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Arceneaux, Michael Chabon, Michael Dorris, Michael. Dyson, Michael Eric Stephens, Michael T.Summary: Essays by authors who have appeared on the podcast "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books" explore the ever-increasing demands on mothers' time and topics inspired by things moms don't have time to do, including sleep, get sick, write, lose weight, and see friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "It's impossible to ignore how life has changed since COVID-19 spread across the world. People from all over quarantined and did their best to keep on going during the pandemic. Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books and a mother of four herself, wanted to do something to help people carry on and to give them something to focus on other than the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Chabon, Michael
Summary: Essays inspired by Chabon's interactions with his four children and his own father illuminate the meaning, magic, and mysteries of fatherhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 CHACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 CHADorris, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 DORArceneaux, Michael
Summary: "Ever since Oprah Winfrey told the 2007 graduating class of Howard University, 'Don't be afraid,' Michael Arceneaux has been scared to death. You should never do the opposite of what Oprah instructs you to do, but when you don't have her pocket change, how can you not be terrified of the consequences of pursuing your dreams? Michael has never shied away from discussing his struggles with debt,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 ARCArceneaux, Michael
Summary: "In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveled--and how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ARCENEAUX, MICHAEL ARCDyson, Michael Eric
Summary: "For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist and ordained Baptist minister. He has presented a rich and resourceful set of ideas about American history and culture. Now for the first time he brings together the various components of his multihued identity and eclectic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 DYSStephens, Michael T.
Summary: A search for "librarians and empathy" won't get many hits, but empathy is key in collaboration among cross-cultural partners in a technological environment. Stephens believes that in order to create institutions that expand minds and craft futures-- especially in a time of falling budgets and rising use-- libraries must not be just hyperlinking establishments, but must also engage with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020.23 STESummary: In this candid look at our relationships with our mothers, fifteen authors write about subjects that they wish they had talked to their mothers about. While some of the writers in this book are estranged from their mothers, others are extremely close. Topics vary widely: from growing up with a deaf mother, to seeking a conversation that won't be interrupted, to relationships affected by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTSummary: "A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2020