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English
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"Heads always turned when Rose McCarthy walked into a room. Nearly six foot tall, she was ramrod straight, and impeccably put together with faultless style, long graceful legs, her snow-white hair cut in a chin-length rounded cap. Her piercing blue eyes missed nothing. She could terrify anyone with a few, well chosen, soft-spoken, eloquent words, or comfort and delight a young employee with generous praise. For twenty-five years, she had been the...
Author
Language
English
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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
3) The archer
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This is an inspiring fable about the importance of taking risks and overcoming difficulty. It is told from the perspective of Tetsuya, a famous former archer, and his apprentice"--
5) What now?
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
97 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An inspirational primer based on the author's 2006 commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College discusses how to manage life's crossroads, recounts times of struggle from her own life, and celebrates the benefits of not knowing what is to come.
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English
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"Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks! #1 New York Times bestseller--more than 3 million copies sold! Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell." But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile...
7) First love
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Runaways Axi, sixteen, and Robinson, seventeen, who met on a cancer ward, leave small-town Oregon on a cross-country trip to experience the best of life before it is too late.
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Language
English
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"Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League, and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled one hundred and forty female students for the first time. Even though most of the kids on the campus have all the privilege in the world, some are struggling,...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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The instant #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller
"A must read for anyone hoping to live a creative life... I dare you not to be inspired to be brave, to be free, and to be curious.” —PopSugar
From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you’ve dreamed of.
Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment...
"A must read for anyone hoping to live a creative life... I dare you not to be inspired to be brave, to be free, and to be curious.” —PopSugar
From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you’ve dreamed of.
Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
289 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A guide to personal transformation discusses seven principles for moving beyond hopelessness, addiction, and damaging relationships to a life of meaning, purpose, and personal empowerment.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 230 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the 'un-survivable' and will challenge your notion of self-help books."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 142 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers lessons for living a fulfilling and joyful life through a simple approach based on four principles--believing in one's destiny, escaping internal captivity, leading a magnified life, and choosing a love-centered life.
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the way in which women think brings together an understanding of the aspirations and contradictions that give women the advantage in a male-dominated world.
16) Among the enemy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons.
18) Eidi
Author
Series
The children of Crow Cove volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Eidi leaves her mother and stepfather in Crow Cove to live in a nearby village, where she meets the much younger Tink and rescues him from the abusive man he has been living with.
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Language
English
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In A Life Well Played, Palmer takes stock of the many experiences of his life, bringing new details and insights to some familiar stories and sharing new ones. This book is for Arnie's Army and all golf fans but it is more than just a golf book; Palmer had tremendous success off the course as well and is most notable for his exemplary sportsmanship and business success, while always giving back to the fans who made it all possible. Gracious, fair,...