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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.;

Berrybrook Middle School. by Chmakova, Svetlana,1979-;
Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants?A, all ages.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Infatuation; Middle schools; Schools; Cartoons and comics.;

Porco Rosso [videorecording] / by Egan, Susan,1970-; Garrett, Brad,1960-; Hisaishi, Joe.; Kato, Tokiko.; Keaton, Michael,1951-; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-; Okui, Atsushi.; Stiers, David Ogden.; Williams, Kimberly,1971-; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Atsushi Okui ; animators, Masashi Ando ... [et al.] ; editor, Hayno Miyazaki ; music, Joe Hisaishi, Tokiko Kato ; production designer, Katsu Hisamura.English voices: Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers.Japanese voices: Shûichirô Mioriyama, Tokiko Kato, Sanshi Katsura, Akemi Okamura, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Hiroko Seki, Akio Ôtsuka.Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strapping young man, but after his entire squadron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who has been hired by the dastardly bandits. With his plane damaged, he finds a repair hanger near Milan where a local woman fixes his plane.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Air pilots; Animated films.; Biplanes; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fighter plane combat; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2005., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

The Sopranos. [videorecording] / by Attias, David.; Bracco, Lorraine,1955-; Chase, David.; Chianese, Dominic.; Falco, Edie.; Gandolfini, James.; Grey, Brad.; Iler, Robert.; Imperioli, Michael,1966-; Marchand, Nancy,1928-; Pastore, Vincent.; Sigler, Jamie-Lynn.; Sirico, Tony.; Van Zandt, Steve.; Brad Grey Television Productions.; HBO Video (Firm);
Disc 1.The Sopranos -- 46 long -- Denial, anger, acceptance -- Meadowlands.Disc 2. College -- Pax Soprana -- Down neck -- The legend of Tennessee Moltisanti.Disc 3. Boca -- A hit is a hit -- Nobody knows anything -- Isabella.Disc 4. I dream of Jeannie Cusamano -- Special features.James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Siricio, Robert Iler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Nancy Marchand.Tony Soprano is your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful wife, a not-so-dutiful daughter, a son named Anthony Jr., a mother he's trying to coax into a retirement home, a hot-headed uncle, a not-too-secret mistress and a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony's a mob boss.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Gangsters; Italian Americans; Mafiosi; Organized crime; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Something to say / by Ramée, Lisa Moore.; Indigo, Bre.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: African American children; Middle school students; Debates and debating; Friendship; Families; Anxiety; Middle schools;

Mia, the way the cupcake crumbles / by Simon, Coco.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Friendship; Clubs; Cupcakes; Fortune; Charm bracelets;

Maxi's secrets : (or, What you can learn from a dog) / by Plourde, Lynn.;
"Fifth-grader Timminy, who's small for his age and new in town, isn't eager to start middle school--but he gets a great consolation prize in Maxi, a big, deaf, lovable dog"--Provided by publisher.Ages 10 up.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Deaf dogs; Human-animal relationships; Stature; Friendship; Middle schools; Schools;

Emma catwalks and cupcakes! / by Simon, Coco.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Models (Persons); Friendship; Jealousy; Clubs; Cupcakes;

Odd gods / by Slavin, David(Children's author); Weitzman, Daniel(Children's author); Lane, Adam.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Twin brothers; Middle school students; Sibling rivalry; School elections; Middle schools;

Sweet country [videorecording] / by Tranter, David,screenwriter.; McGregor, Steven,screenwriter.; Thornton, Warwick,film director.; Brown, Bryan,1947-actor.; Morris, Hamilton,actor.; Neill, Sam,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),presenter.; Screen Australia,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Nick Meyers ; director of photography, Warwick Thornton.Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Gibson John, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Matt Day, Anni Finsterer, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, Sam Neill.Sam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works for a preacher in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. When Harry, a bitter war veteran, moves into a neighboring outpost, the preacher sends Sam and his family to help Harry renovate his cattle yards. But Sam's relationship with the cruel and ill-tempered Harry quickly deteriorates, culminating in a violent shootout in which Sam kills Harry in self-defense.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Western films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Indigenous peoples; Self-defense; Murder; Justice;
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