Robinson, Porter
Contents: Lifelike -- Look at the sky -- Get your wish -- Wind tempos -- Musician -- Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do -- Mother -- Dullscythe -- Sweet time -- Mirror -- Something comforting -- Blossom -- Unfold -- Trying to feel alive.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PORKumin, Maxine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 KUMSegal, Nancy L.
Summary: Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that they were mistakenly raised as fraternal twins--when they were not even biological brothers. Due to an oversight that presumably occurred in the hospital nursery, one twin in each pair was switched with a twin in the other pair. The result was two sets of unrelated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 SEGHirsch, Andy
Summary: Bean, a calico kitten abandoned on the streets, explores the history of domesticated cats, detailing how evolution and selective breeding have developed such traits in cats as retractable claws, slit pupils, and sense of balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The fascinating interplay of genetic predispositions and experience in the development of the brain after birth is demonstrated in this program filmed at the Brain Development Laboratory at the University of Oregon. Three profiles of plasticity are depicted with compelling footage of behavioral, MRI, and EEG research into the development of visual perception and language acquisition from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Browning, Frank
Summary: "Frank Browning takes us into human gender geographies around the world, from gender-neutral kindergartens in Chicago and Oslo to femminielli weather casters in Naples, from conservative Catholics in Paris fearful of God and Nature to transsexual Mormon parents in Utah. As he shares specific and engaging human stories, he also elucidates the neuroscience that distinguishes male and female...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.3 BROMa, Daishu
Summary: "In this wordless, all-ages graphic novel, our protagonist discovers a leaf that radiates a vibrant life. He returns to a meticulously wrought metropolis -- depicted in somber grays and blues -- and searches for answers. During his quest, he stumbles upon a man who knows what's really happening in the city's labyrinthine ducts; a woman who spends her life studying and classifying obsolete...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2015
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Summary: A mindful pregnancy is a spiritual initiation for the mother-to-be. Filled with insights into the spiritual nature of pregnancy, this title takes the expectant mother (and her loved ones) along a heroine's journey of discovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: La Leche League International 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trumpeter 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents SoulePinker, Steven
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.234 PINClemons, Katie
Summary: Your stronger family connection starts here with just 5 minutes of conversation each day. The Daily Family Conversation Starter contains 365 easy and imaginative ways to check in with your kids, develop their growth mindset, and get both serious and silly--together! Every interactive activity and open-ended conversation prompt will help build the family bond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Celebrate 2010
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Summary: "'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BAHBrookwood, Marilyn
Summary: "The fascinating-and eerily timely-tale of the forgotten Depression-era psychologists who overthrew long-accepted racist and classist views of childhood development. "Doomed from birth" was how psychologist Harold Skeels described two toddler girls at theOrphans' Home in Davenport, Iowa, in 1934. Following prevailing eugenic beliefs, Skeels and his colleague Marie Skodak assumed that the girls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.231 BROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.231 BROSiegel, Daniel J.
Summary: In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2011
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Summary: "The 30 step-by-step, plant- and nature-based projects found in ¡Verdura! - Living a Garden Life are designed to lead you to better health and wellness through the practice of gardening"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cool Springs Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4063 BUSDowding, Charles
Summary: "Stop digging and start to truly understand the needs of your soil for bumper harvests of healthier crops. Charles Dowding has spent a lifetime perfecting his no dig sysem of growing. At its core is an awareness that soil vitality is a dynamic process involving a web of organisms which we can easily feed and support, enabling our plants to grow strong and healthy, in a weed-free environment....
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Summary: Shows you how to make the most of your favorite houseplants through simple, beginner-friendly propagation techniques, as well as resourceful DIY projects including homemade rooting mediums, seed-bombs, and a self-watering plant pot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quadrille 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Gardens In LangtonPollak, Susan M
Summary: "I yelled at the kids again--and feel so ashamed." "I barely have time to shower, let alone exercise; no wonder I'm so out of shape." "I'm just not the dad I hoped I would be." Parenting is hard. That's why self-compassion is so important. In this empathic resource, mindfulness expert and psychologist Susan M. Pollak helps you let go of constant self-judgment and treat yourself with the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 POLPetrella, Diane
Summary: "Heal the trauma at the root of your emotional eating. If you've experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, your past trauma could affect how you care for yourself today. You may struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, and reach for food to soothe your emotions when feeling sad, anxious, or stressed. You aren't alone. In fact, studies show there is a strong link between adversity,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2023
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Summary: "It's time to stop overthinking your relationship! The four-step approach in this book will help you move beyond excessive rumination, so you can rediscover joy, ease, and meaningful connection with your partner. Rumination-obsessive thinking about an idea, situation, or choice that can interfere with normal life-is a common and destructive issue that can negatively impact romantic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 MUNSiegel, Daniel J.
Summary: "The authors of the Los Angeles Times bestselling The Whole-Brain Child team up again to offer parents of children aged 2-13 a practical roadmap to effective, productive, and more peaceful discipline, highlighting the fascinating and important connectionbetween the way a parent reacts to misbehavior and a child's neurological development"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2014