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According to author Lear and the memory experts she taps in the book, the memory lapses that begin in middle age are typically no cause for alarm. In fact, remembering less in later years is rarely a sign of Alzheimer's or any other scary memory-loss condition. It's just a part of normal aging. On her hunt for answers, Lear explores why names are the first things to go and what can be done about it, why we forget certain things on purpose, why we...
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 19
Pub. Date
2019.
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56 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + piggy and elphant.
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English
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2018.
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1 canvas bag : white and black ; 30x36x14 cm
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English
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"In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Born on Emancipation Day, 1863, to a sharecropping family of African and Indian blood, Elijah Yancy never lived as a slave, but his self-image as a free person is at war with his surroundings: Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the Reconstructed South. Exiled for his own survival as a teenager, Elijah walks west to the Nebraska plains and, like other rootless young African-American men of that era, joins up with the U.S. Cavalry"--p. [4] of cover.
87) Flower children
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2009.
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1 canvas bag : burgundy and ecru ; 29x36x12 cm
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English
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88) Rabbit kits
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[2019]
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16 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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In Rabbit Kits, emergent readers learn about baby rabbits in the forest.
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2021.
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1 canvas bag : white and black ; 30 x 36 x 14 cm
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"Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage-- and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child-- but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn't understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram's private rebellion. Spurred on by his improvised plantation...
90) Fourth of July
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[2018]
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm + 1 audio disc (digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.).
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English
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On the Fourth of July, Americans remember the founding of the United States. On this day, people gather for picnics and watch parades and fireworks. Sing along as you explore Holidays in Rhythm and Rhyme!
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2020.
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1 canvas bag : white and black ; 30 x 36 x 14 cm
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During Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the '80s and '90s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, this is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular...
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2021.
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1 lined journal; 1 game- Category Snap card game; 1 cloth activity center, 1 Pure 60's CD, 1 1,960'S memory lane (paperback, large print), 1 The caregiver's guide to dementia: practical advice for caring for yourself and your loved ones (paperback) : Transparent clear backpack plastic bookbag ; 12 in. x 16 in. x 6 in.
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English
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Description for 1960's Memory Lane: "This book is aimed at patients with early stage dementia who like reading but find it hard to follow 'normal' books. With 18pt large print, short easy to follow paragraphs and plenty of full colour illustrations, the book looks at everyday life in the 1960s in Britain and the USA. It is intended to help stimulate long-term memories of those who lived through the 1960s, with sections on music, films, fashion, sport,...
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