could explain both Einstein and Kafka. A page turner on gravity and relativity!” -Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus, the biography that inspired the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer

From the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist, a graphic narrative revealing the pivotal year in Prague when Einstein became “Einstein,” Franz Kafka became “Kafka,” and the world changed forever.

During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men's lives wove together in uncanny ways-as did their shared desire to tackle the world's biggest questions in Europe's strangest city. In stunning words and pictures, Einstein in Kafkaland reveals the untold story of how their worlds wove together in a cosmic battle for new kinds of truth.

For Einstein, his lost year in Prague became a critical bridge set him on the path to what many consider the greatest scientific discovery of all time, his General Theory of Relativity. And for Kafka, this charmed year was a bridge to writing his first masterpiece, The Judgment. Based on diaries, lectures, letters, and papers from this period amid a planet electrifying itself into modernity, Einstein in Kafkaland brings to life the emergence of a new world where art and science come together in ways we still grapple with today.
  • Graphic novels
  • Biography
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Mr. Z

Don Zarin

  • May 15 - May 30
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The compelling true story of how a casino enabled a compulsive gambler to become one of the biggest gamblers in the world

Mr. Z by Don Zarin is a true story that takes you behind the scenes to show how a casino’s actions enabled a compulsive gambler to get to levels never seen before. The book brings the reader into one of the craziest periods in gambling history. It reveals the back story to the beginning of casino gambling in Atlantic City, and the gambling scandal that ensued between David Zarin and Resorts Casino International.
David Zarin was known as Mr. Z at Resorts Casino International in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1978, when casino gambling began. He was a complex man; a consummate risk-taker, gregarious and exciting to be around, qualities that made him a successful entrepreneur and enticing ladies’ man…and eventually, a fearless, fixated and driven gambler. “Mr. Z” ultimately became, at that time, the largest gambler on a sustained basis anywhere in the world. This is his story. How it all came to pass, the compelling characters and relationships involved, and how the consequences of his actions impacted those he loved and cared about.
This is not your normal out-of-control gambling story. We see how Dave Zarin, a compassionate and politically astute businessman, recognized that bringing affordable housing to Atlantic City was critical to fueling its economic comeback and to improving the lives of its residents. This risk-taker, immersed in an environment seeped with temptation, was destined for disaster. This is the rare story that takes you behind the scenes of the casino, and how the casino’s actions and decisions enabled Mr Z’s gambling to reach unprecedented levels. This book also explores the failure of casino gambling as a model for the economic resurgence of Atlantic City.
The story leading up to these events and the many twists and turns following these events, and the compelling characters surrounding Mr. Z, will keep you mesmerized and wondering “what else can happen?” Mr. Z’s gambling debacle ultimately led to one of the most famous tax court cases in U.S. history.
Mr. Z was the author’s dad. He loved and admired him, but his dad’s love of risk turned his whole family upside down. Mr. Z’s story is ultimately about his family and the many fascinating people who knew and admired him in all his complexity.
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  • Biography
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The Black Suit

Andrew V. Kudin

  • May 15 - Jun 15
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For fans Mario Puzo, Denis Lahane, and Daniel Silva,… an exciting and compelling international bestseller that will shake you to your core.

Power is the goal, and they'll do anything for it.

The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. The communist regime is losing control of society. Criminal gangs are fighting for power over the capital of Ukraine. Immerse yourself in a whirlwind of intrigue, betrayals, and moral dilemmas.
When a quiet guy from an intelligent family becomes the leader of one of the most brutal and bloody gangs in the history of modern Ukraine, he is forced to confront some of life's eternal questions. What is love, does it exist? What is more important - pursuing your dreams and knowledge? Or amassing material wealth?
Based on a true story, The Black Suit is a riveting, compelling thriller that explores the dark world of Soviet crime, unbridled passion, and patriotism, where the past is the key to understanding the present.
  • True-crime
  • Biography
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