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Annie bot : a novel / by Greer, Sierra,author.;
"Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she's not the greatest at keeping Doug's place spotless, but she's trying to please him. She's trying hard. She's learning, too. Doug says he loves that Annie's AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as Annie's relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Emotions; Interpersonal relations; Young women;
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Insignificant events in the life of a cactus / by Bowling, Dusti.;
New friends and a mystery help Aden, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.LSC
Subjects: People with disabilities; Overweight persons; Amusement parks; Friendship; Adoption; Tourette syndrome; Moving, Household; Middle schools;
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The East Indian : a novel / by Charry, Brinda,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Meet Tony: insatiably curious, deeply compassionate, with a unique perspective on every scene he encounters. Kidnapped and transported to the New World after traveling from the British East India Company's outpost on the Coromandel Coast to the teeming streets of London, young Tony finds himself in Jamestown, Virginia, where he and his fellow indentured servants--boys like himself, men from Africa, a mad woman from London--must work the tobacco plantations. Orphaned and afraid, Tony initially longs for home. But as he adjusts to his new environment, finding companionship and even love, he can envision a life for himself after servitude. Set during the early days of English colonization in Jamestown, before servitude calcified into racialized slavery, The East Indian gives authentic voice to an otherwise unknown historic figure and brings the world he would have encountered to vivid life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; East Indians; Indentured servants;
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Pay attention, Carter Jones / by Schmidt, Gary D.;
Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past.LSC
Subjects: Butlers; Families; Conduct of life; Middle schools; Schools;
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A family matter : a novel / by Lynch, Claire,1981-author.;
"1982. Dawn is a young mother, still adjusting to life with her husband, when Hazel lights up her world like a torch in the dark. Theirs is the kind of connection that's impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected. But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter. 2022. Heron has just received news from his doctor that turns everything upside down. He's an older man, stuck in the habits of a quiet existence. Telling Maggie, his only child -- the person around whom his life has revolved -- seems impossible. Heron can't tell her about his diagnosis, just as he can't reveal all the other secrets he's been keeping from her for so many years. A Family Matter is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today."--
Subjects: Novels.; Divorce; Family secrets; Lesbians; Parent and child;
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The great pretender : the undercover mission that changed our understanding of madness / by Cahalan, Susannah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors, and what does it mean for our understanding of mental illness today?
Subjects: Rosenhan, David L.; Mental illness; Mental illness; Mental health services; Psychiatry;
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The mountain is you : transforming self-sabotage into self-mastery / by Wiest, Brianna,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it -- for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential. For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it is not the mountain we master, but ourselves.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Self-defeating behavior.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-realization.; Self-esteem.;
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Jupiter rising / by Schmidt, Gary D.,author.;
When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph's orphaned daughter. Dealing with Jay Perkins -- who'd once ganged up with his buddies to jump Joseph in the locker room -- is the last thing he wants to do. But then Jack realizes that Jay is grieving too -- the loss of his cousin Maddie, Jupiter's mom. As Jack's relationships with both Jay and Jupiter grow and his running improves, he starts to feel more like himself than he has since Joseph died. He's finding his stride ... until Maddie's parents, who have never shown interest in their granddaughter before, decide to claim Jupiter as their own, blocking Jack's family from adopting her. And suddenly Jack's past and present smash together, threatening to dissolve both his newfound confidence and his friendships.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Adoption; Foster home care; Friendship; Grief; Adoption; Emotional problems; Foster home care; Friendship; Grief;
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Samhain secrets / by Hesse, Jennifer David.;
After her recent promotion to junior partner, Keli is putting in overtime to juggle her professional career and private Wiccan spiritual practice. With Halloween fast approaching, her duties include appearing as a witch at a "haunted" barn and hand-holding a client who's convinced her new house is really haunted. But it's the disappearance of Josephine O'Malley that has Keli spooked. The missing person is Keli's aunt, an environmental activist and free spirit who always seemed to embody peace, love, and independence. When Josephine is found dead in the woods, Keli wonders if her aunt's activities were as friendly as they seemed. As Keli comes to terms with her loss--while adjusting to having a live-in boyfriend and new demands at work--she must wield her one-of-a-kind magic to banish negative energy if she's going to catch a killer this Samhain season. Because Keli isn't ready to give up the ghost . . .
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women lawyers; Wiccans; Halloween; Murder;
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The big bang theory. [videorecording] / by Bialik, Mayim,actor.; Cuoco, Kaley,actor.; Galecki, Johnny,actor.; Helberg, Simon,actor.; Lorre, Chuck,creator.; Nayyar, Kunal,actor.; Parsons, Jim,1973-actor.; Prady, Bill,creator.; Rauch, Melissa,1980-actor.; Chuck Lorre Productions (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Television,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, Katey Sagal, Jack Mcbrayer, Christine Baranski, Judd Hirsch.The Big Bang Theory: The Twelfth and Final Season: Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists - geniuses in the laboratory but socially challenged everywhere else. Enter beautiful, street-smart neighbor Penny, who aims to teach them a thing or two about life. Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard and Penny have finally gotten married. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a "relationship agreement" with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, and he recently took their relationship to the next level by marrying her after a long courtship. In their free time, Leonard and Sheldon enjoy fantasy role-playing games with their ever-expanding universe of friends, including fellow scientists Raj, Howard and Howard's adorable microbiologist wife, Bernadette, who is adjusting to life with their two children.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Apartment dwellers; Man-woman relationships; Geeks (Computer enthusiasts); Comic book fans; Physicists;
For private home use only.
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