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"It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. Though not for a lack of trying. Over the years they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
[Larger print edition].
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"For years nurse and grief counselor Christie Bates has been teaching her patients to confront their fears, express themselves and trust in hope. But as her feelings for cancer survivor Eli Roberts and his two children grow, can she overcome her own fear and love a man who lives every day with the possibility of recurring illness? Tackling cancer and single parenthood simultaneously has turned Eli into a devout realist. Which is why he finds Christie's...
3) Silver alert
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of an elderly man who, rather than give up his independence, heads off on a joyride with a new young friend"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
160 pages.
Language
English
Description
"Adapted for young readers from his adult memoir, Just Don't Fall is the the hilarious true story about Josh Sundquist's battle with childhood cancer and how he worked his way to making the United States paralympic ski team"--
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Laurel Braitman spent her childhood learning how to outfish grown men, keep bees, and fix carburetors from her larger-than-life dad. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, he went to spectacular lengths to teach her the skills she’d need to survive without him. But by her mid-thirties she is a ship about to splinter on the rocks, exhausted by running from her own bad feelings. We follow as Laurel changes course, navigating multiple wildernesses—from...
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Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Award-winning actresses and mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are the kind of women who draw strength from their lifelong friendships with other women, and most of all, from each other. Ever since Laura was born, the two have leaned on each other through the trials of everyday life and the tribulations that come with even the most storied Hollywood careers. They were always close, but when Diane developed a sudden illness, their relationship...
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American Edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A story about sisters. A story about love. A story about how it feels when someone close to you is diagnosed with a serious illness. A book to help name and explore the complicated feelings borne of heartbreaking situations." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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The definitive history of the work being carried out by Michael Milken and the Milken Institute to accelerate medical breakthroughs and lead humanity into the 21st century of medicine, providing an inspirational and hopeful road map for the future of the field.
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Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
KILLER”: Jack Queen has been exonerated and freed from prison thanks to retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower. But when guilt gnaws at Jack, he admits: “I actually did it.” To which Hightower responds: “Yeah, no kidding.” You see, the ex-cop has a special job in mind for the ex-con…
THE GIRL DETECTIVE: Fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty has been handed a potential death sentence in the form of a leukemia diagnosis. But that’s not going...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family has financial security and he some salvation, Ulysses S. Grant, riddled with cancer, journeys back in time to the crucial moments of his life as a general and twice-elected president as he reckons with his complicated legacy.
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Series
Faithgirlz! volume Sophie 3
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Sophie LaCroix, a creative soul with a desire to become a great film director someday, and she definitely has a flair for drama! Her overactive imagination frequently lands her in trouble, but her faith and friends always save the day. This bindup includes two-books-in-one. Sophie's First Dance: Sophie and her friends, the Corn Flakes, are in a tizzy over the end-of-school dance -- especially when invitations start coming -- from boys! Will the...
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Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (7 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning actresses and mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are the kind of women who draw strength from their lifelong friendships with other women, and most of all, from each other. Ever since Laura was born, the two have leaned on each other through the trials of everyday life and the tribulations that come with even the most storied Hollywood careers. They were always close, but when Diane developed a sudden illness, their relationship...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
x, 419 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two women, one living in present day Massachusetts and another in Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House soon after the Civil War, overcome their own personal demons and search for a place to belong ... 2001. Abandoned by her own family, Taylor is determined not to mess up her chance at joining the home of her best friend, Victoria Bennett. But despite attending summer camp at Louisa May Alcott's historic Orchard House with Victoria and sharing dreams...