Coelho, Joseph
Summary: UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales -- each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long -- in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is -- with mini-stories of underwater worlds,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COESummary: "On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions are raised: what is goodness?; what is reality?; and what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Easton Press 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 PLAPlato.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopædia Britannica 1952
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 184Plato.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [s.n.] 1984
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naxoc Audiobooks 1995
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 321.07 PLAPlato.
Summary: One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years and remains as relevant today as when it was written during the fourth century B.C. Republic begins by posing a central question: "What is justice, and why should we be just, especially when the wicked often seem happier and more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1992
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Summary: An award-winning actor, in this harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story set in Hollywood, not only reveals her own mistakes, but also the lessons she learned and her efforts to understand and grow rather than casting blame, proving that there is always a light at the end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SUVARI, MENA SUVEmera, Deena
Summary: "Knowledge is the most powerful weapon. As the female body is constantly being politicized and policed, it is now more than ever that people must understand the inner workings of women's body. Written by an evolutionary geneticist, Deena Emera, Ph.D., in an accessible, nonjudgmental tone, A Brief History of the Female Body unravels misconceptions women have about their own bodies and supplies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 EMEMassoud, Mena
Summary: "With 75 accessible recipes that draw inspiration from many different countries and cultures, the Evolving Vegan cookbook offers a deliciously refreshing perspective, proving that a plant-based lifestyle truly is achievable for all. Actor Mena Massoud takes the reader (and home cook!) on a travelogue across the United States, sharing recipes from a diverse range of chefs, not limited by race or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 MASBaker, Nena
Summary: Links everyday products to illness-causing chemical buildups in the body, exploring the roles of manufacturing breakthroughs, political policies, and popular culture in exposing people to chemical hazards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.9 BAKJinich, Pati.
Summary: Presents a collection of recipes which use simple methods and everyday ingredients to make Mexican dishes suitable for family meals and holiday celebrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5972 JINCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 JINKato, Kazue
Summary: Exorcist Rin Okumura continues to try to control his demonic powers as distrust swirls around the heads of the various Myodha temple families, and he receives a letter that reveals information about his past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUKato, Kazue
Summary: With both eyes of the Impure King in their possession, Mamushi and Todo head for the temple that was once the center of the Myodha sect, but Mamushi remains unaware that Todo plans to resurrect the Impure King. As he prepares to face the Impure King, Rin learns more about Father Fujimoto's connection to Tatsuma and the origins of the Koma Sword.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUMichelli, Dena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 MICPena, Jimmy.
Summary: A fitness expert offers a weight loss program that combines perfectly proportioned meals with biblically based motivation, and includes shopping lists, daily menus, and simple recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 PENPeto, Violet
Summary: Simple text and colorful illustrations teach young readers to count from one to ten, inviting them to count the eggs of ten animals, guess their species, and lift interactive flaps to see what their hatched babies look like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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Summary: Author of the New York Times bestseller Useful Idiots and popular columnist Mona Charen takes a close, reasoned look at the aggressive feminist agenda undermining the success and happiness of men and women across the country
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 CHAPaton, Alan.
Summary: Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and understanding that to read it is to share fully in the gravity of the characters' situations. It both touches your heart deeply and inspires a renewed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1995
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Summary: When Rin Okumura learns his real father is the Demon Lord Satan, he swears to defeat him and enters True Cross Academy to become an exorcist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUThompson, Nato
Summary: "One of the country's leading activist curators explores how corporations and governments have used art and culture to mystify and manipulate us. The production of culture was once the domain of artists, but beginning in the early 1900s, the emerging fields of public relations, advertising and marketing transformed the way the powerful communicate with the rest of us. A century later, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 THOHartman, Bena.
Summary: When a second grader takes a chance in class, her confidence level soars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ferne Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Hartman 2011Kleiman, Dena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 1988
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Summary: The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our privacy, our freedom -- even democracy itself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019