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The Encyclopedia of Me

2012-09-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2012-09-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 511/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Me by : Karen Rivers

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Me written by Karen Rivers. This book was released on 2012-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A is for "Tink Aaron-Martin," "Aardvark," and "Amazing" in this wonderful alphabetical novel! Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded AGAIN after an adventure with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time pass, she decides to write an encyclopedia of her life from "Aa" (a kind of lava--okay, she cribbed that from the real encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never been to one, but her brothers belong there). As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay."Written entirely in Tink's hilarious encyclopedia entries, The Encyclopedia of Me is both a witty trick and a reading treat for anyone who loves terrific middle-grade novels.

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

2007-12-18 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2007-12-18
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 655/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by : Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Download or read book Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. This book was released on 2007-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir in bite-size chunks from the author of the viral Modern Love column “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” “[Rosenthal] shines her generous light of humanity on the seemingly humdrum moments of life and shows how delightfully precious they actually are.” —The Chicago Sun-Times How do you conjure a life? Give the truest account of what you saw, felt, learned, loved, strived for? For Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the surprising answer came in the form of an encyclopedia. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life she has ingeniously adapted this centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a poignant, wise, often funny, fully realized memoir. Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere—preferably at the beginning—and see how one young woman’s alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways. An ordinary life, perhaps, but an extraordinary book.

The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness

2014-10-28 Social Science
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Release : 2014-10-28
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 994/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness by : Rebecca Solnit

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness written by Rebecca Solnit. This book was released on 2014-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incomparable Rebecca Solnit, author of more than a dozen acclaimed, prizewinning books of nonfiction, brings the same dazzling writing to the essays in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness. As the title suggests, the territory of Solnit’s concerns is vast, and in her signature alchemical style she combines commentary on history, justice, war and peace, and explorations of place, art, and community, all while writing with the lyricism of a poet to achieve incandescence and wisdom. Gathered here are celebrated iconic essays along with little-known pieces that create a powerful survey of the world we live in, from the jungles of the Zapatistas in Mexico to the splendors of the Arctic. This rich collection tours places as diverse as Haiti and Iceland; movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring; an original take on the question of who did Henry David Thoreau’s laundry; and a searching look at what the hatred of country music really means. Solnit moves nimbly from Orwell to Elvis, to contemporary urban gardening to 1970s California macramé and punk rock, and on to searing questions about the environment, freedom, family, class, work, and friendship. It’s no wonder she’s been compared in Bookforum to Susan Sontag and Annie Dillard and in the San Francisco Chronicle to Joan Didion. The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness proves Rebecca Solnit worthy of the accolades and honors she’s received. Rarely can a reader find such penetrating critiques of our time and its failures leavened with such generous heapings of hope. Solnit looks back to history and the progress of political movements to find an antidote to despair in what many feel as lost causes. In its encyclopedic reach and its generous compassion, Solnit’s collection charts a way through the thickets of our complex social and political worlds. Her essays are a beacon for readers looking for alternative ideas in these imperiled times.

The Book of Jezebel

2013-10-22 Social Science
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Release : 2013-10-22
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 790/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Book of Jezebel by : Anna Holmes

Download or read book The Book of Jezebel written by Anna Holmes. This book was released on 2013-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jezebel.com, the popular website for women, comes a must-read encyclopedic guide to pop culture, feminism, fashion, sex, and much more. Within months of Jezebel's May 2007 appearance on the new media scene, fans of the blog began referring to themselves as "Jezzies" in comment threads and organizing reader meet-ups in cities all over the world. By 2008, the devotion of the self-appointed Jezzies reached such a fever pitch that the New York Times ran a feature story about them and parody blogs and copycat websites began popping up right and left. With contributions from the writers and creatives who give the site its distinctive tone and broad influence, The Book of Jezebel is an encyclopedia of everything important to the modern woman. Running the gamut from Abzug, Bella and Baby-sitters Club, The to Xena, Yogurt, and Zits, and filled with entertaining sidebars and arresting images, this is a must-read for the modern woman.

Show Me Community Helpers

2013 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2013
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 568/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Show Me Community Helpers by : Clint Edwards

Download or read book Show Me Community Helpers written by Clint Edwards. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Defines through text and photos core terms related to community helpers"--

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