Author: Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald), 1928- Holdren, John editor. Published: 2013 Call Number: 372.21 Format: Books Summary: Updated with new material, this guide outlines the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help children take their first steps in learning to read and write.
Author: Barber, Susan, author. Published: 2011 Call Number: 306.883 Format: Books Summary: Becoming a widow isn't like becoming a wife. Becoming a wife requires major planning. But becoming a widow is often a surprise, and even with advance planning some people are still stunned. It's difficult to prepare for widowhood. In Widows 101, author Susan Barber uses her personal experience with her husband's death to provide practical tips for surviving the death of a spouse.
Author: Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- creator. Oniki, Yuji, adapter. Searleman, Eric, editor. Based on (work): Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's moving castle. Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha. Published: 2009 2004 Call Number: 791.4334 GHIBLI Format: Books Summary: "This book is a collection of concept sketches, concept art, backgrounds, character designs (including painted versions), and still images for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film, Howl's Moving Castle, based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. All concept sketches are by Miyazaki. Concept art and backgrounds are by the art staff supervised by art director. The background art and still images for this book were created from digital data. Scene images without captions are sitll images"--Page 6.
Author: Edugyan, Esi, author. Published: 2004 Call Number: F EDUGYAN Format: Books Summary: Living in exile from his native Ghana, disenchanted Samuel Tyne quits his job and moves his family to a mansion in a provincial part of Canada, where he discovers the local community's history of in-fighting and mysterious fires.
Author: Grisham, John. Published: 1997 1996 Call Number: PB GRISHAM Format: Books Summary: The jury in a Mississippi tobacco trial appears to be manipulated and controlled.
Author: Tarkenton, Fran, author. Gossett, Rick, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 332.024 TARKENTO Format: Books Summary: Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets and if you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Fran Tarkenton, the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who became a successful entrepreneur, has partnered with certified public accountant and financial executive rick Gossett to present this practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. Safe & Secure will give you ten specific actions steps that will turn you from an "easy" target into a "hard" target. A well-prepared senior who understands the potential for financial abuse and has taken the precautions recommended in this book is more than likely to remain safe and secure through a long and comfortable retirement. "As our country gracefully ages, we need to make sure to do all we can to protect the elderly from their health, to their mind, to their finances. Once again, a man we all trust and respect has stepped forward and answered the call. With his simple and effective ways of explaining important concepts, legend Fran Tarkenton is doing his part to keep the elderly safe, drawing on his successful career both on and off the football field." SANJAY GUPTA, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory University and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent "From helping us all recognize that were potential targets to providing easily comprehensible and implementable solutions, Fran Tarkenton and Rick Gossett have provided an extremely invaluable and indispensable resource. Elder financial abuse will remain a major concern as our population ages. The tools presented here can help everyone be prepared and less likely to be a victim." THOMAS E. PRICE, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and former member of US House of Representatives. Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets. If you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Tarkenton and Gossett present a practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. They share ten specific actions that will turn you from an 'easy' target into a 'hard' target. -- adapted from information provided.
Author: Rondinelli-Hamilton, Lara, 1974- author. Lamplough, Jennifer, 1974- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 641.5 Format: Books Summary: Gathers recipes for healthy eating with diabetes in diverse categories including slow-cooker, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and low glycemic-index. Understanding what to eat when you're diagnosed with diabetes can be a challenge. Hamilton and Lamplough help you meet your nutrition needs-- without sacrificing flavor. From breakfast to snacks, you'll find recipes tasty enough to satisfy the whole family. Each recipe features nutrition information. -- adapted from back cover
Author: Vertin, Zach, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 962.9 Format: Books Summary: The birth of South Sudan was celebrated the world round--a triumph for global justice and the end of one of the world's most devastating wars. The Republic's historic independence was acclaimed not only by its long-oppressed people, but by three U.S. presidents and the legions of Americans who championed their cause. But the celebration would not last; South Sudan's freedom-fighters soon plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their American backers. Drawing on extraordinary personal stories of identity, liberation, and survival, A Rope from the Sky tells an epic story of paradise won and then lost. Zach Vertin's firsthand accounts from deadly war zones to the halls of Washington power bring readers on an extraordinary journey into the rise and fall of the world?s newest state. South Sudan's untold story is a unique episode in global history--an unprecedented experiment in international state-building, and a cautionary tale. Where Team of Rivals meets The Last King of Scotland, this gripping narrative follows an unlikely cast of liberators as they crusade from the bush to the palace and back. Long darlings of the West, South Sudan's guerillas were backed by an unprecedented coalition of Democrats and Republicans, ideologues and activists, evangelical Christians and Hollywood celebrities. This zealous alliance helped deliver an oppressed people from tyranny, only to watch in horror as their chosen heroes then turned their guns on each other. A Rope from the Sky is propelled by characters both inspired and ordinary their aspirations are matched by insecurities, their sins by courage and kindness. It is first a story of hope, power, greed, compassion, and conscience-shocking violence from the world's most neglected patch of territory. But it is also a story about the best and worst of America both our big-hearted ideals and our difficult reckoning with the limits of American power amid a world in disarray. From moonlit battlefields and glitzy hotel ballrooms to the emerald green marshes of the Nile, A Rope from the Sky is brilliant and breathtaking, a modern-day Greek tragedy that will challenge our perspectives on global politics.
Author: Mackall, Lisabeth, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 158.1 Format: Books Summary: Death is our common end. Death can arrive when we least expect it--through injury, illness, and unexpected life events that bring death close to us, and we never feel like we are prepared. Sometimes we skirt death and find ourselves renewed in life. We want to pursue new adventures, pathways and are energized to explore the best life has to offer. But why does it take facing death for us to live our best life? How do we embrace the greatness of our world without having to first face trauma and fear? Follow along in the journey of Lisabeth as she navigates through a second devastating life trauma, and how she realized that we can all focus on our time living, instead of worrying that we have not lived or done enough in the time that we have been given.
