Summary: Follow one woman's journey as she tries to help her severely autistic son break out of his own mind. Traveling to the United States from her home in Iceland to try to learn more about this complex condition, she meets along the way other families who have similar situations and all are looking for some answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MOTNoor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 NOOThorn, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hart Pub. Co. 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 THOShor, Karina
Summary: "Schor's pull-no-punches graphic memoir debut depicts her attempts as a young woman to recover from trauma, with striking illustrations that toggle between realism and fragmented, color-saturated dreamscapes. As a Jewish child in Moldova in the late 1980s, Karina begins life as an outsider, but moving with her parents to Israel as "communism was crumbling" only lands her in a place where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 SHOR, KARINA SHOToor, Rachel.
Contents: The body -- Reasons not to run -- The routes -- One runner's beginnings -- The closet -- The coach -- The magazine rack -- Ride and ties -- Weekend mornings -- The first marathon -- Speed goggles -- The fast young man -- Boston -- Becoming a marathoner -- Racing -- The western state -- Injuries -- Ultras -- The watch -- The coach -- The fuel -- On the road -- The hospital -- Pacing -- The break...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 TOOHanson, Thor
Summary: "From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 HANThorn, Theresa
Summary: A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni. Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.3 THOBibard, Fredric
Summary: A rewarding and effective method of learning French. If you cannot easily visit a French speaking country and immerse yourself in the French language, reading is one of your best alternatives. A painless and effective way to absorb the French Language. Reading has long been proven to be one of the most effective ways of learning a foreign language. By studying in this way, you should be able to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 BIB FRENCHBerndt, Fredrick.
Summary: Text and diagrams introduce the rules and techniques of the different forms of domino games and puzzles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Nelson 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795.3 BERHanson, Thor.
Summary: A biologist presents the natural history of feathers, applying the findings of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and art historians to answer questions about the origin of feathers, their evolution, and their uses throughout the ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 598.147 HANStevens, Thora
Summary: Do you want to learn a new, simple, and enjoyable activity that can help you relieve tension and anxiety while making beautiful knitted projects? Have you always wanted to try your hand at crocheting but weren't sure where to begin? Do you wish you had a thorough beginner's guide to crochet so you wouldn't get lost in the middle of a project? If there are any of these or similar questions in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VD Publishing 0000
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Summary: A graphic memoir in which Swiss comic artist Frederick Peeters chronicles his relationship with his HIV positive girlfriend and her young son, who also has the disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PeetersNoor
Summary: Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NOOR, QUEEN NoorHeyerdahl, Thor.
Summary: Describes the voyages of exploration made by Thor Heyerdahl and prove that a balsa wood raft could travel from Peru to Polynesia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 HEYHanson, Thor
Summary: "In his three previous books-Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz-Thor Hanson has taken his readers on unforgettable journeys into nature, rendered with great storytelling, the soul of a poet, and the insight of a biologist. In this new book, he is doing it again, but exploring one of the most vital scientific and cultural issues of our time: climate change. As a young biologist, Hanson by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.2 HANHeyerdahl, Thor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 730.0996 HEYHeyerdahl, Thor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 996.18 HEYThor, Rosiee
Summary: "Celebrating the culture and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community, this vibrant picture book shows young readers that there are many ways to show your pride and make a difference"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today's global economy. Not so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled by a groundswell of populists around the world. In Straight Talk on Trade, Dani Rodrik, an early and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2018
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Summary: Algeria-born French intellectual Hélène Cixous is a feminist legend, a May 68 activist, and a major postmodern author. With friends like the philosopher Jacques Derrida, the artist Adel Abdessemed, and stage director Ariane Mnouchkine, Cixous examines the wounds of our time while allowing us to hear the cry of literature. In his "road movie" documentary EVER, RÊVE, HÉLÈNE CIXOUS, director...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: What is more awesome than the hammer-wielding thunder-god, Thor; the Queen of Asgard and all-knowing goddess, Frigg; or the gigantic sea serpent, Jormungand? Norse Mythology for Kids transports you into the Nordic lands where extraordinary creatures like giants, dwarfs, elves, and monsters walked among fearless gods and goddesses. Featuring timeless stories from such countries as Iceland,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: TORBH 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POHBackman, Fredrik
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. "Isn't that the best of all life's ages, an old man thinks as he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2016