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Skunk on a string / by Lam, Thao.;
In this wordless picture book, a skunk finds himself tied to the string of a balloon and floats over and out of the city through unfamiliar landscapes.LSC
Subjects: Stories without words.; Skunks; Balloons; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Pursuing play : women's leisure in small-town Ontario, 1870-1914 / by Beausaert, Rebecca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Life in the Canadian countryside at the turn of the twentieth century is often generalized as insular, backwards, and defined by drudgery. These assumptions are redressed in Rebecca Beausaert's Pursuing Play, which highlights the complexity of small-town culture through a lively examination of women's efforts to negotiate space for themselves and their leisure pursuits. Amply illustrated, Pursuing Play draws on diaries, letters, newspapers, and census records to investigate women's recreational activities in three southern Ontario towns -- Dresden, Tillsonburg, and Elora -- between 1870-1914. Though women's recreational choices were restricted by pervasive ideas about propriety, Beausaert reveals how they increasingly spearheaded both formal and informal clubs, events, and social gatherings, and integrated them into their daily lives. In telling the story of what small-town women did for fun while navigating social hierarchies, nurturing ties of kinship and friendship, and advancing community development, Pursuing Play adds a new dimension to Canadian histories of gender, leisure, and popular culture. Encompassing public and private pastimes, the growth of sports, the phenomenon of "armchair travelling," and how easily recreation can slip from reputable to disreputable, this rich study uncovers how gender, class, and ethnicity shaped the nature and scope of women's leisure in small-town Ontario and beyond."--
Subjects: City and town life; City and town life; Leisure; Leisure; Women; Women; Women; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The new urban crisis : how our cities are increasing inequality, deepening segregation, and failing the middle class-- and what we can do about it / by Florida, Richard L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Urbanization; Urban policy; Equality; Sociology, Urban;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I dreamed of falling : a novel / by Dahl, Julia,1977-author.;
"In acclaimed author Julia Dahl's new standalone, the death of a young mother triggers an avalanche of secrets in a small Hudson Valley town. Roman Grady is the sole reporter for the local newspaper in a tiny Hudson Valley town - a town so small that every store opening and DUI is considered newsworthy. But when Roman's longtime girlfriend, Ashley, the mother of his four-year-old son, is found dead, he realizes he had no idea what was really going on in her life. And when he starts asking questions, he's not prepared for the answers. What was Ashley doing at the cliffside home of her troubled ex-girlfriend? How did no one in a house full of people see what happened to her? And why does it seem like everyone in town suddenly has something to hide? As Roman and his mother dig into Ashley's last few months, the truths they uncover threaten to expose painful secrets. The kind of secrets that can get you killed. A gripping thriller and a moving portrait of a family struggling through tragedy, I Dreamed of Falling showcases Julia Dahl's talent for using crime fiction to tell an immersive and unforgettable story. Dahl's unflinching novel asks hard questions about love, regret, inequality, and the possibilities and the perils of forgiveness"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Criminal investigation; Murder; Reporters and reporting; Secrecy; Small cities; Young women;
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Women's hotel : a novel / by Lavery, Daniel M.,author.;
"From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women's hotel in 1960s New York City"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Breakfasts; Hotels; Interpersonal relations; Neighbors; Nineteen sixties; Theft; Women;
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Walking through history. [videorecording] / by Gillam-Smith, Nick,television director.; Robbins, Andy(Director),producer,television director.; Robinson, Tony,1946-on-screen presenter.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.;
Tony Robinson, host.In a four-part series that will appeal to history buffs and dedicated ramblers alike, Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from Britain's past. In each program, Tony follows a route that allows him to explore on foot both the history of a particularly colorful historical period or event and the spectacular landscape, including its geographical features, in which those events unfolded. These walks are proper expeditions with each one taking Tony a week. Along with the various experts he encounters, Tony reveals and discovers the places and their hidden stories that ordinary walkers and ramblers might otherwise miss.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cities and towns; Historic buildings; Historic districts; Historic sites; Landscape archaeology; Walking;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bob the Builder. [videorecording] : the movie / by Morton, Colleen,film director.; Pleydell-Pearce, Scott,film director.; Cox, Brian,1946-voice actor.; Demri-Burns, Dustin,voice actor.; Froggatt, Joanne,1980-voice actor.; HIT Entertainment,production company.; Universal Pictures (Firm),publisher.;
Brian Cox, Dustin Demri-Burns, Joanne Froggatt.Bob and his team get together with the Mega Machines to build a new dam and reservoir for Spring City - but are they up to this mega challenge?Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bob the Builder (Fictitious character); Machinery;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A week in December [sound recording (CD)] / by Faulks, Sebastian.; Stevens, Dan.;
Read by Dan Stevens.Faulks' new novel follows the lives of four characters in London, including a city banker, a driver on the Circle Line of the London underground and a pickle maker.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Audiobooks.; Christmas stories.;
© p2009., Random House Audio,
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A certain appeal / by King, Vanessa(Vanessa L.),author.;
"A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Burlesque (Theater); Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The world's fair quilt / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini is back with another novel in her perennially popular Elm Creek Quilts series: a timely celebration of quilting, family, community, and history!"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Compson, Sylvia (Fictitious character); Exhibitions; Quilting; Quiltmakers; Sisters; Small cities; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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