Author: Sala, Sharon, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: SAL Format: Books Summary: "Dan Amos lost his wife and son years ago, when they inadvertently got in the way of a death threat meant for him. He's never had eyes for anyone since, and he doesn't want to. But fellow Blessings resident Alice Conroy sparks something inside him...Newly widowed, Alice was disillusioned by marriage and isn't looking to fall in love anytime soon. Then a tropical storm blazes a path straight for the Georgia coast, and as the town prepares for the worst, Dan opens his heart and his home. The tempest is raging, but Alice and Dan are learning to find shelter...in each other"--Back cover.
Author: Enoch, Suzanne, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: PB ENOCH Format: Books Summary: "London socialite Amelia-Rose Baxter is nobody's fool. Her parents may want her to catch a title, but she will never change who she is for the promise of marriage. Her husband will be a man who can appreciate her sharp mind as well as her body. A sophisticated man who loves life in London. A man who considers her his equal--and won't try to tame her wild heart...Rough, rugged Highlander Niall MacTaggert and his brothers know the rules: the eldest must marry or lose the ancestral estate, period. But Niall's eldest brother just isn't interested in the lady his mother selected. Is it because Amelia-Rose is just too...Free-spirited? Yes. Brazen? Aye. Surely Niall can find a way to soften up the whip-smart lass and make her the perfect match for his brother for the sake of the family. Instead it's Niall who tempts Amelia-Rose, despite her reservations about barbarian Highlanders. Niall finds the lass nigh irresistible as well, but he won't make the mistake his father did in marrying an Englishwoman who doesn't like the Highlands. Does he have what it takes to win her heart? There is only one way to find out..."--Back cover.
Author: America's Test Kitchen (Firm), author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 641.65 Format: Books Summary: We're all looking for interesting, achievable ways to enjoy vegetables more often. This must-have addition to your cookbook shelf has more than 700 kitchen-tested recipes that hit that mark. Sure, you'll learn nearly 40 ways to cook potatoes and 30 ways with broccoli, America's favorite veggies. But you'll also learn how to make a salad with roasted radishes and their peppery leaves; how to char avocados in a skillet to use in Crispy Skillet Turkey Burgers; and how to turn sunchokes into a chowder and kale into a Super Slaw for Salmon Tacos. Every chapter, from Artichokes to Zucchini, includes shopping, storage, seasonality, and prep pointers and techniques, including hundreds of step-by-step photographs and illustrations, gorgeous watercolor illustrations, and full-color recipe photography.
Author: Deveraux, Jude. author. Published: 2019 1998 Call Number: DEV Format: Books Summary: Single mother Amy cannot date David because she has no one to look after her child. So to free her, David has his gay brother, Jason, move into her house, only to see Jason fall in love with Amy as well. When wealthy, hard-driving corporate genius Jason Wilding reluctantly takes a break from his business and his husband-hunting girlfriends for a Christmas visit to his hometown in Abernathy, Kentucky, he has no idea what his physician brother, David, has in store for him. It seems that Amy Thompkins, a whimsical young widow with definite artistic talent, has captured David's heart, but courting her with a demanding baby in tow has been difficult. In order to pursue her, he persuades Jason to move into her home and take care of her spoiled but adorable son, Max, for a week. For a fiercely efficient CEO, it's an impossible scene: a falling-down old house; buckets on the dining room floor to catch the rain; a widow living on next to nothing, with no marketable skills. But Amy's joy for life, her love for her son, and her sparkling humor are irresistible -- and tiny Max adores Jason beyond reason. Soon, Jason sees Amy and her future as a prime target for his strategic planning. Importing his private chef to prepare the little one's food and buying a baby store so that his mother can get real bargains are just the beginning. Because enigmatic Jason is thawing -- the tender feelings and longing he has buried for years are begging to be heard. And when he smiles, Amy is reminded of a Mount Rushmore monument finally cracking up -- in the best possible way. The mutual attraction is glowing bright, but what to do about David? Once again, Jude Deveraux's deft hand and loving vision conjure up a novel full of surprises and delights, in a story that will warm all our hearts and make us believe in the power of miracles, large and small. It's a tale for all seasons, and a love story to remember always.
Author: Lillien, Lisa, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 641.512 Format: Books Summary: People everywhere are craving super-simple recipes with short ingredient lists, and Hungry Girl has come to their rescue with Hungry Girl Simply 6: All-Natural Recipes with 6 Ingredients or Less! For the first time ever, chapters are organized by main ingredient--like chicken, veggies, eggs, and oats--making it easy to find exactly what you need. Featuring familiar ingredients and just a few simple steps, these recipes put everyday smart eating back on the table! Featuring: 95 gluten-free recipes, 28 sheet-pan recipes, 91 vegetarian recipes, 27 recipes in 15 minutes or less, 59 recipes in 30 minutes or less, and 18 no-cook recipes.
Author: Tsushima, Yūko, author. Harcourt, Geraldine, translator. Published: 2019 1979 Call Number: F TSUSHIMA Format: Books Summary: "From one of the most significant contemporary Japanese writers, a haunting, dazzling novel of loss and rebirth"-- A young woman, left by her husband, starts a new life in a Tokyo apartment. Over the course of a year, as she struggles to bring up her two-year-old daughter alone, her new home is filled with light streaming through the windows, so bright she has to squint, but she finds herself plummeting deeper into darkness, becoming unstable, untethered. With the turning of the seasons, she must confront what she has lost and what she will become.