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Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HARSummary: A series of presentations addressing various aspects of divorce, offering practical advice in the areas of: legal matters; helping children through divorce; financial and real estate matters; emotional aspects. Recorded live at "D"aisy (Divorce) Camp.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Films 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.89 DIVZarr, Sara
Summary: "Expert advice and encouragement are paired with exercises to help you face down your fears, let go of expectations, stop comparing yourself to others, and make your art with courage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 153.3 ZARZara, Christopher
Summary: "For Christopher Zara, this is the professional minefield he has had to navigate since the day he was kicked out of his New Jersey high school for behavioral problems and never allowed back. From a school for "troubled kids," to wrestling with his identity in the burgeoning punk scene of the 1980s; from a stint as an ice cream scooper as he got clean in Florida, to an unpaid internship in New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: "Scientists who collect microbes from surfers' skin, who use radar sensors to gather data miles away, who combat inequality by pushing for cleaner air policies. Each with their own story, all working to make life better for future generations. Celebrated author Dana Alison Levy profiles 16 people, all studying different elements of the earth's landscape, animals, and climate, who defy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 LEVCary, Mara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CARAzari, Sara
Summary: "Unprecedented is a simple, go-to guide to the many legal issues engulfing the Donald Trump presidency"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 AZASummary: When the residents of Budrus learn that the Israeli army plans to build the Separation Barrier through their town, cutting them off from neighboring Palestinian villages and uprooting their precious olive groves, they decide to organize. Under the leadership of Ayed Morrar, Palestinian men of all political factions come together to wage an unarmed struggle to preserve their lands. Victory seems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arab Film Distribution 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BUDLari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LARSummary: "Explores the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People. Since 1965, this peppy youth group has sung to 20 million people worldwide, performed at four Superbowl halftime shows, and been parodied on The Simpsons and South Park. Talent was not required of its members, just a common enthusiastic vision to change the world one squeaky-clean song at a time. But its cheery facade...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Vision Productions 2009
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Summary: An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NOTFara, Patricia.
Summary: In this book the author rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Aiming not just to provide information but to make people think, it explores how science has become so powerful by describing the financial interests and imperial ambitions behind its success. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 FARDuguay, Dara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 DUGKern, Jara
Summary: An infographic guide breaks down the complicated rules and guidelines for writing the English language and makes them clear and straightforward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2020
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Summary: "Taking as its starting point an ultimately failed attempt to translate a Sesotho short story into English, Chronology explores the spaces language occupies in relationships, colonial history, and the postcolonial present. It is a collage of images and documents, folding on words-that-follow-no-chronology, unveiling layers of meaning of queering love, friendship, death, and power. Traveling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ugly Duckling Presse 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 PATMcAnulty, Dara
Summary: "From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCANULTY, DARA MCAPray, Alison.
Summary: The famous Maine bakery reveals some its secret recipes, including Mediterranean lemon cake, almond macaroons, and cheddar sesame shortbread.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.71 PRAHurston, Zora Neale.
Contents: Mules and men -- Tell my horse -- Dust tracks on a road -- Selected articles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.092 HURSummary: The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CORCaponigro, Dara
Summary: "Are you High Style or Boho, or maybe Happy Modern or Trad with a Twist? The legendary fabrics and wallpapers house of Schumacher shows how you can use their iconic prints and patterns to create a variety of beautiful, chic interiors in the style that most suits you"--Publisher marketing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 2020
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Summary: "A comprehensive exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean, and why we have them. Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and persist to this day to excite and confound us. When Brains Dream addresses the core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 ZADAiken, Zora.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.129 AIKLipson, Michelle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.478 LIPLipton, James.
Summary: A behind-the-scenes tour of the making of the television show "Inside the Actors Studio" describes the host and author's experiences during noteworthy interviews, including Christopher Reeve's first appearance after his accident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2007