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The winds from further West [text (large print)] / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"A dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, in which a slew of personal and professional disasters cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Career changes; College teachers; Islands; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Teachers; Women veterinarians;
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The secret diary of Mona Hasan / by Hussain, Salma(Young adult fiction writer);
The year is 1991. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The first Gulf War has broken out close by, but it isn't what she expects -- "We didn't even get any days off school! Just my luck." However, the event sparks major change in her life, as her family moves from big-city Dubai in the UAE to small-town Darmouth on the east coast of Canada.LSC
Subjects: Muslim girls; Immigrant children; Friendship; Identity (Psychology); Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Return to solitude : more Desolation Sound adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and others / by Lawrence, Grant,1971-author.;
"The long-awaited sequel to Grant Lawrence's bestselling memoir Adventures in Solitude. It's been over a decade since renowned broadcaster and indie rock musician Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with the award-winning Adventures in Solitude, yet some things never change--including the winding Sunshine Coast Highway, close calls at the BC Ferries ticket office and carsick children. But this time, Lawrence returns as a husband and father, not as the vomiting and nerdy kid dragged along by his athletic and unflappable parents. In his inimitable, high-voltage style Lawrence interweaves the rich and harrowing history of the Desolation Sound area with his own experiences of life on the coast. This lively book recounts the life and times of the legendary Cougar Lady, tracks a phantom-like squatter known as the Spaghetti Bandit, and details the bizarre exit and even more bizarre death of Bernard the German. Here too are many of the beloved personalities introduced in Lawrence's first book, including hippie recluse Russell the Hermit, plus the continued voyages of Big Buck$, the decrepit family boat, and the incredible return of large ocean mammals to Desolation Sound. From a hilarious, heartfelt and slightly wiser voice comes a momentous story of time, family and place whirling around one increasingly ramshackle cabin on a beautiful and not-at-all-desolate coast."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Personal narratives.; Lawrence, Grant, 1971-; Radio broadcasters; Rock musicians;
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Flight patterns / by White, Karen(Karen S.),author.;
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Glass and coauthor of The Forgotten Room tells the story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind--and to the woman she always wanted to be ... Georgia Chambers has spent her life sifting through other people's pasts while trying to forget her own. But then her work as an expert on fine china--especially Limoges--requires her to return to the one place she swore she'd never revisit ... It has been thirteen years since Georgia left her family home on the coast of Florida, and nothing much has changed except that there are fewer oysters and more tourists. She finds solace in seeing her grandfather still toiling away in the apiary where she spent much of her childhood, but encountering her estranged mother and sister leaves her rattled. Seeing them after all this time makes Georgia realize that something has been missing--and unless she finds a way to heal these rifts, she will forever be living vicariously through other people's remnants. To embrace her own life--mistakes and all--she will have to find the courage to confront the ghosts of her past and the secrets she was forced to keep ... "--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Homecoming; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Self-realization in women;
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Luca [videorecording] / by Andrews, Jesse,screenwriter.; Casarosa, Enrico,film director.; Docter, Pete,film producer.; Gianniotti, Giacomo,1989-actor.; Grazer, Jack Dylan,2003-voice actor.; Jones, Mike,1971-screenwriter.; Rudolph, Maya,actor.; Tremblay, Jacob,voice actor.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Maya Rudolph, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman.Living off the coast of Italy, young sea monster Luca (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) couldn't shake his curiosity over the land his sheltering family tried to warn him off of. Making a buddy of the brash, older Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer)--who shows him that their race transforms into humans when they dry off--they venture to a shore village for experiences that'll change them even further.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Buddy films.; Boys; Friendship; Sea monsters;
For private home use only.
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Luca [videorecording] / by Andrews, Jesse,screenwriter.; Casarosa, Enrico,film director.; Docter, Pete,film producer.; Gianniotti, Giacomo,1989-actor.; Grazer, Jack Dylan,2003-voice actor.; Jones, Mike,1971-screenwriter.; Rudolph, Maya,actor.; Tremblay, Jacob,voice actor.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Maya Rudolph, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman.Living off the coast of Italy, young sea monster Luca (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) couldn't shake his curiosity over the land his sheltering family tried to warn him off of. Making a buddy of the brash, older Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer)--who shows him that their race transforms into humans when they dry off--they venture to a shore village for experiences that'll change them even further.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Buddy films.; Boys; Friendship; Sea monsters;
For private home use only.
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How we named the stars : a novel / by Ordorica, Andrés N.(Andrés Nicolás),author.;
"When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his family's hopes and dreams, and the burden of sharing his late uncle's name. Daniel flounders at first--but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves from brotherly banter to something more intimate, Daniel soon finds himself in love with a man who helps him see himself in a new light. But just as their relationship takes flight, Daniel is pulled away, first by Sam's hesitation and then by a brutal turn of events that changes Daniel's life forever. As he grapples with profound loss, Daniel finds himself in his family's ancestral homeland in México for the summer, facing a host of new questions: What will Ithaca mean without Sam? How does the person he is connect with this place his family comes from? And how might he reconcile the many parts of himself as he learns to move forward? Equal parts tender and triumphant, Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars is a debut novel of love, heartache, redemption, and learning to honor the dead; a story of finding the strength to figure out who you are--and who you could be--if only the world would let you"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Gay men; Life change events; Male college students;
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A distant shore : a novel / by Kingsbury, Karen,author.;
""Inspirational fiction superstar" (Publishers Weekly) and #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction returns with this high-stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith. She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single terrifying moment changed both their lives forever. Ten years later Jack Ryder is a daring secret agent with the FBI and Eliza Lawrence still lives on that pristine island. She's an untainted princess in a kingdom of darkness and evil, on the brink of a forced marriage with a dangerous neighboring drug lord, a marriage arranged by her father. This time when Jack and Eliza meet, there's a connection neither of them can explain. Both their lives are on the line, and once again, the stakes are deadly high. Can they join forces in a complicated and dangerous mission, pretending to have a breathtaking love ... without really falling? Sometimes miracles happen not once, but twice ... along a distant shore"--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug traffic; Human trafficking; Forced marriage;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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These summer storms : a novel / by MacLean, Sarah,author.;
"Alice Storm hasn't been welcome at her family's magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years -- not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything. Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challenge -- an inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance. But a whole week on Storm Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos: Her older sister's secret love affair. Her brother's unyielding arrogance. Her younger sister's constant analysis of the vibes. Her mother's cold judgment. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her father's intriguing and too-handsome second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape unscathed."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Inheritance and succession; Islands;
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Endeavour : the ship that changed the world / by Moore, Peter,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world. The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779.; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Endeavour (Ship); Navigation;
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