Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACKahneman, Daniel
Summary: Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2021
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Summary: "The Scandinavians excel at comfort--family, friends, a good atmosphere, long meals, relaxation, and an emphasis on the simple pleasures. They even have a word for this kind of coziness that comes with spending quality time in hearth and home when the days are short: "hygge". Trine Hahnemann is the doyenne of Scandinavian cooking, and loves nothing more than spending time in her kitchen cooking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quadrille 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5948 HAHHannemann, Andrea
Summary: The creator of the popular "Earthy Andy" blog describes the simple plant-based diet that helped her overcome illness related to processed foods, outlining a 30-day plan for detoxing the body and adapting favorite meals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St. an imprint of William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 HANOliva, Alejandra
Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border. Having worked with asylum seekers since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 OLISeltzer, Olivia
Summary: "A guide to the recent history of the world that's led to where we are today, so Gen Z readers can have context for the news they see and hear every day"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306 SELTsakiris, Olivia
Summary: "An enchanting celebration of Greek provincial life-its charming culture and sublime food-captured in 100 delectable recipes and captivating stories from the Greek-American Tsakiris family, accompanied by more than 100 visually stunning full-color photographs by James Beard award-winning photographer Romas Foord"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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Summary: "Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound and widely regarded impact on many fields - including economics, medicine, and politics - but until now, he has never brought together his many years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011
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Summary: The country's premiere paper-flower artist, Livia Cetti is known for her high-style, gorgeous tissue and crepe-paper flowers--many of which are often mistaken for real flowers. The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers is Cetti's comprehensive how-to manual showcasing her until-now secret techniques for creating 27 popular blooms, including peonies, poppies, roses, and hibiscus. Clear instructions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5943 CETVis̆tica, Olinka
Summary: The tiny museum that has become an international phenomenon offers a crowdsourced book that celebrates the objects that outlast love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 VISGordon, Olivia
Summary: What happens when pregnancy and the first few weeks of a baby's life don't go as planned? How have advances in modern medicine and perinatal genetics redefined our perceptions of what is possible?The First Breath by Olivia Gordon is a powerful medical memoir about the extraordinary fetal and neonatal medicine bringing today's babies into the world. Unveiling the intense patient-doctor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bluebird 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 GORHawker, Olivia
Summary: "Germany, 1942. Franciscan friar Anton Starzmann is stripped of his place in the world when his school is seized by the Nazis. He relocates to a small German hamlet to wed Elisabeth Herter, a widow who seeks a marriage--in name only--to a man who can help raise her three children. Anton seeks something too--atonement for failing to protect his young students from the wrath of the Nazis. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Hawker 2018Laing, Olivia
Summary: "You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately involved with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Psych LaingScobie, Olivia
Summary: "A roadmap for parents who want to feel less pressure and more joy during the intense early years of childrearing. Why is it that research suggests people who don't have kids are happier than people who do? Olivia Scobie provides practical solutions for parents who find themselves pushing beyond their capacity to meet impossible standards, and challenges parents to shift their thinking from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dundurn 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 155.9 SCOGover, Tzivia
Summary: "Whether it's fear of the dark or worry about the day ahead that is interfering with a good night's sleep, How to Sleep Tight through the Night offers creative solutions for soothing children's bedtime anxieties and developing healthy sleep habits"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 154.6083 GOVGatwood, Olivia
Summary: One of the most recognizable young poets in America, Olivia Gatwood dazzles with her tribute to contemporary American womanhood in her debut book, New American Best Friend. Gatwood's poems deftly deconstruct traditional stereotypes. The focus shifts from childhood to adulthood, gender to sexuality, violence to joy. And always and inexorably, the book moves toward celebration, culminating in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 GATKoski, Olivia
Summary: "Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system. Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signsof life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling storms. For a shorter trip on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 KOSLaing, Olivia
Summary: Olivia Laing examines the long struggle for bodily freedom, using the life of the renegade psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich to explore gay rights and sexual liberation, feminism, and the civil rights movement.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 323 LAIRemes, Olivia
Summary: From leading mental health expert Dr. Olivia Remes, this essential companion for navigating life's challenges offers everyday techniques and exercises to overcome setbacks and even achieve positive change. Whether you're dealing with job uncertainty, ill health, relationship problems, financial or mental health struggles, or the loss of a loved one, this highly practical and compassionate book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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Summary: "Readers will discover the science behind wildfires and learn how first responders aid in the coping, healing, and rebuilding of the affected communities post-disaster. Focused on 21st Century content, the SEL- (social-emotional learning) and inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.37 WILYallop, Olivia
Summary: Old media is over. The internet reigns. And in today's attention economy, influencers are kings. But who are they... and how do you become one? "Break the Internet" takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world in which YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok dominate. Examining the new media landscape that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.872 YALLozada-Oliva, Melissa
Summary: One of the most original performance poets of her generation, Melissa Lozada-Oliva has captivated crowds across the country and online with her vivid narratives. Humorous and biting, personal and communal, self-deprecating and unapologetically self-loving, peluda (meaning hairy or hairy beast) is the poet at her best. The book explores the relationship between femininity and body hair as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 LOZOlivera, Lisa
Summary: This guide will help you identify, understand, and reframe your life story in order to live a more whole and meaningful life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 OLIBouler, Olivia.
Summary: Eleven-year-old Olivia Bouler has drawn and illustrated a brief guide to endangered birds in an effort use book sales to contribute to the clean-up expenses for the oil contamination of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2011