Dawson, Ben
Summary: "This essential guidebook for anyone looking to hit the road, from the weekend warriors to the full-time nomads, combines practical information, inspirational photography, and engaging stories of travel and adventure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: FalconGuides 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.7 DAWMarsico, Katie
Summary: As parasites that attach themselves to humans and a variety of other unsuspecting hosts, lice are far from the most well-loved animal species on Earth. However, there is a lot to learn about these interesting creatures. Readers will find out where lice live, why they attach themselves to other animals, and how they can spread diseases. They will also learn how these insects reproduce and what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 MARMarsico, Katie
Summary: Falcons are remarkable hunters, capable of snatching prey right out of the air and reaching speeds up to 200 miles per hour. Readers will find out what these powerful predators eat, where they live, and how they use their amazing eyesight to locate prey. They will also learn how falcons socialize and care for their young and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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Summary: "Hi, there! I'm a great white shark. Don't let my sharp teeth scare you off. I started life much smaller, just like you! Learn more about my life cycle and how I went from a tiny little shark pup to the ocean's top predator"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: "Depression is more than feeling sad sometimes. For Bindu, depression can make it hard to get out of bed in the morning or focus at school. Even working on an exciting design project can be difficult, with emotions that go up and down. But with treatment, Bindu is learning how to feel better. Find out how she copes with her mood disorder, with help from her support system, and discovers life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic Press Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.92 GEEWechsler, Doug.
Summary: Describes the physical traits and behavioral habits of this bird of prey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals WechslerPolin, C. J. (Caryn J.)
Summary: Talking about how bodies grow and change can be an awkward conversation between children and caregivers-but it doesn't have to be. With age-appropriate language and content, this book explores the human life cycle and introduces the concepts of puberty in an approachable way. The main content also includes how to care for your body, something that children start taking more responsibility for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 POLKing, Coretta Scott
Summary: "The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 DUGConkling, Winifred
Summary: Throughout the years, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the single-most iconic figure associated with women's rights, her name practically synonymous with the word "feminism." Documenting everything from her boundary-pushing journalistic career to the foundation of Ms. magazine to being awarded the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Winifred Conkling's Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life is a meticulously...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2020
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Summary: The four-decade star of "All My Children" offers behind-the-scenes stories from the show and discusses the joys and heartaches of her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: !t Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUCCI, SUSAN LUCHamilton, John
Summary: Explores the development and use of the popular F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2012
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Summary: Combines the author's hard-won wisdom, witty observations, revealing notes to herself, and tales of her best and most embarrassing moments to offer insights on getting the most out of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCARTHY, JENNY MCCTanzer, Myles
Summary: How are you feeling today? Content, stressed, miserable, in love-- or a million things in between? Fortunately, there's music to match any mood you can think of. This book has collected together a library of music's finest artists to get you through the good, bad, and sad times. Whatever you are feeling, these artists, have been there and played about it. Dip into the library, organized by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 781.11 TANConroy, Pat.
Summary: Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 CONSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: Collects essays, speeches, and articles by the creator of "Peanuts," discussing his education, artwork, philosophy, and feelings about life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHULZ, CHARLES SchulzBreslin, Susannah
Summary: "What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you're a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her in an exclusive laboratory preschool at the University of California, Berkeley, where she becomes one of over a hundred children who are research subjects in an unprecedented 30-year study of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy Lit 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRESLIN, SUSANNAH BRECaponigro, Dara
Summary: "Are you High Style or Boho, or maybe Happy Modern or Trad with a Twist? The legendary fabrics and wallpapers house of Schumacher shows how you can use their iconic prints and patterns to create a variety of beautiful, chic interiors in the style that most suits you"--Publisher marketing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 2020
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Summary: "A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot--from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz. Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women--women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We've all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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Summary: Uses the author's own experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder to discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD, and includes advice on finding help and living a fuller, happier life with the disorder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.8 DOTVoskamp, Ann
Summary: A beautifully practical guide to living a life of joy, this book invites you to wake up to God's everyday blessings. Following her grace-bathed reflections on her farming, parenting, and writing life, you will embark on a trasformative spiritual discipline of chronicling gifts. Along the way, you will discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to gratitude, a way of living so you are not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 VOSSwoboda, Kate
Summary: "What kind of life would you live if you didn't allow your fears to hold you back? The Courage Habit offers a powerful program to help you conquer your inner critic, work toward your highest aspirations, and build a courageous community. Are your fears preventing you from living the life you truly want? Do you ever wish that you had a better job, lived in a different city, or had more authentic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Collects the author's recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, her newspaper career, and her experiences as a novelist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LIPHorn, Dara
Summary: "A startling exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living. Reflecting on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the blockbuster travelling exhibition called "Auschwitz," the Jewish history of the Chinese city of Harbin, and the little known "righteous-gentile" Varian Fry, Dara Horn challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021