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Mother, nature : a 5,000-mile journey to discover if a mother and son can survive their differences / by Jenkins, Jedidiah,author.(CARDINAL)783265;
"In this poignant memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self, a forty-year-old gay man and his eccentric conservative mother travel the country together and find surprising answers to our generational and cultural rifts. When his mother, Barbara, turned seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins was reminded of a palpable, sobering truth: Our parents won't live forever. For years, he and Barbara had talked about taking a trip together, just the two of them. They landed on an idea: retrace the thousands of miles Barbara trekked with Jedidiah's father, travel writer Peter Jenkins, as part of the "Walk Across America" book trilogy that became a sensation in the 1970s. They began in New Orleans and set off for the Oregon coast, listening to podcasts about outlaws and cult leaders-the only media they could agree on-while reliving the journey that changed Barbara's life. Jenkins discovers who she was as a thirty-year-old writer walking across America; who she became later, as a wife scorned by infidelity; and now, who she is as a parent who loves her son while holding on to a version of faith that sees his sexuality as a sin. Along the way, he peels back the layers of questions millions are asking today: How do we stay in relationship when it hurts? When do boundaries turn into separation? When do we stand up for ourselves, and when do we let it go? Tender, smart, and profound, Mother, Nature is a story of a remarkable mother-son bond and a moving meditation on the complexities of love."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Travel writing.; Jenkins, Jedidiah; Jenkins, Barbara; Gay men; Travel writers; Mothers and sons; Gay men.;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 17
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One lost soul / by Dalglish, J. M.,author;
"When a body is found on a lonely cliff top path, the angelic face of a murdered teenager lies facing the rising sun. Strangled by the hands of an unknown killer, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his fledgling team to find out how she came to be there. Destined for a career in medicine, one to rival that of her parents, Holly Bettany's future was as bright as it had been privileged. Seemingly, all that could threaten this promising teenager's life was Holly herself. In an idyllic coastal setting, Janssen must unpick the layers of deceit within a close-knit community that threaten to reveal scandal at every turn. Holly had a secret... and she knew the secrets of others...Who was prepared to kill in order to keep them hidden? What happens if another comes to know what she did? One thing is certain... a brutal killer has no boundaries"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Detectives;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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29 leadership secrets from Jack Welch / by Slater, Robert,1943-2014.(CARDINAL)517413;
Subjects: Leadership.; Organizational change.; Organizational learning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sunken lands : a journey through flooded kingdoms and lost worlds / by Rees, Gareth E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Stone Age lands that slipped beneath the English Channel to the rapid inundation of New Orleans, Gareth E. Rees explores stories of flooded places from the past - and those disappearing before our eyes. The places lost to the eternally shifting boundaries between water and land continue to have a powerful emotional resonance today. Their uncertain features emerge to haunt us, briefly, when the moon draws back the tide to reveal a spire or a tree stump. And, imbued with myths and warnings from the past, these underwater worlds can also teach us important lessons about the unavoidability of change, the ebb and flow of Earth's natural cycles, and the folly of trying to control them. Sunken Lands peels back the layers of silt, sea and mythology to reveal what our submerged past can tell us about our imminent future as rising sea levels transform our planet once more." --
Subjects: Floods; Undersea colonies.; Coastal settlements.; Cities and towns;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South : race, identity, and the making of a nation / by Lowery, Malinda Maynor,author.(CARDINAL)293940;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-330) and index.Introduction : Coming together -- Adapting to segregation -- Making home and making leaders -- Taking sides -- Confronting the New Deal -- Pembroke Farms : gaining economic autonomy -- Measuring identity -- Recognizing the Lumbee -- Conclusion : Creating a Lumbee and Tuscarora future.With more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee Indians are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River. Malinda Maynor Lowery, a Lumbee herself, describes how, between Reconstruction and the 1950s, the Lumbee crafted and maintained a distinct identity in an era defined by racial segregation in the South and paternalistic policies for Indians throughout the nation. They did so against the backdrop of some of the central issues in American history, including race, class, politics, and citizenship. Lowery argues that "Indian" is a dynamic identity that, for outsiders, sometimes hinged on the presence of "Indian blood" (for federal New Deal policy makers) and sometimes on the absence of "black blood" (for southern white segregationists). Lumbee people themselves have constructed their identity in layers that tie together kin and place, race and class, tribe and nation; however, Indians have not always agreed on how to weave this fabric into a whole. Using photographs, letters, genealogy, federal and state records, and first-person family history, Lowery narrates this compelling conversation between insiders and outsiders, demonstrating how the Lumbee People challenged the boundaries of Indian, southern, and American identities. With more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee Indians are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River.
