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The love and lies of Rukhsana Ali / by Khan, Sabina,1968-;
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path.LSC
Subjects: Muslim girls; Bengali Americans; Lesbians; Mothers and daughters; Identity (Psychology); Arranged marriage;
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Ara the star engineer / by Singh, Komal,1988-; Konak, Ipek.;
Ara loves numbers--BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers--inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: Courage, creativity, code and collaboration.LSC
Subjects: Engineering; Women engineers; Problem solving; Girls;
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The ribbon leaf / by Weber, Lori,1959-;
Would you risk your life to help a friend? In Nazi Germany, friendship between an Aryan German girl and a Jewish German girl is strictly verboten, and an act of kindness might mean death... Throughout the seven long years of WWII, Sabine confronts how far courage can take her, while Edie finds her own strength to deal with leaving her father behind, integrating into a new country, and coming to terms with her sexual orientation. Ages 12+.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Friendship; Coming of age; Loyalty;
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Briefly Perfectly Human Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End [electronic resource] : by Arthur, Alua.aut; cloudLibrary;
A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula. "A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd trust more to guide me through an understanding of death, and how it informs life." — Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey and The Book of Two Ways "Briefly Perfectly Human is a beautiful, raw, light-bringing experience. Alua's voice is shimmering, singular, and pulses with humor, vulnerability, insight, and refreshing candor.... Be prepared for it to grab you, hold you tight, and raise the roof on the power of human connection." — Tembi Locke, author of From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death—whether imminent or not—will breathe wild, new potential into your life. Warm, generous, and funny AF, Alua supports and helps manage end-of-life care on many levels. The business matters, medical directives, memorial planning; but also honoring the quiet moments, when monitors are beeping and loved ones have stepped out to get some air—or maybe not shown up at all—and her clients become deeply contemplative and want to talk. Aching, unfinished business often emerges. Alua has been present for thousands of these sacred moments—when regrets, fears, secret joys, hidden affairs, and dim realities are finally said aloud. When this happens, Alua focuses her attention at the pulsing center of her clients’ anguish and creates space for them, and sometimes their loved ones, to find peace. This has had a profound effect on Alua, who was already no stranger to death’s periphery. Her family fled a murderous coup d’état in Ghana in the 1980s. She has suffered major, debilitating depressions. And her dear friend and brother-in-law died of lymphoma. Advocating for him in his final months is what led Alua to her life’s calling. She knows firsthand the power of bearing witness and telling the truth about life’s painful complexities, because they do not disappear when you look the other way. They wait for you. Briefly Perfectly Human is a life-changing, soul-gathering debut, by a writer whose empathy, tenderness, and wisdom shimmers on the page. Alua Arthur combines intimate storytelling with a passionate appeal for loving, courageous end-of-life care—what she calls “death embrace.” Hers is a powerful testament to getting in touch with something deeper in our lives, by embracing the fact of our own mortality. “Hold that truth in your mind,” Alua says, “and wondrous things will begin to grow around it.”
Subjects: Electronic books.; Terminal Care; Inspiration & Personal Growth; Death & Dying; Personal Memoirs; Death, Grief, Bereavement; Death, Grief, Bereavement;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Fearless Choices : Make a Decision, Change Your Life. by Leifso, Brandi.;
Brandi Leifso was 21 and living in a shelter when she created Evio, which has since grown into a thriving and expanding clean cosmetics brand. In 'Fearless Choices', Leifso shares how to find the courage to follow your vision and demonstrates how, by simplifying any situation into a series of choices, you can reframe what youre working with, no matter who or where you are. Leifso lives in Toronto, ON, and Eliza Robertson lives in Montreal, QC.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: SELF-HELP / General; SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success;
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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade [electronic resource] : by Charles, Janet Skeslien.aut; cloudLibrary;
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman’s World) The Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France. 1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen—children’s libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York’s famed library, but she has no idea their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Simon & Schuster,
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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Johnston, Shaun,actor.; Marshall, Amber,1988-actor.; Morgan, Michele,actor.; Power, Keith,actor.; television adaptation of (work):Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Amber Marshall, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Chris Potter, Michelle Morgan.While some journeys end, others are just beginning. Season Fourteen of Heartland finds horses healing Amy as much as Amy heals horses. While Amy struggles with a life-changing challenge, the entire town of Hudson will have to deal with an unexpected disaster that threatens to derail Lou's first term as mayor. But, the family will pull through together and be stronger as a result. Family is courage, and times change.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Human-animal communication; Human-animal relationships; Man-woman relationships; Ranches;
For private home use only.
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Silent night [videorecording] / by Depp, Lily-Rose,1999-actor.; Goode, Matthew,1978-actor.; Griffin Davis, Roman,2007-actor.; Griffin, Camille,film director,screenwriter.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Rattray, Celine,1975-film producer.; Styler, Trudie,film producer.; Vaughn, Matthew,1971-film producer.; Wallis, Annabelle,1984-actor.; Marv Films,production company.; Maven Screen Media,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Lily-Rose Depp, Annabelle Wallis.A group of old friends, in true British fashion and while the rest of the world faces impending doom, reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind's imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack open another bottle of prosecco and continue with their festivities. But no amount of stoicism can replace the courage needed for their last night on Earth.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Apocalyptic films.; Christmas films.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Families; Friendship; Human beings;
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The many colors of Harpreet Singh / by Kelkar, Supriya,1980-; Marley, Alea.;
"Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka--his turban--smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a new job in a snowy city and they have to move, all he wants is to be invisible. Will he ever feel a happy sunny yellow again?"--Amazon.comLSC
Subjects: Colors; Emotions; Moving, Household; Turbans;
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A Cornish girl / by Cook, Gloria,author.; Cook, Gloria.Out of shadows.;
In the Cornish mining village of Meryen, a secret never stays a secret for very long. No one knows this more than Tara Nankervis. Beautiful, yet pained, she is forced to share a devastating secret with her much older and destructive husband Joshua. Out of options, she plans to leave once and for all, taking her daughter Rosa Grace with her. But will she have the courage to leave everything behind, or is home truly where the heart is?.
Subjects: Women;
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