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Like crazy : life with my mother and her invisible friends / by Mathews, Dan,author.;
"Dan Mathews knew that his eccentric mother, Perry Lawrence, was outspoken, foul-mouthed, and, at seventy-nine years old, unable to maintain her fiercely independent lifestyle--so he flew her across the country (with a gay man as her escort) to live with him in a dilapidated Victorian townhouse in Portsmouth, Virginia. What he didn't know was that she was schizophrenic. Over the next five years, Dan and Perry built a rollicking life together fueled by costume parties, experiments in drug use, and an unshakeable sense of humor as they faced down illness, natural disasters, and Perry's steady decline. With the help of an ever-expanding circle of friends--boyfriends new and old, strippers, DJs, gun nuts, Evangelical Christians, and everyone in between--they flipped the parent-child relationship on its head, with the globe-trotting animal rights activist finally learning to slow down and care for the woman who raised him. But it wasn't until after a kicking-and-screaming trip to the emergency room that Dan discovered that his mother's lifelong tendency to go it alone wasn't just a manifestation of her free spirit but was actually the inescapable element of a serious and undiagnosed disorder. Witty, emotionally powerful, and deeply moving, Like Crazy is a warm and engrossing memoir about mental illness, reinvention, and the remarkable power of community. Lovingly told, Mathews's memoir is also a profound meditation on the joys and pitfalls of caring for an aging family member and of the remarkable growth that takes place as a child steps into the role of the parent"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Mathews, Dan.; Mathews, Perry Lawrence; Mothers and sons; Schizophrenics; Schizophrenics;
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Get the giggles : an invisible things book / by Pizza, Andy J.; Miller, Sophie(Artist);
"When you feel fed up, how do you lift your mood? Laugh out loud as you turn the pages to see how funny pretend laughter can be! With this book in hand, take a moment to be silly, boost your mood, and experience joy and connection through laughter. Invisible Things introduced the wonderful concept of exploring the invisible things that make up the human experience, encouraging us to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen. This inviting board book brings the idea into an interactive format, offering kids a fun and engaging way to learn about their emotions"--
Subjects: Toy and movable books.; Board books.; Laughter; Emotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Circling the midnight sun : culture and change in the invisible Arctic / by Raffan, James,author.;
Subjects: Raffan, James; Arctic peoples.; Climatic changes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Believe me : my battle with the invisible disability of lyme disease / by Hadid, Yolanda,1964-author.; Bender, Michele,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Hadid, Yolanda, 1964-; Chronic diseases; Lyme disease; Television personalities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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InvisiBill / by Fergus, Maureen.; Petriéciâc, Duésan.;
A wonderful terrible thing happens when Bill's mother, father, older brother and younger sister all ignore him as he waits for someone to pass the potatoes.LSC
Subjects: Middle-born children; Invisibility; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Emotional labor : the invisible work shaping our lives and how to claim our power / by Hackman, Rose,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day "Emotional labor." The term might sound familiar. . .but what does it mean exactly? Initially used to describe the unnamed yet crucial labor flight attendants did to make guests feel welcomed and safe, the phrase has burst into the national lexicon in recent years. The examples, whispered among friends and posted online, are endless. A woman is tasked with organizing family functions, even without volunteering. A stranger insists you "smile more," even as you navigate a high stress environment or grating commute. Emotional labor is essential to our society and economy, but it's so often invisible. Many are asked to perform exhausting, draining work at no extra cost. In this groundbreaking, journalistic deep dive, Rose Hackman traces the history of the term and exposes common manifestations of the phenomenon. She describes the many ways women and girls are forced to edit the expressions of their emotions to accommodate and elevate the emotions of others. But Hackman doesn't simply diagnose a problem-she empowers us to combat patriarchy and forge pathways for radical evolution, justice, and change. The 2023 must-have for every reader"--
Subjects: Emotions.; Women; Women;
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Positively Izzy / by Libenson, Terri.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Female friendship; Talent shows; Middle schools;
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The Picasso heist / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Roughan, Howard,author.;
"There are millions of reasons why Halston Graham became an undercover art thief. The art world ignites with the discovery of a previously unknown Picasso painting. After being hidden away for fifty years in the attic of a French villa, it's valued at $100 million and put up for auction. Echelon, the Upper East Side auction house brokering the sale, is flooded with interest. Wealthy collectors and museum directors circle publicly while organized-crime operatives-and a surveillance team from the Criminal Division of the US Attorney's Office-keep a lower profile. None of the interested parties has a chance at winning the Picasso without the help of Halston Graham. The young auction-house employee graduated second in her class at Columbia, but she's a first-rate art thief-and an expert gambler who knows how to calculate the odds and play her considerable leverage against all sides. To complete the Picasso Heist, she must stay one step ahead of the truth before the gavel falls"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Art auctions; Art thefts; Art thieves; Auction houses; Thieves; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Flat Stanley audio collection [sound recording (CD)] / by Brown, Jeff,1926-; Brown, Jeff,1926-Flat Stanley.Sound recording.; Brown, Jeff,1926-Invisible Stanley.Sound recording.; Brown, Jeff,1926-Stanley in space.Sound recording.; Brown, Jeff,1926-Stanley, flat again!Sound recording.; Pinkwater, Daniel,1941-;
Flat Stanley -- Invisible Stanley -- Stanley in space -- Stanley, flat again!Read by Daniel Pinkwater.After a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat has its advantages.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks; Humorous stories;
© p2006., Harper Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fantastic Four. [graphic novel]. by Lee, Stan,1922-creator.; Ditko, Steve,creator.;
Marvel, T.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Science fiction comics.; Mr. Fantastic (Fictitious character); Invisible Woman (Fictitious character); Thing (Fictitious character); Human Torch (Fictitious character); Fantastic Four (Fictitious characters); Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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