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Body image Body image in adolescence Dwellings Maintenance and repair Amateurs' manuals Hemingway, Ernest 1899-1961 Identity (Psychology) in adolescence Physical education and training Psychological aspects Repairing Amateurs' manuals Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 Self-perception in adolescence Teenage boys PsychologySummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1985, two young British friends travelled to a remote corner of Peru. Ambitious mountaineers, their aim was to conquer the unclimbed west face of a notorious 21,000 ft. peak "Siula Grande". Their story has become part of mountaineering legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TOUCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TOUMackay, Harvey.
Summary: Drawing on the experiences of such celebrities as Joe Torre, Donald Trump, and Billy Jean King, the author discusses how to cope with the trauma of being fired and how to use the dismissal as an opportunity for empowerment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 MACMackay, Harvey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 MACKSummary: A biography of American author Ernest Hemingway, visiting places important to his life and work, sharing memories of friends and relatives, and excerpts from his letters and writings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Video 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ERNSummary: "The Kresge Eminent Artist Award celebrates an exceptonal artist in the visual, performing or literary arts for lifelong professional achievements and dedication to metropolitan Detroit's cultural community. Marie Woo is the 2020 Kresge Eminent Artist. This monograph celebrates her life and work."
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Kresge Foundation 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700.92 CHRMackay, Harvey.
Summary: Mackay shows readers how to prepare for the job search so they won't find themselves unemployed without a clue where to go next. Drawing on real-life stories of people who have transformed their lives by finding the right career, he shows how to: rebuild your personal confidence in the face of rejection, create a daily "recovery program" and job search, take advantage of the way firms and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 MACKuh, Patric
Summary: "An award-winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine and a former restaurant cook profiles the major figures in the so-called artisanal food movement who brought exceptional taste back to food and inspired chefs and restaurateurs to redefine and rethink the way we eat,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 KUHMarken, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.41 MARSummary: Episode 1. Heaven and earth: "Ever since the ancient Babylonians began sketching maps on clay tablets, religion and myth have shaped humanity's view of the world. The Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese, and medieval Christians created their own pictures of this earth--and what lies beyond."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHABieschke, Marke
Summary: "Prominently featured photos, artwork, and other visual elements will guide young adult readers through this lively, informative exploration of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 303.48 BIEMarken, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2002
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Contents: Braid -- Fray -- Nub.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MACMackey, Sandra
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.05 MACKMarker, Chris
Summary: In Paris after World War III, a few survivors research time travel hoping to send someone to the past to help their situation; the meditations of a world traveler on various world-wide locations are narrated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JETMarkel, Michelle
Summary: Quick! If you don't move fast, you're going to miss him -- there he goes-- Randolph Caldecott, future famous illustrator. His sketchbook is full of hurly-burly; wild weather, frisky animals and people so sprightly they can barely hold on to the pages. But in the 1850s, there are no children's books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CALSummary: Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STERichardson, Patric
Summary: This follow-up to the best-selling Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore extends the concept of infusing joy into the everyday tasks of maintaining your entire home, with design tips and ideas for DIY projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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Summary: "Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.43 SVEMarkel, Michelle.
Summary: An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J331.892 MARMarkel, Howard
Summary: "John Harvey Kellogg was one of America's most beloved physicians; a best-selling author, lecturer, and health-magazine publisher; founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium; and patron saint of the pursuit of wellness. His youngest brother, Will, was the founder of the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which revolutionized the mass production of food and what we eat for breakfast. In The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B KELLOGGS MARMarkel, Michelle.
Summary: A child's biography of French artist Henri Rousseau, who spent his life as a toll collector, but created unheralded masterpieces in his spare time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROUMackey, Lance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zorro Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MACKEY, LANCE MACMackey, Sandra
Summary: Chronicles the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a primitive Bedouin realm in the desert to a complex and contradictory world power, describing the reality of the kingdom's present and analyzing the forces that will shape its future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2002