Rogers, Susan
Summary: "A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los Angeles to became Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then create...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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Summary: "An eye-opening book that reveals crucial information every woman taking hormonal birth control should know This groundbreaking book sheds light on how birth control affects women--and the world around them--in ways we are only just beginning to understand. By allowing women to control their fertility, the birth control pill has revolutionized women's lives. Women are going to college,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Contents: The you behind your eyes is out of date -- Can you recall what you had for dinner, Cronus? -- Shrink wrap -- Old views of old age -- Older, yes, but wiser? -- The dark side of wisdom -- Homo querelus (man the complainer) -- Old saints, old killers, and more complaints -- Complaining against the most high -- Giving up smoting for good -- Paralysis of the spirit -- Yes, you can take it with you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.26 MILEtheridge, Melissa.
Summary: The Truth Is ... is a bold and unflinching account of an extraordinary life, described as only Melissa can: from her Kansas roots through her early love of music to her brilliant rise to stardom, becoming a female superstar in a male-dominated rock world. Melissa will openly discuss the massive impact of her public coming-out, a revelation that only increased her popularity and made her a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ETHERIDGE, MELISSA ETHTebow, Tim
Summary: Offers inspiration and guidance for readers to begin to move beyond fear and take risks in pursuit of their dreams, so that they can live a life of deeper meaning and success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Waterbrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 TEBSummary: "This ground-breaking anthology features the compelling and courageous memoirs of eighteen queer Arab writers - some internationally bestselling, others using pseudonyms. Here, we find heart-warming connections and moments of celebration alongside essays exploring the challenges of being LGBTQ+ and Arab. From a military base in the Gulf to loving whispers caught between the bedsheets; and from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Saqi Books 2022
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Summary: "The dramatic story of one man's recovery offers new hope to those suffering from concussions and other brain traumas. In 1999, Clark Elliott suffered a concussion when his car was rear-ended. Overnight his life changed from that of a rising professor with a research career in artificial intelligence to a humbled man struggling to get through a single day. At times he couldn't walk across a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 ELLJauhar, Sandeep
Summary: Almost six million Americans--about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five--have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. What is it like to live with and amid this increasingly prevalent condition--an affliction that some fear more than death? In My Father's Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAUHAR, SANDEEP JAUStewart, Melissa
Summary: "Why do I have a belly button? What happens to the food I eat? Why am I different from everyone else on Earth? All children want to understand how their body works, and this lively illustrated book explains it all, from what DNA is to how their heart pumps blood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 612 STEAmen, Daniel G.
Summary: From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life," one of the world's leading experts on how the brain works, comes a practical, prescriptive step-by-step program that reveals ho to boost one's brain in order to lose weight and keep it off for a lifetime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 AMETydings, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TYDINGS, JOSEPH D TYDFreitag, Meg
Summary: Dog lovers rejoice! This Is a Book for People Who Love Dogs is a canine celebration featuring illustrated breed profiles, a history of how dogs evolved, and an exploration of the joys of sharing your life with a dog. For dog lovers new and old, this gorgeous guide takes readers on a walk through the wonders of our four-legged friends. Author Meg Freitag shares all about the lives of dogs, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 FREContents: Dilbert, Oct. 8, 2001 / Scott Adams -- Jimmy Hoffa's Odyssey / Ai -- From: Before we were free / Julia Alvarez -- Confessions of a lonely atheist / Natalie Angier -- From: Timbuktu / Paul Auster -- Filthy with things / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- From: Sweet Summer / Bebe Moore Campbell -- What to do / Hayden Carruth -- From: Caramelo / Sandra Cisneros -- Mrs. Dutta writes a letter / Chitra...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.8 THIStreisand, Barbra
Summary: "The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in popular music. She has been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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2 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEKahakauwila, Kristiana.
Summary: "A visceral, poignant, and elegantly gritty work of debut fiction set in Hawaii, in the vein of Junot Diaz's Drown and Danielle Evans's Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self This is the real Hawai'i: life is not the paradisical adventure that honeymooners or movie-goers see. Danger lurks on beautiful beaches, violence bubbles under the smooth surf, and characters come face to face with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Kahakauwila 2013Sidibe, Gabourey
Summary: With full-throttle honesty, Gabourey Sidibe shares her one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen since her unconventional rise to international fame in Lee Daniels' acclaimed movie Precious. Her memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fasion, race, and weight....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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Summary: "You can do marketing that you're proud to put your name on. Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has inspired millions of entrepreneurs, leaders, and fans from all walks of life. Now, for the first time, he offers the core of his marketing wisdom in one accessible, timeless package. At the heart of his approach is a big idea: Great marketers don't use consumers to solve their company's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2018
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Summary: "A delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous gray matter from neuroscientist and massively popular Guardian blogger Dean Burnett,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 BURCoulter, Ann H.
Contents: Introduction : liberals and the woman who hates them -- Airport security : make imams take buses -- Baby-killing: abort liberals, not children -- Blacks : the only thing standing between the Democrat Party and oblivion -- George W. Bush : the guy I'd most like to have a nonalcoholic beer with -- Christians : must reproduce more -- Bill Clinton : he left a mark on history that may never come...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.2736 COUAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 153 ALDLayle, Paige
Summary: ""For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. All my struggles and feelings were supposedly universal, and the real difference was that I was just a weak, manipulative, selfish, emotional baby. I had to toughen up. But as much as everyonetried to convince me, I knew it couldn't be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me than everyone else. Whilst the people around me...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: A Harvard-trained psychiatrist, Cornell nutrition specialist, and professional chef shares actionable dietary recommendations and brain-healthy recipes for foods that can support the treatments of common psychological and cognitive health challenges, from anxiety to sleep disorders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 NAIPatchett, Ann
Summary: Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments--to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband--creating a resonant portrait of her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation PatchettWestheimer, Ruth K. (Ruth Karola)
Summary: Dr. Ruth shares private stories from her past and her present, and her insights into living life to the fullest, at any age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Publishing 2015