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Author
Publisher
Button Poetry, Exploding Pinecone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performance poets of all time, whose poem Explaining My Depression to My Mother has become a cultural phenomenon with over 5,000,000 views. Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Benaim's wit, empathy, and gift for language...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science correspondent: intimate essays about the intersection of science and everyday life"--
"An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science correspondent: intimate essays about the intersection of science and everyday life. In her career as a science reporter, Nell Greenfieldboyce has reported from inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room of a particle collider; she’s...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet the intelligent insects, marvelous minibeasts, and inspirational invertebrates that help shape our planet-and discover how you can help them help us by rebugging your attitude today! Remember when there were bugs on your windshield? Ever wonder where they went? We need to act now if we are to help the insects survive. Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Attenborough, and Elizabeth Kolbert are but a few voices championing the rewilding of our world. Rebugging...
2564) Millie
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A street dog named Millie and a young girl, who are both dealing with abandonment issues, give trust and belonging a second chance.
''From the author of Stella--nominated for fourteen Best Book of the Year state awards--this heartwarming story is about a street dog named Millie and a young girl who are both dealing with abandonment issues and must give trust and belonging a second chance. Millie is a feisty border terrier who lives on the streets...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate--and unexpected--guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing--yes, cats who love water. When animal writer and active hiker Laura Moss couldn't find an online resource for hitting the trail with her cat, she created one. AdventureCats.org...
2566) Bendita histeria
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Una guía innovadora para todas las mujeres que demuestra cómo los cambios de humor inherentes a la feminidad son una fortaleza, no una debilidad. Desde una edad temprana a las mujeres nos enseñan que nuestros cambios amicos son un problema; que para conseguir el éxito en la vida debemos tenerlo todo bajo control y reprimir los cambios de humor. Pero nuestro cuerpo es más sabio de lo que nos imaginamos y, si aprendemos a aprovechar estos cambios,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of "Bringing up Bebe" and "French Toast," Cathy Yandell's "The French Art of Living Well" is a delightful look at French culture, from literature to cuisine to humor and more, showing how the French have captured that magic elixir knownas joie de vivre. What is joie de vivre, and why is it a fundamentally French concept? In search of those ineffable qualities that make up the joy of living, this lively book takes readers on a voyage...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Long celebrated as a modern master of graphic literature, David Small has elicited in his work comparisons to Stan Lee and even Alfred Hitchcock. His internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches, told the story of a childhood in disarray. Werewolf at Dusk, appearing nearly fifteen years later, turned its attention to the twilight of life and to aging, gracefully or otherwise. Eerily striking and mesmerizing, the three stories in this collection...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
"We rely on willpower to create change in our lives but what if we're thinking about it all wrong? In Willpower Doesn't Work, Benjamin Hardy explains that willpower is nothing more than a dangerous fad-one that is bound to lead to failure. Instead of 'white-knuckling' your way to change, you need to instead alter your surroundings to support your goals. This book shows you how. The world around us is fast-paced, confusing, and full of distractions....
2571) Of literature and lattes
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"In the small town of Winsome, Illinois, two people discover the confusing, complex, and beautiful nature of friendship"--
"Return to the cozy and delightful town of Winsome, where two people discover the grace of letting go and the joy found in unexpected change. After fleeing her hometown three years earlier, Alyssa Harrison never planned to return. Then the Silicon Valley start-up she worked for collapsed and turned her world upside down. She...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Susan Schwake's Art Lab for Kids is a well-thought-out guide, making it easy to introduce art into children's lives. Simple, clear explanations of technique, combined with inspiration from established artists, will enable children to feel successful and encouraged to explore art as a form of expression." - Rebecca Emberley, best-selling children's book author and illustrator. "Art Lab for Kids will make a valuable contribution to the literature of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
''Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece! As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years, later, Luffy sets off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world... Luffy's navigator, Nami, has been working...
2574) Almost brown: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning writer retraces her dysfunctional, biracial, globe-trotting family's journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household. Charlotte Gill's father is Indian. Her mother is English. They meet in 1960's London when the world is not quite ready for interracial love. Their union, a revolutionary act, results in a total meltdown of familial relations, a...
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