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Parenting like an Australian : one family's quest to fight fear and dive into a better, braver life / by Cave, Damien,author.; revision of:Cave, Damien.Into the rip.;
Includes bibliographical references.When Damien and his wife Diana decided to move their family to Sydney, they were confronted with new ideas that were deeply at odds with the American mindset of careful, optimized parenting. So Damien set out to understand why his Australian neighbours seemed happier without the urge to keep their children from tears, potential injury, and failure. Eventually, he learned that risk - physical or social - is extremely valuable. Risk is something we can get better at managing and it's something that can help our kids grow into strong, brave, happy adults.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Cave, Damien.; Cave, Damien; Americans; National characteristics, Australian.; Parenting;
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A seal never quits / by Castillo, Holly.;
Lieutenant Amador "Stryker" Salas and his tight-knit Navy SEAL team are undercover on a Texas ranch and tasked with covert ops across the border. It's an assignment that requires all their skills, all their secrets, and all their know-how. Anya Gutierrez, the local veterinarian, has been serving the ranch for years. She loves the animals and ranching life, and Stryker finds her a breath of fresh air in his otherwise rigidly disciplined existence. When Anya gets caught in the crosshairs of a mission gone sideways, Stryker must tell her the truth about who he really is, risking everything to keep her out of harm's way, even if it destroys him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; United States. Navy. SEALs; Man-woman relationships; Women veterinarians; Undercover operations; Ranch life;
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Solito : a memoir / by Zamora, Javier,author.;
"When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his parents. This is his memoir of that dangerous journey, a nine-week odyssey that nearly ended in calamity on multiple occasions. It's a miracle that Javier survived the crossing and a miracle that he has the talent to now tell his story so masterfully. While Solito is Javier's story, it's also the story of millions of others who have risked so much to come to this country. A memoir that reads like a novel, rooted in precise and authentic detail, Solito is destined to be a classic of the immigration experience"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Zamora, Javier.; Zamora, Javier; Border crossing; Illegal immigration; Noncitizen children; Noncitizens; Noncitizens; Poets, American; Salvadoran Americans; Salvadorans; Unaccompanied immigrant children;
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The Alzheimer's prevention cookbook : recipes to boost brain health / by Sabbagh, Marwan Noel.; Alpert, Caren.; MacMillan, Beau.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: preventing Alzheimer's disease with nutrition -- pt. 1. The science of Alzheimer's disease. What is Alzheimer's disease? -- Food versus supplements -- Vitamin B and the brain -- Preventing cell damage with antioxidants -- Inflammation: turning down the heat in the brain -- Fats: the bad, the good, and the superior -- The Mediterranean diet: full-package protection against Alzheimer's -- pt. 2. Recipes for brain health. Drinks -- Breakfasts -- Snacks and starters -- Soups -- Salads and sandwiches -- Main dishes -- Vegetables, grains, and legumes -- Condiments and dressings."A cookbook and health guide featuring nearly 100 recipes designed to reduce the risk and delay the onset of Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory loss"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease; Cookbooks.; Self-care, Health;
© c2012., Ten Speed Press,
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Whirlwind / by Mofina, Rick.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Missing children; Women journalists; Kidnapping; Reporters and reporting; Missing persons;
© c2014., Mira,
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Father Brown. [videorecording] / by Blakley, Claudie,1974-actor.; Brotherhood, Mark,screenwriter.; Burton, John,1967-actor.; Carroll, Nancy,1974-actor.; Chambers, Tom,1977-actor.; Chesterton, G. K.(Gilbert Keith),1874-1936,creator.; Cooke, Matthew(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Fletcher, Lol,screenwriter.; Flowerday, Rachel(Screenwriter),creator.; Gleeson, Seán,television producer.; Guner, Tahsin,1972-creator,screenwriter.; Hawkins, Sarah-Louise,screenwriter.; Howard-Williams, Miranda,television director.; Irvine, Neil(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Keavey, Dominic,television director.; Lacey, Michael,television director.; Lund, Vincent,screenwriter.; Maidens, John,television director.; Martinwood, Ruby-May,actor.; Moloney, Dominique,screenwriter.; Muirden, Dan(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Riordan, Paul,television director.; Semple, David,screenwriter.; Williams, Mark,1959-actor.; BBC Studios,production company,publisher.;
Mark Williams, Claudie Blakley, Tom Chambers, Ruby-May Martinwood, John Burton, Nancy Carroll."The year is now 1954 and the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford sees new faces join Father Brown's team of sleuths. The dashing Chief Inspector Sullivan is back and proves a pleasant distraction for Mrs Devine, Father Brown's lively new Parish Secretary, while plucky new housekeeper Brenda helps the priest's crime solving. With royal visits, kidnappings and notorious gangsters to contend with, Father Brown also faces his old adversary Flambeau who returns to Kembleford after being accused of murder. Father Brown risks his own life to prove his innocence--but is his faith in Flambeau misplaced?"--Container.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Catholic Church; Brown, Father (Fictitious character); Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation;
For private home use only.
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Wanted / by Ayarbe, Heidi.;
Seventeen-year-old Michal Garcia, a bookie at Carson City High School, raises the stakes in her illegal activities after she meets wealthy, risk-taking Josh Ellison.LSC
Subjects: Gambling; Crime; High schools;
© c2012., HarperCollins,
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Akin : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from steak hache to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster. But as Michael's sharp eye and ease with tech help Noah unearth troubling details about their family's past, both of them come to grasp the risks that loved ones take for one another, and find they are more akin than they knew.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Retirees; Older people; Conflict of generations; Families; Kinship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Game of snipers / by Hunter, Stephen,1946-author.;
In this blazing new thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, master sniper Bob Lee Swagger takes on his biggest job to date ... and confronts an assassin with skills that match his own. When Bob Lee Swagger is approached by a woman who lost a son to war and has spent the years since risking all that she has to find the sniper who pulled the trigger, he knows right away he'll do everything in his power to help her. But what begins as a favor becomes an obsession, and soon Swagger is back in the action, teaming up with the Mossad, the FBI, and local American law enforcement as he tracks a sniper who is his own equal ... and attempts to decipher that assassin's ultimate target before it's too late.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character); Snipers;
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The Great Gatsby [graphic novel] : a graphic novel adaptation / by Woodman-Maynard, K.,author.; Fitzgerald, F. Scott(Francis Scott),1896-1940,author.;
Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Buchanan, Daisy (Fictitious character); Gatsby, Jay (Fictitious character); First loves; Mistresses; Revenge; Rich people; Traffic accidents; Upper class;
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