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All the frequent troubles of our days : the true story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler / by Donner, Rebecca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part biography, part political thriller, part scholarly detective story that draws on letters, diary entries, notes smuggled out of a Berlin prison, and other documents, this true story chronicles the life and brutal death of Mildred Harnack, the American leader of one of the largest underground resistance groups in Germany.
Subjects: Biographies.; Harnack-Fish, Mildred, 1902-1943.; Rote Kapelle (Resistance group); Americans; Anti-Nazi movement; Espionage; Executions and executioners; World War, 1939-1945;
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How to stop losing your sh*t with your kids : a practical guide to becoming a calmer, happier parent / by Naumburg, Carla,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 216).Drawing on evidence-based practices, here is an insight-packed and tip-filled plan for how to stop the parental meltdowns. Its compassionate, pragmatic approach will help readers feel less ashamed and more empowered to get their, ahem, act together instead of losing it. --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Parenting; Stress management.; Parent and child.;
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Happy-go-lucky [sound recording] / by Sedaris, David,author,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author."With his trademark wit and ever-curious eye, Sedaris draws brilliance and poignancy from the everyday. Full of generosity, revelation, and the kind of belly laughter only family can spark, Happy-Go-Lucky invites readers back into the singular world of a preeminent chronicler of American eccentricity and contradiction"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Essays.; Sedaris, David; American wit and humor.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Humorists, American; Humorists, American;
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The sorcerer of Pyongyang : a novel / by Theroux, Marcel,1968-author.;
When the discovery of The Dungeon Master's Guide draws him into a colorful new world, ten-year-old Jun-su, with the help of an English-speaking teacher, deciphers the rules of this famous role-playing game, which sweeps him away from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Dungeons and Dragons (Game); Imagination in children;
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The song of the cell : an exploration of medicine and the new human / by Mukherjee, Siddhartha,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Presenting revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, the author draws on his own experience as a researcher, doctor, and prolific reader to explore how the discovery of cells created a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulation of cells.
Subjects: Cytology; Cytology;
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The Christmas house / by James, Victoria,author.;
Like a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form, 'The Christmas House' is a heartwarming story about three generations of women trying to reconcile for the holidays. This light-hearted Christmas tale draws inspiration from Victoria James's own historical fixer-upper, offering plenty of warmth and holiday cheer. James lives in Port Dover, ON.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Bed and breakfast accommodations; Man-woman relationships;
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Emily Grace and the What-Ifs : a story for children about nighttime fears / by Gehring, Lisa B.; Flath, Regina.;
Emily Grace runs into her room for bedtime, quickly drawing up her covers out of fear, soon wondering What if a big rhinoceros... or What if I wake up tomorrow a princess... or What if my eyebrows fall off... In the end, Emily wonders What if I close my eyes now and go to sleep?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Bedtime; Fear of the dark;
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Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long and well you live / by Levy, Becca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Breaking the Age Code', Yale professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging, Dr. Becca Levy, draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years.
Subjects: Aging.;
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The woman in white / by Collins, Wilkie,1824-1889,author.; Sutherland, John,1938-editor,writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references.Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, & international intrigue. In this new edition, John Sutherland examines Collins's contribution to Victorian fiction, traces his practices as a creator of plot, & provides a chronology of the novel's complicated events.
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Romance fiction.; Mentally ill; Psychiatric hospital patients; Young women; Inheritance and succession; Swindlers and swindling; Fraud; Sisters;
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Pumpkin, orange, pumpkin round / by Battigelli, Rosanna,1959-; Anderson, Tara.;
Short, rhyming lines take a family of cats through each step of carving jack-o-lanterns: visiting the pumpkin patch and taking home their selections; cleaning out the seeds and slime; drawing designs; carving; and lighting their completed lanterns. After a fun evening of trick-or-treating at the neighbors' houses, it's home to bed.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Cats; Pumpkin; Carving (Decorative arts);
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