Subject(s): Rock musicians -- Biography -- United States | Singers -- Biography -- United States Summary: "A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death. Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant

Subject(s): Running -- Training | Runners (Sports) -- Nutrition | Reducing exercises Summary: "Based on the latest research, RUN YOUR FAT OFF gives everyone--men and women, marathon runners to casual runners to non runners--the best calorie-burning runs, menus to fuel workouts and lose weight, and day by day personalized plans for beginning

Subject(s): Batman (Comic strip) -- History | Comic strip characters Summary: In The Caped Crusade, with humor and insight, Glen Weldon, book critic for NPR and author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, lays out Batman's seventy-eight-year cultural history and shows how he has helped make us who we are today and why his legacy remains

Subject(s): Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Diabetics -- Fiction | Swimmers -- Fiction Summary: When Feather returns home to find her obese mother in a diabetic coma, she decides to try to save her mother's life, but when she realizes that her mother doesn't want to be helped, Feather investigates to find the root of her mom's pa

Subject(s): Venture capital | New business enterprises -- Finance Summary: "Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup Venture Deals provides entrepreneurs and startup owners with a definitive reference for understanding venture capital funding. More than an overview of the process, this book delves into t

Subject(s): Islam -- Indonesia | Islam and politics -- Indonesia | Democratization -- Indonesia | Muslims -- Political activity -- Indonesia | Indonesia -- Politics and government--21st century Summary: "Indonesia's Muslims are still pondering the role of religion in public life. Although the religious violence marring the transition to

Subject(s): United States. Federal Reserve Board | Federal Reserve banks | Banks and banking, Central -- United States | Monetary policy -- United States | United States -- Economic policy Summary: "The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of elec

Subject(s): Islamic civilization | Civilization, Medieval | Civilization, Ancient | Religion and civilization -- History -- To 1500 | Monotheism -- History -- To 1500 | Eurasia -- History Summary: "Islam emerged amid flourishing Christian and Jewish cultures, yet students of Antiquity and the Middle Ages mostly ignore it. Despite intensive

Subject(s): Dixon, Glenn, 1957- -- Travel -- Italy Verona | Dixon, Glenn, 1957- -- Relations with women | Juliet (Fictitious character) | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet | Letter writing -- Italy Verona | Love in literature | Loss (Psychology) in literature | Canadians -- Biography -- Italy Verona | English teachers -- Biography -

Subject(s): Earthquakes -- Fiction -- California San Francisco | Disaster victims -- Fiction -- California San Francisco | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Summary: In this thoughtful, mesmerizing tale with echoes of Station Eleven, the author of An Uncommon Education follows a group of survivors thrown together in the aftermath of two major