Amara, Philip
Summary: "This is an illustrated children's anthology of noteworthy Asian Americans: 20 groundbreaking men and women from diverse backgrounds and vocations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 AMARockliff, Mara
Summary: Discover how Benjamin Franklin's scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer's mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 ROCPaymar, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunter House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8582 PAYO'Mara, Peggy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents O'MaraShields, Aomawa
Summary: "A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth. As a child, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into things, her neck craned up at the sky, dreaming of becoming an astronaut. One year into an astrophysics PhD program, she was plagued by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHIELDS, AOMAWA SHICámara, Sergi.
Summary: "This book instructs in cartoon drawing and animation techniques and practices for aspiring professionals who plan to work in film and video production. It's also valuable for artists who prefer to work on their own using traditional cartooning methods, 3D, or computer programs that allow frame-by-frame sequences of images"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 CAMO'Shea, Samara
Summary: Presents a guide to overcoming rejection and thriving in the face of unrequited love, offering advice on cultivating self-worth and loving oneself without requiring the validation of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: February Books 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miller Freeman Books 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 787.87 GRUBay, Samara
Summary: Blending anecdotes with eye-opening research in leadership, linguistics and social science, a communication expert who's worked with Hollywood's biggest stars, political powerhouses and businesspeople offers a fresh perspective on public speaking and a new definition of what power sounds like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.5 BAYSamara, Timothy.
Summary: For designers working in every medium, layout is arguably the most basic, and most important, element. Effective layout is essential to communication and enables the end user to not only be drawn in with an innovative design but to digest information easily.Making and Breaking the Grid is a comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that in order to effectively break the rules of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockport Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 760 SAMO'Mara, John
Summary: "When we're checking the thermometer to see what the temperature is outside-or maybe to see if we have a fever-we rarely think about what makes the thermometer function. This amazing, reliable invention is attributed to Galileo! Readers will learn about the first mercury thermometers and how they work, as well as the digital models they may be more familiar with today. Many important science...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 681 O'MAGrego, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blandford 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.51 GREGruys, Kjerstin.
Summary: Chronicles the year the author spent avoiding her reflection, an effort throughout which she relied on the feedback of others to help her gauge her appearance, outlook, priorities, and beliefs about beauty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.6 OSHSummary: 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4082 OURO'Mara, Margaret Pugh
Summary: "The epic human story of how, out of a small patch of land in Northern California, high tech re-created America in its image, for good and for ill. Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 OMAKrupp, Fred.
Summary: Krupp, longtime president of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Horn present a stirring and hopeful call to arms as they feature the bold innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the ways we use it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.042 KRUWilkins, Melissa Camara.
Summary: Trying to fix yourself is exhausting. But being yourself - that is both possible and life-giving. The key is a simple heart-shift from chasing after perfection to learning to tell a truer story about ourselves, the world, and our place in it. Melissa Camara Wilkins invites you into her journey of discovering the profound simplicity of dropping the pretenses and allowing ourselves to be fully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 WILMunari, Bruno
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. Corraini 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 MunariPupo, Mark
Summary: A cookbook with a memoir at its heart--about breakfast, the joy of a father and son cooking together, and how we show love through food. Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but it's also the most intimate and personal. It's when we're in our pyjamas and with our families, not quite ready to face the world. It's what we crave when we want comfort and it's the easiest way to turn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Appetite by Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.52 PUPAujla, Rupy.
Summary: What you eat will change your life. Reveals the scientifically proven foods and food groups that prevent illness, and teaches how to create meals that benefit every part of life. 80 recipes, full of international flavors, complemented by a specific marker of healthy living.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu AujlaDean, Tamara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.6 DEAHill, Tamara
Summary: "Racial trauma can reverberate for generations, and lead to anxiety, irritability, anger, rage, depression, low self-esteem, shame, and guilt. Teens are especially vulnerable to racial trauma, as they are still developing a sense of self and identity. The Racial Trauma Handbook for Teens provides readers with evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to heal the wounds of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 305.8 HILFontanella-Khan, Amana.
Summary: Illuminates the possibilities of female grassroots activism in India through the story of Sampat Pal and her Pink Gang.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2013