Helms, Antje
Summary: Insightful and considerate answers to 70 questions boys and girls have about puberty and young love. Even before they experience puberty and young love themselves, girls and boys have many questions about sex and sexuality. Parents often don't know the best way to answer them and it's practically impossible to find the right time to start a conversation about the birds and the bees. Especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Gestalten 2014
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2 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 HELSummary: A cross section of metal music from the earliest days to the branching out into dozens of specialized forms across America and Europe. Includes interviews with more than 300 artists, producers and experts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metal Evolution Productions 2012
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC METMetcalf, Lindsay H.
Summary: In the late 1970s, grain prices had tanked, farm auction notices filled newspapers, and people had forgotten that food didn't grow in grocery stores. So, on February 5, 1979, thousands of tractors from all parts of the US flooded Washington, DC, in protest.--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.19 METMetcalfe, Gayden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 395.2 METMetcalfe, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Permanent Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 METSummary: Examines the history of modern youth culture and the evolution of the idea of the "teenager", from the late 19th century to the beginning of the post-War period. Consists of archival film footage, diary entries, and dramatic recreations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TEEMetcalf, Lindsay H.
Summary: "Everyone knows Beatrix Potter as the creator of the Peter Rabbit stories. But before that, she was a girl of science. As a child, Beatrix collected nature specimens; as a young adult, she was an amateur mycologist presenting her research on mushrooms andother fungi to England's foremost experts. Like many women of her time, she remained unacknowledged by the scientific community, but her keen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2020
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Summary: Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE METBarcsay, Jeno.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Octopus Books 1973
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 743.4 BARJew, Brandon
Summary: "The acclaimed chef behind the Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's in San Francisco's Chinatown shares stories of the past, present, and future of Chinese cooking in America through 90 mouthwatering recipes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 JEWRobertson, Jep
Summary: Jep Robertson, the youngest son of Duck Commander Phil Robertson, and his wife, Jessica, open up about their personal trials, their early years together, and the challenges that might have destroyed them both had the grace of God not intervened.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 791.45 ROBFarthing, Pen.
Summary: Describes how the author's witness to the brutality of Afghanistan's dog-fighting activities prompted his intervention and led to his relationship with a freed canine, recounting how he helped create a makeshift pound for rescued and stray dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.08 FARSen, Amartya
Summary: "From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and identity, recounting a singular life devoted to betterment of humanity. The Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is one of a handful of people who may truly be called"a global intellectual" (Financial Times). A towering figure in the field of economics, Sen is perhaps best known for his work on poverty and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEN, AMARTYA SENWolfrom, Joen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WOLBaker, Jes
Summary: "Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that catapulted her to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2015
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Summary: Final Destination: Disaster informs the public, for the very first time, of what actually precipitated the controversial sale of Eastern Air Lines--at one time the second largest airline in the free world--to Frank Lorenzo's Texas Air Corporation, which led to its certain demise. This unbelievable story is written by an eighteen-year veteran Eastern pilot who was intimately involved in many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 629 JENTanabe, Gen
Summary: "Guide for parents and high school and college students on how to win scholarships. Contains advice on finding the right scholarships, crafting applications, writing essays and asking the college for a financial aid reassessment. Also has a scholarship directory of 175 awards; examples of winning scholarship applications, essays, and interview questions and answers are included"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "America's modern culinary history told through the lives of seven pathbreaking chefs and food writers. Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company, independent publishers since 1923 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 SENHoneycutt, Zen
Summary: Unstoppable is the story of a mother who learns about the current state of our world food supply, how it affects your dinner table, and how it affects the health of everyone you love. In her book, Zen walks you through her realization of the chemicals we all feed our loved ones, their origin and effects according to top-notch scientists from around the world, and why none of this is necessary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moms Across America Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 HONTanabe, Gen
Summary: "Each entry contains all the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SuperCollege 2023
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Summary: The true story of a car-jacking in New Orleans chronicles the death of a white housewife at the hands of a young black man and the subsequent trials, which gradually reveal a story of passion and revenge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 HORAndersen, Jens
Summary: "The extraordinary inside story of the LEGO company--producer of the most beloved and popular toy on the planet--based on unprecedented access to the founding family that still owns the company, chronicling the brand's improbable journey to become the empire that it is today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 ANDBlount, Jeb.
Contents: About the author -- Foreword -- What's love got to do with it -- Seven principles of customer engagement -- Five levers of customer experience -- Put customers first -- Acknowledgements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.812 BLOWright, Jeni
Summary: PASTA DISHES. With over 800 photographs, informative text and enticing recipes, this is the definitive guide to the art of making, cooking and enjoying pasta. It offers a detailed techniques section that guides you through the secrets of making your own pasta by hand and machine. How to match pasta types and shapes to the different sauces and recipes. It includes classic dishes such as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 2013