Summary: The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ANGHendy, Jenny
Summary: Presents photographs and step-by-step instructions for sixty gardening projects for children.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Southwater 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 635.0834 HENSummary: In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 320 HOWFerguson, Diana
Summary: "From the man-eating Manticore and the dastardly demon Beelzebub to the corpse-munching Aztec goddess Coatlicue and the southern African tokoloshe, monsters from across the globe and many different cultures are brought to life in this large-format volume bursting with detailed full-color images and fascinating facts. Learn about 36 demons, giants, shapeshifters, gods, goddesses, and human...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WeldonOwen 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.944 FERHendy, Jenny
Summary: 120 fabulous gardening projects for children with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and more than 1200 stunning photographs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 HENCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 635 HENHendy, Jenny
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins Lifestyle 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.976 HENHendy, Jenny
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 715.1 HENFeguson, Harry.
Summary: A former MI6 officer and undercover agent describes the true story of a daring naval rescue attempt in 1919 to save a British agent trapped in Russia during the power struggle between the former Tsarists and Bolsheviks.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1241 FERBeyer, Jinny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EPM Publications 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 BEYScott, Janny
Summary: "Journalist Janny Scott describes the world that shaped her father, Robert Montgomery Scott (whose mother, Helen Hope Scott, was said to have inspired Katherine Hepburn's character in the play and the film The Philadelphia Story), and provides a look at the weight of inheritance, the tenacity of addiction, and the power of buried secrets"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCOTT, ROBERT MONTGOMERY SCOGiles, Jenne.
Summary: Giles combines innovative felting techniques with dye colors, fiber combinations, and patterns to make captivating felt fabric, from which she designs and constructs pieces that are truly wearable art.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.0463 GILScott, Janny.
Summary: Award-winning reporter Scott uncovers the full breadth of Stanley Ann Dunham's inspiring and untraditional life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUNHAM, S. ANN SCOFleetwood, Jenni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.64 FLEBergstrom, Jenne
Summary: Readers can step back in time and imagine themselves at the March family table. In addition to recipes, there are timeless illustrations, favorite passages, and historical trivia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641 BERKravitz, Lenny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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Summary: Bullying can happen to anyone, but it often happens to kids who are somehow different from their peers. Being a member of a minority or having a disability can a child a target for bullying. Learn how to resist bullying practices, such as exclusion, rumors, and insensitive language in this informative book.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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Summary: Let's face it, 99 percent of all employees go to work for one reason and one reason only, and it's not you. Of course, it's a paycheck. They rarely, if ever, go to work to follow anyone for more than money. They certainly aren't there to follow the vision of the person in charge. But you can change that! In his first book, internationally recognized leadership coach and speaker, Dave Ferguson,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Next Century Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 FERFerguson, Niall
Summary: "Setting the great crisis of 2020 in broad historical perspective, Niall Ferguson challenges the conventional wisdom that our failure to cope better with disaster was solely a crisis of political leadership, as opposed to a more profound systemic problem. Disasters are by their very nature hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises and wars, are not normally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1962 FERRadosevich, Jenni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potter Craft 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.3 RADBeyer, Jinny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EPM Publications 1979
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Summary: An introduction to the world of the elephant combines facts with illustrations that compare their size and amount they eat to objects in the everyday world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 DESQuilter, Jenni
Summary: "A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female body Since the world's first test-tube baby was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has made the unimaginable possible for millions of people. Yet today, the revolutionary potential of babies in bottles remains unrealized. Fertility centers continue to reinforce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUILTER, JENNI QUIBeyer, Jinny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5941 BEYJohnson, Jinny.
Summary: A portrait of nineteen different animals, including man, from their inner skeleton to their outer form. An enthralling and instructive "inside-outside" book.Biology.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Kids 1994