Marie Brenner
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A remarkable depiction of a city in crisis-- based on new, behind-the-scenes reporting-- that captures the resilience, peril, and compassion of the early days of the Covid pandemic In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 arrived in New York City. Before long, America's largest metropolis was at war against a virus that mercilessly swept through its five boroughs. It became apparent that if Covid wasn't somehow halted, the death count in New York alone would...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The essays in this book cover a variety of Brenner's encounters with people around the world. "The Target" tells of Brenner's encounters and interviews with Malala Yousafzai, both before and after the attack. "After the Gold Rush" is a September 1990 article about Donald and Ivana Trump, and their rocky relationship. Brenner also takes us into the lives of Roy Cohn, Richard Jewell, and others. The 2018 motion picture, A private war, is based on the...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with London's elite as she is confronting dictators. Her mission to show the true cost of war leads her, along with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing, his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, and his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
65 pages, 18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of Eloise, a precocious child who lives in the Plaza Hotel. Includes a scrapbook with photos, drawings, and the story Kay Thompson and how Eloise came to be written.
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roy Cohn was a ruthless and unscrupulous lawyer and political power broker whose 28-year career ranged from acting as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist-hunting subcommittee to molding the career of a young Queens real estate developer named Donald Trump.
