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True crime seriesCrowl, Thomas
Summary: "Queen of the Con tells the true story of Cassie Chadwick, a successful swindler and 'one of the top 10 imposters of all time,' according to Time Magazine. Born Elizabeth Bigley in 1857 in Canada, she first operated as Madame Devere, a European clairvoyant, and in 1890 was arrested for defrauding a Toledo bank of $20,000. In the mid-1890s, while continuing her work as a medium under the name...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Kent State University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.16 CROHazelgrove, William
Summary: "She might be one of the greatest con artists of all time. Cassie Chadwick conned millions of dollars out of banks by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. It was a simple but brilliant con that reflects the ethos and the high-flying greed of the Gilded Age"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.16 HAZSummary: When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2008
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER CAPOates, John.
Summary: "John Oates was born at the perfect time, paralleling the birth of rock and roll. Raised in a small Pennsylvania town, he was exposed to folk, blues, soul, and R & B. After he met and teamed up with Daryl Hall in the late 1960s, they developed a style of music that was uniquely their own, but never abandoned their roots. In his memoir, John uncovers the grit and struggle it took to secure a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OATES, JOHN OATShoop, Robert L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Russell Dean and Company 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 SHOBray, Ilona M.
Summary: "Whether your local real estate market is super-heated or sluggish, there are steps you can take to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you'll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 BRACoates, Ta-Nehisi
Summary: Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell's classic "Politics and the English Language," but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories our reporting and imaginative narratives and myth-making expose and distort our realities. In the first of the book's three intertwining essays, Coates, on his first trip to Africa,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: PA 070.92 COACoates, Ta-Nehisi
Summary: "Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell's classic Politics and the English Language, but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories-our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking-expose and distort our realities. The first of the book's three intertwining essays is set in Dakar, Senegal. Despite being raised as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 070.92 COACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 070.92 COACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 070.92 COACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.92 COAHeiser, K. Gabriel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phylius Press 2011