Marsico, 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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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: 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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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: "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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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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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: "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
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Summary: John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label "social deviant." No guidance came from his mother, who conversed with light fixtures, or his father, who spent evenings drunk. No wonder he gravitated to machines, which could be counted on. His savant-like ability to visualize electronic circuits landed him a gig with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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Summary: "A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of falcons, Earth's fast-flying birds of prey. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why peregrine falcons are such good fliers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2017
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Summary: "A look at falcons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks 2016
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Summary: "Examines the adaptations and life of poison dart frogs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: This book comes straight from the heart of the Jakes family to yours. Bishop Jakes, pastor of The Potter's House, shares personal stories about growing up in his mother's home, revealing the time-honored lessons and values she taught him. Woven into his personal vignettes are inspirational biblical stories about mothers, heartfelt advice for modern-day moms, and testimonials from other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8431 JAKSnow, Sara.
Contents: My story -- In the kitchen -- In the bathroom -- In the bedroom -- In the nursery -- In the living room -- In the laundry room -- In the office -- Outdoors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Dell 2009
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Summary: "In Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring life story that speaks movingly and urgently to our racially troubled times. From the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the segregated courtrooms of the nation's capital; from the male stronghold of the army where she broke gender and color barriers to the pulpits of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2019
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Summary: In this groundbreaking guide, Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC, accomplished gender therapist and thought leader whose articles, blogs, and videos have empowered thousands worldwide, helps you navigate your journey of self-discovery in three approachable stages: preparation, reflection, and exploration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 HOFTydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies)
Summary: "Gun control, voting rights, family planning, and environmental protection--these are all hot-button issues today, but they were also the same difficult and intractable issues that Senator Joseph D. Tydings of Maryland faced during his tenure in the Senate in the 1960s. In this timely memoir, Tydings looks back on a life of public service, from the Maryland General Assembly to chief federal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas A & M University Press 2018
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Summary: This inspirational book gives the reader an intimate look into one of country music's most famous couples: their love story, struggles, dreams, success, the near-failure of their marriage, and the rediscovery of their faith and how that has reshaped their lives.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Commission 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 370.19 STARubin, Gretchen
Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she'd been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She'd...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023