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Kings of the court / by Hughes, Alison,1966-;
Sameer tries to help the school team overcome its aversion to a very dramatic new coach.LSC
Subjects: Basketball stories.; Basketball players; Schools; Middle schools;
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The heiress swap / by Michaels, Maddison,author.;
Taken in as a companion to her American cousin, the sole heiress to a railway dynasty, Evie Jenkins, agreeing to swap places with her for the entire English season, matches wits with the Duke of Hargrave, a marriage-averse cynic who thinks she's a title-hungry princess.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Romance fiction.; Cousins; Heiresses; Nobility; Secrecy;
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Leeva at last / by Pennypacker, Sara,1951-; Cordell, Matthew,1975-;
"What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Families; Books and reading;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book of phobias & manias : a history of obsession / by Summerscale, Kate,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of "everyday madness." The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals). Phobias and manias are deeply personal experiences, and among the most common anxiety disorders of our time, but they are also clues to our shared past. The award-winning author Kate Summerscale uses rich and riveting case studies to trace the origins of our obsessions, unearthing a history of human strangeness, from the middle ages to the present day, and a wealth of explanations for some of our most powerful aversions and desires"--
Subjects: Mania.; Phobias.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds A Novel [electronic resource] : by Brennan, Allison.aut; CloudLibrary;
"The literary escape I didn't know I needed—a luxurious private resort, a steamy romance, and a captivating cast of sleuths and suspects . . . Allison Brennan has crafted the perfect summer read." —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteries Featured on Katie Couric Media's "10 Books to Read Once You’ve Finished Watching 'The White Lotus'"! In this sun-dappled mystery from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a risk-averse bibliophile gets in over her head when strange notes in a book draw her into a real-life investigation. Mia Crawford is responsible to a fault. She has to be. Between her high-demand job and taking care of her grandmother and her cats, she has little time for anything else. What time she does have, she pours into reading. Mysteries, romances, thrillers…books filled with women who are far more impulsive than she would ever dream of being. Now, forced into taking a long-overdue vacation, she finds herself on a luxurious private island where she just might have a chance to reinvent herself—for a little while, anyway. She can explore the island. Flirt shamelessly with a cute bartender. Have a vacation fling. Live like a heroine in one of her favorite novels. Or she can curl up with a good book on the beach. Turns out reinventing yourself is easier planned than done. But when gossipy notes written in the margins of an old book turn out to be clues to the disappearance of another guest, Mia finds herself diving headfirst into a dangerous adventure. With everyone at the resort hiding secrets of their own, she’ll have to solve this real-life mystery before she becomes the next target.   General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Contemporary Women; Humorous;
© 2025., MIRA Books,
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Harley and me : embracing risk on the road to a more authentic life / by Murphy, Bernadette M.(Bernadette Mary),1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."What happens when women in midlife step out of what's predictable? For Bernadette Murphy, learning to ride a motorcycle at forty-eight becomes the catalyst that transforms her from a settled wife and professor with three teenage children into a woman on her own. The confidence she gained from mastering a new skill and conquering her fears gave her the courage to face deeper issues in her own life and start taking risks. It is a fact that men and women alike become more risk averse in our later years--which according to psychologists and neuroscience is exactly what we should not do. And Murphy stresses that while hers is a story of transformation using a physical risk, emotional and educational risks can serve the same beneficial purpose for other women. Murphy uses her own story to explore the larger idea of how risk changes our brain chemistry, how certain personality types embrace dangerous behavior and why it energizes them, and why women's expectations change once estrogen levels drop after the childbearing years. She also explores the idea of women and risk in pop culture--why there are so few stories of the conquering heroine (instead of hero). Surely Thelma and Louise driving off the cliff should not be our only pop culture reference for women finding true freedom. With scientific research and journalistic interviews weaving through a page-turning, road trip narrative, Harley and Me is a compelling look at how one woman changed her life and found deeper meaning out on the open road"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Murphy, Bernadette M. (Bernadette Mary), 1963-; Middle-aged women; Middle-aged women; Middle-aged women; Women motorcyclists; Motorcycling; Risk-taking (Psychology); Authenticity (Philosophy); Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds [electronic resource] : by Brennan, Allison.aut; Johansson, Vanessa.nrt; CloudLibrary;
