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81) Little weirds
Author
Language
English
Description
"To see the world through Jenny Slate's eyes is to see it as though for the first time, shimmering with strangeness and possibility. As she will remind you, we live on an ancient ball that rotates around a bigger ball made up of lights and gasses that are science gasses, not farts (don't be immature). Heartbreak, confusion, and misogyny stalk this blue-green sphere, yes, but it is also a place of wild delight and unconstrained vitality, a place where...
Author
Publisher
Make Believe Ideas Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"You must never touch a snake ... except in this book! The animals love to clown around, so don't throw them off balance! Join the fun in this rhyming book, and enjoy touching all of the bumpy creatures ... if you dare!"--Back cover
83) Who asked you?
Author
Language
English
Description
"Trinetta leaves her two young sons with her mother, Betty Jean, and promptly disappears. BJ...already has her hands full dealing with her other adult children, two opinionated sisters, an ill husband, and her own postponed dreams--all while holding down a job as a hotel maid. Her son Dexter is about to be paroled from prison; Quentin, the family success, can't be bothered to lend a hand; and taking care of two lively grandsons is the last thing BJ...
Author
Series
Girl of the year. 2020: Joss volume 1
Girl of the year 2020 volume 2
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Girl of the year 2020 volume 2
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Joss Kendrick is always looking for new ways to soar. So when her cheer team needs a new flyer, she can't wait to step up (literally). Her high-flying skills on her surfboard and skateboard make her a natural for the role. But when her skateboarding act at the talent show turns into a total catastrophe--make that a dog-tastrophe--Joss loses her confidence all around, even at the cheer gym. A big cheer competition is coming up fast, though, and her...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A fun and fact-filled introduction to the dismissed Black art masters and models who shook up the world. Elegant. Refined. Exclusionary. Interrupted. The foundations of the fine art world are shaking. Beyoncé and Jay-Z break the internet by blending modern Black culture with fine art in their iconic music video filmed in the Louvre. Kehinde Wiley powerfully subverts European masterworks. Calls resonate for diversity in museums and the resignations...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services is a fixture in San Francisco at the dawn of a new century. While the future is unclear, Sabina and John know one thing for certain; they will protect their clients from flimflammers, thieves, and murderers, and do whatever it takes to run these dregs of society into the arms of the law. Sometimes, that requires a subtle touch. Professor A. Vargas, self-styled medium extraordinaire, and his...
89) The Bodyguard
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1992
Language
English
Description
In her spectacular film debut, Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, hear her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer (Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love.
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history of our planet, the more astonishing the story of our existence becomes. The number and complexity of the astronomical, geological, chemical, and biological features recognized as essential to human existence have expanded explosively...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A practical guide for handling life's financial emergencies for the cash-strapped, the meticulous budgeter, and everyone in between. What do a layoff, a medical emergency, a broken appliance, and a natural disaster have in common? Each scenario has the potential to upend your personal finances, no matter your financial situation. Money can be an intense source of stress, especially when you suddenly don't have enough of it. This handy and accessible...
94) Time after time
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a clear December morning in 1937, at the famous gold clock in Grand Central Terminal, Joe Reynolds, a hardworking railroad man from Queens, meets a vibrant young woman who seems mysteriously out of place. Nora Lansing is a Manhattan socialite whose flapper clothing, pearl earrings, and talk of the Roaring Twenties don't seem to match the bleak mood of Depression-era New York. Captivated by Nora from her first electric touch, Joe despairs when...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Renowned fake conservative pundit Stephen Colbert may have coined the word truthiness, but it's Greg Gutfeld, real conservative political pundit and host of the Fox News Channel's Red Eye, who has made a name for himself by unabashedly pronouncing the actual uncomfortable truthiness of life that is sure to shock the P.C. THE BIBLE OF UNSPEAKABLE TRUTHS is packed full of his most aggressive (and hilarious) rants, with each chapter devoted to a single...
Author
Publisher
Severn House Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A daughter sets out to discover the truth about her mother's death in this absorbing novel of psychological suspense. Eden Radley had a strained relationship with her mother ever since Tara deserted the family nine years before to run off with her much younger lover. But when she's told that her mother has killed herself and her severely disabled young son, Eden's half-brother, Eden is ridden with guilt. Her mother had tried to get in touch with her...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to essayist Kimberly Harrington's poetic and funny world of motherhood, womanhood, and humanhood--not necessarily in that order. It's a place of loud parenting, fierce loving, too much social media, and occasional inner monologues where timeless debates are resolved such as Pro/Con: Caving to PTO Bake Sale Pressure ("PRO: Skim the crappiest brownies for myself. CON: They're really crappy."). With accessibility and wit, she captures the emotions...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When your Internet cable leaves your living room, where does it go? Almost everything about our day-to-day lives--and the broader scheme of human culture--can be found on the Internet. But what is it physically? And where is it really? Our mental map of the network is as blank as the map of the ocean that Columbus carried on his first Atlantic voyage. The Internet, its material nuts and bolts, is an unexplored territory. Until now. In Tubes, journalist...
100) Pokémon: 16,Totodile
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2008
Language
日本語
Description
Selected episodes of Pokémon featuring Totodile.