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Dating (Social customs) United States Drama Detective and mystery stories Educational psychology Failure (Psychology) Humorous stories Man-woman relationship United States Drama Mystery and detective stories Private investigators Fiction Schools Fiction Single men Conduct of life DramaKing Missile III
Contents: Failure -- The boy made out of bone china -- A good hard look -- Up my ass -- The little sandwich that got a guilt complex because he was the sole survivor of a horrible bus crash -- Despair -- Monks -- Gay/not gay -- Happiness -- Mr. Pomerantz -- Juniper dog -- Tour diary: Louisville -- The adventures of Planky -- I dare to hope.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Knitting Factory Records/Shimmy Disc 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KingBova, Ben
Summary: "Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to try to make a difference, but he's learned the only way to get something done in Washington, assuming your ideals survive the corrosive atmosphere, is to gather power. Ross has gathered a great deal, riding in the wake of Frank Tomlinson. But now Tomlinson has decided to shoot for the moon. If they win, they get it all. If they lose, the game is over for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOVSummary: Many people who have suffered from cardiac arrest live in constant fear of complete heart failure. This program makes clear that, for the average heart attack survivor, nothing could be further from the truth. Viewers will learn about current procedures and treatments, including exercise, state-of-the-art medications, and heart transplants, that have helped heart attack patients live healthy,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Chingy
Contents: The haters -- Iced out (feat. 8Ball) -- Thurr dey go -- Ya hear me -- Git it boy -- All I know -- Drop a dime -- Feelin like a million -- Anythang (feat. Lil Flip) -- Money brought me back -- Diamonds -- Set it out -- Take me -- How it goes.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Real Talk Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP CHISchultz, Philip.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 SCHPetroski, Henry.
Summary: Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 PETIcard, Michelle
Summary: "Every child messes up, sometimes in ways that seem sure to wreck their futures: a bad report card, poor sportsmanship, underaged drinking. These are tough moments for parent and child alike, often complicated by the fear that the misstep is also an indictment of our parenting. But what each of these "fails" has in common for our kids is the precious silver lining of a chance for character...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 ICASummary: In Japan, where even kindergarten has an entrance exam, education begins in the womb. In this program, social psychologist Dr. Masao Miyamoto, author of Straitjacket Society; Dr. Makoto Shichida, founder of Shichida Children's Academy; the president of Keio University; and others address the true price of making the grade in a society in which only the most intelligent can thrive-or in some...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Tripp is a thirtysomething slacker, but that doesn't mean that he is ready to give up the many benefits of living at home with his mom and dad. His desperate parents have had enough though, and after years of gentle nudging they soon realize that it is going to take a concerted effort to get Tripp out so they can enjoy their twilight years in peace. Realizing that their only hope for riding...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FAICorson, William R.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7 CORBrockington, Drew
Summary: "When the CatStronauts shuttle launch is delayed, Waffles and Pancake take matters into their own hands and build a spaceship"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BROSummary: Tripp is a thirtysomething slacker, but that doesn't mean that he is ready to give up the many benefits of living at home with his mom and dad. His desperate parents have had enough though, and after years of gentle nudging they soon realize that it is going to take a concerted effort to get Tripp out so they can enjoy their twilight years in peace. Realizing that their only hope for riding...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Failure 2006Shteyngart, Gary
Summary: "... a memoir of an immigrant family coming to America, as told by a lifelong misfit who forged from his imagination an essential literary voice and, against all odds, a place in the world."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHTEYNGART, GARY SHTSønderby, Kaia
Summary: "As one of the only remaining autistics in the universe, Xandri Corelel has faced a lot of hardship, and she's earned her place as the head of Xeno-Liaisons aboard the first contact ship Carpathia. But her skill at negotiating with alien species is about to be put to the ultimate test. The Anmerilli, a notoriously reticent and xenophobic people, have invented a powerful weapon that will...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Kraken Collective 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SONSummary: When a child is promised some kind of prize-such as candy, a toy, or money-for completing a task successfully, his or her drive to succeed often surges. But what effect does such carrot-dangling have on long-term motivation and progress? This program explores the relationship between rewards and human development, contrasting performance goals with learning goals. Simple observational...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Shteyngart, Gary
Summary: Traces the author's experiences as a young bullied Jewish-Russian immigrant in Queens, his haphazard college pursuits, and his initial forays into a literary career.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 SHTEYNGART, GARY ShtPastis, Stephan
Summary: Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PASCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION PASKimmel, Paul L.
Summary: "A remarkable account of the kidney and the scientific, medical, and health evolution tied to our understanding of it. The kidney is an extraordinary organ - in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body's delicate equilibrium. On a given day, minute by minute, it purifies the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity, and injury. It allows us to be and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic Press 2024
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Contents: Dark moon (initiation) -- Magnetism -- Earth & clay -- Echo canyon -- Leaves, waves -- Radiant -- Vanishing terrain -- All good things.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: CD Baby
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC APEPetroski, Henry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620.004 PETPastis, Stephan
Summary: While his mother and doorman Dave celebrate their wedding, Timmy visits Florida where he forges a new partnership with Dave's nephew, Emilio, when a surprise newcomer shows up and he encounters a thieving six-toed cat.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC PASCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION PASSummary: In The Caseworker Files, Frontline follows caseworkers in Maine's Department of Human Services as they confront the heart-wrenching decision of whether or not to remove children from their homes. The film explores three individual stories: twenty-three-year-old Shaleigh Anthony puts her training to the test as she faces her first case involving allegations of serious neglect; veteran caseworker...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Pastis, Stephan.
Summary: Accompanied by his sidekick polar bear and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins, Timmy takes his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PASSummary: When leaving no child behind amounts to holding many children back, parents and politicians raise their eyebrows. This ABC News program seeks to understand the ramifications of high-stakes advancement and exit exams-tests that are being used to measure schools' effectiveness, to allocate funding, and to shape the future of the nation's children. The dilemma of how to cope with students...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011