Conaboy, Kelly
Summary: "The author met Peter in the spring of 2017. He--calm, puppy-eyed, with the heart of a poet and the soul of, also, a poet--came to her first as a foster. He was unable to stay with his previously assigned foster for reasons that are none of your business,but which we will tell you were related to frequent urination. The rescue needed someone free of the sort of responsibilities that would force...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 CONConaboy, Chelsea
Summary: "A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, Mother Brain explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 CONEllis, Junius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Money Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 ELLJukes, Helen
Summary: "Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a year as she cares for these wondrous beings and learns the art of beekeeping." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JUKES, HELEN JUKKummer, Corby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapters Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.877 KUMConroy, Frank
Summary: A collection of autobiographical commentaries illuminating the life of the author "imbued with honesty, humor, and insight".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 CONConroy, Pat
Summary: Chronicles the author's efforts to reconcile with his harsh fighter pilot father, who inspired "The Great Santini," recounting how at the end of his father's life, he defended the author from his critics while helping to heal family estrangements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SANTINI CONCowley, Joy.
Summary: Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE COWJukes, Geoffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 JUKCowley, Joy.
Summary: Experience close-up the many moods (and colors) of chameleons. One brave chameleon ventures from the safety of his tree in search of a new home. On his journey, he meets other rain forest animals, not all of them friendly! Alas, the new tree he chooses is already home to another chameleon. She dons her aggressive coloring until she's sure that the visitor is friend, not foe. Then they welcome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 597.956 COWCowley, Joy.
Summary: This picture book distils the essence of summer at the beachskin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader instantly to a childhood summer. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few well chosen images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2023
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Summary: Presents a variety of projects with writing, including scrolls, collage writing, secret codes, and edible writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens Pub. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts CowleyCosby, Bill
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1992
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.23 COSKaurismaki, Aki
Summary: Finnish musicians the Leningrad Cowboys seek fame and fortune touring America with their manager Vladimir and the village idiot; Vladimir turns into a delusional self-proclaimed prophet, wanting to lead the boys back home; documents the Leningrad Cowboy's Helsinki concert.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AKIJunker, Patricia A.
Summary: As counterpoint to all his other work, especially in the 1880s, they serve to underscore Homer's passion for and dedication to fly-fishing. Examines Homer's lifelong devotion to fishing as it related to his connection to the American landscape, and his extraordinary ability to evoke the atmosphere of pastoral locales. Over 180 color and b/w figures, plates and photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 702 HOMER JUNCowley, Betty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Badger Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 COWCowley, Joy.
Summary: This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE 597.87 COWCowley, Stewart.
Summary: Follow the clues and find the answer to who spilled paint all over the new bandstand before concert day in Adams' Wood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COWConroy, Pat
Summary: A powerful and intimate memoir by the beloved best-selling author of The Prince of Tides about his father, the inspiration for The Great Santini, and a re-affirmation that love can conquer even the meanest of men.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 CONROY, PAT CONCONROY, FRANK
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CONConroy, Pat
Summary: "A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy is a new nonfiction collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career, supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends. A Lowcountry Heart collects some of Conroy's most charming pieces of short nonfiction, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813 CONConroy, Pat.
Summary: The author reflects on the place of sports in his life, describing his love of basketball, the role of the athlete for young men searching for their own identity, his education at the Citadel, and his journey to best-selling writer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 CONConroy, Pat.
Summary: Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 CONConroy, Pat.
Summary: Provides a collection of culinary reminiscences from author Pat Conroy--about his travels and the fascinating people and great meals he encountered along the way--accompanied by a selection of one hundred favorite recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2004