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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delightful stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the everyday miracles Christmas brings"--
"Evergreen Love by Amy Clipston: Ryan Lapp had promised to marry Lorene Bontrager as soon as he was able to build them a house, but the day never came. Ryan moved away. Five years later, Lorene has settled in to her old maid role, and she's shocked when her younger sister announces her quick engagement...
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Series
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From hatemongering tactics in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race, to the increasing number of mass shootings, to excessive police violence, evidence that America is at war with itself is everywhere around us. The question is not whether or not it's happening, but how to understand what's driving the crisis and how to prevent conditions from getting worse. In this insightful book, Henry A. Giroux offers a far-reaching critique of the economic...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From "one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere" (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)-the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power Drug overdoses now kill more Americans annually than guns, cars or breast cancer. But we have tried to solve this national crisis with policies that only made matters worse. In the name of "sending the right message," we have maximized the spread of...
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"OutWrite: The Speeches that Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture gathers twenty-seven speeches from the eight national OutWrite conferences held between 1990 and 1999. OutWrite conferences played a crucial role in defining, expanding, and amplifying LGBTQ literary culture by bringing together LGBTQ writers of the 1990s in raucous events highlighted by keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and workshops coupled late nights of drinking, dancing, hook ups,...
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of poems written by Sarah Ruhl"--
"An award-winning, multi-genre writer grapples with the pandemic, death of George Floyd, and other crises of our times in gnomic poems written from inside the purgatory (and sudden revelations) of quarantine."--Amazon.com.
967) Rafi y Rosi
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Two tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, learn about the plants and animals of Puerto Rico together.
"In this chapter book series, Rafi and his younger sister, Rosi, explore their surroundings and learn about the traditions, plants, animals, and environment of Puerto Rico. Young readers will enjoy the adventures of these curious siblings and will relate to their special bond as brother and sister. An added plus is that books...
968) Fighter
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Follows Arnost Lustig and Jan Wiener, survivors of Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia now living in America, as they travel back to their old home and relive the memories of the past, the war and at times, push the limits of their friendship.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Malachi 'Mal' July has run into trouble in the past. With a reputation as a player, he's now a recovering alcoholic and has made progress in redeeming himself in the eyes of his family and the citizens of Henry Adams, Kansas. He's not only turned his diner into a profitable business, but also mentors the town's foster kids. And he's even staying true to one woman, Bernadine Brown. But all it takes is a moment of pride to blind Mal to his blessings,...
970) Tanya: poems
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The award-winning poet weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the ongoing mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss. In this powerful gathering of poems about her own "influencers," as well as poems on Dadaist artist Meret Oppenheim and the young choreographer Lauren Lovette, Brenda Shaughnessy dwells in memories of the women who set her on her artistic path....
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (Trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
From Wisconsin to Washington, DC, the claims are made: unions are responsible for budget deficits, and their members are overpaid and enjoy cushy benefits. The only way to save the American economy, pundits claim, is to weaken the labor movement, strip workers of collective bargaining rights, and champion private industry. In ""They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions, "labor leader Bill Fletcher Jr. makes sense of this debate as...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The founder of global baby brand aden + anais reveals how she built a $100 million business from her kitchen table. Raegan Moya-Jones never thought of herself as an entrepreneur. She was a wife, a mother, and a full-time corporate cog in her thirties. But she was sick and tired of her micromanaging boss, so she quietly started a company in the wee hours of the morning while her daughters were asleep. She finally quit her 9-5 when her side hustle,...
978) En plena noche
Author
Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
¿Puede una noche marcar el destino de todos los que la vivieron? Han pasado más de veinte años desde que Diego Letamendia, estrella del rock en declive, actuó por última vez en su pueblo natal, Illumbe. Esa fue la noche del final de su banda y su grupo de amigos, y también la de la desaparición de Lorea, su novia. La policía nunca logró esclarecer lo ocurrido con la chica, que fue vista saliendo a toda prisa de la sala de conciertos, como...
979) The end of time
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A spell-binding cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Peter Mettler that explores our perception of time. Working at the limits of what can easily be expressed Mettler finds miraculous unity in seemingly random things and dares to dream the movie of the future.