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"In present day New Orleans, Xuan Trung, former beauty queen turned refugee after the Fall of Saigon, is obsessed with divining her daughters' fates through their Vietnamese zodiac signs. But Trac, Nhi, and Trieu diverge completely from their immigrant parents expectations. Successful lawyer Trac hides her sexuality from her family; Nhi competes as the only woman of color on a Bachelor-esque reality TV show; and Trieu, a budding writer, is determined...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
167 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"This ... illustrated history reveals 65 people you've probably never heard of, but who helped shape the word as we know it. Muses and neighbors, friends and relatives, accomplices and benefactors--such as Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a year's worth of wages to help her write To Kill a Mockingbird. Or John Ordway, the colleague who walked with Lewis and Clark every step of the way"--Amazon.com.
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[2010]
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xxiv, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
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English
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This volume examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas in the Midwest regions of the United States, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places that may be near them...
266) The farewell
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds...
267) Opera
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2006.
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432 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
268) The easy anti-inflammatory diet: fast and simple recipes for the 15 best anti-inflammatory foods
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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xi, 179 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"Chronic inflammation has been linked to just about every health concern out there, and research indicates that certain foods are the root cause. But with the plethora of information available on the Internet, it can be difficult to know exactly which foods an anti-inflammatory diet consists of--and moreover, how to easily incorporate it into your daily life. The Easy Anti-Inflammatory Diet is the most complete, easy-to-use resource for fighting inflammation...
272) Mind medicine
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Pub. Date
1999.
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224 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
275) To sir, with love
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Pub. Date
[1999]
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1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of students rejected by other schools.
277) Posthumous
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.
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