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Letter from Japan [electronic resource] : by Kondo, Marie.aut; Iida, Marie.; CloudLibrary;
In her most personal book yet, the iconic star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and #1 bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up opens up about the cultural traditions that have inspired her philosophy—and can make our lives better today. “This book represents guiding principles by which I lead my life every day. They also define, at least for me, the values that flow through the customs, traditions, arts and sensibilities of Japan.” Though she’s known for “tidying up” and “sparking joy,” there’s more to Marie Kondo than her fervent desire to help you better appreciate your mess. Across book tours and international conferences, it became clear that her audience, while interested in how to keep their lives tidy, was also keen to learn about Marie herself and the culture that is intrinsic to her tidying method. Written with her television co-star Marie Iida, in Letter from Japan, Marie reflects on the myriad questions she received about her inspirations by examining the Japanese customs that she grew up with—minute details of tea ceremonies, the art of taking care of gardens, and the power of passing seasons—with her trademark gentle wisdom. But this book isn’t only a response to her audience’s wish to know the real Marie Kondo; it’s a testament for her three children, a documentation of the foundational elements of their culture, despite the rapidly changing times, which is essential to their understanding of the world around them. With subtle and lyrical prose, Marie embarks on her most personal and affirming book yet, unveiling for her readers the customs, traditions, and practices that not only spark joy for her, but also to preserve them for future generations.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Personal Memoirs; Japan;
© 2025., Crown,
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Letter from Japan [electronic resource] : by Kondo, Marie.aut; Iida, Marie.aut; Footman, Hanako.nrt; Kondo, Marie.nrt; CloudLibrary;
In her most personal book yet, the iconic star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and #1 bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up opens up about the cultural traditions that have inspired her philosophy—and can make our lives better today. “This book represents guiding principles by which I lead my life every day. They also define, at least for me, the values that flow through the customs, traditions, arts and sensibilities of Japan.” Though she’s known for “tidying up” and “sparking joy,” there’s more to Marie Kondo than her fervent desire to help you better appreciate your mess. Across book tours and international conferences, it became clear that her audience, while interested in how to keep their lives tidy, was also keen to learn about Marie herself and the culture that is intrinsic to her tidying method. Written with her television co-star Marie Iida, in Letter from Japan, Marie reflects on the myriad questions she received about her inspirations by examining the Japanese customs that she grew up with—minute details of tea ceremonies, the art of taking care of gardens, and the power of passing seasons—with her trademark gentle wisdom. But this book isn’t only a response to her audience’s wish to know the real Marie Kondo; it’s a testament for her three children, a documentation of the foundational elements of their culture, despite the rapidly changing times, which is essential to their understanding of the world around them. With subtle and lyrical prose, Marie embarks on her most personal and affirming book yet, unveiling for her readers the customs, traditions, and practices that not only spark joy for her, but also to preserve them for future generations.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Japan; Personal Memoirs;
© 2025., Penguin Random House,
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In My Time of Dying How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife [electronic resource] : by Junger, Sebastian.aut; cloudLibrary;
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. “It’s okay,” his father said. “There’s nothing to be scared of. I’ll take care of you.” That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when forced to reckon with such existential questions? In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Death & Dying; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD);
© 2024., HarperCollins Canada,
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The Berenstain Bears. [videorecording] / by Nelvana (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
It's time for Bear Country adventures with Brother and Sister Bear! With 26 stories from the beloved animated series, these tales of bravery, caring for others, and learning responsibility will be a hit with the whole family.G.DVD; full screen presentation; region 1 NTSC, Stereo.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bears; Berenstain Bears (Fictitious characters); Brothers and sisters;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Where the Creek Bends [electronic resource] : by Miller, Linda Lael.aut; cloudLibrary;
From acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller comes a beautifully rendered timeslip novel about the family we create for ourselves… Madison Bettencourt has tried to assemble all the pieces of a perfect life, but nothing fits quite the way it should. She’s moved back home to Montana to care for her grandmother, who is slipping further and further away. And she’s called off her wedding, and worries her dreams of a family are fading with it. As Madison rattles around her family home, childhood memories come flooding back. Bliss Morgan transformed eight-year-old Madison with her loyalty, and for a while, the two girls were as close as can be. But Madison never understood why Bliss suddenly vanished, leaving only a friendship bracelet and a message etched into a matchbook. Before she can begin again, Madison must uncover what happened to Bliss, and Liam McKettrick—a widowed dad trying to repair his relationship with his two children—becomes her unlikely ally. He, too, understands the pang of regret. Yet there are mysteries that Madison hesitates to explore with anyone, and strange energies in Bettencourt Hall that blur the lines between past and present.    Poignant and utterly captivating, Where the Creek Bends shows that finding yourself begins with following your heart, no matter where it leads. Perfect for fans of: Second Chances Family Drama Small Town settings Susan Mallery, Nicolas Sparks and Ashley PostonGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Time Travel; Western; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Harlequin,
