Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Let us praise the fact that little girls and boys in Latin America will not be deprived of knowing what it's like to be Jenny on the Block

What it's like to be Jennifer López / by Karen Bush Gibson ; translated by Eida de la Vega = ¿Qué se siente al ser Jennifer López / por Karen Bush Gibson ; traducido por Eida de la Vega.


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2086989*eng


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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Would've never made this connection on my own: Queer femmes write about the influence Bruce Springsteen and his music has had on their lives

Because The Boss belongs to us : queer femmes on Bruce Springsteen / [Alana Kumbier, editor].


Queer femmes write about the influence Bruce Springsteen and his music has had on their lives


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2091863*eng

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Gee, thanks for the reminder. What's that - legal protection for the ugly? Tell me more!

Beauty pays : why attractive people are more successful / Daniel S. Hamermesh.


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http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2091425*eng


Background to beauty -- The economics of beauty -- In the eye of the beholder -- Beauty on the job : what and why -- Beauty and the worker -- Beauty in specific occupations -- Beauty and the employer -- Lookism or productive beauty, and why? -- Beauty in love, loans, and law -- Beauty in markets for friends, family, and funds -- Legal protection for the ugly -- The future of looks -- Prospects for the looks-challenged

Thursday, September 8, 2011

To all the ladies really, whether you do or don't want pricks...

Women of color : how to live in the City of Roses and avoid the pricks.


12 paradoxical commandments of being a Black woman born and raised in the thorny City of Roses, Portland, Oregon / The Lady -- Borthwick Street (childhood love) / Tonya L. Jones -- Half-Lebanese : colors for people of color / Cathy Camper -- Portland's passive-aggressive racism / Tonya L. Jones.


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2093817*eng

Soft: Cocaine Love Stories.... can't get more urban than that

Soft : cocaine love stories / T. Styles ... [et al.] ; [foreword by Ashley and JaQuavis].


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2079168*eng


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Looking for bigfoot - a 'children's' title. What's next, the 9/11 Truthers Guide for Kids?

Looking for bigfoot / by Bonnie Worth ; illustrated by Jim Nelson.


Over two thousand sightings of wild ape-men have been reported in America. Does Bigfoot really exist? Or is it just a myth?--Back cover.


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http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2091818*eng

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Crystal ball reading for beginners: experienced cranks need not apply

Crystal ball reading for beginners : easy divination & interpretation / Alexandra Chauran


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2092979*eng


Alexandra Chauran, a second-generation fortuneteller, presents everything you need to know to begin doing crystal ball readings immediately. You'll learn what a crystal ball is, how it works, and how to choose your first one. Step-by-step instructions describe what to look for when doing a reading and how to interpret the symbols found within the crystal ball."--P. [4] of cover.


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Friday, August 26, 2011

If the combination of "women bounty hunters", "witches", "vampires", and "Ohio" doesn't grab you, what will?

White witch, black curse / Kim Harrison


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2091491*eng




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Witch detective Rachel Morgan attempts to solve the mysterious death of her boyfriend by an emotion-sucking banshee. To exact her revenge on the killer, she brings in her PI partners--Ivy, a bisexual vampire, and Jenks, a pixie in existential crisis--along with empathic psychiatrist Ford and the banshee victim's father, Federal Inderland Bureau captain Edden.



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

So is it a fringe book or a home improvement book? Ah, it's a nutter. Would've been interesting if they had mixed electrical installation and poltergeists instead

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Is your house haunted? : poltergeists, ghosts or bad wiring / Debi Chestnut


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2088772*eng


Introduction -- Your house could be haunted if-- -- Brief history of ghosts -- Types of ghosts -- What kind of haunting is it? -- How to talk to your child about ghosts -- Gathering proof -- Research the past -- Answers to frequently asked questions about the paranormal -- What's a person to do or not do as the case may be -- When and where to get help -- The bottom line.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

There are nerds, and then there are Green Lantern nerds; obviously this was made for the latter to be read in their parents basement

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Green Lantern and philosophy : no evil shall escape this book / edited by Jane Dryden and Mark D. White.


Explores the philosophical issues embedded in the Green Lantern Corps' stories and characters, from what Plato's tale of the Ring of Gyges tells us about the Green Lantern ring and the desire for power, to whether willpower is the most important strength


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2085486*eng

A collection of paranormal do-it-yourself stories: because the first thing I think of when doing home repair is all about the paranormal

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Home improvement : undead edition / edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner


http://catalog.multcolib.org/record=b2066752*eng