Subjects: Group identity; Indians of North America; Lumbee Indians;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 28
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Surprise me : a novel / by Goldstone, Deena.(CARDINAL)565424;
The fragile dream of becoming a writer takes hold during Isabelle Rothman's senior year of college. Against all advice, she begins a one-on-one tutorial with a once highly praised novelist, Daniel Jablonski, who is known on campus for being eccentric, difficult, and disengaged. Despite his reputation, Isabelle loves his early novels and harbors a secret hope that Daniel might teach her how to write such luminous prose. But their first meeting is a disaster: Daniel is unprepared, never having read the chapters she submitted, and does not apologize. Isabelle is furious and feels dismissed.<p>But over the semester, they gingerly form a bond that begins to anchor both of them. And over the next twenty years, as they live very separate lives - Isabelle in Northern California and Daniel finally settled in a tiny New Hampshire town - they reach out through e-mails, phone calls, and occassional visits. Their continual connection helps Isabelle find the courage to take the risks and enables Daniel to work through layers of regret and begin to write again. They are the single constant and the most profound influence in each other's life.<p>Daniel and Isabelle recognize they are among the blessed few who met at the exact moment they needed each other the most. In a final collaboration, the boundaries between teacher and student give way to a work that heals something in both of them. Each truly sees the other as extraordinary - as people do when they love - and that belief makes all the difference.
Subjects: Romance fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kung fu panda [videorecording] / by Voris, Cyrus,author.; Reiff, Ethan,author.; Aibel, Jonathan,1969-screenwriter.(CARDINAL)420590; Berger, Glenn,screenwriter.; Cobb, Melissa,film producer.; Stevenson, John,1959-film director.(CARDINAL)517993; Osborne, Mark,1970-film director.; Black, Jack,1969-voice actor.(CARDINAL)538515; Hoffman, Dustin,1937-voice actor.(CARDINAL)348257; Jolie, Angelina,1975-voice actor.(CARDINAL)535081; McShane, Ian,1942-voice actor.(CARDINAL)341232; Rogen, Seth,1982-voice actor.(CARDINAL)549523; Liu, Lucy,1968-voice actor.(CARDINAL)703949; Cross, David,1964-voice actor.(CARDINAL)687554; DreamWorks Animation,presenter.(CARDINAL)342884; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)340102;
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen 1.85:1; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0; color/dual layer.Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jackie Chan.Head of story/dream sequence director, Jennifer Yuh Nelson ; editor, Clare Knight ; music by Hans Zimmer and John Powell ; production designer, Raymond Zibach ; visual effects supervisor, Markus Manninen ; head of character animation, Dan Wagner ; art director Tang Kheng Heng ; character designer, Nico Marlet ; head of layout, Yong Duk Jhun.MPAA Rating: Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.Po is a fuzzy and clumsy panda who dreams of joining the world of martial arts. When he is trained to be the next Dragon Master by his idols, will he fail, or become an unlikely hero?Special features: meet the cast; Pushing the boundaries; sound design; "Kung fu fighting" music video; Mr. Ping's Noodle House; how to use chopsticks ; Dragon Warrior Training Academy; filmmaker's commentary.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Children's films.; Fiction films.; Martial arts films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Pandas; Kung fu; Quests (Expeditions); Revenge; Weapons, Ancient; Friendship;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Why did God make the tree? / by Gregg, Tammy,author.;
"Within the boundary between reality and nightmare, a psychiatrist confronts the dark mysteries of his patients' minds--and his own. Something isn't quite right in Waylingbrooke, New Hampshire. Beneath the shadow of the town's red brick watchtower, Dr. Patrick Denny--once a successful horror novelist--returns to his former profession of psychiatry, seeking solace in the quiet routines of Everston Psychiatric Hospital. Instead, he finds himself challenging the institution's rigid reliance on medication as he guides his patients through the labyrinth of their minds: Samantha, an insomniac haunted by her parents' deaths; Michael, who believes he's living inside one of Patrick's stories; and Amelia, a catatonic woman lost for decades in the dark forest of her psyche. In his attempt to