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501) Shelf life
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (7 hrs.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Cairo, 2002. with her sister, Hind, and their friend, Nihal, Wassef founded Diwan, a fiercely independent bookstore. They were three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose. At the time, culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and books were considered a luxury, not a necessity. Ten years later, Diwan had become a rousing success, with ten locations, 150 employees, and a fervent fan base. Here...
Author
Pub. Date
p2007
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (9 hr.) : digital ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 cm. + 1 set of earphones + 1 AAA battery.
Description
Teen health expert Meg Meeker, M.D., documents the powerful influence dads have on daughters. The most crucial factor for girls growing up into confident, well-adjusted women is a strong father with conservative values. Such fathers preempt eating disorders, failing grades, STDs, unwed pregnancy, and substance abuse--and promote academic achievement, successful marriage, and a satisfying emotional life.
504) Toy Story collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Toy Story: Retells the classic story of the original Toy Story and shows just what happens when a new toy comes to town!
In Toy Story 2, a toy collector steals Woody, and Buzz leads the other toys to rescue him -- only to find that museum life sounds very appealing to their friend.
In Toy Story 3, Andy is all grown up and heading off to college. What will happen to Buzz, Woody, and the rest of his toys? Find out in this complete retelling of the...
Author
Series
Jake the fake volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (105 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Having faked his way into the Music and Art Academy, a performing arts school for gifted students where his talented older sister rules, sixth-grader Jake, a jokester who can barely play an instrument, will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
"In this exclusive audio performance, the ten-time Grammy Award-winning artist weaves her words with music and memories to give listeners the stories behind the stories of her most cherished songs. And with some 3,000 songs to her credit, Dolly uses her gift for lyrics to connect to people of all genders, generations, and geographies. Showcasing nearly 100 of her most popular songs, including 'Jolene,' 'I Will Always Love You,' '9 to 5,' and 'Coat...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011], p2011
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 8 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
"Sixth-grader Merci Suarez doesn't have a big house or take fancy vacations like the other kids at Seaward Pines Academy. She's a scholarship student who lives with her extended family in three little houses they call Las Casitas. But everything feels different this year -- and not just at school, where queen bee Edna Santos has set her sights on Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Michael Clark. At home, Merci's beloved grandfather, Lolo, has...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (8 hr.) : digital ; 8 X 5 cm. + earphones + AAA battery.
Description
The curious adventures of Jimmy McGee: A tiny plumber becomes a hero by rescuing a doll and returning it to its grateful owner. Mranda the Great: When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (16 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Victory and defeat, love and loss are the prevalent realities of Letters from the Greatest Generation, a remarkable and frank collection of World War II letters penned by American men and women serving overseas.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
The red hen: Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations. But it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it's ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work?
Ant & the grasshopper: While hard at work, an ant hears the musical sounds of clickety, click, chirrup in the distance. Come along as she explores this...
Pub. Date
[released 2009], c2009
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (2 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
National Public Radio's presents holiday classics. From David Sedaris' narrative on playing Santa's little helper at Macy's, to Baxter Black's apt description of the Christmas cookie no one could eat, these stories are both refreshing and nostalgic.
514) Coup d'État
Author
Pub. Date
[2011], p2011
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 14 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Wanting only a peaceful, obscure life, Dewey Andreas has gone to rural Australia, far from turbulent forces that he once fought against. But powerful men, seeking revenge, have been scouring the earth looking for Dewey. And now, they've finally found him - forcing Dewey to abandon his home and to fight for his life against a very well armed, well trained group of assassins. Meanwhile, a radical cleric has been elected president of Pakistan and, upon...
515) Uncommon criminals
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 sound media player () : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop and her fellow talented teenagers work together to find and steal the "Cleopatra Emerald" from an unscrupulous dealer and return it to its rightful owner, while a former love of her Uncle Eddie tries to get the gem for herself.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 3 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
The Titanic has hit the high seas, and moves steadily toward its doom. Mysteries unfold within the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the ship. A secret killer who may be on board, a legacy that may be jeopardized, and a vital truth will soon be revealed. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, life on the Titanic brings both hiding and seeking, as their lives become irrevocably intertwined.
517) Educated: a memoir
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (720 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
518) Vigilante
Author
Series
Shane Scully novels volume 11
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (10 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Lita Mendez was a thorn in the LAPD's side. An aggressive police critic and gang activist, she'd filed countless complaints against the department. So when she's found dead in her home, Detective Scully and his partner Hitchens fear the worst: that there's a killer in their ranks.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions of readers around the world, and millions more have watched the popular PBS series All Creatures Great and Small, which is based on his four books. The Wonderful World of James Herriot excerpts the best of his stories to shape the larger tale of his life, his family, and his world, illustrated with evocative drawings and family photographs,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (3 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
"Walt Disney Animation Studios fantasy-action film, Raya and the Last Dragon, introduces an epic quest to bring light and unity back to the land of Kumandra. Lone warrior Raya must find Sisu, the last dragon, and collect the pieces of the last Dragon Gem, their only hope against the dark forces returning to their world."--
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