Author: Bernstein, Jeffrey, 1961- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 155.51 BERNSTEIN
Format: Books
Summary: Between school pressures, friends, dating, social media, and planning for the future--is it any wonder today's teens are stressed out? In The Stress Survival Guide for Teens, clinical psychologist Jeffrey Bernstein offers practical and easy-to-learn tips based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and positive psychology to show teens how to keep stress and worry from taking over their life so they can overcome setbacks and set themselves up for success.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 388.324
Format: Books
Summary: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Truck Operator Qualification Examination (NTSATOQ) Passbook® prepares you by sharpening the skills and abilities necessary to succeed on your upcoming entrance exam.
Author: Aveyard, Victoria, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: Y AVEYARD
Format: Books
Summary: Victory comes at a price. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all...starting with the crown on Maven's head. But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal's powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means destroying everything--and everyone--in his path. War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced? In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard's stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power...for all will be tested, but not all will survive.
Author: Massey, Sujata author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: F MASSEY
Format: Books
Summary: "Introducing an extraordinary female lawyer-sleuth in a new historical series set in 1920s Bombay. Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting women's legal rights. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr. Omar Farid, a wealthy Muslim mill owner who has left three widows behind. But as Perveen is going through the paperwork, she notices something strange: all three of the wives have signed over their full inheritance to a charity. What will they live on if they forfeit what their husband left them? Perveen is suspicious, especially since one of the widows has signed her form with an X--meaning she probably couldn't even read the document. The Farid widows live in full purdah--in strict seclusion, never leaving the women's quarters or speaking to any men. Are they being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous guardian? Perveen tries to investigate, and realizes her instincts about the will were correct when tensions escalate to murder. Now it is her responsibility to figure out what really happened on Malabar Hill, and to ensure that no innocent women or children are in further danger."--
Author: Quinn, Julia, 1970- author.
Published: 2017 2006
Call Number: LP F QUINN
Format: Large print
Summary: Gregory Bridgerton has fallen head over heels for gorgeous Hermione Watson, despite the fact she is love with another, and joins forces with Hermione's best friend, Lady Lucinda Abernathy, to stop the disastrous alliance, but love has its own way of turning everything upside down.
Author: Aveyard, Victoria, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: Y AVEYARD
Format: Books
Summary: Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country--and his prisoner. As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back. When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire--leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.
Author: Zinn, John G., 1946- Zinn, Paul G.
Published: 2013
Call Number: 796.357
Format: Books
Summary: "The Ebbets Field volume is the second in McFarland's series on historic ballparks. The book combines articles about the park and memories of those who went there. Essay topics include long time Dodger owner Charles Ebbets, Brooklyn at the opening and closing, the first and last Dodger games, black baseball, non-baseball events and statistical analyses"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Bingham, John, 1948- Hadfield, Jenny, author.
Published: 2007
Call Number: 796.42
Format: Books
Summary: Explains how beginning-level runners can easily implement running into a lifestyle, in a guide that covers such topics as establishing a routine, eating and hydrating for maximum health, and training for speed and endurance. You don't have to run fast or competitively to reap the rewards that running has to offer. What you do need is the courage to start. That is the "Penguin mantra" that has enabled John Bingham--through his best-selling book No Need for Speed, his popular monthly column for Runner's World magazine, and his many appearances at major running events throughout the year--to inspire thousands of men and women to take up the sport for fitness and the sheer enjoyment that running brings them. By teaming up with coach Jenny Hadfield, his wife and coauthor on Marathoning for Mortals, Bingham lays out strategies that will help readers to safely and effortlessly integrate runs into their busy schedules. In this book, backed by Runner's World, the authority of America's leading running magazine, the authors provide tips for getting started, sticking to a routine, eating for energy, hydration, and training for speed and endurance.
Author: Quinn, Julia, 1970- author.
Published: 2006 2005
Call Number: LP F QUINN
Format: Large print
Summary: Gareth St. Clair's father is determined to ruin his inheritance. The key to his future lies in an old family diary, written in Italian. Gareth becomes involved with Hyacinth Bridgerton, who's offered to translate the diary. "Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past ... and the key to his future. The problem is--it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her--something charming and vexing--that grabs him and won't quite let go ... Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual--and annually discordant--Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other ... and that there is nothing as simple--or as complicated--as a single, perfect kiss.
Author: Ezenwa-Ohaeto, 1958-2005, author.
Published: 1997
Call Number: B ACHEBE
Format: Books
Summary: This is the first biography of Chinua Achebe. His novels span the African experience of colonialism, independence and of civilian and military corruption. His short stories in particular reflect his involvement in the Biafran civil war in Nigeria. His poetry, both in English and Igbo, reveals a sensitive talent. His children's stories introduced the young and their parents to the excitement of books. Chinua Achebe had an active and generous role in encouraging other African writers by starting the literary journal Okike, by founding a publishing house in war-torn Nigeria and by introducing, in his role as the Founding Editor of the African Writers Series, new writers to a worldwide audience. Through his teaching in universities in Africa and America he showed the importance of Africa's own literature in the re-establishment of its cultural independence.
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