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Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Emily is a top talent agent who rules the land of talk shows and reality TV. Whip-smart and brutally practical, she outmaneuvers all rivals... except in her personal life. Emily willfully ignores her CEO husband Doug's philandering in exchange for their glamorous one-percenter lifestyle, until a surprise pregnancy changes everything. A TED-Talking business guru with a reckless streak, Doug embarks on an audacious relationship with Chloe, the stunning...
2) Junk
Author
Publisher
Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When an avalanche of books cuts off access to his living room, university librarian Jasper Richardson can no longer ignore the truth. His ever-growing piles of books, magazines and newspapers can no longer be classified as a 'collection.' It's a hoard, and he needs professional help. Professional clutter clearer and counselor Lewis Miller thinks he's seen it all, but even he has to admit he's shocked. Not so much by the state of Jasper's house, but...
Author
Publisher
Carlton Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Read about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics in the real world, then put your learning to use within the game, discovering the differences between real life and the Minecraft world. Using core STEM principles, this book will take you through the process of designing and constructing your own Minecraft theme park from calculating area when building your rides and understanding the different properties of the materials available...
4) Evolution
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"These new poems upend genre in a vernacular that enacts, like nothing else, the way we speak (inside and out) today. From walking around Marfa and New York City with an orange pit bull to Myles's transcendent acceptance speech as president, Evolution lifts a can of Diet Coke as an End-of-the-World toast to embodiment, irreverence, and risk."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"How are you feeling today? Content, stressed, miserable, in love-- or a million things in between? Fortunately, there's music to match any mood you can think of. This book has collected together a library of music's finest artists to get you through the good, bad, and sad times. Whatever you are feeling, these artists, have been there and played about it. Dip into the library, organized by mood, to fall in love with Elvis, shout about it with Lizzo,...
7) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An utterly unique collection composed by the award-winning writer, a global anthology of pieces from lesser-known classics by luminaries like Franz Kafka, Samuel R. Delany, and Gwendolyn Brooks to up-and-coming writers, that examine the politics of pathos and feeling, giving a well-timed rehab to the word "pathetic". "Literature is pathetic." So claims Eileen Myles in their bold and bracing introduction to Pathetic Literature, an exuberant collection...
12) Everyday easy
Author
Publisher
ECCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Presents recipes for meals suited both to everyday suppers and annual feasts, including spicy chicken fajitas, Thai red beef curry with jasmine rice, shrimp linguine with chorizo and Cabernet tomato sauce, and chocolate mousse with raspberries.
14) Abdul's story
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
16) Living the dream
Author
Publisher
Snakepit Records/Roadrunner Records
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Carlton Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to this truly interactive, step-by-step guide, aspiring master builders can make amazing structures that push the limits of the imagination. From theaters to bridges, every masterpiece here is based on a real construction. Travel to five continents to erect an African palace, an Asian pagoda, a European clock tower, an Australian beach hut, an American diner-and, for a world-class difficult project, an entire mountain village. You'll get plenty...
20) Tristan + Isolde
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A young Tristan sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Tristan is taken in by Marke, who rules one of the British tribes. Tristan grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior. He's believed slain in battle and given a royal funeral on a burning boat set out to sea. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde, the daughter of the Irish king,...
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