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Gratitude in motion : a true story of hope, determination, and the everyday heroes around us / by Alexander, Colleen,author.;
"It was a beautiful fall day in Connecticut when Colleen Alexander, a lifelong competitive athlete, rode her bike home from work, having just learned her job with the nonprofit PeaceJam was secure. She had survived a diagnosis of lupus and brain surgery that almost took her life, and was married at last to the love of her life, Sean. Life was good as she met the eyes of a truck driver rolling up to the stop sign beside her. He didn't stop. The truck hit Colleen, running over her lower body with front and back tires and dragging her across the pavement. As she bled out in the street, nearby stranger surrounded her and the driver attempted to get away. An EMT herself, Colleen knew she had to stay awake. "I've just been reconnected with my soulmate," she told the medic. "We want to have a baby. I can't die now. Please don't let me die." Colleen spent five weeks in a coma and had 29 surgeries. But she survived, and despite losing her job and suffering from PTSD, she began to focus on all the heroes who saved her life. Determined to find a way to make something positive from her pain, she decided she'd run again. She would dedicate her race medals to the everyday heroes around us, including the medical staff and the 156 blood donors who saved her life. Since the accident Colleen has run 50 races and completed 40 triathalons, including 4 half-Ironman events (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, 13.1-mile run). She is now a spokesperson for the Red Cross, and shares her incredible inspirational story to encourage others to take that first step forward"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Alexander, Colleen.; Athletes; Brain; Lupus; Traffic accident victims;
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Secrets of giants : a journey to uncover the true meaning of strength / by Ages, Alyssa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Everyone wants to know if they could do the impossible. Few of us will ever try. Alyssa Ages was the strongest she'd ever been, able to flip Mack truck tires and walk with 300 pounds on her back. She felt invincible, until the day her body betrayed her, leaving her vulnerable and grasping for control. Rebuilding her strength slowly brought her back to life. She began to wonder: What if strength wasn't about how much we can lift? What if it was about how we manage life's struggles? In Secrets of Giants, Ages, now a mom of two, embarks on an immersive journey to the fringe of the weight-lifting world, the sport of strongman. She hoists kegs and lifts boulders in suburban parking lots, attempts to pull a 50-ton truck using only a rope, and occasionally frightens her neighbors by dragging a sled full of weights down her quiet tree-lined street. She meets a powerlifter-turned-boxer who shares how lifting taught her to become a master of the mundane. A ten-time World's Strongest Man competitor is brought to tears illustrating how the gym helped him survive an abusive childhood. A pro strongwoman muses on managing setbacks before stepping on stage to deadlift the weight of a baby grand piano. Psychologists, researchers, and coaches offer insights into the fascinating ways that the pursuit of strength can permeate every aspect of our lives, from building resilience and confidence, to finding joy in discomfort, to teaching us to handle adversity. Part personal narrative, part research mission, part reckless midlife crisis odyssey, Secrets of Giants uncovers why physical strength matters, and how it teaches us that we're capable of so much more than we know"--
Subjects: Muscle strength.; Weight lifters.; Weight lifting; Weight training;
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Regrets only / by Scott, Kieran,1974-author.;
"Paige Lancaster, single mom and prodigal daughter, has returned to the East Coast from her prestigious, well-paid job in LA, writing for the smartest detective series on television. Something terrible happened to her back in Hollywood. Okay, two terrible things, one featuring a misplaced tire iron--and now she's broke and homeless and living with her widowed mother and eight year old daughter, Izzy, in her hometown of Piermont, Connecticut: land of safe streets, good public schools, and a kick-ass Parent Booster Association. Paige can make this work, she's sure of it. Her dad, may he rest in peace, was Piermont's beloved police chief before he died two years ago. All she needs to turn her life around is to buckle down and concentrate on getting a new writing gig. But first, she has to get Izzy to school on time--the very same school that she herself attended, back in the day. That's Fail #1. Then she runs into John Anderson, the boy she loved in high school, now a wealthy hedge-funder, still as gorgeous as ever, and (shoot) very married--to gorgeous blond PBA president Ainsley Anderson. Then she almost gets a traffic ticket from sexy blue-eyed police officer Dominic Ramos. And has a run-in with fellow parent Nina, a prim, self-righteous accountant (with an unaccountably sexy husband) who's convinced that someone is siphoning funds from the PBA account to the tune of tens of of thousands of dollars. Queen Bee Ainsley doesn't believe for a moment that anyone is stealing anything from the PBA. Neither does her posse of fellow PBA moms--Lanie, Dayna, and