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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece--a veritable temple--of our national culture. A hallowed ground for communal worship, this is where history is made on grass, artificial turf, hardwood, and even ice; where nostalgia flows as freely as ten-dollar beers; where everything thrills, from exploding fireworks to grinning cheerleaders. In The Arena...intrepid sportswriter Rafi Kohan crisscrosses the country,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Supported with copious maps, illustrations, endnotes, and a detailed chronology of Boone's life, Frontiersman provides a fresh and accurate rendering of a man most people know only as a folk hero--and of the nation that has mythologized him for over two centuries.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Max and Caroline, two of Brooklyn's hottest waitresses, continue to dish up sarcasm and smarts. They've got a new cupcake business at the diner's back walk-up window, and Caroline and Max negotiate a work-study program at the Manhattan School of Pastry: Caroline works in the office so Max can study professional baking. Plus, love--and the aroma of freshly cooked tarts--is in the air! Caroline has the hots for the school's hunky master chef and Max...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
"Watch as Brandon, Dylan, Kelly, Donna, David, Steve, Andrea and newcomer Val take a crash course in cheating, sex, and heartache in all 31 steamy fifth season episodes of the show that forever scorched the airwaves: Beverly Hills 90210! Savor every delicious moment of drama, from Val and Dylan infiltrating a smuggling ring in Mexico to Brandon getting busted by the cops. Watch your favorite characters struggle with psychopaths, schemers and, most...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The in-depth "true" story of this legendarily fierce-- and far-reaching-- clash in the heart of Appalachia.
Describes the little-known truths behind the legendary feud between two Appalachian families that ultimately killed thirteen members in a dispute that became newspaper fodder and eventually went to the U.S. Supreme Court.
88) The moth
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997.
90) Loud and clear
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Omnigraphics, an imprint of Infobase
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Provides basic consumer health information about domestic violence, signs of abuse, risk factors including abuse in specific populations, and strategies to prevent and intervene in domestic violence. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and a list of resources for additional help"--
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"[This] is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries--their contact sheets. Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photo shoots alongside interviews and essays from industry legends, this gorgeous book takes readers on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop, and from analog to digital photography. The ultimate companion for music and photography enthusiasts, Contact High is...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The only self-help book you'll ever need, from a psychiatrist and his comedy writer daughter, who will help you put aside your unrealistic wishes, stop trying to change things you can't change, and do the best with what you can control--the first steps to managing all of life's impossible problems. Need to stop screwing up? Feel like you're under a loser's curse? Work with an ass? Want to clear your name or get justice, rescue an addicted person,...
97) Mrs. Miracle
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Practical advice from his new housekeeper helps Seth Webster, a widower with six-year-old twins, rebuild his life after the loss of his wife.
98) Locomotion
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
99) Thunder and rain
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Modern cowboy Tyler Steele must raise his son, Brodie, save his ranch, and rebuild his life after his wife leaves him for being emotionally distant and ultimately learns that being a man means confronting your true weaknesses.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The wife of the Nickel Mines Amish Schoolhouse shooter shares her story of life after the tragedy and her experience of Christ's redemptive love, encouraging others to believe in the capacity for beauty in the midst of their own brokenness.
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