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3181) Tremor: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Life is hopeless but it is not serious. We have to have danced while we could and, later, to have danced again in the telling. A weekend spent antiquing is shadowed by the colonial atrocities that occurred on that land. A walk at dusk is interrupted by casual racism. A loving marriage is riven by mysterious tensions. And a remarkable cascade of voices speak out from a pulsing metropolis. We're invited to experience these events and others through...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Over the past twenty-five years, the directors of The Moth have worked with people from all walks of life - including astronauts, rock stars, Nobel Prize-winners, high school students, dental hygienists, and a retired pickpocket - to develop true personal stories that have moved and delighted millions of listeners on the Moth's Peabody Award-winning radio hour and podcast. A leader in the modern storytelling movement, The Moth also inspires thousands...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster--and the fouler beast who created him--to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are six tales of Oshikiri--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
""Rhaina Cohen's moving, intimate portraits of people in unusually devoted friendships upend our cultural narratives about which relationships matter . . . an arresting work of compassion and insight." -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of Dear Therapists podcast Why do we assume romantic relationships are more important than friendships? What do we lose when we expect a spouse to meet...
3185) JavaScript bible
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A guide for power users demonstrates the basics of JavaScript while exploring control structures, functions, operators, form elements, hypertext links, Java Applets, and HTML applications
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Struggling to adjust to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia, De'Andrea Whitman is challenged by her therapist to make a white girlfriend and finds one in Rebecca Myland as they are brought together to fight back against the community's rising racial sentiments
De'Andrea Whitman, her husband Malik, and their five-year-old daughter, Nina, are new to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia--a move motivated by circumstance...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An honest, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America-while carting three kids around in a minivan. Never having run for office before, Katie Porter charted a new path in 2018 when she was elected to Congress as a Democrat in historically conservative Orange County, California. Underestimated as a single mom and chided for her progressive values, Katie defied expectations. Then,...
3188) Nico y los dinos
Author
Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
¡Una aventura jurásica dino-divertidísima con la que no pararás de reírte! El nuevo cómic infantil de Òscar Julve, creador de Yo, Elvis Riboldi y Aventura Total. En medio del bosque, de camino a la Roca del Bandolero, Nico tropieza con una piedra y... ¡sorpresa! No es una piedra, ¡es un huevo de dinosaurio! Desde ese momento, Dino, el bebé de dinodoronte, se convierte en la mascota y el compañero de Nico. Juntos visitarán el valle de los....
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
1. Which journalist was among the first to bring black history facts to the masses? -- 2. How many Africans were taken to the United States during the entire history of the slave trade? -- 3. Who was the first African to arrive in America -- 4. Who was the first black saint? -- 5. Who was the first black president in North America? -- 6. Who were Africa's first ambassadors to Europe? -- 7. Who was the first black explorer of the North...
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Twenty years later, Chicken Soup for the Soul continues to open the heart and rekindle the spirit. Celebrate the twentieth anniversary with the classic book that inspired millions -- reinvigorated with bonus stories of inspiration! You will find hope and inspiration in these 101 heartwarming stories about counting your blessings, thinking positive, and overcoming challenges
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