Delp, Michael.
Summary: From the Introduction by Jack Driscoll Michael Delp's Mad Angler alter ego is equal parts environmental crusader and water shaman, and his hostility toward those "feral hogs of greed" isn't so much invective or diatribe as it is an appeal for sanity in a world gone, well, mad. And at the "heart of the heart" of these poems is a voice attempting to transpose madness into song, rant into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2024
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Summary: "This practical and resource book is the guide to water-based screenprinting. With clear step-by-step instructions and 265 illustrations, most in full color, it explains and describes methods and materials that replace traditional toxic screenprinting systems. The water-based way is the modern option - safer, healthier and more environmentally friendly, as well as quick to learn and accessible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 764.8 ADAThakur, Sophia
Summary: "In her publishing debut, internationally acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur takes you on an intimate journey through love, loss, sacrifice, and self-discovery. In four parts -- titled Grow, Wait, Break, and Grow Again -- she shares her raw self and gives voice to experiences that connect people, inspiring readers to explore the tendencies of the heart." -- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 THAFike, Jimmy W.
Summary: "Featuring over 100 photographs that Fike has selectively colorized to highlight the comestible part of the plant. While the images initially appear to be scientific illustrations or photograms from the dawn of photography when plants were placed directly on sensitized paper and exposed under the sun, a closer look reveals, according to Liesl Bradner of the Los Angeles Times, "haunting [and]...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Lightning Books 2022
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Summary: "In an era of cell phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature--but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilizes near trees, the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. Drawing on new scientific discoveries, The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 WOHMyhre, Kyle Tran
Summary: A sci-fi-flavored exploration of the role that art and artists play in resisting authoritarianism. Featuring new poems, theater elements, and visual art by Casper Pham, the book follows two wandering poets as they make their way from village to village, across a prison colony moon full of exiled rebels, robots, and storytellers. Part post-apocalyptic road journal, part alternate universe ode...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.6 MYHMurakami, Haruki
Summary: "Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP 895.64 MURSummary: Follow four Scrabble game fanatics as they advance to the North American Championship. The film is a entertaining and humorous look at a board game that's an occasional amusement for some - and a serious obsession (or disturbing addiction) for others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Camera Planet 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WORSummary: Jack and Jill is an American bimonthly magazine for children 6 to 12 years old that takes its title from the nursery rhyme of the same name. It features stories and educational activities. The magazine features nonfiction articles, short stories, poems, games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Curtis Pub. Co. 1938
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Shofner, Melissa Raé
Summary: "The death of a parent isn't easy for a person of any age. Children, who do not yet fully understand death, may have an exceptionally hard time when their parent passes away. This book touches on many of the emotions that a child might feel during this difficult time--including grief, guilt, and fear--and offers advice on how to talk about these feelings. Some of the changes that may occur in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155 SHOJohnson, Amaud Jamaul
Summary: "Imperial Liquor is a chronicle of melancholy, a reaction to the monotony of racism. These poems concern loneliness, fear, fatigue, rage, and love; they hold fatherhood held against the vulnerability of the black male body, aging, and urban decay. Part remembrance, part swan song for the Compton, California of the 1980s, Johnson examines the limitations of romance to heal broken relationships...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 JOHSummary: "Updated for the first time in decades, this unparalleled reference work is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the mushrooms of North America, reflecting the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA sequencing that have radically altered the classification process-from the creators of the world's most trusted field guides, a go-to source for millions of nature lovers....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.6097 MUSBoddy, Lynne
Summary: "Beneath the forest floor, drifting through the air, and growing inside other living things, fungi are everywhere. Fungi break down waste and help plants and animals grow, but they can also destroy buildings and turn ants into zombies! From tiny microbes to the largest living thing, this is a world of strange shapes, magical colors, and fascinating science"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.5 BODPixton, Kaaren.
Summary: The bond between mothers and babies are demonstrated with colorful pictures of animals and their young ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDOsteen, Joel
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author and host of the Joel Osteen Radio on SiriusXM wants you to know that now is the time to get your hopes up and start expecting that better is on the way. Whether you're climbing toward the next level, stretching for an out-of-reach goal, or doing your utmost to overcome a challenge, it's time to step into a better life filled with more. When your patience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2022
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Summary: In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle to hold the most defiant Allied prisoners. For four years, these prisoners of the castle tested its walls and its guards with ingenious escape attempts that would become a legend. But as Macintyre...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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Summary: Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love--by romance superstar and New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. Anna Moore didn't just wake up one day and decide to go on a wild quest -- especially since her life no longer lends itself to wild anything--so how in the world does she end...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband's venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company. Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024
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Summary: "After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Sutherland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep's clothing and is not to be trusted. When Caroline's estranged father suddenly resurfaces in Hawaii with a new wife and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Summary: "After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and housemate in Exeter. She's always avoided dwelling on the past, even before the war, but it seems to have a way of finding her. When Ruby is forced to deliver a box of books to a folk healer living deep in the Cornish countryside, she is brought back to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction ArmstrongBertch, Jane
Summary: "When Jane Bertch was eighteen, her mother took her on a graduation trip to Paris. Thrilled to use her high-school French, Jane found her halting attempts greeted with withering condescension by every waiter and shopkeeper she encountered. At the end of the trip, she vowed she would never return. Yet a decade later she found herself back in Paris, transferred there by the American bank she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Summary: "James Falconer -- a tycoon and a self-made man -- seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024