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Anecdotes. Audiobooks. Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography essay Essays. Humor. Travel writing.Kiros, Tessa.
Summary: The author includes autobiographical memories, a family tree and portraits, and personal commentary with the recipes, explaining that she was, "born in London to a Finnish mother and a Greek-Cypriot father, when I was four we moved to South Africa. I now live in Italy."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McNeel 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 KIRKiros, Tessa.
Summary: Tessa Kiros shares a bevy of diverse and easy-to-prepare dishes playfully themed in colored chapters. An index references both specific foods and recipes. With memories of daisy chains, ice cream cones, circuses, and four-leaf clovers, Kiros shares her belief that good food sparks cherished memories that intensify life's melting pot of flavor. --publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub., LLC 2007
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Jessen, Gene Nora
Summary: The inspiring, true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, nineteen gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 797.5 JESContents: Tema de Batman (Celio Balona) -- Era uma nota de (Loyce e os Gnomes) -- I wanna be your man (The Youngsters) -- Ourico (Serguei) -- Lindo sonho Delirante (Fabio) -- O carona (Tony e Som Colorido) -- God save the queen (14 Bis) -- Dia de chuva (Banda de 7 leguas) -- Vou sair do cativeiro (Ton & Sergio) -- As turbinas estao ligadas (Ely) -- Ele seculo xx (Com os Falcoes Reais) -- Cinturao de fogo...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tropicalia in Furs Records 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN BRASummary: Amber Tamblyn, Jessica Valenti, Lidia Yuknavitch, Jia Tolentino, Samantha Irby, Meredith Talusan, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Ada Limón, and Huma Abedin are among the impressive list of authors contributing to this powerful collection of essays that takes a fresh and powerful look at our relationship to intuition and how we can harness it to change our everyday...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 LISBloom, Jessi.
Summary: Presents advice for keeping chickens in the garden, discussing such topics as housing, garden design, landscaping, fencing, plant choices, and predator control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 BLOCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal BloomKlein, Jessi
Summary: "YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2016
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Summary: "Longtime body image coach Jessi Kneeland has worked with hundreds of clients struggling with body obsession, anxiety, and hatred. Determined to ease their pain, Kneeland created a revolutionary method to neutralize body image distress by illuminating and addressing the underlying, hidden causes of suffering. Now, in their groundbreaking Body Neutral, Kneeland shares this radical system,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 KNEZabarsky, Jessi
Summary: "Sanja gets taken by Lelek, a witch, and they find themselves on an adventure to discover the truth about Lelek's powers and each other"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2020
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Summary: In this uplifting guide, bestselling author Jessi Bloom inspires you to turn any outdoor space, from a small balcony to a large garden, into a personal sanctuary for health and wellness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2018
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Summary: In Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein's second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB DOUGLASS KERBYCrispin, Jessa
Summary: "Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism... and a bracing manifesto for revolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 CRIKilby, Don.
Summary: Briefly describes the equipment used at a construction site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 KILRess, Jessica
Summary: Whether you have sensitive skin or just want to switch to a natural beauty routine, these step-by-step instructions will teach you how to use oils, herbs, and other easy-to-find ingredients to make organic skincare recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 RESCrispin, Jessa
Summary: At thirty, Crispin burned her settled Chicago life to the ground and took off for Berlin with a pair of suitcases and no plan beyond leaving. Half a decade later, still on the road, she's in search not so much of a home as of understanding. Fascinated by exile, Crispin traveled an itinerary of key locations that have drawn writers who needed to break free and start fresh. She explores why the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRISPIN, JESSA CRIKirkby, Bruce
Summary: "A warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings. Bruce Kirkby had fallen into a pattern of looking mindlessly at his phone for hours, flipping between emails and social media, ignoring his children and wife and everything alive in his world, when a thought struck him. This wasn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KIRKerby, Johanna.
Summary: Pink, a piglet who is the runt of the litter, is adopted by Tink, a dachshund who is nursing a litter of her own, and Pink is raised in the house along with the puppies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KERIrby, Samantha
Summary: Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know- how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 IRBCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit IrbyKirby, David
Summary: Massive fish kills from flesh-eating parasites. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Recalls of meat, vegetables, and fruits because of deadly E-coli bacterial contamination. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. This book is about our American food system gone terriby wrong--and the people who are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7 KIRKirby, Jack.
Summary: In one of his last major works for DC, Kirby envisions a 1984-inspired dystopia starring corporate nobody Buddy Blank, who is changed by a satellite called Brother Eye into the super-powered O.M.A.C. (One Man Army Corps). Enlisted by the Global Peace Agency, who police the world using pacifistic means, O.M.A.C. battles the forces of conformity. --from Publisher's website (viewed June 19, 2008).
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 KirbyKirby, David
Summary: Explores the ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity through the story of marine biologist and animal advocate Naomi Rose, whose battle against SeaWorld reached a breaking point with the highly publicized 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.53 KIRKirby, David.
Summary: IIn the 1990s reported autism cases among American children began spiking. This trend coincided with the addition of several new shots to the nation's already crowded vaccination schedule, grouped together and given in the early months of infancy. Most of these shots contained the preservative thimerosal, which includes a quantity of the toxin mercury. This book explores the heated controversy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.47 KIRLarson, Kirby.
Summary: "Bobbie and Bob Cat are the best of friends. When their hometown of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina, they lost everything, as did so many others. Only by staying together could Bobbi and Bob Cat survive. This is the true story of their remarkable friendship."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2008