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Flickr cofounder and web community creator Caterina Fake

Explores the life of Caterina Fake, inventor of the website "Flickr," highlighting her desire to unite people in online communities.

iPod and electronics visionary Tony Fadell

Presents a biography of electronics inventor Tony Fadell, including his childhood, career in computer engineering, early inventions, and work with Apple to invent the iPod. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

Master of thin air

life and death on the world's highest peaks
The author has climbed all fourteen peaks that exceed eight thousand meters. He has spent a total of three years clinging to the sides of dangerous mountains, lost more than twenty climbing friends, and in April 2014, witnessed Mt. Everest's deadliest avalanche.

My autistic awakening

unlocking the potential for a life well lived
Rachael Lee Harris spent her early childhood in an autistic fog. Then she began her journey to make sense of her life. She has been a beauty therapist, a Catholic nun, a mother, a wife, a divorcee, and a working mother. Today she is a psychotherapist who helps others on the autism spectrum.

Triple H

2015
Text and photographs provide information about the wrestler Triple H.

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and South Park

2016
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the bad-boy creators of cable TV’s outrageous, controversial South Park, which many condemn but others think is the sharpest, funniest social commentary on television. Love them or hate them, Parker and Stone have produced a wildly successful show that is one of the longest-lived animated series on television.

Jay-Z

a biography of a hip-hop icon
2014
"Examines the life of rap artist and business entrepreneur Jay-Z, including his childhood in Brooklyn, his rise to superstardom in the music industry, his successful business ventures, his family life, and his place as the king of hip-hop"--Provided by publisher.

Silver screen fiend

learning about life from an addiction to film
"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative comedy scene, Oswalt's memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way"--.

Good call

reflections on faith, family, and fowl

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