Lende, Heather
Summary: "Following the 2016 presidential election, writer Heather Lende, inspired to take a more active role in politics, runs for assembly member in Haines, Alaska-and wins. But tiny Haines-a place accessible from the nearest city, Juneau, only by boat or plane-isn't the sleepy town it appears to be. From a bitter debate about the expansion of the fishing boat harbor to the matter of how to stop bears...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LENDE, HEATHER LENLende, Heather
Summary: An obituary writer in a small town in Alaska describes how to live a fuller and more exhilarating life by simply finding the positive aspects of every experience, encouraging readers to make the most of every day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2015
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Summary: Tiny Haines, Alaska, ninety miles north of Juneau, is accessible mainly by water or air and only when the weather is good. There's no traffic light and no mail delivery; people can vanish without a trace; and funerals are community affairs. As both obituary writer and social columnist for the local newspaper, Heather Lende knows better than anyone the goings-on in this breathtakingly beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 979.82 LENLende, Heather
Contents: Grant us wisdom, grant us courage -- Be still my praying feet -- You do not know -- Namaste -- Take good care of the garden and the dogs -- All good gifts around us -- You are going to get well -- Good neighbors -- The comfort of eagles -- Snowshoeing with God : a playlist -- Passing the peace -- Muerte beach -- Amazing grace -- Preying together -- The music of what happens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2010
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Summary: The author and his spouse spent 18 months in Amish country living without electricity and its dependent technologies. Here he recounts the experience, not only detailing the daily activities and frequent difficulties they found necessary to maintain existence without electricity, but also touting the benefits of such a life and exploring the culture of their adopted community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.483 BRENazer, Mende.
Summary: The author provides an account of her experiences after being kidnapped from her Nuba village in 1993 by Arab raiders when she was twelve years old and sold into slavery, and discusses how she was able to gain her freedom seven years later while living and working for her master's sister in London.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 NAZRende, Richard
Summary: "In a world that's changing at warp speed, our kids will need to navigate a path to success without a roadmap -- something entrepreneurs do every day. What if we looked to the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to child development experts, for insights on helping kids gain the skills they'll need in order to prosper personally and professionally? Raising Can-Do Kids is the first book to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A Perigee Book 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents RendeDisney Enterprises (COR)
Summary: Mabel and Dipper's adventures in Gravity Falls continue, as they experiment with everything from cloning to time travel, making new friends along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joe Books Ltd 2016
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Contents: The Revolutionary War -- The War of 1812 -- The Mexican War -- The Civil War -- The Spanish-American War -- World War I -- World War II -- The cold war and the Korean War -- The Vietnam War -- The Gulf War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4333 LANFazio, Wende.
Summary: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities of Everglades National Park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.939 FAZSummary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHLinde, Nancy.
Summary: 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia is a lively mix of challenges, riddles, and brainteasers all vetted by a neuroscientist who specializes in aging brains and designed to work the six key areas of cognitive function that are vulnerable in normal aging: long-term memory, working memory, executive functioning, attention to detail, multitasking, and processing speed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2012
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Summary: Allende explores the role of memory and nostalgia in shaping her life, her books, and that most intimate connection to her place of origin. Two life-altering events inflect the peripatetic narration of this book: The military coup and violent death of her uncle, Salvador Allende Gossens, on September 11, 1973, sent her into exile and transformed her into a writer. The terrorist attack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 863.64 AllFazio, Wende.
Summary: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities available for visitors to Acadia National Park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.145 FAZLunde, Paul
Contents: Islam in context -- The Islamic faith -- History of the Islamic world -- Islamic art and science -- Modernity and tradition -- The Islamic world today -- Chronology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LUNAllende, Isabel.
Summary: "The story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALLENDE, ISABEL ALLAllende, Isabel
Summary: The author describes her lifelong commitment to feminism in a meditation on what it means to be a woman, discussing progress within the movement in her lifetime, what remains to be done, and how to move forward in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 GAMAllende, Isabel
Summary: Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayó en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzó a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente. En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oímos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anécdotas increibles de los años jóvenes, los secretos más íntimos se oyen en murmullos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Espanol, una división de Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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Summary: A narrative memoir of the author's life in the wake of her daughter's tragic death describes the idiosyncratic network of friends she has gathered around herself and the realizations she has formed about such topics as love, parenthood, and addiction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2008
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Summary: If you have ever looked at a piece of pottery, a toy, or a coin from the past, then you have seen an artifact. Artifacts are things that people made and used. Over time, broken or unwanted objects were thrown on trash piles. Others were buried by natural disasters, or covered over by new buildings. This high-interest text shows several artifacts related to American history, including toys,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 LINLinde, Barbara M.
Summary: "In this detailed guide to Newton's laws of motion, readers will be encouraged to take learning into their own hands with three engaging makerspace projects that bring each of the laws to life. Young scientists will gain an understanding of the importance of these principles in scientific endeavors and in everyday life. They'll also learn more about Sir Isaac Newton and how he discovered the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Maker LindeEnde, Bernice
Summary: Riding 2,000 miles on horseback from Montana to New Mexico sounds like a crazy but thrilling dream or pure hardship and exhaustion. According to Bernice Ende, the trip was all that and more. Since swinging her leg over the saddle for that first long ride in 2005 (at the age of 51), Ende has logged more than 29,000 miles in the saddle, crisscrossing North America on horseback - alone. More than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farcountry Press 2018