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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Like many young people, Heidi Julavits kept a diary. Decades later she found her old diaries in a storage bin, and hoped to discover the early evidence of the person (and writer) she'd since become. Instead, 'The actual diaries revealed me to possess the mind of a paranoid tax auditor.' The entries are daily chronicles of anxieties about grades, looks, boys, and popularity. After reading the confessions of her past self, writes Julavits, 'I want...
Author
Language
English
Description
Like many young people, Heidi Julavits kept a diary. Decades later she found her old diaries in a storage bin, and hoped to discover the early evidence of the person (and writer) she'd since become. Instead, 'The actual diaries revealed me to possess the mind of a paranoid tax auditor.' The entries are daily chronicles of anxieties about grades, looks, boys, and popularity. After reading the confessions of her past self, writes Julavits, 'I want to...
3) Time Guild 1
Author
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Saree, Captain Ruhger, and the crew of Lightwave Fold Transport continue! In her newly confirmed status as Queen of Lightwave Clutch, Saree plans to train new human clock maintainers to carry on the work she started: tuning fold clocks and smoothing space. But the skills that came so naturally to her prove difficult to transfer, and progress is slow. When a shady faction in Gov Human decides to take matters into their own hands,...
4) Native Air
Author
Language
English
Description
In a debut novel from Green Writers Press by Jonathan Howland, the austere beauty and high exposure of mountain adventure provide the context and the measure for what it means to be alive for climbing partners Joe Holland and Pete Hunter -, until one of them isn't. When the book opens, it's the mid-80s. Joe Holland, the novel's narrator, is a climber and a seeker, but mostly he's Pete Hunter's shadow. The two meet in college and spend the next ten...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the first half of Kate Zambreno's astoundingly original collection, the narrator regales us with incisive and witty swatches from a life lived inside a brilliant mind, meditating on aging and vanity, fame and failure, writing and writers, along with portraits of everyone from Susan Sontag to Amal Clooney, Maurice Blanchot to Louise Brooks. The series of essays that follow, on figures central to Zambreno's thinking, including Kathy Acker, David...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Language
English
Formats
Description
They save our lives every day, and we've never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's greatest unsung heroes.
"The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurses ... are given the respect they deserve and captured beautifully here."
–Sanjay Gupta, MD, neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent, CNN
"James Patterson's account of the twilight world between...
"The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurses ... are given the respect they deserve and captured beautifully here."
–Sanjay Gupta, MD, neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent, CNN
"James Patterson's account of the twilight world between...
Publisher
Nintendo of America Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Join Jibanyan and his blasters team in action-packed battles to stop the masterminds behind a series of yo-kai shenanigans. Take down enemy yo-kai and big bosses using skills and so Ultimate moves with up to 3 other friends. As you tackle missions, befriend new yo-kai to amplify your team's awesomeness.
Author
Publisher
Roost Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Transform a simple sheet of paper into something extraordinary! Explore the versatility, beauty, and simplicity of paper. From a geometric paper-folded vase to paper petal lights and a contemporary paper-engineered cuckoo clock, you'll discover 25 projects that use basic materials and easy techniques to create stunning home décor items. Taking inspiration from the shapes and repetition found in architecture and nature, designer and paper-lover Sarah...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Middle schooler Yuna, born in America to Korean parents, struggles with feeling too Korean to fit in with her American peers at school. Frustrated with her fractured life and desperate to fit in, Yuna makes a wish on paper stars to return to Korea so she might feel normal somewhere. When the unexpected death of her halmoni (grandmother) makes Yuna's wish come true, Yuna is wracked with guilt and feels more fragile than ever as she realizes she also...
Author
Publisher
SewandSo, an imprint of F&W Media International, Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Take the mindful craft of origami to a new practical level and make your own designer lighting and home accessories. In this innovative DIY interiors book, Dutch design duo Studio Snowpuppe show you how to use origami and other papercraft techniques to make unique sustainable accents for your home. Features 20 stylish paper projects of varying complexity, all made using craft store materials and basic folding techniques. A fun and inexpensive way...
Author
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2015-
Language
English
Description
"Lonely Planet's Discover Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See traditional geisha in Kyoto, hike up Mt Fuji, or shop around the clock in Tokyo; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Japan and begin your journey now!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Do you want to make your favorite clothes meaningful and give them new life? Are you intrigued by alternating stars and zigzag stripes? If so, join super-mender Erin Eggenburg as she shows you how to work over 50 fabulous stitch patterns for visible mending. An inspiring guide to eco-conscious, sustainable fashion, The Mending Directory offers 50 modern stitch patterns and sashiko visible mending designs to inspire you to repair your clothes in stylish...
Publisher
Rhino Entertainment/Starbucks Coffee
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The term "folk-rock" is foremost associated with the 1960s, when artists came upon a winning formula that paired the depth and consciousness of folk with the energy and commercial appeal of rock, creating a lasting bond for generations to explore. These selections-- ranging from certified classics to lesser-known gems-- reflect the enduring essence of the folk-rock tradition.