Potts, Morgan
Summary: There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say. As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace' to 'xe', this dictionary guide will help to dispel the anxiety around using the "wrong" words, while explaining the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 POTTschann, Judith
Summary: "Food and words--we rely on both to sustain our daily lives. We begin each morning hungry for nourishment and conversation, and our happiest moments and fondest memories are often filled with ample servings of both. Food historian Judith Tschann celebrates this glorious intersection of linguistic and culinary affinities with Romaine Wasn't Build in a Day, a decadent romp through the history of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voracious, Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3001 TSCSummary: Presents instruction in American Sign Language for use in medical emegencies, covering: disasters and situations; hospital terms; medical conditions; medical terms; religious terms; time; transportation; treatments and procedures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 419 EMEMacfarlane, Robert
Summary: andmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 MACSummary: Presents instruction in American Sign Language for use in medical emegencies. Includes open-captioning and audio. Vital vocabulary groups include: disasters & situations, hospital terms, medical conditions, medical terms, religious terms, time, transportation and treatments & procedures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 419 EMEMundorff, Lisa
Summary: "A party of jays, a parade of elephants, a stench of skunks, and so many more make up this delightfully funny and informative picture book about animal group names! Packed with vibrant art, young readers will not only learn what we call certain groups of animals, but it will tickle them with literal images. That party of jays? Those birds have party hats and streamers galore!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021