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Description not available.A fresh translation of the Persian mystic poet's works offers verses on love and spiritual longing in the manner that Hafiz composed them: spoken or sung spontaneously amid companions and inspired period music. AUTHOR: Hafiz
PUBLISHER: Sounds True, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Death Book
Description not available.An unusual picture book meant to inspire both frank discussion and thoughtful reflection provides a straightforward discussion about death through answers to common questions about the facts, myths, and mysteries surrounding it.
PUBLISHER: Groundwood Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Tiny Bites by Saundra Beauchamp-Parke
Morbid obesity, when a person's weight reaches life-threatening levels, is becoming more and more prevalent. What is it like to be this big? How does society treat you? What does gastric surgery (often the only effective tretment) involve--and how do you adjust to living inside a new smaller body? Saundra Beuchamp-Parke outlines the practicalities of considering, undergoing and recovering from gastric surgery, offering unique insight into this problem and society's attitudes to it. Her readble and thoughtful account will enable families and friends of sufferers to understand the problem better and sufferers themselves to recognize that they are not alone. AUTHOR: Saundra Beauchamp-Parke
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Me Llamo Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
When Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez enters a new school, her teacher insists on calling her Mary. But Maria Isabel has been named after her Papa`s mother and her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. She just can`t see herself as Mary. How can she find the courage to make her teacher understand? A Christopher Award-winning author tells the compelling story of a little girl`s decision to stand up for her own identity. AUTHOR: Alma Flor Ada
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Brave Martha by Margot Apple
Martha and her cat Sophie are the best of friends. Thanks to Sophie, Martha knows she can fall asleep without being scared because Sophie checks all the spooky places, like the big closet. But one night, Martha's parents have company over, and they bring their dog! Now Martha can't find Sophie, and it's time to go to bed! How will she be able to go to sleep without Sophie? With watercolor-and-pencil illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Margot Apple
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Urgent Times by Dan M. Kahan, Eugene Rivers, Tracey L. Meares
Description not available.Examines the constitutional and moral issues behind community policing, including the measures taken to prevent urban crime and the role of individual rights in a democratic society. AUTHOR: Dan M. Kahan, Eugene Rivers, Tracey L. Meares
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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