Sayre, April Pulley.

Summary: Presents a rhyme and information about a variety of freshwater fish found in North America north of Mexico.

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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 2004

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Kershenbaum, Arik

Summary: "From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space. Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of science fiction. The...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021

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Carr, Kris.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Skirt! 2007

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Carr, Kris.

Summary: Draws on the wisdom of medical experts to offer a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing body pH with whole and raw foods, organic green drinks, and smoothies, and includes recipes and a twenty-one day body cleanse.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Skirt 2011

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Summary: Michael Rapaport goes on tour with A Tribe Called Quest in 2008, when they reunite to perform sold-out concerts across the country, almost ten years after the release of their last album, The Love Movement. Rapaport captures the story of their tenuous relationship as personal differences and unresolved conflicts continue to threaten their creative cohesion. Get a behind- the scenes look at...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2011

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Summary: Although the fighting lasted for only six days in June of 1967, the effects of the Six Day War are still apparent today. On its 40th anniversary, the region remains trapped in conflict and is every bit as explosive as it was then. For Israel, the 1967 war was a military success. But it also redrew the map of the Middle East and mired the region in a never-ending cycle of occupation, terrorism...

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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007

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Summary: Follows the 4-year-search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog. The Dalai Lama charges the deceased monk's devoted disciple, Tenzin Zopa, to search for his master's reincarnation, a child who may be anywhere in the world. Includes featurettes.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009

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Rashḳes, Moshe

Summary: "Exquisitely written with a poetically beautiful touch, Days of Lead is the page-turning true story of a young soldier's brave escapades during Israel's War of Independence in 1948. This incredible account is a story of determination and heroism, but also a stinging portrait of life on the battlefield--of looking an enemy soldier, also wide-eyed and only eighteen, in the eyes and knowing that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Apollo Publishers 2021

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Fisher, Carl Erik

Summary: "An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction-a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives-by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Johansson, Carl Erik.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Everton Publishers 1972

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Carr, Erin Lee

Summary: "A celebrated journalist, bestselling author, and recovering addict, David Carr was in the prime of his career when he collapsed in the newsroom of The New York Times in 2015. Shattered by his death, his daughter Erin Lee Carr, an up-and-coming documentary filmmaker at age twenty-seven, began combing through the entirety of their shared correspondence--1,936 items in total. What started as an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2019

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Summary: "A surprising and definitive take on Archie's origin--a story that has never been told. The book captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal. If classic Archie is a Saturday morning cartoon, this new series is prime time!"--Amazon.com.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Archie Comic Publications, Inc. 2016

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Hara

Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022

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Carle, Eric

Summary: Fifteen children's book artists, including Joey Chou, Eric Fan, and Denise Fleming, share their favorite bugs and explain why they love them.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2018

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Trix, Frances.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2001

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Dark, Kimberly

Summary: "Collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark's experience of being fat since childhood--as well as queer, white-privileged, a gender-confirming 'girl with a pretty face,' active then disabled, and inevitably agin--each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to deftly coax readers into a deeper understanding of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2019

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Hussey, Tris.

Summary: Provides information on using WordPress to create and maintain a blog, covering such topics as domains and hosts, plugins, themes, creating and managing content, multimedia, and security.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Que 2011

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Wark, Chris

Summary: "Two days before Christmas and at just 26-years-old, Chris Wark found himself diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer. Before he knew it, he was wheeled into surgery, where a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon were removed. Doctors told Wark thatas soon as he recovered from surgery, he would need 9 to 12 months of chemotherapy in order to prevent a recurrence. But when the first meal he...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2018

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Summary: "In the spring of 1789, a ship left port in London bound for the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. The ship carried precious cargo - women, sent to keep the desperate male colonists from engaging in what their governor called 'gross irregularities.' But these women were hardly quiet homemakers - they were a hardy raucous lot rounded up from London's notorious Newgate prison and other jails...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005

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Barks, Carl

Summary: Money loving Scrooge McDuck has lots of adventures with his friends and family.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gemstone Pub. 2003

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Greenwood, Mark

Summary: Describes the transatlantic journey taken by the pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, detailing their hardships until they reached their destination in the New World.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2014

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