"The literary escape I didn't know I needed—a luxurious private resort, a steamy romance, and a captivating cast of sleuths and suspects . . . Allison Brennan has crafted the perfect summer read." —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteries Featured on Katie Couric Media's "10 Books to Read Once You’ve Finished Watching 'The White Lotus'"! In this sun-dappled mystery from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a risk-averse bibliophile gets in over her head when strange notes in a book draw her into a real-life investigation. Mia Crawford is responsible to a fault. She has to be. Between her high-demand job and taking care of her grandmother and her cats, she has little time for anything else. What time she does have, she pours into reading. Mysteries, romances, thrillers…books filled with women who are far more impulsive than she would ever dream of being. Now, forced into taking a long-overdue vacation, she finds herself on a luxurious private island where she just might have a chance to reinvent herself—for a little while, anyway. She can explore the island. Flirt shamelessly with a cute bartender. Have a vacation fling. Live like a heroine in one of her favorite novels. Or she can curl up with a good book on the beach. Turns out reinventing yourself is easier planned than done. But when gossipy notes written in the margins of an old book turn out to be clues to the disappearance of another guest, Mia finds herself diving headfirst into a dangerous adventure. With everyone at the resort hiding secrets of their own, she’ll have to solve this real-life mystery before she becomes the next target. 
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Amateur Sleuth; Women Sleuths;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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The Addiction. by Ferrara, Abel,film director.; Sciorra, Annabella,actor.; Walken, Christopher,actor.; Falco, Edie,actor.; Taylor, Lili,actor.; Imperioli, Michael,actor.; Calderon, Paul,actor.; Arrow Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Annabella Sciorra, Christopher Walken, Edie Falco, Lili Taylor, Michael Imperioli, Paul CalderonOriginally produced by Arrow Films in 1995.Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill, but realizes this isn’t any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Independent films.; Vampires.;
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Absolom, Joe.; Bolt, Ben,1952-; Braithwaite, Philippa.; Catz, Caroline.; Clunes, Martin,1961-; Cole, Stephanie,1941-; McNeice, Ian.; Minghella, Dominic.; Punch, Lucy.; Acorn Media (Firm); Buffalo Pictures Ltd.; Portman Film and Television Ltd.;
Disc 1. Going Bodmin -- Gentlemen prefer -- Sh*t happens -- Portwenn effect.Disc 2. Of all the harbours in all the towns -- Haemophobia.Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Lucy Punch, Joe Absolom.When the brilliant but socially awkward and neurotic Doc Martin develops an aversion to blood, he abandons his career as a celebrated London surgeon and becomes the only doctor in a sleepy small town where his tactless manner soon has everybody in an uproar. Watch Martin get to know the town's hysterical mix of quirky residents as he finds new ways to put his foot in his mouth.PG.DVD ; Dolby Digital ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Medical television programs.; Physicians; Television comedies.;
© c2013., Acorn Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Naked Acts. by M., Bridgett,film director.; Jones, Jake-Ann,actor.; Cox, Rene,actor.; Charles, Rodney,actor.; Cephas, Ron,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jake-Ann Jones, Rene Cox, Rodney Charles, Ron Cephas JonesOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1996.Celebrated as a key film in the canon of independent cinema by African-Americans in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’s NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. Beautiful aspiring actor Cicely (Jake-Ann Jones) has just landed her first major role, but there's a big problem: it requires a nude scene. Her mother was a Blaxploitation star known for her sex appeal, while Cicely is a survivor of sexual assault with life-long body image issues, all of which has left her with a strong aversion to disrobing in public. Now, with the support of her boyfriend Joel (Ron Cephas Jones), she attempts to get past her fear.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Independent films.;
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