Buxton, Bonnie
Summary: Part heartfelt memoir, part practical guide, Damaged Angels recounts Bonnie Buxton's struggles to raise an adopted daughter whom she didn't realize was afflicted with fetal alcohol disorder. Her book also offers guidance to parents who have children with FASD.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.3 BUSBurton, Bonnie
Summary: This is what a feminist crafter looks like! Wear your ideology on your sleeve by creating feminist merit badges (like “started an all-girl band” or “rocked roller derby”). Prove that the political is personal with DIY power panties (“No means no”). Craft great feminist hero finger puppets (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frida Kahlo) or googly-eyed tampon buddies. Fun sidebars provide background on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 BURBurton, Bonnie
Summary: Chewbacca sock puppets. Jabba the Hutt body pillows. Hanukkah droidels. This guide offers a variety of fun and original projects to bring the many beloved elements of Star wars to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J745 BURSummary: The award-winning feature documentary tells the inspiring journey of Cliff, Ahmani, and Nicholas, three underserved teenage boys from Atlanta, attempting to climb four 12,000 ft snowcapped peaks in the heart of the Colorado wilderness, all while overcoming their own personal mountains.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THASummary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMSummary: An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PLAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HAMER WEASummary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUMNelson, Willie
Summary: "Music legend Willie Nelson and his sister and longtime bandmate Bobbie Nelson tell the story of their Texas childhood, and how music kept their family strong in good times and bad"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 NELSummary: In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands, even millions of dollars, from bowls that burped. "Tupperware ladies" fanned out across the nation's living rooms, selling efficiency and convenience to their friends and neighbors through home parties. The secret behind Tupperware's success: the women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds who discovered they could move up in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TUPSummary: For 191 years, the Supreme Court of the United States was populated only by men. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. Time Magazine's cover proclaimed, 'Justice at Last,' and she received unanimous Senate approval.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. She's introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, she's actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Trade Paperbacks 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.724 BONBuxton, Will
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Adv BuxtonSummary: Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EUGSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDSonnie, Amy
Summary: "Some of the most important and little-known activists of the 1960s were poor and working-class radicals. Inspired by the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panthers, and progressive populism, they started to organize significant political struggles against racism and inequality during the 1960s and into the 1970s. Historians of the period have traditionally emphasized the work of white college...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.4 SONBonnice, Sherry
Summary: Discusses the job requirements, characteristics, discipline, and career opportunities involved in computer programming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 005.1 BONJacobs, Jonnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JACMilsap, Ronnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY MILGoldstein, Bonni
Summary: Unlock the healing power of cannabis medicine and discover the cutting-edge science behind its remarkable impact on human health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: John F. Blair 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 YOCButton, Katie
Summary: "The vibrant flavors of Spain brought into the American home kitchen by a young lauded chef and founder of one of America's most acclaimed new restaurants Katie Button debuts her first cookbook ever as a peek inside the kitchen of her award-winning restaurant, C©ðrate"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5946 BUTBuxton, Jane Heath
Summary: Text and photographs present several kinds of bears, including polar, grizzly, and black, engaged in a variety of activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1986