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Moon witch, spider king / by James, Marlon,1970-author.;
"From Marlon James, author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy, his African Game of Thrones. In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared. In Moon Witch, Spider King, Sogolon takes center stage and gives her own account of what happened to the boy, and how she plotted and fought, triumphed and failed as she looked for him. It's also the story of a century-long feud--seen through the eyes of a 177-year-old witch--that Sogolon had with the Aesi, chancellor to the king. It is said that Aesi works so closely with the king that together they are like the eight limbs of one spider. Aesi's power is considerable-and deadly. It takes brains and courage to challenge him, which Sogolon does for reasons of her own. Part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman who bows to no man, it is a fascinating novel that explores power, personality, and the places where they overlap"--
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Hunters; Mercenary troops; Missing children; Secrecy; Shapeshifting; Tracking and trailing; Truthfulness and falsehood; Vendetta; Witches;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Blissfully blended bullshit : the uncomfortable truth of blending families / by Eckler, Rebecca,author.;
"Blissfully Blended Bullshit is a witty, engaging, refreshingly candid chronicle of a modern family's journey as they blend households. We follow Eckler as her partner and two children move in with her and her daughter. Then, thanks to a reverse vasectomy, they add a baby to the mix. Readers go along for the ride in this poignant, often hilarious tale as everyone attempts to navigate their new roles: the children, the in-laws, the exes, the ex-in-laws, and even the dog. Lighthearted and intimate, this is an indispensable story of a family determined to make blended splendid, and the juicy truth of what it's really like behind closed doors in what is rapidly becoming a typical family makeup. Still, if Eckler had to blend again, would she?"-- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Eckler, Rebecca.; Eckler, Rebecca; Stepmothers; Stepfamilies.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A radical awakening : turn pain into power, embrace your truth, live free / by Tsabary, Shefali,1972-author.;
"Dr. Shefali Tsabary was 44 years old when she had an epiphany: the only person stopping her from harnessing her inner power was herself. Awoken to the patriarchal forces that shape female consciousness, Dr. Shefali dedicated her life to inspiring women to take back their power and liberate themselves mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. A Radical Awakening not only lays out a path to heal a woman's own wounds and those of women collectively, it prepares her to discover her own powers so that she may bring healing to others and the planet around her. Dr. Shefali Tsabary guides women through the process of uncovering the purpose that already exists within and harnessing the power of authenticity in every area of life. The result is an eloquent and inspiring, practical and accessible tool containing real-life examples and personal stories from Dr. Shefali's experience as a woman and clinical psychologist that show the extraordinary power of awakening your conscious self"--
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology) in women.; Self-realization in women.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Organic : a journalist's quest to discover the truth behind food labeling / by Laufer, Peter,1950-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, Organic is an eye-opening and entertaining look into the anything goes world behind the organic label. It is also a wakeup call about the dubious origins of food labeled organic. After eating some suspect organic walnuts that supposedly were produced in Kazakhstan, veteran journalist Peter Laufer chooses a few items from his home pantry and traces their origins back to their source. Along the way he learns how easily we are tricked into taking "organic" claims at face value. With organic foods readily available at supermarket chains, confusion and outright deception about labels have become commonplace. Globalization has allowed food from highly corrupt governments and businesses overseas to pollute the organic market with food that is anything but. The organic environment is like the Wild West: oversight is virtually nonexistent, and deception runs amok. Laufer investigates so-called organic farms in Europe and South America as well as in his own backyard in the Pacific Northwest. The book examines what constitutes organic and by whom the definitions are made. The answers will stun readers, who have been sold a questionable, highly suspect, and even false bill of goods for years"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Food; Food; Natural foods industry; Natural foods industry.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The madness of crowds / by Penny, Louise,author.;
A professor with a repulsive agenda gives a lecture at the university in Three Pines. Before long, her views spark fights and as sides are declared, a madness takes hold. And when a murder is committed it falls to Armand Gamache and his team to investigate the crime as well as the madness of crowds.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character); Police; Murder; Women college teachers; Collective behavior; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The madness of crowds [sound recording] / by Penny, Louise,author.; Bathurst, Robert,1958-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Bathurst.A professor with a repulsive agenda gives a lecture at the university in Three Pines. Before long, her views spark fights and as sides are declared, a madness takes hold. And when a murder is committed it falls to Armand Gamache and his team to investigate the crime as well as the madness of crowds.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character); Collective behavior; Murder; Police; Truthfulness and falsehood; Women college teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dry [videorecording] / by Bana, Eric,actor,film producer.; Baroo, Eddie,1968-actor.; Bettencourt, Bebe,actor.; Blake, Julia,1936-actor.; Connolly, Robert,1967-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Corlett, Sam,actor.; Cripps, Harry,screenwriter.; Frecheville, James,actor.; Frederiksen, Daniel,actor.; Hutensky, Steve,film producer.; Klocek, Joe,actor.; Lim, Renee,actor.; Matterson, Jodi,film producer.; Nable, Matt,actor.; O'Donnell, Keir,actor.; O'Reilly, Genevieve,1977-actor.; Papandrea, Bruna,1971-film producer.; Polson, John,1965-actor.; Scott-Mitchell, Claude,actor.; Spence, Bruce,actor.; Tapsell, Miranda,actor.; Taylor, Jeremy Lindsay,actor.; Zappa, William,1948-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Harper, Jane(Jane Elizabeth).Dry.; Arenamedia (Firm),production company.; Film Victoria,presenter.; IFC Films,publisher.; Made Up Stories (Firm),production company.; Pick Up Truck Pictures,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.; Screen Australia,presenter.;
Director of photography, Stefan Duscio ; editors, Nick Meyers, Alexandre de Franceschi ; music, Peter Raeburn.Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Julia Blake, Bruce Spence, William Zappa, Matt Nable, James Frecheville, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Joe Klocek, Bebe Bettencourt, Claude Scott-Mitchell, Sam Corlett, Miranda Tapsell, Daniel Frederiksen, Eddie Baroo, Renee Lim.For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies. Separated by oceans of time, it would appear that these crimes are still connected.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence and language throughout.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Best friends; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Droughts; Homecoming; Homicide investigation; Murder; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The road to wisdom : on truth, science, faith, and trust / by Collins, Francis S.,author.;
"In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgment and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and Christian theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources -- their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately -- and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life."--
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Judgment.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Public opinion.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Credible : why we doubt accusers and protect abusers / by Tuerkheimer, Deborah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Sexual misconduct accusations spark competing claims: her word against his. How do we decide who is telling the truth? The answer comes down to credibility. But as this book reveals, invisible forces warp the credibility judgments of even the well-intentioned among us. We are all shaped by a set of false assumptions and hidden biases embedded in our culture, our legal system, and our psyches. The #MeToo movement has exposed how victims have been badly served by a system that is designed not to protect them, but instead to protect the status quo.
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of.; Sex crimes; Sexual abuse victims.; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The woman who lied : a novel / by Douglas, Claire(Journalist),author.;
"Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth ... Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom - and she's also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels. But when writing her tenth - and most difficult - book, life takes a disturbing an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right? Until it happens again. And again. Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing. Why is someone doing this? What do they want? How could they possibly know what she's thinking - and writing? Is Emilia and her family next?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Copycat crimes; Murder; Novelists; Serial murderers; Truthfulness and falsehood; Women novelists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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