Summary: Henry Kent meets writer Daisy Langrish and offers to take care of her overgrown garden. The relationship develops but Mr. Kent is fooling no one but Daisy!
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Video 2006
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER FALGray, Spalding
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.54 GRAErnaux, Annie
Summary: "Getting Lost is the diary Annie Ernaux kept during the year and a half she had a secret love affair with a younger, married man, a Russian diplomat. Her novel, Simple Passion, was based on this affair, but here her writing is immediate, unfiltered. In these diaries it is 1989 and Annie is divorced with two grown sons, living outside of Paris and nearing fifty. Her lover escapes the city to see...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERNAUX, ANNIE ERNCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ERNAUX ERNSummary: Provides a portrait of life in Celtic Ireland, from A.D. 400 to 1200, through an examination of legends, ancient texts, artifacts, art, and architecture of the time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 941.501 WHAMann, Thomas
Summary: A story about a writer of world renown and his slow spiral to a degrading sensuality and eventual death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [CreateSpace] 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 438.4 FIC MANThomas, R. Eric
Summary: "The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home. After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life. Or,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.603 THOFreedman, Russell
Summary: A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 FRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J979.4 FRESomers, Suzanne
Summary: Explains how to take charge of the aging process, introducing a medically proven approach designed to restore vigor, sexual desire, and creative thinking, while enhancing the body's natural defenses against age-related ailments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.175 SOMGold, Alison Leslie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.734 GOLMortensen, Lori
Summary: Describes Angel Island Immigration Station and why it is a symbol of hope and struggle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MORElish, Dan
Summary: On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the raid that captured bin Laden to life. Kids will feel as though they are in the room with President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the others in the cabinet who called for and monitored the raid. Primary source quotations make the event feel immediate, and photographs by the White House...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 958.104 ELIParkin, Simon
Summary: "Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's midnight roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England via the Kindertransport train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. Peter's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 PARCox, Tracey
Summary: "Internationally renowned sex expert and author busts the myths about sex and aging and celebrates a new era of sexuality for older women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Prism 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harrington Park Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 VALSummary: Planet of the apes: Taylor, an astronaut whose ship lands on a planet where intelligent primates hunt primitive humans for sport, must depend of the kindness of two chimpanzee scientists in order to escape to the Forbidden Zone.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014
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Summary: A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 812.6 SCHCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Word SchlitzKatz, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 KATSummary: As metabolism begins to slow in our 50's, regular aerobic exercise helps combat weight creep, increase energy and relieve stress. It's not just about looking good anymore. It's about feeling good and having fun! A complete aerobic workout that includes insights into the importance of aerobic training in your 50's; exercise tips for achieving maximum results; 30-minute core routine; 10-minutes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 KEEBulik, Cynthia M.
Summary: Explores the nature of midlife eating disorders, looking at why they develop, how their unique challenges set them apart from those that occur earlier in life, and the path to recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8526 BULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind BulikBarnes, Julian
Summary: Door een onverwachte erfenis wordt een middelbare man geconfronteerd met zijn niet altijd flatteuze verleden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anagrama 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FICTION BARObmascik, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 OBMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Stacks, Call number: 796.522 OBMCohen, Gene D.
Summary: Discusses the findings of current research which demonstate that experience and reduced effects of emotion can result in the older brain being more creative and more efficient in certain intellectual tasks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.6713 COHKravitz, Lee.
Summary: A workaholic former editor of "Parade" magazine traces his midlife effort to reconnect with others while attending to the loose ends in his life for a year, sharing ten transformational journeys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KRAVITZ, LEE KRASummary: From firming and shaping the entire body to building cardio strength to advanced relaxation techniques, this series shows how to use yoga to help tone and firm your whole body and achieve total fitness. Useful for both beginners and advanced users.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DPTV Media 2009