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Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The beloved spiritual teacher builds on the message of his enduring New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements with this profound guide that takes us deeper into the tradition of Toltec wisdom, helping us find and use the hidden power within us to achieve our fullest lives. In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz introduced seekers on the path to enlightenment to the tenets of Mesoamerican spiritual culture--the ancient Toltec....
Author
Publisher
DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the stories of explorers -- the most ancient to the modern day -- from the deepest depths of the ocean to the highest mountains in the world. In this book you'll find true stories about Marco Polo's Silk Road, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest, and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon, and much more. Learn all about the explorers who discovered the unknown and made the world the place we know today"--Provided...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again."--James Baldwin. We live, according to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., in the after times, when the promise of Black Lives Matter and the attempt to achieve a new America have been challenged by the election of Donald Trump, a racist president whose victory represents yet another failure of America to face the lies it tells itself about...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Before Odom landed the role Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, he put in years of hard work as a singer and an actor. Now he asks the questions that will help you unlock your true potential and achieve your goals even when they seem impossible. What work did you put in today that will help you improve tomorrow? How do you surround yourself with people who will care about your dreams as much as you do? How do you know when to play it safe...
Author
Publisher
iUniverse
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
""Under The Trestle" is the true story of the most compelling murder case in Virginia history. In 1980, beautiful Gina Renee Hall, a Radford University freshman, went to a Virginia Tech nightclub on a Saturday night. She was never seen again. Her abandoned car was found parked beneath a railroad trestle bridging the New River, with blood in the trunk. The investigation led police to a secluded cabin on Claytor Lake, where there was evidence of a violent...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The son of a celebrated Hollywood director emerges from his father's shadow to claim his own place as a major force in American culture. George Stevens, Jr. tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father and his own exciting career in Hollywood and Washington. Fascinating people, priceless stories and a behind-the-scenes view of some of America's major cultural and political events grace this riveting memoir....
Author
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
As they reach middle age, most men begin looking forward to "what's next." They gear up to experience renewed productivity and purpose and are more conscious of their health. A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging is an authoritative resource for them, and for older men, as well. In collaboration with a variety of medical experts, the authors provide a comprehensive guide to healthy aging from a man's perspective. Edward H. Thompson, Jr., and Lenard W. Kaye-a...
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, he's scared, and he hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target - okay, a big target - for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's head like a grape if...
Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Bear is so timid that he is even afraid of his own reflection, but he does not like to admit that he is scared to his friend, Rabbit, who is very daring--but when Rabbit is in danger Bear finds the courage to rescue his friend.
Publisher
[PBS?]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.
14) The son: a novel
Author
Language
English
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Description
Comanche Indian captive Eli McCullough must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum,...
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
A series of short stories by such authors as Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Joseph Bruchac, interspersed with poems and photographs, provides different perspectives on a game of streetball played one steamy July day at the West 4th Street court in New York City known as The Cage.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton reporter volume 5
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Sally Ratmousen, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Rat and Geronimo Stilton's biggest journalistic rival, mysteriously disappears one afternoon on the way to her car after work. Her ace reporter, Simon Squealer, shows up at Geronimo's door with the troubling news... and reveals that notorious mobster Barry the Moustache is behind her disappearance. Is he telling Geronimo the truth or is this fake news? If it's a hoax just to generate headlines, Geronimo...
18) Kick-Ass
Author
Series
Kick-Ass volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Dave Lizewski, a teenage comic book enthusiast, decides to become a superhero despite having no powers or training. Outmatched by New York's hardened criminals, Dave knows that what he's doing is dangerous, maybe even stupid, but with his superhero secret identity gaining fans, he has the itch, and it isn't going away.
19) Iron man 3
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his entire world reduced to rubble, he must use all his ingenuity to survive, destroy his enemy, and somehow protect those he loves. But a soul-searching question haunts him: Does the man make the suit, or does the suit make the man?
20) Waves
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family as they navigate love, forgiveness, & coming together after a loss-a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion & growth even in dark times.
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