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- Ada, look at my teeth! / by Ma, Daishu.;
"When Ada asks each of her animal friends to open their mouth and say "ahhh," she's in for a sight! Lion has pointy teeth, Hippo has flat ones, and Mouse has teeth that are teeny-tiny. Elephant's teeth are huge! Some teeth are crooked like Monkey's or sharp like upside-down Bat's, and some are numerous like Crocodile's or, well, beaky like Duck's, but everyone's teeth are just right for them. With bold colors and memorable characters, Daishu Ma gives a toddler-size salute to the power of difference-and the pleasure of a smile."--Ages 0-3.
- Subjects: Board books.; Teeth;
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- The world in books : 52 works of great short nonfiction / by Davis, Kenneth C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From ancient times to the present day, The World in Books offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading-and a fantastic introduction to some of the most thought-provoking, profound, and interesting nonfiction works of all time. From Sun Tzu's The Art of War to bell hooks's All About Love, as well as such recent classics as Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, Davis's guide suggests a world of nonfiction books and explains just why they're so historically meaningful and culturally relevant today"--
- Subjects: Best books.; Books and reading.;
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- Pitchfork Pass / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Flintlock takes no pleasure in killing. But when his pal O'Hara gets bullwhipped by a trio of lowdown prairie rats, Flintlock finds sanctuary for his wounded friend at the cabin of a kindly miner and his lovely daughter. Flintlock heads out to hunt down some food. But there's more than just deer lurking in these woods. A bloodthirsty band of eight savage raiders--led by a half-mad gunslinger called The Old Man of the Mountain--wage a full-scale attack on the miner's cabin. By the time Flintlock returns, O'Hara's been beaten, the miner's been shot, and the daughter's been kidnapped . . .
- Subjects: Western fiction.; Bounty hunters;
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- Orwell's roses / by Solnit, Rebecca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A fresh take on George Orwell as a far more nature-loving figure than is often portrayed, and a dazzlingly rich meditation on roses, gardens, and the value and use of beauty and pleasure in the face of brutality and horror. "In the spring of 1936 a man planted roses." That man was George Orwell, shortly before he went off to fight against fascism in Spain. Today, those rosebushes are still thriving. This is the starting point for Rebecca Solnit's new book, which presents another side of Orwell, a neglected arcadian Orwell who took enormous pleasure in the natural world and found great meaning and value in it. Orwell's planting of the roses is an axle from which Solnit's chapters radiate out like spokes as she brilliantly explores its various contexts, perspectives, and meanings, following the contours of Orwell's life and tracking how deeply enmeshed the love of nature is in all his writing. Journeying to the cottage in Wallingford where Orwell lived in 1936, she examines his desire to be agrarian and settled, how gardening restored him, and how planting something can be an act of fidelity and faith. Probing at the beauty and meaning of roses, she draws in the revolutionary photography and politics of Tina Modotti and makes a clandestine visit to a Columbian rose factory, where 80% of America's roses for sale are grown. She tracks the history of gardening, showing how the desire to garden is culturally determined and often rooted in class, recounts the immense battles over breeding and genetics in Russia during Stalin's time, and probes into the colonialist roots of Orwell's forebears, who worked in opium production in India and profiteered from sugar and slavery in Jamaica. Solnit shows how these points of intersection illuminate Orwell's work, and how that illumination shines forth on larger questions about beauty, pleasure, meaning, relationship, and hope. Her book establishes that "Orwellian" could stand for something more than ominous, corrupt, and sinister"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Orwell, George, 1903-1950; Orwell, George, 1903-1950.; Authors, English; Gardening.; Nature.; Roses.;
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- Embrace your inner plant lady / by Bastow, Emma,author.;
Plant Ladies are the new (cooler) cat ladies. Less disappointing than a boyfriend, less demanding than a cat, plants are the perfect partners for anyone who is trying to balance work, money, commitments and a desire to live surrounded by beauty. Plants make you feel good (#science) and looking after your green frondy friends brings joy into your life. Plant Lady will matchmake you with the perfect plants for your lifestyle and teach you not only how to keep them alive but how to get them to love you back. With the help of this book you can add some low-cost, high-pleasure greenness into your life and embrace your inner plant lady.
