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Paper bullets : two artists who risked their lives to defy the Nazis / by Jackson, Jeffrey H.,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The true story of an audacious resistance campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women -- Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe -- who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute wicked insults against Hitler and calls to desert, a PSYOPs tactic known as "paper bullets," designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home of Jersey in the British Channel Islands"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954.; Malherbe, Suzanne, 1892-1972.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Psychological warfare; French; Lesbian artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Healthy eating to reduce the risk of dementia : 100 fantastic recipes based on extensive, in-depth research / by Rayman, Margaret,author.; Ridland, Vanessa,author.; Sharpe, Katie,author.; Westcott, Patsy,author.; Heap, Will,photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Dementia; Dementia; Dementia;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Defiant dreams : the journey of an Afghan girl who risked everything for education / by Mahfouz, Sola,1996-author.; Kapoor, Malaina,author.;
"A searing, deeply personal memoir of a tenacious Afghan girl who educated herself behind closed doors and fought her way to a new life. Sola Mahfouz was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1996. That same year, the Taliban took over her country for the first time. They banned television and photographs, presided over brutal public executions, and turned the clock backwards on women's rights, practically imprisoning women within their own homes and forcing them to wear cruel, tent-like burqas. At age eleven, Sola was forced to stop attending school after a group of men threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued. After that she was confined to her home, required to cook and clean and prepare for an arranged marriage. She saw the outside world only a handful of times each year. As time passed, Sola began to understand that she was condemned to the same existence as millions of women in Afghanistan. Her future was empty. The rest of her life would be controlled entirely by men, fathers and husbands and sons who would never allow her to study, to earn money, or even to dream. Driven by this devastating realization, Sola began a years-long fight to change the trajectory of her life. She decided that education would be her way out. At age sixteen, without even a basic ability to add or subtract, she began secretly to teach herself math and English. She progressed rapidly, and within just two years she was already studying topics such as philosophy and physics. Faced with obstacles at every turn, Sola still managed to sneak into Pakistan to take the SAT. In 2016, she escaped to the United States, where she is now a quantum computing researcher at Tufts University. An engrossing, dramatic memoir, co-written with young Indian American human rights activist Malaina Kapoor, Defiant Dreams is the story of one girl, but it's also the untold story of a generation of women brimming with potential and longing for freedom"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Mahfouz, Sola, 1996-; Girls; Sex discrimination in education; Women;
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Unapologetically ambitious : take risks, break barriers, and create success on your own terms / by Archambeau, Shellye,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Full of empowering wisdom from one of high tech's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book for readers of Dare to Lead and Start with Why offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals, drawn from the author's own compelling story of how she weathered life's difficulties to build massive success"--
Subjects: Ambition.; Self-realization.; Success in business.; Success.;
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Magic pill : the extraordinary benefits and disturbing risks of the new weight-loss drugs / by Hari, Johann,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it -- from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies"--
Subjects: Pills.; Weight loss.;
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In the garden of the righteous : the heroes who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust / by Hurowitz, Richard,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-426) and index.A collection of inspiring profiles pay tribute to the incredible deeds of the Righteous Among the Nations, little-known heroes who saved countless lives during the Holocaust.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
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The gardener of Lashkar Gah : a true story of the Afghans who risked everything to fight the Taliban / by Brown, Larisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The powerful true story of the Afghans left behind as the Taliban conquered the country. The 20-year war fought by the US and its allies in Afghanistan is the longest war of the 21st century. It brought opportunity and tragedy for those who were forced to live through it. The abrupt withdrawal of British and American troops in 2021, in what may come to be regarded as one of the worst foreign policy failures of the past hundred years, precipitated the swift recapture of the country by the Taliban. With the withdrawal came upheaval and torment for Afghans who had loyally served alongside NATO forces and were left to fend for themselves at the gates of Kabul airport. This is the story of one such family. The Gardener of Lashkar Gah follows the extraordinary journey of Shaista Gul, a kind man who built a beautiful garden inside a British military base in Helmand Province that became famous as a calm oasis for soldiers with troubled minds. Other members of his family worked for the allies, including his son Jamal, who became an interpreter for the British Army when he was just a teenager. Following the chaotic withdrawal of allied troops, all members of the family suffered. Larisa Brown-Defence Editor for The Times, award-winning journalist and a campaigner for the interpreters of Afghanistan-has spent hundreds of hours talking to members of the Gul family and others in order to tell their remarkable story. In heart-warming and beautifully human prose, she unspools a tale of courage, hope and sacrifice-with the beauty of the garden and the hopes and dreams of the family counterpointed against the violence, anger and chaos raging in Afghanistan at the time. The scandalous betrayal of many of the interpreters and others who worked for the British and American armies is still being revealed. By telling one family's bittersweet experience-The Gardener of Lashkar Gah provides a unique and powerful insight into the devastating effects on ordinary Afghans of the end of the disastrous 'War on Terror'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Afghan War, 2001-2021.; Gardeners;
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The murderer's daughter : a novel / by Kellerman, Jonathan.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Murder; Risk-taking (Psychology); Women psychologists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The confidence code for girls : taking risks, messing up, & becoming your amazingly imperfect, totally powerful self / by Kay, Katty.; Shipman, Claire,1962-; Riley, JillEllyn.; Lawson, Nan.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Self-confidence; Self-esteem; Girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The vaccine-friendly plan : Dr. Paul's safe and effective approach to immunity and health-from pregnancy through your child's teen years / by Thomas, PaulMD.; Margulis, Jennifer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Vaccination.; Vaccination of children.; Vaccines.; Vaccination of children;
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