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Lumby on the Air

Gail Fraser - Center Point Pub
Format: Large Print

When Pam and Mark Walker host a family reunion in Lumby to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, trouble develops when Mark's talk show host brother-in-law disparages small town life on-air while broadcasting from the Montis Inn. (General fiction) . Simultaneous.
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The new social story book

Carol Gray - Future Horizons
Format: Print book

Since the early 90s, Carol Gray's world-famous Social Stories have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders. This 15th Anniversary Edition of her best-selling book offers ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years, and new sections added...
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The Origin of Others

TONI MORRISON - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover

America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct...
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On Being and Becoming: An Existentialist Approach to Life

Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei
Format: Hardcover

While existentialism has long been associated with Parisian Left Bank philosophers sipping cocktails in smoke-filled cafs, or with a brooding, angst-filled outlook on life, Gosetti-Ferencei shows how vital and heterogeneous the movement really was.In this concise, accessible book, Gosetti-Ferencei...
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Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

Angus Fletcher
Format: Hardcover


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The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

Gavin Edwards - Random House
Format: Print book

"Reading The Tao of Bill Murray is like spending time with Bill, but probably safer." - Danny Rubin, screenwriter of Groundhog DayThis collection of the most epic, hilarious, and strange Bill Murray stories, many of which have never before been reported, spotlights...
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Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941

STEPHEN KOTKIN - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin has written the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror to the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history In 1929, Joseph Stalin, having already achieved dictatorial power...
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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Oprah Winfrey - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

Through deeply personal conversation, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood influences the people we become.  They challenge us to shift from focusing on, "What's wrong with you?" or "Why are you behaving that way?," to asking,...
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Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp

JOHN MEDINA - Pear Press
Format: Hardcover

How come I can never find my keys? Why don?t I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts?and...
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