Lin, Amy
Summary: "Amy Lin never expected to find a love like the one she shares with her husband, Kurtis, a gifted young architect who pulls her toward joy, adventure, and greater self-acceptance. But on a sweltering August morning, only a few months shy of the newlyweds' move to Vancouver, thirty-two-year-old Kurtis heads out to run a half-marathon with Amy's family. It is the last time she sees her husband...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zibby Books 2024
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Summary: Overview: The only book you need to understand and treat your thyroid condition. Combining the expertise of two pioneers in the field-world-renowned thyroid specialist Kenneth Ain, M.D., and bestselling thyroid author and bioethicist M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D. The Complete Thyroid Book provides all the essential information on the diagnosis, options, and treatment of thyroid disease. Completely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.4 AINAhn, Eddie
Summary: "A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 AHN, EDDIE AHNLiu, Bin
Summary: Kites and China are practically synonymous, since these childhood toys were originally invented there before becoming popular around the world. For over 2000 years, kites have been a common sight in China, from the imperial court to the common people, and over that time period the craftsmanship of the kite has been perfected-and includes a diversity and richness of styles. In Chinese Kites,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Link Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.15 LIUWaller, Alyn E
Summary: Dr. Waller "shares wisdom from his ministry, extreme adventures, and longtime marital arts experience to inspire and offer moral guidance to navigate the complex challenges today's men face in daily life". -- inside jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WALSummary: 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4082 OURSlate, Jenny
Summary: Marcel is a creature with one eye and pink shoes and he lives in a shell. Detailed paintings illustrate the scenes as he describes his day around the house. Follow Marcel the Shell as he introduces his neighbors, favorite activities, and home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo Slate 2011Ahn, Woo-Kyoung
Summary: "Yale Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn explains why our judgment is so often wrong-and offers actionable strategies to help us respond to real-life challenges as individuals and as societies at large"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 AHNSummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ORPAbunimah, Ali.
Summary: "Efforts to achieve a "two-state solution" have finally collapsed; the struggle for justice in Palestine is at a crossroads. As Israel and its advocates lurch toward greater extremism, many ask where the struggle is headed. This book offers a clear analysis of this crossroads moment and looks forward with urgency down the path to a more hopeful future. Ali Abunimah is the author of One Country:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 ABUAli, Kazim
Summary: "An examination of the lingering effects of a hydroelectric power station on Pimicikamak sovereign territory in Manitoba, Canada"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, KAZIM ALIAli, Muhammad
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, MUHAMMAD ALIAli, Naheed
Summary: "Naheed Ali does it again in his new book on osteoporosis. Offering readers insight into symptoms, treatment, risk factors, prevention, and outcomes, he provides a one-stop spot for all your questions surrounding osteoporosis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom AliAli, Wajahat
Summary: "A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, WAJAHAT ALICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ALI ALIBerlow, Ali.
Summary: Small steps can create big changes in your community’s food quality and food security, helping to get more healthy food to more people and support a better food system. Ali Berlow shows you dozens of things that anyone can do, from creating a neighborhood kitchen for preserving fresh food to mapping farmland, connecting food pantries with food producers, starting a school garden, and organizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 BERMaffucci, Ali
Summary: "At long last, the definitive cookbook for recipes to make using the spiralizer.The spiralizer is a countertop tool that turns vegetables and fruits into noodles. It has completely revolutionized the way we think about our favorite high-carb, high-calorie dishes, helping us make them paleo, gluten-free, low-fat, clean, healthful, and guiltless. Zucchini noodles are popping up everywhere, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.6 MAFNoorani, Ali
Summary: "This compelling approach to the immigration debate takes the reader behind the blaring headlines and into communities grappling with the reality of new immigrants and the changing nature of American identity. Ali Noorani, the Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, interviews nearly fifty local and national leaders from law enforcement, business, immigrant, and faith communities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 NOOSlagle, Ali
Summary: "150 fast and flexible recipes to use what you have and make what you want, from New York Times contributor Ali Slagle. With minimal ingredients and maximum joy in mind, Ali Slagle's no-nonsense, completely delicious recipes are ideal for dinner tonight--and every single night. Like she does with her instantly beloved recipes in the New York Times, Ali combines readily available, inexpensive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.555 SLAWong, Ali
Summary: "In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly with viewers that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, working women, and why you never see new-mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. Wong's sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WONG, ALI WONSummary: "In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories about bedtime, you can go on a journey of wonder and learning to find out the answers to all these questions, and many more! Travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to see how astronauts get ready for bed, or even plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms! There are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 392.36 FIVAbdaal, Ali
Summary: "In this revolutionary book, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden 'energisers' that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three 'blockers' we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three 'sustainers' that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfillment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 ABDAbunimah, Ali.
Summary: "Defying the present climate of hopelessness and deadlock, Abunimah argues that a vibrant, thriving Jewish community can coexist alongside a Palestinian nation, reunited and healed after decades of dispossession, in a new entity that is equally and simultaneously the Jewish state and the Palestinian state."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 ABUAli, Muhammad
Summary: "During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding." So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, MUHAMMAD ALIAli, Nujood.
Summary: "I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no." Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, young Nujood Ali was sent away from her parents and beloved sisters and made to live with her husband and his family in an isolated village in rural Yemen. There...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishing Group 2010