Bee--even though they're thick as, well, thieves. They're so close they even sport matching necklaces. Paige is determined to win them over, though it's not going to be easy, But when she shows up at the annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, held at Ainsley and John's dazzling mansion in the toniest part of Piermont, she's caught in a compromising (though not unpleasant) position with John, accidentally rips a jagged hole in the guest bathroom, overhears an incriminating conversation, and discovers that her purse has gone missing. And later that night, Ainsley turns up dead at the bottom of her driveway. Did she fall? Or was she pushed? Dominic, aka Hot Cop, asks Paige to look into things in an unofficial capacity. She's a parent at the school, after all, and could be a useful undercover informant. But she's only written about detectives, never actually been one. Still, Dominic does have such beautiful eyes. And doing a little sleuthing means she can spend more time with John. Could he really be capable of murder? Is Nina on to something with her suspicions? Is Lanie's wish to take over as PBA President just the goal of an ambitious mom, or something darker? What's with the matching necklaces? And will Paige's decidedly unsavory past in California catch up to her? On second thought, maybe there's a new television season in the cards for Paige after all"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Embezzlement; Murder; Parents' and teachers' associations; Single mothers; Television writers; Women detectives;
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Ricitos de oro / by Wade, Barrie.; Stephenson, Kristina.; Abello, Patricia.;
Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry girl finds the house of the three bears in the woods and helps herself to their belongings.LSC
Subjects: Bears; Trespass; Tales.;
© 2007, c2001., Picture Window Books,
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A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here. by Sarmet, Érica,film director.; Linzmeyer, Bruna,actor.; Rocha, Camila,actor.; Ribeiro, Clarissa,actor.; Motta, Lorre,actor.; Duncan, Zélia,actor.; Feelsales (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Rocha, Clarissa Ribeiro, Lorre Motta, Zélia DuncanOriginally produced by Feelsales in 2021.Tired of loneliness, a middle aged motorcyclist goes to a lesbian party for the first time. There she meets four young queers who share their home and affections. An encounter of generations, a tribute to those who brought us here.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Short films.;
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La rebelión de las verduras / by Aceituno, David,1977-; Montero Galan, Daniel,1981-;
"Vegetables say enough is enough! Vegetables are tired of crying and complaining about children who do not finish their plates, and they have decided to claim their real importance in this world. How? With the funniest and most vitaminic rebellion ever lived inside a fridge"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Picture books.; Vegetables; Food habits; Spanish language materials.;
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Little Forest. by Lim, Soon-rye,film director.; Tae-ri, Kim,actor.; So-Ri, Moon,actor.; Jun-Yeol, Ryu,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Tae-ri, Moon So-Ri, Ryu Jun-YeolOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2018.Hye-won grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside. Based on an orginial story by Igarashi Daisuke, which has been noted for the Tetsuka Osamu Culture Award, one of the top 3 comic awards in Japan. This adaptation is created in director Yim Soon-rye's warm conceptualization of Korea's beautiful nature and various foods.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Minecraft : construction : le guide officiel / by Needler, Matthew.; Southam, Phil.; Mojang AB (Firm);
Comprend des adresses Internet.Guide offrant des astuces et des conseils pour évoluer correctement dans l'univers du jeu vidéo Minecraft. Des images de synthèse tirées du jeu vidéo animent le tout. À réserver aux néophytes. Facture commerciale--SDM.LSC
Subjects: Minecraft (Jeu); Jeux d'ordinateur; Minecraft (Game); Computer games;
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L'heure de Munsch : recueil d'histoires / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Martchenko, Michael.; Duchesne, Christiane,1949-; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Give me back my dad!.Français.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Down the drain!.Français.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Moose!.Français.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Put me in a book!.Français.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Too much stuff!.Français.; Munsch, Robert N.,1945-Hugs.Français.;
Dépouillement: Rends-moi mon papa! -- Tire le bouchon, fiston! -- Allez ouste, l'orignal! -- Mets-moi dans ton livre! -- Beaucoup trop de bagages! -- Tout plein de câlins.LSC
Subjects: Récits humoristiques.; Humorous fiction.;
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L'entraîneur de soccer / by Paradis, Anne,1972-; Allard, Mario,1969-;
À partir de 3 ans.LSC
Subjects: Récits de soccer.; Soccer stories.; Caillou (Personnage fictif); Soccer; Pères et fils; Caillou (Fictitious character); Soccer teams; Fathers and sons;
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