- Subjects: House plants; House plants.;
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- Shadow keeper / by Feehan, Christine.;
The paparazzi can't get enough of infamous bad boy Giovanni Ferraro. But unknown to them--and the women he beds--he's just playing a role. Keeping the spotlight on himself keeps it off the family business. And if this lethal shadow rider can't hunt in the dark, he'll find his pleasure elsewhere... Sasha Provis grew up on a Wyoming ranch and thought she knew how to protect herself from predators. But in the nightclub where she works, she's fair game--until one of the owners steps in to protect her. Giovanni is gorgeous. He's dangerous. And his every touch takes her breath away. The devil at her heels may have finally met its match...
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Man-woman relationships;
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- When Katie met Cassidy / by Perri, Camille,author.;
"From the acclaimed author of THE ASSISTANTS comes another gutsy book about the importance of women taking the reins--except this time, when it comes to finding sexuality, pleasure and love sometimes where you least expect it. Katie Daniels is a perfection-seeking 28-year-old lawyer living the New York dream. She's engaged to charming art curator Paul Michael, has successfully made her way up the ladder at a multinational law firm, and has a hold on apartments in Soho and the West Village. Suffice it to say, she has come a long way from her Kentucky upbringing. But the rug is swept from under Katie when she is suddenly dumped by her fiance, Paul Michael, leaving her devastated and completely lost. On a whim, she agrees to have a drink with Cassidy Price-a self-assured, sexually promiscuous woman she meets at work. The two form a newfound friendship, which soon brings into question everything Katie thought she knew about sex--and love. WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY is a romantic comedy that explores how, as a culture, while we may have come a long way in terms of gender equality, a woman's capacity for and entitlement to sexual pleasure still remain entirely taboo. This novel tackles the question: Why, when it comes to female sexuality, are so few women figuring out what they want and then going out and doing it?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Female friendship; Self-realization in women; Women;
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- A life in the garden : tales and tips for growing food in every season / by Damrosch, Barbara,author.;
One of America's most well-known and bestselling gardening writers shares her reflections and advice on finding joy in the garden. In A Life in the Garden, horticultural icon Barbara Damrosch imparts a lifetime of wisdom on growing food for herself and her family. In writing that's accessible, engaging, and elegant, she welcomes us to garden alongside her. Personal, thoughtful, and often humorous, this book offers practical DIY insights that will delight gardeners, cooks, and small-scale farmers. With a personal and sometimes irreverent tone, Barbara expresses the pleasure she takes in gardening, the sense of empowerment she finds in it, and the importance of a partnership with the real expert: nature.
- Subjects: Gardening.; Vegetable gardening.;
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- Enjoy sex : how, when and if you want to : a practical and inclusive guide / by Barker, Meg-John,1974-; Hancock, Justin.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index."Enjoy Sex is a truly practical, friendly guide through the confusing, and sometimes alarming, world of sex and sexuality. Its radical approach puts your experience at the heart of the book, and invites you to explore what might be enjoyable to you. With the authors' engaging and thoughtful style, the book challenges the messages we receive about 'normal' sex, looks at how to understand and care for yourself, delves into ideas of pleasure for different bodies, ages and tastes, explores relationships, and tackles the tricky topics of communication and consent. So, throw out the rule book and learn to listen to your own desires. This may just be the most helpful book about sex ever."-- Page [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Sex instruction.;
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- Ballykissangel: S2. by Donnelly, Deirdre,actor.; Kirwan, Dervla,actor.; McCafferty, Frankie,actor.; Whelan, Gary,actor.; Savino, Joe,actor.; Doyle, Tony,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Deirdre Donnelly, Dervla Kirwan, Frankie McCafferty, Gary Whelan, Joe Savino, Tony DoyleOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1997.Father Peter Clifford is now firmly established in the County Wicklow village, despite Father Mac's efforts to have him sent back to Manchester. However, feelings between him and the beautiful bar-owner Assumpta Fitzgerald, are threatening to lead into forbidden waters. Newly-weds Niamh and Ambrose, meanwhile, are learning all about the pleasure and pain of trying to become parents. Local bigshot, Brian Quigley, is still getting up to all kinds of dodgy, get-rich-quick schemes, but finds it impossible to keep his dealings to himself in such a small village - especially as he employs arch-idiots Liam and Donal to do his dirty work.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.;
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