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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Former Justice Stevens discusses the accomplishments of the earliest Chief Justices and the role of Chief Justice, profiles each of the Chief Justices he knew personally and their most important cases, and describes his relationship with each.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of the early years of Karol Jozef Wojtyla. It covers his birth in southern Poland, his university work in Krakow and his experience during WWII. The film explores Karol's rise in the church, culminating with his election as Pope.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, & Co
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A masterful and personal account of life on the Supreme Court that offers a unique understanding of American history from one of the most prominent jurists of our time. When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring in total more than 1000 opinions. In THE...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Pope John Paul II lollipop. An Elvis Presley shower curtain. A Princess Diana teacup. These are just some of the countless pieces of memorabilia that these pop culture icons2 most devoted fans collect and cherish but why? The Faithful1s director, Annie Berman, explores the deep veneration and legacies of the Pope, the Princess, and the King. Over 20 years, Berman profiles these figures2 biggest fans and makes numerous pilgrimages to Vatican City,...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Evaluates the Soviet Union's espionage campaign against the Catholic Church, drawing on previously unseen documents to reveal an assassination order against Pope John Paul II and a Russian spy network intent on infiltrating church infrastructure.
14) Sonic wind: the story of John Paul Stapp and how a renegade doctor became the fastest man on Earth
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Documents the pivotal contributions of the late scientific visionary behind the development of seatbelts and ejection seats, outlining his dramatic experiments and battles for safety legislation that have been credited with saving millions of lives.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The popular LGBTQ advice columnist and writer presents a memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey growing up as a queer, mixed-race kid in America's heartland to becoming the "Chicano Carrie Bradshaw" of his generation.
The first time someone called Brammer "Papi" was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first he took this as white-guy speak for "hey, handsome." What started as a racialized moniker given to him on the hookup app soon became the inspiration...
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