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- Shuggie Bain / by Stuart, Douglas,1976-author.;
"Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a "whoremaster" of a husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good-her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor. But under the surface, Agnes finds increasing solace in drink, and she drains away the lion's share of each week's benefits-all the family has to live on-on cans of extra-strong lager hidden in handbags and poured into tea mugs. Agnes's older children find their own ways to get a safe distance from their mother, abandoning Shuggie to look after her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. He is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her-even and especially her beloved Shuggie. A heartbreaking novel of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Children of alcoholics; Family secrets; Mothers and sons; Working class families;
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- The big book of makerspace projects : inspiring makers to experiment, create, and learn / by Graves, Colleen.; Graves, Aaron.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.LSC- Subjects: Electronics; Makerspaces.; Industrial arts.; Handicraft.; Do-it-yourself work.;
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- American made : what happens to people when work disappears / by Stockman, Farah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of efficiency, one of the most coveted posts on the factory floor, and dreamed of starting his own barbecue business one day. John, a white machine operator, came from a multigenerational union family and clashed with a work environment that was increasingly hostile to organized labor. The Rexnord factory had served as one of the economic engines for the surrounding community. When the factory closed, hundreds of people lost their jobs. What had life been like for Shannon, Wally, and John, before the factory closed? And what became of them after the factory moved to Mexico and Texas? American Made is a story about people and a community struggling to reinvent itself. It is also a story about race, class, and American values, and how jobs serve as a bedrock of people's lives and drive powerful social justice movements. This revealing book is also about this political moment, when joblessness and uncertainty about the future of work have made themselves heard at a national level. Most of all it is a story about people: who we consider to be one of us, and how the dignity of work lies at the heart of who we are"--- Subjects: Plant shutdowns; Unemployed; Working class; Work;
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- Majesty : the illustrated history of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal House of Windsor / by Green, Rod(Journalist),author.;
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- Subjects: Biographies.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Queens;
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- Doctors in our community / by Heath, Erin.;
Introduces the work of doctors.- Subjects: Physicians;
- © 2010., PowerKids,
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- Teachers in our community / by Ames, Michelle.;
Introduces the work of teachers.- Subjects: Teachers;
- © 2010., PowerKids,
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- Librarians in our community / by Ames, Michelle.;
Introduces the work of librarians.- Subjects: Librarians; Libraries;
- © 2010., PowerKids,
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- Veterinarians in our community / by Ames, Michelle.;
Introduces the work of veterinarians.- Subjects: Veterinarians; Veterinary medicine;
- © 2010., PowerKids,
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- Firefighters in our community / by Ames, Michelle.;
Introduces the work of firefighters.- Subjects: Fire extinction; Fire fighters;
- © 2010., PowerKids,
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- My sister makes me happy ; My sister makes me mad / by Daviddi, Evelyn;
A girl describes what about her sister makes her happy and, when the book is flipped over, what about her makes her mad."Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.- Subjects: Sisters; Emotions;
- © c2006., Milk & Cookies Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West,
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