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The accidental pinup / by Jackson, Danielle,1985-author.;
"Rival photographers are forced to collaborate on a body-positive lingerie campaign, but they might have to readjust their focus when sparks fly. Photographer Cassie Harris loves her job-her company, Buxom Boudoir, makes people look beautiful and feel empowered with her modern twist on classic pinup photography. Cassie's best friend, Dana, is about to launch her own lingerie line and wants Cassie to shoot and direct the career-changing national campaign. But company politics and Dana's complicated pregnancy interfere, and Cassie finds herself-a proud plus-size Black woman-not behind the camera but in front of it. Though she's never modeled herself, Cassie's pretty sure she can handle the sheer underwear and caution-tape bralettes. She's not sure she can work so intimately with the chosen photographer, her longtime competitor in the Chicago photography scene, Reid Montgomery. But there's more to Reid's easygoing demeanor and flashy photo style. Their chemistry is undeniable on set, and feelings can develop faster than film ..."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Models (Persons); Overweight women; Photographers;
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The midwife's secret / by Gunnis, Emily,author.;
"1969. On New Year's Eve, while the Hiltons of Yew Tree Manor prepare to host the party of the season, their little girl disappears. Suspicion falls on Bobby James, a young farmhand and the last person to see Alice before she vanished. Bobby protests his innocence, but he is sent away. Alice is never found ... Present day. Architect Willow James is working on a development at Yew Tree when she discovers the land holds a secret. As she begins to dig deep into the past, she uncovers a web of injustice. And when another child goes missing, Willow knows the only way to stop history repeating itself is to right a terrible wrong. For decades the fates of the Hilton and James families have been entwined in the grounds of Yew Tree Manor. It all began with a midwife's secret, long buried but if uncovered could save them from the bitter tragedy that binds them. And prove the key that will free them all ..."--Publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Families; Life change events; Malicious accusation; Midwives; Missing children; Secrecy; Women architects;
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Investing for dummies / by Tyson, Eric(Eric Kevin),author.;
Get coverage of all aspects of investing, including how to develop and manage a portfolio; invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate; open a small business; and understand the critical tax implications of your investing decisions.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Finance, Personal; Investments; Investments.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Catz, Caroline.; Clunes, Martin,1961-; Cole, Stephanie.; McNeice, Ian.; Acorn Media (Firm); Buffalo Pictures Ltd.; Homerun Productions (Firm); Image Entertainment (Firm); Portman Film and Television Ltd.;
Disc 1. Old dogs -- In loco -- Blood is thicker.Disc 2. Aromatherapy -- Always on my mind -- The family way.Out of the woods -- Erotomania -- On the edge.Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice.As a hard-charging London surgeon, Martin Ellingham didn't need a bedside manner. His patients were unconscious, so he could be as rude and arrogant as he pleased. All that changes when he develops a crippling fear of blood and is forced to give up surgery. Now a GP in a sleepy, picturesque Cornish fishing village, Doc Martin offends everyone in town, including the one person he wants to impress, beautiful teacher Louisa Glasson. Getting her attention proves even more difficult when Louisa's old flame returns to the village and becomes his new rival.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Physicians; Television comedies.; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Acorn Media,
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Love letters for Joy / by See, Melissa,author.;
"Less than a year away from graduation, seventeen-year-old Joy is too busy overachieving to be worried about relationships. She's determined to be Caldwell Prep's first disabled valedictorian. And she only has one person to beat, her academic rival Nathaniel. But it's senior year and everyone seems to be obsessed with pairing up. One of her best friends may be developing feelings for her and the other uses Caldwell's anonymous love-letter writer to snag the girl of her dreams. Joy starts to wonder if she has missed out on a quintessential high school experience. She is asexual, but that's no reason she can't experience first love, right? She writes to Caldwell Cupid to help her sort out these new feelings and, over time, finds herself falling for the mysterious voice behind the letters. But falling in love might mean risking what she wants most, especially when the letter-writer turns out to be the last person she would ever expect"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; Love; People with disabilities; Sexual minorities; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; LGBTQ+ people; Love; People with disabilities;
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The giant mechanical man [videorecording] / by Fischer, Jenna,1974-; Fischer, Jenna,1974-; Grace, Topher,1978-; Kirk, Lee.; Messina, Chris.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Music by Rich Ragsdale ; cinematography, Doug Emmett ; edited by Robert Komatsu.Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman, Rich Sommer.A jobless thirty-something and a talented street performer help one another discover the transformative power of self confidence in this offbeat romantic comedy starring Jenna Fischer and Chris Messina. Written and directed by Lee Kirk, The Giant Mechanical Man opens to find Janice (Fischer) between jobs and stuck in a perpetual state of arrested development while living with her domineering sister. Attempting to gain employment at a zoo, she happens across Tim (Messina), a performance artist whose career as a "living statue" hasn't taken him very far in life. Meanwhile, as Janice succumbs to pressure to start dating a narcissistic self-help guru (Topher Grace), she realizes that Tim is the only person who has ever managed to make her feel good about herself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Love; Man-woman relationships; Romance films.; Romantic comedy films.; Street entertainers;
© c2012., Stealth Media Group ; Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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The facemaker : a visionary surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I / by Fitzharris, Lindsey,1982-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A biography of the plastic surgeon Harold Gillies with an emphasis on the development of plastic surgery during WWI"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Gillies, H. D. (Harold Delf), 1882-1960.; Disabled veterans; Disfigured persons; Plastic surgeons; Surgery, Plastic; World War, 1914-1918;
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Biomimicry : when nature inspires amazing inventions / by Menu, Séraphine.; Walker, Emmanuelle.; Waters, Alyson,1955-;
"Discover how bats led to the development of radar, whales inspired the pacemaker, and the lotus flower may help us produce indestructible clothing. "Biomimicry" comes from the Greek "bio" (life) and "mimesis" (imitation). Here are various and amazing ways that nature inspires us to create cool inventions in science and medicine, clothing design, and architecture. From the fireflies that showed inventors how LEDs could give off more light to the burdock plant that inspired velcro to the high speed trains of Japan that take the form of a kingfisher's sleek, aerodynamic head, there are innumerable ways that we can create smarter, better, safer inventions by observing the natural world. Author Seraphine Menu and illustrator Emmanuelle Walker also gently explain that our extraordinary, diverse, and awe-inspiring world is like a carefully calibrated machine and its fragile balance must be treated with extreme care and respect. "Go outside," they say, "observe, compare, and maybe some day you'll be the next person to be struck by a great idea.""--Provided by publisher.Grades 4-6LSC
Subjects: Biomimicry; Technological innovations;
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The it girl / by Ware, Ruth,author.;
April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends--Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily--during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah's world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April's death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide ... including a murder.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Murder; Secrecy;
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The good life : lessons from the world's longest scientific study of happiness / by Waldinger, Robert J.,1951-author.; Schulz, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life. The invaluable insights in this book emerge from the revealing personal stories of hundreds of participants in the Harvard Study as they were followed year after year for their entire adult lives, and this wisdom is bolstered by research findings from this and many other studies. Relationships in all their forms-friendships, romantic partnerships, families, coworkers, tennis partners, book club members, Bible study groups-all contribute to a happier, healthier life"--
Subjects: Harvard Study of Adult Development.; Happiness; Quality of life; Relationship quality.; Well-being;
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