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Lab girl / by Jahren, Hope,author.(CARDINAL)412254;
Includes bibliographical references.Prologue -- Roots and leaves -- Wood and knots -- Flowers and fruit -- Epilogue.An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world. Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life but it is also so much more. "Lab Girl" is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren's remarkable stories: about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom's labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work done with both the heart and the hands; and about the inevitable disappointments, but also the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries, of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home. Jahren's probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. "Lab Girl" opens your eyes to the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal. Here is an eloquent demonstration of what can happen when you find the stamina, passion, and sense of sacrifice needed to make a life out of what you truly love, as you discover along the way the person you were meant to be. -- Publisher description.1240L
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Autobiographies.; Jahren, Hope.; Biologists; Geobiology;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Against medical advice [sound recording] a true story / by Patterson, James,1947-(CARDINAL)320355; Collins, Kevin T.(CARDINAL)557970; Friedman, Hal.(CARDINAL)721118;
Directed by Suzanne Toren ; produced by Jon Klemm.Read by Kevin T. Collins; and featuring a prologue and epilogue read by Hal Friedman."Against Medical Advice" is the true story of Cory Friedman and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties as they embarked on an excruciating journey to discover the cause of Cory's disease.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Tourette syndrome;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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I am Malala [audio-enabled device] how one girl stood up for education and changed the world / by Yousafzai, Malala,1997-author,narrator.(CARDINAL)610109; McCormick, Patricia,1956-author.(CARDINAL)346414; Vaswani, Neela,1974-narrator.(CARDINAL)458850; Blackstone Audiobooks.(CARDINAL)536070; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Hachette Audio (Firm).(CARDINAL)346394; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Neela Vaswani, featuring the prologue and epilogue read by the author.When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, but her miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey. Hers is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, and of a father who encouraged his daughter to attend school in a society that prizes sons.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.National Book Award, 2013.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Children's audiobooks.; Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-; Children's rights; Young women; Young women;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Prefaces and prologues to famous books : with introductions and notes.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Prefatory works.; Prologues and epilogues.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Prefaces and prologues to famous books ; with introductions and notes /
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Prefatory works.; Prologues and epilogues.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Walking a sacred path : rediscovering the labyrinth as a spiritual practice / by Artress, Lauren,1945-(CARDINAL)388928;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209).
Subjects: Meditations.; Labyrinths; Spiritual life.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trump revealed [sound recording] : an American journey of ambition, ego, money, and power / by Kranish, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)272890; Fisher, Marc,author.(CARDINAL)388872; Scott, Campbell,narrator.(CARDINAL)348468;
Read by Campbell Scott; with a prologue and an epilogue read by Marc Fisher.A comprehensive biography of the 2016 Republican candidate for president examines Trump's family roots, his privileged upbringing, the evolution of his political beliefs, and his identity as billionaire businessman, celebrity, global brand, and televisionstar.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidential candidates; Presidents; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A talent to amuse : a biography of Noël Coward / by Morley, Sheridan,1941-2007.(CARDINAL)138173;
Bibliography: pages 348-352.
Subjects: Biographies.; Coward, Noël, 1899-1973.; Actors; Dramatists, English;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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High, wide, and frightened / by Thaden, Louise McPhetridge,1905-1979,author.;
Endurance -- A "Hot" Pilot -- Engines Quit Cold -- Speed Record -- Women's Air Derby -- The Whole Family Flies -- Refueling Endurance Flight -- Is It Bravery-or Fright? -- Some Flirting with Disaster -- The Bendix Race -- Hence the Gray Hairs -- Clear and Unlimited.
Subjects: Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979.; Women air pilots; Air pilots;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bachelor club a childhood game sets the tone for four romantic novellas / by Gibson, Rhonda.(CARDINAL)476738;
The rescue / by Kathleen Y'Barbo -- Stealing home / by Rhonda Gibson -- Right for each other / by Bev Huston -- Joyful noise / by Janet Spaeth.
Subjects: Fiction.; Christian fiction, American.; Romance fiction, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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