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Sports for fun and fitnessTymony, Cy.
Summary: Using basic elements of science, gives easy-to-follow instructions on sneaky magic tricks and projects, including detecting counterfeit money, making a boomerang, and creating invisible ink.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793 TYMTymony, Cy.
Summary: Using basic elements of science, gives easy-to-follow instructions on sneaky magic tricks and projects, including creating a periscope, making invisible ink, and crafting a compass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793 TYMTough, Paul
Summary: "The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 TOUTough, Paul
Summary: Challenges conventional views about standardized testing to argue that success is more determined by self-discipline, and describes the work of pioneering researchers and educators who have enabled effective new teaching methods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.21 TOU1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 TOU
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 372.2109 TOUPrice, Taff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blandford 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 688.791 PRICasciotta, CJ
Summary: "Casciotta outlines nine beatitudes for living in this unrivaled age, charting a new path forward for those tired of feeling like their devices own them and their loved ones, and helps rewrite the narrative for anyone concerned about where this is all heading"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books 2023
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Summary: "Year after year, readers pulled me aside at events and said, "I've never had a problem starting. I've started a million things, but I never finish them. Why can't I finish? According to studies, 92 percent of New Year's resolutions fail. You've practically got a better shot at getting into Juilliard to become a ballerina than you do at finishing your goals. For years, I thought my problem was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2017
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Summary: "Gymnastics requires balance, patience, flexibility, and coordination. From floor routines to balance beams, from pommel horses to uneven bars and the vault, this easy-to-follow guide explores every aspect of gymnastics so readers can begin their own journeys into the sport. How does teamwork work for gymnasts? How can gymnasts stay healthy and safe while pushing their bodies to their limits?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.44 SCHSeidule, Ty
Summary: "In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy-and explores why some of this country's oldest wounds have never healed. Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 SEICoy, John
Summary: Discover the true story of how James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.323 COYHuff, Mickey
Summary: The annual yearbook from Project Censored features the year's most underreported news stories, striving to unmask censorship, self-censorship, and propaganda in corporate-controlled media outlets. Censored 2016 features the top-25 most underreported stories, as voted by scholars, journalists, and activists across the country and around the world, as well as chapters exploring timely issues from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 CENTashiro, Ty.
Summary: Tashiro, a relationship expert for Discovery's Fit & Health channel, considers how employing scientific principles in a search for a mate could yield success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 TASWolff, Colette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.2 WOLWolff, Leon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.433 WOLGoff, Sissy
Summary: "As a parent, you can use certain strategies to help your elementary-aged daughter when she struggles with worry and anxiety. But it is also important that she learn how to work through her emotions on her own. This illustrated guide--created for girls ages 6 to 11, the stage when anxiety issues often surface--will help your daughter see how brave, strong, and smart God made her. Through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 248 GOFGoff, Sissy
Summary: It's surprising to find a girl who doesn't struggle with anxiety and worry- either in short episodes or for longer periods. For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls. In this book, veteran counselor Sissy Goff shares how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter. Addressing common age-specific issues, Goff gives you the tools to help you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 GOFAcuff, Jonathan M.
Summary: Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into five predictable stages: Learning, Editing, Mastering, Harvesting, and Guiding. While none of the stages can be skipped, they can be shortened and accelerated. There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lampo Press 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 650.1 ACUGoff, Sissy
Summary: As a parent, you can use certain strategies to help your teenage daughter when she struggles with worry and anxiety. But it is also important that she learns how to work through her emotions on her own, especially as she approaches adulthood. This guide--created for girls ages 13 to 18--will help your daughter understand anxiety's roots and why her brain is often working against her when she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 248.8 GOFGoff, Sissy
Summary: "This is a parenting book to help parents live in confidence so their kids can too"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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Summary: "A business journalist sets out to write about why our addiction to the quantification of everything wreaks havoc on society and Self, but as the pandemic gains momentum, he's confronted by the source of his own addictions-formerly to alcohol, more recently to certainty-eventually finding peace of mind, renewed creativity, and deepened relationships by pursuing habits and hobbies that bring joy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 MCDGoff, Bob
Summary: Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff reassures readers that they can harness today's distractions, follow Jesus' example, and find focus, purpose, and joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 GOFMontgomery, Sy
Summary: "This tribute to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet (turtles) speaks to the diversity and wisdom of these long-lived reptiles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023