Brooks, Molly (Molly Grayson)
Summary: When Sanity and Tallulah are separated from their classmates during a disastrous field trip to a mining planet, they must rely on their creativity and problem-solving skills to save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney HYPERION 2019
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series BrooksSummary: Produced with the purpose of alleviating the stigma associated with dyslexia, The big picture features the testimony of individuals from various backgrounds diagnosed with dyslexia (including investment advisor Charles Schwab and billionaire Richard Branson) describing how they learned to live with and overcome their disability. Medical experts explain the neurological causes of the condition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BIG1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 616.8 BIG
Lagasse, Jilly.
Summary: "Imagine growing up with a father known for his rich, Creole-style cooking, who instilled a love and appreciation of food from the very start. Now imagine not being able to eat most of his dishes anymore. That's what happened to Jilly and Jessie Lagasse when they were diagnosed with gluten allergies in 2001 and 2004, respectively. So they learned to adjust, changing the ways they cooked, ate,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 LAGFassett, Kaffe.
Summary: "Attend a personal workshop with two masters of color as Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably share their inspiration and techniques for creating colorful knits. Kaffe and Brandon lead you through a variety of vibrant palettes, then showcase them in more than thirty designs. Bursting with full color photographs of home decor projects and accessories and the locations and objects that inspire them,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sixth & Spring Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Fiber FassettSummary: Exposes how corporations spent millions on a propaganda campaign to distort Americans' view of lawsuits, forever changing the civil justice system. From the infamous case of the woman who sued McDonalds over spilled coffee to the saga of the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice deemed 'not corporate enough' by business interests, this program tears apart the conventional wisdom about 'frivolous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HOTBranson, Richard
Summary: In the two decades since Richard Branson wrote Losing My Virginity, his life and company have changed significantly. Now he brings his life story up to date, including all the successes and failures of ventures such as Virgin Galactic. He also shares his personal, intimate thoughts on five decades as the world's ultimate entrepreneur, and his shift to focusing more and more on public service....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRANSON, RICHARD BRABranson, Richard.
Summary: " While building the Virgin Group over forty years, Richard Branson has never shied away from seemingly outlandish challenges that others (including his own colleagues on several occasions) considered sheer lunacy. He has taken on giants like British Airways and won, and monsters like Coca-Cola and lost. Now Branson gives an inside look at his strikingly different swashbuckling style of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 BRABranson, Jack.
Summary: Documents the painstaking efforts of some of the nation's most prolific cold case detectives, highlighting their most interesting--and baffling--cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 BRASummary: Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the classic--and, back in the day--controversial book, today's leading feminist thinkers and writers pay homage to Brown's original work and reinterpret it for a new generation, validating women's sexual lives and individual eras of singlehood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.81 SEXSully, Susan
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 747.0975 SULBranson, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Business 1998
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Summary: A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SALFlint, Tally.
Summary: Mothering is an adventure to be sure—from diaper changes and potty training to car pools and soccer games, a mom's life is full of adventures with her children. But it's not only about the kids. Mothering is also an adventure in personal growth. And that's what moms are invited to enjoy as they read The Mommy Diaries. With contributions from a variety of authors and speakers familiar to todays...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Publishing Group 2008
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Hall, Cally.
Contents: How this book works -- What are gemstones? -- How gemstones are found -- Where gemstones are found -- Physical properties -- Crystal shapes -- Optical properties -- Natural inclusions -- Faceting -- Polishing, carving, and engraving -- Gems through the ages -- History and folklore -- Synthetic gemstones -- Imitation and enhancement -- Color key -- Precious metals -- Cut stones -- Organics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 553.8 Hall 2002Lally, Caitriona.
Summary: A whimsical, touching debut about loneliness, friendship and hopeVivian doesn't feel like she fits in--and never has. As a child, she was so whimsical that her parents told her she was "left by fairies." Now, she is living alone in Dublin, where the neighbors treat her like she's crazy, her older sister condescends to her, social workers seem to have registered her as troubled, and she hasn't a...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC LALSalle, David
Summary: How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries-from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 SALOlins, Wally.
Summary: "...looks at every aspect of the world of branding. With his customary flair and no-nonsense prose, he analyzes the problems facing today's organizations, criticizes corporate missteps, praises those companies who seem to be building and sustaining brands efficiently in our brave new world, and predicts the future of branding. No one interested in marketing, business, or contemporary culture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.1 OLIMavor, Salley.
Summary: Provides instructions for creating tiny bendable doll figures with painted wooden heads, and includes eighteen felt sewing projects for scenes and accessories that can be adapted to varying skill levels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Fiber MavorSully, Katherine
Summary: These beautifully illustrated classic Bible stories are perfect for reading together as well as reading alone. The most popular stories from the Old Testament are retold in easy-to-read language and provide a perfect way to introduce young readers to the Bible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1961
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 818.54 COXCranston, Bryan
Summary: A memoir and meditation on creativity by the star of "Breaking Bad" chronicles his theatrical childhood and recommitment to acting in the aftermath of his father's disappearance, describing his early acting jobs and the performances that earned him Tony and Emmy Awards. "Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father cast him in a United Way commercial. Acting was clearly the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRANSTON, BRYAN CRAFeinson, Roy.
Summary: The Secret Universe of Names explains, in fascinating detail and name by name example, how the sound of a name evokes basic, gut reactions and what this means for your and yours.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Duckworth 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133 FENFranzen, Jonathan.
Summary: The author describes growing up in a family of all boys in Webster Groves, Missouri, reflecting on such topics as the dynamics of a Christian youth fellowship, his role as the school prankster, his marriage, and the life lessons he has learned from birds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANZEN, JONATHAN FRAFransman, Karrie
Summary: People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber 2020