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Keys to the city / by Schroeder, Lisa.;
Nearly-thirteen-year-old Melinda Jia Mackay was adopted from China as a baby, and she has always preferred to stay out of the limelight, reading and writing for her own pleasure--but now she has a summer assignment, so with the help of a new friend, Tyler, and a therapy dog named Odie, she reluctantly hits the streets of New York City in search of her "true passion," one which she can share with others.LSC
Subjects: Chinese American children; Service dogs; Families; Self-confidence; Interpersonal relations; Friendship; Intercountry adoption;
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Molière's Tartuffe staged by Macha Makeïeff. by Condemine, Julien,film director.; Auditorium Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Auditorium Films in 2022.“Fantasy, desire, predation, consent, infamy, vertigo. In this great comedy, what is being played out and where is the truth? In front of the spectacle of this exasperated family that loses its footing, this device of revealed desire/denied pleasure, in the end, it is the audience that is unmasked in its voyeurism and its troubled enjoyment”, says Macha Makeïeff, who seizes the timeless masterpiece denouncing the hypocrisy of society by Molière, and transposes it to the 1960s.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.;
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Cravings and addictions : free yourself from the struggle of addictive behavior with acceptance and commitment therapy / by Karekla, Maria,author.; Kelly, Megan( Megan M.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Cravings-those intense desires for certain substances or behaviors with the aim of feeling pleasure and satisfaction-are at the root of all addictive behaviors. Knowing how to manage cravings is the key to avoiding the pitfalls of addiction and staying firmly on the path to recovery. This book offers practical strategies to overcome cravings-from food and drugs to alcohol and smoking-using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for a healthy, values-driven, and addiction-free life"--
Subjects: Acceptance and commitment therapy.; Substance abuse;
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Why we read : on bookworms, libraries and just one more page before lights out / by Reed, Shannon,author.;
We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and to make us more fully human. In 'Why We Read', teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize finalist Shannon Reed makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Reed, Shannon.; Books and reading; Women teachers;
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Awakened on her royal wedding night / by Collins, Dani,author.;
"Having dived into the ocean to escape one man, model Claudine Bergqvist washes up at Prince Felipe's feet. She's never before felt the searing heat that flashes between them. But she hardly expects Felipe to propose marriage! Felipe must wed promptly or lose his place in line to the throne. So, in return, he'll provide everything needed to help Claudine's ailing mother. Claudine agrees -- this could be her only chance to experience true pleasure! But can she enjoy the benefits of their marital bed without catching feelings for her new husband? "--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Models (Persons); Princes;
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Beautiful you / by Palahniuk, Chuck,author.;
A novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of female pleasure. Penny Harrigan is a low-level associate in a big Manhattan law firm with an apartment in Queens and no love life at all. So it comes as a great shock when she finds herself invited to dinner by one C. Linus Maxwell, aka "Climax-Well," a software mega-billionaire and lover of the most gorgeous and accomplished women on earth. After dining at Manhattan's most exclusive restaurant, he whisks Penny off to a hotel suite in Paris, where he proceeds, notebook in hand, to bring her to previously undreamed-of heights of orgasmic pleasure for days on end. What's not to like? This: Penny discovers that she is a test subject for the final development of a line of sex toys to be marketed in a nationwide chain of boutiques called Beautiful You. So potent and effective are these devices that women by the millions line up outside the stores on opening day and then lock themselves in their room with them and stop coming out. Except for batteries. Maxwell's plan for erotically enabled world domination must be stopped. But how?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Apocalyptic fantasies;
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Branded / by Red, Eric.;
A new kind of evil has come to the Old West. A killer as cold and hard as the Wyoming winter. He wanders from town to town. Slaughters entire families along the way. With grotesque glee, he brands the letter Q in his victims' flesh. Joe Noose knows the killer's identity. He recognizes the killer's brand. He bears the same scar from his childhood--and he's determined to stop this madman once and for all. Two U.S. Marshals have agreed to help Joe. But they've never hunted a killer like this before. A sadist who kills for pleasure--and scars you for life...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Murderers; Bounty hunters;
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A kiss to stop a wedding / by Mallory, Sarah,author.;
Engaged to a viscount, Flora is the envy of every debutante. But her husband-to-be's cruel streak makes him anything but desirable. When Flora meets Matt Talacre, the dashing owner of Bellemonte Pleasure Gardens, she discovers what desire truly feels like ... after he sets her body ablaze with a single look! Yet Flora knows that she can't act on their intense connection -- her hateful betrothed is privy to a family secret, which means that she can never walk away. Unless Matt can help her ... starting with a moonlit kiss at a masquerade ball!
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Nobility;
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Perfect death / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
"There's no easy way to die ... Unknown to DI Luc Callanach and the newly promoted DCI Ava Turner, a serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible -- engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it's too late. But how do you catch a killer who hides in the shadows? A killer whose pleasure comes from watching pain from afar? Faced with their most difficult case yet, Callanach and Turner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task ... "
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
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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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