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Author
Publisher
Random House Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Zuhour, an Omani student at a British university, is caught between the past and the present. As she attempts to form friendships and assimilate in Britain, she can’t help but ruminate on the relationships that have been central to her life. Most prominent is her strong emotional bond with Bint Amir, a woman she always thought of as her grandmother, who passed away just after Zuhour left the Arabian Peninsula.
As the historical narrative of Bint...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Dubbed a voice of her generation, poet and writer Morgan Parker has spent much of her adulthood in therapy, trying to square the resonance of her writing with the alienation she feels in nearly every aspect of life, from her lifelong singleness to a battle with depression. She traces this loneliness to an inability to feel truly safe with others and a historic hyperawareness stemming from the effects of slavery.
In a collection of essays as intimate...
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First North American Edition.
Physical Desc
314 p.
Language
English
Description
In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty of insights into the fascinating processes of death, and a sober, compassionate understanding of its inescapable presence in our existence, all leavened with her wicked sense of humor.
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 286 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Based on the New York Times series, About Us captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. Speaking The authors in About Us offer intimate stories of how they navigate a world not built for them.... the stories here reveal the range of responses, and the variety of consequences, to being labeled as "disabled" by the broader public."
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages.
Language
English
Description
Do you have a friend or classmate with a disability? You might be wondering what life is like for them. The Understand Disabilities series is a good place to start! Learn about dyslexia and other disabilities that affect kids. Find out what challenges and strengths these disabilities present in school, friendships, and more. And discover how you can be a good friend or classmate to someone with a disability.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
An urgent yet hopeful analysis of the surge in dehumanization, and how we can reverse it. The unprecedented access to other humans that technology provides has ironically freed us from engaging with them. Thanks to social media, we can know a campaigning politician's platform; an avid traveler's restaurant recommendations; and the daily emotional fluctuations of our friends without ever even picking up the phone. According to social psychologist Adam...
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In The Furies, Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
12) I'm New Here
Author
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Maria is from Guatemala, Jin is from Korea, and Fatima is from Somalia. All three are new to their American elementary school, and each has trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity. Young readers from all backgrounds...
13) The false friend
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 CDs (6 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celia and Djuna ruled their clique of friends with dual iron fists. But when Djuna disappeared while the duo was walking home together, Celia buried the terrible truth of that day deep down inside. Now, twenty years later, Celia is unable to consciously keep her secret any longer. Despite her success, her personal life has fallen stagnant, and, buried under the weight of her awful past, Celia returns to her hometown to confess her sins.
Publisher
Baker Academic
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
812 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive handbook answers questions Christians might raise about religions not their own by presenting a Christian perspective on religion and its many manifestations around the world.
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Combining topics such as crime, death, and life inside prison, an award-winning journalist, writing with humanity, empathy and insight, and gaining unprecedented access, traces the interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to visit them"--
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr., 31 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four extra-terrestrials suddenly materialize in the college town of Rutherford, Ohio. Disguised as humans, they name themselves the Solomons. On the surface, this family functions as normal as possible, but underneath they are out of sync with every person on the planet. Their mission from The Big Giant Head is to study this confusing planet and its confounding inhabitants while trying to gain acceptance on Earth. The complete, uncut original broadcast...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection
Don’t miss the five-part Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart!
“True...
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“True...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, these speeches by David McCullough remind listeners who they are as a people and what they stand for, to help them find their way forward.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
469 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spanning native religions and their attempted extermination, African traditions that survived the Atlantic transit, and homegrown heresies that bloomed on the frontier, these powerful stories from the outskirts of the American narrative form a rich and compelling new view of the people who forged a nation in One Nation, Under Gods.
20) The Pack
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Attending a boarding school for girls with animal powers, new girl Sadie joins the Pack-a group of 'it' girls-and is consumed by social drama until someone starts to threaten them in an attempt to tear the Pack apart"--