Jacob, Mira
Summary: "Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she's gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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Summary: "A stylish, funny and surprising guide to the art of conversation"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 MENGeist, Bill.
Summary: "From popular TV hosts and bestselling authors Bill and Willie Geist, a hilarious testament to the special nature of father-son relationships. In GOOD TALK, DAD, this talented father-son team shares stories of their funny and heartwarming relationship. Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, this extended conversation riffs on everything from music and sports to summer camp, driving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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Summary: "From popular TV hosts and bestselling authors Bill and Willie Geist, a hilarious testament to the special nature of father-son relationships. In GOOD TALK, DAD, this talented father-son team shares stories of their funny and heartwarming relationship. Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, this extended conversation riffs on everything from music and sports to summer camp, driving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 GEIMurray, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MariPhil 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 641.5976 MURTruss, Lynne.
Summary: An evaluation of the way discourteous behavior has become commonplace and even applauded in today's society is a humorous call to arms that challenges ill manners and the practices that support them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2005
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Summary: An evaluation of the way discourteous behavior has become commonplace and even applauded in today's society is a humorous call to arms that challenges ill manners and the practices that support them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395 TRUWoolley, Katie
Summary: Making sure a body is healthy through eating well and exercise is important, but making sure a mind is equally as healthy holds incredible importance for young people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.89 WOOInskeep, Steve
Summary: Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. One man we recognize: Andrew Jackson--war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding South--whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015
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Summary: Is television bad for kids? This question has been asked by parents, scientists, and more ever since television sets first entered people's homes, and different people have come up with different answers. As readers are challenged to form their own opinions about the effects of television on young people like them, they strengthen their critical thinking skills and learn to respect a variety of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302.23 KAWBurningham, Sarah O'Leary.
Summary: A pre-teen reference presents a series of letters and testimonials by real girls that offer empowering counsel on topics ranging from skin care and first bras to menstruation and boyfriends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books Llc 2014
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Summary: In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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Summary: Explores the connections among sisters throughout their childhood years into adulthood, including competitiveness, age differences, and lifelong friendships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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Summary: "Thriving Life will show you how to take charge of your own life as well as transform the way you view yourself, your relationships, and your experiences." - Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2021
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Summary: Written in an approachable, engaging style, this book takes a detailed and sometimes humorous look at how to have a healthy, happy lifestyle. Readers are given advice about healthy eating and exercise; managing the pressures of the teenage years; how to get enough sleep, navigate friendships and relationships, and look after their mental health. The overall aim of the book is to encourage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd. 2020
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Summary: "This book is both an incredibly moving mother-son love story told in personal essays, and a parenting manual with concrete advice and actionable takeaways for feminists of all stripes hoping to dismantle toxic masculinity, one sweet boy at a time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 JHADowling, Daisy
Summary: "An all-in-one resource for every working mother and father Sure, there are plenty of parenting books out there. But as working moms and dads, we've never had a trusted, go-to guide all our own-one that coaches us on how to do well at work, be the loving and engaged parents we want to be, and remain true to ourselves in the process. Enter Workparent. Whether you're planning a family, pushing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2021
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Summary: "Examines the murder of Patricia Burton Lonergan and the subsequent arrest, trial, and conviction of her husband, Wayne Lonergan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2020