untangle the mysteries of their troubled minds, Patrick finds that his own tormented past begins to bleed into his present, and the macabre storyteller that still dwells within him threatens to emerge. As stories seem to birth stories and reality loses its edges, Patrick must question whether his return to psychiatry offers deliverance or signals his final descent into madness. Why Did God Make the Tree? stands as a haunting literary exploration of consciousness, with three interconnected parts where surreal dreams and stories-within-stories illuminate the nature of identity. Following in the Gothic tradition of Shirley Jackson and Henry James, Gregg's evocative debut rewards patient readers with its layered complexity and dreamlike psychological depth, challenging our assumptions about sanity, reality, and the power of the stories we tell ourselves to survive"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Psychiatrists; Psychotherapy; Storytelling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A coastline is an immeasurable thing : a memoir across three continents / by Daniel, Mary-Alice,author.(CARDINAL)632647;
Includes bibliographical references."Mary-Alice Daniel's family moved from West Africa to England when she was a very young girl, leaving behind the vivid culture of her native land in the Nigerian savanna. They arrived to a blanched, cold world of prim suburbs and unfamiliar customs. So began her family's series of travels across three continents in search of places of belonging. A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing ventures through the physical and mythical landscapes of Daniel's upbringing. Against the backdrop of a migratory adolescence, she reckons with race, religious conflict, culture clash, and a multiplicity of possible identities. Daniel lays bare the lives and legends of her parents and past generations, unearthing the tribal mythologies that shaped her kin and her own way of being in the world. The impossible question of which tribe to claim as her own is one she has long struggled with: the Nigerian government recognizes her as Longuda, her father's tribe; according to matrilineal tradition, Daniel belongs to her mother's tribe, the nomadic Fulani; and the language she grew up speaking is that of the Hausa tribe. But her strongest emotional connection is to her adopted home: California, the final place she reveals to readers through its spellbinding history. Daniel's approach is deeply personal: in order to reclaim her legacies, she revisits her unsettled childhood and navigates the traditions of her ancestors. Her layered narratives invoke the contrasting spiritualities of her tribes: Islam, Christianity, and magic. A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing is a powerful cultural distillation of mythos and ethos, mapping the far-flung corners of the Black diaspora that Daniel inherits and inhabits. Through lyrical observation and deep introspection, she probes the bonds and boundaries of Blackness, from bygone colonial empires to her present home in America"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Daniel, Mary-Alice.; African American women poets; African American poets; Women poets; Poets; Nigerian Americans;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 15
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The reservoir tapes / by McGregor, Jon,1976-author.(CARDINAL)346849; Sequel to:McGregor, Jon,1976-Reservoir 13.;
Midwinter in the early years of this century. A teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet home. But the aftershocks of Becky Shaw's disappearance have origins long before then, and those in the village have losses, and secrets, and stories of their own ... A woman remembers a son's inexperience - and a father's rage; a young wife pushes against the boundaries of her marriage, whilst an older one finds ways to ensure the survival of hers. A hunt for a birthday present takes an alarming turn, and a teenage game grows serious. Fresh hurts open old wounds, salvation comes from unexpected quarters and chance encounters release long-buried memories. As broadcast on BBC radio 4: the fifteen 'prequel' stories to Reservoir 13. First broadcast as a series of specially-commissioned stories on BBC Radio 4, The Reservoir Tapes returns to the territory of the Booker-longlisted Reservoir 13, revealing the web of connections that bind us, and the many layers on which we all build our truths.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.; Missing persons; Missing children; Villages; Families;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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