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The can man / by Williams, Laura E.; Orback, Craig,illustrator.;
After watching a homeless man collect empty soft drink cans for the redemption money, a young boy decides to collect cans himself to earn money for a skateboard until he has a change of heart.AD630LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Charity; Generosity; Homeless men; Homeless persons;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Nobody : a novel / by Mapes, Creston,1961-author.(CARDINAL)476000;
Responding to an early morning call on his police scanner, Las Vegas reporter Hudson Ambrose is first on the scene where he finds a dead homeless man with a bankbook in his pocket showing a balance of almost one million dollars.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Homeless men; Journalists;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Jacob's bell : a Christmas story / by Snyder, John,author.(CARDINAL)188926;
"Christmas is approaching, and Jacob McCallum finds himself estranged from his children, penniless, friendless, and living on the streets. Realizing he needs a drastic change, Jacob embarks on a journey to find his children, seek their forgiveness, and restore his relationships. Befriended by a pastor at a Salvation Army mission, he struggles to transform his life. Jacob volunteers to become a Salvation Army Bell Ringer at Christmastime. An unlikely friendship he develops with a little girl mysterious leads him back to his family. But will all be forgiven in time for Christmas?"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Religious fiction.; Christian fiction.; Novels.; Salvation Army; Homeless men; Forgiveness; Bell ringers;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Homunculus. by Yamamoto, Hideo,1968-(CARDINAL)879215; Graffham, Cerridwyn.(CARDINAL)892575; Grandy, Krista.(CARDINAL)890687; Mapa, Rina.(CARDINAL)595738;
Nakoshi faced the robot yakuza and the high school girl made of symbols head on--and in doing so, rid them of their monstrous traits. But now those twisted attributes have transferred to Nakoshi! To get closer to the truth about himself and his new, disturbing reality, he confronts the homunculus of the med student who started it all...Ito.Rated: Older teen (17+).
Subjects: Manga.; Horror comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Homeless men; Medical students; Surgery, Experimental; Trephining;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inhabited / by Quimby, Charlie,author.(CARDINAL)610913;
Meg Mogrin sells pricey houses, belongs to the mayor's inner circle, and knows more than she's letting on about her sister's death. Isaac Samson lives in a tent and believes Thomas Edison invented the Reagan presidency. When their town attracts a game-changing development, Isaac is displaced by the town's crackdown on vagrancy. As Isaac struggles to regain stability, Meg contends with conflicting roles of assisting the developer while serving on the homeless coalition. Isaac's quest to return a lost artifact soon intrudes into Meg's tidy world, digging up a part of her past she'd rather remained buried.
Subjects: Novels.; Real estate agents; Homeless men; Real estate development;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Christmas choir [videorecording] : inspired by a true story / by Benskin, Tyrone.; Farley, Marianne.; Gedrick, Jason,1965-; Martin, Donald.; Perlman, Rhea.(CARDINAL)545871; Prupas, Michael.prd; Sarrazin, Michael,1940-2011.; Svatek, Peter.drt; Gaiam (Firm); Granada America.; Muse Entertainment (Firm);
Music, James Gelfand ; editor, Stéphanie Grégoire ; director of photography, Eric Cayla.Jason Gedrick, Tyrone Benskin, Michael Sarrazin, Marianne Farley, Rhea Perlman.A workaholic accountant overlooks Christmas, friends and his fiance until his life begins to fall apart. A chance encounter with a homeless man inspires him to start a choir at a local homeless shelter.DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital Stereo, 14:9 Letterbox.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Choirs (Music); Christmas plays.; Homeless men; Shelters for the homeless;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Strays [large print] : a lost cat, a homeless man, and their journey across America / by Collins, Britt,author.(CARDINAL)557512; Masson, J. Moussaieff(Jeffrey Moussaieff),1941-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)330090;
Strays is a compelling true story of a homeless alcoholic, struggling with depression, who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other.
Subjects: Large print books.; King, Michael, 1964-; Cats.; Pet loss.; Homeless men.; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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A gift from Bob [large print] by Bowen, James,1979-(CARDINAL)428957;
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Large print books.; Bob (Cat); Cats; Homeless men; Human-animal relationships;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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A gift from Bob : how a street cat helped one man learn the meaning of Christmas / by Bowen, James,1979-author.(CARDINAL)428957;
Golden paws -- The boy behind the curtain -- Beep, beep, beep -- Miracle on Upper Street -- Smiley faces -- The office party -- The ghost of Christmas Past -- A gift from Bob."Bob Fever has swept the globe, with A Street Cat Named Bob vaulting its way to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. With rights sold to 27 countries around the globe and a top spot on the British bestseller list for more than a year, this book has been a smashing success around the world. As Street Cat Bob and James spend a cold and challenging December on the streets together, James once more draws strength and inspiration from his extraordinary cat--learning important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way.From the day James rescued a street cat abandoned in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, they began a friendship which has transformed both their lives and, through the bestselling books A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob, touched millions around the world.In this new story of their journey together, James looks back at the last Christmas they spent scraping a living on the streets and how Bob helped him through one of his toughest times--providing strength, friendship and inspiration but also teaching him important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way.Readers who fell in love with Dewey and Marley, as well as the hundreds of thousands of fans who read A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob, will be eager to read the next chapters in the life of James and Bob"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Bob (Cat); Cats; Homeless men; Human-animal relationships;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Murder strikes a pose : a downward dog mystery / by Weber, Tracy,1964-(CARDINAL)356744;
When George and Bella--a homeless alcoholic and his intimidating German shepherd--disturb the peace outside her studio, yoga instructor Kate Davidson's Zen-like calm is stretched to the breaking point. Kate tries to get rid of them before Bella scares the yoga pants off her students. Instead, the three form an unlikely friendship. One night Kate finds George's body behind her studio. The police dismiss his murder as a drug-related street crime, but she knows George wasn't a dealer. So Kate starts digging into George's past while also looking for someone to adopt Bella before she's sent to the big dog park in the sky. With the murderer nipping at her heels, Kate has to work fast or her next Corpse Pose may be for real. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Homeless men; Women; Yoga; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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