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- The Leap Year Gene A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wood, Shelley.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the author of The Quintland Sisters, a sweeping, imaginative historical epic that follows the remarkable lives of the McKinleys, a family forever altered by daughter Kit’s secret. February 29, 1916. A baby girl is born—but as the months and years go by, Kit McKinley inexplicably ages just one year for every four. Her mother Lillian, a fledgling botanist, fears that Kit’s condition will catch the attention of Lillian’s fellow suffragettes, who have embraced the eugenics craze sweeping North America targeting unfit, unwed mothers and “defective” children. For decades, Kit and her family must keep on the move to conceal her secret and protect her from the unwanted attention of Nazi scientists, nosy doctors, Big Pharma and the insatiable news media that is always hunting for the next sensational story. When Kit finally reaches her teens and can pass for an adult, she must decide whether she wants to stay perpetually on the run or stay put and form lasting ties. The only problem is Will Katzen, whose life—first as a baby, then as a boy, and then as a man—keeps intersecting with hers, complicating every instinct she has to flee, or to love. Part medical mystery, part love story, The Leap Year Gene is an unforgettable tour de force that traces the past century’s burgeoning understanding of genetics, eugenics and what constitutes “normal” while exploring the tensions, losses, love and sense of duty that can bind families together or split them apart.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Family Life; Medical; Historical;
- © 2024., HarperCollins Canada,
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- Ronnie Wood. by Wood, Ron,1947-;
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- Subjects: Wood, Ron, 1947-; Faces (Musical group); Rock musicians; Rolling Stones (Musical group); Small faces (Musical group);
- © c2007., Macmillan,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Birnam Wood A Novel [electronic resource] : by Catton, Eleanor.aut; CloudLibrary;
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the Kirkus Prize, Orwell Prize, and the Ockham Book Award for Fiction Longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award CBC Books' #1 Canadian Novel of 2023 Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, Kirkus Reviews, The Guardian, the Globe and Mail, and many more One of Barack Obama's 2023 Summer Reading List titles From the Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries comes an electrifying thriller about ambition, greed, environmental collapse, and how even our best intentions can lead to deadly consequences. Birnam Wood is on the move . . . A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass on New Zealand’s South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike and leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster has created an opportunity for Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. For Mira, Birnam Wood’s founder, occupying the farm at Thorndike would mean a shot at solvency at last. But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike. The enigmatic American billionaire Robert Lemoine has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker, or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property. Intrigued by Mira and Birnam Wood, he makes them an offer that would set them up for the long term. But can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust one another? Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its drama, Austenian in its wit, and, like both influences, fascinated by what makes us who we are. It is an unflinching look at the surprising consequences of even our most well-intended actions, and an enthralling consideration of the human impulse to ensure our own survival.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Psychological; Psychological;
- © 2023., McClelland & Stewart,
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- Essential art deco / by Wood, Ghislaine;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-93) and index.- Subjects: Art deco; Art, Modern;
- © c2003., Bulfinch Press,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Ultimate necklace maker : [fun, fabulous and funky necklaces and matching accessories] / by Wood, Dorothy.;
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- Subjects: Jewelry making.; Necklaces.;
- © c2009., David and Charles,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The mysterious howling / by Wood, Maryrose.; Klassen, Jon.;
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball."Ages 8-12"--P. [2] of cover.LSC- Subjects: Christmas stories.; Lumley, Penelope; Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Fictitious characters); Governesses; Feral children; Orphans; Balls (Parties);
- © c2010., HarperCollins,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Tiger Woods / by Benedict, Jeff,author.; Keteyian, Armen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Biographies.; Woods, Tiger.; Golfers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Being Lolita : a memoir / by Wood, Alisson,author.;
"A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher, in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing--and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. He praises her as a special and gifted writer, and she blossoms under his support and his vision for her future. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a relationship that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance, with Mr. North convincing her that theirs is a love affair rivaled only by Nabokov's masterpiece. But as time progresses and his hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of that narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college, to working with teenage girls, to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her--and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. BEING LOLITA is a stunning coming-of-age memoir of obsession, passion, and manipulation, shining a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten--and then takes back the pen to rewrite it"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Wood, Alisson.; High school girls; Sexual harassment in education; Sexually abused teenagers; Teacher-student relationships;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Wood carving basics / by Sabol, David; Ghaffari, Kam.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 184) and index.- Subjects: Wood-carving;
- © c2008., Taunton Press,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Little woods [videorecording] / by James, Lily,actor.; DaCosta, Nia,screenwriter,film director.; James, Lily,1989-actor.; Reddick, Lance,actor.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Lance Reddick, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale.Bringing affordable painkillers from Canada to her dying adoptive mom in North Dakota led Ollie (Tessa Thompson) to a merciful sideline reselling to her desperate neighbors--until she got busted. With her probation ending, all she wants is to leave town ... but with her useless and pregnant sister Deb (Lily James) facing foreclosure, she's got to return to bad habits and dangerous contacts in order to raise the cash fast.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Drug traffic; Sisters; Women drug dealers;
- For private home use only.
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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