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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A progressive New York couple with an autistic son move to a bucolic Hudson Valley exurb and immerse themselves in the local community only to have their bond tested by an invitation to become an open-marriage couple.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The manual every amateur wild swimmer needs to listen to before diving in. Whether you want to explore remote beaches and mountain lochs, improve your confidence in open water, refine your swimming technique, or have a race or long-distance swim challenge coming up, How to Wild Swim offers the perfect practical foundation to help you find your perfect adventure and achieve your goal. This body conditioning sport is praised for not only making us stronger...
Author
Series
Orca think volume 11
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this book explores the concept of open science and how scientists around the world are working together to make research available to everyone."--
Author
Publisher
In Easy Steps Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"GO Programming in easy steps instructs you how to write code to create your own computer programs. It contains separate chapters demonstrating how to store information in data structures, how to control program flow using control structures, and how to create re-usable blocks of code in program functions. There are complete step-by-step example programs that demonstrate each aspect of coding, together with screenshots that illustrate the actual output...
Author
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An updated edition of this authoritative and accessible guide shows you the many advantages of using document-oriented databases, including how this secure, high-performance system enables flexible data models, high availability and horizontal scalability. --Publisher
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book walks with you as you take your first steps in the fast-growing coding language, Go. You'll work through all the basics, and then you'll build job-ready skills for making applications that work in the cloud! Go is great at scooping up data from around the web and putting it into users' hands. With this book at your side you'll become adept at accessing, structuring, and serving data by writing applications that are easy to maintain and understand.--Page...
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"After two years of waiting to adopt--slogging through paperwork and bouncing between hope and despair--a miracle finally happened for Vanessa McGrady. Her sweet baby, Grace, was a dream come true. Then Vanessa made a highly uncommon gesture: when Grace's biological parents became homeless, Vanessa invited them to stay. Without a blueprint for navigating the practical basics of an open adoption or any discussion of expectations or boundaries, the...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dominic and Daphne have been happily married for three years. They've settled into a comfortable life, but Dominic worries they might be too comfortable. They're stuck in unsatisfying jobs, have difficult relationships with their families, and their sex life isn't exactly exciting. So on New Year's Day, he has an idea to lift them out of their funk and reignite their spark: What if they opened up their marriage? Daphne is shocked at first, but to...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This is the funny, sexy, and provocative memoir of one woman's journey to find sexual fulfillment and create a new family model that includes herself, her lover, her husband and his lover, and their kids. In a world where women often feel pressured to be everything to everyone, Gracie X courageously strives to have it all. From dabbling in polyamory to adopting an open marriage, X eventually discovers how to have the family she wants, the love she...
Author
Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Contemporary relationships are in a state of rapid evolution. These changes can and should empower people with the freedom to develop partnerships based on their personal sexualities, understandings, and agreements. Designer relationships may encompass: people who bond emotionally but not sexually; people who agree to be non-exclusive; single people who have occasional lovers or friends with benefits; multiple partner configurations where long-term...
12) Drupal 7 bible
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create, manage, and present content via public or private Web sites, even if you don't have deep technical skills.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Based on the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.
Author
Publisher
Hannibal Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Arthur Ashe was the first black man to win a Grand Slam: his victory at the US Open in 1968 was an iconic moment not only in sports history, but in American history in general. It was a sign that society was changing. This book retells and reframes the story of 1968 as a year of seismic social and political change through the lens of the Amerian photographer John G. Zimmerman, who had the unique opportunity to follow Arthur Ashe - both on and off...
16) The lifestyle
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A sexy, warm-hearted romantic comedy about a woman who will do anything to save her marriage...and meddle in everyone else's. Georgina Wagman has it all--a great marriage, a great job at a prestigious law firm, great friends. She's living the life she always wanted, and everything is perfect. So when she walks in on her husband in a compromising position with a junior associate, she realizes she has a choice: she can walk away from everything she's...
17) Hairy Hezekiah
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2007, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lonely Bactrian camel sets out in search of a friend, but after being threatened, laughed at, and insulted by other animals at the zoo and unknowingly wreaking havoc in the English countryside, he finds a real home and true friend at a safari park.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The George Soros conspiracy is a frequent right-wing talking point: he pays protesters and influences elections. But the left isn't standing up to defend the billionaire who supports leftist causes. Reporter Emily Tamkin explores the genesis of Soros's influence and the truth of the conspiracies that surround him"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In 2018, Russian exile Sergei Skripal and his daughter were nearly killed in an audacious poisoning attempt in Salisbury, England. Soon, the identity of one of the suspects was revealed: he was a Russian spy. This huge investigative coup wasn't pulled off by an intelligence agency or a traditional news outlet. Instead, the scoop came from Bellingcat, the open-source investigative team that is redefining the way we think about news, politics, and...
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