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Sleeping giants : a novel / by Denfeld, Rene,author.;
"Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death. For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman, Amanda has always felt distanced from the world around her. Her brain works differently from others, leaving her feeling set apart. Her one true companion is the orphaned polar bear she cares for working at the zoo. By getting to know her birth family, she hopes to understand more about herself. Retired police officer Larry Palmer is a widower with nothing but time and in need of a purpose. He offers to help Amanda find answers. The search leads to shocking and heartbreaking discoveries. Dennis Owen had been a forgotten foster child abandoned to a home for disturbed boys off the coast. As Amanda and Larry dig deeper into the past, the two stumble upon decades of cruelty and hidden crimes--including a barbaric treatment still used today"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Adoption; Brothers; Cruelty; Foster children; Secrecy; Siblings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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It. goes. so. fast. : the year of no do-overs / by Kelly, Mary Louise,author.;
"The time for do-overs is over. Ever since she became a parent, Mary Louise Kelly has said "next year." Next year will be the year she makes it to her son James's soccer games (which are on weekdays at 4 p.m., right when she is on the air on NPR's All Things Considered, talking to millions of listeners). Drive carpool for her son Alexander? Not if she wants to do that story about Ukraine and interview the secretary of state. Like millions of parents who wrestle with raising children while pursuing a career, she has never been cavalier about these decisions. The bargain she has always made with herself is this: this time I'll get on the plane, and next year I'll find a way to be there for the mom stuff. Well, James and Alexander are now seventeen and fifteen, and a realization has overtaken Mary Louise: her older son will be leaving soon for college. There used to be years to make good on her promises; now, there are months, weeks, minutes. And with the devastating death of her beloved father as well as a surprising turn in her marriage, Mary Louise is facing act three of her life head-on. Mary Louise is coming to grips with the reality every parent faces. Childhood has a definite expiration date. You have only so many years with your kids before they leave your house to build their own lives. It's what every parent is supposed to want, what they raise their children to do. But it is bittersweet. Mary Louise is also dealing with the realities of having aging parents, and that marriages change. This pivotal time brings with it the enormous questions of what you did right and what you did wrong. This chronicle of her eldest child's final year at home, of losing her father, as well as other curve balls thrown at her, is not a definitive answer--not for herself and certainly not for any other parent. But her questions, her issues, will resonate with every parent. And, yes, especially with mothers, who are judged more harshly by society and, more important, judge themselves more harshly. What would she do if she had to decide all over again? Mary Louise's thoughts as she faces the coming year will speak to anyone who has ever cared about a child, a parent or a spouse. It. Goes. So. Fast. is honest, funny, poignant, revelatory, and immensely relatable"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kelly, Mary Louise.; Motherhood; Mothers and sons; Women journalists; Working mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Baghban. by Chopra, Ravi,film director.; Bachchan, Amitabh,actor.; Malini, Hema,actor.; Choudhary, Mahima,actor.; Khan, Salman,actor.; NH Studioz (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Mahima Choudhary, Salman KhanOriginally produced by NH Studioz in 2003.Raj (Amitabh Bachchan), a banker, has done his best to raise his four sons in the hopes that when he and their mother, Pooja (Hema Malini), retire, they will take good care of them. However, things do not work out that way. When Raj retires, the sons want him to live with the eldest (Aman Verma), while the second-oldest (Samir Soni) cares for Pooja. The youngest two children, in turn, will each take a parent six months later. Will the sons persist with such a cruel arrangement?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--India.; Motion pictures--Asia.;
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On Probation. by Zschoche, Herrmann,film director.; Steyer, Christian,actor.; Schwarz, Jaecki,actor.; Sass, Katrin,actor.; Lennartz, Monika,actor.; Werner, Ursula,actor.; Kockisch, Uwe,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Steyer, Jaecki Schwarz, Katrin Sass, Monika Lennartz, Ursula Werner, Uwe KockischOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1981.“I can't live without my children!” is the cry of a desperate mother. Nina Kern, a divorcee in her late twenties, loses custody of her three children through a temporary restraining order citing accusations of “child neglect” and “antisocial lifestyle.” The judge gives Nina one last chance on probation to prove that she is fit to care for her children. A civil engineer and a teacher from the neighborhood assume responsibility for Nina and her children. Will she prove herself?A touching film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Tine Schulze-Gerlach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Roma [videorecording] / by Aparicio, Yalitza,actor.; Autrey, Diego Cortina,actor.; Cuarón, Alfonso,film director,screenwriter.; Peralta, Carlos,actor.; Tavira, Marina de,actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.; Esperanto Films (Firm),film producer.; Netflix (Firm),film producer,film distributor.; Participant Media,film producer.;
Yalitza Aparicio, Marina De Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta.With his eighth and most personal film, Alfonso Cuaron recreated the early 1970s Mexico City of his childhood, narrating a tumultuous period in the life of a middle-class family through the experiences of Cleo, the indigenous domestic worker who keeps the household running. Charged with the care of four small children abandoned by their father, Cleo tends to the family even as her own life is shaken by personal and political upheavals.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Motion pictures, Mexican.; Foreign films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Indigenous women; Women household employees;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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