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Ready to Retire? : The New Reality of Retirement and What You and Your Spouse Need to Know / by Green, Lyndsay.;
Includes bibliographical references.This book will explore issues that have been given short shrift by the mass media and in retirement literature. The interviewees will include the newly retired, those working part-time, and the fully retired, and represent a range of income and education levels and professional and personal circumstances. The author will also be interviewing their partners. By helping couples think about retirement the way they do, the author hopes to separate fiction from fact and free people's minds to reimagine retirement.
Subjects: Aging; Aging; Older people; Retirement; Retirement; Retirement; Role models;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Great women from our First Nations / by Fournel, Kelly,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references.Suzanne Rochon-Burnett -- Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake -- Thocmetony (Sarah) Winnemucca -- Maria Tallchief -- Wilma Mankiller -- Mary Kim Titla -- Lorna B. Williams -- Susan Aglukark -- Winona LaDuke -- Sandra Lovelace Nicholas.Reminds readers of the extraordinary contributions of First Nations women to our country.
Subjects: Native women; Indian women; Indian women; Role models;
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RuPaul Charles / by Chen, Vincent,1996-;
"RuPaul Charles is one of the most famous drag queens in the world. With humor, style, and kindness, RuPaul has broken down barriers. This uplifting book introduces kids to the values that make RuPaul an inspiration"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: RuPaul, 1960-; Female impersonators; Television personalities; Gay activists; Role models; Gay rights; Conduct of life;
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My seven Black fathers : a young activist's memoir of race, family, and the mentors who made him whole / by Jawando, Will,1983-author.;
"A memoir by the lawyer, activist, and county councilman Will Jawando"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Jawando, Will, 1983-; African American men; African Americans; African Americans; Nigerian Americans; Role models;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A walk in her shoes [videorecording] : an homage to the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman / by Garcia, Selina,film director.; IndiePix (Firm),film distributor.;
Metra Lundy.This documentary feature shares one woman's intimate story of personal awakening, discovery, empowerment, and triumph. In a quest to overcome one of the biggest obstacles of her life, personal trainer and author Metra Lundy simulates a walk to freedom by re-tracing the steps of the great American heroine, Harriet Tubman, who walked from Maryland to Canada.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Personal narratives.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913; Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913; African American women authors.; African American women; Life change events.; Lundy, Metra; Personality development.; Role models.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boy parts / by Clark, Eliza,1994-author.;
"An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent--a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and hilarious, which fearlessly explores sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century. Exiled from the art world and on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle. But her talent has not gone unnoticed, and Irina is invited to display her work at a fashionable London gallery. It is a chance to revive her career and escape from the rut of drugs, alcohol, and extreme cinema she's fallen into. Yet the news instead triggers a self-destructive tailspin, centered around Irina's consuming relationship with her best friend, and a shy young man from her local supermarket who has attracted her attention ... "--
Subjects: Black humor.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Compulsive behavior; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Photographers' models; Sex differences; Sex role; Sex; Women photographers;
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Muslim girls rise [videorecording] : inspirational champions of our time / by Jaleel, Aaliya,illustrator.; Ayyar, Priya,narrator.; Jones, Andy,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Mir, Saira.Muslim girls rise.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.;
Narrated by Priya Ayyar.These eloquent biographies introduce young audiences to the diverse and important contributions Muslim women have made and to role models they may never have heard of before.G.DVD; Widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Muslim girls; Muslim women;
For private home use only.
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Ricky zoom. [videorecording] / by Fincham, Max,voice actor.; Lipkin, Simon,1986-voice actor.; Wickham, Keith,voice actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Max Fincham, Simon Lipkin, Keith Wickham, Finty Williams.Zoom out with Ricky and all the bike buddies who live in Wheelford! There's little sister Toot, who's never far from the action and rescue bike Hank, Ricky's dad, and role model. Discover the whole Wheelford community in these ten family-filled episodes! Includes Halloween special, Wheeloween!G.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Television programs.; Friendship; Motorcycles;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My first book of girl power / by Merberg, Julie.;
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Subjects: Women superheroes; Ability;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Joe [videorecording] / by Brown, Larry,1951-2004.Joe.Videorecording.; Cage, Nicolas,1965-; Green, David Gordon,1975-; Hawkins, Gary.; Poulter, Gary.; Sheridan, Tye,1996-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Lions Gate Films.;
Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter.A hard-living ex-con who is the unlikeliest of role models, but when he meets a troubled fifteen-year-old homeless boy in need of help from a violent and destitute father, Joe is faced with the heartbreaking choice of redemption or ruin.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Brown, Larry, 1951-2004.; Abusive men; Dysfunctional families; Ex-convicts; Fathers and sons; Feature films.;
© 2014., Lionsgate ; Distributed in Canada by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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