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1) A bubble
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The artist and musician Geneviève Castrée's last work-an expression of love, meant to last longer than words. Drawn near the end of her life, surrounded by the nature and calm of Anacortes, Washington, Geneviève Castrée drew one final gift for her two-year-old daughter, the stunning board book A Bubble. Leaving behind a last note for a young child is an incomprehensible task; Castrée responds with grace and subtlety. Using precise, exquisite...
Author
Publisher
Cosimo Classics
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
The burden of Europe's private debt to this country is now greater than the burden of her war debt; and the war debt, with arrears of interest, is greater than it was the day the peace was signed. And it is not Europe alone. Debt was the economic terror of the world when the war ended. How to pay it was the colossal problem. -from "Cosmology of the Bubble" The names of the players are different, but these cautionary essays about massive national debt-written...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this pressing book, you'll learn not only why a collapse is imminent, but how to identify bubbles and tune in to the cycles driving that drive booms and busts. Practical, accessible, and illuminating, The Sale of a Lifetime will protect you from the tough challenges ahead and help you cash in on the unique opportunities of the next few years. At stake is nothing less than your entire financial future."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mother and teen duo Monica and Asha Mehta work together to answer your most pressing questions. Forget the penis-in-vagina basics - this is a queer friendly guide that'll have you rethinking the very definition of sex. Combining expert advice with the personal experiences of teens all over the world, prepare to plunge into the topics they don't cover in sex ed. Masturbation, pornography, fetishes - if you're not afraid to ask, they're not afraid to...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the last several decades, the United States has undergone one of the most radical social and economic transformations in its history: Finance has become America's dominant industry, while manufacturing has nearly disappeared. The financial sector has become increasingly criminalized, with widespread fraud going completely unpunished. Federal tax collections are at their lowest level in sixty years, with the wealthy enjoying the greatest tax reductions....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of the big bang theory while considering the myriad beliefs about what may have compelled it, providing coverage of such topics as creation myths, the discovery of other galaxies, and ongoing debates about black holes.
Author
Publisher
Topix Media Lab
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Smithsonian 10-Minute Science Experiments gives curious young readers dozens of colorful, exciting projects designed to teach them about the basics of science, physics and chemistry. Theyll learn about critical thinking, how to conduct an experiment, and how to measure results, all while enjoying themselves in a screen-free setting."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a haze of vape smoke on a rare windy night in LA in the fall of 2016, Chelsea Handler daydreams about what life will be like with a woman in the White House. And then, Donald Trump happens. In a torpor of despair, she decides that she's had enough of the privileged bubble she's lived in--a bubble within a bubble--and that it's time to make some changes, both in her personal life and in the world at large. At home, she embarks on a 'Year of Self-Sufficiency'--learning...
12) The crash course: an honest approach to facing the future of our economy, energy, and environment
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Energy crises. Financial market chaos. War. Climate instability. Crop failures and food shortages. Supply chain disruptions. Covid. These hot topics are an overwhelming soup of problems and predicaments. There are more to come. How do we make sense of them and what can we do to become more resilient? The Crash Course 2.0 provides a framework for understanding how all of these things are actually interconnected and, because of this, is both explanatory...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving himself a man through the all-night revel of J'Ouvert...
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 05
Language
English
Description
"A.J. is turning nine! So he's inviting all his family, friends, and favorite teachers over for a backyard birthday bash. His parents even hire a popular party planner, Mr. Marty. But what happens when Mr. Marty accidentally orders rival clowns, a bubble blower, and even a singing cowboy to entertain guests? This will be one weird party!"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
USA Todaybestselling author Susannah B. Lewis (creator ofWhoa! Susannah) is back with another hilarious take on what so many people are thinking but are afraid to say aloud. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah B. Lewis's hysterical, take-no-prisoners rants about her pet peeves in everyday life. Now, inHow May I Offend You Today', Lewis turns her trademark humor to ordinary events that work her nerves--from people who wear t-shirts with...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A modern American epic set against the panorama of contemporary politics and culture--a hurtling, page-turning mystery that is equal parts The Great Gatsby and The Bonfire of the Vanities On the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, an enigmatic billionaire from foreign shores takes up residence in the architectural jewel of "the Gardens," a cloistered community in New York's Greenwich Village. The neighborhood is a bubble within a bubble, and the...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An exquisitely written, comprehensive biography of Chester A. Arthur, our virtually forgotten 21st president, who unexpectedly occupied the nation's highest office and surprised everyone with his moral character and reformist policies"--Provided by publisher.
"When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only...
18) Rescue me
Author
Language
English
Description
She's 33, unmarried, and stuffed into a Bubble Yum-pink bridesmaid dress. And the whole town wants to fix her up with anyone with a dental plan. Who's going to rescue Sadie Hallowell now? Tired of never being able to live up to her wealthy rancher father's-or the town's-expectations, Sadie Hollowell leaves tiny Lovett, TX, heads west, and carves out a footloose, happily single life selling real estate. Fifteen years later, still blissfully rootless...
19) RIBSY
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Series
Language
English
Description
Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures.