Hameister, Courtenay
Summary: The veteran host and head writer of "Live Wire" traces her lifelong battle with anxiety and the year she spent challenging herself to face her fears in remarkable ways, with hilarious results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAMEISTER, COURTENAY HAMSmith, Courtenay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728 SMIHameister, Jade
Summary: Polar Explorer is an inspiring and empowering story by sixteen-year-old Jade Hameister, chronicling her feat of being the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 HAMSmith, Courtenay
Summary: Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about 'home'. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.047 SMICourtenay, Bryce
Summary: Story of Peekay, an English boy, living in South Africa during World War II whose dream is to become a winner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COUCourtenay, Lucy
Summary: When she starts at Lady Sealia Foam's Mermaid School, Marnie Blue worries about fitting in and doing the right thing when a classmate is in danger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED COUCrowley, Aleister
Summary: "Written by Aleister Crowley after years of personal study and experimentation with drugs, The diary of a drug fiend tells the story of young Peter Pendragon and his lover Louise Laleham and their adventures traveling through Europe in a cocaine and heroin haze"--Cover p. [4].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weiser books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CROBAUMEISTER, ROY F
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1991
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Summary: Draws on a landmark study linking willpower to glucose levels, identifying the pivotal roles of healthy eating and sleeping in achieving personal goals while outlining strategic recommendations for establishing self-control habits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 BAUTaylor, Courtney Faye
Summary: ". . .Taylor delivers a layered elegy for Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old Black girl killed by a Korean shopkeeper in 1992 during an uprising in response to the police beating of Rodney King. Harlins's death is symbolic for all murders of Black people, but Taylor carefully examines the event's particulars. Some of the collection's multimedia elements include photographs taken at the site of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 TAYSummary: Two men on a park bench discuss the story of Cesare, a sleep-walking circus performer under the control of the murderous Dr. Caligari. But all, of course, is not quite as it seems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN CABMeister, Cari
Summary: Retells the classic French version of Cinderella, along with three similar tales: Rhodopis from Egypt, Yeh-Shen from China, and Little Burnt Face from the Micmac Indians of the Canadian Maritimes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: Dressed as a cowboy on a horse, Elliot and his large, rambunctious dog, Tiny, soon find themselves leading the parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: Imani and her lesson pony Peanut make a great team, but before the big show Peanut sprains his ankle, leaving nervous Imani to ride the much bigger and faster Rico for the competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for elementary readers describes the unique characteristics of one of the oldest horse breeds in the United States, the Morgan horse. Explains the history of the breed, from Justin Morgan's sire to today's strong and refined horses"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus/Amicus Ink 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.1 MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: Seb the draft horse is very upset because a friend from the neighboring farm has moved away, and Snowy and Princess decide that a seaside adventure will cheer him up because he has always wanted to swim in the sea, and anyway Princess wants to catch a fish (she is convinced that she is actually a cat)--but when Seb swims out too far and panics, it is up Princess to rescue him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: "Introduces the differences between "there," "their," and "they're" through the telling of an original story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 428 MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: "Ping uses verbs to explain to William what the bear outside Bernard's cabin is doing. Readers learn the different jobs of verbs in a sentence"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 428 MEIMeister, Cari.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEIMeister, Cari.
Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes what nurses do in the clinic, hospital, or emergency room and how they work to help keep us healthy and well"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 610 MEIMeister, Cari.
Summary: Tiny the dog is a big help at the library when his owner takes out too many books to carry home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE MEICopies Available at East Bay
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Summary: A dog's owner describes how Tiny grew from a very small puppy to a very big dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JBR GREEN MEIMeister, Ellen.
Summary: "The acid-tongued Dorothy Parker is back and haunting the halls of the Algonquin with her piercing wit, audacious voice, and unexpectedly tender wisdom. Heavenly peace? No, thank you. Dorothy Parker would rather wander the famous halls of the Algonquin Hotel, drink in hand, searching for someone, anyone, who will keep her company on this side of eternity. After forty years she thinks she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnams Sons 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MEIMeister, Cari
Summary: Davy Crockett battles Snag, a fierce gator, from destroying steamers along the Mississipi River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015