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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field. What's an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration--crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse....
Author
Publisher
Ramsey Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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We're the most technologically advanced society in history, but we've never been more stressed, medicated, or lonely. We have 1,000 Facebook friends but no one to help us move our couch. The pace of life is making us exhausted. We're all carrying the weight of our trauma based on the stories we were told by others and the ones we tell ourselves--and those stories are like bricks in a backpack that keep us from being happy and healthy. In his new book,...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Will humans ever be able to live on other planets? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is the person to ask. It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments in space is no easy task: temperatures on Mercury are ten times hotter than on Earth; winter on Neptune lasts about forty years, and Uranus is ten billion miles (sixteen billion kilometers) away. But there is one planet that looks promising: Mars....
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Series
Rip through time volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion. Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she's not housemaid Catriona Mitchell-even though Mallory is in Catriona's body-and Mallory is now officially an undertaker's assistant....
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Why is the Grinch such a grouch? No one seems to know, until little Cindy Lou Who takes matters into her own hands and turns both Whoville and the Grinch's world upside down, inside out, and funny side up in her search for the true meaning of Christmas.
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Series
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English
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"While on her evening run, serial killer expert Dr. Charlotte Stone comes across a bloodied and hysterical woman who raves to Charlie that she was forced to kill two others. Though unsure if this gut-wrenching story is true, Charlie gets her to a hospital. But then she remembers an almost identical story told to her by a prisoner incarcerated at Wallens Ridge. Drawing on her despised ability to communicate with the newly dead, Charlie discovers a...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Morley absolutely loves jellyfish. Her entire life, she has been fascinated by one specific species, a legendary creature that no one has ever seen. Does the giant Arctic jellyfish even exist? After years of research, Dr. Morley and her crew don their red parkas and set off to icy northern waters in hopes of finding the mysterious creature. The Arctic Circle is filled with wonders: playful orcas, the glowing aurora borealis, and formidable ice...
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Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Emily Lipinski is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine she also has thyroid disease. She struggled for years to get a correct diagnosis and then to control her symptoms. Through devoting herself to research, and working with her own patients, she found that healing the thyroid requires much more than prescription medication. A no-nonsense companion for the millions of thyroid disease sufferers, Healing Your Thyroid Naturally incorporates the latest...
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Series
Harry Bosch mysteries volume 13
Language
English
Description
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is called to investigate the execution-style murder of Dr. Stanley Kent, who had no apparent ties to organized crime but had access to dangerous radioactive substances. What begins as a routine homicide investigation opens up into something much larger, more dangerous, and more urgent.
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It is intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. There really are no ultimate authority figures--no one has the secret, and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions (not even Google). Luckily, THE SKEPTICS' GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is your map through this maze of modern life. Here Dr. Steven Novella--along with Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria,...
73) Jellyfish
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explores the life of the jellyfish and how it survives with no spine, face, or brain"--
74) Criss cross
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Series
Alex Cross novels volume 27
Language
English
Description
"In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed 'M' rests on the corpse. 'You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.' Was an innocent man just put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as 'M' lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with...
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Do you thrust unsolicited partisan articles upon your spouse? Are you convinced that you can change your coworker's mind, if you could only argue forcefully enough? Have you gone from befriending to 'defriending' the people once closest to you? Don't give up hope; Dr. Jeanne Safer is here to help. Since the election of Donald J. Trump, political disagreements have been ravaging our personal relationships like never before. This already widespread...
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Language
English
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For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness have done the hard maintenance and the research. With the help of their marriage coach Dr. Christopher Edmonston, they break down their biggest (and in some cases, funniest) fights. How did a question about chicken wings turn into a bra fight (no, not a bar fight; a bra fight)? How did a roll of toilet paper lead to tears, resentment, and a stint in the guest bedroom? With their trademark sense of...
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Publisher
Walker Books US, a divsions of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Every person is the boss of their own body! This lively guide—another engaging and essential resource from the creators of Welcome to Your Period!—digs deep into all aspects of consent. Understanding consent is important for people with all kinds of bodies, in all kinds of circumstances—from getting a haircut or letting the doctor check your blood pressure to hugging a friend, picking up a child, or kissing someone. After all, consent isn’t...
Author
Publisher
Sound Wisdom
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
¡Napoleon Hill en las noticias! Es una publicación de trabajos no recopilados previamente, que fueron publicados a lo largo de la vida del Dr. Hill en periódicos y revistas de números especiales. Estos artículos publicados por reporteros y el Dr. Hill nos dan una idea de la popularidad del autor y su atractivo estilo como escritor y orador motivacional. Me parece que se puede encontrar un verdadero tesoro en la serie Science of Success, que incluye...
80) Give it up
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
He sees you when you're sleeping: What Booker Dean wants for Christmas isn't under the tree, it's right next door. Frances Kennedy is everything Booker desires...and the gift he has planned for her involves a lot of delicious unwrapping.... Some like it hot: Family practitioner Cary Rupert wants Nora Chilton so badly he can barely keep a hold of his stethoscope. Now he's out to prove that when it comes to loving her forever, he's just what the doctor...
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