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1) The namesake
Author
Language
English
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Description
A large-print edition of Lahiri's novel, which chronicles the adolescent to mid-life identity struggles of Gogol Ganguli, a child of Indian immigrants, whose father, an engineer, adapted well to life in the U.S. and whose mother did not.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life...
Author
Series
The perfectionists volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
341, 11 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a rich bully and someone else dies, Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker wonder if they're being framed. Or are they about to become the killer's next targets?
Author
Series
The merciless volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the effort to make friends at her new school, Sofia gets involved with group of popular girls who dislike Brooklyn, a loner who they believe to be evil.
Author
Series
Monster High (Lisi Harrison) volume 1
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Frankie Stein was created in a laboratory, and when she enters Merston High School camouflaged as a "normi," all she wants is to fit in, but it takes the help of another new student who believes that everyone should be treated equally before Frankie even has a chance.
8) Masterminds
Author
Series
Masterminds trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment"--
Author
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.
10) Vaginal politics
Author
Publisher
Quadrangle Books
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 250 p. illus. 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Masterminds trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment, and they must find a way to prove it to the rest of the world"--
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. "Switch "shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
p2006
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two Korean baby girls are adopted by two very different American families who meet for the first time when the girls first arrive at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. The differences between the parenting styles, one a middle class, white American couple, the other Iranian-American, showcase how cultural identity is defined and developed in the U.S.
15) Lucy and Linh
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner,...
Author
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her merits--not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school. And when she tries to join the Sibyls, an old-fashioned Ainsley sisterhood complete with code names and special privileges, she's thrust into the center of a larger argument about what girlhood means and whether the club should exist at all"--
18) Change
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An autobiographical novel from the international bestselling author Édouard Louis - about success, transformation, and the perils of leaving the past behind"--
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (16 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Professor McWhorter provides a closer look at slang and its place in language. How did English slang evolve over the centuries, and why does it keep changing? Why do we seem to be using it now more than ever? And what does texting say about the importance of slang today?
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a nature writer reveals the many hidden truths behind these scourges of lawns and gardens, and explores how weeds have been portrayed from the Bible all the way to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
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